Beste Globally Ballin podcasts (2024)

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PVL Interview 1: Marina Tushova 52:03

2M ago52:03

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FIND EVERYTHING WITH OUT LINKTREE: https://linktr.ee/globallyballin 👈 You've heard us cover Philippine volleyball in the past. Over the last few years, we have continued to dive deeper and deeper into the league. In this series called "PVL Interviews" we sit down and chat with some of the biggest names in Philippine volleyball. Whether they are Fil…

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Episode 58 Chris Terrell: The Pro Basketball Association 46:49

4y ago46:49

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FIND EVERYTHING WITH OUT LINKTREE: https://linktr.ee/globallyballin 👈 As sports begin to tease that they are coming back, we welcome the commissioner of a new basketball league here in the US. The PBA or the Pro Basketball Association claims to be a new professional opportunity for players. If you are in the world of minor league basketball, this i…

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EPISODE 57: Mike Singletary - Basketball Around the World (mostly east Asia) 53:22

4y ago53:22

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As early as middle school, Mike Singletary was getting college offers to play basketball. After all the options settled, Singletary decided on Texas Tech. Following his time at Texas Tech, Mike's talents took him and his family all over the world. Join Globally Ballin as we sit down with Mike Singletary and hear his story about his experiences play…

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EPISODE 56: John Yaple - The National Gridiron League (NGL) 39:36

4y ago39:36

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Football player, John Yaple was given a tryout and a contract from a team in the NGL (National Gridiron League) the incidents that followed left him with more questions than answers. Join Globally Ballin as we sit down with John and hear his story about his experience with the NGL. John's experience with the NGL, the basics of the league, and more …

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EPISODE 55: David Magley (revisits) - TBL's New Teams and Manageable Growth 44:27

4y ago44:27

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Our guest today is David Magley. David is the president of The Basketball League (TBL). TBL is about to start their 3rd season in the early half of 2021. During this offseason they have seen significant growth. While all the teams from last year have plans to comeback, TBL has already added 8 other teams with more promised to join (per this episode…

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EPISODE 54: Kevin Yurkus: Vietnam Basketball, ABL, and Rumors 43:37

4+ y ago43:37

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Our guest today is Kevin Yurkus. Kevin is the head coach of the Saigon Heat a team represented in both the VBA (Vietnam Basketball Association) and the ABL. For this episode we discuss a variety of different topics about the world of international basketball, specifically in Southeast Asia. We basketball in Vietnam for imports, the rise of differen…

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EPISODE 53: Zac Benalloul - 16 Year Old CEO of Benalloul Sports Management 38:09

4+ y ago38:09

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Our guest today is Zac Benalloul. At the age of 15 Zac started what is now Benalloul Sports Management. For this episode we disucss a variety of different topics about the world of international basketball told from the perspective of an agent. We talk about this upcoming season, what are some leagues to look out for, some teams to look out for, wh…

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EPISODE 52: Chloe Young - Women's Hockey in Scotland and England 35:16

4+ y ago35:16

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We've talked hockey before, and we have talked women's hockey before. In the past, we looked at a totally different region. In past episodes we have looked at the current state of hockey, specifically women's hockey, in Asia. For this episode, our guest, Chloe Young, helps us break down the current state of women's hockey in Scotland and England. C…

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EPISODE 51: Matt August - Men's Professional Volleyball in the Czech Republic 43:04

4+ y ago43:04

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In the past, we talked with Zach Melcher, a professional mens volleyball player who played in the Czech Republic. For this episode we are also joined with a mens professional volleyball player who played in the Czech Republic, Matt August. While also coming from the same region of the country, Zach and Matt have different stories. We believe that t…

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EPISODE 50: Richie Burke - Head Coach of the Washington Spirit of the NWSL 39:56

4+ y ago39:56

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First off, THANK YOU all for your support. 50 episodes is a major milestone and we thank all of you! In the past, when we talked with Claire Winter in episode 22, we talked about the NWSL (National Women's Soccer League). We did not dive much into the league because Claire's journey did not include a stint in the NWSL. However, since then, we have …

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EPISODE 49: Meghana Reddy Gundlapally - Rhythmic Gymnastics in India and Around the World 42:31

4+ y ago42:31

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This episode takes a look at the (for some of you, new) sport of rhythmic gymnastics in India as well as around the world. In addition to the basics of the sport and the growth of it around the world, our guest, Meghana, dives deeper into the motivation that it took to work on being the best in India. As a sport that is not given much spotlight in …

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EPISODE 48: Mason Brawley of the EBA and the Dallas Heat 41:02

4+ y ago41:02

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As sports look to open up again, we look to the future of another basketball league, The EBA. Taking with him his team, The Dallas Heat, Mason Brawley looks to begin a new semi-professional basketball league. With locations spanning various regions of the United States, we are left with the questions, why another league? Why now? What makes you (Br…

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EPISODE 47: Mario Signorello - The Caribbean Baseball Organization 47:26

4+ y ago47:26

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This episode takes a look a baseball around the world, but in a different light than we have in the past; we discuss baseball in countries around the world at a youth level, ranging from U9 to college level. Our guest, Mario Signorello is the CEO of the Caribbean Baseball Organization (CBO), an organization that strives to bring baseball events to …

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EPISODE 46: Mike Sugamosto - President of the Syracuse Stallions - New Team in TBL 42:12

4+ y ago42:12

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This episode is another double feature. Our first guest is the President of the Syracuse Stallions which, at the time of recording this, was the newest team to join The Basketball League for the 2021 season; there have since been two others, Little Rock and another to be revealed later. Our second guest is the President of The Basketball League, it…

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EPISODE 45: Aryn Williams and Ante Bakmaz - Soccer in Indonesia and around the world 1:06:18

4+ y ago1:06:18

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This episode is another double feature. The relation of the two guests on the show is that they are both from Australia and they both, as of late, played professionally in Indonesia. Although our listeners have not heard from Aryn Williams yet, Ante Bakmaz joined us on our first episode of “The Globally Ballin Podcast Preview” on Instagram live @gl…

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EPISODE 44: Beau Bell - NFL, UFL, CFL and the AFL 1:20:24

4+ y ago1:20:24

1:20:24

Full disclosure, I heard about Beau Bell from watching A&E's 4th and Loud. As I have mentioned before, this docuseries followed the LA Kiss' inaugural season in 2014 in the Arena Football League; we talked with the quarterback from this same docuseries, JJ Raterink, in episode 36. Once I started to look into Beau, who played a significant role in t…

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EPISODE 43: Luke Hamilton and Brian Hertzog - College, Minor League, and International Baseball Umpires 1:04:42

4+ y ago1:04:42

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Together, Luke Hamilton and Brian Hertzog refer to themselves as the "Luke Brian Tour." Their names coupled with the fact that they "tour" the world doing various baseball umpiring gigs results in their nickname. I won't ask you, but, instead, I will admit that I have yelled far too many times at umpires convinced that they missed a call either on …

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EPISODE 42: Courtney Felinski - Professional Women's Volleyball Around the World 43:57

4+ y ago43:57

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For this episode we were blessed to have Courtney Felinski join us to talk international volleyball opportunities. After her time at Georgia Tech, Courtney took her talents around the world including stops like Spain and the Philippines. We have talked volleyball in the past, however, this is our first guest representing women’s professional volley…

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EPISODE 41: Sports in Australia - Matt Ellis (Cricket) & Andrew Potter (NBL1 Southern Sabres) 1:09:30

4+ y ago1:09:30

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This Saturday, we have a double feature. We decided to take two different interviews and put them together. Both these interviews have a very strong commonality and that is they are both talking about sports in Australia. For our first interview and the first half of the show, we were blessed to talk with Matt Ellis. Matt hosts The Cricket Library …

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EPISODE 40: Oscar Lopez (Gridiron Beauties) - Women's Tackle Football 35:56

4+ y ago35:56

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For this week, we were blessed to have our guest, Oscar Lopez join us. Oscar Lopez is the head of a media outlet entitled, “Gridiron Beauties.” Gridiron Beauties is an outlet that spotlights the best women’s tackle football as well as the best women’s tackle football athletes around the world. In the past, we talked with the owner of the Seattle Sp…

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EPISODE 39: Josh Boone - Basketball Around the World (China, Russia, Australia, and much more) 1:14:27

4+ y ago1:14:27

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Typically, I like to write, in the title, some of the countries in which my guest for the episode played. The reason why I did not do that this week is because my guest played in a bunch of different places. He started off playing in the NCAA for the UCONN Huskies. He was then drafted in the 1st round to the New Jersey Nets. Following his time in t…

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EPISODE 38: Paul Boyette Jr. - NFL Training Camp, Practice Squad, and Football in Japan 42:26

4+ y ago42:26

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Paul Boyette Jr, played football at Texas. Soon after, he spent his time on the practice squad for the Oakland Raiders. After, he spent some time competing for a few different spots in training camps. Most recently, Boyette signed on to play professional football in Japan in the X-Leauge. The defensive end has a wealth of information on the mindset…

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EPISODE 37: Zach Melcher - Professional Men's Volleyball in the Czech Republic 50:46

4+ y ago50:46

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This week, we get to discuss a new topic for the show. Our guest for this episode is Zach Melcher. Zach is a professional volleyball player. Most recently, Zach played professional volleyball in the Czech Republic until COVID-19 altered the plans for the season a little bit. Zach just finished his first year, so he brings an interesting perspective…

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EPISODE 36: J.J. Raterink - AFL (LA KISS, Iowa Barnstormers, and many others), AF2, CAFL 48:49

4+ y ago48:49

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Here’s your first warning, if you have not done so and have the time, you should go watch “Fourth and Long” on Amazon Prime. The 10 part documentary details the inaugural season of the LA KISS of the AFL. One of the main focuses of the documentary series was the quarterback, J.J. Raterink. Now J.J. (our guest this week), played in A LOT of other pl…

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EPISODE 35: Cory Riordan - Baseball in Korea, Taiwan and around the world 44:07

4+ y ago44:07

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When it comes to a podcast called, “The Globally Ballin Podcast,” it stands to reason that the more experiences in different places a guest has the better. That being said, Our guest this week, Cory Riordan, is a gold mine. Cory played in Korea, Taiwan, Venezuela Winter League, Dominican Republic Winter League, Independent Baseball on the US East C…

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EPISODE 34: Carlos Mirabal - Baseball in Japan and Taiwan 55:55

4+ y ago55:55

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BASEBALL FINALLY! This week we will be discussing the opportunities to play baseball in a few countries outside of the United States. Specifically, our guest will be telling his story of playing in Japan and Taiwan. Most of you baseball fans out there know about Japanese baseball, I would guess. But I wonder how many of you know about Taiwanese bas…

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EPISODE 33: Jeremy Burright - Basketball Around the World and TBL 1:11:32

4+ y ago1:11:32

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Have you ever decided on something that you wanted to do or a field you wanted to pursue, but always had a back-up plan of sorts? Now, flip that; have you ever been so "for sure" about a decision that you slammed the figurative door behind you and burned the bridges on the way out to make sure that there was no going back? Well, you can probably gu…

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EPISODE 32: Shaq Wallen - American Football indoor and in Brazil 36:12

4+ y ago36:12

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Shaq, like a few of our other guests played some indoor football. He bounced around a few teams in a few different leagues in the indoor football world including the NAL. Following some time playing indoor football, Shaq was presented with a very intriguing offer (and something we have not had on the show yet), to go and play America football in Br…

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EPISODE 31: Dr. Shira Ackerman & Coach Mathis Crowder - The Basketball League (Lewisville Yellow Jackets and Creating Young Minds) 42:45

4+ y ago42:45

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You have heard of TBL before, but Dr. Ackerman and Coach Crowder have a lot more to say. Their interview is a lot more than just TBL talk. Dr. Ackerman and Coach Crowder, we at Globally Ballin can honestly say, have given us the most interesting perspective and view on the world of college sports. You have to give this a listen and see what you thi…

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EPISODE 30: Chris Tan - Basketball in the Philippines 50:15

4+ y ago50:15

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Our guest this week is Chris Tan. Chris makes a wonderful guest, because besides his wonderful ability as an interviewee, his two past roles and now his current role make him able to check all three of the boxes of our mission statement here at Globally Ballin, "Promote leagues, spotlight teams & opportunities and tell players' stories." Chris Tan,…

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EPISODE 29: Kayla Franchesca - Women's Hockey in Asia 35:37

4+ y ago35:37

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Although she started off in the Philippines, our guest for this weeks episode, Kayla Franchesca is now in Australia playing hockey and training. Kayla experienced the very beginning of hockey in the Philippines. During a time when there were less than 10 women in the entire country interested in hockey, Kayla became passionate about the sport. Sinc…

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EPISODE 28: Sean Shelton - American Football in Europe 39:27

4+ y ago39:27

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We have talked once in the past about American football in Europe a while back. Today, we revisit that topic with a new guest. Our special guest, Sean Shelton has spent several years in Europe including in Paris, Helsinki as well as some time in Austria. There are a lot of opportunities that are available for you football players around the world. …

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EPISODE 27: Chris Thomas - The East Coast Basketball League 38:46

4+ y ago38:46

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If you have learned anything from the Globally Ballin Podcast so far, it is probably something along the lines of, "there are a ton of leagues...wow." Yeah, we are learning the same thing. Today is no exception to this. For this episode, we dive into the East Coast Basketball League (ECBL). This 19 team basketball league stretches from Virginia to …

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EPISODE 26: Daniel Green - Basketball Agent 44:15

5y ago44:15

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The world of international basketball can be very confusing and very intimidating. Because of this, we love welcoming basketball agents to the show. Daniel Green has a lot to say and a lot of great information out there for you especially if you are a young basketball player looking to play around the world. Daniel Green also has a new role with Th…

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EPISODE 25: Nicole Pelham - Women's American Football - Seattle Spartans 39:49

5y ago39:49

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There is no question that America has a huge passion for the sport of American Football. This episode takes that truth and puts a twist on it. This week we talk with the owner of the Seattle Spartans, a team in the WFA (Women's Football Alliance) a league with teams all over the country. This week's episode is a little bit different as we look at a…

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EPISODE 24: Brian Collins - American Basketball Association (ABA) 1:03:21

5y ago1:03:21

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The ABA is a league here in the United States that confusing and interesting at the same time. There are well over 100 teams in the league, and yet the same team has won the championship 6 out of the last 8 championships. If you are familiar with the ABA, you may be familiar with some of the negatives people have used to point fingers at the ABA; i…

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EPISODE 23: Ky Howard - Professional Basketball in Luxembourg 53:31

5y ago53:31

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Ky (Aiden) Howard a key part of the team for NJIT (New Jersey Institute of Technology) that put the team on the map with a win over the No. 17 The Michigan Wolverines (72-70) back in December of 2014. However, his journey was only getting started. Ky had a chance at starting his career off in the G-League, Ky will explain what exactly happened with…

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EPISODE 22: Claire Winter - Women's Soccer in Puerto Rico 43:56

5y ago43:56

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After a successful stint at UCLA, Claire Winter found herself looking at her potential future full of questions. After not being selected in the NWSL Draft, Claire had to find something else. With no agent, Claire is now playing professional women's soccer in Puerto Rico. Although she, admittedly, always has her eyes open for the next opportunity, …

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EPISODE 21: Coreontae DeBerry - Basketball in Thailand 33:39

5y ago33:39

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Coreontae DeBerry made a mark on a small town in west Michigan. As he cruised through high school, people knew he had a real chance to really make something out of a career in basketball. Today, those thoughts and feelings people had are being proven accurate. After a time at the University of Cincinnati as a Bearcat, Coreontae played in the G-Leag…

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EPISODE 20: Chris Daleo - Basketball in Thailand 35:26

5y ago35:26

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This week we visit a new country and a familiar sport, basketball in Thailand. Our guest, Chris Daleo, is the head coach of the mens national basketball team in Thailand as well as the head coach for the professional basketball team in Thailand, Hi-Tech. As our first guest to be a coach, Chris gives great insight on what should do to focus while ov…

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EPISODE 19: Danielle Imperial - Hockey in the Philippines 40:12

5y ago40:12

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When you think of ice hockey what countries come to mind? I assume, Canada, the US, different parts of Europe all come to your mind. What about the warm countries do they come to mind? Do you think of the Philippines? If no, why not the Philippines, is it the climate or is there another reason? Okay, so maybe the Philippines did not crack the top o…

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EPISODE 18: Ernest Obiena - Gold Medal Hopeful and Pole Vaulter 31:55

5y ago31:55

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Still no gold medal for the Philippines in the Olympics. In this episode, we welcome gold-medal-hopeful, Ernest Obiena to the show. Ernest is a Filipino pole vaulter currently training in Italy to prepare for the SEA Games coming up in just a few weeks as well as the 2020 Olympics (for which he qualified) in Tokyo. Ernest does a great job explainin…

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EPISODE 17: Baylin Trujillo - His story in the National Arena League (NAL) 45:32

5y ago45:32

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Baylin has a very interesting and sought-after story. While playing as the starting quarterback for the Orlando Predators in the National Arena League, Baylin began experiencing things that now, with hindsight, were definite red flags. throughout his story, players were having issues with their apartments that were supposed to be paid for by the te…

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EPISODE 16: Kassie Gormley - Volleyball in the Philippines 45:19

5y ago45:19

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Kassie Gormely is right in the middle of the volleyball world in the Philippines. This interview covers a lot, so there was hard to give it a specific title. Kassie and I talk about volleyball but under many different subtopics such as college volleyball vs pro volleyball, men vs women volleyball, the state of beach volleyball, our thoughts on impo…

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EPISODE 15: JoJo Polk - Arena Football League (at its peak) 42:30

5y ago42:30

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JoJo is a former star of the Arena Football League. While the Arena Football League is still up and running it is nothing like what it was in the past. During the height of the AFL in which JoJo played, figurines of the players were being made, Jerseys were being sold, stars were getting six figures a year, there was even a video game made about th…

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EPISODE 14: Kevin Wezniak of the Jacksonville Sharks - National Arena League 48:43

5y ago48:43

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American Football is very popular here in the US, that is not surprising. It seems as though the NFL stands alone, and while there is not another league close to them, to say they are the only option for football is not accurate. The world of Indoor Football used to be on a massive stage. The AFL used to have ESPN and ABC television contracts and t…

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EPISODE 13: Patricia Bright - Women's Pro Basketball Player 45:48

5y ago45:48

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From the little island of Malta, to Australia, to England, to Costa Rica (I think), to Turkey, to Switzerland, to (maybe) back to Turkey, Finally to Egypt currently, Patricia Bright may be living your dream. As a professional basketball player, Patricia, has traveled the world while getting paid to play the sport that she loves. Join us on this epi…

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EPISODE 12: Reem Moussa - Pro & National Women's Basketball in Egypt 30:38

5y ago30:38

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Professional basketball is going on all over the world for both men and women. But what does women's professional basketball look like in Egypt? How does the life of a player for the women's national team compare/contrast/connect with the life of a professional basketball? Is the life of a professional women's basketball player all glamor? What is …

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EPISODE 11: Angeline (Dzi) Gervacio - Professional* Volleyball in the Philippines 34:20

5y ago34:20

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Notice the astrict by the word "Professional" in the title? Why is that there? Join me as I interview Angeline Gervacio (Dzi) a professional* volleyball player in the Philippines. Although Angeline is a local and not an import, she still gives an incredibly valuable insight into the league of indoor volleyball in the Philippines as well as the pote…

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EPISODE 10: Karen Caballero - South East Asian Games 2019 Promoter 28:15

5y ago28:15

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What is the point of international competition? Is it worth the work and the money? Do the benefits outweigh the costs? would we better off without any? Is there a fiscal benefit to the games? Questions like this have fascinated me for quite some time. Now, in this shorter episode this week, I am joined with a promoter of the 2019 South East Asian …

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