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Michael Turner is a stand-up comedian who's known for his Road Warrior Tour where he travels to Cincinnati Bengals road games, does standup in that city and then interacts with NFL fans on game day. Turner has been on Netflix is a Joke Radio and his stand-up special can be seen on Don't Tell Comedy. In this episode we talk to Michael Turner about his beloved Bengals, his comedy career and hilarious experiences he's had on the Road Warrior Tour. 

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Pug Johnson is a rising country artist who's opened for Midland, Clint Black, Steve Earle and the Eli Young Band. The Beaumont, TX native's sound is a mixture of old school country and swamp pop. We talked with Pug about his journey to the big stage and the impact his wife/manager, Mindy, has had on his life/music career. Pug also shared the meaning behind his lyrics included the songs off his new album "El Cabron" which drops on March 28th. 

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Jackson Woodard is an All-American Linebacker from UNLV, he was 4th in the nation in tackles (135) and was named Mountain West Defensive Player of the Year. The two time captain led the Rebels to a 11-3 record in the 2024-2025 season which concluded with a bowl victory over Cal. Woodard is now preparing for the 2025 NFL combine which will take place at the end of February in Indianapolis. 

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Sarah Halpin is an award winning Presenter & Content Creator for Everton FC. She's our first international guest who joined us from Liverpool, England to talk about the history and current state of Everton football (soccer). Later this year, we'll be crossing the pond to join Sarah for one of Everton's final matches at historic Goodison Park. For more content from Sarah follow her on Instagram @sarahhalpin_tbib   

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Jax Biggers returns to the podcast to talk about his last two seasons in the Texas Rangers organization. Jax is an infielder who spent 2024 at AAA Round Rock where he won Texas Rangers Minor League Defensive Player of the Month and the True Ranger Award. Biggers shared his experiences with the new Robo Ump, challenging balls/strikes and what it was like squaring off against Cy Young award winner Clayton Kershaw. 

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Fozzy Whittaker is ESPN college football analyst and former running back/kick returner who played in the National Championship (2009) with the Texas Longhorns and Super Bowl 50 with the Carolina Panthers. We talked with Fozzy about playing football at an elite level and the experiences he shared with teammates Colt McCoy, Cam Newton and Luke Kuechly. We also talked about the current state of college football pertaining to the transfer portal, NIL and burnout. Whittaker shared his thoughts on the current Longhorn squad and we chatted about his new gig calling college football games for ESPN. If you want to hear more from Fozzy, go check out his podcast 3rd & Longhorn, streaming everywhere. 

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Joe Maldonado aka Joe Exotic aka The Tiger King is a reality personality best know from the Netflix documentary, Tiger King. Joe operated the GW Exotic Animal Park in Wynnewood, OK from 1999-2018. Exotic was arrested in 2018 on suspicion of hire for murder of his depicted rival and the owner of Big Cat Rescue, Carole Baskin. Joe talked to us from prison in Fort Worth (TX) about his case for innocence, who he would vote for in the 2024 election and the news about his recent engagement to his partner Jorge. 

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Conor Enright a 6'2" 180 pound (RS) Junior G on the DePaul University basketball team. Enright played the first half of his college career at Drake University where he help the Bulldogs reach the NCAA tournament in back-to-back seasons ('22-'23 & '23-'24). We sat down with the Mundelein (IL) native to talk about playing under the bright lights in March, off-season training and hitting the transfer portal.

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Noah West and Alee are both solo Country Singers/Songwriters base in Nashville. Alee is a 3x CCMA Female Artist of the Year winner who released her third solo album, "Love, Again" earlier this year (2024). Noah is making his 4th appearance on the show and has released two new singles "Almost Heaven" and "If it Was Easy." We sat down with the two Country stars live in Nashville to talk about the writing process, performing on the road, relationships and the meaning behind their lyrics.

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Will Pruitt is a 6'3" 195 lbs. Guard at Lipscomb University. Pruitt averaged 15 PPG in the 2023-2024 season and led the Bison in rebounds and minutes played. The MT. Juliet native dropped 24 points on Florida State last season to help Lipscomb upset the Seminoles in Tallahassee. We sat down with the Grad-Senior at Lipscomb's campus in Nashville to talk about his basketball journey and expectation for the 2024-2025 basketball season.