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In our next episode of "Play x Play," Kate and D.J. discuss "Lucky Bastard" by Joe Buck.  Pretty much all of us have seen Joe Buck call either an NFL or MLB game for FOX at some point in the last 30 years and he is often one of the more criticized announcers of our generation.  That being said, we discuss the book and overall thought it was very open, honest, and entertaining to the point that when it was released in 2016, several people had a change of heart about him.  

In the episode, we go over some of our favorite chapters of the book, comment on his footnotes, his relationship with his famous father, Jack Buck, how a cheap plastic batting helmet may have saved his life, and talk about his unusual family situation growing up.  For September, we will be reading "It's Game Time Folks - The Quest for 30" by our good friend Mark Darden.  Be sure to check out both books on Amazon by clicking the links below.  

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Today Kate and D.J. are joined by blogger, Chelsea Renee of "Chat With Chelsea Renee.  Chelsea is based in the southeastern US and writes about all things Atlanta sports (Atlanta Hawks, Atlanta United, Atlanta Falcons, Atlanta Dream), along with Alabama sports, and women's sports.  

We get into why she became a blogger, a discussion about rush week at the University of Alabama (which D.J. had no idea what they were talking about), and the legacy of Nick Saban and how much longer will he remain in Tuscaloosa.   

Finally, we get into her advice for blogging and being organized with content.  

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Today we look at the story behind what caused the infamous power outage at Super Bowl XLVII at the Mercedes-Benz SuperDome in New Orleans, LA,, featuring the Baltimore Ravens and San Francisco 49ers back on February 3, 2013.  We even feature the clip where friend of the show and former Ravens safety, Bernard Pollard talks about being on the field and his reaction to the lights shutting off during the game.  Since most people watching this are not technical people or Electrical Engineers, the explanations in this story are kept very basic.  If you're interested in the full technical report, check it out here.

We're trying something new this week over at the show.  Once a month, Kate and D.J. will be discussing a book on the topic of sports or journalism.  This was NOT a paid review or promotion by the author or publisher of the book.  A list is compiled by Kate and D.J. and the book each month is selected at random.  

For our first episode, "Talking to GOATs" by Jim Gray is discussed.  He is a reporter who just seemed to be at the right place at the right time for several major sports events over the last 30+ years.  We talk Tyson vs Holyfield II (The ear bite fight), Lebron James' "The Decision", Jim's infamous interview with Pete Rose, discovering a very young Tiger Woods, his friendships and relationships he's built over his career and a wonderful Masters story about and tribute to his late father.

Mr. Gray - You have an open invitation to come on the show any time to talk! We really enjoyed the read!

It was definitely worth the read, so be sure to go check out "Talking to GOATs" and next month our featured book is "Lucky Bastard" by Joe Buck.  Go order it and read along with us!

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So we said last week when we released episode 100 that it was difficult to edit because there was just so much good material and we wanted to keep the show around the one-hour mark.  We couldn't let all this good material go to waste, so episode 101 is the best of what got cut from episode 100!  Note that some of these segments appeared in episode 100, but we have the full unedited segment.  The first segment is D.J. going on about Jeppson's Malört, first with Kate and then second with guests Adam Corsair and Kevin Pettit.  Learn about this infamous Chicago drink and why some people call it the "World's Worst Liquor".  

In our next segment, we return to the interview with Ralph Schudel and play a clip from before we actually started the segment.  It turns out to be a lot of bad impressions (Tom Brokaw, Dick Vitale and his Hooters Commercial (https://youtu.be/RSdyD-1xdk0), Gheorghe Muresan and his Snickers cologne commercial (https://youtu.be/CuU9DjeLESY), and former Cavalier/Laker Timofey Mozgov with the backward jersey (https://youtu.be/mWS9OaIXH4E).  

Next, we have a quick clip of Kate (15:06) talking about how she signed up for Red Bull Flugtag when she was 13 and the interesting response she got from the company...   

Finally, we have a nice discussion with Adam Corsair and Kevin Pettit about giving up on podcasts, the surprisingly low number of episodes it takes to be in the "top 1%" of most episodes released,  taking criticism online for takes, handling negative reviews....and then Canadian Geese?  

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It's hard to believe when we started our show as a podcast in February of 2017 that we would ever reach 100 episodes.  In fact, as of 2020, we only had 35.  Add 65 more shows between March of 2020 and today and here we are with milestone episode 100!  We decided the only appropriate way to celebrate 100 episodes is to talk about our previous 99 episodes, take a shot of Malört and visit with our first partners that helped us build this site into something special.  

First, we sit down with our old friend Ralph Schudel (ralphschudel.com) and talk about how we met back after the #SaveTheCrew movement started.  It's really incredible how in just four years the Columbus Crew went from being moved to Austin to an expansion franchise was added to Austin, new ownership comes in, and Lower.com Field just recently opened in downtown Columbus, Ohio.  

In our next segment, we talk about our earliest shows, shifting our show concept over to being more interview-based, and our first guests who may not be household names, but have amazing stories to share.  We actually had our first famous guests with Michelle McMahon from Big Ten Network and Super Bowl Champion Bernard Pollard stopping by and visiting the show.  

The next throw to segment is with our friend Dave Knittel.  Dave runs the popular "The Soccer Tavern" channel on YouTube discussing the history and teams of soccer.  Dave also co-hosted the "Bros Talking Soccer" podcast with his brothers and famously hosted a daily episode after each day of action in the 2018 Men's and 2019 Women's World Cups.  

Next up, we talk about how 2020 and the pandemic changed the trajectory of this show, where we talked with legendary Cubs radio broadcaster Pat Hughes, Andrew Dymburt of ABC News Now, and how watching a rerun of ABC's Wipeout at 11pm on a Saturday night inspired D.J. to take a chance and reach out to John Anderson at ESPN and resulted in an incredibly fun interview.  

In our final throw to segment, we interview our two active longest partners Kevin Pettit (Loud Americans Discussing Soccer Podcast) and Adam Corsair (South of the 6ix, Jaybird Watching Podcast) about D.J. randomly reaching out to them when the site first started about this crazy idea.  Both guests were fairly new at their shows and took a chance to partner with us.  If it wasn't for them, this concept would have failed after six months.  We can't say thank you enough to the two of them for helping get us on our feet.  

Finally, we close out the show talking about our new Book Club segment and perhaps we've accidentally created a new segment. The discussion with Kevin and Adam about dealing with criticism, bad reviews, and nasty emails which make you want to quit were too good to cut, so we're going to be releasing all of that in next week's episode!  Thank you again to everyone who has made StadiumScene.TV a success so far. We cannot thank you enough.  Here's to the next 100 episodes not taking four years!

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If you missed Part One with Fox Sports Men's College Basketball Analyst, CBS Sports (during March Madness), and former Men's basketball head coach of UCLA and St John's Steve Lavin, scroll up on your podcast app and check it out!

In part two of the episode, we discuss how the recruiting scandal involving Coach Harrick resulted in Steve being promoted to Interim Head Coach, the tough start, and the support from Coach John Wooden ultimately resulting in the Interim tag being removed later in his first season.  

Next, we move on and talk about how he transitioned to the broadcast booth and the inspiration of broadcasters and even Larry King that inspired him and develop the skills that have helped him be successful on TV today.  

We then move on to a discussion about being diagnosed with prostate cancer while working for St John's University and the preparation beforehand with recruiting and giving his assistant coaches a chance to be successful during his absence.  He also notes how his father was an important support figure that helped him through the most difficult stage of his life.  

We finish up the episode on a lighter note talking golf tournaments, and for some reason, Kate asks another animal-type question to which Steve gave the most well thought out answer we've ever seen to one of Kate's off-the-wall questions.  

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We're extremely excited to have Fox Sports Men's College Basketball Analyst, CBS Sports (during March Madness), and former Men's basketball head coach of UCLA and St John's Steve Lavin join us today in the first of a two-part episode.  We kick off the episode talking about playing basketball in high school and how before the era of YouTube, cell phone cameras, and a million sports networks how you would get exposure with college scouts.   

Next, we talk about his transition into the coaching world and how he wrote letters to legendary coaches like Bob Knight, Gene Keady, and Jerry Tarkanian for advice on how to break into the ranks of coaching.  Steve eventually was hired as an assistant at D.J.'s alma mater, Purdue University under the legendary coach Gene Keady.  While at Purdue, Steve talks about coaching a young Matt Painter, who is currently having a great coaching career at Purdue, and meeting the legendary Coach John Wooden (also an alumna of Purdue University).  

Ultimately his relationship with Coach Wooden resulted in him taking an Assistant Coach position at UCLA under former coach Jim Herrick.  We finish out part one talking about the 1995 National Championship season and Tyus Edney's famous buzzer-beater against Mizzou in 1995 and a little-known story about Steve's celebration after the buzzer.  

Check back again next week for Part 2 as we talk about how a recruiting scandal led to him becoming the head coach at UCLA, along with Coach Wooden's support, moving to television, and being diagnosed with prostate cancer while coaching at St John's University.  

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Kate is at the vet getting rabies shots...I assume for her dog and not for her, which is a bummer because Kate missed out on a discussion with a Wisconsin-based podcast, "In a League of Their Own Podcast", featuring Collin and Austin.  

Collin and Austin talk about how they met and how the show is about to be a family event.  In addition, we get into the local hockey scene in Wisconsin and how they have connections to players who are currently in the NHL.  

Stick around until the end for their piece of advice for a rookie podcaster and don't forget to subscribe to In A League of Their Own Podcast wherever you download your favorite podcasts.  

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We pick up the competitive swimming discussion with Erik Richardson, Assistant Coach for Men's and Women's Swimming at Olivet College in Olivet, Michigan.  In this week's episode, we talk about Tokyo 2020 still being Tokyo 2020 in 2021, why epic moments in Olympic swimming like Michael Phelps eight gold medals in the 2008 Bejing games.  

Erik also worked at the US Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs and has seen many of these swimmers up close and personal during training and heard some of the legendary coaches like Bob Bowman coach his swimmers while being paid on the job.   

We also get into a discussion about how it's funny that lifeguards are on duty for Olympic swimmers practicing and competing, but water safety is a very serious issue with thousands of people drowning or nearly drowning every year.  Living in the south where almost everyone has a pool it's very easy for kids to sneak away and accidentally fall in or have a medical emergency in the pool, so make sure you and your kids take appropriate swimming lessons and have tarps and gates in place so drowning accidents do not occur.  

We close out the show trading stories about the antics of high school and college which helped Kate understand more of why D.J. is the way he is. 

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