Former Miami(OH) college hockey player Phil Knies, whose brother is Toronto Maple Leaf forward Matthew Knies, joins the show. Phil talks his career at Miami and being named captain his senior season, knowing Auston Matthews as a teenager, the commercial he did for Adidas alongside Matthew, being coached at a young age by current Vancouver Canucks head coach Adam Foote, his family moving from Slovakia to Arizona, going on the Maple Leafs mentors' trip and getting to meet legends like Wendel Clark and Joe Thornton, playing professionally in his native Slovakia, and much more. Tune in now!

***This episode was taped in November of 2025***

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Former Wake Forest basketball player Anthony Bilas, whose father is current ESPN basketball analyst Jay Bilas, joins the show. Anthony talks about starting his first game on Senior Day vs Florida State, his current role as Director of Statistics and Original Programming with the WWE, playing a pick-up game against Tim Duncan and Chris Paul, working at CBS Sports with Jay Wright and Ernie Johnson, why he chose to walk-on at Wake Forest, moving to New York City after college and how much he loves living there, and much more. Tune in now!

***This episode was taped in November 2025***

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And, if you want to learn more about the host and author Rob Adler and his career, check out his book here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠I Hammered Hank: And Other True Stories From The Worldwide Leader: Adler, Rob: 9781980219613: Amazon.com: Books⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Retired hockey player Mark Heatley, whose brother is former NHL All-Star and Olympic gold medalist Dany Heatley, joins the show. Mark talks about winning multiple league titles in the German second division, meeting Justin Bieber while playing for Manchester in the UK, currently living near Freiburg in Germany, the advice he got from college teammate and future NHL All-Star Joe Pavelski, why Halloween is his favorite time of year, overcoming multiple injuries in college, fans in Manchester creating a Mark Heatley fan club, and much more. Tune in now!!

***this episode was taped in October 2025***

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This week, Northern Michigan junior lacrosse goalie Lauren Esposito, whose grandfather Tony Esposito and great-uncle Phil Esposito are both members of the Hockey Hall of Fame, joins the show. Lauren talks about having Chiari malformation and the difficulties that come with it, undergoing Chiari malformation surgery prior to her sophomore season in college, her first game back after the surgery, being a social media intern with the men's hockey team at Northern, why the song "Don't Worry, Be Happy" makes her think of her grandfather Tony, some of her favorite Christmas memories, how her recruiting process was different than many, how her coaches and teammates assisted with her recovery, and lots more. Tune in now!

***this episode was taped in October 2025***

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And, if you want to learn more about the host and author Rob Adler and his career, check out his book here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠I Hammered Hank: And Other True Stories From The Worldwide Leader: Adler, Rob: 9781980219613: Amazon.com: Books⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Softball player Alexa Langeliers, whose brother Shea Langeliers plays for the Athletics and was the August 2025 American League player of the month, joins the show. Alexa talks about playing in the Women's College World Series with Texas Tech, overcoming some mental health struggles and her belief how important it is to talk to someone about them, spending a summer interning in Boston, her passion for animals, her close relationship with Shea, her love of Greek and Roman mythology, meeting Holly Rowe of ESPN, and much more. Tune in now!!

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And, if you want to learn more about the host and author Rob Adler and his career, check out his book here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠I Hammered Hank: And Other True Stories From The Worldwide Leader: Adler, Rob: 9781980219613: Amazon.com: Books⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

UTSA quarterback Owen McCown, son of former NFL quarterback and current Minnesota Vikings assistant Josh McCown, joins the show. Owen talks about being the starter at UTSA, why he tries to model his game after Drew Brees, the McCown family's love of basketball, setting a UTSA single-game record for most passing yards, how he ended up at UTSA after initially going to Colorado, why he enjoys time playing golf when he can, which quarterbacks he likes to watch in college football, and much more. Tune in now!

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And, if you want to learn more about the host and author Rob Adler and his career, check out his book here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠I Hammered Hank: And Other True Stories From The Worldwide Leader: Adler, Rob: 9781980219613: Amazon.com: Books⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

George Washington gymnast Nancy Kiner, whose grandfather Ralph Kiner is a MLB Hall of Famer, joins the show. She talks about working with former US Olympic gymnast Chris Waller and winning the beam as a high school senior at Waller's Heart of a Champion Meet, spending the summer interning for the Washington Nationals, being a photographer, having her work displayed in the El Segundo(CA) Museum of Art, the importance of mental health, how Covid affected her ability to practice, being an athlete in Pittsburgh where her grandfather made his name, transferring to GW, her love of the band Nirvana, and much more. Tune in now!

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And, if you want to learn more about the host and author Rob Adler and his career, check out his book here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠I Hammered Hank: And Other True Stories From The Worldwide Leader: Adler, Rob: 9781980219613: Amazon.com: Books⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

This week, former tennis player Cassidy Boyer, whose cousin Freddie Freeman is a nine-time MLB All-Star and a two-time World Series champion and whose sister Carson Branstine currently plays on the WTA Tour, joins the show. Cassidy talks about originally committing to Utah State, playing her sister Constance in juniors, how transferring to UC-Irvine led her to meeting her future husband Markus, going to Wimbledon and meeting Roger Federer, being a mother, her close relationship to her sisters, going to Game 1 of the 2024 World Series where her cousin Freddie hit a game-winning Grand Slam, her and her husband's company Rejected Athlete, and lots more. Tune in now!

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And, if you want to learn more about the host and author Rob Adler and his career, check out his book here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠I Hammered Hank: And Other True Stories From The Worldwide Leader: Adler, Rob: 9781980219613: Amazon.com: Books⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠