Join Desmond Bishop, former linebacker for the University of California Golden Bears and Super Bowl XLV Champion with the Green Bay Packers as he meets and talks with interesting people and learns their own stories.
On this episode of the podcast, Desmond catches up with former teammate Nick Barnett at Cashe Creek Casino and Resort before Desmonds Celebrity Golf Tournament. The Tournament was held to benefit the Desmond Bishop Foundation as well as My Friend's House Youth Programs. Nick was one of many who showed up to take part in the event held at Yocha Dehe Golf Course. :46 Start – Desmond Remembers Meeting Nick Barnett 5:46 Golf Tournament 7:21 Comparing Golf Game to Football 11:25 Instilling That Winning Attitude 18:43 Thoughts on How GMs Evaluate Talent and Make Decisions 22:03 Getting a Coaching Job and Why the Linebacker Position is Diluted 25:23 Chad Johnson Hoping in the Boxing Ring 29:49 Boxing Fandom 35:12 Thoughts on the Mayweather – Paul Fight 38:40 Which is Colder: Green Bay or Buffalo 48:44 Recalling What it is Like to be Released 54:32 Playing Scripted 1:00:44 Aaron Rodgers 1:10:52 Treating the NFL Like a Real Business 1:13:40 Pressure of Mistakes 1:19:39 Wrap Up Podbean: https://bit.ly/3toKTmo iTunes: https://apple.co/3gm6pEm Spotify: https://spoti.fi/32pmdxW Website: www.desmondbishop55.com
For the last seven years, Vacaville Police Chief John Carli undertook the task of overseeing the 179 members of the Vacaville Police Force, an honor that culminated his 32-year career in police service. On April 16th of 2021, Chief Carli decided to call it a career, after proudly serving his community since 1989. Chief Carli started out as a K9 patroller, and rose through the ranks until he attained the role of Police Chief in 2014. As the Chief of Police, Carli was credited with improving the practices of the Vacaville Police Department, as well as improving the use of technology to ease the strain of policework. Today, Carli joins us on the Beasty Bish Podcast to reflect on his accomplishments and his successful career. :42 Start 1:27 Getting into Law Enforcement 3:27 Personality Traits of a Police Office 5:46 Newcomer on the Force 7:30 First Time with Your Life on the Line 10:32 Law Enforcement and the Black Community 16:28 Perceptions vs Patterns 22:21 Ideas to Change the System 24:28 Meeting with President Obama 30:06 Rioting and Change Not Happening Fast Enough 37:25 Departments Approach to Change – POST 40:43 De-Escalation Techniques, Controlling Emotions and Racial Profiling 46:31 ACAB and Feelings of Mistreatment 50:19 Black Community Policing Itself? 53:50 Procedural Justice and Creating a Better System 59:37 Black on Black Crime 1:02:45 Ma'Khia Bryant Incident 1:05:20 Society Valuing Human Life 1:12:57 Officers Profiling and Actions Hurting Trust 1:15:19 Unarmed People Being Shot, Accountability on Both Sides 1:18:37 Peaceful Demonstrations in Vacaville 1:24:16 Technology's Role in Assisting Police and Other Best Practices 1:33:12 Officers Afraid of Black People? 1:38:30 Using VR to Find Intangibles 1:41:35 Why Retire Now? 1:43:00 How Vacaville Has Changed 1:44:46 What Will Be Missed the Most? 1:46:16 Favorite/ Least Favorite Police Movies 1:48:35 Detective Cases 1:52:36 Looking Forward to Most in Retirement 1:53:56 Possible Political Future? Podbean: https://bit.ly/3toKTmo iTunes: https://apple.co/3gm6pEm Spotify: https://spoti.fi/32pmdxW Website: www.desmondbishop55.com
During his four years at Ohio State, AJ Hawk was a nightmare to the other Big Ten teams every time he took the field at linebacker. After his senior year in 2005, AJ was named a unanimous first-team All-American, and awarded the Big Ten Defensive Player of the Year and the Lombardi Award as the nation's top linebacker. As a result, AJ was drafted #5 overall in the 2006 NFL Draft. With the 2021 NFL Draft upon on, AJ joins the podcast today to share his path to the draft story, in hopes of shining a light on what it is like to be a top pick in the NFL Draft, and what the young men who will be drafted this upcoming Thursday are going through now. :44 Getting into College Coaching 3:39 Starting up the Hawk-Cast Again 6:23 Football Origin Story 9:04 Realizing a Big Time College was an Option 11:56 Realizing That You Were “A Guy” 14:33 Idea on When You Would be Drafted 16:53 Thoughts on Getting Drafted 18:38 Working with Winston Moss 22:34 First NFL Game Experience 25:04 Motivating Factors on the Field 28:07 Growing Up with Older Brothers 32:07 Draft Advice for Kids 39:04 Most Impactful Veteran 42:01 Aaron Rogers on Jeopardy 44:18 Getting into Random Conversations 46:05 Writing Lyrics and Screenplays 51:53 Upcoming Draft QBs 54:48 Cal Football and College Recruiting 57:07 Staying Local for College 1:01:55 Wrap Up Podbean iTunes Spotify DesmondBishop55.com
Welcome to the Beasty Bish Podcast. In this two-part debut episode, Desmond Bishop is joined by former Cal teammates LaVelle Hawkins and Worrell Williams to discuss their thoughts on the NFL Draft, as well as their own memories from their draft experiences. In Part 2 of the Beasty Bish Podcast debut episode, Worrell tells his draft story and the lessons he learned from it. Desmond, LaVelle and Worrell then debate what it is like when a team has a young quarterback learning behind an established veteran, and get into advice they would offer to young players after getting drafted and ways to expand themselves beyond football. :57 What Worrell Would Do Different in College 14:11 Worrells Draft Experience 27:54 Advice to Undrafted Free Agents 35:04 Young Quarterbacks Sitting Behind Veteran Quarterbacks 42:26 Brady- Garoppolo Situation 47:32 Getting Motivated at the Rookie Symposium 54:32 Finding Consistency on the Field and in Life 1:01:04 Branching Out From Football 1:06:55 Jobs That Connect to Pro Sports 1:10:11 Wrap Up Podbean iTunes Spotify DesmondBishop55.com
Welcome to the Beasty Bish Podcast. In this two-part debut episode, Desmond Bishop is joined by former Cal teammates LaVelle Hawkins and Worrell Williams to discuss their thoughts on the NFL Draft, as well as their own memories from their draft experiences. Desmond was drafted in the 6th round of the 2007 NFL draft. A year later, LaVelle was taken in the 4th round of the 2008 NFL Draft. Worrell signed with the 49ers as an undrafted free agent after the 2009 draft. Each player saw a different side of the draft, and in Part 1, LaVelle and Desmond talk about their experiences getting ready for the draft, and debate who thye think the 49ers should take at number three overall, and how NFL ready college quarterbacks really are. 1:11 Introductions 4:03 LaVelle's Draft Story 8:43 Pushing for Success and Trash Talking 10:48 Mental Toughness Needed for Success 17:16 Desmond's Path to the Draft 23:08 Not Getting a Combine Invite 25:13 What Mike Singleterry told Worrell about Desmond 27:28 College Quarterbacks Transitioning to the Pro Level 32:53 Worrell Likes Mac Jones at #3 36:32 Do the 49ers Need a Mobile Quarterback? 38:18 Why LaVelle Likes Fields 40:57 More on Running QBs 42:51 Different NFL Offensive Systems 52:23 LaVelle on Why the Patriots System is so Good Podbean iTunes Spotify DesmondBishop55.com
Hey it's Desmond Bishop, Beasty. Welcome to the Beasty Bish Podcast. Future episodes will feature me talking with former teammates and NFL players, as well as all the many other interesting people I have met in my life and dive into their backstories.