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SportStories - The PodcastStories of Relocation - Conversation about the Chiefs and Bears RelocatingSend us a text[Disclaimer: The opinions in this episode are of my own accord and DO NOT reflect the opinions of any respective organization or institution.]Hey everyone! I begin this episode by sharing my story through Sport and how it has shaped me. I was born and raised in St. Louis where I grew up playing every sport possible. Even though I found a passion for competing in Sports, I realized that I HATED school and I did not put any effort into academia at all. I found myself graduating my undergrad with...
2025-12-2242 minSportStories - The PodcastStories of a Second Chance - A Conversation with Teacher of the Year Darrion CockrellSend us a text[Disclaimer: The opinions in this episode are of my own accord and DO NOT reflect the opinions of any respective organization or institution.]Coach Darrion Cockrell (better known as DC) was born to a mother who struggled with addiction and a father who passed away at age 4. He bounced in and out of foster care in St. Louis and found himself involved in gang and drug-related activity throughout his youth. Plagued with temptation, DC wanted more out of life and began to pursue a better future for himself...
2025-10-2655 minSportStories - The PodcastThe Story of Sports Data Analytics - A conversation with Neil SchwartzSend us a text[Disclaimer: The opinions in this episode are of my own accord and DO NOT reflect the opinions of any respective organization or institution.]Are you familiar with the story of Billy Bean? Maybe you've heard of the movie, Money Ball. With the rise of Sports data analytics and statistics, we as consumers have become reliant upon percentages and data-driven analyses. Enter Mr. Neil Schwartz, President of SBRNet (Sport Business Research Network) with over 25 years of experience in marketing and consumer research. Neil is regarded as an expert in the t...
2025-10-0952 min
SportStories - The PodcastStories of a Life Coach - A Conversation with Elissa GrabowSend us a text[Disclaimer: The opinions in this episode are of my own accord and DO NOT reflect the opinions of any respective organization or institution.] I wonder what athletes go through off the field..? How do they manage their life while also playing at an elite level..? What do they do if they get traded and need to find a new home..? These are questions that race through my mind when watching sports. Enter, Elissa Grabow: a lifelong Sports Life Coach of sorts. Over her reign in sports she has helped th...
2025-09-181h 03
SportStories - The PodcastIntroduction to SportStories - The PodcastSend us a textHi everyone! Welcome to SportStories - The Podcast, my name is Nathan Merkel. Have you ever wondered why people love sports so much? How do people fall in love with teams, brands, and/or athletes so quickly and heavily? What does this do us as humans and how does it change us?All of these questions will be, slightly, addressed throughout this podcast with the help of a wide variety of guests and topics. We will take a deep dive into the world of Sports and ask the question: Why are...
2025-09-0701 min
SportStories - The PodcastRolling for Gold - A discussion about Collegiate and Professional Paralympic Wheelchair Basketball with Coach Ron LykinsSend us a text[Disclaimer: The opinions in this episode are of my own accord and DO NOT reflect the opinions of any respective organization or institution.]The Paris Paralympics, saw an 70% increase in viewership from 2020 to 2024. In total, over 15 million viewers streamed in for the Paralympics in 2024 and saw an average live-coverage viewership of 160,000. It is evident that the Paralympics is on the rise in terms of popularity and exposure. Coach Ron Lykins, a wheelchair basketball icon has accumulated an illustrious history with the USA wheelchair b...
2025-08-2953 min
SportStories - The PodcastFrom Bleachers to Brand - Navigating College Sport Marketing and Fan EngagementSend us a text[Disclaimer: The opinions in this episode are of my own accord and DO NOT reflect the opinions of any respective organization or institution.]With the recent rise in popularity of American collegiate football, organizations have taken note on the importance of proper (sport/s) fan engagement and marketing. I spoke with Allison Kelly, the Director of Marketing and Fan Engagement at the University of Kansas. We spoke about her (hectic) daily schedule, what the people with headsets on the sidelines actually do, and how her perception o...
2025-07-101h 16
The Confessionals772: The Devil Deals In DownloadsWhen Isaiah Robin posted a reaction video to Tony’s explosive interview with Nathan Reynolds, neither of them knew it would spark a powerful connection, one that would lead to this in-studio conversation you won’t forget.
What begins as two bold voices connecting over shared convictions quickly dives into a gripping testimony of music industry deception, spiritual warfare, and a supernatural encounter that flipped Isaiah’s life overnight. From Hollywood rituals to demonic manifestations, no topic is off-limits as they expose the battle raging in both entertainment and the church.
Please pray for Tony's wife, Lindsay, as she...
2025-07-082h 41
The Confessionals770: The Devil Runs The Finders ClubIs a hidden network of ancient beings actively recruiting humans to serve a supernatural agenda? Joined for his third time in studio, Nathan Reynolds explains that The Finders Club is real, and it's not just demons in suits. It's a multi-layered system of occult recruiters, dream hijackers, and spiritual spies operating through bloodlines, ritual trauma, and generational covenants. Children are scouted through school programs. Recruits are chosen by entities that speak through technology. Targets are named by the dead. From the Jason Program to throne rooms under the London Bridge, what looks like myth is a global operation, and the...
2025-07-013h 04
SportStories - The PodcastProfessional Fandom for Semi-Professional Sports - Life of an avid semi-pro sports fanSend us a text[Disclaimer: The opinions in this episode are of my own accord and DO NOT reflect opinions of any respective organization or institution.]Do you think supporting a semi-professional sports team is different than a professional team? Have you ever attended a semi-professional sports game/event? Matt and I talk about the intricacies of semi-professional sporting events and how they are drastically changing the sport fan experience. I hope you enjoy the episode!Support the Podcast and help me transition to video c...
2025-06-2657 min
SportStories - The PodcastMore than Muscle - A conversation about developing athletes off the fieldSend us a text[Disclaimer: The opinions in this episode are of my own accord and DO NOT reflect opinions of any respective organization or institution.]Have you ever wondered what goes on behind the scenes in an athletes' daily schedule? I have been curious about what collegiate and professional athletes are up to when they're not competing. I am grateful to be welcomed alongside Mary Long, a professional in sports within the inclusion and athlete development space. Mary is the Coordinator for Success Through Well-Being at Columbia University Athletics i...
2025-06-121h 05
SportStories - The PodcastYou Want a Subscription With That? - A conversation about the current landscape in sports mediaSend us a text[Disclaimer: The opinions in this episode are of my own accord and DO NOT reflect opinions of any respective organization or institution.]Has anyone noticed how the landscape of sports media has changed? It went from a casual newspaper/magazine article to a monthly/yearly contract. I spoke with Tyler Hill, a multi-media reporter at WCIA in Champaign, Illinois about the landscape of sports media and how it has changed. Support the Podcast and help me transition to video content:buymeacoffee.c...
2025-05-291h 04
SportStories - The PodcastSo You Want to Be an Athlete? - A Behind the Scenes Conversation about Life as a Professional AthleteSend us a text[Disclaimer: The opinions in this episode are of my own accord and DO NOT reflect opinions of any respective organization or institution.]Hey everyone! I am gratefully joined by Michael Creek, a goalie for FC Tulsa in the United Soccer League. We dive into topics about life as a professional athlete, the identity struggle that athletes face, the psychology of being a professional athlete, and the state of soccer in the United States.Support the Podcast and help me transition to v...
2025-05-151h 03
SportStories - The PodcastTo Study or Not to Study, Sport is the QuestionSend us a text[Disclaimer: The opinions in this episode are of my own accord and DO NOT reflect opinions of any respective organization or institution.]Are you a sport fan and wonder what life behind the scenes is like? I spoke with Brian McQueen, an equipment manager for an ECHL team in Maine about his journey through sport, experience working for a professional hockey club, and the current landscape of hockey in North America. This episode also discusses the importance of the Sport Management major and if it belongs i...
2025-05-011h 08
SportStories - The Podcast4th and... Australian?: Experiences of an International College AthleteSend us a textHey everyone! Thank you for joining us for Episode 2, "4th and... Australian?".I sat down with Hugh Robertson, a recently graduated athlete from the University of Illinois. Hugh competed as the punter for UIUC's football team from 2020-2024. He is originally from Australia and shared his experiences of being an international athlete in the Collegiate Football context. Here are some key themes of the episode:1. Culture of Sport in Australia2. Current state of the punting position in Collegiate Football3. "Sense of belonging" ...
2025-04-171h 10
SportStories - The PodcastFranchise Betrayal? The aftermath of Franchise Relocation in St. LouisSend us a textThis episode will dive into the experiences of my father and I who were season ticket holding St. Louis Rams fans from 1998-2015. The St. Louis Rams relocated to LA in 2015 and decimated our psychological connection to football, and sport in general.Are you a fan curious about franchise relocation?Are you a practitioner wondering what franchise relocation does to your loyal fanbase?Are you a Sport Management student interested in the impact of Sport in Society?Support the Podcast a...
2025-04-0659 min
The Confessionals688: The Ultimate AssassinIn episode 688: The Ultimate Assassin, Nathan Reynolds returns for another eye-opening conversation. This time, he dives deep into the power of weapons, both ancient and modern. He talks about how certain tools have played pivotal roles in shaping history and how their symbolism carries deeper meaning in stories of warriors and assassins. With a mix of historical knowledge and personal reflection, Nathan reveals how these weapons have not only caused destruction but also told forgotten stories of those who wielded them.
Nathan then, uncovers unsettling details about modern-day experimentation. He shares stories of soldiers being subjected to injections...
2024-09-172h 35
WANTED: Dead or AliveBound By DEATH; Fighting For LIFE (Confessionals FULL SHOW)Fight The Good Fight. Tony Merkel of The Confessionals PodcastInterviews Nathan Reynolds, in which he shares his harrowing journey from being born into a secretive family with a dark legacy to his experiences as an elite operative. In this gripping interview, Nathan reveals the chilling realities of his upbringing, which involved encounters with otherworldly monsters and participation in covert military operations. He talks about the hidden realms and secret societies that shaped his life, recounting stories of feral people, dogmen, biblical creatures, and deep underground military bases. Nathan's story is one of survival and redemption, shedding light o...
2024-08-163h 43WANTED: Dead or AliveBound By DEATH; Fighting For LIFE (Confessionals FULL SHOW)Fight The Good Fight. Tony Merkel of The Confessionals PodcastInterviews Nathan Reynolds, in which he shares his harrowing journey from being born into a secretive family with a dark legacy to his experiences as an elite operative. In this gripping interview, Nathan reveals the chilling realities of his upbringing, which involved encounters with otherworldly monsters and participation in covert military operations. He talks about the hidden realms and secret societies that shaped his life, recounting stories of feral people, dogmen, biblical creatures, and deep underground military bases. Nathan's story is one of survival and redemption, shedding l...
2024-08-1600 min
The Confessionals665: Bloodlines of MonstersIn Episode 665: Nathan Reynolds, shares his harrowing journey from being born into a secretive family with a dark legacy to his experiences as an elite operative. In this gripping interview, Nathan reveals the chilling realities of his upbringing, which involved encounters with otherworldly monsters and participation in covert military operations. He talks about the hidden realms and secret societies that shaped his life, recounting stories of feral people, dogmen, biblical creatures, and deep underground military bases. Nathan's story is one of survival and redemption, shedding light on the shadowy corners of his past and the extraordinary challenges he faced.
2024-07-021h 51
The ConfessionalsMembers Preview | 642: The White BeastIn episode 642: The White Beast, Nathan recounts his encounters with a creature dubbed the 'white beast' in the Ozarks, detailing two sightings of a large, faceless entity during his teens, similar to an experience his mother had. He differentiates this creature from Bigfoot, adding to a tapestry of paranormal activity in the area, including tales of interdimensional experiences, a lost girl in a cave, and the mystique of owls. These incidents are part of broader paranormal phenomena involving his family, spanning haunted houses, mysterious sounds, and other eerie encounters, contributing to a decision to move from their current home. Nathan...
2024-04-1121 min
todsicherEpisode 91: Leopold & Loeb - (K)ein perfektes VerbrechenDIe manische Monobraue Leopold und sein Kumpel Loeb - der auch da ist - versuchen sich am Verbrechen des Jahrhunderts! Und scheitern. Leider nicht daran, ein Opfer zu finden, aber sie scheitern an ihrem Geschick und ihrer Intelligenz, denn gefasst wurden die beiden trotzdem. Spoiler. Was sie auch geschafft haben, ist dass sie heute noch bekannt und berüchtigt sind. Weil ihr Verbrechen so krass und tadellos war? Oder weil die beiden dumm dumm dumm dumm dummmmmm waren? Eher letzteres.
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2024-03-251h 12
The ConfessionalsRELOADED | 401: Plasma Blue Alien Of The WoodsIn Episode 401: Plasma Blue Alien of the Woods, Nathan joins The Confessionals to tell us about a few of his unexplained paranormal experiences – particularly a very strange sight he encountered in the woods. While enjoying a cabin retreat in Idaho, Nathan was sitting outside at the fire one night when he saw a bright flash of light that lit up part of the sky. Following the flash, points of lights started moving out in the woods. Rather than stay put or return back inside, Nathan took off running into the trees to find out where the lights were coming from...
2023-01-161h 12
The LevelThe Level 401: A Confusing Sentence With All of the BloodKole, Ben, Dennis, and David talk about Rainbow Six: Extraction, Vampire Survivors, and Pistol Whip.The Grind:Dennis: Rainbow Six: Extraction. Star Wars: Jedi Fallen Order.David: Rainbow Six: Extraction. Idle Champions of the Forgotten Realms.Ben: Vampire Survivors. Ring Fit Adventure. The Sleeping Gods.Kole: In Death: Unchained. Pistol Whip.The Multiplayer:Give a game the Blood Dragon treatment!The End Boss:Tom Holland gets pummeled a lot as Nathan Drake.Palworld is Pokemon with guns....
2022-01-282h 06
The Confessionals401: Plasma Blue Alien Of The WoodsOn Episode 401: Plasma Blue Alien of the Woods, Nathan joins The Confessionals to tell us about a few of his unexplained paranormal experiences – particularly a very strange sight he encountered in the woods. While enjoying a cabin retreat in Idaho, Nathan was sitting outside at the fire one night when he saw a bright flash of light that lit up part of the sky. Following the flash, points of lights started moving out in the woods. Rather than stay put or return back inside, Nathan took off running into the trees to find out where the lights were coming from...
2021-12-211h 11
NachrichtenstubeNathan Kornfeind - Eher still und leise: Bundeskanzlerin Merkel gegen Corona geimpft.https://www.dw.com/de/eher-still-und-leise-bundeskanzlerin-merkel-gegen-corona-geimpft/a-57215777
2021-04-1606 min
50 Cups of Coffee with Bobby Audley35. Josh Merkel: DIII Men's Basketball Coach of the Year, 5x Conf. Coach of the Year & 2021 #1 TeamBobby and Josh have been friends for a decade, Josh is a fellow Salisbury Sea Gull, a mentor to Bobby and a wonderful colleague in the business of sports. Josh Merkel is the Head Coach for the Randolph-Macon College Yellowjackets Men's Basketball team, who is currently the reigning #1 team in DIII basketball. They did not have a DIII NCAA tournament this year due to COVID and RMC ended the season ranked #1! In his 6th season at the helm, Josh's teams have increased their win total each season going 55-6 over the past two seasons, including 30-2 in ODAC play. Coach...
2021-04-131h 33
Beyond the Box Score PodcastInterview w/ Josh Merkel (Head Coach at Randolph-Macon)Coach Josh Merkel shares his journey from his playing days to his numerous individual and team accolades he's received as a NCAA Head Coach.
He played HS basketball at St. John Prospect Hall and then continued his career at Salisbury. While at Salisbury he played under two Head Coaches and had a successful college basketball career. After graduating cum laude in 2001 you returned to St John’s Prospect Hall and coach the JV team and assisted with the Varsity from 2001-04.
Coach John Beilein hired him as a Graduate Assistant at West Virginia and he pa...
2021-01-0452 min
The Teacher Coach with T.K. Griffith and Scott Matthew CallaghanChris Hamilton: Nebraska Wesleyan Assistant a wise, free and authentic tumbleweedChris Hamilton and his parents drifted across more states than an Oklahoma tumbleweed, but his most recent landing spot at Nebraska Wesleyan with head coach Dale Wellman feels like home. With Wellman's acumen, humor and tutelage, Hamilton continues to soak in various lessons and wisdom as he perfects the craft of coaching. The son of an Air Force clinical psychologist father and a Presbyterian minister mother, Hamilton was shown an incredible example of partnership, love and adaptability from his parents. He uses that wisdom to influence the lives he impacts in coaching. Making each moment more than basketball and meet...
2020-10-151h 36
Inside Washington County with Rob SolomonAffordable Housing and Homelessness, Part 2This week’s interview is Part 2 on Affordable Housing and Homelessness. Bringing their experience to the conversation are Cole Merkel, Cadence Petros, and Nathan Teske.
Cole Merkel is the Deputy Director of Outreach and Engagement at Here Together, a Portland-based nonprofit that helps find solutions for the systemic crises of homelessness, including issues of housing affordability and equity. He previously served as the vendor program director for Street Roots, a weekly street newspaper that assists people experiencing homelessness by offering them paid work for distributing the paper.
Cadence Petros is the Development Division manager for th...
2020-06-2127 min
HeadshakeBall Change [Somatosensation]Can you feel it? Your pointer finger can. After a visit to the land of Complicatia, Libby and Ruka return to Gap Junction to discuss somatosensation and ask important personal questions about the little man living in your cortex. Key Words analgesia, anterolateral column, capsaicin, cation, contralateral, dorsal column, free neuron ending, gate, habituation, homunculus, hyperalgesia, insult, ion channel, ipsilateral, ligand, mechanoreceptor, Meissner’s corpuscle, menthol, Merkel’s corpuscle, modality, nociceptor, Pacinian corpuscle, pain, phantom limb, pressure, receptive field, referred pain, Ruffini corpuscle, sensory adaptation, somatosensation, somatosensory cortex, submodality, temperature, touch, transient receptor potential (TRP) prot...
2020-06-151h 40Inside Washington County with Rob SolomonAffordable Housing and Homelessness, Part 1This week’s interview is Part 1 on Affordable Housing and Homelessness. Bringing their experience to the conversation are Cole Merkel, Cadence Petros, and Nathan Teske.
Cole Merkel is the Deputy Director of Outreach and Engagement at Here Together, a Portland-based nonprofit that helps find solutions for the systemic crises of homelessness, including issues of housing affordability and equity. He previously served as the vendor program director for Street Roots, a weekly street newspaper that assists people experiencing homelessness by offering them paid work for distributing the paper.
Cadence Petros is the Development Division manager for th...
2020-06-1428 minInside Washington County with Rob SolomonAffordable Housing and Homelessness, Part 2This week’s interview is Part 2 on Affordable Housing and Homelessness, where Rob’s conversation with Cole Merkel, Cadence Petros, and Nathan Teske is focused on the homeless.
Cole Merkel is the Deputy Director of Outreach and Engagement at HereTogether, a Portland-based nonprofit that helps find solutions for the systemic crises of homelessness, including issues of housing affordability and equity. He previously served as the vendor program director for Street Roots, a weekly street newspaper that assists people experiencing homelessness by offering them paid work for distributing the paper.
Cadence Petros is the Development Division mana...
2020-02-1027 minInside Washington County with Rob SolomonAffordable Housing and Homelessness, Part 1This week’s interview is Part 1 on Affordable Housing and Homelessness. Bringing their experience to the conversation are Cole Merkel, Cadence Petros, and Nathan Teske.
Cole Merkel is the Deputy Director of Outreach and Engagement at Here Together, a Portland-based nonprofit that helps find solutions for the systemic crises of homelessness, including issues of housing affordability and equity. He previously served as the vendor program director for Street Roots, a weekly street newspaper that assists people experiencing homelessness by offering them paid work for distributing the paper.
Cadence Petros is the Development Division manager for th...
2020-02-0328 min
The wildnews's Podcast#14 -- Democrat psych opp against #CovingtonBoys backfires – Professional operative Nathan Phillips shows long record of attempting to provoke violence on himselfDemocrat psych opp against #CovingtonBoys backfires – Democrat disinformation machine (channeling Nazi tactics) keeps lying about and attacking white children – Professional operative Nathan Phillips’ shows a long record of attempting to provoke violence – Big win for illegal alien crime groups: Supreme Court refuses hear DACA – China’s plan to dominate hi tech industry stalls because of the Trump’s trade war -- China continues to cover up genocide of Uygur people – Without firing a single gun, Merkel/Macron treats brings Hitler’s 1930’s dreams of total European domination closer to reality – Whelan had Russian classified docs on a flash drive during arrest: his law...
2019-01-2244 min
The LevelThe Level 249: Oxygen BoneKole, Ben, Dennis, and David talk about Absolver, the Uncharted fan film, and we ask you about your favorite barks in games.The BriefNathan Fillion stars as Nathan Drake in an Uncharted fan film.Octopath Traveller sells out world ‘round.The Aliens in Colonial Marines are dumb by mistake.Fortnite’s success is changing the Unreal asset store.The Multiplayer:What are your favorite barks in games?The Grind:Ben: Five Tribes. T.I.M.E Stories.Dennis: Over...
2018-07-202h 10
MorganFreeLance PodKast"Why I Voted for ******" Election Results w/ Nathan Martell 11-17-16Nathan Martell & I discuss 2016 Presidential Election Results
7:00 - PresidentObama roasts Trump & The Birther movement
9:00 - Seth Myers Roast The Donald at Correspondents Dinner
10:00 Bill Burr says Trump ran out of spite - Shocked by Trump victory?
15:30 Legitimacy of polling system
19:00 Michael Moore predicts Trump victory
20:00 Nathan and I say who we voted for… [its NOT who you might think]
24:00 How Racist IS America? Liberal Tears on Election Night – Dave Chappelle and Chris Rock sketch
36:00 Nathan “gets inside the mind” of the average Trump supporter - Immigration, National Security, Economics
44:00 Why Bernie lost to Hilary in the primaries; Would Sanders have beaten T...
2016-11-222h 07
The LevelThe Level 86: It Really Tied the Relationship TogetherKole, Ben, Dennis, and David talk about the Video Game Awards, more Crossy Road, and we ask you which in-game objects you'd most want to own in real life.The Brief:Ben went to the Game Awards.Uncharted 4 screenshots and junk revealed.Street Fighter 5 will be PS4 console exclusive.80 Days is coming to Android.Multiplayer:Which in-game object would you most want to have in real life?The Grind:Kole: Crossy Road.Dennis: Saints Row IV. Frozen Synapse Prime.
2014-12-121h 39