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The Nation's Leaders from Coast to CoastProfile of President President James K. PolkJames K. Polk is arguably the most successful one-term president in American history. He entered office with four specific goals—acquire California, settle the Oregon dispute, lower tariffs, and re-establish the Independent Treasury—and accomplished every single one of them in just four years.
He was the first "Dark Horse" candidate. At the 1844 Democratic convention, he was a compromise choice who wasn't even on the ballot until the ninth round of voting. The Whigs mocked him with the slogan, "Who is James K. Polk?"—a question he answered by expanding the U.S. territory by 1.2 million square miles...
2026-02-0706 min
4 and Fuel Podcast2026 NASCAR Cup Series Season Preview: Richard Childress RacingOur next team preview takes us to the Welcome, North Carolina team of Richard Childress Racing. Dom, Steve, Sam, and Wesley break down two drivers that could be nearing their final days of competition at the highest level. • Austin Dillon (#3): An impressive and second consecutive victory at Richmond Raceway locked the Chevrolet driver into the Playoffs, but his season's lackluster performance led to a 15th place finish in the standings. With only three Top 5s and 16 Top 10s in the last three Cup Series seasons, is Dillon nearing the conside...
2026-01-2237 min
MinistryWatch PodcastEp. 550: Arise Vineyard, Ministry Provides Medical Debt Relief, Baptist Publication Sued for DefamationOn today’s program, the pastor of Arise Vineyard in California has resigned after old allegations resurfaced of inappropriate behavior. We’ll have details.
And, medical debt continues to be a growing burden for many American families—but churches are partnering to help pay it off. We’ll take a look.
Plus, a Baptist news publication is sued for defamation by a former college professor who says he was falsely accused of sexual abuse.
But first, a Florida woman is charged for impersonating the father of a Camp Mystic victim to raise money through...
2026-01-1627 min
Fine Beats & CheesesThe Politics of Wicked with Stephen RobinsonSPOILERSNo one mourns the Wicked, but we hope that you listen to this episode anyway, as we talk "Wicked: For Good" with returning guest and friend of the show, writer Stephen Robinson. We talk the music, the characters and also the political pieces of it that seem timely. Because we know you, Cheese Cubes, we have been changed for good. Because you listen to us :).Stephen Robinson is and Arts and political writer. Subscribe to his newsletter The Play Typer Guy (www.playtyperguy.com), Instagram, and YouTube.
2026-01-1351 min
Movie MadnessEpisode 624: You Shot Up My BattleshipImpact-Site-Verification: 1897387360It’s the first new physical media roundup of 2026 with Erik Childress and Peter Sobczynski. They include Jim Jarmusch’s love-it-or-hate-it western and Val Kilmer’s Native American murder mystery. They debate the volcano movies of 1997 and remind everyone of Kevin Spacey’s alien movie. One of the great, seemingly forgotten, Stephen King adaptations gets an upgrade as does perhaps the best Steven Seagal film and another of John Woo’s classics. A lot of great action and horror to start the new year.1:45 - Criterion (Dead Man (4K))13:19 - Sony (Thunderheart (4K))...
2026-01-121h 27
The Play Typer Guy#71 Defying Gravity With Lynne Streeter ChildressJoining me on the podcast is my friend Lynne Streeter Childress — playwright, actor, teaching artist, singer, director, and (whew!) the founder and artistic director of Building Better People Productions, an organization based in Annapolis, Maryland, that produces theatre-based shows, workshops, and classes based in themes of empathy, kindness, and respect—Traits that don’t seem particularly prominent in our current era.Lynne has 31 years experience in professional theater, and she’s spent most of her career serving young audiences. This includes performing at the Kennedy Center, Arena Stage, and Adventure Theatre and teaching for such institut...
2025-12-2432 min
Movie MadnessEpisode 612: It’s Time To Start Running…Away From The WickedEight movies are reviewed this week with Erik Childress and Steve Prokopy including a little catch-up from our previous week off. Steve checks out a Minka Kelly rom-com (Champagne Problems) and a film that owes a lot to the world of Euro-spy films (Reflection in a Dead Diamond). Speaking of which Mark Wahlberg’s Morgan family is back for their own European intrigue (The Family Plan 2) while a documentary charts the business angle that is thriving from school children being in actual danger (Thoughts & Prayers) and Josh O’Connor tries to pick up the pieces after a wildfire (Rebuilding). Ther...
2025-11-211h 30
Movie MadnessEpisode 593: A Fine Line Between Stupid & CleverErik Childress and Steve Prokopy are back on the review beat with seven new films this week. Steve looks at a documentary about model and photographer Bunny Yeager (Naked Ambition) as well as the conclusion of everyone’s beloved big house (Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale). Corey Hawkins deals with a mysterious offer from Willem Dafoe (The Man In My Basement) and Dev Patel gets put through the folk horror wringer (Rabbit Trap). The film which opened this year’s Chicago Critics Film Festival is one of the best you will see this year (The Baltimorons). Stephen King’s Vietna...
2025-09-131h 15
Become A Calm MamaThe Drama TriangleToday, we’re digging into the concept of the Drama Triangle (which you can probably guess is something you don’t want to be stuck in). I’m talking all about what the Drama Triangle is and how it shows up in parenting.You’ll Learn:What the Drama Triangle is and why you don’t want to get stuck thereExamples of how the Drama Triangle shows up in familiesA new model to help you shift out of the drama and into empowermentMy own experience of being stuck in the Drama TriangleLet’s get you and...
2025-08-2132 min
Movie MadnessMovie Madness Episode 567: You Must Have Seen Her…And That…Again.Erik Childress and Steve Prokopy go from the comically violent travails of adoptive parents Nick Kroll and Andrew Rannells (I Don’t Understand You) to yet another exorcism film with Al Pacino and Dan Stevens (The Ritual). The creature that once stalked Schwarzenegger now gets animated (Predator: Killer of Killers) and a shark-loving serial killer leads to a cat-and-mouse battle on a boat (Dangerous Animals). Wes Anderson delivers his latest (The Phoenician Scheme), Mike Flanagan adapts another Stephen King novella (The Life of Chuck) and the World of John Wick gets a little bigger (Ballerina). Find out what is wo...
2025-06-071h 23
Movie MadnessEpisode 553: All’s Fair In Love And War Erik Childress and Steve Prokopy have seven movies to talk about this week. They range from a documentary about one of the music world’s most talked about relationships (One to One: John & Yoko) and an animated story of Jesus told through the mouth of Dickens (The King of Kings). The Michaels – Cera & Angarano – go on a road trip (Sacramento) and Stephen Dorff tries to go legit in the Old West (Gunslingers). The director of Happy Death Day presents the world’s worst first date (Drop) and CIA analyst Rami Malek tries to avenge his wife (The Amateur). Finally, Alex Gar...
2025-04-111h 21
History's Greatest59 Days of Defiance: The Birth of Texas Independence, 1836# TEXAS DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE: THE BIRTH OF A REPUBLIC (1836)
## Episode Description
In early 1836, as Mexican forces laid siege to the Alamo, 59 delegates gathered at Washington-on-the-Brazos to declare Texas's independence. This episode explores how cultural tensions, broken promises, and Santa Anna's increasingly authoritarian rule led to revolution and the birth of the Republic of Texas.
## Key Timestamps
[00:03:20] Stephen F. Austin's colonization efforts
[00:08:45] Santa Anna's rise to power
[00:12:30] Austin's imprisonment and transformation
[00:15:15] The Convention of 1836
[00:18:40] Declaration signing and aftermath
[00:22:10] Battle of San Jacinto and Texas independence
## Episode Summary
This episode traces the path to Texas independence, from the hopeful beginnings of American...
2025-03-0613 min
Movie MadnessEpisode 541: Not Shocked By The Monkey It’s a light week for movies so Erik Childress and Steve Prokopy work with what they have with four titles that you may or may not want to work with. They include a new Chicago horror film from director Mickey Keating (Invader). Daisy Ridley is a window washer who goes from pane to McClane when eco-terrorists take over her building (Cleaner). Christoph Waltz is an aging hitman with a protégé (Old Guy). Finally, Osgood Perkins is back with a Stephen King adaptation where things do not go well for anybody. (The Monkey) 0:00 - Intro...
2025-02-2146 minFine Beats & CheesesLaw and Order with Stephen RobinsonChung Chung!!We are so excited to be talking about NBC's REALLY long-running crime drama, Law and Order (and all of its versions). Our guest is writer of arts and politics, Stephen Robinson. This was a really smart fantastic conversation and we can't wait for you to hear it! And it's especially awesome because we recorded an L&O episode with Stephen last year that had tech issues and never saw the light of day, so we recorded a whole new L&O episode in August and here it is!CW: This episode mentions murder...
2024-12-1056 min
Movie MadnessEpisode 521: Hit The RoadJust in time for Black Friday, Erik Childress and Peter Sobczynski takes you through a swath of new physical media and collections. They include two of the best films in the careers of Peter Bogdanovich and Guillermo Del Toro (and yes the best from Rob Cohen too.) There’s a pair of underrated films from the great William Friedkin and martial arts collections from Stephen Chow and the Shaw Brothers. Go on the road with Hope and Crosby and take a journey with an underseen adventure story. Not to mention dancing, the Thin Man, a whole bunch of Looney Tu...
2024-11-261h 55
Stickered Up with Stephen DunnCars Tour Executive Director Kip Childress on Stickered UpOn this edition of Stickered Up we welcome Cars Tour Executive Director Kip Childress. Season is winding down to an exciting finish. The Cars Tour has stepped up efforts to assist in the relief efforts in Western NC in the wake of Hurricane Helene and those efforts are highlighted this week on Stickered up. Buckle up Stickered Up starts right now. stockcarracing, stockcar, nascar, racing, motorsport, racecar, stockcars, motorsports, nascarracing , ovalracing, grassroots, grassrootsracing, speedway, racetrack, superlatemodels,See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
2024-10-1031 min
Movie MadnessEpisode 504: The 2024 Toronto International Film Festival Erik Childress spent six days at this year’s Toronto Film Festival and is here to dish on a bunch of the films he saw. They include the latest works from Francis Ford Coppola, Pedro Almodovar, Ron Howard and Sean Baker. Films about the aging plight of women in entertainment with Demi Moore, Elisabeth Moss and Pamela Anderson run the gamut from great to dismal. The Vatican and religion have their share of bad guys too. Erik splits his votes on a pair of relationship dramas as well as films about Press Your Luck and Saturday Night Live. Nicole Ki...
2024-09-201h 39
The CFO StoryEpisode 8The CFO Story welcomes guest Stephen Childress, CFO of Axip Energy Services. Axip Energy Services provides natural gas compression services to upstream and midstream customers in all major producing basins in the United States and offshore Gulf of Mexico.
2024-09-1931 min
The CFO StoryStephen Childress – CFO – Axip Energy Services – Episode 7Stephen shares how he grew his career into becoming a CFO in the natural gas compression industry. While Stephen has plenty of experience in this industry, he is fairly new in the CFO role. Stephen shares some of the contributing factors that have led to his professional success. We hear from Stephen how to manage challenges that sometimes require moving out of our comfort zone, and not being afraid to fail when striving to achieve our goals and recognizing that our roles as leaders are bigger than just ourselves. Can we learn from some of these humble themes?
2024-07-2830 min
Movie MadnessEpisode 480: Movies With All The FeelsErik Childress and Steve Prokopy have no anxiety reviewing eight movies this week. Especially when one is a replay of a movie they raved about at Sundance and won the Audience Award at their Chicago Critics Film Festival this year (Ghostlight). But Steve also talks about Jude Law and Alicia Vikander in a story about Henry VIII (Firebrand) as well as Stephen Fry and Lena Dunham as a father and daughter revisiting Poland (Treasure). Erik checks out David Duchovny adapting his own novel (Reverse the Curse) and an animated version of a decades-old Japanese superhero (Ultraman Rising). They look...
2024-06-151h 26
Movie MadnessEpisode 457: The Abyss Is Staring Right At You Catching up on a couple weeks of releases, Peter Sobczynski joins Erik Childress to talk westerns from the end of John Wayne’s career to the middle-ish of Tom Selleck’s. There are documentaries about art, filmmaking plus Harrison Ford with a Russian accent. Remakes of Stephen King, American J-Horror and just American remakes leading into political conspiracies and Liza Minnelli as a sex worker. That is all just a warm-up to the 4K releases everyone has been waiting for from James Cameron. 0:00 - Intro 1:54 - Criterion (All That Money Can Buy, All the Beauty and...
2024-03-212h 10
Aussie Hoopla NBL & NBA PodcastJesse Wagstaff on the most difficult and most rewarding Wildcats seasons and playing 450 NBL gamesJesse Wagstaff recently played in his 450th NBL game, becoming one of only 30 people to ever achieve the feat, as well as being only the seventh player to ever do it for one club. He joins the podcast to reflect on the occasion and review many of the 15 seasons he's played with the Wildcats He joins host Dan Boyce to also discuss this season's Wildcat squad and his thoughts on where they sit within the current season. Visit dunk.com.au for your next set of basketball uniforms. Topics include...
2024-01-0435 min
Movie MadnessEpisode 436: Guns, Bullets, Trains, Boats and Surfers Sony removed over 1,200 titles from their PlayStation store now gone from your library if you purchased them. That doesn’t happen with physical media and, as always, Erik Childress and Peter Sobczynski have got you covered. You can get Terrence Malick in 4K and one of the crazier Christmas noirs you’ve ever seen. The Coreys and Stephen King are also in 4K not to mention upgrades for James Cameron and Steven Spielberg. Indiana Jones goes for one final ride and you can also discover the origins of the Star Wars Holiday Special. Plus, Peter and Erik debate the meri...
2023-12-061h 58
The Real News PodcastCops raided their house over noise complaint, but didn't know we would get the body cam | PARThe Bermudez family of Childress, TX, were spending the day enjoying music together at home when the sudden appearance of local police turned their day, and their lives, upside-down. Responding to a noise complaint, Childress police swiftly escalated the situation into a warrantless raid of the Bermudez household that ended with the arrest of the entire family. Texas cop watcher Manuel Mata joins Police Accountability Report for a breakdown on what occurred, the state of the Bermudez family after this harrowing experience, and how this all fits in with the behavior of police across the state.Read the...
2023-11-1037 minFine Beats & CheesesDisney's Legend of Sleepy Hollow with Stephen Gregory SmithHappy Halloween! Today we talk about the spooky animated classic, Disney's "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow". Our guest is musical theatre writer Stephen Gregory Smith! We laughed, reminisced, and learned A LOT1 Stephen also talked about the upcoming Baltimore production of Witch, a show written by he and his husband and writing partner, Matt Conner. ALSO!! We introduce "Extra Cheese", our exclusive bonus content that you can hear as a Patreon sponsor. Today's Extra Cheese is free for everyone and you can hear it at https://www.patreon.com/posts/91982134 . Please consider signing up to support us to hear...
2023-10-311h 07
Movie MadnessEpisode 423: Martial Arts and Gut Punches The month of Halloween is almost over but studios are still putting out the spooky stuff on this week’s edition of physical media talk with Erik Childress and Peter Sobczynski. Criterion has one of the great modern haunted house tales with one of Nicole Kidman’s best performances. Brett Ratner tries to remake Michael Mann, Lewis Teague does his first Stephen King and Roland Emmerich completely botches Godzilla. Paramount has a whole box set of frights with some 4K debuts including a surprise title that really gets under Peter’s skin. Indicator has some Jean Rollin and a box se...
2023-10-241h 25
Movie MadnessEpisode 402: One False Move And "Now I Will Kill You" This week in physical media, Erik Childress and Peter Sobczynski look at some classic genre fare, classics of the cult variety and some films still overlooked. They include films from Douglas Fairbanks, John Wayne and Howard Hughes. Harrison Ford’s screen debut can be found as can one of the better Mike Myers comedies and one of the films chosen for this year’s Chicago Critics Film Festival. For the cult crowd there is a foursome of Chucky films, two versions of a Stephen King adaptation and a cable staple from the late ‘80s. An early MST3K favorite gets a...
2023-07-251h 32Stickered Up with Stephen DunnCars Tour New Executive Director Kip Childress on Stickered UpOn this edition of Stickered Up host Stephen Dunn welcomes the newly named Executive Director of The Cars Tour, Kip Childress. Childress has an extensive background in racing and discusses his roots in the racing community and talks about what he brings to the series. You can hear the excitement in his voice as he is hitting the ground running. Buckle up, Stickered Up starts now. stockcarracing, stockcar, nascar, racing, motorsport, racecar, stockcars, motorsports, nascarracing , ovalracing, grassroots, grassrootsracing, speedway, racetrack, superlatemodels,See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
2023-07-1328 min
Movie MadnessEpisode 396: Staycay with 4K More and more titles are pulled off social media which means its time to bulk up on physical media more and more. Peter Sobczynski joins Erik Childress to get you caught up. There are disturbing works from Gaspar Noe and Claire Denis along with other horror films ranging from the Deadites to a white shark and buffalo to Stephen King stories and a really bad motel. You can certainly lighten up the mood with a wonderful comic action caper film from Sundance involving sisters, hang out at the mall or take a vacay with the Griswolds. Or you can...
2023-07-041h 50
Movie MadnessEpisode 387: Past Lives Across The Reality-Verse Steve Prokopy joins Erik Childress to review six new movies; many of which are worth your attention. Steve handles a new teenage friendship from actress-turned-director Charlotte LeBon (Falcon Lake) and the origin story of LeBron James (Shooting Stars). Another true story gets a riveting treatment from director Tina Satter and star Sydney Sweeney (Reality) while Rob Savage uses Stephen King to try and shock scare us again (The Boogeyman). Celine Song delivers one of the more masterful big screen debuts with a “one that got away” tale (Past Lives) that could make a perfect companion piece to one of the...
2023-06-041h 28
Movie MadnessEpisode 365: Can You Take Me Lower? The weekly movie reviews come at you quick this week with five new titles. Erik Childress and Steve Prokopy have opinions on all five including an uncomfortable tale of grooming that was chosen for the Chicago Critics Film Festival in 2022 (Palm Trees and Power Lines). Michael Shannon pretends to be an infamous author (A Little White Lie) and Stephen King’s evil kids get a prequel of sorts (Children of the Corn). Guy Ritchie is is inexplicably back with another action comedy (Operation Fortune: Ruse Du Guerre) and Michael B. Jordan is back as Adonis in front of and be...
2023-03-041h 12
Paris Talks MarketingDon't Let Your Business Become Dehumanized with Ethan Beute of BombBomb
The channels that we're trying to connect and communicate in are noisier and more polluted than ever. So how can you truly connect with customers?Ethan Beute is with us to uncover how to foster human-centered communication with the power of video messaging. Ethan Beute is Chief Evangelist at BombBomb, Wall Street Journal bestselling co-author of Human-Centered Communication and of Rehumanize Your Business, and host of Chief Evangelist and The Customer Experience Podcast.Join us to learn about the use cases of video communication. Discover how personalization & sincerity in your interactions build customer t...
2023-02-1644 min
Movie MadnessEpisode 351: A Man Called Otto & A Doll Called M3GANThe first batch of movie reviews for 2023 from Erik Childress and Steve Prokopy arrives with quite the show. 14 reviews in all ranging from some late acclaimed 2022 catch-ups from the international scene (Broker, Saint Omer) and another mystery with Edgar Allan Poe as a participant (The Pale Blue Eye). Erik describes what could be the nuttiest plotline of the new year (The Devil Conspiracy) and Steve looks at a new horror film drawing both ecstatic praise and hatred (Skinamarink). Speaking of the Blair Witch, Joshua Leonard co-writes and co-stars in a comedy about baby mishandling (The Drop) and Gillian Jacobs...
2023-01-152h 23
Movie MadnessEpisode 332: The Horror Of Sadness (And Art The Clown)October continues with horror both real and imagined this week as Erik Childress and Steve Prokopy review eight new movies. They include a reminder of Andrea Riseborough’s stirring portrayal of the road to alcoholic recovery (To Leslie) and Mila Kunis’ far less stirring turn as a survivor of multiple traumas (Luckiest Girl Alive). Shawn Mendes is the voice of a singing croc (Lyle, Lyle, Crocodile) and Ruben Ostlund skewers the voices of the nouveau riche in his Palme d’or winning satire (Triangle of Sadness). Donald Sutherland and his iPhone grant revenge in a new Stephen King film that i...
2022-10-102h 20
Movie MadnessEpisode 307: Burn It All Down, Firestarter!Erik Childress and Steve Prokopy will be at the Chicago Critics Film Festival this week, but they still managed to find time for ten new movie reviews. Well, one old one as they reviewed Ninja Thyberg’s powerful film about the porn industry at last year’s Sundance (Pleasure). This week did have a lot of other ickiness to it though including an erotic thriller no-show with Ashley Benson (Private Property) and the documentary about Dr. Religious Wacko who personally inseminated his patients (Our Father). Then maybe icky in a good way is at least one kids-who-can’t-control-their-own-powers film (The In...
2022-05-151h 45
Movie MadnessEpisode 290: What’s The Blu-Ray Rumpus?Sergio Mims joins Erik Childress for another round in the latest and greatest in Blu-rays. Criterion has got the Coens and the Beatles. Paramount has Beavis & Butt-Head and Wayne & Garth. Universal has James Bond and Paul Schrader. Kino has another commentary with Sergio, they agree on a Burt Reynolds gem and whether a certain Billy Wilder classic now available in 4K is even amongst his strongest works. They are also particularly happy to see three of their choices from their Why Is This Not On Blu-ray shows finally get the format they deserve including a mystery from Stephen Sondheim...
2022-03-032h 22
Movie MadnessEpisode 273: From Super Mario To Not-So-Super GucciThe weekly movie review edition of the podcast adds seven titles from the Thanksgiving holiday. Erik Childress checks out the 1980s hi-jinks of trying to obtain a Nintendo (8-Bit Christmas) while Steve Prokopy delves into the new Ryusuke Hamaguchi (Drive My Car) and the stylings of classic songwriters of old (The Beatles: Get Back) and new (Encanto). The pair debate whether the directorial debut of Halle Berry is worth your time (Bruised) and try to decipher just what anybody sees in Stephen Karam’s adaptation of his own play (The Humans). Finally, they look into the second Ridley Scott fi...
2021-11-291h 35
Movie MadnessEpisode 240: There’s No Gambling On DjangoContinuing the bestow the virtues of physical media, Erik Childress and Sergio Mims go another round with some great Blu-ray and 4K titles that you may want to put into your collection or at least check out for the first time. They include one of the best Stephen King adaptations and one of the more troubled Sam Peckinpah productions. A new blu-ray about the fascinatingly crazy Australian genre history and an even nuttier martial arts/costume drama/werewolf film. The pair both give it up for the long overdue treatment for one of James Caan’s greatest films. And wh...
2021-07-302h 02
SPA HIVEAll The Buzz with Mindful Luxury - What Keeps a Spa Vendor Up At Night? With Kayla ChildressIn this weeks All The Buzz, Julie sits down with long time friend and spa industry veteran Kayla Childress. In The SpaHive our discussions usually revolve around spa operations and inspirations. In this episode, we dive into the world of spa vendor partners and the things that have them up at night in a pandemic world. The conversation dives into the struggles of our vendor partners right now, how they are struggling to support spas in new ways and what the future looks like for our wellness and spa industry. Such a fun and inspiring conversation with Kayla.
2021-05-3129 min
The USA Volleyball ShowEpisode 4: NCAA Volleyball Special featuring Dana Rettke, Alisha Glass Childress and Daniel MatheneyIn this episode, hosts Clarence Hughes and Stephen Munson celebrate the NCAA Division I Women’s Volleyball Tournament with this college volleyball special. Hear from Dana Rettke (4:18 – 16:53), middle for University of Wisconsin-Madison, Alisha Glass Childress (24:29 – 48:14) Olympic medalist and former setter with the U.S. Women's National Team and (at the time of the interview recording) assistant coach for Stanford University's women’s volleyball, and Daniel Matheney (56:11 – 1:20:35) team captain and middle for UCLA men’s volleyball. They will discuss what this season looks like due to COVID protocols, the transition from an athlete to coach, and how to navigate the recruiting p...
2021-04-211h 34
Carolina Stories with Stephen Vafier11: James Ferguson – Searching for Investors Who Don’t Want to Be FoundJames Ferguson leads the Public Investments Team at Global Endowment Management (GEM). He joined the firm in September 2012, following six years at Childress Klein Properties, a leading private real estate developer in the Southeast. He holds a B.A. in Economics from Duke University and an M.B.A. with distinction from Wake Forest University. He is also a CFA Charterholder.https://www.globalendowment.com/our-team#james-ferguson
2020-10-0900 minAussie Hoopla NBL & NBA PodcastAussies in the NBA: Simmons stars in NBA All-Star game, Bolden heads to Phoenix and Broekhoff waivedWe take a look at every Aussie playing in the NBA this season. Ben Simmons makes a big mark on the NBA All-Star game Dante Exum has his best game of the season Joe Ingles continues to deliver up and down production Jonah Bolden debuts for the Phoenix Suns Ryan Broekhoff deciding between NBA and Europe to finish this season The Phoenix Suns need Aron Baynes Thon Maker finally makes some noise in Detroit after Andre Drummond is traded Plus we look at the former NBL imports doing well across the league ie. James Ennis, Torrey Craig...
2020-02-2539 minAussie Hoopla NBL & NBA PodcastAussies in the NBA: Dante Exum traded to Cleveland, Ben Simmons DPOTY and Aron Baynes dominationWe take a look at every Aussie playing in the NBA this season. Utah Jazz gives up the Dante Exum experiment and trades him to Cleveland for Jordan Clarkson Despite early comparisons to LeBron James is Ben Simmons more of a defensive player and perhaps more like a Draymond Green? Joe Ingles returns to the starting lineup Jonah Bolden struggles in his second NBA season Ryan Broekhoff forces the Dallas Mavericks to play him Patty Mills is having a career year... again Aron Baynes is officially the best back-up big man in the NBA Thon Maker struggles to...
2019-12-2440 min
Movie MadnessEpisode 161: Lions & Hercules & Scarface, Oh My!The Blu-rays keep coming, but another attempt is made to get Sergio Mims on the 4K train. Three major titles are discussed in the format with Erik Childress who makes the case not only to that but also why It’s A Wonderful Life is more than just “Capra-Corn.” Sergio goes to bat for other classics while also proclaiming his love for the latest Hercules film released on Blu-ray and leaving some time to go back and forth on new versions of some Disney classics. Kino (Sudden Terror, Hercules, Wanted Dead or Alive) Indicator (Young Winston, Badge 373) Disney (The Lion King, T...
2019-11-231h 51Aussie Hoopla NBL & NBA PodcastNext Stars Program, Aussies in the NBA Draft and NBL Select Vs Team ChinaA quick look around what's happening in the Australian basketball scene this week NBL Select Team goes down 0-2 against Team China (2:00) What is happening in Cairns recruitment wise right now? (11:30) NBL Next Stars... Genius or shortsighted for the NBL (17:00) How much can the NBL grow from bringing LaMelo Ball and RJ Hampton into the league (37:00) Harry Froling, William McDowell-White and Matur Maker fall short of being drafted in the NBA (45:00) Did the Next Stars program cause Brian Bowen II to not get drafted? (50:00) Get 20% off custom designed uniforms with promo code HOOPLA20 from CA Sports
2019-06-211h 03Aussie Hoopla NBL & NBA PodcastDusty Rychart on the 2007 Brisbane Bullets championship and his NBL careerDusty Rychart joins the podcast to talk about winning the NBL championship in 2007 as a part of a Brisbane Bullets team still considered to be the greatest NBL team of all-time. The team featured Dusty and fellow import Ebi Ere, current Australian National team members Sam MacKinnon, CJ Bruton, Mark Bradtke and Stephen Black as well as future Boomers stars like Adam Gibson and Chris Goulding. New Zealand national team member Dillon Boucher was also part of the squad, as was Daniel Egan, Brad Williamson and Michael Hill. In fact the team featured 10...
2019-06-1153 minAussie Hoopla NBL & NBA PodcastAussies In The NBA: 2018-19 Season ReviewWe take a look at every Aussie playing in the NBA this season. Ben Simmons admits its "important" to be working on his shooting How Joe Ingles season was impacted by discovering his sons Autism Jonah Bolden rookie season Joe Ingles shares an inspirational story about dealing with his son Jacob's autism. Patty Mills has one of his best seasons ever Will Aron Baynes leave Boston Thon Maker pulls out of the Boomers FIBA World Cup squad Dante Exum suffers another disappointing season Deng Adel, Isaac Humphries and Mitch Creek achieve their dream of playing in the NBA
2019-05-291h 11Aussie Hoopla NBL & NBA PodcastNBL legend Ray Borner on the success of the Australian Boomers from 1982-96 and his NBL CareerAustralian Basketball Hall of Famer, recipient of the Order of Australia, four-time Olympian, part of North Melbourne's 1989 NBL championship winning team and the first Australian to win the NBL MVP (1985)... and true-blue Ballarat boy Ray Borner joins the Aussie Hoopla podcast to talk about his NBL career, the 14 years he spent playing with the Australian Boomers and thoughts on the Australian basketball landscape. Hear Ray discuss all four of his Olympic experiences and review how the national program has changed since he first donned the green and gold in 1982. Get 20% off custom designed uniforms with...
2019-03-021h 28Aussie Hoopla NBL & NBA PodcastAussies In The NBA: Simmons All-Star Weekend, Ingles shares Autism story and Creek reaches NBA dreamWe take a look at every Aussie playing in the NBA this season. Review of Ben Simmons All-Star weekend performance and will he play for Australia? Jonah Bolden's hot January Joe Ingles shares an inspirational story about dealing with his son Jacob's autism. Patty Mills heats up Aron Baynes injury update Thon Maker settles in at the Pistons Utah Jazz refuse to trade Dante Exum for Memphis Grizzlies Mike Conley Ryan Broekhoff scores career high Deng Adel and Mitch Creek achieve their dream of playing in the NBA Get 20% off custom designed uniforms with promo c...
2019-02-1939 minAussie Hoopla NBL & NBA PodcastBob Turner (NBL Hall Of Famer) on the current state of the NBL NBL Hall of Famer, former head coach of the Newcastle Falcons, Canberra Cannons and Sydney Kings who also part of ownership groups at Canberra, Sydney and the Singapore Slingers also joins us on the show to discuss some of the important topics bubbling underneath the excitement that is the NBL Finals. While NBL awards are given out and Perth, Melbourne, Sydney and Brisbane prepare for the post-season we talk about the growth of the game, rumours of financial issues at Illawarra, the possibility of Rob Beveridge coaching the Sydney Kings next season and what NBL1 can do...
2019-02-1754 minAussie Hoopla NBL & NBA PodcastAussies In The NBA: Simmons All-Star Chances, Delly's Cavs Revival & Jonah Bolden's ArrivalWe take a look at every Aussie playing in the NBA this season. Can Ben Simmons make the NBA All-Star game? Why Matthew Dellavedova is better than 90% of the guards in the NBA Jonah Bolden explodes for Philly Aron Baynes injury update Joe Ingles shooting at the worst clip since his rookie season Dante Exum getting more minutes Patty Mills continues to win in San Antonio Ryan Broekhoff fights for court time. Plus a quick round-up of former NBL imports doing well in the NBA. Get 20% off custom designed uniforms with promo code HOOPLA20 from...
2018-12-2430 minAussie Hoopla NBL & NBA PodcastLarry Abney on his time with Townsville, Cairns and now the LA Clippers coaching staff"The Birdman" Larry Abney played 122 NBL games with Townsville and Cairns where he averaged 17.5 points, 9.1 rebounds and 1.3 assists per game. Born in Nyack, New York he attended Fresno State and played beside cult basketball figures Rafer "Skip To My Lou" of AND1 basketball fame and Chris Herren, as well as NBL star Willie Farley. He also played professionally in Korea, France, Venezuela, Cyprus, Netherlands, Argentina, Mexico, Ukraine, Kosovo and New Zealand. In 2017, Abney joined the staff of the Los Angeles Clippers as a player development coach and basketball operations assistant under head coach...
2018-12-1559 minAussie Hoopla NBL & NBA PodcastSouthern Huskies Justin Hickey on joining the NZNBL and next steps to joining the NBL Justin Hickey, chief executive of the Southern Huskies joins Aussie Hoopla podcast to talk about the team's decision to play in the New Zealand NBL in 2019 and what the next steps are for the team to join the Australian National Basketball League in 2020. Get 20% off custom designed uniforms with promo code HOOPLA20 from CA Sports Get 5% off NBA tickets with promo code HOOPLA5 from US Sports Tickets Sign up for Ian Stacker's All-Star Shooting Program Topics discussed on the podcast include; How did the idea to play in the...
2018-12-0829 minAussie Hoopla NBL & NBA PodcastAussies In The NBA: Will Simmons and Butler work, Baynes 3-point game & Ingles hot streakWe take a look at every Aussie playing in the NBA this season. How will Ben Simmons and Jimmy Butler work in Philadelphia? Aron Baynes amazing three-point percentage Joe Ingles catches fire to start the season Has Dante Exum improved from last season? Patty Mills flies under the radar Matthew Dellavedova, Ryan Broekhoff and Jonah Bolden fight for minutes Plus a quick round-up of former NBL imports doing well in the NBA. Get 20% off custom designed uniforms with promo code HOOPLA20 from CA Sports Get 5% off NBA tickets with promo code HOOPLA5 from...
2018-11-1731 minAussie Hoopla NBL & NBA PodcastFormer Sydney coach Bill Tomlinson on coaching in China and remembering the Kings Threepeat Bill Tomlinson has been coaching in China for the past 10 years, first assisting with the Chinese Women's National team and now with Shantou University. In Australia Bill coached the Hobart Devils and Sydney Kings in the NBL as well winning a WNBL championship with the Sydney Flames in 1997. On the podcast Bill shares how coaching in China is different to Australia, how coaching women is different to coaching men in the pros and shares his memories of the Sydney Kings threepeat, including stories about Shane Heal, Chris Williams, Matt Nielsen and plenty more. Ge...
2018-11-111h 00Aussie Hoopla NBL & NBA PodcastCairns Coach Mike Kelly on rebuilding the Taipans roster and his two year plan for the team Taipans new head coach Mike Kelly joins Dan Boyce on the podcast to talk about the hiring process for he went through to win the Cairns coaching job, he breaks down his recruitment process for this season and gives his thoughts on how the squad have started the season. Mike goes in depth into the decision making process in rebuilding the team into a much faster-paced unit and the recruiting process for this season's current batch of imports. Get 20% off custom designed uniforms with promo code HOOPLA20 from CA Sports Get 5% off NBA t...
2018-11-0644 minAussie Hoopla NBL & NBA PodcastLeroy Loggins (NBL Hall Of Famer) on the Brisbane Bullets 1985 & 1987 championships and the 1992 Olympics 3x time NBL champion and 3x NBL MVP Leroy Loggins joins the show to talk about his pro basketball journey which included escaping the mean streets of Baltimore, being drafted into the NBA, playing in the 1980s NBL and representing Australia at the 1992 Olympics. Find information on Leroy Loggins community work at Leroy Loggins Community Organisation. Get 20% off custom designed uniforms with promo code HOOPLA20 from CA Sports Get 5% off NBA tickets with promo code HOOPLA5 from US Sports Tickets Sign up for Ian Stacker's All-Star Shooting Program Topics di...
2018-10-221h 09Aussie Hoopla NBL & NBA Podcast2018-19 Season Preview Podcast with NBL Legend Bruce Bolden With 11 days left before the 2018-19 NBL season tips off, we take a look at each teams off-season moves, form during the NBL Blitz and preview their rosters for the coming season. Joining the show to provide insights and expertise is 1992 NBL Champion Bruce Bolden. Get 20% off custom designed uniforms with promo code HOOPLA20 from casports.com.au Topics discussed on the podcast include; Reflections on the NBL Blitz (2:00) Adelaide 36ers: Does winning the NBL Blitz mean anything and the continued Mitch Creek Saga (7:00) Brisbane Bullets: Is Andrej Lemanis' job on the l...
2018-09-291h 28Aussie Hoopla NBL & NBA PodcastNBL Blitz Recap feat. Cal Bruton, Leroy Loggins, Andrew Bogut, David Andersen and many more We provide a full recap of the NBL Blitz pre-season tournament complete with insights and interviews from the league's players and coaches. Topics discussed on the podcast include; The biggest takeaways we saw for each NBL team (2:00) New Zealand Breakers on the start of their season with Kevin Braswell, Corey Webster and new import Shawn Long (23:00) Sam MacKinnon on the Brisbane Bullets roster and why the development of the Flow offence (41:00) NBL Legends Leroy Loggins and Cal Bruton talk about the rise of the NBL from 1979 to 2018 (50:00) Andrew Bogut shares his frustration on the Sydney Kings...
2018-09-231h 27Aussie Hoopla NBL & NBA PodcastBruce Bolden on South East Melbourne returning, 1992 NBL Finals & being a parent/coach to your child The South East Melbourne will be returning to the NBL, so who better to talk about it than the MVP of the Magic's 1992 Championship team Bruce Bolden. Bruce played 480 games for Eastside Melbourne, Westside Melbourne, South East Melbourne, Sydney and West Sydney across 17 NBL seasons. Bolden finished fourth in all-time rebounds (4,351) and has career averages of 18 points, 9 rebounds, 2 assists and 1 steal per game. With his son Jonah joining the Philadelphia 76ers we also talk about the tricky tightrope that is being a coach and a parent to aspiring basketballers in your family.
2018-09-0959 minAussie Hoopla NBL & NBA PodcastNew Adelaide 36ers President Ken Cole on this year's roster and the Mitch Creek situation Ken Cole, who coached the Sixers to the 1986 championship — with the team earning the moniker "The Invincibles" because of their unprecedented 24-2 win/loss record was named president of the Adelaide 36ers this week and is ready to help the team reach new heights. The 75-year-old plans who was diagnosed with multiple myeloma seven years ago (and given two years to live at the time) plans on instilling the same warrior spirit into the club which has allowed him to keep cancer at bay. Topics discussed on the podcast include; What led to Ken...
2018-09-041h 41Aussie Hoopla NBL & NBA PodcastDaren Rowe (Geelong Supercats) the only man to record an NBL quadruple-double To celebrate the 40th anniversary of the Geelong Supercats we chat with a legend from the club's time in the NBL (1982-1996) Daren Rowe, the only man to record a quadruple-double in NBL history. Rowe averaged 19.5 points, 10.1 rebounds, 3.9 assists, 2.3 steals and 2.1 blocks during three NBL seasons. Hear him talk about how the Supercats had the Geelong Arena rocking in the 1990's, playing alongside legends like Shane Heal, Bobby Locke and John Dorge and the night he went off 25 points, 17 rebounds, 11 blocked shots and 11 assists playing in all but 34 seconds of the game as Geelong defeated...
2018-08-2656 minAussie Hoopla NBL & NBA PodcastSydney Kings GM Jeff Van Groningen talks Next Stars Program, Brian Bowen II and recruiting for 2018-19 Sydney Kings GM Jeff Van Groningen joins the show to talk about lessons learnt from last season, this seasons recruitment moves, signing NBA prospect Brian Bowen II and the NBL Next Stars program. Topics discussed on the podcast include; Moments before the interview kicked off Melbourne United announced it had signed import pair Josh Boone and Casper Ware for the season we get Jeff's view on Melbourne's roster for and if they will be the Kings toughest opponent for 2018-19 (2:00) The methodology of the Sydney Kings putting together their roster for this season a...
2018-08-151h 02Aussie Hoopla NBL & NBA PodcastThe Southern Huskies plan to bring NBL basketball back to TasmaniaThere's been a lot of buzz since the consortium behind the Southern Huskies released marketing material for their proposed NBL team which featured team branding, uniforms and plans for the expansion and update of the Derwent Entertainment Center. The team still has a number of things it needs to tick off before officially gaining an NBL licence so we reached out to the two men behind the Southern Huskies, David Bartlett, the 43rd premier of Tasmania and current president of the Hobart Chargers basketball club and Justin Hickey, Entrepreneur and former Hobart Devil himself. We...
2018-07-2241 minAussie Hoopla NBL & NBA PodcastNBL Expansion: A 9th team confirmed and a 10th soon to be announced. Aust. Basketball Hall Of Famer Bob Turner joins us to discuss.The NBL announced this week that it will be expanding to nine teams with part-owner of the NZ Breakers Romie Chaudhari purchasing an NBL licence. With Jeremy Loeliger hinted at the NBL looking to start the 2019-20 season with a "minimum" of nine teams and a consortium in Tasmania likely to announce their intentions to enter the NBL in the next few weeks the competition looks set to grow beyond eight teams since the demise of the Gold Coast Blaze in 2012. Australian Basketball Hall of Famer and former Sydney Kings coach Bob Turner who has be...
2018-07-1436 minAussie Hoopla NBL & NBA PodcastFIBA Basketbrawl: Andrew Gaze & Rhys Carter join the show to talk Australia Vs Phillipines24 hours after the basketbrawl between Australia and the Philippines, Aussie Hoopla host Dan Boyce picks up the phone and calls Australian Boomers legend Andrew Gaze and 2-time NBL champion Rhys Carter to talk about arguably the most disgraceful set of events seen in FIBA international competition. Topics discussed on the podcast include; A breakdown of the events which led up to the melee and social media impact since (2:00) Why did the game continue after the brawl? (6:00) Basketball Australia's statement after the events and what that means (8:00) Should the Philipines be banned from international basketball (11:00) Damaged stickers...
2018-07-0351 minAussie Hoopla NBL & NBA PodcastJerome Randle (Sydney Kings) on his NBL career so far...Jerome Randle joins the podcast to talk to Dan Boyce about the highlights and challenges of his NBL career so far. Topics discussed on the podcast include; Jerome shares what his off-season preparation looks like (2:00) This month Jerome became a father to a baby girl, he talks about how fatherhood has changed him (6:00) Call of Duty, UNO Sequence and other battles that regularly occur within the Randle home (10:00) Expectations for the Sydney Kings this season (11:00) Thoughts on matching up against the LA Clippers in the NBLxNBA pre-season games in September (12:30) Are the NBLxNBA games drawing higher qu...
2018-07-0141 minAussie Hoopla NBL & NBA PodcastDarren Lucas (South East Melbourne Magic) talks about the Magic Vs Tigers rivalry of the 90s2x NBL Defensive Player of the Year and 2x NBL champion with the South East Melbourne Magic Darren Lucas joins the podcast to talk about his career, the glory days of the NBL and the unforgotten Tigers V Magic rivalry that drew 45,000 people over three games in 1996. Topics discussed on the podcast include; We catch up with Darren and learn about what he's doing with life after basketball (2:00) Spending time at the AIS with Luc Longley, Mark Dalton, Shane Froling (5:00) Thoughts on how the league has changed since Darren's retirement in 1996...
2018-06-2459 minAussie Hoopla NBL & NBA PodcastHow the NBL is using Analytics with NZ Breakers Analytics Manager Andrew PriceAussie Hoopla host Dan Boyce sits down with Andrew Price, Analytics nerd for the New Zealand Breakers and Australian Boomers to look at how analytics and advanced statistics are impacting the NBL today. Topics include; How are the NBL using analytics today and are they in the dark ages compared to the NBA? (2:00) What types of questions are NBL coaches asking for data on? (10:30) How does someone become a basketball analytics advisor for an NBL team? (11:30) How are NBL teams using statistical data to make off-season recruitment decisions (15:00) How many NBL teams are analytically driven and h...
2018-06-0454 minAussie Hoopla NBL & NBA PodcastAussies In The NBA 2017/18 Season ReviewWe review every Aussie who played in the NBA this season, what was their best game, how they've improved from last year, review their current NBA contracts and discuss where they could end up during the off-season. All of this and a whole lot more... Listen to our previous interviews with the biggest stars in Australian Basketball, head to Aussiehoopla.com. Check out previous podcasts featuring; Current NBL Stars - Kevin Lisch, AJ Ogilvy, Damian Martin, Daniel Kickert, Thomas Abercrombie, Jason Cadee, Stephen Holt, Bryce Cotton, Chris Goulding NBA Stars Past & Pr...
2018-06-0339 minAussie Hoopla NBL & NBA PodcastCairns Alex Loughton gives his thoughts on the new Taipans rosterCairns Taipans star Alex Loughton joins the show to discuss this seasons squad and what to expect with new coach Mike Kelly. Topics discussed on the podcast include; The Sydney Kings sign former NBA player David Wear (2:00) A quick look at recent NBL signings (5:00) Alex Loughton joins the show to talk about the NBL's All-Australian team's upcoming tour of China (10:00) What type of imports are Cairns likely to sign for this season (18:00) His take on losing coach Aaron Fearne and how new coach Mike Kelly is settling into the squad (23:30) A look at current trends in h...
2018-05-271h 05Aussie Hoopla NBL & NBA PodcastAdelaide 36ers rookies Jack McVeigh and Harry FrolingAfter speaking to Adelaide coach Joey Wright on our last episode about his plans for the 36ers this season which include young rookies Jack McVeigh and Harry Froling we decided to get them both on the show. We talk to both about their goals for their rookie season, memories from playing college basketball and what they can bring to the 36ers in 2018-19. We also talk about the wheelings and dealings of the NBL off-season so far and what a likely NBL Free to Air TV deal looks like this year. Other topics...
2018-05-061h 00Aussie Hoopla NBL & NBA PodcastAdelaide coach Joey Wright shares his plans to improve the 36ers rosterNBL Championship winning coach and three-time coach of the year Joey Wright joins the Aussie Hoopla podcast to talk about his plans to improve the Adelaide 36ers' roster for this season, Despite losing star player Josh Childress in Game 2 of the NBL Finals, the Sixers still pushed eventual champions Melbourne to a decisive Game 5 and now the team hope to go one step further in 2018-19. The 36ers roster last season featured a core group of impressive home gown talent which Joey has developed over the past three seasons which is now in jeopardy of...
2018-05-0446 min
Movie MadnessEpisode 90: Suspiria by a Phantom ThreadBack to the new Blu-rays we go with Sergio Mims as they discuss horror, true stories and a number of comedies that just never worked. They talk both the new restoration of Dario Argento’s Suspiria but also the making of a Stephen King adaptation. They preview some upcoming Shout Factory titles and express their disappointment with films from Alexander Payne and Aaron Sorkin. But wrap it up with their appreciation of Paul Thomas Anderson’s latest and the history of one of Howard Hughes’ most infamous creations. Synapse (Suspiria, Pet Sematary Doc) Arrow (Brain Damage...
2018-04-261h 21Aussie Hoopla NBL & NBA PodcastAndrew Bogut signs with Sydney: Kings Legend Bob Turner looks at what this means for the NBLBob Turner was coach and marketing guru for the Sydney Kings during their successful run in the 1990's where 10,000 people were attending every game, the team was making $1 million in profit each year and players like Dwayne McClain were getting their own shoes from Reebok. Andrew Bogut agreeing to play with the Kings gives the team the best chance of returning (or eclipsing) the kings to their former glory. Bob has 20 years of experience playing, coaching, marketing and running NBL teams. He joined us on the show to talk about the impact Andrew Bogut will...
2018-04-2555 minAussie Hoopla NBL & NBA PodcastCairns Taipans Kuany Kuany talks about Sudanese Australian BasketballCairns Taipans shooting guard Kuany Kuany is just starting his professional basketball but his NBL future is bright. He played limited minutes in the NBL his rookie season but is set to play a big part of Mike Kelly's new look Cairns Taipans squad with only himself and Nate Jawai set to return next season. Kuany is one of the many Sudanese Australian basketball stars making noise in the NBL, Europe and the NBA. We talk to Kuany about NBA stars Thon Maker and Mangok Mathiang and current NBL stars like Majok Majok a...
2018-04-1742 minAussie Hoopla NBL & NBA PodcastAussies In The NBA - Ben Simmons & Joe Ingles breaking NBA recordsThe Ben Simmons Vs Donovan Mitchell race for Rookie of the Year, is it really a race? Seems pretty one-sided to me. Dante Exum soon to return from injury, Joe Ingles has the best month of his life, Is Aron Baynes good or bad for the Celtics lineup and Patty Mills is insulted by being called a Jamaican bobsledder. Tune in to get up to date with who has been playing well, stats breakdowns and any injury updates involving our Australian Boomers players abroad. All of this and a whole lot more...
2018-04-0733 minAussie Hoopla NBL & NBA PodcastWill Weaver (Boomers Coach) on Boomers Vs USA at Etihad & NBL FinalsMost Hoops Tragics don't know who Will Weaver is but he's a huge part of the Australian Boomers squad aiming at winning its first medal at a major FIBA event. Will currently splits his time as an assistant coach between the Australian Boomers and the Brooklyn where he is a special assistant to coach Kenny Atkinson at the Nets. Prior to that, he was an assistant to Brett Brown in Philadelphia and is as passionate about the success of the Boomers as you or I, this is well worth a listen. 2:00 What NBA players should we...
2018-03-1947 minAussie Hoopla NBL & NBA PodcastLuc Longley on his Boomers Career, Michael Jordan's attitude and the Triangle OffenceHe doesn't do a lot of interviews but Luc Longley joins this episode of Aussie Hoopla in an interview where we decided to only talk about things that he's never spoken about before ie. his time with the Boomers, The Triangle Offence and thoughts on raising kids to be like Michael Jordan. 2:00 Luc points out how proud he is of his Boomers achievements, something which many often overlook. 6:30 Luc responds the "flack" he received from deciding to not play for Australia in 1996 8:00 Memories on making the Boomers 1988 Olympic team 10:00 When did L...
2018-03-1852 minAussie Hoopla NBL & NBA PodcastHall of Famer Bob Turner on NBL expansion issues & the 90's era Sydney KingsAfter a great podcast last month with FIBA and Naismith Basketball Hall of Famer Lindsay Gaze which reflected on the early years of the NBL from a Victorian perspective, we decided to get a New South Wales point of view by interviewing NBL Hall of Famer Bob Turner. Turner came to Australia in 1976 to play with the Shoalhaven Tigers in the NSW State League and was appointed player/coach of the Newcastle Falcons when the NBL debuted in 1979. Bob was instrumental in the growth of the NBL helping establish NBL teams in Newcastle, Canberra, Sydney an...
2018-03-111h 26Aussie Hoopla NBL & NBA PodcastAussies In The NBA - Simmons Vs Mitchell ROY Race, Dante Exum's return and moreThe Ben Simmons Vs Donovan Mitchell race for Rookie of the Year, is it really a race? Seems pretty one-sided to me. Dante Exum soon to return from injury, Joe Ingles has the best month of his life, Is Aron Baynes good or bad for the Celtics lineup and Patty Mills is insulted by being called a Jamaican bobsledder. Tune in to get up to date with who has been playing well, stats breakdowns and any injury updates involving our Australian Boomers players abroad. All of this and a whole lot more...
2018-03-0826 minAussie Hoopla NBL & NBA PodcastLindsay Gaze on the NBL's origins and it's current need to expandDan Boyce continues his interview with Lindsay Gaze, reflecting on the history of the Australian Boomers and sharing stories of from the early years of the National Basketball League. Lindsay's career includes being a part of the Boomers program from 1960 to 1984 and then coaching in the NBL from 1984-2007. In what is the second part of our chat with Lindsay Gaze this episode focuses on the Boomers program in the early 1980s, how the Melbourne Tigers entered the NBL, reflecting on his two national league championships as a coach and discussing current topics in Australian...
2018-03-051h 19Aussie Hoopla NBL & NBA PodcastFIBA Qualifiers Recap with Andrej Lemanis, Mitch Creek and Angus BrandtListen to interviews with the coach of the Australian Boomers Andrej Lemanis and players Mitch Creek and Angus Brandt discussing the recent FIBA World Cup Qualifiers and the team's victories over the Phillipines and Chinese Taipei. All of this and a whole lot more.... Listen to our previous interviews with the biggest stars in Australian Basketball, head to Aussiehoopla.com. Check out previous podcasts featuring; Current NBL Stars - Kevin Lisch, AJ Ogilvy, Damian Martin, Daniel Kickert, Thomas Abercrombie, Jason Cadee, Stephen Holt, Bryce Cotton, Chris Goulding NBA Stars Pa...
2018-02-2627 minAussie Hoopla NBL & NBA PodcastLindsay Gaze on the history of the Australian BoomersLindsay Gaze sits down with Dan Boyce on the Aussie Hoopla podcast to share how the Australia Boomers program came about and shares his stories from a career that includes either playing or coaching the men's national basketball team from it's inception in 1960 to 1984. In what will be a two-part episode, Lindsay shares the stories of how basketball began in Australia and look at how it developed into the medal contender that it is today. Topics on the show include; 1956 - Olympic Basketball reaches Melbourne (2:00) What impact Bill Russell had when the USA Olympic...
2018-02-151h 05Aussie Hoopla NBL & NBA PodcastMitch McCarron (Cairns Taipans / Australian Boomers)On this episode, Cairns Taipans Mitch McCarron joined Dan Boyce on the Aussie Hoopla podcast to talk about being a part of the Boomers FIBA Qualifiers team, his development in his second NBL they discuss the path he travelled to reach the AIS, Metro State of Denver and the Cairns Taipans. Topics on the show include; The Boomers squad for the FIBA World Cup qualifiers has been named, we take a look at who made it and who was left out (2:00) Mitch gives Dan his thoughts on where the Cairns Taipans have fallen short t...
2018-02-061h 03Aussie Hoopla NBL & NBA PodcastAussies In The NBA - Simmons All-Star snub, Ingles Career Scoring Night & moreDid Ben Simmons deserve to get an All-Star selection or not? How will Aron Baynes be affected by the Boston Celtics decision to sign Greg Monroe and Joe Ingles notches a career-high 21 points against the LA Clippers... we go through all the highlights of our Australians playing in the NBA for January 2018. Each month Dan from Aussie Hoopla reviews all of the Aussie Ballers plying their trade in the NBA. Tune in to get up to date with who has been playing well, stats breakdowns and any injury updates involving our Australian Boomers players abroad.
2018-02-0427 min
Earth AncientsStephen Mehler: The Land of Osiris, Wisdom of the Ancient KhemitStephen Mehler’s fascination with ancient Egypt, which began at the age of eight, has guided his education and spiritual work all his life. Mehler holds three degrees in the sciences and is a trained fieldarchaeologist and prehistorian. Mehler also served as a Staff research scientist for the Rosicrucian Order, AMORC, in San Jose, California from 1978-1980.For almost 16 years, 1992-2008 , Mehler was a student, disciple, and close friend of Egyptian-born Egyptologist and indigenous wisdom keeper, Abd’El Hakim Awyan (1926-2008), popularly known as Hakim. Stephen has written two books, The Land of Osiris (Adventures Unli...
2018-02-031h 26Aussie Hoopla NBL & NBA PodcastCam Gliddon (Cairns Taipans / Australian Boomers)On this episode, Cam Gliddon joined Dan Boyce on the Aussie Hoopla podcast to talk about his recent experiences with the Australian Boomers and what the Cairns Taipans are focused on now that they are playoffs seem to be out of reach. Topics on the show include; How are things within the Taipans camp now that the playoffs are out of reach (2:00) What do guys in the Cairns Taipans do outside of basketball and who in the team is the best at vintage Nintendo Games (8:30) Why Mitch McCarron and Cam Gliddon have been able t...
2018-02-0149 minAussie Hoopla NBL & NBA PodcastShawn Dennis (2016 NBL Coach of the Year) on developing culture in basketball teamsOn this episode, Dan sits down with former NBL coach of the year Shawn Dennis who is currently coaching the Shiga Lakestars to talk with Dan about the latest in Aussie Hoops as well as share his experiences coaching in Japan and what this has taught him about building a culture within a basketball team. Topics on the show include; Shawn Dennis shares why he thinks this NBL season is much different from what most people expected (2:00) How the pace of the NBL has changed the game in Australia (8:00) Should the NBL allow unlimited imports to i...
2018-01-131h 04Aussie Hoopla NBL & NBA PodcastAussies In The NBA - Lakers release Bogut, Simmons set to be an All-StarLA Lakers released Andrew Bogut, Ben Simmons gains fourth highest votes for backcourt players in the East and looks set to become Australia's first NBA All-Star, Patty Mills drops a seasons high 26 points our NBL stars Terrance Ferguson, Torrey Craig and James Ennis all have big games in December. Each month Dan from Aussie Hoopla reviews all of the Aussie Ballers plying their trade in the NBA. Tune in to get up to date with who has been playing well, stats breakdowns and any injury updates involving our Australian Boomers players abroad. All...
2018-01-0740 minAussie Hoopla NBL & NBA PodcastOscar Forman (Illawarra Hawks) on playing 500 NBL gamesOn this episode, Dan sits down with Illawarra Hawks star Oscar Forman on the eve of his 500th NBL game. Dan briefly reviews Oscar's career before sitting down with Oscar and discussing the following areas of his career. Looking at the 500 club and the company Oscar is joining this week (2:00) Oscars journey and how he reached the Illawarra Hawks (3:00) How the NBL has changed during his 17 seasons in the league (11:00) How Oscar bounced back from being told he would never play in the NBL by his AIS coach (14:30) As many funny stories about Paul Rees as O...
2017-12-2336 minAussie Hoopla NBL & NBA PodcastRotnei Clark (Illawarra Hawks)On this episode, Dan sits down with Illawarra Hawks star Rotnei Clark to discuss the Hawks recent loss to the Melbourne United and take a look at his basketball journey so far. Topics on the show include; Rotnei talks about the Hawks recent loss to the Melbourne United and how he approaches games like there where his team is heavily under-manned (2:00) Rotnei talks about breaking the all-time Oklahoma high school scoring breakout (8:00) His decision to play at Arkansas University (11:00) Playing for Boston Celtics coach Brad Stevens during his time at Butler University (12:30) Rotnei takes us through...
2017-12-0947 minAussie Hoopla NBL & NBA PodcastChris Anstey shares his experiences playing in the NBA & EuropeOn this episode, Dan sits down with Australian Boomers legend Chris Anstey to talk about spending time with the Dallas Mavericks and Chicago Bulls in the NBA and the challenges he faced playing in the Euroleague. Topics on the show include; Dan talks to Chris about his current junior coaching roles and lessons learned coaching his own kids (2:00) Memories of being a scrawny kid at the Melbourne Tigers in his NBL debut (7:00) Why did Chris decide to move from the Melbourne Tigers to the South East Melbourne Magic (9:00) When did Chris realise the NBA was a re...
2017-12-031h 02Aussie Hoopla NBL & NBA PodcastAussies In The NBA Recap (Nov)Each month Dan from Aussie Hoopla reviews all of the Aussie Ballers plying their trade in the NBA. Tune in to get up to date with who has been playing well, stats breakdowns and any injury updates involving our Australian Boomers players abroad. All of this and a whole lot more.... Listen to our previous interviews with the biggest stars in Australian Basketball, head to Aussiehoopla.com. Check out previous podcasts featuring; Current NBL Stars - Kevin Lisch, AJ Ogilvy, Damian Martin, Daniel Kickert, Thomas Abercrombie, Jason Cadee, Stephen Holt, Bryce C...
2017-12-0316 minAussie Hoopla NBL & NBA PodcastWould having AFL clubs enter the NBL really work?The NBL made headlines after announcing their plan to add new teams to the league, backed by AFL and NRL clubs. Larry Kestelman started the media frenzy after pointing out that Fremantle would make a great spot for the ninth NBL team and that multiple AFL and NRL clubs were showing a keen interest in the model. Dan Boyce sits down with Aussie Hoopla contributor Nick Farley to discuss whether AFL clubs entering the NBL would really work and whether AFL members could really be persuaded to buy NBL memberships. Topics di...
2017-11-1650 minAussie Hoopla NBL & NBA PodcastRon Radliff (Brisbane Bullets Legend) & Aussies in the NBA updateOn this episode, Dan starts things off with a recap of Aussies in the NBA, looking at how players like Joe Ingles, Patty Mills, Aron Baynes and Thon Maker have started their NBA season, as well as former NBL stars like Terrance Ferguson and James Ennis. Once Dan finishes with the recap he welcomes former Brisbane Bullets and Gold Coast Cougars/Rollers player Ron "The Rat" Radliff. Topics on the show include; Other Topics on the show include; Dan takes a look at how some of the Aussie Boomers have st...
2017-11-071h 13Aussie Hoopla NBL & NBA PodcastBryce Cotton (Perth Wildcats)Buy a basketball t-shirt from our eBay store. Proceeds go to promoting Aussie Hoops. On this episode, Dan discusses the negative feedback which came from hoops fans after listening with the latest podcast and talks to Perth Wildcats star Bryce Cotton about his career in the NBA and NBL so far. Topics on the show include; The reaction from Kings fans on social media after Sydney GM Jeff Van Groningen joined the last podcast (2:00) Bryce Cotton's recent play and thoughts on the NBL standard this year (15:00) How does Bryce prepare for NBL...
2017-10-3055 minAussie Hoopla NBL & NBA PodcastKings GM Jeff Van Groningen responds to angry Kings fansBuy a basketball t-shirt from our eBay store. Proceeds go to promoting Aussie Hoops. When Sydney Fan Olivia Oliver-Hopkins wrote her impassioned plea titled An open letter to the ownership and management team of the Sydney Kings to the King's front office asking for answers to questions like why haven't the Kings signed a third import, why don't the Kings have a true center, why isn't Tom Garlepp playing anymore and even why did the team sack the Kings mascot, she wanted answers, but she didn't expect Kings GM Jeff Van Groningen to come forward an...
2017-10-241h 13Aussie Hoopla NBL & NBA PodcastRashad Tucker (NBL Triple Double Record Holder)Support Aussie Hoopla by visiting our ebay store http://www.aussiehoopla.com/aussie-hoopla-store all proceeds go to helping promote Aussie Hoops. Listen to our previous interviews with the biggest stars in Australian Basketball, head to Aussiehoopla.com. Check out previous podcasts featuring; Current NBL Stars - Kevin Lisch, AJ Ogilvy, Damian Martin, Daniel Kickert, Thomas Abercrombie, Torrey Craig, Jason Cadee, Julian Khazzouh NBA Stars Past & Present - Matthew Dellavedova, Stephen Jackson, Randy Livingstone, Acie Earl, Josh Childress, Reggie Smith, Todd Lichti Aussie Basketballers Abroad - Ryan Broekhoff, Brock Motum, Jack White, Ben...
2017-06-161h 24Aussie Hoopla NBL & NBA PodcastJosh Childress (Former Sydney Kings Import)Support Aussie Hoopla by visiting our ebay store http://www.aussiehoopla.com/aussie-hoopla-store all proceeds go to helping promote Aussie Hoops. Listen to our previous interviews with the biggest stars in Australian Basketball, head to Aussiehoopla.com. Check out previous podcasts featuring; Current NBL Stars - Kevin Lisch, AJ Ogilvy, Damian Martin, Daniel Kickert, Thomas Abercrombie, Torrey Craig, Jason Cadee, Julian Khazzouh NBA Stars Past & Present - Matthew Dellavedova, Stephen Jackson, Randy Livingstone, Acie Earl, Josh Childress Aussie Basketballers Abroad - Ryan Broekhoff, Brock Motum, Jack White, Ben Madgen, Cling Stiendl, Ater...
2017-04-2342 min