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E165: Jason Day–Golf Strategies, Stories, and Insight from 2020-04-30T14:01:47
Jason Day is back for another visit (last visit EP-146). Sharing strategy, telling stories and offering some insight on what’s currently happening in golf. Follow Jason on Twitter @JDayGolf and on ...
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E164: Aaron Rodgers–Passing Time during COVID-19 from 2020-04-18T17:45:55
No intro needed here. Aaron Rodgers comes back for a 3rd visit to “pass” the time during COVID-19. Previous Episodes: 85 and 61
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E163: Larry Lawton–Ex Gangster and Reformed Jewel Thief from 2020-03-26T19:34:58
Larry is the author of Gangster Redemption, a TV Personality, Speaker, Prison Expert&Law Enforcement Consultant. Larry developed the nationally recognized Reality Check Program to help young people...
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E162: Dean Blandino–Ex-NFL Senior VP of Officiating from 2019-09-03T20:55:31
Dean is a football rules analyst for the NFL and college football games on Fox Sports. He previously served as the NFL’s Senior Vice President of Officiating from 2013 to 2017. In May 2018, Blandin...
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E161: Ryan Day–Buckeye Football’s New Head Coach from 2019-06-18T22:18:49
On the same day that legendary coach Urban Meyer announced his retirement – Dec. 4, 2018 – Ryan Day was named to succeed him. As an NFL quarterbacks coach, Day worked with Colin Kaepernick and Blai...
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E160: Dr. Chrisanne Gordon, MD–Traumatic Brain Injury Survivor from 2019-05-12T21:47:35
Her resume appears as preparation for Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI): training in science, internal medicine, and treatment of trauma; expertise in physical medicine and rehabilitation. She was alrea...
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E159: Brenda Tracy–Gang Rape Survivor&Activist behind Set The Expectation from 2019-03-20T22:22:37
Brenda Tracy is many things; a mother, a nurse, an advocate, an activist, a lobbyist, and a survivor of a gang rape by four football players. After coming forward with her story in 2014, she quickl...
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E158: Matt Iseman–Host of American Ninja Warrior, Doctor, Actor, Comedian, and Celebrity Apprentice from 2019-03-14T22:31:03
Life is short, do what makes you happy.” That’s the advice that Matt got from his Dad-a world renowned physician-when Matt quit medicine to pursue stand up comedy. And those words still guide Matt ...
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E157: Frank Shamrock–From Jails to MMA Champ to Working with Chuck Norris from 2019-02-14T22:07:11
Frank “The Legend” Shamrock is anAmerican mixed martial artist (retired), entrepreneur, motivational speaker and philanthropist. He was the 1st to hold the UFC Middleweight Championship and retire...
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E156: Kelly Pavlik–World Champion Boxer, possible return to the ring from 2019-01-28T00:26:43
Kelly Pavlik, known as “The Ghost”, is a world champion boxer who competed from 2000 to 2012. He won the unified WBC, WBO, Ring magazine and lineal middleweight titles by defeating Jermain Taylor i...
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E155: Zac Logsdon–Winning is not enough to drive fan attendance from 2019-01-22T00:03:51
Over the past two decades Zac has worked directly with more than 150 athletic organizations to help them drive attendance to their events, increase fundraising efforts and improve the game experien...
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E154: Matt Hasselbeck–The Ole Days with Reggie, Holmgren, Favre, and Luck from 2019-01-11T00:51:28
Former NFL quarterback Matt Hasselbeck is an analyst for ESPN. He joined ESPN in March 2016 on the same day he announced his retirement from pro football after 18 NFL seasons. During the fall, he a...
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E153: Bud Martin–Golf Super Agent Representing Jason Day and John Daly from 2018-11-18T21:01:29
As an Executive Vice President at Wasserman, Bud’s primary responsibility is to build the global brand of Wasserman Golf. He negotiates endorsement agreements for Wasserman clients and brings to th...
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E152: Mike Leach–Mid-Season Report and Booster Stories from 2018-10-09T20:38
This is the fifth talk with recurring guest Mike Leach. Past episodes below: Episode 123 Episode 119 Episode 88 Episode 75 You can buy Mike’s book online here: http://ow.ly/Acg13039URQ Follow Coach...
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E151: David J. Chao, MD–ProFootballDoc from 2018-09-13T21:28:24
Dr. Chao, is an internationally known sports medicine expert. He has been practicing orthopedic surgery in San Diego, California for the past 17 years at OASIS. He is the former head team physician...
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E150: Oliver Luck–Commissioner and CEO of the XFL from 2018-09-06T19:30:01
Oliver Luck is currently the CEO and Commissioner of the XFL. Prior to that, he was Director of Intercollegiate Athletes at West Virginia University (WVU), his alma mater, and an executive with the...
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E149: Brian Urlacher–NFL Hall of Fame Induction Festivities from 2018-08-15T20:39:45
Brian Urlacher is back again sharing details on the festivities surrounding his 1st ballot NFL Hall of Fame induction. Follow Brian on Twitter @BUrlacher54
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E148: Joe Buck–3yr FOX Extension, Jack Buck, NFL Rule Changes from 2018-08-08T22:20:25
Back for a 3rd visit. Joe Buck shares how he’ll be back each October for the forseeable future on FOX. He’ll continue to be lead man on the World Series as he has for two decades with his recent co...
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E147: Jim Tressel–National Title Winning Coach to President of YSU from 2018-08-01T12:00:20
Jim Tressel is currently the president of Youngstown State University in Youngstown, Ohio. Before becoming an administrator, he was the head coach of the Youngstown State Penguins and later the Ohi...
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E146: Jason Day–51 Weeks as No. 1 Golfer in the World&The Desire to Rise Again from 2018-07-03T20:10:36
Jason Day is an Australian golfer and PGA Tour member. He is a former World Number 1 in the World Golf Ranking, having first achieved the ranking in September 2015. Day first broke into the world’s...
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E145: Ryan Holiday–The Conspiracy of Peter Thiel&Hulk Hogan destroying Gawker from 2018-06-19T20:36:14
Ryan Holiday is back for a second time on The HawkCast. Listen to his first visit here: Episode 43 He is the bestselling author of Trust Me, I’m Lying, The Obstacle Is The Way, Ego Is The Enemy, an...
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E144: Tom Clements–Retired Offensive Coordinator, Green Bay Packers from 2018-06-05T21:06:47
Coach Tom Clements came on to discuss play calling, and to share some stories ranging from stealing signals from other teams sidelines and reflection on when Coach McCarthy reclaimed the play calli...
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E143: Ted Nguyen–NFL Staff Writer–The Athletic from 2018-05-31T23:17:52
Ted Nguyen is a NFL staff writer for The Athletic, providing in-depth video analysis for the Raiders, 49ers, and other NFL teams. Ted’s experience as a football coach and researcher provides him wi...
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E142: Brady Poppinga–QB Draft Review&Predictions for the Upcoming NFL Season from 2018-05-22T23:58:15
This is Brady’s third time on The HawkCast. He is a former NFL linebacker who played for the Green Bay Packers, St. Louis Rams and the Dallas Cowboys. He played college football at Brigham Young Un...
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E141: Seth Greenberg–Basketball Analyst, ESPN College Gameday from 2018-05-15T19:34:21
Seth Greenberg joined ESPN in 2012 as a college basketball analyst, bringing 35 years of coaching experience to the job. He appears on various platforms, most often as a game or studio analyst, and...
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E140: Nick Mangold–College Roommate, 11yrs as Jets Center, Recently Retired from 2018-05-02T21:24:59
Nick was my college roommate at The Ohio State University. We both grew up in the Centerville/Kettering, OH area. Nick went on from OSU and was drafted by the New York Jets in the first round of th...
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E139: Dylan Curran–‘Whistleblower’Exposing Facebook&Google’s Use of Our Data from 2018-04-17T21:37:13
Dylan Curran is a Data Consultant and Web Developer, who does extensive research into spreading technical awareness and improving digital etiquette. He has recently shared the vast extent of how Fa...
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E138: Mike McCartney–Agent Negotiating Kirk Cousins’Groundbreaking Contract from 2018-04-10T23:05:33
Mike McCartney was AJ’s agent among many other athletes as the Director of Football Operations at Priority Sports. Most recently he negotiated the Kirk Cousins contract that has received a lot of m...
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E137: Perry Marshall–Internet Marketing Guru from 2018-04-05T18:20:54
Perry Marshall is an online marketing strategist, entrepreneur, and author of several books, including Evolution 2.0: Breaking the Deadlock Between Darwin and Design, Ultimate Guide to Google AdWor...
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E136: Matt Kenseth–20 Years In NASCAR from 2018-03-30T00:02:55
As a Wisconsin native, Matt started racing on several short tracks in Wisconsin and won track championships at Madison International Speedway, Slinger Super Speedway and Wisconsin International Rac...
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E135: Chris“Drama”Pfaff–Young&Reckless Clothing|MTV’s Fantasy Factory from 2018-03-21T22:00:39
Christopher “Drama” Pfaff is an entrepreneur, producer and reality TV star. He was born in Akron, Ohio were he spent most of his life until graduating from high school and becoming an assistant for...
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E134: Dan Orlovsky–12yr NFL Veteran, The Role of Backup QBs from 2018-03-18T21:32:27
Drafted by the Detroit Lions in 2005 Dan Orlovsky spent his 12 year career as a backup quarterback. This discussion brings to light the amount of work it entails to always be ready to step in on a ...
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E133: Laurie Kilmartin–Comedian, Author, and Writer for CONAN from 2018-03-13T21:45:42
Laurie Kilmartin has been doing standup since 1987 and has appeared on CONAN, Jimmy Kimmel Live, and Comedy Central. Her Seeso special “45 Jokes About My Dead Dad” made Vulture’s list of Top Ten Co...
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E132: Jennifer Briney–Host of Congressional Dish from 2018-03-08T00:24:13
Jennifer Briney is the founder and host of Congressional Dish, a twice-monthly podcast that aims to draw attention to where the American people truly have power: Congress. From the perspective of a...
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E131: Nik Hawks–Navy Veteran, Ultrarunner, Co-Founder of Paleo Treats from 2018-03-02T01:07:43
Nik Hawks is a Navy veteran with an inspiring journey back into civilian life. From buying a 22′ sailboat and taking it from San Diego to Florida, to running 100 miles in the Leadville 100. Nik has...
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E130: Corey Linsley–Packers Center from Ohio State from 2018-02-21T23:17:22
Corey Linsley is the center for the Green Bay Packers. He played college football at The Ohio State University. Linsley was drafted by the Packers in the 2014 NFL Draft. We do a lot of reflection b...
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E129: Dan Hellie–Host of NFL Network and UFC Contender Series from 2018-02-06T21:53:40
Dan Hellie is a very diverse sports anchor and currently is the host of NFL Network as well as Dana White’s UFC Tuesday Night Contender Series. He is also the preseason television voice of the Tenn...
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E128: Linda Cohn–Hall of Fame Sportscaster ESPN from 2018-01-14T23:27:29
Linda Cohn has long been considered a pioneer for women sportscasters. She has graced our television sets for over 25 years as one of the first full-time female sports anchors. Linda made sportscas...
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E127: Jack Arute–A True Throwback in Broadcasting from 2018-01-07T22:18:27
Jack Arute is a former sportscaster for the NFL and college sports for Sirius XM Radio. Prior to that he was an auto racing pit reporter and college football sideline reporter for ESPN and ABC, and...
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E126: Brady Poppinga–College QB Prospects, NFL Concussion Protocol and more from 2017-12-24T23:05:19
This is Brady’s second time on The HawkCast. He is a former NFL linebacker who played for the Green Bay Packers, St. Louis Rams and the Dallas Cowboys. He played college football at Brigham Young U...
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E125: Ryan Leaf–Transcending the Past, NFL to Prison to Today from 2017-12-18T01:14:39
Ryan Leaf played four seasons in the NFL after being a Heisman Trophy Candidate as Quarterback for the Washington State Cougars. He was a 2nd overall pick in the 1998 NFL Draft right behind Peyton ...
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E124: Coyote Peterson–Brave Wilderness and Getting Bit for a Living from 2017-12-11T00:20:29
Nathaniel Peterson, known as “Coyote Peterson”, is a YouTube personality and wildlife educator. He is most known for his wildlife videos on YouTube, which are posted on his channel Brave Wilderness...
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E123: Mike Leach–Thoughts On Everything Going Into The Apple Cup from 2017-11-22T22:18:32
This is the fourth talk with recurring guest Mike Leach as he leads his team into The Apple Cup. Past episodes below: Episode 119 Episode 88 Episode 75 You can buy Mike’s book online here: http://o...
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E122: Jerry Thornton–From Darkness to Dynasty with Barstool Sports from 2017-11-13T23:06:25
Jerry Thornton, is a long time blogger for Barstool Sports and co-host of the Laces Out podcast with Pat McAfee and I. He’s also a stand up comic and the author of From Darkness to Dynasty: The Fir...
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E121: Tom Segura (round 4)–Mostly Football Stories&SoberOctobert from 2017-10-30T03:41:41
Comedian Tom Segura comes on for a fourth chat. Mostly football stories, his wife (Christina Pazsitzky) and her recent special on Netflix, and he explains what SoberOctobert was all about. Watch (r...
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E120: Danny Kanell–Florida State, NFL QB, His Years at ESPN, and Future Plans from 2017-10-19T23:43:49
Danny Kanell attended Florida State University where was a quarterback for 4 years starting out as backup during his freshman year to Charlie Ward. After college he was drafted by the New York Gian...
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E119: Mike Leach–Catching Up With The WSU Cougars Coach from 2017-10-05T20:43:42
This is the third talk with Mike for a season update and chat on his recent world views. Past episodes below: Episode 75 Episode 88 You can buy Mike’s book online here: http://ow.ly/Acg13039URQ
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E118: Pat McAfee–Punter, Comedian, Podcaster and Barstool Heartland COO from 2017-10-01T15:13:03
Pat is a punter who played eight seasons for the Indianapolis Colts. He was a placekicker and punter at West Virginia and was drafted by the Colts in the 2009 NFL Draft. He retired from football in...
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E117: Charles Barkley–NBA Legend from 2017-09-10T21:01:14
Charles Wade Barkley is an NBA legend who is currently the analyst on Inside the NBA. Nicknamed “Chuck”, “Sir Charles”, and “The Round Mound of Rebound”, Barkley established himself as one of the N...
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E116: Tim Larkin–When Violence Is The Answer from 2017-09-03T20:18:20
Tim Larkin, former military intelligence officer, was part of a beta group that redesigned how Special Operations personnel trained for close combat. He has a 25 year career where he has trained pe...
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E115: Jordy Nelson–Wide Receiver, Green Bay Packers from 2017-08-25T02:14:40
Jordy Nelson is a Super Bowl Champion, Green Bay’s leading wide receiver and an emerging NFL star who is “The NFL’s Best Deep Threat.” In his 7th NFL season, Nelson was among NFL leaders for receiv...
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E114: Anthony“Sully”Sullivan–Following Billy Mays as OxiClean Pitchman from 2017-08-20T23:18:30
Best-known as the spokesman for OxiClean where he succeeded Billy Mays, Anthony is the pitchman of choice for dozens of innovative, practical usage consumer products including the X5 5-in-1 Steamer...
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E113: Matthew Furman–Magician and Mind Reader from 2017-08-13T23:18:02
Matthew Furman is a professional magician and mind reader who specializes in doing the impossible with ordinary objects. Matthew performs all over the world at corporate events, private parties, go...
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E112: Andrew Hawkins–Never Short on Courage, Retired NFL Receiver Rams, Bengals, Browns, Patriots from 2017-08-06T23:23:12
Andrew Hawkins is a retired NFL Wide Receiver. He has played six seasons in the NFL with the following teams St. Louis Rams, Cincinnati Bengals, and Cleveland Browns and also for the Montreal Aloue...
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E111: Luke Thomas–MMAFighting.com Senior Editor and SiriusXM Host from 2017-07-17T00:21:06
Luke Thomas served in the U.S. Marine Corp for 7 years reaching the rank of Sergeant. Today he is a Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) journalist, analyst, and radio host. He is currently the Senior Editor f...
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E110: John Schneider–General Manager, Seattle Seahawks from 2017-06-15T01:35:52
John is the General Manager for the Seattle Seahawks. Schneider added the distinction of Executive Vice President in 2013. In his role, he manages all aspects of the Seahawks roster and draft proce...
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E109: Tom Segura (round 3)–Living in Comedy from 2017-06-07T00:39:27
Comedian Tom Segura comes on for a third chat. We talk Bert Kreischer, Bill Burr, his life as a comedian, and the Kramer (Michael Richards) comedy set debacle where Tom offers some insight. Watch T...
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E108: Zack Martin–Cowboys All-Pro Guard talking Team Culture, Dak and Zeke from 2017-05-23T22:02:25
Zack is an offensive guard for the Dallas Cowboys. He played college football at Notre Dame and was drafted 16th overall by the Cowboys in the first round of the 2014 NFL Draft. Zack was the only r...
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E107: Robert O’Neill–The Operator–Navy SEAL who killed Osama bin Laden from 2017-05-17T20:28:49
Robert O’Neill makes his second appearance on The HawkCast. See episode 14 with Rob Rob is a former Senior Chief Special Warfare Operator (Navy SEAL) In this talk he discusses the release of his ne...
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E106: Andy Dalton–Bengals QB Talking Playoff Expectations and Team Culture from 2017-05-09T23:14:15
Andy Dalton (aka The Red Rocket) is the quarterback for the Cincinnati Bengals. He played college football at Texas Christian University (TCU) and left as their all-time leader in wins along with m...
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E105: Montee Ball–Wisconsin Football Legend, Raising Awareness about Addiction from 2017-05-02T16:57:18
Montee Ball is currently a free agent in the NFL. He was drafted by the Denver Broncos in the 2013 NFL Draft. He played college football at Wisconsin, where he was twice recognized as the best runn...
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E104: Charles Woodson–18 Years in NFL|Remembering Super Bowl XLV Halftime Emotions from 2017-04-10T21:41:56
Charles Woodson played college football in Michigan, where he led the Wolverines to a national championship in 1997. Woodson, a “two-way player” who played both offense and defense, won the Heisman...
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E103: Bas Rutten–Fight for Yourself from 2017-03-30T21:22:11
Bas Rutten aka ‘El Guapo’ is one of the most well respected fighters and personalities in mixed martial arts history. He is a former King of Pancrase, UFC heavyweight champion and transitioned into...
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E102: Matt Burke–On the Ascent, Defensive Coordinator for the Miami Dolphins from 2017-03-21T21:10:01
Matt Burke is the Defensive Coordinator of the Miami Dolphins, and was also linebackers coach for the Detroit Lions and Cincinnati Bengals where he was my coach while I was there. Previously an adm...
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E101: Ryen Russillo–Host of Russillo&Kanell on the Culture of the Media from 2017-03-10T01:56:47
Since 2009, Ryen Russillo has been a host or co-host of the afternoon show on ESPN Radio. The program is currently known as Russillo&Kanell, and Ryen’s co-host is ESPN college football analyst Dann...
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E100: Chris Long–Patriots Super Bowl 51 Comeback from 2017-03-02T22:14:22
Chris Long is a defensive end for the New England Patriots. He played college football at Virginia, where he was recognized as a unanimous All-American. He was drafted by the St. Louis Rams second ...
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E99: Mike Golic Jr–Notre Dame Legacies and ESPN Radio from 2017-02-27T01:01:25
Mike Golic Jr is a broadcaster with ESPN Radio and a retired offensive guard. He played college football at Notre Dame and signed with the Pittsburgh Steelers in 2013 and New Orleans Saints in 2014...
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E98: Adam Carr&Raychad Vannatta–Warriors Saving Warriors from 2017-02-15T23:20:53
From the Save a Warrior website – Save A Warrior believes in challenging conventional thinking. The way we challenge the idea of suicide is so novel and so inspiring, it connects the lives of all w...
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E97: Ariel Helwani–The Art of Interviewing MMA’s Best from 2017-02-07T22:03:18
Ariel Helwani has been covering mixed martial arts professionally since 2006. He is the reigning five-time World MMA Award Journalist of the Year winner. He works for MMAFighting.com (SB Nation). H...
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E96: Jake Ballard–Giants Super Bowl Champ Turned Patriot from 2017-02-02T19:02:39
Jake Ballard played tight end for the New York Giants, New England Patriots and Arizona Cardinals. He played college football at Ohio State and was signed by the Giants in 2010 where he won Super B...
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E95: Bob Costas–Over 30yrs with NBC, Memorable Interviews and the Rise of Fake News from 2017-01-26T22:27:25
Bob Costas has been a sportscaster on the air for NBC Sports television since the early 1980s. He has been the prime-time host of twelve Olympic Games since 1992. In addition to his Olympic work, C...
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E94: Tom Crabtree–Hot Takes, Concussions, and Clemson Oil Checks from 2017-01-12T21:25:41
Tom Crabtree is an Ohio native who played college football for Miami University at the tight end position. He entered the NFL in 2009 with the Kansas City Chiefs, but he spent most of his career wi...
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E93: Chris Cooley–Joe Gibbs’Coaching, Questionable Blogging from 2017-01-05T21:20:32
Chris Cooley is a former tight end who played 9 seasons for the Washington Redskins. He was drafted in 2004 by Joe Gibbs and we spend some time talking about Joe’s coaching style. Cooley holds the ...
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E92: Joe Buck–Lucky Bastard from 2016-12-23T01:13:14
Joe Buck is back again. His last visit was on Episode 6. Joe recently published the book Lucky Bastard: My Life, My Dad, and the Things I’m Not Allowed to Say on TV. Joe is the son of famous sportc...
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E91: Josh Sitton–All-Pro goes from Green Bay to The Bears from 2016-12-14T23:02:15
Josh was drafted in 2008 as a guard and started 110 out of the 112 regular season games that the Packers had played since becoming a full-time starter on the offensive line in 2009. In just the pas...
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E90: James Laurinaitis–OSU All-American, Rams All-Time Tackle Leader from 2016-12-02T00:58:39
James Laurinaitis is a career linebacker, most recently with the New Orleans Saints. He’s an Ohio State Alumni and three-time All-American for the Buckeyes. He was drafted by the St. Louis Rams in ...
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E89: Mike Nolan–Handling Media and Being a Good Soldier from 2016-11-22T20:55:07
Mike Nolan has been a coach in one form or another since attending the University of Oregon where he played Safety. Most notably he was the head coach for the San Francisco 49ers from 2005-2008, a ...
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E88: Mike Leach–Talking Trump, PC Culture, and Price is Right Coin Tosses from 2016-11-10T23:46:21
This is the second talk with Mike. We spoke on Wednesday November 9th after Donald J. Trump became President-Elect and discuss that outcome and some of the issues surrounding it. We also cover the ...
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E87: Petros Papadakis–Co-host Petros and Money, Pros vs Joes from 2016-11-03T20:29:08
Petros will be my wingman in the booth Saturday, November 5th, for the Stanford vs. Oregon State football game on FS1. He is the radio co-host of the Petros and Money Show on Fox Sports Radio. Form...
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E86: Amy Jo Martin–NY Times Best-Selling Author and Founder of Digital Royalty from 2016-10-27T16:20:26
Amy Jo Martin, author of New York Times best-seller Renegades Write the Rules, founded Digital Royalty in 2009 to help corporations, celebrities and sports entities humanize their brands online thr...
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E85: Brady Poppinga–Telling Stories and a Surprise Visit from Aaron Rodgers from 2016-10-04T19:55:36
Brady is a former NFL linebacker who played for the Green Bay Packers, St. Louis Rams and the Dallas Cowboys. He played college football at Brigham Young University. Brady is a fantastic story tell...
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E84: Andrea Kremer–Setting Firsts for Women in Sports Journalism from 2016-09-21T01:11:38
Andrea Kremer is one of the most accomplished and widely respected journalists in the industry today. In 2011, she was named one of the 10 greatest female sportscasters of all time. TV Guide said K...
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E83: Adam Schefter–A 9/11 Story from 2016-09-14T18:42:04
RECORDED 9/11 – Adam is a University of Michigan grad, sports writer and NFL Insider for ESPN. In our talk I was lucky enough to have Adam share some details surrounding the powerful segment ESPN a...
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E82: SwapCast|Pardon My Take–Barstool Sports from 2016-09-07T05:40:25
Continued Conversation from the Pardon My Take Podcast iTunes: On “Pardon My Take,” Big Cat&PFT Commenter deliver the loudest and most correct sports takes in the history of the spoken word. Daily ...
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E81: Cabbie Richards–Mastering Unusual A-List Interviews from 2016-09-04T22:27:31
Cabral “Cabbie” Richards hails from Canada as the host of “Cabbie Presents” on TSN’s Sportscentre. TSN is Canada’s #1 specialty channel. Richards incorporates a unique light-hearted approach in eng...
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E80: Albert Breer–Sports Journalism, Joining MMQB, and The Twitter Hack from 2016-08-28T21:12:09
Albert Breer is a sports journalist and reporter for TheMMQB.com. He also spent time covering the NFL for the Boston Herald, the Boston Globe, the Dallas Morning News, Sporting News and NFL Network...
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E79: Michael Silver–Integrity, Professional Relationships, and Belichick from 2016-08-25T23:41:14
Paid for opinions… Michael Silver is a sportswriter and television analyst for NFL Network and NFL.com. He previously worked for Sports Illustrated for over thirteen years as well as Yahoo Sports. ...
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E78: Mark Tauscher–Underestimated Wisconsin Native, 11 Years in Green Bay from 2016-08-21T22:25:32
Mark Tauscher was drafted by the Green Bay Packers in the seventh round of the 2000 NFL Draft. He quickly become a fan favorite as a Wisconsin native. Underestimated by many Mark fought and earned ...
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E77: Brian Urlacher–13 Years with the Chicago Bears from 2016-08-18T19:57:48
Brian Urlacher is a retired linebacker who spent his entire 13-year career playing for the Chicago Bears. He played college football for the University of New Mexico, where he was an All-American a...
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E76: Kyle Brandt–Real World, Days of Our Lives, Good Morning Football on NFLN from 2016-08-15T00:37:25
Kyle Brandt currently hosts Good Morning Football, a daily morning show on NFL Network. He was previously the executive producer of The Jim Rome Show. He is also known for portraying Philip Kiriaki...
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E75: Mike Leach–Opinions, Politics, and Swinging Your Sword from 2016-08-11T22:43:10
Mike Leach is a very educated man with a lot of opinions on all things. We discuss some of those opinions on politics and football. He’s the head coach of the Washington State Cougars football team...
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E74: Bert Kreischer and Tom Segura–Who is Fatter–Explained from 2016-08-08T02:36:43
So, most have already picked a side, but who is fatter? Bert Kreischer and Tom Segura came on to explain an inside joke gone wild with the hashtags #bertisfat and #tomisfat. Get your shirts here: h...
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E73: Kliff Kingsbury–Texas Tech QB to HC, Changing College Culture from 2016-08-02T21:39:03
Kliff Kingsbury is changing the culture of college football as head coach for the Texas Tech Red Raiders. He was once their star quarterback from 1998-2002 and holds many Division I NCAA passing re...
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E72: SwapCast|Ryan Hawk–Host of The Learning Leader Show from 2016-07-27T22:56:59
Switching roles with my brother Ryan for this swapcast episode. He’s the host of his own podcast called The Learning Leader Show where he has interviewed over a hundred and forty of the worlds grea...
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E71: Kenny Florian–Fighter, UFC/BattleBots Commentator from 2016-07-24T21:19:50
Kenny Florian holds a 3rd Degree Blackbelt in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu. He is the only UFC fighter to compete in four divisions (Featherweight, Lightweight, Welterweight and Middleweight). He fought for...
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E70: Steve Graef, PhD–Sport Psychologist from 2016-07-17T22:31:51
Steve is the creator of Mindurance, LLC and a licensed counseling and sport psychologist in Ohio. He received his Ph.D. in Counseling Psychology from the University of Akron where he also develope...
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E69: Jared Allen–Relentless Pursuit of Everything from 2016-07-10T22:40:48
Jared was raised on the outskirts of San Jose, California on a horse ranch if there’s any question about where his cowboy life began. After playing college football for Idaho State University for f...
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E68: Drew Bledsoe–From Quarterback to Doubleback from 2016-07-05T21:09:45
Drew played fourteen seasons in the NFL. He is best known as the starting quarterback for the New England Patriots from 1993 to 2001. He also played for the Buffalo Bills and the Dallas Cowboys. Du...
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E67: Tyler Eifert–From Notre Dame to the Bengals from 2016-06-27T16:19:36
Tyler Eifert is a tight end for the Cincinnati Bengals. He played college football for the University of Notre Dame where he received All-American honors, and was recognized as the top college tigh...
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E66: Bert Kreischer–Fat Shaming, Tom Segura, and Remorseful Moments from 2016-06-23T21:21:38
This is Bert’s second appearance on The HawkCast. He is a standup comic who performs regularly to sellout crowds across the country. He is the host of the Travel Channel’s Trip Flip, an upcoming ne...
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E65: Jay Onrait–Future Plans for Canadian Broadcast Legend and FS1 Pioneer from 2016-06-19T22:53:41
Jay Onrait is a Canadian television personality and sports anchor who is currently an anchor for Fox Sports Live on the Fox Sports 1 network. Since 2003, he has been paired with fellow Canadian bro...
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E64: JJ Redick–Duke, Clippers, and The Vertical Podcast from 2016-06-08T20:52:07
JJ Redick plays for the Los Angeles Clippers. He was selected 11th overall by the Orlando Magic in the 2006 NBA draft. During college, he played for Duke University. He set ACC records during his c...
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E63: David Portnoy–El Presidente, Barstool Sports from 2016-06-02T20:01:58
David Portnoy, nicknamed “El Presidente”, is the founder of Barstool Sports, which is one of the most recognizable sports blogs on the Internet. His propensity for pushing the envelope, from using ...
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E62: Richard Deitsch–State of Media, Skip Bayless, Broadcast Advice from 2016-05-31T21:26:53
Richard Deitsch is a writer and editor at Sports Illustrated, SI.com and TheMMQB.com. He has covered six Olympic Games, NCAA championships and Super Bowls, and worked for nearly every division of S...
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E61: Aaron Rodgers–Leadership, Golfing with POTUS, Mics on the field from 2016-05-26T23:03:45
I sat down with my good friend and past teammate Aaron Rodgers. Aaron became the Green Bay Packers’ starting quarterback in 2008 and led them to a victory in Super Bowl XLV where he was named Super...
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E60: Jeremy Roenick–20 Years in the NHL and NBC Sports Analyst from 2016-05-22T19:51:10
Jeremy “J.R.” Roenick is a retired NHL player. He was drafted in 1988 by the Chicago Blackhawks and played for the Blackhawks, Phoenix Coyotes, Philadelphia Flyers, Los Angeles Kings, and the San J...
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E59: Heath Evans–10 Year Vet, NFL Network Analyst from 2016-05-19T22:13:24
Heath Evans is a former NFL fullback. After playing college football at Auburn he was drafted by the Seattle Seahawks in the 2001 NFL Draft. He also played for the Miami Dolphins, New England Patri...
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E58: Jeff Pearlman–6 Time New York Times Bestseller, Next Books Include Brett Favre and The USFL from 2016-05-15T22:13:23
Jeff is the New York Times best-selling author of six books. His last release, “Showtime: Magic, Kareem, Riley and the Los Angeles Lakers Dynasty of the 1980s,” hit No. 2 on the Los Angeles Times b...
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E57: Marc Roberge–Lead Vocalist/Guitarist for O.A.R. from 2016-05-09T01:09:42
Marc Roberge is the lead vocalist/guitarist of the band O.A.R. (Of A Revolution, founded in 1996). Other band members include drummer Chris Culos, guitarist Richard On, bassist Benj Gershman and sa...
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E56: Christina Pazsitzky–New Mom, Standup, Podcast Host from 2016-05-02T00:08:34
Christina is a Stand up Comedian. She’s also a cast member on the show How to Be a Grown Up airing Tuesdays at 10E/9C on TruTV. You’ve seen her as a Round Table Regular and Writer on the popular E!...
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E55: Logan Paul–Vine Star to Top Intergalactic Entertainer of the Future from 2016-04-21T20:57:04
Vine star Logan Paul was born and raised in Ohio. Logan moved to Los Angeles at 19 in order to pursue entertainment beyond social media. Over the past two years, he’s garnered a massive audience an...
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E54: Jon Anik–The 209 Tattoo from 2016-04-07T21:07:34
Jon Anik is a UFC commentator and former MMA analyst for ESPN. He also runs a podcast which airs episodes every Monday called “The Anik&Florian Podcast”. Making predictions for upcoming fights is w...
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E53: Kato Kaelin–21 Years on the Witness Stand from 2016-03-30T00:05:38
Kato Kaelin is best known as a witness in the famous 1995 O.J. Simpson murder trial which played a major role in the birth of “reality TV”. Originally from Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Kato Kaelin moved t...
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E52: Spencer Havner–Practice Squads to Primetime, Detailing The NFL Experience from 2016-03-23T11:14:35
Spencer Havner attended Nevada Union High School in Grass Valley, California and went on to become an All-American while playing for UCLA for 4 years. Spencer went undrafted in the 2006 NFL draft a...
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E51: Rich Roll–Achieving Ultra-Endurance and Wellness Fueled by PlantPower from 2016-03-10T18:46:21
A graduate of Stanford University and Cornell Law School, Rich is a 47-year old, accomplished vegan ultra-endurance athlete and former entertainment attorney turned full-time wellness&plant-based n...
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E50: Bert Kreischer–Rolling Stone to Robbing a Train with The Russian Mafia from 2016-02-25T21:46:02
BERT KREISCHER is a standup comic who performs to sellout crowds across the country. He is the host of the Travel Channel’s Trip Flip, an upcoming new season of the hit Bert the Conqueror, and prev...
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E49: Tom Bilyeu on High Productivity and Running A Billion Dollar Company from 2016-02-16T23:31:43
Tom Bilyeu is Co-Founder and President of Quest Nutrition, leading the company’s sales and marketing teams as well as providing the driving force behind the company culture of passion and transform...
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E48: Chris Kluwe from 2016-02-09T22:04:46
As a punter, most recently for the Minnesota Vikings, Chris Kluwe consistently set team records. As an advocate for equality, he proudly and profanely broke the NFL’s code of omertà around locker-r...
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E47: Tom Segura from 2016-02-02T22:23:06
Comedian Tom Segura comes on for a second show with AJ. They talk about their newborns, kids playing football, counseling, and more in this hilariously random chat. Tom just released his second suc...
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E46: James“Iron Cowboy”Lawrence from 2016-01-27T18:28:22
“Just be empowered to do that hard thing in your life… however low you are, wherever you are, there’s someone out there that loves you and there’s someone out there that can support you and there’s...
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E45: Robert Greene from 2016-01-20T20:54:10
Robert Greene is the author of the New York Times bestsellers The 48 Laws of Power, The Art of Seduction, The 33 Strategies of War, and The 50th Law. His highly anticipated fifth book, Mastery, exa...
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E44: Josh Duhamel from 2016-01-07T23:56:31
Josh Duhamel is an actor, former model, previous college football quarter back, you name it. He’s well known as Leo du Pres on the ABC daytime soap opera, All My Children along with NBC’s prime tim...
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E43: Ryan Holiday from 2015-12-30T22:07:35
Ryan Holiday is a media strategist and prominent writer on strategy and business. After dropping out of college at nineteen to apprentice under Robert Greene, author of The 48 Laws of Power, he wen...
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E42: Pam Oliver from 2015-12-17T17:22:23
Pam Oliver is a journalist known for her work on the sidelines for various NBA and NFL games. She started her career in 1985 as a news reporter. Pam joined ESPN in 1993 and moved on to join Fox Spo...
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E41: Gerry Matalon from 2015-12-09T21:44:02
Gerry Matalon is a seven-time Emmy Award recipient. He’s also actively involved in programs for mentoring, diversity, and recruitment. Most recently Gerry was the Senior Coordinating Producer of On...
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E40: Ryan Grant from 2015-11-19T19:13:31
Ryan Grant is hard working former teammate of AJ’s. He was a running back for the Green Bay Packers originally signed by the New York Giants but was traded to the Packers shortly before the 2007 se...
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E39: Jason McCarthy from 2015-11-05T17:15:56
Jason McCarthy is a former United States Army Green Beret and the Founder of GORUCK.com. Jason signed up for the military after 9/11 because of 9/11. His company GORUCK is based in every way on the...
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E38: Nate Boyer from 2015-10-22T14:30:45
Nate Boyer is a former United States Army Green Beret turned long snapper for the University of Texas. He would return to active duty in summers while playing for the Longhorns during his college c...
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E37: Steve Weatherford from 2015-10-08T20:17:18
Steve is a Super Bowl Champ and fitness guru/NFL Punter who is currently a free agent. He played college football at Illinois and was signed by the New Orleans Saints in 2006. Weatherford has been ...
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E36: Bryan Sellers from 2015-09-25T15:16:29
Bryan Sellers (wearing an orange and black helmet) drives the No. 17 Team Falken Tire Porsche 911 RSR in the TUDOR Championship GTD class. He grew up as a racer intrigued by photographs of his dad ...
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E35: Tony Hinchcliffe from 2015-09-10T10:57:22
Tony Hinchcliffe has been a sharp and clever addition to the Los Angeles stand-up scene since 2007. Tony is considered a fresh evolution to the now immensely popular roasting scene, working as a st...
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E34: Dennis Farrell from 2015-09-05T22:03:03
Dennis Farrell is a former ESPN Radio, NBC Sports Radio Detroit host. Farrell is considered one of the top fantasy analyst in the industry. Now you can find Dennis Farrell on Pro Football Focus hos...
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E33: Kevin Burkhardt from 2015-08-28T23:16:49
Kevin Burkhardt is an American sportscaster. Currently one of the play-by-play voices for The NFL on FOX and formerly a reporter with SportsNet New York (SNY), Burkhardt was the field reporter duri...
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E32: Steve Lemme from 2015-08-15T03:15:04
Stephen Carlos “Steve” Lemme is an actor, writer, and producer, and one of the members of the Broken Lizard comedy group. He is best known for his role in Super Troopers (2001), Beerfest (2006) and...
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E31: Ricky Williams from 2015-08-01T17:30:04
Now retired Ricky was drafted 5th overall in the first round of the 1999 NFL draft by the New Orleans Saints after head coach Mike Ditka traded all of his 1999 draft picks and their first pick for ...
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E30: Matt Walsh from 2015-07-25T16:12:26
Chicago-born, Matt Walsh is a founding member of the national improv-sketch comedy theatre Upright Citizens Brigade, which has schools and venues in both New York and Los Angeles. UCB is the larges...
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E29: Tom Segura from 2015-07-12T16:02:15
Tom Segura is a comedian from Cincinnati, Ohio. He currently lives in Los Angeles, California. Tom just released his first 1 Hour special on Netflix that was filmed at the Goodale Theater in Minnea...
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E28: Mark Titus from 2015-06-04T17:43:30
Mark Titus is an American blogger and former walk-on basketball player for Ohio State. Since October 2008, he has written about his basketball-related experiences in his blog ‘Club Trillion‘. He wa...
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E27: Brett McKay from 2015-05-14T19:39:09
A.J. talks with Brett McKay of ArtOfManliness.com – He runs the blog with his wife. It receives over 8 million page views a month and has over 140,000 subscribers. They teach men how to tie a tie, ...
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E26: Brendan Schaub from 2015-04-29T20:19:49
Brendan Schaub is an American mixed martial artist, a former professional football player for the AFL’s Utah Blaze, and a former member of the Buffalo Bills practice squad. He was a finalist and th...
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E25: Maurice Clarett from 2015-04-17T22:30:47
Maurice Clarett has traveled throughout the nation speaking to universities, businesses, non-profits, faith based organizations and high schools. His life experiences has led him to be one of the m...
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E24: Sal Vulcano from 2015-04-12T16:44:45
A.J. Hawk talks with Sal Vulcano of the comedy troupe known as The Tenderloins who are the creators, executive producers, writers, and stars of Impractical Jokers on truTV. Follow Sal on Twitter @S...
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E23: Dave Dameshek from 2015-03-31T15:38:06
A.J. Hawk sits down with Dave Dameshek who is currently a football analyst and writer for NFL.com, appearing on NFL Fantasy Live and hosts the Dave Dameshek Football Podcast. Follow Dave on Twitter...
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E22: Billy Corben from 2015-03-24T00:22:31
A.J Hawk speaks with the brilliant film director Billy Corben. Billy is co-founder of the Miami-based studio, Rakontur. He has created films such as Cocaine Cowboys and ESPN’s 30 for 30 The U and T...
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E21: Lewis Howes from 2015-03-07T05:29:27
A.J. Hawk talks with Lewis Howes an American Author, Lifestyle Entrepreneur, Former Pro Athlete&2 sport All-American. He also hosts The School of Greatness, which is a talk show distributed as a po...
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E20: 9 Awesome seasons with the Green Bay Packers from 2015-02-25T22:22:16
A.J. Hawk shares some thoughts on his last 9 seasons with the Green Bay Packers. He is interviewed by his brother Ryan Hawk on the topic of the contract release, and what might be next.
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E19: Bill Goldberg from 2015-02-20T03:55
A.J. Hawk interviews Bill Goldberg who is an American actor, former professional football player and retired professional wrestler. He is best known for his appearances with World Championship Wres...
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E18: Aubrey Marcus from 2015-02-06T08:51:43
On top of being a very active CEO for Onnit, Aubrey is the host of both the Total Human Optimization podcast, as well as the Warrior Poet Project, dedicated to exploring and expanding human happine...
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E17: Brian Baumgartner from 2015-01-28T08:54:08
A.J. Hawk interviews good friend Brian Baumgartner who is an American film and television actor best known for his role as Kevin Malone in The Office. Follow Brian on Twitter @BBBaumgartner
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E16: James Brown from 2015-01-01T20:37:47
A.J. speaks with the ultra professional and respectable James Brown, commonly called “J.B.”, who is an American sportscaster known for being the host of The NFL Today on CBS Sports and Thursday Nig...
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