The Sports Deli

The Sports Deli

Hoot & his amazing guests discuss the intersection between race and sports, leadership, equality, mental health, social injustice, & white privilege. Guests: Over 60 WBL, Pro, WNBA, NBA, Coaches/players. Cheryl Miller, Barbara Majeski, Doug Williams, ESPN'S Jay Bilas, Jennifer King, Collette Smith, Jen Welter, World Series Champ/MVP, Dave Stewart, WNBA Championship coaches, Coco Wade & Dan Hughes, Dr. Richard Lapchick, Virago, Judy Sweet, Sam Vincent, Steve Lavin, The INCREDIBLE SHEroes of the Legends_of_the_ball, Doug Gottlieb, HOFer, Rick Barry; & Stephanie Arnold who died 4 37 seconds.

Episodes

July 21, 2025 • 18 mins

Amelia and Sara, partners in life joined me today along with their 9-month old pup, Alfie!

Alfie has taught them so much about life especially about patience.

I truly enjoyed their transparency and their loving and kind spirits individually and collectively.

We hope you enjoy today's episode and remember, you can always dial, 988 if you're having a hard day and someone will be there 24/7/365.

And finally, if you're interes...

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Whitney Ginger & Georgie joined us today along with her boyfriend and his 2 kids.

Whitney has chosen an interesting career path and also works part time as a server.

She met her boyfriend at work but they no longer work together now.Thanks for the support and remember, if you're having a hard day, don't be afraid to ask for help like Whitney suggested and you can dial 988 24/7/365 if you're having a hard day and som...

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Dr. Russ Kennedy, author of Anxiety Rx (2nd Edition) joins me today to discuss his latest book and why men commit suicide at a higher rate than women as well as why they also have more success in his MBRX program.


Dr. Kennedy is a neuroscientist from Canada and hopes to one day have dinner with Jim Carrey.


And he wants the world to know especially those who are seeking traditional therapy for anxiety that you cannot out think...

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Lauren and her dog Lolo (short for Lauren) joined us today. It was fate according to Lauren. Lauren was incredibly transparent and I truly enjoyed her philosophy about life, relationships and her dog.We hope you enjoy this episode and thanks for your love and support. Remember, you're not alone and you can always dial 988 if you're having a hard day and someone will be there to help you.

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This episode, the fourth of Season 1 is dedicated to one of my mentors, Oscar J. Lewis, former Head Men's Basketball Coach at Frostburg State University, where I landed my first coaching job in 1992.

Oscar was an incredible coach who I think could have coached D1 basketball. He played football, baseball and basketball in college and was a brilliant mind.

Today, at 75 he walks roughly 35,000 steps a day and he is the neighborhood dog ...

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Cindy and Luna joined us today for this 20th episode of Season 1. Luna is a great dane mix and is a fun loving dog who is very accepting and loves people, especially Cindy's kids.

Cindy has some great advice as a mom and shares who she'd like to have dinner with who she's fascinated by after hearing them speak in person.


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Sabrina and Lyka joined us today for Season 1 Episode 19.

Sabrina met Lyka where she was and is the reason she's doing so well combined with the help and support of other dog owner's and a famous dog trainer who she hopes to have dinner with one day.

Thanks for listening and watching.

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We hope you enjoy this Father's Day edition as I interviewed 5 amazing dads.

It's not easy being a dad but it's the most important job I've ever had.

Personally, I decided to give up working in person so I could be here for my daughter for the last 13 years as she continues her journey into adulthood. Every dad and every kid takes a different journey to find themselves.

And here are a few of their stories. This is ded...

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We are joined today by Rachel and Rocco. Rachel is on a healing journey of self-exploration and with the help of Rocco, she's in a better place.

We hope you enjoy this transparent episode. Thank you for your support.

Remember, you can always dial 988 if you're having a hard day and someone will be there 24/7/365 to help you.

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We're joined today by Nicole and Rocco. We hope you enjoy today's episode of The Dog Beach Diaries.Nicole who married her college sweetheart is a digital product manager and at one point had hoped to work for the World Health Organization.Wait until you hear who she'd like to have dinner with if she could. Remember everyone, you can always dial 988 if you're having a hard day.I may make a commission if anyone likes ...

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Chat GPT if you're having a hard day? Well, Jada swears by it. I tried it and it gave me some great suggestions for acute anxiety. It's for educational purposes only of course.

For this and more, check out this amazing episode with Jada, August and Riley. Jada and I have 2 things in common and you don't want to miss her interviewing me at the end.

Remember everyone, you can always dial 988 if you're having a hard da...

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Sarah is a nail tech. Her dog Dune is a puppy and loves balls and paper towels. Sarah was bullied in high school but she's now doing great on her healing journey and feels stronger than ever.Today's episode is brought to you by my You Tube Shop. We have nearly 1,500 items for you from Walmart, Target, Home Depot, and so many 1000s of other shops and stores. I may make a commission from this or any of my other videos.Thanks ...

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June 22, 2025 • 14 mins

Polina is from Kazakhstan and Madi from Italy. Polina played intercollegiate tennis at the University of Tennessee while Madi loves marine biology. But they met at a tennis meet up and today you will hear the rest of the story of this amazing engaged couple.

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June 22, 2025 • 13 mins

Episode 12 features KT & CW. They we're at the beach not with their dogs but with their digs - in this case their jet skis for the annual competition. KT shares her best advice for people looking to eat better and CW on how to be a great leader as a college coach. This episode is brought to you by my you tube shop. I have nearly 1,500 items you can get in my You Tube shop. Just do a keyword search on my channel to see if I ...

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Madi and her dog Queso joined me today for season 1 episode 10.

Madi is a mom of a 3 month old and her and her husband hope to have another one sooner rather than later.

Madi shares what she learned from her first marriage to her then military husband and hopes to move back to Texas within the next 5 years.

Thanks for joining us today everyone and remember you are not alone and you can always dial 988 if you're having a hard day a...

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June 9, 2025 • 28 mins

Alan served his country and then went on to do leadership training in the military as a civilian for a combined 51 years before he recently retired. He met his beautiful wife when he was 69 while overseas and he's been happily married ever since! They we're there with their dog and we had a phenomenal discussion that included some hilariously passionate pleas from Alan as a diehard basketball fan to some other great lessons...

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Mac and her golden retriever showed up today and I hope you all enjoy today's season 1 episode 8 discussion as much as I did.

Her dog, whose name is being withheld to protect the innocent (LOLLLLLSSS - truth is I either forgot or didn't ask - my bad y'all - if I find out what his name is later I'll update the podcast), loves chasing his ball into the ocean.

Mac is an English teacher and shared her strategy of how she ...

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Lauren, a beautiful spirit, loves being a lawyer.

She adores her dog Candy and Candy played at dog beach like there was no tomorrow!

We hope you enjoy this amazing episode 7 of season 1 where Lauren gives some great advice while giving flowers to her dad and her sports journey that taught her so much about her non-negotiables and how to get through the hard times in life.

She loves yoga and working out and hopes to expand her practic...

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May 29, 2025 • 11 mins

Jenna, Hanna and Will met in 2022 as they we're training to be EMTs and Firefighters. Jenna is now a nurse, Hanna (with no H at the end) is still on the path of doing similar work and Will is a firefighter hoping to expand his duties and responsibilities so he can do more elaborate rescue missions like on helicopters, etc. Jenna & Will are two old souls who have a different love language and Hanna prefers to give one love langu...

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May 25, 2025 • 14 mins

FRIIIIIDDDAAAAAY! Well, Deebo was named after Deebo from Friday and Naomi served our country for more than 7 years. We have an amazing discussion about the military and so much more.

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