The Fred Opie Show

By Fred Opie

Dr. Frederick Douglass Opie is a teacher, historian, and author. Opie played lacrosse at Syracuse University and earned a gold medal as a member of the 1990 US National team. He shares his research i... more

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October 24, 2019 Don McPherson
Today's show is a remixed and rebooted interview I did with Don McPherson to raise awareness about of the publication of his first book entitled You Throw Like a Girl: The Blind Spot of Masculinity.
McPherson is a native of Long Island played who was an outstanding Quarterback at Syracuse University. He was an All-American and runner-up to the Heisman trophy, the award given to the top US collegiate football player. McPherson is a member of the National College football Hall of Fame. After a professional football career, He went on to become an activist and entrepreneur. Today he is in demand as a public speaker and trainer on the topic of preventing violence against women, demystifying the term feminist, and redefining what it means to be a man and what men say that is condemning to women. Follow the Fred Opie show and the content Fred shares on his website, Twitter and Facebook. Take the time to review the show on You Tube, iTunes, Stitcher, and Soundcloud. If you like what you hear and learn, tell others about it and share and post the link to the show.
About Fred: https://fredopiespeaks.com/about-us/
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Don McPherson on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/donmcpherson9/
Coverage on You Throw Like A Girl: http://www.akashicbooks.com/catalog/you-throw-like-a-girl/
Don on The Brian Lehrer Show: https://www.wnyc.org/story/football-feminist/
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32min
October 14, 2019 Natick Farmer's Market Report Oct 12, 2019
Host Fred Opie speaks with three vendors at the Natick Farmer's Market. He chose them based on their offerings and what caught his eye. Learn about the produce and prepared foods and how to both make and eat them. See the links below to the market, vendors, and food history stories and recipes from Fred's blog. Fred is Professor of History and Foodways at Babson College where he teaches and writes about food history. Follow the Fred Opie show and the content Fred shares on his website, Twitter and Facebook. Take the time to review the show on You Tube, iTunes, Stitcher, and Soundcloud. If you like what you hear and learn, tell others about it and share and post the link to the show.
Subscribe to our Podcasts: http://www.fredopie.com/podcasts/
Buy Fred’s Books: http://www.fredopie.com/books/
About Fred's Blogs and Podcast: http://www.fredopie.com
Follow Fred on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/frederick.d.opie
Follow Fred on Twitter: https://twitter.com/DrFredDOpie
Natick Farmer’s Market: https://www.facebook.com/natickfarmersmarket/
Nicewicz Family Farm: https://www.nicewiczfarm.com/
Freitas Farm: https://guide.farmfreshri.org/food/farm.php?farm=1271
Amir's Natural Foods http://amirsnaturalfoods.comcastbiz.net/index.html
Apple Stories and Recipes: http://www.fredopie.com/search?q=Apples
Squash Stories and Recipes: http://www.fredopie.com/search?q=Squash
Beet Stories and Recipes: http://www.fredopie.com/search?q=beet
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September 27, 2019 Cortland State Coach Steve Beville
Cortland State Head Coach Steve Beville shares his oral history from playing for Hall of Fame coach Mike Messer, Shove Park, working lacrosse camps with Hall of Fame coaches such as Dave Urick, and becoming a head coach at 26. At the end of the interview he talks about the inaugural class of the Cortland State Cradle Coaches Hall of Fame Weekend (October 4-5) including great fall ball games featuring top 10 teams. Follow the Fred Opie show and the content Fred shares on his website, Twitter and Facebook. Take the time to review the show on You Tube, iTunes, Stitcher, and Soundcloud. If you like what you hear and learn, tell others about it and share and post the link to the show.
Cortland Weekend Event Details: https://www.cortlandreddragons.com/news/2019/9/16/mens-lacrosse-hosting-13th-annual-golf-tournament-during-legends-weekend.aspx
Cortland StateThe Cradle of Coaches Series:
https://soundcloud.com/search?q=Cortland%20State%20the%20Cradle%20of%20Coaches
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Buy Fred’s Memoir/Career Advice http://www.fredopie.com/startwithyourgift/
Buy Fred’s Books: http://www.fredopie.com/books/
About Fred, Blogs, and Podcast: http://www.fredopie.com
Follow Fred on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/frederick.d.opie
Follow Fred on Twitter: https://twitter.com/DrFredDOpie
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44min
September 19, 2019 Reasonable Teen Restrictions
This is a reboot of interviewed that aired. Host Fred Opie talks with wife and husband Jennifer and Adam Silva who were student-athletes at West Point Military Academy. They have a son who is a student athlete at West Point, and two younger children at home, one male one female. We delve into the recruiting process in light of decision-making ability of teenagers, setting reasonable club and tournament restrictions, concussions, gender differences in coaching youth sports, and the biological changes that happens in athletes between the ages of 13 and 20. I suggest the author interview below about the teenage brain. Follow the Fred Opie show and the content Fred shares on his website, Twitter and Facebook. Take the time to review the show on You Tube, iTunes, Stitcher, and Soundcloud. If you like what you hear and learn, tell others about it and share and post the link to the show.
Subscribe to our Podcasts: http://www.fredopie.com/podcasts/
Buy Fred’s Memoir/Career Advice http://www.fredopie.com/startwithyourgift/
Buy Fred’s Books: http://www.fredopie.com/books/
About Fred, Blogs, and Podcast: http://www.fredopie.com
Follow Fred on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/frederick.d.opie
Follow Fred on Twitter: https://twitter.com/DrFredDOpie
Dr. Frances Jensen, The Teenage Brain: http://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2015/01/28/381622350/why-teens-are-impulsive-addiction-prone-and-should-protect-their-brains
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36min
September 11, 2019 Food in African American Literature Part 1
This is part 1 of a series entitled Food in African American Literature. In Part 1 Fred talks about the relationship of the field to his earlier research and publications. This audio series is a contribution to the study of literature, foodways, and African-American history. The series unpacks places where food has been made, sold, and eaten¬ in important books in African American Literature including, discusses places where food has been made, sold, and eaten¬ in the African American literary canon, notably: Twelve Years a Slave: Narrative of Solomon Northup…; Frederick Douglass, Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass; James Weldon Johnson’s The Autobiography of an Ex-Colored Man; Ralph Ellison’s Invisible Man; Zora Neale Hurston’s Their Eyes Were Watching God; James Baldwin’s Notes of a Native Son and No Name in the Street; and Ntozake Shange’s Sassafrass, Cypress, and Indigo: A Novel.
About Dr. Opie
Dr. Frederick Douglass Opie earned a gold medal as a member of the 1990 US National Lacrosse Team. He is a professional speaker, Babson Professor of History and talking head contributing to stories journalist and documentary filmmakers produce. He shares his research interest and musings as a blogger and the producer and host of The Fred Opie Show.
For Speaking Visit: https://www.fredopie.com/speaking
Youtube:https://www.youtube.com/user/FrederickDOpie/videos?view_as=subscriber&sort=p&view=0&flow=grid
Books: https://www.fredopie.com/books/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/fdopie/
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Music Credits:
(Fred Opie Show them song) Music: Crimson Fly - Huma-Huma youtu.be/qpxhgby-ONI
28 Late Night Dreams by J.Lang (c) copyright 2017 Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Noncommercial (3.0) license. dig.ccmixter.org/files/djlang59/55351 Ft: AlexBeroza
35 [Fusion] AROUND THE CORNER by BOCrew (c) copyright 2010 Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Noncommercial license. dig.ccmixter.org/files/BOCrew/29246 Ft: JAMES NICK SOLDER / THE CORNER
40, [hip hop] Billion Years Of Green (cdk Mix) by Analog By Nature (c) copyright 2014 Licensed under a Creative Commons Sampling Plus license. dig.ccmixter.org/files/cdk/45064
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22min
September 11, 2019 Food in African American Literature Part 2
Part 2 of 3 in series entitled Food in African American Literature. In part 2 Fred discuss historical staples in southern cuisine and regional recipe and ingredients, provides an overview of the books in the series, and and shares his theory about why some authors have written so much about food in their work. The series is a contribution to the study of literature, foodways, and African-American history. Fred discusses following books Twelve Years a Slave: Narrative of Solomon Northup…; Frederick Douglass, Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass; Esteban Montejo, James Weldon Johnson’s The Autobiography of an Ex-Colored Man; Ralph Ellison’s Invisible Man; Zora Neale Hurston’s Their Eyes Were Watching God; James Baldwin’s Notes of a Native Son and No Name in the Street; Malcolm X's Autobiography; Toni Morrison’s Novel Beloved; Ntozake Shange, Sassafras, Cypress, and Indigo.
Related Link
Cult Fiction and Food: https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b08skykc
Fantastic Fiction and Fabulous Feasts https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b05zg70h
Food and Charles Dickens: https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-42322936
About Dr. Opie
Dr. Frederick Douglass Opie earned a gold medal as a member of the 1990 US National Lacrosse Team. He is a professional speaker, Babson Professor of History and talking head contributing to stories journalist and documentary filmmakers produce. He shares his research interest and musings as a blogger and the producer and host of The Fred Opie Show.
For Speaking Visit: https://www.fredopie.com/speaking
Youtube:https://www.youtube.com/user/FrederickDOpie/videos?view_as=subscriber&sort=p&view=0&flow=grid
Books: https://www.fredopie.com/books/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/fdopie/
Review the show, tell others about it, share a link.
Music Credits:
(Fred Opie Show them song) Music: Crimson Fly - Huma-Huma youtu.be/qpxhgby-ONI
28 Late Night Dreams by J.Lang (c) copyright 2017 Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Noncommercial (3.0) license. dig.ccmixter.org/files/djlang59/55351 Ft: AlexBeroza
35 [Fusion] AROUND THE CORNER by BOCrew (c) copyright 2010 Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Noncommercial license. dig.ccmixter.org/files/BOCrew/29246 Ft: JAMES NICK SOLDER / THE CORNER
40, [hip hop] Billion Years Of Green (cdk Mix) by Analog By Nature (c) copyright 2014 Licensed under a Creative Commons Sampling Plus license. dig.ccmixter.org/files/cdk/45064
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13min
September 11, 2019 Food in African American Literature Part 3
In part 3 of a 3 of series Food in African American Literature Fred talks with a chef who catered a meal based on autobiographies and novels. The series is a contribution to the study of literature, foodways, and African-American history.
About Dr. Opie
Dr. Frederick Douglass Opie earned a gold medal as a member of the 1990 US National Lacrosse Team. He is a professional speaker, Babson Professor of History and talking head contributing to stories journalist and documentary filmmakers produce. He shares his research interest and musings as a blogger and the producer and host of The Fred Opie Show.
For Speaking Visit: https://www.fredopie.com/speaking
Youtube:https://www.youtube.com/user/FrederickDOpie/videos?view_as=subscriber&sort=p&view=0&flow=grid
Books: https://www.fredopie.com/books/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/fdopie/
Review the show, tell others about it, share a link.
Music Credits:
(Fred Opie Show them song) Music: Crimson Fly - Huma-Huma youtu.be/qpxhgby-ONI
28 Late Night Dreams by J.Lang (c) copyright 2017 Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Noncommercial (3.0) license. dig.ccmixter.org/files/djlang59/55351 Ft: AlexBeroza
35 [Fusion] AROUND THE CORNER by BOCrew (c) copyright 2010 Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Noncommercial license. dig.ccmixter.org/files/BOCrew/29246 Ft: JAMES NICK SOLDER / THE CORNER
40, [hip hop] Billion Years Of Green (cdk Mix) by Analog By Nature (c) copyright 2014 Licensed under a Creative Commons Sampling Plus license. dig.ccmixter.org/files/cdk/45064
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15min
September 10, 2019 Food, Candidates, and Campaign Stops
Historian Fred Opie looks at what he calls "Stumping and Eating." Opie says treating voters to food and drink in exchange for their vote on Election Day has a long history. This segment looks at how political meetings and campaign stops provides the opportunity for a candidate to identify with potential donors and voters and thereby gain their money and votes. Follow the Fred Opie show and the content Fred shares on his website, Twitter and Facebook. Take the time to review the show on You Tube, iTunes, Stitcher, and Soundcloud. If you like what you hear and learn, tell others about it and share and post the link to the show.
Subscribe to our Podcasts: http://www.fredopie.com/podcasts/
Buy Fred’s Memoir/Career Advice http://www.fredopie.com/startwithyourgift/
Buy Fred’s Books: http://www.fredopie.com/books/
About Fred, Blogs, and Podcast: http://www.fredopie.com
Follow Fred on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/frederick.d.opie
Follow Fred on Twitter: https://twitter.com/DrFredDOpie
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5min
August 29, 2019 Student Athlete Success System
Simple strategies improve your GPA from a college professor who shares secrets of the profession and the inside scoop on what professors like and don't like. Learn how to dress for success, time management, and more. Fred has been a college professor for almost 2 decades and he was a student athlete at Syracuse University. Follow the Fred Opie show and the content Fred shares on his website, Twitter and Facebook. Take the time to review the show on You Tube, iTunes, Stitcher, and Soundcloud. If you like what you hear and learn, tell others about it and share and post the link to the show.
Subscribe to our Podcasts: http://www.fredopie.com/podcasts/
Buy Fred’s Memoir/Career Advice http://www.fredopie.com/startwithyourgift/
Buy Fred’s Books: http://www.fredopie.com/books/
About Fred, Blogs, and Podcast: http://www.fredopie.com
Follow Fred on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/frederick.d.opie
Follow Fred on Twitter: https://twitter.com/DrFredDOpie
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25min
August 26, 2019 History of The Cake Walk
The Cake Walk, an interview from the defunct show the Chef's Table on NPR station WHYY in Philadelphia. First aired on A Chef's Table, WHYY, July 11, 2011
Follow the Fred Opie show and the content Fred shares on his website, Twitter and Facebook. Take the time to review the show on You Tube, iTunes, Stitcher, and Soundcloud. If you like what you hear and learn, tell others about it and share and post the link to the show.
Subscribe to our Podcasts: http://www.fredopie.com/podcasts/
Buy Fred’s Memoir/Career Advice http://www.fredopie.com/startwithyourgift/
Buy Fred’s Books: http://www.fredopie.com/books/
About Fred, Blogs, and Podcast: http://www.fredopie.com
Follow Fred on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/frederick.d.opie
Follow Fred on Twitter: https://twitter.com/DrFredDOpie
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FAQs about The Fred Opie Show:

How many episodes does The Fred Opie Show have?

The podcast currently has 219 episodes available.