Former USA U15 national team wicketkeeper Jason Fox comes on the podcast to talk about his experiences growing up in Wichita, Kansas, and the obstacles that presented both geographically and culturally to learn the sport of cricket and gain access to training facilities to be able to play the sport at a high level.

In part two of the conversation with former Nepal captain Paras Khadka, the Associate legend picks up with the hiring of Pubudu Dassanayake and how that changed the national team's fortunes beginning with an undefeated run - including two victories over USA - at 2012 WCL Division Four in Malaysia. Paras goes on to share his memories of the 2014 ICC T20 World Cup in Bangladesh, and the road to ODI status including "the Miracle at Windhoek" during 2018 WCL Division Two in Namibia, Nepal's first ODI win in the summer of 2018 against the Netherlands, and Khadka's final home ODI series wrapping up with a 35 all out demolition of USA. Paras also shares the toughest batting and bowling rivals he faced against USA and across wider Associate cricket. Whether you're a fan of USA, Nepal, or Associate cricket in general, there are plenty of gems unearthed in this episode.

In part one of a two-part interview, former Nepal captain and Associate cricket legend Paras Khadka comes on the podcast ahead of USA and Nepal's upcoming ODI tri-series clash in Oman as part of ICC Cricket World Cup League Two to discuss his recent retirement from international cricket, his early days growing up in Kathmandu falling in love with the game, how he nearly gave up cricket just as his international career got underway, and the early days of the intense USA v Nepal rivalry in the ICC World Cricket League including the famous riot match at 2010 ICC WCL Division Five in Kathmandu.

Papua New Guinea head coach and former Italy allrounder Carl Sandri comes on the show to discuss his escapades over the years taking on USA in the World Cricket League and at ICC T20 World Cup Qualifier events while wearing the blue Italian uniform. The former Sydney Thunder player in Australia's Big Bash League also discusses other memorable moments from his career and gives his outlook on how PNG is shaping up ahead of their two ODIs against USA in Oman and PNG's maiden appearance in the 2021 ICC Men's T20 World Cup coming up in October.

In Part 2 of this interview with former USA allrounder Hayden Walsh Jr, he talks about his breakout Player of the Tournament performance to propel Barbados Tridents to the 2019 CPL title, the Hail Mary attempt by USA Cricket to get him to remain a part of the national team setup before ultimately choosing to accept a call-up with the West Indies, his ups and downs which include contracting Covid-19 on the tour to Bangladesh at the end of 2020 before coming back with a career-best performance against Australia in the summer of 2021. Walsh Jr also talks about the hardships of life inside a bio bubble as well as his remaining goals and ambitions in West Indies colors beginning with the upcoming ICC T20 World Cup in the UAE.

Former USA allrounder Hayden Walsh Jr comes on to the podcast to share his journey from fringe player in the Leeward Islands and Barbados first-class setups, to immediate star for USA upon making his debut in November 2018 on the way to helping lead USA to ODI status in April 2019, to 2019 CPL Player of the Tournament for the title-winning Barbados Tridents and eventually a West Indies callup. Walsh Jr discusses the frosty reception he initially received from USA followers on social media when he was first named in a USA squad, how he won them over with his on-field play, the contrasting rigors of first-class West Indies regional cricket vs. Associate cricket for USA, and also goes into detail about his abrupt departure from the USA national team after rejecting a central contract offer in the summer of 2019. For more on Hayden Walsh Jr's time with USA and his journey from growing up in Antigua to the USA national team, you can also check out this ESPNcricinfo feature written by Peter Della Penna in April 2019, "How Hayden Walsh Jr became USA's Mr. Dependable". Https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/how-hayden-walsh-jr-became-usa-s-mr-dependable-1182247

Former USA U19 representative and current Jamaica Tallawahs squad member Ryan Persaud comes on the podcast to talk about his life growing up in New York and New Jersey as part of a very passionate cricket family, his time in the USA U19 squad at the 2013 ICC U19 World Cup Qualifier in Toronto under then USA head coach Robin Singh, his break from cricket to pursue a film career in Hollywood before coming back to his first love and getting drafted in the Jamaica Tallawahs squad for both the 2020 and 2021 Caribbean Premier League tournaments. From going up against Nitish Kumar and Delray Rawlins at junior international level, to filming movie scenes with Eric Roberts, Nick Swardson, Ron Jeremy and Kayden Kross (it's not what you think!) before teaming up with Andre Russell and Sandeep Lamichhane in franchise cricket, this episode has it all!

Nauheen Chaudhary, a USA Cricket Women's Volunteer Coordinator in the East Bay of northern California, comes on the show to talk about the series of development initiatives she has been involved with to drive youth boys and girls player recruitment for the San Ramon Cricket Association and Dublin Cricket League as well as her ambitions for growing female cricket participation at a national level in her new volunteer role with USA Cricket.

USA Women's national team player Geetika Kodali comes on the show to talk about her journey into international cricket. The 17-year-old California native is the second-youngest player to have been picked for USA at senior international level, making her USA Women's debut as a 14-year-old against Canada in May 2019. She talks about moving to North Carolina to get access to better facilities and be coached by Alvin Kallicharran, her ambitions for a professional cricket career and more.

Todd Myers, Senior Vice President of Global Operations at Willow TV, continues in the second half of a chat with host Peter Della Penna about how much emphasis TV executives place on getting marquee matchups in the knockout phases of cricket tournaments, the overall viewing access of international cricket in the USA compared to other countries and how American administrators can leverage that into bringing more fans into the sport, and also talks about the upcoming launch of the Minor League Cricket T20 franchise tournament which will have more than 100 matches televised or streamed on Willow TV branded platforms.