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Unfiltered, No ApologiesUnfiltered, No Apologies: Sophie G Unplugg'd|– The Cost of Chasing a DreamIn this debut episode of Unfiltered, No Apologies: Sophie G Unplugged, I’m breaking down the side of chasing a dream nobody talks about. The burnout. The sacrifices. The isolation. This one ain’t pretty—but it’s honest. If you’ve ever felt like the dream is costing you everything, this is your reminder that you’re not alone.📍 This is not the morning show. This is the deep end.Half podcast. Half diary. All unfiltered.🎧 New episodes drop every Saturday at 6PM EST.
2025-04-0628 min
RECHARGEWelcome to Unplugg*d!So why did we start this podcast anyway? Consider this our intro episode.
2023-07-0702 min
Ern and IsoReality Check!!!!This episode Iso continues his sentiments from the question asked last week, Who benefits more in a relationship? He goes into how some people view things from the worst case scenario, how men with no money always think women are out for their money. How the lifestyle of the Beta male provider becomes the fears of the next generation. How the benefit in the relationship is actually from the fact of having a person that is willing to ride thru the thick and thin with you. How some men that were never known to get women at a younger...
2022-11-151h 15
The Plug Podcast w/Joseph AustinUnPlugg'd with Joseph AJ interviewing Auntie Toni: Lets ChatThis episode is apart of the UnPlug'd Series of The Plug: People Living Under Grace Podcast, while the Plugg'ns are on vacation, Joseph AJ talks life, generational, wealth and pandemic response with his aunt, Toni!
The PLUG is the podcast you didn’t know you needed; that’s design to connect all of us to the God of our salvation through His son, Jesus Christ. Dive in weekly as old high school friends; Joseph A, Dominique Soares, Shardé B. and Breeze—talk about hot topics such as family, relationships, raising millennial children, politics, you name it they talk ab...
2021-09-3037 min
The Athletes Podcast"Frisbee Rob" McLeod - Guinness World Record Holder - Episode #66On this week's episode of The Athletes Podcast, we have the privilege of speaking with Rob McLeod. "Frisbee Rob” McLeod is a motivational speaker and frisbee ambassador living in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. He has 6 Guinness World Records, 13 World Championships, and the Canadian Distance Record. He is the co-author of The Davy Rule and the creator of the Unplugg’d Challenge. We had a great time chatting with him and hope you all enjoy listening to this episode!Whats Talked about in the podcast:2:20: NHL Talk3:20: Who is Frisbee Rob7:40: How did you g...
2021-01-211h 11
The G-L ReviewKosta Douvikas On Growing Up In The Family Grocery Store And The Importance Of HospitalityNGL talks about the D&D Finer Foods collaboration before diving into a conversation with D&D's owner Kosta Douvikas about why the Penthouse is the best sandwich at their famous deli counter (4:53), growing up running through the aisles in the store (7:17), seeing former students go on to work at companies like Tesla and Amazon when he "saw them at their worst" (10:41), how the onset of the pandemic was the "craziest two weeks" of his life (12:43), how the local community helped support them through tribulating times (16:08), and what the store is doing to make patrons feel safe when shopping w...
2020-10-2225 minThe G-L ReviewTejas Sekhar On Seizing The Moment And Creating EndingCovidOn this episode of The G-L Review, NGL recaps our Relaunch Day and talks about the importance of selling a how, not a why (0:40) before diving into a conversation with Tejas Sekhar, creator of EndingCovid.org. They talk about the sheer awesomeness of St. Louis' City Museum (15:54), why he believes in using this moment to pursue passions and do good (29:46), and how the ENDINGCOVID x UNPLUGG'D collab came to be (39:06).
2020-05-0144 minThe G-L ReviewDrew Wandzilak on the Growth Potential of the Podcast Industry and How We Can Build Better FoundersAfter a long hiatus, NGL is back with another episode of The G-L Review! He touches a little bit on the last six months, everything that’s happened and his changing mindset and approach towards entrepreneurship amid the COVID-19 crisis (0:33) and then welcomes on Drew Wandzilak, a friend who’s worked in venture capital for the last three years, to talk about the most batshit crazy startup pitch he’s ever gotten (9:46), whether or not it’s the responsibility of companies to provide a social good (12:56), why VCs get excited when investing in cool D2C companies like Allbirds (26:24), the grow...
2020-04-021h 01
WhistlesEpisode 10: The Decision to Stay PositiveThe crew starts by apologizing for technical difficulties related to last week before setting the record straight with guests Brian Bullock and Travis Whillock (5:46) and talking about what adjusting to winter was like from Texas (14:35), how to stay positive while struggling through an injury (29:20), and why everyone needs to try out the World Famous Round Rock donuts (40:27).
2019-09-2043 minWhistlesWhistles Ep. 9: Life After Sports w/ Traveon HenryOn this episode, Jeremy brings on a new (temporary) co-host in Jesse Brown and talks with graduate assistant and former safety Traveon Henry about acclimating to the cold Chicago winter (4:04), what he's learned through playing football and where he is now (18:50), the importance of finding balance and avoid exhaustion (26:27), and all the changes in Jeremy's life over the past year (40:22).
2019-09-0644 minWhistlesWhistles Ep. 8: The Pressure of Expectation w/ Paddy FisherThe crew brings on linebacker Paddy Fisher to talk about his love for music and lyrics (3:30), becoming comfortable with being uncomfortable (13:01), his growth after losing his father (20:08), and who Paddy Fisher really is (30:18).
2019-08-3045 minWhistlesWhistles Ep. 7: Kenosha Face ConditionThe Whistles Crew discusses their first Camp Kenosha (1:25) before Jeremy and Jared talk to rising sophomores Greg Newsome and Isaiah Bowser about graduating high school early and adjusting to college life (12:43), how the team's brotherhood makes it easier for young guys to thrive (20:10), and why Greg thinks Crocs should become the new trend on the team (39:30).
2019-08-2343 minThe G-L ReviewJacques Slade on Rapping in 'Community' and His Favorite Sneaker YouTubersOn this episode of 'The G-L Review,' NGL catches you up to speed on the team's pitch before diving into a conversation with Jacques Slade to talk about the first video he ever posted on YouTube in 2006 (9:15), appearing in 'Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story' and how it's criminally underrated (13:38), his four tracks in the first season of 'Community'(17:39), why his love for basketball led to a career in sneakers (25:47), and how he's launched a talk show-style series on the culture surrounding sneakers and his other interests (35:20).
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2019-08-2146 minThe G-L ReviewSamIAm the MC on Supporting Artists and Battle-Rapping in ChicagoThis interview was originally recorded as part of a podcast series in conjunction with Dandelion, a startup aiming to launch affordable, localized recording studios in Chicago. To learn more about Dandelion, you can reach out to creator Dan Grambow here.
For this episode of ‘The G-L Review,’ NGL goes way back to an interview with SamIAm the MC. The rapper freestyles to kick things off (9:36) before talking about how he got into battle-rapping and his satirical style (11:30), why he thinks streaming has made it easier to break into the music world (21:56), his favorite artists out there now (29:00), and...
2019-08-2140 minThe G-L ReviewAndrew and Thomas Parkinson on Building Peapod and the Time They Hit a DeerOn this episode, NGL talks about going through MVP testing with UNPLUGG’D (1:46) before welcoming on Peapod co-founders Andrew and Thomas Parkinson to talk about building and selling product together growing up (6:56), where the idea for Peapod came from (17:45), the time they hit a deer on the way to a demo with a major food company (26:57), and what they learned after thirty years of going through the startup process over and over again (34:22).
2019-08-2147 minThe G-L ReviewKarim Noorani on the NBA Offseason Becoming Bigger than the On-Court ProductOn this episode, NGL talks about how taking a break over his four-day weekend set him up for a more productive week moving forward, then welcomes on Senior Creative Karim Noorani to cover the biggest storylines from that last week in NBA Free Agency. They talk about NGL’s several-week saga to install a WiFi router in his apartment (5:25) before discussing whether people find the offseason more entertaining than the on-court product itself (7:11), why the moves by both Durant and Kawhi revealed a lot about their motivations and character (11:44), how Russell Westbrook has somehow become undervalued throughout this process (22:45), an...
2019-08-2139 minThe G-L ReviewJeremy Larkin On His Career-Ending Injury And Why He’s Launching ‘Whistles’On this episode, NGL provides an update on PBM’s journey through the Wildfire startup accelerator before welcoming on Jeremy Larkin to talk about whether or not NBA Free Agency has eclipsed the games themselves (5:35), what a given week looked like during offseason training (21:17), why his touchdown celebrations were always so low-key (36:27), hearing about his cervical stenosis diagnosis and preparing for life after football (42:45), and why it’s all led him to creating the ‘Whistles’ podcast with fellow players Jake Saunders and Jared Thomas (1:04:17).
2019-08-211h 19The G-L ReviewThe One Where the O.G. Crew ReflectsOn this episode, NGL notes both his anxiety and excitement for getting to work full-time on Powder Blue this summer (0:39) before welcoming on podcast stalwarts Andrew Fenichel and Jake Liker to reflect on the growth of the company over the last two years. They talk about how nervous Andrew was when they recorded their first ‘Unplugg’d Podcast’ together as a trio (7:29), shooting the first episode of ‘The Hot Takes Show’ and doing man-on-the-street interviews downtown (33:49), the biggest lessons we’ve learned through our college experience (49:04), and how it takes a village to build a brand (1:01:42).
2019-08-211h 07The G-L ReviewAirkenny on Tracking Down Rare Kicks and the Chicago Sneaker SceneOn the latest episode of ‘The G-L Review,’ NGL turns back the clock to celebrate all 25 of our previous episodes and re-release our first-ever interview with sneaker legend Ken ‘Airkenny Weiner. Well-known Chicago sneakerhead Kenny ‘Airkenny’ Weiner stopped by to talk about the degree of his influence in sneaker culture (9:30), how he tracks down rare sneakers such as samples and “unseens,” (11:12), the difficulty of not posting the LeBrons he gets before LeBron receives them himself (33:11), his go-to stores in the Chicago area (1:03:45), the shift in sneaker influencers from athletes to designers (1:06:45), and the time he met the legendary Tinker Hatfield(1:20:
2019-08-211h 35The G-L ReviewJake Nickell on Monetizing Art and His Favorite Threadless Tee On the latest episode of ‘The G-L Review,’ NGL recaps everything that’s going on with PBM before diving into a conversation with Threadless Founder and CEO Jake Nickell. They talked about his personal favorite shirt Threadless has produced (10:09), his idea that it’s a “human necessity” to make things (26:20), and how his passion for helping artists support themselves keeps him — and Threadless — going (41:37). Then, Nate finished it off with his big bro and Duke graduate, Jake, to talk about ‘The Endgame,’ as ‘Avengers,’ ‘Game of Thrones,’ and his college career all recently drew to a close (48:07).
2019-08-211h 26The G-L ReviewJeremy Larkin On Coming To Northwestern And His Favorite Disney MoviesNGL brings on former Northwestern star RB Jeremy Larkin to talk about how he played pretty much every sport growing up in Cincy (5:01), what he learned from Justin Jackson during his redshirt year and the time he got to start his mentor in fantasy (20:15), his thoughts on the ‘Chicago’s Big Ten Team’ slogan (27:38), his favorite Disney movies (34:57), and the big new project he’s working on with Powder Blue (40:20). Then, Cameron Peters comes on to look back at this season of ‘Game of Thrones’ and defend the work of Benioff and Weiss amidst a sea of Internet hate (41:30).
2019-08-2158 minThe G-L ReviewDave Walens on Hamilton Live and his Path to Exploring, Inc.NGL talked with Exploring Inc. CEO Dave Walens about how “entrepreneur” and “startup” were dirty words back when he dropped out of school and decided to work for himself (5:40), his thoughts on the growing culture of entrepreneurship in colleges (14:38), the importance of innovation as the startup world becomes saturated (24:23), and finally what it was like to work with the creators of ‘Hamilton’ on their live exhibition project (28:00).
2019-08-2136 minThe G-L ReviewJustin Jackson on the NCAA and Playing With Philip RiversOn the latest episode of 'The G-L Review,' NGL welcomes on Chargers RB and Northwestern's all-time leading rusher Justin Jackson to talk about the best dining halls on campus (2:58), watching the Wildcats make their B1G Championship run the year after graduating (8:14), his thoughts on the NCAA student-athlete debate (11:16), whether or not he had a chip on his shoulder after getting drafted in the seventh round (21:13), his reputation on the team as the smart guy (26:16). and what to expect from the Bolts in 2019 (32:14).
2019-08-1336 minThe G-L ReviewChris Ruder on the Future of Spikeball and Appearing on 'Shark Tank'On this episode of 'The G-L Review,' NGL first brings on big sis and college advisor Amelia Graber-Lipperman to discuss Operation Varsity Blues and CollegeGate (8:00) before sitting down with Spikeball CEO Chris Ruder and talking about his background in journalism (24:46), the importance in building company culture coupled with the recent trend in shared spaces (36:18), how Chris first played roundnet in 1989 and why he decided to bring it back 20 years later (45:45), why ultimate players were one of the main groups he marketed to early on (55:05), that time he went on 'Shark Tank' and (sort of) secured a deal (1:00:52), and...
2019-08-131h 14The G-L ReviewAshton Keys on Attending Paris Fashion Week and Starting His Own LabelNGL brings on recent Mighican State alum Ashton Keys to talk about their shared experiences from running their own high school t-shirt businesses (5:44), why he started a fashion label while pursuing a major in experience architecture (14:52), and how creating Ninety6 led to a brick-and-mortar store and an appearance at Paris Fashion Week (26:06).
2019-08-1340 minThe G-L ReviewDr. Neal Lester on Rap, Culture, and the N-WordWay back in October of 2017, I talked to Dr. Neal Lester about the first ever college-level class designed to explore the 'N-word' that he started teaching over a decade ago (4:47), why he believes that the 'N-word' is like no other (15:28), what he thinks about non-black kids using the word at concerts (28:36), and the ways in which the media talks about the 'N-word' and rap as a whole (39:01).
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2019-08-1353 min
The G-L ReviewKevin Yngve on the Future of Ultimate and Making NationalsKevin Yngve joins NGL to discuss making college nationals for the first time (4:40), the importance of team culture in building a successful program (11:20), talk about the future of ultimate and its visibility (24:23), how the gender equity has influenced the sport (31:44), whether or not ultimate can replace the football at the youth level (37:38), and wrap it up by going over Yngve's favorite movies of all time (52:07).
2019-08-131h 01WhistlesWhistles Ep. 6: The Camp Struggles of a Big ManThe 'Whistles' crew talks Super Bowl favorites (3:00) before getting into the titular topic with three different guests...while recording in the hot tub. They welcome on Joe Spivak to talk about his alter-ego, DJ Spivs (14:20), Nik Urban to discuss an O-Line tradition in the "Kenosha Water-Tasting Test" (30:47), and Gunnar Vogel to describe the short film he recently starred in and his big-time acting career (46:30).
2019-08-091h 04WhistlesWhistles Ep. 5: Offseason GrindDuring this episode, we introduce a new segment called “Random Thought of DEUCE8” (3:25), discuss our favorite teams on NCAA Football ‘14 & why the video game should be brought back (4:12), how decompressing from coaches can help young athletes focus on themselves (18:52), and how dancing is symbolic to the offseason grind (25:32).
Lastly, we hear a story about Jake’s McDonald Christmas dinner (26:50), who would star on NUFB’s own version of Hard Knocks (32:50), and possible breaking news during “Set The Record Straight” on NU’s favorite band, “Foster Revival” (39:09).
2019-08-0243 minWhistlesWhistles Ep. 4: Definition of High School Harry This week on 'Whistles,' Riley Lees & Tre Williams join the podcast to discuss their LEGENDARY high school careers and their 'transitions' to playing B1G Football. Beginning w/ Riley, we get an +/- line on how many times Jeremy screws up the intro (1:23), how Riley became known as 'Leesus' in Libertyville, Illinois (4:47), why he takes his roommates' clothes (10:13), & when Jeremy shared a low-point during freshman year w/ Riley (21:06). Jared and Jeremy then interview Tre, who explains his favorite anime shows (36:17), what playing alongside 'Mr. Football' Joe Burrow was like (42:20), the process of having to change positions in college (49:12) a...
2019-07-261h 07WhistlesWhistles Ep. 3: Preparation and Self-Talk With the NU Strength StaffJeremy & Jake are joined by NU Strength coaches to discuss how important their jobs are to an athlete's development and team's culture by instilling the head coach's principles.
This interview also explains why Alex Spanos doesn't listen to Drake (4:29), why Matt Flannery got into strength coaching (6:04), how Spanos never uses lower-case letters for anything (13:57), Lark's hard-work ethic and why the road to recovery doesn't have to be lonely (20:09), the strength coaches claim Jeremy is more crazier than them (24:06), Flan talks about his encounter with preparing players for upcoming seasons (29:14), and Lark explains his mentality on the everyday...
2019-07-2550 minWhistlesWhistles Ep. 2: Dealing With AdversityOn the second episode of ‘Whistles,’ Jared, Jake, & Jeremy discuss why a locker room is so important to a team (1:41), the transition from dominating in high school to college workouts (3:50), how the crew feels about naps (7:33), Jared’s three tips to being a successful athlete (9:49), Jake’s misconceptions about what a college weight room would be like (11:44), how Jeremy tricks the media with his humility (27:00), and how being injured has a psychological affect on a players recovery (37:26).
2019-07-1947 min
WhistlesWhistles Ep. 1: Transitions On the first episode of ‘Whistles,’ co-hosts Jeremy Larkin, Jared Thomas, and Jake Saunders talk about the inspiration behind the podcast (1:32) before diving into important conversations such as whether or not Jeremy is really from Cincy (5:20) and how Jake started a trend on the football team by wearing Birkenstocks (16:26).
2019-07-1919 min