Hi Everyone! Anne and I are recording this episode on the top floor of the Torg Family Vacation Rental in Duck North Carolina, a town in the Outer Banks. On this episode we’re going to use our powers of description to talk about the Outer Banks, a local favorite that made it big Duck Doughnuts, … Continue reading "The Outer Banks, Duck Doughnuts, and Ted Lasso Season 3, Episode 9"

Welcome to the Torg Stories Podcast! In this episode, Anne is back from London. We’re getting ready to see her at the Outer Banks. We talk solo vacationing, and we get what amounts to a travel program on Amsterdam from the television series Ted Lasso. Anne, give us a story from London. On this episode, … Continue reading "Boone and LA Restaurant Recs, Report from London, and a Ted Lasso Tour of Amsterdam"

Welcome to the Torg Stories Podcast. I’m usually joined by my sister Anne from Los Angeles, but she’s in London and taking this one off. In this episode, I tell the story of how I came to use AI in the writing courses I teach at Appalachian State University in Boone, NC. Who is this … Continue reading "AI in the Writing Classroom with a side of Vonnegut"

It’s unanswerable questions, pie charts of our time spent, and Ted Lasso Season 3, Episode 5 on this episode of the Torg Stories Podcast.. Anne, I’m coming off watching UConn hammer South Carolina. You’re coming off a big Fortnite win! In the show Ted Lasso, the great footballer Zava says this: if you put your … Continue reading "Unanswerable Questions, Where the Time Goes, and Ted Lasso Season 3, Episode 5"

In this episode we’re pointed to the TikTok trend Romanticize Your Life, we talk working out, how to handle someone hurting you, and Ted Lasso Season 3, Episode 4. Click above to listen to this episode of the podcast. Before we get to the podcast notes, I think through coaches calling late-game timeouts to advance … Continue reading "What do you mean Romanticize Your Life? When Someone Hurts You, and Ted Lasso Season 3, Episode 4 on the Torg Stories Podcast"

Dear Readers and Listeners, We had snow on Thursday. Late March snow! This weekend we Torgs went to Wilmington, North Carolina to watch Kate Sears play in the Carolinas Classic All Start game that features North Carolina versus South Carolina. We stayed at a Holiday Inn on Wrightsville Beach that we recommend. I went from … Continue reading "Iconic Sports Venues, Wrightsville Beach, and Ted Lasso Season 3, Episode 3"

On this episode we discuss the Rewards of Playing Sports, Wild Card Athletes, and Season 3, Episode 2 of Ted Lasso. It’s the episode where Roy returns to Chelsea and Coach Lasso’s team goes after the mercurial fictional football legend, Zava. For me, I took note that St. John’s won the Big East tournament since … Continue reading "The Rewards of Playing Sports, A Diva Athlete List, and Ted Lasso Season 3, Episode 2"

I coach a high school girls basketball team in North Carolina. Our season ended last Friday and when that happens, at least for me, there’s a feeling of not knowing if I could make it through another season. Maybe it’s like finishing a marathon and then being asked as you cross the finish line, “Do … Continue reading "The Basketball Season Ends, Post-Game Process, and A Coach’s Exhaustion"

Welcome to the Torg Stories Podcast at TheTorg.com. I’m Bill Torg. I’ve got round 3 of North Carolina girls basketball playoffs coming up next Tuesday. It’s the last week before spring break at App State, Gene Hackman his wife and dog are mysteriously dead, and I’ve got more interested in Trump’s meeting with Ukrainian President … Continue reading "Dealing with Doubt, Our Work Personas, and Ted Lasso Season 3 Premiere"

It’s Mentors, Sources of Stress, and the Divine Feminine with the Ted Lasso Season 2 Finale on today’s episode of the Torg Stories Podcast. Anne, the episode opens with the Soccer Special show where the big news is that Rebecca’s ex husband has bought the West Hamm Club and Ted Lasso left the pitch during … Continue reading "Mentors, Sources of Stress, and the Divine Feminine with Ted Lasso Season Two Finale"