Podcasts by Give Me A Sense with Mike Yam
Shorter than a book, but more compelling than a generic soundbite. Host Mike Yam presents a series of entertaining interviews with notable members of the sports and entertainment world. Their stories will take you onto the field, into the locker room and explain "the business" of entertainment.
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E 37. Kevin O’Neill Former Toronto Raptors head coach and Arizona/USC basketball from 2017-02-28T05:00
Kevin O’Neill spent 25 year coaching college basketball with stints as a head coach at Northwestern, Marquette, Tennessee, Arizona and USC. Along with his college experience he was he head coach of...
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E.36 Portland Trail Blazers TV Analyst Lamar Hurd from 2017-02-21T05:00
Portland Trailblazers TV analyst and former Oregon State basketball star Lamar Hurd had a dream of playing in the NBA. On The Give Me a Sense podcast, Hurd shares his story of moving away from home...
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E35. Eric Byrnes 11 year MLB veteran from 2017-02-14T05:00
Eric Byrnes was an electric baseball player who spent 11 years in the major leagues. He’s the latest guest on the Give Me a Sense podcast. He shares some great stories from playing in the bigs - th...
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E34. Hall of Fame Coach Mike Montgomery from 2017-02-07T05:00
Mike Montgomery is the latest guest on the Give Me a Sense podcast. Montgomery was a powerhouse coach making Stanford into a consistent force in college hoops. Over his 32-year collegiate coaching ...
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E33. Chad Brown 3x Pro Bowl LB with Steelers, Seahawks, Patriots from 2017-01-24T05:00
Chad Brown kicks off season 2 of The Give Me a Sense Podcast. After winning a national championship at Colorado, Brown was selected in the 2nd round of the NFL draft by the Steelers. Brown explains...
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E32. Rick Nueheisel former Colorado, UW and UCLA Head Football Coach from 2016-12-13T06:00
Rick Neuheisel was a Rose Bowl MVP quarterback at UCLA, who made a successful transition from playing, to coaching and now broadcaster. I was fortunate enough to work with him for 3 seasons at Pac-...
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E31. Jeremy Affeldt 3x World Series Champion from 2016-12-06T05:30
Out of high school Jeremy Affeldt set his path to become a major league baseball player. Bypassing college, he remembers life in the minors, which wasn’t always easy, being married while having roo...
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E30. Michael Kim - Lead Host 120 Sports from 2016-11-29T05:30
The face of 120 Sports Michael Kim spent 17 years working as an ESPN anchor. He left a dream job to work at a startup. Kim explains why 120 Sports is set up to be the future of how sports fans watc...
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E29. Lisa McCaffrey - Former Stanford soccer player and mother to Christian. from 2016-11-22T06:00
Pac-12 Networks studio host Ashley Adamson guests host the Give Me a Sense podcast. Former Stanford soccer player Lisa McCaffrey joins the show. Besides, being married to 3x Super Bowl Champion Ed ...
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E28. Jake Kloberdanz CEO One Hope Wine from 2016-11-15T05:30
Business + Sports + Philanthropy = One Hope Wine. CEO and Co-Founder of One Hope Wine Jake Kloberdanz is the latest guest on the Give Me a Sense podcast. From the humble beginnings of selling wine...
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E27. Former UCLA HC Steve Lavin&UCLA Women’s HC Cori Close from 2016-11-08T06:00
UCLA’s John Wooden is the greatest college basketball coach of all time. The “Wizard of Westwood” won 10 national titles in a 12 year span with the Bruins. Former UCLA basketball coach Steve Lavin ...
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E26. Tad Boyle Colorado Men's Basketball Coach from 2016-11-01T05:00
Colorado men’s basketball coach Tad Boyle is the latest guest on the Give Me a Sense podcast. A captain for the Kansas Jayhawks and teammate of Danny Manning, Boyle puts into perspective how great...
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E25. Larry Krystkowiak Utah Utes Men's Basketball Coach from 2016-10-25T20:00
Utah Men’s basketball coach Larry Krystkowiak is the latest guest on the Give Me a Sense podcast. The former 2nd round NBA pick relives what it was like to get drafted and explains why in some ways...
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E24. Federal Agent&Arizona WR Jay Dobyns from 2016-10-18T05:30
Jay Dobyns has been called the toughest player in Arizona football history. He is the latest guest on the Give Me a Sense podcast and shares a life that is made for the movies. Dobyns tells the sto...
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E23. Eric Allen 6 Time NFL Pro Bowler from 2016-10-11T05:30
14 year NFL veteran Eric Allen is the latest guest on The Give Me a Sense podcast. He takes listeners through an amazing career that includes 6 pro bowls, being a major piece to one of the NFL’s gr...
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E22. Beto Duran Lakers Reporter and Boxing PxP Voice from 2016-10-04T05:00
Beto Duran is a Los Angeles based bilingual sports broadcaster who has covered Southern California sports since 2005. He goes through his amazing journey from passing out shirts and bumper stickers...
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E21. ESPN Anchor Kevin Connors from 2016-09-27T05:30
ESPN anchor Kevin Connors is the latest guest on the Give Me a Sense podcast. From making 17k to becoming one of the faces of SportsCenter, his story is one of resiliency. Connors, explains how he ...
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E20. Former NFL Scout John Middlekauff from 2016-09-20T06:00
John Middlekauff is a former scout for the Philadelphia Eagles. He explains how he was able to land the job despite not playing football in the NFL or even college. Middlekauff goes through what it...
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E19. Jake Plummer former ASU and NFL QB from 2016-09-13T06:30
Former NFL quarterback Jake Plummer is the latest guest on the Give Me a Sense podcast. Plummer was an All American at Arizona State University and shares how a skinny kid from Boise landed in Temp...
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E18. 4x AFC and NFC Champion Glenn Parker from 2016-09-06T06:30
The latest guest on the Give Me a Sense podcast is former University of Arizona football player Glenn Parker, who played in 5 Super Bowls and shares his memories of playing on the games biggest sta...
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E17. FS1's Mike Hill from 2016-08-30T14:30
FS1 studio host Mike Hill is the latest guest on the Give Me a Sense podcast. From his humbling beginnings in the Bronx cleaning up Yankee Stadium to sportscasting stardom; Hill explains his unique...
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E16. College Football Analyst Yogi Roth from 2016-08-23T06:30
What do you get when 2 friends are on a road trip hopping from campus to campus doing college football shows? A podcast recorded in a car about being a college football analyst. Pac-12 Network anal...
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E15 Arizona Football Coach Rich Rodriguez from 2016-08-16T07:00
Arizona Football coach Rich Rodriguez has had amazing success guiding the wildcats. The former West Virginia and Michigan coach stopped by The Give Me a Sense podcast to tell some stories about how...
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E14 Olympic Silver Medalist and UCLA Gymnast Samantha Peszek from 2016-08-09T07:00
American gymnast Samantha Peszek won a silver medal in the 2008 Olympic games in Beijing. The world champion stops by The Give Me a Sense podcast and shares some of her unforgettable moments from ...
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E13. Olympic Skier and former NFL Player Jeremy Bloom from 2016-08-02T07:00
Jeremy Bloom is the only athlete in history to ski in an Olympic Games and also be drafted into the NFL. Bloom relives his favorite Olympic moments on The Give Me a Sense podcast. He explains why h...
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E12. Ducis Rodgers Sports Director and Anchor at WPVI from 2016-07-26T07:00
Sports Anchor Ducis Rodgers has had a remarkable career. Starting in Chattanooga he’s anchored in Miami, New York City, as well as at ESPN and is now currently the sports director at WPVI in Philad...
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E11. USC NFL WR Curtis Conway (Muhammad Ali's son in law) from 2016-07-19T06:30
An All American WR at USC and 12 year NFL veteran, Curtis Conway has had remarkable success on the football field. The current Pac-12 Network analyst is also married to Laila Ali. Conway shares his...
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E10. Former MLB Catcher Joe Siddall (Blue Jays analyst) from 2016-07-12T06:30
Former big league catcher and current Blue Jays radio analyst Joe Siddall tells the story of his son passing away from cancer. The tragedy led to his current broadcasting job. Siddall remembers his...
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E9. YES Network Reporter/Analyst Sarah Kustok&Pac-12 Net Host Ashley Adamson from 2016-07-05T06:30
One the latest episode of the Give Me a Sense podcast, Ashley Adamson of the Pac-12 Network and Sarah Kustok of the YES Network share their career paths. Ashley (Studio Host/Sideline Reporter) and ...
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E8 Washington State Football Coach Mike Leach from 2016-06-28T07:00
Washington State Football coach Mike Leach is one of the most recognizable names in college football. He stops by the Give Me a Sense podcast for a discussion about his interests away from the game...
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E7 Stanford&WNBA superstar Chiney Ogwumike from 2016-06-21T07:00
Connecticut Sun star Chiney Ogwumike has accomplished as much as any women's basketball player in NCAA history. The WNBA's 1st overall pick in 2014 relives some of her favorite moments at Stanford,...
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E6 Tony Reali host of Around the Horn from 2016-06-14T07:00
One of the biggest stars in sports television stops by the Give Me a Sense podcast. The host of ESPN's Around the Horn, Tony Reali, relives his career path. His humble beginning started at Fordham ...
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E5 Matt Muehlebach Kerr vs Curry from 2016-06-09T05:00
What happens when one of the greatest shooters in the history of the game decides to take on his head coach in a shooting contest? Former Arizona basketball star Matt Muehlebach tells the story of ...
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E4 SI's Pete Thamel - Drugs and Basketball from 2016-06-07T08:00
AAU Basketball doesn't have the best reputation. Sports Illustrated's Pete Thamel goes in depth on a story he wrote called "Out of Power: How DC's Most Prominent AAU Leader Landed in Jail." Curtis ...
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E3 Duke Star Alaa Abdelnaby from 2016-05-31T08:30
Former 1st round NBA pick Alaa Abdelnaby explains how a kid of Egpytian decent could fall in love with basketball. Abdelnaby shares the pitch he received from Coach K and what his emotions were lik...
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E2. Heisman Winner Matt Leinart from 2016-05-24T13:00
NFL QB Matt Leinart stops by and shares his Heisman experience. A finalist twice Leinart reveals why his 2nd time, when he lost, was in some ways more fun. The first round NFL pick talks about his ...
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E1. Hall of Famer Ronnie Lott: Life Lessons from 2016-05-20T16:24:57
One of the greatest football players of alll time, Hall of Famer Ronnie Lott is the first guest on the Give Me a Sense podcast. Lott, explains the importance of mentors in his life and teammates wh...
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Why "Give Me A Sense" is the best place for Sports Stories from 2016-05-11T09:30
Episode 0: Legends on the field and off, here's what you can expect on Give Me A Sense.
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