Go Team! Is a sports and history podcast that brings you the stories behind things you’ve always wondered about in sports. Like, where does the name Tar Heels come from? Why is the Akron minor league baseball team named the Rubber Ducks? And more! Tune in every week for a new story behind one of the most uniting experiences we share - sports.
We are living the California dream with special guest Dan Cisco, author of the new book California Sports Astounding. Join Josh and Kelly as they take a trip through California sports history and trivia with Dan Cisco, sports historian. Be sure to get Dan's book for all the facts and fun about California sports. Website: www.goteamstories.com Instagram: @go_team_stories Fireside: https://firesidechat.com/kellyalbrecht https://firesidechat.com/joshalbrecht Dan Cisco's website: https://californiasportsastounding.com
Before you watch the big game today, join us for some trivia about one of the sport's worlds biggest events! We cover everything from historic moments in the games, to historic half time performances. Maybe you';; do better than one of the hosts who talked a lot of smack! Website: www.goteamstories.com Instagram: @go_team_stories Fireside: https://firesidechat.com/joshalbrecht https://firesidechat.com/kellyalbrecht
Why did a town in western New York with no apparent connection to the iconic Wild West figure Buffalo Bill, come to name their NFL team the same moniker? Join Josh and Kelly for an all new episode as we find out! Website: www.goteamstories.com Instagram: @go_team_stories Fireside: https://firesidechat.com/kellyalbrecht https://firesidechat.com/joshalbrecht
What do Benjamin Franklin, cursed babies, and mass hysteria have to do with an NHL team? Take a listen as we bring you the story of the Jersey Devil and how the legend inspired a hockey team. Website: www.goteamstories.com Instagram: @go_team_stories Facebook: Go Team! Fireside: https://firesidechat.com/kellyalbrecht https://firesidechat.com/joshalbrecht
If your heart is on fire this Christmas Day, and you've got a strong desire... have a listen to how Rocky saved Christmas and brought down Communism with a few well placed upper cuts on a massive Russian. We're bringing you the greatest Christmas sports movie all time! Rocky IV! Website: www.goteamstories.com Instagram: @go_team_stories Facebook: Go Team!
The World Cup might be over, but our fever hasn't broken! Join Kelly and Josh as they bring you the story behind why the Netherlands World Cup team and fans are always in orange. Website: www.goteamstories.com Instagram: @go_team_stories Facebook: Go Team! Fireside: https://firesidechat.com/kellyalbrecht https://firesidechat.com/joshalbrecht
It's the Great Thanksgiving car race! The first ever of its kind! Gather the family around the fire and listen to the tale of the first ever automobile race in the United States that took place on a snowy Thanksgiving Day oh so long ago. Website: www.goteamstories.com Instagram: @go_team_stories Facebook: Go Team! Patreon: www.patreon.com/goteamstories Fireside: https://firesidechat.com/kellyalbrecht https://firesidechat.com/joshalbrecht
The NBA season is underway... again. It just ended, but here we are again. Join Josh and Kelly as they break down the season and make their predictions on whose taking it all this year. (Hint: The Bucks) website: www.goteamstories.com Instagram: @go_team_stories Patreon: www.patreon.com/goteamstories Fireside: https://firesidechat.com/kellyalbrecht https://firesidechat.com/joshalbrecht
We're not here to cause any trouble, we're just here to do the best darn sports history podcast ever! Join Josh and Kelly for the powder filled history of the Chicago Bears. Yeah, we said powder. Take a listen and find out why! Website: www.goteamstories.com Instagram: @go_team_stories Patreon: www.patreon.com/goteamstories
Are you ready for some football? Some NFL drama? Join Josh and Kelly as they make their predictions for the upcoming NFL season based on the drama and shenanigans of the top NFL quarterbacks. Website: www.goteamstories.com Instagram: @go_team_stories
Get your floppy hat and dad sandals! We're headed out to the lake! Elkhart Lake that is! Join Josh and Kelly as they bring you the story of how the Elkhart Lake High School Resorters booked their unique name. Website: www.goteamstories.com Patreon: www.patroen.com/goteamstories Instagram: @go_team_stories
It may be a drink, it make be a person, but one thing a Boilermaker definitely is not, is a train. Find out the working class history behind the Big 10 darlings, the Purdue Boilermakers. Website: www.goteamstories.com Patreon: www.patreon.com/goteamstories Instagram: @go_team_stories Facebook: Go Team!
And we're back! Did you miss us? We missed you! Did you get our letters? No? Well no worries! We're coming back strong this month, and this is our first episode of Season 3! We're talking about some of the greatest sports moms and how they supported their athlete children. This is dedicated to all sports moms everywhere, but more importantly to the Go Team! mom, Marsha. We love you! Website: www.goteamstories.com Instagram: @go_team_stories Patreon: www.patreon.com/goteamstories
There's a small town in Northern Illinois named after one of the world's greatest travelers... no, not Rick Steves, Marco Polo! The town of Polo, IL has and even better team name for their high school. You guessed it right, the Marcos! Join Kelly and Josh as they bring you a brief history of Marco Polo and the town that proudly bears his name. Website: www.goteamstories.com Fireside: https://firesidechat.com/kellyalbrecht https://firesidechat.com/joshalbrecht Patreon: www.patreon.com/goteamstories Email: goteamstories@gmail.com
We're reposting one of our favorite episodes from last year. The Kentucky Derby might be over, but the excitement never dies! In this episode we bring you the wild, unexpected story of how the Kentucky Derby came to be. Website: www.goteamstories.com Fireside: www.firesidechat.com/kellyalbrecht www.firesidechat.com/joshalbrecht LinkTree: https://linktr.ee/Goteampodcast
Ok so this title is kind of a lie. We don't talk about the Rhyme of the Ancient Mariner at all in this episode, but we do talk about the Seattle Mariners! That's just as good, right? Join Josh and Kelly as they bring you the interesting story of the Seattle's MLB team. Website: www.goteamstories.com Instagram: @go_team_stories Patreon: www.patreon.com/goteamstories
And its lights out on the 2022 season of Formula 1! We have a few races under our belt with a long season still to come. Join Josh and Kelly as they talk about the surprises, the changes, and the predictions for this season of the most exciting sports on 4 wheels. Website: www.goteamstories.com Instagram: @go_team_stories Patreon: www.patreon.com/goteamstories Fireside: https://www.firesidechat.com/kellyalbrecht https://www.firesidechat.com/joshalbrecht
We're going down a grafting rabbit hole and we're taking all of you with us! We're bringing you the fascinating story behind Fort Wayne's minor league baseball team, the TinCaps. We are also breaking down the facts and fictions of Johnny Appleseed. Website: www.goteamstories.com Linktree: https://linktr.ee/Goteampodcast Patreon: www.patreon.com/goteamstories Fireside: https://firesidechat.com/kellyalbrecht https://firesidechat.com/joshalbrecht
The snow has melted away, and it's time to chalk the lines and dust off home plate. Baseball is back! Join Josh and Kelly as they talk about the upcoming season, that almost wasn't, the new rules and prospective rookies. Website: www.goteamstories.com Patreon: www.patreon.com/goteamstories LinkTree: https://linktr.ee/Goteampodcast Instagram: @go_team_stories Fireside: https://firesidechat.com/kellyalbrecht https://firesidechat.com/joshalbrecht
Cinderellie, Cinderellie, night and day it's Cinderellie... and March Madness! Join Josh and Kelly as they take a look back at some of the best and most heart warming Cinderella stories and upsets of the NCAA March Madness Tournament. Website: www.goteamstories.com Patreon: www.patreon.com/goteamstories Instagram: @go_team_stories Facebook: Go Team! Fireside: https://linktr.ee/Goteampodcast
Join Kelly and Josh as they talk about some of the greatest female athletes ever. This list is by no means the definitive list of great female athletes, but it's our list. We wanted to talk about these incredible people and their contribution to the not only the world of sports, but the world in general. Website: www.goteamstories.com Instagram: @go_team_stories Patreon: www.patreon.com/goteamstories Follow us on Fireside to join a live show! Download the app today in the App Store!
What do James Fenimore Cooper, a murderous judge, and a Native American hero all have to do with the Iowa Hawkeyes? Buckle up folks because we are about to tell you in our latest episode. Website: www.goteamstories.com Patreon: www.patreon.com/goteamstories Link.tree: https://linktr.ee/Goteampodcast Instagram: @go_team_stories Follow us on Fireside: https://firesidechat.com
March with us into madness as we begin our month of college and university stories leading up to the NCAA March Madness tournament. In this episode we take a look at the unlikely and heroic story behind the Duke Blue Devils. Check our our website at www.goteamstories.com and support us on Patreon at www.patreon.com/goteamstories.
Do you know why we call championship football games bowls? Or why they started the Super Bowl in the first place? Well, join Josh and Kelly as we tell you all that and Go Team's top Super Bowl moments. You can support us on Patreon at www.patreon.com/goteamstories. Check out our website at www.goteamstories.com. This episode was recorded live on Fireside. Download the App today in the App store, or send us an email at goteamstories.com for an exclusive link.
We're counting down some of the best moments in Winter Olympic History. From speed skaters and hockey players, to snowboarders and figure skaters. Getting you in the Olympic spirit and ready for the 2022 Beijing Games! This episode was recorded live on Fireside. Get access to Fireside now in the App Store, or email us at goteamstories@gmail.com for an exclusive link. Be sure to check out our website, www.goteamstories.com for boys content, merch, and recipes! You can also support us on Patreon at www.patreon.com/goteamstories
Tighten your bindings and cut up some powder! We're talking all things snowboarding. We're looking that this relatively young sport and it's history and it's inclusion in the Winter Olympic Games. This episode was recorded live on Fireside. Download the app today in the App Store or email us at goteamstories@gmail.com for an exclusive link to join is live! Check out our website at www.goteamstories.com for bonus content and merch! You can now support us on Patreon at www.patreon.com/goteamstories and get exclusive content! Right now supporters can get a digital download of Olympic Opening Ceremonies bingo! 8 cards so the whole family can play!
The 49er's are in the playoffs! There's a championship in them there hills! Take a journey with us as we visit a pervious episode and examine how the San Francisco 49er's got their name. It isn't pleasant, and it isn't uplifting, but the history of the California Gold Rush is an important part of our history. So whoever you are rooting for, root for learning about the past! Be sure to check out our website www.goteamstories.com for bonus content, including themed cocktails! You can also support us on Patreon at www.patreon.com/goteamstories, supporters this month get a digital download of Olympic Opening Ceremomy bingo! 8 unique cards to really get into the Olympic spirit!
It's all about the friction! In our third Winter Olympic themed episode, Josh takes us on a journey to Scotland and beyond for the history of curling. We're also joined by actual Scottish person, James, from Across the Pond Sports podcast. Check out our website www.goteamstories.com for extra fun things! You can also support us on www.partreon.com/goteamstories and get exclusive bonus things! Right now you can get Olympic Opening ceremonies bingo for the whole family to play!
If you missed it the first time, we are reposting our episode about the story how the Green Bay Packers got their unique name to celebrate the playoffs. There's also the story of how the Philadelphia Eagles got their name, but they aren't in the playoffs, so listen don't listen, it's up to you! Check out our website www.goteamstories.com. You can also support us on Patreon - www.patreon.com/goteamstories Right now you can get Olympic Opening Ceremonies Bingo, and other bonus content!
Relaxed and tight. Steer, but not too much. Be heavy, but not too light. These are the complex dichotomies that go into the fast paced sport of luge. Take a slide with us as we hold on for how the sport came to be and what makes it one of the most precisely timed events in the world. This episode was recorded live on Fireside. To join us live for a show, download the app today in the App Store, or send us an email at goteamstories@gmail.com. Check out our website, www.goteammerch.com, for show descriptions, recipes, merch and more.
And we're back! Join us on the slopes, ice, and track as we begin our month of Winter Olympic themed episodes. We start things off with the fascinating and amazing history of the biathlon. You might not understand it, but after this episode you will! This episode was recorded live on Fireside. Download the app in the App Store today or email us at goteamstories@gmail.com for an exclusive link. Also be sure to check out our website, www.goteamstories.com fr bonus content, recipes that are themed to shows, and merch.
Native American Affairs journalist Frank Vaisvilas joins us to discuss the issues and news surrounding Native American mascots, rights, and news. Check out Frank's newsletter and subscribe here: http://profile.greenbaypressgazette.cpm/newsletters/first-nations/ Link to Frank's recent articles: http://www.greenbaypressgazette.com/staff/5312094002/frank-vaisvilas/ Also a correction: In our show, Frank stated there are 10 federally recognized tribes in Wisconsin and one not recognized. There are 11 federally recognized tribes in Wisconsin. Be sure to check out our website, www.goteamstories.com for bonus content, merch, and more. This episode was recorded live on Fireside. Email us at goteamstories@gmail.com for an exclusive link to join, or download the app in the App Store today to join us live.
Repost of Josh and Kelly's favorite episode! This is our first MLB show and we talk about the brutal story behind the Brooklyn Dodgers and the fast paced, fast food funded history of the San Diego Padres.
Female and female identifying athletes, Olympians and Paralympians have some of the most compelling and moving stories. Tune in as Josh and Kelly talk with someone who is going above and beyond to bring the world these stories, Jamie Mittelman of Flame Bearers podcast. Find Flame Bearers here: https://www.flamebearerspodcast.com This episode was recorded live on Fireside. Download the app today in the App Store or send us an email at goteamstories@gmail.com for an exclusive link. Check out our website www.goteamstories.com for bonus content, merchandise, and more.
Aww, look at our first NBA show! It was such a little toddler unsteady on it's feet! In this repost we look at the wacky way the New York Knicks got their name, and how the New Orleans Pelicans have been ever changing, but found a name that works.
In our second throw back to some of our favorite past episodes we are revisiting our very first college episode. In this show we discover why the UNC Tar Heels got their name and how one of the most unique college mascots was chosen. Check out www.goteamstories.com for bonus content and recipes to go along with some of our episodes.
We're taking some time off for the holidays, but we're not leaving you high and dry! We've chosen some of our favorite episodes from Season 1 to share again. In this one, way back from our second show (you can tell because we hadn't gotten our recording figured out yet, we are talking about two minor league teams, The Akron Rubber Ducks, and the Clinton Lumber Kings.
If you thought, like Kelly did, the Indiana Pacers were named after the pacemaker, you came to the right place. Because we're going to set you straight! Discover the true story behind the Indiana Pacers in our latest episode. This episode was recorded live on Fireside. Download the app today in the App Store or email us at goteamstories@gmail.com for an exclusive link. Also check out our website www.goteamstories.com for bonus content including recipes.
There isn't a skeleton army or clockwork owl, but there is a whole of lot Tennessee history and some good old fashion design in our latest episode. Join us as we dive into the story behind the Tennessee Titans. This episode was recorded live on Fireside. Download the app today in the App Store, or send us an email at goteamstories@gmail.com for an exclusive link. Be sure to check out our website www.goteamstories.com for bonus content.
Do you smell what Go Team! is cooking? Take a listen to a one of our favorite Sidelines episodes in our repost of the Pro Wrestling Smack Down. Which hulk reigns supreme? Did you favorite make the cut? Tune in and found out.
There's no golden fleece, eh? But there is a Canadian football team named after the epic journey of an ancient Greek hero! Join Josh and Kelly as they tell the story of the Toronto Argonauts football team and the epic tale behind their name. They also tackle the differences between Canadian football and American football. This episode was recorded live on Fireside. Download the app today in the App Store, or email us at goteamstories@gmail.com for an exclusive link. Check out our website www.goteamstories.com for bonus content and more.
Sports commercials are so great we had to repost our Sidelines episode all about them! Join in as we talk about the best sports commercials of all time. Did your favorite make the cut? This episode was recorded live on Fireside. Download the app today in the App Store, so email us at goteamstories@gmail.com for an exclusive link. Check out www.goteamstories.com for bonus content and more!
Join Josh and Kelly for a special spooky edition of Sidelines just in time for Halloween! They are talking about the scariest team names and stories. From the spooky story behind the Baltimore Ravens to the bloody past of the Brooklyn Dodgers. This episode was recorded live on Fireside. Download the app today in the App Store or send us an email at goteamstories@gmail.com for an exclusive VIP link. Also be sure to check out our website www.goteamstories.com for bonus content and more!
What makes a good football helmet? Who has the best helmet in the NFL? Who has the worst helmet? Join Josh and Kelly as they give their favorite helmet designs and their least favorite designs. Did your team make the cut? This episode was recorded live on Fireside. Download the app today in the App Store, or email us at goteamstories@gmail.com for an exclusive link. Check out our website for bonus content www.goteamstories.com
Have you ever wondered why Stanford University has a big tree as their logo? Or why they are even called Stanford? Where did The Cardinal come from? Well then you are in the right place. Join Josh and Kelly as they get all the facts straight on the West Coast stalwart. This episode was recorded live on Fireside. If you'd like to join Fireside, send us an email at goteamstories@gmail.com or download the app in the App store. Be sure to check out our website for bonus content www.goteamstories.com
Maybe you're not a fan of Formula 1. Maybe you have no idea about the drivers or teams, or what the heck it is even! Well, this is the episode for you! Josh and Kelly break down their rankings of all the Formula 1 drivers, based on skill and points (for Josh), and feelings and heart (for Kelly). Get all the info and start watching the exciting sport today!
Join Josh and Kelly as they take a look at the rich history and story behind the Florida A&M University Rattlers. We learn about FAMU's roots in post Civil War reconstruction, a brave regiment of WWI fighters, and possibly the best collegiate marching band ever. This episode was recorded live on Fireside. To join the next generation of podcasting and be a part of our shows live, download the app in the App store, or email us at goteamstories@gmail.com.
They said we couldn't do it! They counted us out! But we came together, despite the odds and we did it! We made an episode talking about the best Ragtag Sports Movies of all time. See if your picks made the list! Also be sure to check out www.goteamstories.com for our recipe that goes with this episode, You Ugly Salad, shout out Wildcats! You don't want to miss the piece of 80's nostalgia. This episode was recorded live on Fireside. Download the app today to be a part of the next generation of podcasting.
Ahoy mateys! Journey with Josh and Kelly as they take a look at how the Tampa Bay Buccaneers got their pig roasting name! Don't know what pig roasting has to do with buccaneers? You better have a listen! This episode was recorded live on Fireside. To join us live, send and email to goteamstories@gmail.com or download the app in the app store today.
Join Josh and Kelly and their special guest Andrew Wright, a member of Friends of Beyer Stadium as we talk all things Rockford Peaches, the fight to save their stadium and preserve Rockford sports history. Help out with the fight to preserve the stadium and Peach's history by signing the petition here: https://www.change.org/p/rockford-park-district-protect-beyer-stadium-b519c036-3f65-4ca0-9c2d-50b9c2ce413a This episode was recorded live on Fireside. Download the app now in the App store, or email us at goteamstories@gmail.com to join the next generation in podcasting today.
When the nation needed them, Tennessee answered the call, not once, but twice! Join us as Kelly tells the story of how the University of Tennessee Volunteers got their alturistic name, and learn a little American history along the way. Also be sure to check out our website: www.goteamstories.com for bonus content and a special themed cocktail, the David Crockett! This episode was recorded live on Fireside. If you'd like to join us live, send us an email at goteamstories@gmail.com for an exclusive link.