Conversations with Sports Fans
A podcast for sports fans by a sports fan all about being a sports fan.
Episodes
We're joined in this episode by, Debra Hallum, one of the co-owners of the 1972 Women's Sports Pub in Austin, TX.
The 1972, which opened earlier this year, derived its name from the year in which United States' Title IX law was implemented which, in part, prohibited sex-based discrimination. This led to a boom in women's sports which has only intensified in the past several years.
Scott Stokely has been a part of the disc golf world (and vice versa) for nearly as long as he can remember.
Some good fortune allowed him to discover the sport after his mom moved the two of them into southern California's La Canada Flintridge which just happened to border Pasadena's Oak Grove Disc Golf Club; the United States' first permanent disc course.
During our Conversation with Scott this 39-year disc golf profes...
We're joined in this episode by Stephen Miller a Seattle-area native and longtime resident of the Emerald City.
The son of English immigrants, Stephen was smitten by soccer at an early age and it continues today. We discuss plenty about the Sounders, the Reign, how the Pacific Northwest (including Portland and Vancouver) is a soccer hotbed, and its men's squads even play for the Cascadia Cup.
As the NBA regular-season winds to a close and the Detroit Pistons will once again be among the playoff contestants, we felt it timely to share this Conversation with Rich Kaschalk an individual who's been part of the organizations official scoring crew dating back to the 1981-82 season.
Along the way we learn about Rich's early sports fan memories (Detroit Tigers on the radio) growing up in a family with 10 children. Many ...
Earlier this NHL season, John Keating, the longtime Detroit Red Wings' studio host on FanDuel Sports Network Detroit, announced his retirement folllowing the conclusion of the Wings' season.
We caught up with John during the NHL's February break for the 4 Nations Face-Off and chatted with, maybe, the only studio hosts many Red Wings and Detroit Tigers' fans have ever known.
During Event No. 15 of the Around the World in 80 Sporting Events project, Doug and Colin, his sidekick during this event, offer some brief reflections about how their full day at New York's iconic Madison Square Garden is going. The pair were in the crowd for the New York Rangers vs. Vancouver Canucks matinee and again for the New York Knicks vs. Washington Wizards nightcap.
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Just in time for Major League Baseball's U.S. Opening Day (we'll discount those Cubs-Dodgers' Tokyo tilts for the moment), we're joined by a fella whose sports travel goals are to see games in every Major and Minor League ballpark. For those of you scoring at home, that's 149 and - to the moment - Justin Byrd's knocked 62 off that list with plans in place to check 10 or more off the ledger this season.
Our guest this episode is semi-retired sports columnist and author, Mark Whicker.
A North Carolina native, Mark ultimately landed in southern California where he worked at both the Orange County Register and the Los Angeles Daily News as a sports columnist for over 30 years, chronicling some of the biggest moments in sports history.
He retired in 2022 but is still scratching his writing itch on Substack with regular takes on the spor...
We first met Jim Wikman during an episode featuring him and his fellow NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament junkies aka The Basketball Mavens (S:3, E:12).
In this episode we catch up with Jim, learn about what The Mavens have in store for this year's Tourney (their 28th straight together), as well as his myriad sports travels.
Jim is certainly the first - and likely the final - guest on Conversations to have played golf with Arn...
As high school and collegiate wrestling champions are crowned across the land, we felt it timely to go to the mats with a hardcore amateur wrestling fan.
Todd Oliver is that guest for us. A Michigan native who currently resides in Chattanooga, TN, Todd was oblivious to the sport of wrestling until his 6-year-old son, Justin, was persuaded to join a local club. An eventual collegiate All-American at Central Michigan University and c...
As host Doug Hill works his way through a week's worth of Indiana basketball as part of his Around the World in 80 Sporting Events project, we figured it might be a good idea to learn why the game means so much to so many in the state.
To that end, the Indiana Basketball Hall of Fame's Executive Director, Matt Martin, joins us in this bonus episode to discuss what basketball means to the people of Indiana.
A native of Knights...
We're rejoined by our longtime pal - and now 3-time Conversations' guest - Craig Caswell. (Previous episodes found here and here.)
If you're new to the show, Craig has now seen all 364 NCAA Division I men's basketball teams play in person. That number is two higher than a year ago when we last spoke, thanks to seeing Mercyhurst (vs. Lafayette in December) and Western Georgia (at Bellarmine in February).
Host Doug Hill is again joined by his father, Jerry, to discuss their recent experience at the University of Kansas' historic Phog Allen Fieldhouse in Lawrence as part of Doug's Around the World in 80 Sporting Events project.
The two do stray, ever so slightly, to discuss a stop in Casey, IL, on their way to Kansas. Casey bills itself as "Big Things in a Small Town."
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In this episode we're joined by a long-ago fellow sports journalist, Paul Dodd.
Dodd, a native of Adrian, MI, and a graduate of the University of Michigan and a 5-year member of the Wolverines' Marching Band, chats not only about all things UM, but also about Detroit-area sports, the Montreal Expos (seriously!), the late 1980s Philadelphia sports scene, a lengthy conversation he had with Arnold Palmer, and his time working ...
In this bonus episode, host Doug Hill and his father, Jerry, discuss their recent visit to the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum in Kansas City, MO.
The visit to the NLBM was Event 12 of Doug's Around the World in 80 Sporting Events retirement project.
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We're joined in this episode by Jee-ho Yoo a native of Incheon, South Korea, who's been covering sports for the country's English-language news service,Yonhap News Agency, since 2010.
There's much more to Jee-ho's story than that of your typical sports writer, however. His father worked for a time in Toronto, Ontario, which afforded Jee-ho the opportunity to experience North American sports up close. He became a ...
We're rejoined in this episode by Virginia middle school math teacher/blogger/podcaster/author Michael O'Connell.
We first chatted with Michael in S:3, E:18. He's back with us to chat about the re-emergence of a bonafide NFL team in the Beltway as well as a certain Washington Capitals' star who is reeling in Wayne Gretzky's NHL mark for career goals scored.
We're joined in this episode by Brooklyn, NY, resident, former Village Voice News Editor, and 2-time published author, Neil deMause.
During our Conversation with Neil we focus heavily on his first book which he co-authored with Joanna Cagan. It's entitled Field of Schemes: How the Great Stadium Swindle Turns Public Money into Private Profit. As the title suggests, deMause and Cagan take a deep dive examining the uniquely Ame...
We're joined in this episode by Larry Schecter, author of The History of Fantasy Sports: And the Stories of the People Who Made it Happen.
Himself an accomplished fantasy sports player, Larry shares both the history of the evolution of fantasy sports as well as a few of the anecdotes he unearthed while researching this, his second book. His first was entitled Winning Fantasy Baseball: Secret Strategies of a Nine-Time National...
We're joined in this episode by retired Detroit-area dentist, Dr. Carl Papa. Carl's sports fan journey begins back in 1961 with his beloved Detroit Tigers and some of his his favorite players like Jake Wood, Chico Fernandez, and Steve Boros.
Along the way, we learn of Carl's affinity for all things University of Michigan Wolverines and for tennis. Among the highlights of his spectating years has been witnessing Tigers&#...
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