September 24, 2025 • 11 mins
The boys talk about the new ABS system in MLB with Bob Joyce.
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Speaker 1 (00:07):
Welcome back to the Afternoon Drive, Bob Joyce sticking around
for a little while because I got a couple of
more topics to talk to him about. Because you, I
haven't been on the microphone in a while in the
Afternoon Drive. So this has been one that we have
talked a lot about off air, and I know a
lot of people are talking about it kind of hits.
Speaker 2 (00:24):
Your world a little bit.
Speaker 1 (00:26):
I think it hits your world a lot a bit
now that I say that, just knowing your background. So
a big story over the summer or in the last
couple of weeks in our neck of the woods. I've
been following this for about a year and a half
knowing that the writing's been on the wall. The Connecticut
Sun may no longer be now they're signed up for
twenty six. I don't know if you got your season
(00:49):
ticket renewal in the mail like I did, which I
just found so great and so cute.
Speaker 2 (00:56):
But they might move Jen did Jen Rizotti sign up person?
That would have made a big difference. That would have
made a big girl.
Speaker 1 (01:04):
Marina sending me an autograph picture with maybe heart their name.
Speaker 2 (01:10):
I don't know.
Speaker 1 (01:10):
I'm just saying, but they might go to Boston. They
might stay in Connecticut, or the WNBA may move them.
Speaker 2 (01:18):
To who knows where.
Speaker 1 (01:19):
It could be Houston, could be Mars, they might just
take over. But I think it hits your world one
because of women's basketball. You're synonymous with that sport in
this state. You're the play by play guy for Yukon women.
A lot of Yukon women will come through here, whether
they're playing the Sun or playing on the Sun. And
in your world, you're a long time Whaler's broadcaster as well,
(01:41):
So that's near and dear to your heart. So this
is a story that hits right up your alley. Sir.
What are your thoughts on another professional team possibly leaving.
Speaker 2 (01:51):
The state of Connecticut. Well, I'm not overly shocked.
Speaker 3 (01:55):
I mean, there are some things that the Mohegans need
to do. First of all, they don't have a practice facility.
Speaker 2 (02:02):
First and foremost, they don't want to build one, and they.
Speaker 3 (02:04):
Don't want to build one, so that's going to be
hard to attract good.
Speaker 2 (02:09):
Talent to come here. Now.
Speaker 1 (02:12):
In these negotiations, Boston said they'll build one, and the
Hartford people, the guy from Milwaukee, I think he's the
Milwaukee owner. Milwaukee Bucks minority owner, he said he would
build one as well, to the tune of one hundred
million dollars.
Speaker 3 (02:26):
Right now, I think it's about all about the Benjamins,
the WNBA and and what mister Silver Adam right. Adam Silver,
the commissioner of the NBA, said last week, I'm not
overly excited about the prospect of keeping this team here.
I think they're very much like what and as people.
As much as they blame Peter Carmano's for moving the team,
(02:49):
Gary Bettman had as much to say about that as anybody,
because it was at a time when not only.
Speaker 2 (02:54):
Hartford moved, but they moved Quebec to Denver.
Speaker 3 (02:58):
They wanted to more nationalize because there are a lot
of teams. There were and there still are a lot
of teams in the Northeast in the NHL. I mean
Quebec down to Washington. I think it was a third
of the league, maybe more at the time. We're in
the Northeast in the NHL. And then they decided to
move teams around, and the three that really got hit
were the three other four WAHA teams, Hartford, Quebec, Winnipeg.
(03:22):
Winnipeg obviously has a team back but I kind of
sense the same thing here.
Speaker 2 (03:27):
They want to.
Speaker 3 (03:29):
Big pictures, big picture stuff that Jeep doesn't include Hartford
or Connecticut in the picture.
Speaker 1 (03:35):
Because the WNBA, if they take over, they may take
a hundred million dollar pay cut on this sale if
they were to take it over and move the team themselves.
Speaker 2 (03:43):
But you know, and you're like, well.
Speaker 1 (03:45):
Why would they do that, Why would they kick away
that one hundred million dollars, Because they're looking at a
billion dollars with a Houston or with a bigger market
team that they could put this franchise right.
Speaker 2 (03:54):
Right, And you've seen what they've done in Boston. So
we'll see how this plays out.
Speaker 3 (03:58):
But I'm not overly optimist stick that this is going
to play out in the favor of the Connecticut basketball fan.
Speaker 1 (04:04):
Among all the things Bob Joyce does in the world
of Connecticut sports, you're also out there on the baseball
diamond from time to time doing high school baseball, doing
youth baseball. And you are an umpire, sir that has
your strike zone. Before we get into where I don't
want your strike zone in like the umpire's handbook, where
is the strike zone?
Speaker 3 (04:24):
Well, you know, I like the low strike as opposed
to the high strike. But I try to keep it
mid at least slow letter below the letters.
Speaker 1 (04:34):
Where did the umpire gods tell you to put it
not joy strike? No.
Speaker 3 (04:40):
I did a clinic at the end of August, and
it's called a cut clinic where most a lot of
the guys that taught us were high school college umpires, okay,
which they're being graded highly because of the abs.
Speaker 2 (04:55):
The zone they want us to do.
Speaker 3 (04:56):
They want us to call the higher strike, So about
the below the knee caps, but try to tighten up
the corners.
Speaker 2 (05:04):
I'm usually a ball ball and a half out.
Speaker 3 (05:06):
I adjust it whether it's the league or high school
or I try to Okay, So it varies in the
leagues too, Like if it's the league, you're going armpits
the knees. Whether coaches like that or not, that's in
the rule book. But for the high school stuff, you're
trying to go a little higher because they're calling the
high strike in college and nobody's even even saying anything.
Speaker 1 (05:28):
I've noticed.
Speaker 2 (05:28):
I've noticed, yeah, so definitely.
Speaker 3 (05:30):
So it's something that we as high school umpires have
to adjust to. We've been told that, look, the abs
at the highest level, I think is a really good idea.
As good as these guys are. I know a lot
of people moaning grown about the strike zones. Think about
this for a minute, two and a half to three hours.
Every game you have to have laser laser focus. And
(05:53):
the fact that these guys are in the mid to
high nineties on average as far as percent it right right.
I think that's really good. They are far better. They
are far better now than they ever were. I think
of that Eric greg playoff game Marlins and Braves and
how bad his strike zone was. It was atrocious, but
it's better than it's ever been without the ABS.
Speaker 1 (06:15):
I was trying to think of this today is I
was trying to run through my mind of the times
where umpires really like irked me to the point where
I remember the game and remember the moment where we
can change. The ones that stick out in my head
immediately is the blown perfect game in Detroit.
Speaker 2 (06:33):
Oh, sure, that's that's one.
Speaker 3 (06:35):
That was just a that was just a vicious mental
crap metal crab.
Speaker 2 (06:40):
It was a mental crab.
Speaker 3 (06:41):
By Jim Joyce, and Jim Joyce is a empire.
Speaker 1 (06:45):
And what I remember too is Jim Joyce did a
postgame press conference and no umpire. I can't remember another
umpire postgame press conference. The other one is Cardinals Red
Sox and the play at second base in the World Series.
Speaker 2 (07:00):
Maybe it was third.
Speaker 3 (07:01):
You're talking about the instruction at third base end the game,
and I got the base wrong, didn't I?
Speaker 2 (07:06):
So I guess I didn't remember it like it was yes,
still Meadobrooks at third base? Yes, but so many people.
Speaker 1 (07:12):
Those are the two other ones, like, yeah, I'm sure
you can point out ones here and there.
Speaker 2 (07:16):
I just don't remember where.
Speaker 1 (07:18):
It's been such a catastrophe that we have to change everything.
And I always think to myself, I say this to
you all the time, how did we do it back
in nineteen eighty five? Please tell me? It's just wild
where we're at when we need it. My next question
to you, do we need to get it right?
Speaker 2 (07:37):
Well? Apparently we do. Well. Look last night.
Speaker 3 (07:40):
Look, look George Springer got absolutely rooked last night twice
back to back pitches.
Speaker 2 (07:45):
I didn't see this.
Speaker 3 (07:47):
Wow, it was I think it was a one to
one game Springer and I think the bases were loaded.
Springer hit a bouncer down the third baseline where if
you look at the replay that ball went right over
the bag. Third base on Pire called it okay. I like,
I like that, man, you can't you can't review that though.
What apparently that's not reviewable going over the bag. And
George just got a little animated going up the first
(08:09):
baseline and going back, and the manager came out very
next pitch because that file ball was strike too. Was
a high breaking ball outside corner, right at the top
of the zone. It barely caught the box, at least
from Nessen's point of view.
Speaker 2 (08:22):
He got wrung up. Great, Isn't that great? Though?
Speaker 1 (08:26):
Like I understand George, and we love George Springer. Here
you con zone, But man, I'd like watching people get
hosed every now and then, like put them into the dems,
the brakes file Like there's something about getting screwed over,
even at the highest lake.
Speaker 2 (08:43):
I would honestly rather have.
Speaker 1 (08:44):
George Springer get screwed over than that seven year old
that like has never gotten a hit before. Like, man,
you're gonna ring that dude up. George Springers had all
the success in the world, he's making millions.
Speaker 2 (08:55):
Who cares if he's striking?
Speaker 1 (08:57):
Aha, I'm a fan, Like I like the entertainment of it.
Speaker 2 (09:00):
We looked this up.
Speaker 1 (09:01):
Yesterday that the ejection rate is way down and since
twenty three the ejections that have happened in the last
three seasons or two seasons, because they don't have this
season calculated over two thirds are balls and strike arguments right.
Speaker 2 (09:19):
Because of replay.
Speaker 1 (09:20):
My thing is like, that's a problem in the wrong direction.
I think people are looking at as the wrong problem.
The problem is there's not enough ejections. We need more ejections,
So eliminating this portion when it's already down, you're telling
me we're gonna have baseball seasons without ejections.
Speaker 2 (09:39):
Ejections are fun.
Speaker 3 (09:41):
Yeah, fun, they are somewhat fun. Look, I give these
umpires a ton of credit whatever level they're at, because
you need to have a thick you know, you need
to be thick skin to really do this. And what
these major league umpires do with the stuff that these
guys throw now and as good job as they have
done without abs has been pretty darn impressive. Now, not
(10:04):
everybody has been stellar this year. There are some young
young umpires obviously coming up. They're not as consistent, and
you want consistency. But given what they what they do
and how the umpiring game has evolved. These guys are fantastic. Now, yes,
do you want this at the highest level? If you
can do it? I would say yes. I mean, look,
(10:25):
Tennis has incorporated it with their line calls, for instance.
I think everybody but the French uses the ABS system,
you know, the determined line calls and stuff.
Speaker 1 (10:34):
Like that, and that's fast and they've been doing it
for a while and they've perfected it.
Speaker 2 (10:38):
So if it's fast, which I think it will be,
why not.
Speaker 1 (10:43):
Where can you find all that Hockey Media Day stuff?
Speaker 2 (10:46):
Where'd you put that?
Speaker 3 (10:47):
The HUSKYHQ dot com? The coaches are under Coaches Corner,
the players are under Husky Bites. You can also hear
the Coaches show from last night in there, and you
can also check out Dan Hurley, Alex Caravan, and Arris
Reed junior interviews with the media. So we're getting here, Ben,
November's creeping up really fast and.
Speaker 2 (11:08):
It's going to be mayhem.
Speaker 1 (11:09):
Links are all on Fox Sports ninety seven to nine
dot com as well, plus a Listen live button. You
can catch any of the games no matter where we
are in the world two pm with a pre game
three point thirty with the kickoff as Yukon Football takes
on Buffalo. Here this man doing the pre halftime post.
Everything around you Ukon Sports Network, Bob Joyce, thanks for
sitting in.
Speaker 2 (11:29):
Man go Red, Sox go Red. Yes, yeah, you know.
Speaker 3 (11:35):
Hey, look, look, given what my expectations were at the
beginning of the year, you say this every year.
Speaker 2 (11:40):
I did not think there would be this good. I
honestly didn't. But they're pitching.
Speaker 3 (11:44):
Their starting pitching has been far better than I ever
thought it would be.
Speaker 1 (11:47):
Need Roman Anthony getting somehow, yeah, come back.
Speaker 2 (11:50):
Yeah, it's amazing. One guy gets hurt in the offense
goes up. Thank you, Bob. All right, Ben
Welcome back to the Afternoon Drive, Bob Joyce sticking around
for a little while because I got a couple of
more topics to talk to him about. Because you, I
haven't been on the microphone in a while in the
Afternoon Drive. So this has been one that we have
talked a lot about off air, and I know a
lot of people are talking about it kind of hits.
Speaker 2 (00:24):
Your world a little bit.
Speaker 1 (00:26):
I think it hits your world a lot a bit
now that I say that, just knowing your background. So
a big story over the summer or in the last
couple of weeks in our neck of the woods. I've
been following this for about a year and a half
knowing that the writing's been on the wall. The Connecticut
Sun may no longer be now they're signed up for
twenty six. I don't know if you got your season
(00:49):
ticket renewal in the mail like I did, which I
just found so great and so cute.
Speaker 2 (00:56):
But they might move Jen did Jen Rizotti sign up person?
That would have made a big difference. That would have
made a big girl.
Speaker 1 (01:04):
Marina sending me an autograph picture with maybe heart their name.
Speaker 2 (01:10):
I don't know.
Speaker 1 (01:10):
I'm just saying, but they might go to Boston. They
might stay in Connecticut, or the WNBA may move them.
Speaker 2 (01:18):
To who knows where.
Speaker 1 (01:19):
It could be Houston, could be Mars, they might just
take over. But I think it hits your world one
because of women's basketball. You're synonymous with that sport in
this state. You're the play by play guy for Yukon women.
A lot of Yukon women will come through here, whether
they're playing the Sun or playing on the Sun. And
in your world, you're a long time Whaler's broadcaster as well,
(01:41):
So that's near and dear to your heart. So this
is a story that hits right up your alley. Sir.
What are your thoughts on another professional team possibly leaving.
Speaker 2 (01:51):
The state of Connecticut. Well, I'm not overly shocked.
Speaker 3 (01:55):
I mean, there are some things that the Mohegans need
to do. First of all, they don't have a practice facility.
Speaker 2 (02:02):
First and foremost, they don't want to build one, and they.
Speaker 3 (02:04):
Don't want to build one, so that's going to be
hard to attract good.
Speaker 2 (02:09):
Talent to come here. Now.
Speaker 1 (02:12):
In these negotiations, Boston said they'll build one, and the
Hartford people, the guy from Milwaukee, I think he's the
Milwaukee owner. Milwaukee Bucks minority owner, he said he would
build one as well, to the tune of one hundred
million dollars.
Speaker 3 (02:26):
Right now, I think it's about all about the Benjamins,
the WNBA and and what mister Silver Adam right. Adam Silver,
the commissioner of the NBA, said last week, I'm not
overly excited about the prospect of keeping this team here.
I think they're very much like what and as people.
As much as they blame Peter Carmano's for moving the team,
(02:49):
Gary Bettman had as much to say about that as anybody,
because it was at a time when not only.
Speaker 2 (02:54):
Hartford moved, but they moved Quebec to Denver.
Speaker 3 (02:58):
They wanted to more nationalize because there are a lot
of teams. There were and there still are a lot
of teams in the Northeast in the NHL. I mean
Quebec down to Washington. I think it was a third
of the league, maybe more at the time. We're in
the Northeast in the NHL. And then they decided to
move teams around, and the three that really got hit
were the three other four WAHA teams, Hartford, Quebec, Winnipeg.
(03:22):
Winnipeg obviously has a team back but I kind of
sense the same thing here.
Speaker 2 (03:27):
They want to.
Speaker 3 (03:29):
Big pictures, big picture stuff that Jeep doesn't include Hartford
or Connecticut in the picture.
Speaker 1 (03:35):
Because the WNBA, if they take over, they may take
a hundred million dollar pay cut on this sale if
they were to take it over and move the team themselves.
Speaker 2 (03:43):
But you know, and you're like, well.
Speaker 1 (03:45):
Why would they do that, Why would they kick away
that one hundred million dollars, Because they're looking at a
billion dollars with a Houston or with a bigger market
team that they could put this franchise right.
Speaker 2 (03:54):
Right, And you've seen what they've done in Boston. So
we'll see how this plays out.
Speaker 3 (03:58):
But I'm not overly optimist stick that this is going
to play out in the favor of the Connecticut basketball fan.
Speaker 1 (04:04):
Among all the things Bob Joyce does in the world
of Connecticut sports, you're also out there on the baseball
diamond from time to time doing high school baseball, doing
youth baseball. And you are an umpire, sir that has
your strike zone. Before we get into where I don't
want your strike zone in like the umpire's handbook, where
is the strike zone?
Speaker 3 (04:24):
Well, you know, I like the low strike as opposed
to the high strike. But I try to keep it
mid at least slow letter below the letters.
Speaker 1 (04:34):
Where did the umpire gods tell you to put it
not joy strike? No.
Speaker 3 (04:40):
I did a clinic at the end of August, and
it's called a cut clinic where most a lot of
the guys that taught us were high school college umpires, okay,
which they're being graded highly because of the abs.
Speaker 2 (04:55):
The zone they want us to do.
Speaker 3 (04:56):
They want us to call the higher strike, So about
the below the knee caps, but try to tighten up
the corners.
Speaker 2 (05:04):
I'm usually a ball ball and a half out.
Speaker 3 (05:06):
I adjust it whether it's the league or high school
or I try to Okay, So it varies in the
leagues too, Like if it's the league, you're going armpits
the knees. Whether coaches like that or not, that's in
the rule book. But for the high school stuff, you're
trying to go a little higher because they're calling the
high strike in college and nobody's even even saying anything.
Speaker 1 (05:28):
I've noticed.
Speaker 2 (05:28):
I've noticed, yeah, so definitely.
Speaker 3 (05:30):
So it's something that we as high school umpires have
to adjust to. We've been told that, look, the abs
at the highest level, I think is a really good idea.
As good as these guys are. I know a lot
of people moaning grown about the strike zones. Think about
this for a minute, two and a half to three hours.
Every game you have to have laser laser focus. And
(05:53):
the fact that these guys are in the mid to
high nineties on average as far as percent it right right.
I think that's really good. They are far better. They
are far better now than they ever were. I think
of that Eric greg playoff game Marlins and Braves and
how bad his strike zone was. It was atrocious, but
it's better than it's ever been without the ABS.
Speaker 1 (06:15):
I was trying to think of this today is I
was trying to run through my mind of the times
where umpires really like irked me to the point where
I remember the game and remember the moment where we
can change. The ones that stick out in my head
immediately is the blown perfect game in Detroit.
Speaker 2 (06:33):
Oh, sure, that's that's one.
Speaker 3 (06:35):
That was just a that was just a vicious mental
crap metal crab.
Speaker 2 (06:40):
It was a mental crab.
Speaker 3 (06:41):
By Jim Joyce, and Jim Joyce is a empire.
Speaker 1 (06:45):
And what I remember too is Jim Joyce did a
postgame press conference and no umpire. I can't remember another
umpire postgame press conference. The other one is Cardinals Red
Sox and the play at second base in the World Series.
Speaker 2 (07:00):
Maybe it was third.
Speaker 3 (07:01):
You're talking about the instruction at third base end the game,
and I got the base wrong, didn't I?
Speaker 2 (07:06):
So I guess I didn't remember it like it was yes,
still Meadobrooks at third base? Yes, but so many people.
Speaker 1 (07:12):
Those are the two other ones, like, yeah, I'm sure
you can point out ones here and there.
Speaker 2 (07:16):
I just don't remember where.
Speaker 1 (07:18):
It's been such a catastrophe that we have to change everything.
And I always think to myself, I say this to
you all the time, how did we do it back
in nineteen eighty five? Please tell me? It's just wild
where we're at when we need it. My next question
to you, do we need to get it right?
Speaker 2 (07:37):
Well? Apparently we do. Well. Look last night.
Speaker 3 (07:40):
Look, look George Springer got absolutely rooked last night twice
back to back pitches.
Speaker 2 (07:45):
I didn't see this.
Speaker 3 (07:47):
Wow, it was I think it was a one to
one game Springer and I think the bases were loaded.
Springer hit a bouncer down the third baseline where if
you look at the replay that ball went right over
the bag. Third base on Pire called it okay. I like,
I like that, man, you can't you can't review that though.
What apparently that's not reviewable going over the bag. And
George just got a little animated going up the first
(08:09):
baseline and going back, and the manager came out very
next pitch because that file ball was strike too. Was
a high breaking ball outside corner, right at the top
of the zone. It barely caught the box, at least
from Nessen's point of view.
Speaker 2 (08:22):
He got wrung up. Great, Isn't that great? Though?
Speaker 1 (08:26):
Like I understand George, and we love George Springer. Here
you con zone, But man, I'd like watching people get
hosed every now and then, like put them into the dems,
the brakes file Like there's something about getting screwed over,
even at the highest lake.
Speaker 2 (08:43):
I would honestly rather have.
Speaker 1 (08:44):
George Springer get screwed over than that seven year old
that like has never gotten a hit before. Like, man,
you're gonna ring that dude up. George Springers had all
the success in the world, he's making millions.
Speaker 2 (08:55):
Who cares if he's striking?
Speaker 1 (08:57):
Aha, I'm a fan, Like I like the entertainment of it.
Speaker 2 (09:00):
We looked this up.
Speaker 1 (09:01):
Yesterday that the ejection rate is way down and since
twenty three the ejections that have happened in the last
three seasons or two seasons, because they don't have this
season calculated over two thirds are balls and strike arguments right.
Speaker 2 (09:19):
Because of replay.
Speaker 1 (09:20):
My thing is like, that's a problem in the wrong direction.
I think people are looking at as the wrong problem.
The problem is there's not enough ejections. We need more ejections,
So eliminating this portion when it's already down, you're telling
me we're gonna have baseball seasons without ejections.
Speaker 2 (09:39):
Ejections are fun.
Speaker 3 (09:41):
Yeah, fun, they are somewhat fun. Look, I give these
umpires a ton of credit whatever level they're at, because
you need to have a thick you know, you need
to be thick skin to really do this. And what
these major league umpires do with the stuff that these
guys throw now and as good job as they have
done without abs has been pretty darn impressive. Now, not
(10:04):
everybody has been stellar this year. There are some young
young umpires obviously coming up. They're not as consistent, and
you want consistency. But given what they what they do
and how the umpiring game has evolved. These guys are fantastic. Now, yes,
do you want this at the highest level? If you
can do it? I would say yes. I mean, look,
(10:25):
Tennis has incorporated it with their line calls, for instance.
I think everybody but the French uses the ABS system,
you know, the determined line calls and stuff.
Speaker 1 (10:34):
Like that, and that's fast and they've been doing it
for a while and they've perfected it.
Speaker 2 (10:38):
So if it's fast, which I think it will be,
why not.
Speaker 1 (10:43):
Where can you find all that Hockey Media Day stuff?
Speaker 2 (10:46):
Where'd you put that?
Speaker 3 (10:47):
The HUSKYHQ dot com? The coaches are under Coaches Corner,
the players are under Husky Bites. You can also hear
the Coaches show from last night in there, and you
can also check out Dan Hurley, Alex Caravan, and Arris
Reed junior interviews with the media. So we're getting here, Ben,
November's creeping up really fast and.
Speaker 2 (11:08):
It's going to be mayhem.
Speaker 1 (11:09):
Links are all on Fox Sports ninety seven to nine
dot com as well, plus a Listen live button. You
can catch any of the games no matter where we
are in the world two pm with a pre game
three point thirty with the kickoff as Yukon Football takes
on Buffalo. Here this man doing the pre halftime post.
Everything around you Ukon Sports Network, Bob Joyce, thanks for
sitting in.
Speaker 2 (11:29):
Man go Red, Sox go Red. Yes, yeah, you know.
Speaker 3 (11:35):
Hey, look, look, given what my expectations were at the
beginning of the year, you say this every year.
Speaker 2 (11:40):
I did not think there would be this good. I
honestly didn't. But they're pitching.
Speaker 3 (11:44):
Their starting pitching has been far better than I ever
thought it would be.
Speaker 1 (11:47):
Need Roman Anthony getting somehow, yeah, come back.
Speaker 2 (11:50):
Yeah, it's amazing. One guy gets hurt in the offense
goes up. Thank you, Bob. All right, Ben
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I’m Jay Shetty host of On Purpose the worlds #1 Mental Health podcast and I’m so grateful you found us. I started this podcast 5 years ago to invite you into conversations and workshops that are designed to help make you happier, healthier and more healed. I believe that when you (yes you) feel seen, heard and understood you’re able to deal with relationship struggles, work challenges and life’s ups and downs with more ease and grace. I interview experts, celebrities, thought leaders and athletes so that we can grow our mindset, build better habits and uncover a side of them we’ve never seen before. New episodes every Monday and Friday. Your support means the world to me and I don’t take it for granted — click the follow button and leave a review to help us spread the love with On Purpose. I can’t wait for you to listen to your first or 500th episode!
Crime Junkie
Does hearing about a true crime case always leave you scouring the internet for the truth behind the story? Dive into your next mystery with Crime Junkie. Every Monday, join your host Ashley Flowers as she unravels all the details of infamous and underreported true crime cases with her best friend Brit Prawat. From cold cases to missing persons and heroes in our community who seek justice, Crime Junkie is your destination for theories and stories you won’t hear anywhere else. Whether you're a seasoned true crime enthusiast or new to the genre, you'll find yourself on the edge of your seat awaiting a new episode every Monday. If you can never get enough true crime... Congratulations, you’ve found your people. Follow to join a community of Crime Junkies! Crime Junkie is presented by audiochuck Media Company.
Cardiac Cowboys
The heart was always off-limits to surgeons. Cutting into it spelled instant death for the patient. That is, until a ragtag group of doctors scattered across the Midwest and Texas decided to throw out the rule book. Working in makeshift laboratories and home garages, using medical devices made from scavenged machine parts and beer tubes, these men and women invented the field of open heart surgery. Odds are, someone you know is alive because of them. So why has history left them behind? Presented by Chris Pine, CARDIAC COWBOYS tells the gripping true story behind the birth of heart surgery, and the young, Greatest Generation doctors who made it happen. For years, they competed and feuded, racing to be the first, the best, and the most prolific. Some appeared on the cover of Time Magazine, operated on kings and advised presidents. Others ended up disgraced, penniless, and convicted of felonies. Together, they ignited a revolution in medicine, and changed the world.