Telich Talks

Severance, created by Dan Erickson, and produced & directed by Ben Stiller has created a ton of momentum in season two, despite dealing at first with Covid, then a writers strike. Now, the Apple TV+ show has many people buzzing. Its whole premise, the acting, and the Wild plot has made it the darling of the Reddits of the world. Sleuths world wide are trying to out guess Erickson and determine in advance the fate of the “ severed innies” . My guest is Ray Justavick, who comments on movies and tv and is a credentialed voter for big awards. He is a critic for The Really Big Show/ ESPN Cleveland 850. Thanks to Red Hour, Endeavor Content , Apple TV+ . Also big shout out to Allen Stare who has the best Severance podcast, called Severed, the Ultimate Severance podcast. If you love Severance I encourage you to check it out.

Chuck Kyle was a highly successful, state championship caliber football coach at St. Ignatius high school in Cleveland, Ohio. His teams won 11 state championships and now, in his retirement he co-hosts a podcast with his daughter Maureen Kyle called The Object of the Game. That same title was attached to a book he wrote about principles of playing football and how they apply to a successful life. Former St. Ignatius football player and producer Matt Waldeck is crafting a documentary with football luminaries like Bill Belichick , Roger Goodell, Urban Meyer and more weighing in .

Audio clip courtesy of Zodiac Features’ THE OBJECT OF THE GAME

Ken Vinikoff is a financial planner, wizard at networking and a curious adventurer. He recently summited Mt. Kilimanjaro along with his business partner Steve Thompson. He talked about overcoming his fear of heights and how growing up inthe Adirondacks, he had a love of climbing and hiking and exploring. He is also the man behind the networking group Networking Is Dead .

Jason Behnke is known as Always Positive J on social media and part of a Big Play network podcast, called Voice of the Land, based in Cleveland, Ohio. In this episode, he talks of an incredibly traumatic childhood. A mother with drug and alcohol issues. Of dealing with Dyslexia, & bullying; being shuffled to different homes. He helped care for his grandmother who dealt with Alzheimer’s and lost a brother to a drug overdose. Through it all, he remembered the message his grandfather gave him. And it fueled him to be the “ Always Positive Person” that he is.

We also talked about the Super Bowl matchup and the big NBA trade involving the Lakers and Maverick’s. Note: We talked before the Myles Garrett NFL trade demand February 3rd.

Cameron Dean Balser ran around the entire United States of America in 2023 and 24, covering close to 12,000 miles, involving passage through each border state. A high school and college track and field athlete, Balser talks in this episode about dealing with depression which ultimately led him to that point in time when he decided to undertake this epic challenge. How a singular pursuit was embraced by many along the way. How a shoe was born out of the challenge…. And. ……What’s next

Tom Hamilton is the radio play-by-play voice of the Cleveland Guardians. Hamilton, a 2022 Greater Cleveland Sports Hall of Fame inductee was recently named as the Ford C Frick award winner by MLB. He will join the 2025 class in Cooperstown. Hamilton , out of Waterloo, Wisconsin has broadcast college basketball and football and minor league baseball. In this episode we talk about his career, about the late great Hall of Fame broadcaster Bob Uecker ,and how the Guardians have been able to be such a good franchise in a sport where all the teams aren’t playing on a level playing field financially.

Former Notre Dame Star

Tony Fisher jumped on the pod shortly after his Fighting Irish claimed a spot in the College Football Playoff National Championship. Fisher was Mr. Football in Ohio at Euclid high, the same school that produced 2-time Mr. Football Robert Smith, who went on to star with Ohio State and the Minnesota Vikings .

Fisher , played mostly for the Green Bay Packers in the NFL. He is the athletic director of his alma mater, Euclid.

Mark Dowdle is an ultra runner , and first person to complete the Calendar Club Challenge for a full year. He’s won a “ Last man standing race” and is the man behind the “ Run n’ Plunge” club in the Twin Cities. He was an all state athlete in two sports, football and lacrosse, growing up in Illinois. He is out to change people’s attitudes about running and to foster a sense of community within the sport. And, yes, he looks like Kirk Cousins.

Part two of the best of 2024 includes an Olympic gold & silver medalist, a former NFL football player who found out family and friends were more interested in money than a relationship, we hear from a state championship basketball coach who had a front row seat to the rise of the greatness of LeBron James. We talked to a man who abandoned his track and field sport in college only to return to it 30 years later and now be among the best in the world. And we hear from Chuck Galeti, pronounced legally dead twice.. a sportscaster who battled addiction. Say hi to Katie Moon, Donte Whitner , Cam Joyce, Michael Cavotta & Galeti .

This is part one of the best of Telich Talks 2024. Four individuals who pushed the outer limits of their endurance and determination in order to be the best that they can be. One, a Pro Football player, Steeler Ryan Shazier. Another a former high school football player, Scott Fedor. Both men suffering spinal cord injuries. How they chose to respond showed their faith and fortitude. Katie Spotz, world adventure seeker and clean water advocate who in her early 20s accomplished something that set the bar very high for adventurers the world over. And Irelands John Burke who just didn’t want to settle for a life of going through the motions. He set his sights high. More than 29,000 feet high.