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Husky Talk- Conversations With Cully And ConlonErika Higgins Joins The Show And Is Running For Office!!Erika Higgins, running for Board of Selectmen in Orange, Connecticut joins University of Connecticut Women's Basketball legend, current Western Connecticut State University Head Coach Maria Conlon and me.Erika is fierce, loyal and passionate, she is not one to complain when there are problems. Erika will take action, which is why she is running for this position. She wants to make changes, an impact because enough is enough in Orange. Erika is brilliant, has a wonderful family, and especially a loving mother. She sees the challenges happening in her town every day and talks...2025-07-211h 03Husky Talk- Conversations With Cully And ConlonWNBA CBAConversations With Cully and Conlon is back with legendary UConn Women's Basketball star, Western Connecticut State University Head coach, Maria Conlon. We talk about NBA free agency and WNBA All Star game. The upcoming talks for the new WNBA Collective Bargaining Agreement have not gone well according to reports. Both sides are far apart, and this could not come at a worse time. The league is healthier than ever, ticket sales, attendance, television ratings are the highest in history. A lockout or strike could slow the momentum. There has also been talk about a conflict of interest or...2025-07-0938 minHusky Talk- Conversations With Cully And ConlonWNBA UpdatesHusky Talk- Conversations With Cully and Conlon is back with former UConn Women's Basketball star, Current Western Connecticut State University Basketball Head Coach Maria Conlon doing what she does best. We talk about the WNBA and the all star voting for Catlin Clark, along with the Expansion of the league in the next few years.Procyon is owned by Sean Rabinowitz. They specialize in wealth management, employee benefits, and retirement planning. Sean built his successful business from the ground up. Sean is a proud supporter of our podcast network. He is the best of the best and will...2025-07-0945 minHusky Talk- Conversations With Cully And ConlonStacey ReturnsHusky Talk- Conversations With Cully And Conlon are back with UConn Women's Basketball Legend, Western Connecticut State University Head Coach, Maria Conlon. Special guest Stacey Nasser joins us, an associate athletic director and assistant coach with Maria.Stacey is on a Staycation, while Maria in at a conference in Montreal. We talk about the WBNA and early All-Star Voting. Catlin Clark is leading the way with 3-time MVP Asjha Wilson. UConn's Paige Buckers is also in the top ten so far and it will be interesting to see how things shake outWe discuss the news of...2025-06-2536 minHusky Talk- Conversations With Cully And ConlonHusky Talk- Conversations With Cully And ConlonHusky Talk-Conversations With Cully And Conlon is back. Maria has a lot to discuss regarding the NCAA, Womens College Basketball and the WNBA.2025-06-1647 minHusky Talk- Conversations With Cully And ConlonNCAA Settlement/Angel Reece Is UnstoppableConversations With Cully And Conlon Returns with UConn Women's Basketball legend, Western Connecticut State University Head Coach Maria Conlon. We talk about the new NCAA House Settlement, NBA Finals, and WNBA.Maria talks about the House/NCAA Settlement and makes a great point. She has worked in sales and you can get an opportunity, but if you don’t perform, businesses will not pay for dead weight. College Sports are a billion dollar industry, teams who bring in revenue will be compensated the most, the ones who don’t have TV deals or are selling out arenas, could beco...2025-06-1247 minHusky Talk- Conversations With Cully And ConlonWNBA PreviewHusky Talk- Conversations With Cully And Conlon giving you a new episode. UConn Women's Basketball Legend and Head Coach at Western Connecticut State University, Maria Conlon have a fun conversation.Maria and Father Tim Conlon put fencing up around her house yesterday. Intense manual labor, Maria has become handy at building or putting things together. She likes the feeling of building something with her hands and how rewarding it is when you complete the job. I saw pictures of the work they did, God bless Maria and her dad, no way I would have done that, but then...2025-05-1546 minHusky Talk- Conversations With Cully And ConlonWNBA SeasonHusky Talk- Conversations With Cully and Conlon is all new. We have UConn Women's Basketball legend and Western Connecticut State University Head Coach Maria Conlon to talk shop this week. The WNBA season is starting, and Maria is excited to watch. She believes the Western Conference will be better than the Eastern, the preseason games have been entertaining. Maria expects Paige to have a great season in Dallas and win Rookie of the Year. She said my girl Kaitlyn Chen could make the roster and contribute for the expansion Golden State Valkyries, plus she is the first Taiwanese player...2025-05-1143 minHusky Talk- Conversations With Cully And ConlonEgo'sHusky Talk- Conversations With Cully And Conlon returns with a discussion on the NFL Draft. Maria thought Shadeur Sanders was drafted in the 3rd round, not the 5th. She could not believe he fell so far. We talked about how he allegedly tanked interviews with teams he did not want to play for and how crazy that was,Maria brings up her recruiting class and they will have a much more talented team than last season. She has a few division 2 transfers mixed in with a freshmen class who is going to make a difference. Tough decisions...2025-04-3035 minHusky Talk- Conversations With Cully And ConlonNational ChampionsHusky Talk- Conversations With Cully and Conlon is back with UConn Women's Basketball Legend Maria Conlon, now head coach at Western Connecticut State University. Maria correctly picked UConn winning the Women's National Championship and that they would not have a problem doing so as they dominated South Carolina. The WNBA draft followed a week later with Paige being the first pick, while all UConn's senior ended up being selected. What an incredible year for UConn and talk about overcoming adversity. They certainly did.Husky Talk SNS is back with former UConn Football Defensive Tackle, turned Tight End in NFL...2025-04-2431 minHusky Talk- Conversations With Cully And ConlonMaria Is NostradamusHusky Talk - Conversations With Cully And Conlon is back. UConn Women's Basketball Legend and Head Coach at Western Connecticut State University Maria Conlon reviews the USC game and UConn returning to the Final Four. We discuss if they will win the National Championship. We are peaking at the right time and Maria thinks it is our year!Procyon Partners is run by President Sean Rabinowitz, who is a proud supporter of Husky Talk. They are one of the top 50 Fastest Growing Companies in the nation. Procyon specializes in employee benefits, wealth management, and retirement planning. Sean has...2025-04-0526 minHusky Talk- Conversations With Cully And ConlonMaria Is Excited For The TournamentHusky Talk- Conversations With Cully And Conlon returns with UConn Women's Basketball Legend, along with Western Connecticut State Women's Head Basketball Coach Maria Conlon.We talk about her weekend of recruiting and getting 3 commitments. She is halfway to her goal of 6 for her incoming class. Then we take a look at the NCAA tournament brackets. Maria offers her expert analysis for the women's bracket and who she can see winning, UConn being one team. She was surprised South Carolina didn't get the overall #1 cede after winning a difficult SEC.The UConn Men have a much...2025-03-1746 minHusky Talk- Conversations With Cully And ConlonMaria Starts RecruitingHusky Talk- Conversations With Cully and Conlon finally returns. My lovely host, UConn Women's Basketball legend and current head coach at Western Connecticut State University Maria Conlon catch up after a few weeks. We talk about her first season at the college level and look at the NCAA Women's Tournament.Maria was tossed into a difficult situation with the previous coach retiring in August and she took over right in October with no preseason or a lot of practice time. Getting to know the players, their personalities and parents was a top priority. Also, she had a very...2025-03-1355 minHusky Talk- Conversations With Cully And ConlonLong WeekendHusky Talk- Conversations With Cully and Conlon return's with UConn Legend Maria Conlon. We talk about the Superbowl, Maria being disappointed we didn't see a great game, the Halftime show may have been the best part, and she was in Maine while watching. It has been a challenging season for Maria all around as head Women's Basketball coach of the Western Connecticut State University Wolves. She has a young team who is improving, its difficult for a perennial winner her entire career playing and coaching to rebuild the program. This is only the beginning and...2025-02-1532 minHusky Talk- Conversations With Cully And ConlonNever Slows DownHusky Talk is back with UConn Legend Maria Conlon as we recap her week in coaching. The Western Connecticut State University Wolves are on a 3 game losing streak. Maria is confident they will bounce back tomorrow against Eastern Connecticut State, which is their top rival. We talked college Football, the NFL and more. Maria is working 565 different jobs and can do it all.Procyon Partners is our longest, tenured sponsor of Husky Talk. They are one of the top 50 fastest growing companies in the nation. They specialize in wealth management, employee benefits, and retirement planning. President Sean Rabinowitz...2025-02-0440 minHusky Talk- Conversations With Cully And ConlonChristmasMaria is happy with some time off with her family, then ready to get back to work with her team. They are young but playing well and are improving every day. Maria sleeps in her office, she will do whatever it takes to win.
Procyon Partners is our longest, tenured sponsor of Husky Talk. They are one of the top 50 fastest growing companies in the nation. They specialize in wealth management, employee benefits, and retirement planning. President Sean Rabinowitz is a great friend, with a brilliant mind and has helped me as a consultant.Welcome back...2025-01-0751 minHusky Talk- Conversations With Cully And ConlonMaria is HappyConversations With Cully And Conlon is back and Maria is very happy. Despite having 452 different jobs, running a restaurant and being a mom, she makes a groundbreaking decision.
Mike Burton and his team have been killing themselves raising money for Bleeding Blue for Good, our NIL collective. This was a much improved, very good season, and we can continue to grow. We can’t go backwards now when we have momentum. Please go to www.bleedingblueforgood.org and donate whatever you can because every dollar counts. Dynamic Human Performance LLC is run by UConn Football le...2025-01-0348 minHusky Talk- Conversations With Cully And ConlonMaria loves coachingMaria talks about coaching2024-12-1049 minHusky Talk- Conversations With Cully And ConlonMaria loves coachingMaria Conlon talks about her coaching ups and downs.2024-12-1048 minHusky Talk- Conversations With Cully And ConlonMaria's College Coaching DebutHusky Talk- Conversations With Cully and Conlon back this week to talk about Maria making her debut as a college basketball coach. Her girls defeated Mount Holyoke and besides the endless traffic, it was a great trip.
We go over the WNBA and Indiana Fever hiring former Connecticut Sun coach Stephanie White, which Nostradamus... I mean Maria, predicted two weeks ago.
I admire Maria for keeping a non-stop schedule. Working 4 different jobs, running a restaurant with construction going on, coaching her women's basketball team just after moving into a new house, I am amazed.
2024-11-071h 06Husky Talk- Conversations With Cully And ConlonConlon, YOU'RE FIRED!!Husky Talk- Conversations With Cully and Conlon returns. Maria Conlon is a hater of free time, and I agree with her! We feel like there is something we are missing or should be doing, and it can be difficult to relax.
Maria loves the NFL, we talked about this past weekend, and she loves watching Lamar Jackson play, Aaron Rogers losing again for the Jets, and Patrick Mahomes continues to win for the Chiefs. She is also is a fan of the Lions and has enjoyed their dominance.
We start on the WNBA...2024-10-2944 minHusky Talk- Conversations With Cully And ConlonMaria- Nostradamus Of The WNBAHusky Talk- Conversations With Cully And Conlon returns to anoint my lovely co-host as the Nostradamus of the WNBA. She called herself a predictor, but Maria has been spot on since we started the show and especially through the second half of the WNBA season.
We talk about the WNBA Finals and how it was a great series. As she said, the NY Liberty would win, even though she felt they were outcoached. However, Minnesota's head coach Cheryl Reeve claimed poor officiating is what cost her team the title.
Maria truly believes Cheryl is an...2024-10-221h 00Husky Talk- Conversations With Cully And ConlonLife of a College CoachHusky Talk- Conversations With Conlon and Cully is coming at you with Western Connecticut State Women's basketball coach Maria Conlon running hard. Being a mom, wealth management advisor, running a restaurant, being in charge of a college basketball program, Maria can do it all.
We talk about the WNBA finals and history of the NY Liberty desperately needing to win a championship. Also, how women's college basketball players are harassed negatively on social media at a very high percentage, more than the men. We also talk some NFL Football and the Jets firing of their coach. As...2024-10-1535 minHusky Talk- Conversations With Cully And ConlonWestern Connecticut StateProcyon Partners is our biggest, longest tenured supporter of Husky Talk. They specialize in wealth management, employee benefits, and retirement planning. President Sean Rabinowitz is a great friend and consultant. Husky Huddle along with Husky Talk has grown to become the best coverage for UConn Football.
Congratulations to Maria Conlon! My lovely co-host is now officially the Head Women's Basketball Coach at Western Connecticut State University. We talk about her getting acclimated to the job and having her first practice last night. Maria has an incredible philosophy on life, along with having a brilliant mind for basketball...2024-10-0852 minHusky Talk- Conversations With Cully And ConlonNow The FUN BEGINSProcyon Partners is one of the top 50 fastest growing companies in the country. They are a full service Financial firm, President Sean Rabinowitz provides exceptional outcomes for his clients and is a proud sponsor of Husky Talk.
UConn Women's basketball legend Maria Conlon returns to talk about my wild night and maybe a little juvenile, yet fun behavior. We learned that I don't have to live in fear of my dog Archie getting eaten. Maria offered her thoughts on the Indiana Fever and how the WNBA playoffs will shake out.
Green Street Trust International is...2024-09-1857 minHusky Talk- Conversations With Cully And ConlonWomen's Sports RevolutionProcyon Partners is one of the top 50 fastest growing companies in the country. President Sean Rabinowitz provides exceptional outcomes for his clients and is a proud sponsor of Husky Talk.
A truly special episode of Husky Talk- Conversations With Cully And Conlon this week. UConn Women's Basketball Legend Maria Conlon put together a special group of guests to talk about the rise of Women's sports over the last year.
Volleyball stars Maria Shaker and Stephanie Schindel from the 1998 team that won the first Big East Championship in UConn history came on the show.
...2024-09-101h 17Husky Talk- Conversations With Cully And ConlonThe End IS NEARHusky Talk- Conversations with Cully and Conlon returns with UConn Womens Basketball Legend Maria Conlon. Her daughter is back to school and she misses her little buddy.
Procyon Partners is a boutique Financial services firm that provides consulting for executives and businesses all over the country. President Sean Rabinowitz is a proud supporter of Husky Talk.
Maria and I discuss the WNBA season coming to an end. The last few playoff spots are up for grabs. Caitlin Clark has been on fire, leading Indiana to its first winning record since 2016. She has earned Rookie of...2024-09-0558 minHusky Talk- Conversations With Cully And ConlonMVP, MVP!UConn Womens Basketball Legend Maria Conlon returns to talk about the close of the WNBA season. Settled into her new house, she is enjoying time with her daughter before school starts.
Maria discusses the WNBA awards and who she believes is the front runner. MVP, Rookie of The Year, Defensive Player of the Year and Coach of the Year. Maria offers her expert analysis for her picks on each of them.
Going into the final games of the season, she is impressed with CC and the run Indiana is on. She is not counting out...2024-08-301h 02Husky Talk- Conversations With Cully And ConlonWomen's Basketball Continues To RollHusky Talk- Conversations With Cully And Conlon is coming at you. Hosted by UConn Women's Basketball Legend Maria Conlon who took time out from moving houses was on top of her game. We had a lot of news and topics to cover, Maria was amazing.
We started by talking about the finals of the Olympics for both Men's and Women's basketball teams. Maria liked the fire that Lebron James showed which raised the intensity. She said Steph Curry was unstoppable and his performance made the difference.
Maria was puzzled by some of the coaching decisions...2024-08-2047 minHusky Talk- Conversations With Cully And ConlonMeg CulmoHusky Talk- Conversations With Cully and Conlon managed to bring our loyal listeners an episode during a crazy week, and we even brought on a spectacular guest, Meg Culmo, the voice of UConn Women's basketball.
Maria Conlon does it all with 47 jobs, a family with 2 kids and is running a basketball camp this week. Meg was a former coach at UConn and she was in the middle of camp herself. Maria is the best and brought Meg on the show.
Listen to her tell her story from being a player, than coaching for a few...2024-08-1834 minHusky Talk- Conversations With Cully And ConlonOlympic FeverHusky Talk- Conversations With Cully And Conlon is back with the legend of legends, Former Women's Basketball Maria Conlon. She is a seasoned host now and is making moves in life. From closing on a new house, to moving before school starts, we appreciate her time.
We talk about the Olympics and USA Women's Basketball getting a minor scare from Germany. It was a closer first half but the USA came back strong for a double digit victory.
Simone Biles being the Goat and what a treasure it is watching her perform. Especially, through all...2024-08-0754 minHusky Talk- Conversations With Cully And ConlonMoving On UP!Husky Talk- Conversations With Cully and Conlon returns with UConn Women's Basketball legend, host Maria Conlon. She does is all from working in Wealth Management, to owning a restaurant, as well as running an AAU program and coaching a high school program.
We discuss coming off the amazing success of All Star weekend, how the USA Womens basketball team will perform in the Olympics, Maria gives her expert analysis and expects our women to come home with the gold.
Maria talks about the record ratings for the WNBA All Star Game and overall, how great...2024-08-0458 minHusky Talk- Conversations With Cully And ConlonWNBA All Stars Send a MessageProcyon Partners is ranked in the top 50 fastest growing companies in the country. Go to www.procyonpartners.net to see what they have to offer.
Husky Talk- Conversations with Cully and Conlon reflect on the WNBA All Star weekend. Obviously, we talked about our Olympic team taking a loss and many critics saying certain players should be replaced.
Maria believes it's a complete overreaction, most of the women playing have not received any sort of time off in a year. Veterans play overseas in the winter; rookies go from the NCAA tournament to being drafted...2024-07-2554 minHusky Talk- Conversations With Cully And ConlonAll Star WeekendProcyon Partners are one of the top 50 fastest growing financial services firms in the country and a proud sponsor of Husky Talk. President Sean Rabinowitz is providing tremendous leadership and exceptional outcomes for their clients. Go to their website at www.procyonpartners.com now to set up an appointment to work with a company that specializes in Employee Benefits, Wealth Management and Retirement planning.
Husky Talk- Conversations with Cully and Conlon returns with vengeance. Maria is thrilled about WBNA All Star Weekend. We talk about the Olympians facing off against the All Star team which will be an intense battle...2024-07-1951 minHusky Talk- Conversations With Cully And ConlonMidseason ReportProcyon partners are one of the top 50 fastest growing financial services firms in the country and we have them as a proud sponsor of Husky Talk. President Sean Rabinowitz navigates Procyon to deliver the best outcomes possible. If you are looking for a firm to handle wealth management or manage retirement planning, Procyon Partners will handle all your financial needs. Located in Shelton, Connecticut, go to their website now for more information at www.procyonpartners.net
Maria Conlon is recharged after having a nice 4th of July and downtime over the weekend. I never knew she went...2024-07-1142 minHusky Talk- Conversations With Cully And ConlonAshley BattleConversations With Cully And Conlon returns with some fire power. The BEST podcast Host in the UNIVERSE Steve Cully and his amazing co-host Maria Conlon, fresh off a vacation to Mexico are back with a new show.
Maria secured an incredible special guest, former UConn Womens basketball teammate and legend, Ashley Battle. It has been a while since I have been in the presence of two legends who won multiple national championships, AB was tough, physical, talented and also played in the WNBA
Ashley now works as a scout for the Boston Celtics, while also...2024-06-281h 12Husky Talk- Conversations With Cully And ConlonMaturityConversations with Cully and Conlon is back with a new episode. The BEST podcast host in the UNIVERSE and UConn Womens Basketball legend Maria Conlon discuss several topics from the WNBA and Maria answers listeners questions.
We start by talking about Caitlin Clark and the flagrant foul called on Angel Reese. Maria shares her thoughts on the incident and believes CC is showing maturity. I ask about Diana Taurasi, Maria's good friend, who just broke Michael Jordans record for her number of scoring 40-point games at 42 years young. It should be receiving more attention than it is...2024-06-2047 minHusky Talk- Conversations With Cully And ConlonA Happy Day In StorrsMaria and I talk about Dan Hurley deciding to stay with UConn. Going to the Lakers may not have been the right fit and UConn Men's Basketball having a 3 peat for the first time since the 70's is an incredible opportunity.
We also talk Caitlin Clark being left off the Olympic team and her reaction. Maria has no idea who would be removed from that roster to give CC a spot. A great conversation since Coach Hurley wants to go to the NBA eventually, when does that happen? CC is bringing a large fan base to the WNBA but she...2024-06-1241 minHusky Talk- Conversations With Cully And ConlonWNBAMaria and I discuss the status of the WBNA. The flagrant foul situation on Caitlin Clark and Stephen A Smiths reaction to it. Along with the league and how they are handling their new rookie. We talk about veterans like Diana Taurasi scoring 31 points with seven 3 pointers barely getting recognized. Maria takes questions from her listeners at the end. 2024-06-0557 minHusky Talk- Conversations With Cully And ConlonMaria and ErikaUConn women's basketball legend Maria Conlon and Husky talk guest Erika Higgins team up for a fantastic episode. They have been friends for years and it was definitely an interesting conversation!
The beautiful blonde dynamic duo discussed a lot of hot topics. From raising their kids to be respectful, hardworking, and involved in sports. How they manage juggling successful careers and being mom's while making time to have with their significant others.
Maria and Erika share incidents of bullying. What bullying was like for them growing up to how it has evolved now adding social...2024-05-291h 06Husky Talk- Conversations With Cully And ConlonRelationship Questions AnsweredMaria Conlon had a busy weekend in Springfield. A coach, partner, mother, business owner, former player, and a relationship counselor.
We talk about the weekend tournament. Very proud of her daughter playing with tremendous effort, great defense and facilitates on offense. Maria is happy she does anything asked of her.
We received a lot of relationship feedback for Maria, obviously not myself. From her worst first date to thoughts on marriage counseling, Maria shares her views to answer questions from our listeners.
We talk Knicks, WNBA, Catelin Clark, Diana Taurasi and Maria's pontoon...2024-05-231h 05Husky Talk- Conversations With Cully And ConlonRelationshipsMaria returns from a long road trip in Ohio after a basketball tournament with her daughter. She talks about how difficult it can be to watch from the stands. As a former UConn legend who played professionally, coaches and being a parent, you definitely see the bigger picture
From what the team is doing offensively and defensively, to the officials, I can't imagine being a parent in that situation. Her 12-year-old daughter has taken after her mother having intensity. Maria is thrilled to see she give exceptional effort and plays tough defense. It has been rewarding to...2024-05-1545 min
Husky Talk- Conversations With Cully And ConlonSwiftys- Social MediaOur inaugural episode of Conversations with Cully and Conlon start off with a bang. UConn legend Maria Conlon joins Best Podcast Host in the UNIVERSE Steve Cully starting off with a bang.
Maria questions why there was hate for Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce. I had to admit that a close friend of mine was also a Swifty, much like Maria, I felt well versed on the subject. Admittingly, I was jealous because New Heights podcast was a huge success, and I didn't like all the attention they were receiving.
I realized it was my...2024-05-0747 min
Dublin Book FestivalWriting HistoryMarita Conlon-McKenna and Marianne Lee
In Conversation with Breda Brown
In Partnership with National Library of Ireland
Tune in to this podcast, hosted by PR Director and co-founder at Unique Media, Breda Brown, for a discussion between best-selling historical fiction writer Marita Conlon-McKenna and debut historical fiction writer Marianne Lee. Marita Conlon-McKenna became a household name after the exceptional success of her Children of the Famine trilogy, beginning with Under the Hawthorn Tree. This year, the writer released The Hungry Road (Penguin), a novel for adult readers set during the Great Irish Famine...2020-11-0550 min