Throwing Bagels Podcast

SUNY Oswego men's basketball head coach Jason Leone returns to the Throwing Bagels Podcast to preview the 2026-27 season, which includes two games against recent national champions in addition to a new tournament hosted by Oswego; he also discusses a talented rookie class that figures to make some waves, and gives his take on a newly reorganized SUNYAC.

SUNY Oswego men's ice hockey interim head coach - and fellow Oswego alum - Jon Whitelaw joins the Throwing Bagels Podcast to preview his first season leading the Lakers following the retirement of legendary head coach Ed Gosek; he also discusses the biggest influences in his coaching career, and shares his thoughts on the newest members of the coaching staff, which includes a Hall of Fame high school hockey coach and a former teammate of his at Oswego. Also, Jason and Kevin remember a college classmate who recently passed away.

SUNY Oswego women's ice hockey coach Mark Digby joins the Throwing Bagels Podcast to preview the 2026-27 season; he also shares how the Lakers wound up inviting a Chinese professional women's hockey team to campus for an exhibition game, and discusses how well the team's newcomers are fitting in with the rest of the roster.

Director of Stewardship and Donor Relations in SUNY Oswego’s University Advancement office - and fellow Oswego alum - Michelle Tackett-Spinner joins the Throwing Bagels Podcast to share the story of how Oswego students got together to help create the university’s 9/11 memorial; she also shares ways alumni can help the university maintain the memorial, and looks back on how her experience as a student - and advice from a mentor - helped lead her to her role at her alma mater.

SUNY Oswego men’s and women’s tennis coach Mark Baker joins the Throwing Bagels Podcast to preview the 2026-27 season for both teams; he also talks about his path toward landing his coaching job at Oswego, and discusses some of the challenges involved with coaching tennis players when they are all playing matches at the same time on different courts. Plus, Throwing Bagels THROWS DOWN over the old-school method of paying with a credit card vs. paying with your phone!

Throwing Bagels shoots the humid summertime breeze! In the latest installment, Chris recaps his trip to Chicago to see his favorite soccer team play an exhibition match; the conversation then shifts to pizza, and what their go-to orders were as students at Oswego; Jason and Kevin take a short journey down memory lane and recall some favorite local restaurants from their time growing up on Staten Island.

SUNY Oswego Associate Professor of Criminal Justice and Cannabis Studies Martin Koen joins the Throwing Bagels Podcast to discuss the development of the cannabis studies microcredential as well as the cannabis studies minor, which will launch in the fall; he also talks about how other SUNY Oswego professors and administrators have responded to his efforts to create these new programs, and shares his journey from growing up in South Africa to teaching at Oswego.

Former network TV communications executives and fellow former Oswego State students Tom and Jerry Caraccioli join the Throwing Bagels Podcast to discuss their involvement with the new Cosmic Hockey league that will be launching this winter; they also talk about their recurring segment "Backroads to Bridge Street with Tom & Jerry" on NewsChannel 9 in Syracuse, and they look back on their relationship with former SUNY Oswego goaltender and Olympic silver medalist Pete Sears and their many ties to the Lakers hockey program in general.

SUNY Oswego associate professor Dr. Chris Mack joins the Throwing Bagels Podcast to discuss the World Cup taking place while the US celebrates its 250th anniversary; he also shares his approach toward teaching history, and chats about the interest from students in the college's sports studies minor.

Throwing Bagels shoots the breeze about the Knicks winning their first championship in 53 years; Jason and Kevin recap their failed attempts to attend the Knicks’ ticker tape parade along Broadway, and Chris shares his take on the World Cup. Also, Throwing Bagels reacts to the retirement of one of SUNY Oswego’s most famous alumni!