The Michael Holley Podcast

Michael Holley talks with Martin Jarmond who was the athletic director of Boston College from 2017-2020. They discuss Martin’s decision to leave BC to become the director of athletics at UCLA, and reflect back on his time at BC.

1:00- Martin discusses leaving BC to become AD of UCLA

4:00- Martin on just how tough the decision was to leave BC

7;30- Martin on why Jeff Hafley was the right choice for BC football coach

13:30- What does the future hold for BC football?

18:30- How did COVID-19 impact college athletics?

23:00- Martin explains how he told student athlete’s their season was being cut short due to COVID-19

The newest member of the Patriots Hall of Fame, Richard Seymour, joins Michael Holley to discuss what it means to be voted in. Richard also discusses his first ever meeting with Bill Belichick, his reaction to Tom Brady joining the Buccaneers and what he thinks the 2020 season will look like for the Patriots.

1:00- Richard Seymour on getting into the Patriots HOF

8:30 - What was Richard Seymour's first impression of Bill Belichick?

16:00 - Was Richard Seymour surprised that Tom Brady left the Patriots

22:00 - If there was a ‘Last dance’ for the Patriots…which team would Richard want to show?

29:30 - What is the 2020 season going to be like for the Patriots without Tom Brady?

35:30 - Does Richard Seymour still think about the 2007 season?

6:00- Peter King explains why both Tom Brady and Rob Gronkowski did not join Buccaneers to spite the Patriots

13:30- Peter thinks Brady would have been happy going to 5 different teams, it wasn’t about Tampa., it was about new beginnings 

18:00- Peter is ‘mystified’ Patriots did not draft a WR

24:30- Peter talks about his conversation with Tom Brady following loss to Titans, showed signs Brady could leave

26:00- Who was the Patriots best draft pick this year?

14:00- Ty Law reacts to Tom Brady joining the Buccaneers

17:55- Ty wanted to come back to Patriots, him and Bill couldn’t agree on a price

21:00- What other Patriots deserve to be in the HOF?

34:40- Ty recalls being drafted by the Patriots and his first impressions

40:30- Ty Law sold Tom Brady his first house, and gave him a big discount

44:30- When did Ty Law realize the potential that Tom Brady had?

Michael Holley sits down with New England Revolution head coach and sporting director, Bruce Arena. Bruce discusses how he almost turned down the Revolution coaching job, how he turned the season around, and why he expects a soccer stadium in Boston by the end of his tenure.

1:00 - Bruce Arena explains how a ping-pong competition led to a friendship with Julian Edelman and Danny Amendola.

2:30 - Bruce explains how he originally was not going to take the Revolution job, and how the Kraft’s convinced him to. 

4:30 - Being a Yankee fan, how has Bruce adjusted to rooting for the Red Sox?

6:00 - What led to Bruce Arena turning the Revs season around?

7:45 - What can fans expect from Polish striker Adam Buksa?

9:30 - Bruce believes we will have a stadium in Boston by the end of his tenure

12:00 - Bruce explains why he is confident the MLS can grow in popularity in the U.S

15:00 - Bruce reflects back on how the MLS has changed since he won the MLS Cup in 1996 with D.C. United

25:00 - Bruce gives his best stories about when he coached David Beckham

26:00 - How did Bruce get to meet Justin Bieber and Tom Cruise in the same night?

27:30 - What type of music is Bruce into?

31:00 - Why Bruce is still so passionate about being a coach

33:00 - What was the biggest accomplishment as a coach for Bruce? 

36:00 - Bruce tells a great story about being able to hear opposing coaches in his office while working at the University of Virginia.

Michael Holley is joined by Antoine Walker to talk about his upcoming memoir, "Gone in an Instant," which tells the story of how his lifestyle as an NBA star caused him to lose over $100 million and what he learned from the experience.

1:36 - Walker talks about entering the league as a 19-year-old and how being uneducated about finance ended up hurting him. He lists a few of his biggest purchases.

12:28 - When did Walker feel like he was in trouble financially? He talks about how he ended up losing a lot of money during the recession in 2008, the bad press he got due to his alleged issues with gambling debts and what led to him wanting to write his book.

19:54 - Walker disputes that his close relationship with Michael Jordan had anything to do with his gambling habits. He explains why he thinks MJ is the greatest of all time (and it's not even close) and why he has issues with some players in the league today.

28:05 - What's he think of the current Celtics team? Walker says it's all about the development of Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown.

30:13 - Michael asks Antoine what he would say to NBA players who have acquired a great deal of wealth. Walker stresses that players need to think about the future and learn to say no to friends and family looking for help.

Michael Holley is joined by Allison Feaster to discuss her Harvard playing days, her time in the WNBA, and her role as Director of Player Development for the Boston Celtics. 

1:30- Allison Feaster discusses being valedictorian at her High School, and her path to Harvard.

4:00- How difficult was being a student-athlete at Harvard?

8:00- Harvard basketball career, 3x Ivy League Player of the Year

11:00- Allison reflects on her #16 seed Harvard upsetting the #1 seed Stanford in 1998

14:00- Being drafted by the Los Angeles Sparks as the fifth overall selection in the 1998 WNBA Draft.

20:00- Goals of continuing to inspire young women

27:00- Playing basketball overseas 

32:00- Meeting Danny Ainge for the first time and become the Boston Celtics Director of Player Development

Michael Holley is joined by his longtime friend Michael Smith to discuss everything from Smith's new job, his time at ESPN & the way things went down in the end and how he was impacted by everything that happened.

2:25 - on his new job as the Executive Vice President & Chief Content Officer at sports media company, (co)laboratory

10:51 - Smith discusses the end of his time at ESPN and the the way that everything went down

25:00 - on how his energy was affecting the people around him

34:55 - on why he thinks things happened the way that they did

37:40 - on his son's reaction to his leaving ESPN

43:15 - on how Holley was the one who introduced him to his wife

Mike Gorman has been the voice of the Boston Celtics with Tom Heinsohn since 1981. He sits down in this episode of “The Michael Holley Podcast” presented by Night Shift to talk about: 

(:30) His long career and how his job has changed

(5:30) What he expects this season

(6:30) What he saw being around the team as much as he is last season, and how much of a negative was Kyrie Irving

(12:10) His very close relationship with Paul Pierce

(14:00) Last shot of a game…Pierce or Bird?

(16:30) The last time he was truly wowed watching someone on the court, and who he thinks the best player of all-time is (hint: it’s not who you might think)

(25:00) How Gorman never listens to himself broadcast a game

(31:50) Tommy’s energy in his mid-80’s

(33:15) How he remembers Red Auerbach

(37:20) A great Bill Walton story

0:47 - Wyc Grousbeck, Danny Ainge and Steve Pagliuca talk about the forming of the current ownership group and how having the same group since 2003 has allowed them to have success.

5:32 - The ownership group talks about the way they communicate with each other and how they deal with making the big decisions like the Paul Pierce and Kevin Garnett trade

9:26 - Danny Ainge discusses how he has grown over the years individually and how ownership as a group has grown

13:05 - What lessons did everyone learn from last season?

19:35 The guys explain how they avoid becoming complacent with the same ownership group in place for so long

22:50 - Danny Ainge talks about what he does to improve himself as a general manager each year

26:24 - Holley asks the group to give their book recommendations on continuity and management