The Sports Deli

Season 7 Episode 1 is in the books. Thanks for your continuous love and support everyone.

The choices that some of the WNBA coaches have made to either not give the stars of the league the credit they deserve or throw certain players under the bus instead of keeping things "in-house" is mind boggling.

Some coaches are coaching in the WNBA for the first time, some women for the first time and acting like they've been doing it for de...

New York Times Best Selling author, Jeff Pearlman joined me today in The Sports Deli for one of the most fascinating conversations that I've ever had.

I can't thank Jeff enough for his time and for being so gracious. We covered a lot of ground in this episode and truly hope you enjoy it as much as I did.

Jeff Pearlman breaks down Tupac’s life like a veteran sportswriter examining a dynasty. This detailed look at his life is the...

Matt Mauser joined us today for an incredibly inspiring episode.

Matt's wife, Christina was a coach at Kobe Bryant's Mamba Academy and was on the helicopter that Kobe, Gigi and 7 others we're unfortunately on that fateful day on 1/26/20.

I first saw Matt on America's Got Talent and reached out to him to come on the show and he graciously accepted.

And today you will hear the rest of this inspiring story of resilience, courage, faith...

The amazing Riley joined me today along with Rosie and Roofus on her late brothers 10th anniversary of his unfortunate death as well as her 7-month anniversary of being clean.

Riley is a hairdresser (and can do feet and nails but chooses not to) and loves the beach and good vibes.

Remember, help is only a call away. You can dial 988 if you're having a hard day and someone will be there 24/7/365.

This episode is sponsored by my You Tub...

Dr. Michael McEnany

Michael McEnany attended Wake Forest University’s School of Medicine and completed his residency training in Emergency Medicine at the University of New Mexico. He is currently an Emergency Medicine physician at Northern Inyo Hospital in Bishop, CA. His interests include connecting with the natural world and learning to play the fiddle. “The methods and goals of hospice and palliative care, to me, rep...

This S1:E28 episode of The Dog Beach Diaries featured Archie (Bunker?), Lulu, Piper, Carol & Jill.

Max out your 401k and go on lots of dates was the advice from Carol and Jill as we discussed a number of different topics.

Thanks for watching and/or listening and remember, you are not alone. You can always dial 988 24/7/365 and someone will be there.

Check out my You Tube Shop at, youtube.com/@mikehootner for some of the most amaz...

Thank you for joining us today for S1:E27 of The Dog Beach Diaries featuring Stevie Nicks, Kelsey, Simcha & Becca.

Kels is a history teacher and Becca has a Tidepool exploration company that you can find at, https://www.seatoshoreexplorers.com. Their dogs are great and we had a great conversation.

Thanks for your support and remember you can always dial 988 if you're having a hard day and someone will be there 24/7/365

Also, chec...

This episode with Matt the attorney, Neil his father and Matt's dog Phoebe was one of my favorite episodes out of the over 225 I've done since 2020.

Matt has a tremendously authentic and polarizing personality and although his journey has had great success thus far, the best is yet to come.

His dad is still working in his 60s on planes (not trains and automobiles) and Phoebe was celebrating her 1st birthday on this day.

Matt and Neil ...

Kris rescued Booga and Calypso and sometimes Booga acts like a cat and Calypso acts like a dog.

Kris loves to travel and is studying to be an interior designer.

She loves to use her hands, all love languages, and the arts.

This episode is brought to you by my you tube shop. I have nearly 1,500 items you can check out and I may make a commission if you do end up with the microphone that I used for this episode.

Also, remember, you are...

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 interested in anyth...

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 someone will be...

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 a feeli...

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 ...