Stadium Scene’s Main Event

Today D.J. all by himself (Kate was out with a migraine) sits down with the host of The Michael Balko Show, Michael Balko. Michael currently works in sports and loves interviewing current and former athletes, such as legendary NFL kicker Morten Andersen!

Listen in as Michael shares his passion for having a "friendly conversation" with an athlete and he shares his secrets to get them to open up and more importantly, respond to your guest requests!

Give Michael a follow on Instagram @michael.balko and subscribe to his podcast wherever you download your favorite shows!

This episode was also released on YouTube as a video, so go check it out: https://youtu.be/I_0PHJJn9wY

In this week's episode of "Ten Minutes With..." Kate and D.J. sit down with Rob and Kristie of the "Sports Bliss with Rob and Kris" podcast. For those that don't know, Rob and Kristie are married and love to talk sports as you probably guessed. Learn why they felt podcasting works for them and advice on how to improve their show.

Follow Rob and Kristie at @sportsblissrobkris on Instagram and subscribe to their podcast wherever you download your favorite pods.

Be sure to listen to the very end and find out if D.J. actually stopped the show on time for once! Oh and this episode was also released as a video: https://youtu.be/eYcSCnoc7eY

Today Kate and D.J. sit down with long time friend of the show, Kevin Pettit of The Loud Americans Discussing Soccer (LADS) Podcast and ladspodcast.com! We kick off the show by surprising Kevin that he is our longest active partner on the site dating back to episode 16 of LADS, which was published on November 2, 2017. As of this recording, Kevin was about to head off to record LADS episode 225.

We talk about how Kevin and his co-host Martin Frasier got into recording a soccer podcast and the challenges of recording the show after they were no longer roommates in Philadelphia.

Follow Kevin: @kevinjpettit3 (Twitter), @kevinjpettit (Instagram)

Follow LADS: @LADS_podcast (Twitter), @ladspodcast (Instagram) and subscribe wherever you download your favorite podcasts!

This was originally recorded as a video, so be sure to check it out: https://youtu.be/S3s60yJrG_c

Today D.J. and Kate sit down with Casey Welch, CEO of Tallo. Before starting his own company, Casey was a walk-on kicker at Purdue University (at the same time D.J. was there). Casey talks about the recruiting process and what it actually means to "walk on" to a college sports team. After Casey stepped away from football and joined the workforce until he decided he needed to build a business idea, which today is known as Tallo.

Tallo works with universities and companies to help introduce them to students and talent (primarily in the tech industry, but expanding) much in the same way college sports recruits high school athletes. Engineers, welders, machinists, and other tradespeople don't have a way to showcase themselves or their talent. Casey's company is here to change that.

This episode was also released as a YouTube video, so check that out: https://youtu.be/CA77Dr29mpQ

Today Kate and D.J. are joined with Kolby Castillo, the founder of sportsasajob.com. Kolby talks about growing up in Hawaii, moving to Minnesota to play college football, a gruesome injury (that he shows to us!), getting a job to work in sports, and how Sports As A Job came to be! If you're interested in working in sports for a living, Kolby is the guy to talk to! Give him a follow @kolby_castillo and @sportsasajob!

This episode was also released as a video so if you want to see his finger injury, check it out at https://youtu.be/QkZ4xX-Bf_I

In today's episode of "Ten Minutes With..." we talk to our friend and partner, @life.of.alana (Instagram) or @thelifeofalana (Twitter). We talk about the pronunciation of her name, the family influence behind her hockey-themed videos, being a hockey fan from SEC football country, and a funny story behind why she became a Pittsburgh Penguins fan.

This was also released as a video on YouTube, so check it out if you want to see the full video episode as it was meant to be! https://youtu.be/Pj_yQ-GOLv8

You're in for a real treat today as we spent 40 minutes on the phone talking to legendary Cubs radio play by play man Pat Hughes! At the start of the show, Kate and D.J. discuss how this interview came to be, so fast forward to 3:13 if you want to get right to the interview. Once the baseball season starts, Pat will be in his 25th season calling games for the Chicago Cubs. Sit back and listen to this amazing storyteller talk about his humble roots transitioning from college basketball player to announcer and how creativity and hard work gave him one of his first big breaks into big-league announcing. Next, he talks about his experiences working with or down the hall from legends of the game such as Harry Kalas, Bob Uecker, Vin Scully, Harry Caray, and Ron Santo. Then we transition into discussing the 2016 Chicago Cubs season, the nerves behind calling Game 7 of the World Series, being the first Chicago Cubs radio announcer to say "...and the Chicago Cubs win the World Series!" (no radio broadcast in 1908), and being the emcee of one of history's largest gatherings, the World Series Parade! Finally and throughout the show, we talk about how Pat's love for the game and broadcasting led him to create the audio collection called "Baseball Voices". Baseball Voices is both a tribute and historical audio collection to some of the game's greatest announcers. Check it out at www.baseballvoices.com!

In today's episode, Kate and D.J. try more "traditional" nutritional workout products (no warm beet juice). We feature products from our partner FNX Fitness and others! Save 15% on your first order from fnxit.com with promo code "stadiumscene"! Grab a whey protein drink and give it a listen! Or if you prefer, check it out on YouTube: https://youtu.be/iOH4Tt1bxC0.

Today we kick off our series to meet the partners of StadiumScene.TV in a short video/podcast segment we like to call "Ten Minutes With..." In our pilot episode, we meet with our long time friend and partner, Ralph Schudel (@schudel_ralph on social media).

Ralph has covered both professional and collegiate teams in the Columbus, OH area for various publications in his few years as a journalist. You'll learn the differences between covering professional and college teams and you'll also see inside the process of a post-game press conference and how the personality of who you are interviewing will determine the type of questioning you ask.

Note: This episode was released as a YouTube video as well: https://youtu.be/0i81CWRZtoQ

If you want to be featured on "Ten Minutes With...", you need to be a member of stadiumscene.tv! If you want your sports blog/podcast/YouTube channel to be a part of our community, head to stadiumscene.tv/register!

We're excited to announce that we've rebranded the show as "Main Event". This show has always felt like it was more than just a podcast and now that we're going to be doing a video with a lot of our episodes while we interview people, share stories and try products we felt that changing the name of the show to "Main Event" was only proper. Today we're reviewing and trying a collection of nutritional products that Kate purchased from various suppliers. During the episode, we try Mushroom Coffee/Hot Chocolate, Chicken Bone Broth, Black Cherry Beet Juice, and Cricket Protein Powder. We go over the health benefits of each and record the classic reactions of D.J. as he struggles to try some of the products.

NOTE: We're not medical professionals and this episode is not meant to be medical advice. Please consult with your medical professional before trying any product or modifying your workout routine.

This episode was also released as a video so you can see our reaction. Check it out at https://youtu.be/ijtBz51oDEg

Finally - We are working with fnxfit.com - Save 15% on your first order of supplements using the code "stadiumscene" at checkout!