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Kate and D.J. sit down with author, Emily Williams as they discuss her new book, Lady-Thletes (Available at Amazon and on Kindle/Kindle UNLIMITED).  The book is targeted at pre-teen and teenage girls in sports and the issues they run into as athletes and translates them to life lessons.  This book is also a good read for males looking to better understand their female peers and the experiences they are going through during these critical development years.  

Emily was inspired to write the book because of the issues she faced as a teenage athlete and not having a place to turn for help or advice.  Teenage girls are SIX times more likely to drop out of sports than their male peers.   We move on and talk about the process of writing a book, motivating yourself, and handling the critique of your editor before you finally get to publishing.  

We also talk about mainstream women's sports, (NWSL, WNBA, NWHL, World Cup) and how streaming services such as YouTube and Twitch have increased viewership and interest over the last couple of years.  As you can tell, this interview was a combination of serious discussion and some hilarious off-topic discussion as well that you won't want to miss.   

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Sometimes we wonder how we book some of these shows.  Today is one of those days.  After a bit of a cold open discussing Kate's laptop oops moment and D.J.'s interview philosophy (or you could skip to 5:14), we sit down with one of the greatest interviewers of our generation, Chris Myers of Fox Sports.  You've seen him covering NASCAR, NFL play-by-play, MLB on Fox, The Masters, The Olympics, Boxing, the Cubs on Marquee Sports Network.  You name it, he's done it.  

We start from the beginning on how Chris worked his way onto the radio as a teenager and asked Muhhamad Ali and Don Shula questions. We talk about how education and working in local tv played an important role in preparing him for the national stage first at ESPN and on to Fox Sports.  

Moving on, we talk about preparation and the mindset of covering life-changing events beyond sports (notably the World Series Earthquake in 1989 and the Olympic Park Bombing of 1996) and the controversy behind being the first interview of O.J. Simpson after his murder trial and wrongful death suit.  

We take a lighter turn and talk about his appearances in movies as a sportscaster, including one day receiving a random phone call from a casting director and legendary Director/Producer, Oliver Stone (yes, about Any Given Sunday).  We move on and talk about covering NASCAR and D.J. had to fanboy and ask about working with the legendary Jeff Gordon and the dynamic working together.  

If you can't tell, we had a lot of fun recording this episode and we're grateful that Chris was able to take time out of his busy schedule.  If you watch Fox Sports or NASCAR on Fox, you'll see him at some point.  Don't forget to give him a follow on social media:  

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Kate returns again as we are joined by Elijah Needham, the "primary" host of StickInRink Podcast on The Hockey Podcast Network.  StickInRink discusses the Vancouver Canucks and other "west coast type sports.  We start off the discussion today with how Elijah met his co-hosts and how they got involved with The Hockey Podcast Network.  We move on and get into the legacy of Roberto Luongo and how Canucks fans look back at his often criticized legacy with the club.  You'll be surprised to hear his answer...

Elijah turns the tables on us and has a philosophical discussion about the roles of fans and is it the job of the fan to criticize the club?  If so, where is the line?  Stick around for the end when he talks about the Mother's Day episode where they brought the mom of his co-host on and started asking her embarrassing questions about her son and how she played it off like a champ.  

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Today D.J. sits down with Evan Kirkham, CEO of Colorcast to discuss what is the Colorcast App and why sports fans who are tired of bad sports commentary and want a new way to hang out and network with friends should be downloading it right now.  We also talk the inspiration behind the app, how it came to be, and booking their first celebrity appearance on the application and future expansion for sports over the next several months (March Madness, The Olympics, NBA & NHL Playoffs, and more).

We also get into more serious topics about content moderation and taking appropriate steps upfront to discourage and keep hate speech off of the platform.  We're also excited to say we will be working together with Evan and his team to help cross-promote events on Colorcast and StadiumScene.TV so keep a watch out for that!

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It's Polar Vortex time again....except for the south.  Kate is freezing, D.J. isn't, so why not have someone from Canada come on the show?  Today we are joined by Ryan Stacey of Hockey Minds Podcast, part of The Hockey Podcast Network.    

Ryan works in the hockey industry and has a strong passion for learning more inside the operations.  During the pandemic, it gave him a chance to reach out to talk to numerous people in the industry from coaches to scouts and front office people for their takes on how they do their jobs.  Later this year, Ryan will be hosting the first-ever "Hockey Minds Conference" where members of the hockey community come together to discuss their craft and all are welcome!  Learn more at hockeyminds.com!  

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Old friends. New friends! We have a little bit of both in today's episode.  Kate and D.J. are joined by the hosts of the Jaybird Watching Podcast.  The show features long-time friend of the site, Adam Corsair (former host of the South of the 6ix Podcast) and his cohosts Craig Borden and Brendan Panikkar.  

The podcast goes off topic right away as the Toronto Blue Jays themed podcast talks about the infamous 2015 NLDS game versus the Texas Rangers and the greatest bat flip of all time.  Getting back on topic, we talk about how they met, the original purpose of the podcast, the unique style of the podcast, and beards.  

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Kate makes her return today as we sit down with Shannon and Megan from the Slapshot Sweethearts Podcast, part of Belly Up Sports.    We get into our usual questions of how they meet before Kate deviates to talk about the physical appearance of players, the badge of honor of missing teeth, and does Sidney Crosby dye his hair?  

We discuss Dany Heatley and his reckless driving accident (NOTE: We mistakenly say it was drunk driving. He admitted to consuming alcohol, but was not legally drunk.  We apologize for the error).  

The conversation further de-rails as Animal Crossing is brought up and adjusting to 9am start times living on the west coast and have Vegas cracked the code for expansion franchises to succeed immediately?  

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D.J. is running solo again as he hosts Nick and Gabe from the Cardboard Boxseats Podcast.  They shock everyone at the beginning with the story of how they met involving a walk to a cadaver lab while in school and how the podcast was originally a way of keeping in touch after graduation and moving to different cities.  

They also talk about learning about the behind the scenes in basketball with stories from training staff, coaches, and broadcasters including a funny story involving the former Los Angeles Lakers risking being fined by Phil Jackson to take care of Kobe Bryant before a game.  

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No idea what happened to Kate today, but D.J. sits down for a very entertaining discussion with Brian "Snowman" Snow, host of "Snowman in the Morning" on Facebook Live from 8am-12pm EST Monday-Thursday and as a podcast after the show.  

Brian talks about the unusual way his show started and how having a supportive wife has been huge in developing and keeping the show going.  In our trademarked going off topic discussion, we also discuss the Jordan Vs Lebron greatness debate.  It wasn't much of a debate here, because Snowman and D.J. are on the same side of that argument.     

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Our old friend Mark Darden comes back for his third visit to the show.  We've previously talked about Mark's book, "It's Game Time Folks! - The Quest For 30" which documents his travels to all 30 Major League Baseball stadiums in one season (available at buckeyemuscle.com or Amazon.com).  

We sit down with Mark to talk about how his book is doing, why he started documenting his travels and shares his advice for traveling and traveling alone.  D.J. always has to bring up the incident where a man tried to fight Mark at a Burger King in Oakland.  

We also shout out to our friend and former show guest, Ed de la Fuente (Itinerant Fan), and how he used to sketch stadium layouts while he was in middle school.  

The conversation looked like it was going to go only 10 minutes, but D.J. goes off-topic to talk about how he found the flyer from when he toured the grand opening of Lucas Oil Stadium.  The conversation takes a turn to discuss the oldest stadiums in the US and around the world.  

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