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"

Anne went to the Pacers at Clippers game this week at Intuit in LA and we use Ted Lasso Season 2, Episode 11 to talk about cars we’d pick to start our fleet, name our favorite TV couples, and discuss if we’re any good at goodbyes. (hint: not really) If money is no issue, what … Continue reading "The Cars We’d Pick, Favorite TV Couples and Goodbyes with Ted Lasso"

Panic attacks, the Luka to the Lakers trade, and Ted Lasso Episode “No Weddings and a Funeral” are some of the topics on this week’s Torg Stories Podcast. We also give our initial thoughts on the upcoming Super Bowl. Anne and I use episodes of the Apple show Ted Lasso to spark discussion questions for … Continue reading "Panic Attacks, Luka Trade, and Ted Lasso No Weddings and a Funeral"

It’s the last time we danced, thoughts on the end of our consciousness, some of our worst days, and before it gets too somber, fields or courts we’d most like to mess around on for this episode of the Torg Stories Podcast. It’s all inspired by the Ted Lasso episode from season two, “Beard After … Continue reading "The Last Time We Danced, Worst Days, and the End of Consciousness from the Ted Lasso episode “Beard After Hours”"

The Greatest Teams, Blind Dates, the Man City Ted Lasso episode, and Relationships with Dads on this episode of the Torg Stories Podcast. Recorded Sunday, January 19, 2025. Summary and discussion questions for Season 2, Episode 8 of Ted Lasso. The episode was titled “Man City.” Greatest Teams Ever I Remember:

LA Fires, Our Cell Phones and Us, and Ted Lasso Clingy Relationships on the Torg Stories Podcast. I read an opinion article in the New York Times titled, “As a Climate Scientist, I knew It was Time to Leave Los Angeles.” Peter Kalmus, a climate scientist now living in Chapel Hill, NC moved out of … Continue reading "LA Fires with Anne, Our Cell Phones and Us, and Clingy Relationships on Ted Lasso"