Former UW-Whitewater head wrestling coach and current Bellarmine head wrestling coach Ned Shuck joins me to talk about his wrestling and coaching career. 

UW-Whitewater Men's Basketball head coach Pat Miller rejoins me to talk about how the season has been going as well as talking about the tenth anniversary of the 2012 National Championship. 

Scout Springgate and I recap last week's football action as well as pick games for both NFL and college.

Scout Springgate and I recap the last week of football and make our picks for both the NFL and college games this week. 

Scout and I recap the last week of football action, make our picks for this week's NFL and college action, and we make our predictions for the Division 3 playoffs. 

Scout Springgate and I recap last week's football action, make our picks for this week, and have some trivia fun in this week's episode. 

Scout Springgate and I recap the last week of football action and preview Week 9 of the NFL season on this episode. 

In this special podcast series of conversations related to John Philip Sousa, I interview my favorite conductor Keith Brion, director of the New Sousa Band on Sousa performance practice, the Sousa: Music for Wind Band series, his travels with the New Sousa Band, his collection of Percy Grainger music, as well as ask how proud he is of his film composer son, Jon.

Music selections in order (all from Naxos, but mostly from the Sousa: Music for Wind Band series):

1. The Invincible Eagle (performed by the Royal Artillery Band)

2. With Pleasure (Dance Hilarious) (performed by the Guildhall Symphonic Wind Band)

3. The Kansas Wildcats March (performed by the Royal Artillery Band)

4. Humoresque on Jerome Kern's "Look for the Silver Lining" (performed by the Royal Norwegian Navy Band)

5. Three Quotations Suite (Movement 3): In Darkest Africa (Performed by the Royal Artillery Band)

6. Grainger: Irish Tune from County Derry (performed by the Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra)

7. At the Movies Suite (Movement 3): Balance All and Swing Partners (Performed by the Royal Artillery Band)

8. Marquette University March (performed by the Royal Swedish Navy Band)

9. George Washington Bicentennial (performed by the Royal Artillery Band)

In this second Sousa podcast, I welcome on Jason Fettig, the director of "The President's Own," United States Marine Band to talk about Sousa's impact on American music, both our top favorite Sousa marches (as well as Sousa's other compositions and non-Sousa marches), talk about the Marine Band's "Completed Marches of John Philip Sousa Series," as well as what it is like to perform at the White House.

Music Selections in order (all performed by the United States Marine Band):

1. Semper Fidelis

2. The Liberty Bell

3. Nobles of the Mystic Shrine

4. The Free Lance 

5. The Presidential Polonaise

6. An excerpt from Sousa's "Mars and Venus," from his "Looking Upwards Suite."

7. Pet of the Petticoats

The first of three podcast conversations that are related to my favorite composer John Philip Sousa. This conversation is with Loras Schissel, director of the Virginia Grand Military Band and member of the Library of Congress Music Division, and one of the foremost experts on John Philip Sousa. We talk about our first exposures to Sousa, Sousa's impact on American music, favorite Sousa marches and compositions, as well as how the Sousa performance practice editions came about in this episode.

Music Selections in order:

"Powhatan's Daughter," performed by the Virginia Grand Military Band, Loras Schissel, conductor.

"Wisconsin Forward Forever," performed by the U.S. Marine Band, Jason Fettig, conductor.

"The Pathfinder of Panama (final break strain and trio)," performed by the U.S. Marine Band, Jason Fettig, conductor.

"The Washington Post," performed by the U.S. Marine Band, Jason Fettig, conductor.

"The Stars and Stripes Forever," performed by the Virginia Grand Military Band, Loras Schissel, conductor.