The Rant

Timing is of the essence, and it was perfect timing to speak to a first responder like Christina. Amid a pandemic, we chop it up with Christina to talk about her early life and her love of sports, her officiating mentors that elevated her game to the collegiate level, juggling being a registered nurse as an official, and what it’s like to be one of the most important professions during the age of CoronaVirus. All that and more, my conversation with Christina, in bio, now.

Timing is of the essence, and it was perfect timing to speak to a first responder like Christina. Amid a pandemic, we chop it up with Christina to talk about her early life and her love of sports, her officiating mentors that elevated her game to the collegiate level, juggling being a registered nurse as an official, and what it’s like to be one of the most important professions during the age of CoronaVirus. All that and more, my conversation with Christina, in bio, now.

I met Joe on a screen, in a Zoom call. We both long to be on the court once more. In this pod, we discuss his early life playing sports, his start in officiating, his ascendancy doing high level PSAL games and College, and what he’s been up to during the age of CoronaVirus. Along with my co-host Bernard Bowen Sr of B-ball Referees, our conversation with Joe, now.

It was just a short year ago, where Chris came by one of my games, unannounced, to give me insight to improve my game. With no games going on, we sit down to talk about the state of the world, the state of officiating, and sports. We discuss her early life in Brooklyn New York, her relationship with sports serving in a multitude of different capacities, and what officiating means to her. All that and more, my conversation with Chris, now.

Riel has a heart of gold. Right before the start of the Division I College Basketball season, we chopped it up at length about his early life in Upstate, NY, his love of sport, his start in officiating, and his long and winding journey, traveling far and wide in reffing, and making a greater impact in the greater Las Vegas area though his camps. All that and more, my conversation with Riel, now.

If anyone has had the pleasure to see Bill on the field or on the court, you know off it he’s no different. In this pod we discuss his early life growing up in NYC, how he discovered officiating in the 1960’s, his come up in the playgrounds, his ascension to the collegiate level, his experience during the age of CoronaVirus, and what he’s learned about himself in the decades of being an official. Along with my co-host Bernard Bowen Sr. from Bball Referees, our conversation with Modeste, in bio, now.

I met Joe on a screen, in a Zoom call. We both long to be on the court once more. In this pod, we discuss his early life playing sports, his start in officiating, his ascendancy doing high level PSAL games and College, and what he’s been up to during the age of CoronaVirus. Along with my co-host Bernard Bowen Sr of B-ball Referees, our conversation with Joe, now.

Timing is of the essence, and it was perfect timing to speak to a first responder like Christina. Amid a pandemic, we chop it up with Christina to talk about her early life and her love of sports, her officiating mentors that elevated her game to the collegiate level, juggling being a registered nurse as an official, and what it’s like to be one of the most important professions during the age of CoronaVirus. All that and more, my conversation with Christina, now.

You ever recognize a face but don’t know from where? Maybe from a different context? Enter Brandon Freeman. I knew I recognized his voice from him yelling at me when reffing him in Flag Football. In this pod, we discuss his early life, his relationship with Basketball, the game that I reffed, and that he coached, that put me on the map, all on the same day that Joe Biden was elected President. All that and more, my conversation with Brandon, now.

As much as it’s been a crazy year, we’ve had a knack for making lemonade out of lemons. In this pod, we discuss some of my favorite people that have helped me with the irREFutable, and of course Referee Rant. We talk to a few of my friends that have super special power on what they are doing for Thanksgiving, and what they are thankful for. All that and more, The Thanksgiving Pod Special, right now.

Featuring: Kevin Sparrock of the irREFutable Magazine, Mason Fornoles, Mike Kaplan of East Fitness LI, Wayne Nicholson, Kerry Donohue of WCBOO, Herving Armand, Danny Fianko, The Other Other Ralph, Dylan Fitzgerald of the Mic Mobile, Sofia Lopez, and Bernard Bowen Sr.