Former Wake Forest basketball player Anthony Bilas, whose father is current ESPN basketball analyst Jay Bilas, joins the show. Anthony talks about starting his first game on Senior Day vs Florida State, his current role as Director of Statistics and Original Programming with the WWE, playing a pick-up game against Tim Duncan and Chris Paul, working at CBS Sports with Jay Wright and Ernie Johnson, why he chose to walk-on at Wake Forest, moving to New York City after college and how much he loves living there, and much more. Tune in now!

***This episode was taped in November 2025***

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Retired hockey player Mark Heatley, whose brother is former NHL All-Star and Olympic gold medalist Dany Heatley, joins the show. Mark talks about winning multiple league titles in the German second division, meeting Justin Bieber while playing for Manchester in the UK, currently living near Freiburg in Germany, the advice he got from college teammate and future NHL All-Star Joe Pavelski, why Halloween is his favorite time of year, overcoming multiple injuries in college, fans in Manchester creating a Mark Heatley fan club, and much more. Tune in now!!

***this episode was taped in October 2025***

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This week, Northern Michigan junior lacrosse goalie Lauren Esposito, whose grandfather Tony Esposito and great-uncle Phil Esposito are both members of the Hockey Hall of Fame, joins the show. Lauren talks about having Chiari malformation and the difficulties that come with it, undergoing Chiari malformation surgery prior to her sophomore season in college, her first game back after the surgery, being a social media intern with the men's hockey team at Northern, why the song "Don't Worry, Be Happy" makes her think of her grandfather Tony, some of her favorite Christmas memories, how her recruiting process was different than many, how her coaches and teammates assisted with her recovery, and lots more. Tune in now!

***this episode was taped in October 2025***

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And, if you want to learn more about the host and author Rob Adler and his career, check out his book here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠I Hammered Hank: And Other True Stories From The Worldwide Leader: Adler, Rob: 9781980219613: Amazon.com: Books⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠