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Passing quarantine one sports interview at a time

Ian Vescera


    • Nov 5, 2021 LATEST EPISODE
    • infrequent NEW EPISODES
    • 56m AVG DURATION
    • 27 EPISODES


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    Ep. 27 — HS Athletic Director — Anna DeVitto

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 5, 2021 49:45


    Anna DeVitto, a high school athletic director at Fontbonne the Early College of Boston, talks about her first year as an AD, her time as a D2 runner at Stonehill College, what it takes to make it in atheltics, working at Harvard, and much more!

    Ep. 26 — Major League Eater — Geoff Esper

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 3, 2021 59:17


    Geoff Esper, the 2nd ranked Major League Eater in the world, joins Ian to discuss all things competitive eating including how he got his start, competing against Joey Chestnut, his favorite foods, and much more!

    Ep. 25 — UNC Softball — Kayla Baptista

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 7, 2021 50:30


    Kayla Baptista, a rising sophomore infielder on the UNC softball team, joins Ian to discuss growing up in the small state of Rhode Island, her first year in Chapel Hill, her confidence as a player, her major league coaching aspirations and much more!

    Ep. 24 — Northeastern Hockey — Tessa Ward

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 19, 2021 40:25


    Tessa Ward, a senior forward on the Northeastern hockey team, joins Ian to discuss winning four-straight Hockey East titles, playing in a national championship, her love for the game, her play style, how she ended up as a Husky, and much more!

    Ep. 23 — UCLA Softball — Bubba Nickles

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 8, 2021 50:07


    Bubba Nickles, a senior at UCLA and Team USA softball member, joins Ian to discuss her personality, her play style, life as Bruin, winning a naitonal championship, what it'll mean to represent her country at the Olympics and much more!

    Ep. 22 — UCF Grad Student — Erika Isner

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 15, 2021 43:03


    Erika Isner, a grad student in the Sports Business Management Program at UCF, joins Ian to discuss her time in the program, working some of the biggest events in sports (World Series and Super Bowl), diversity in sports and her time as a Stonehill lacrosse player.

    Ep. 21 — Elon Broadcaster — Javik Blake

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 19, 2021 48:35


    Javik Blake, a sophomore at Elon University, joins Ian to discuss how he began broadcasting as an eighth grader, his Jim Nantz Award top 10 finish, how he goes about his prep work, and much more!

    Ep. 20 — San Diego Padres Prospect — Mason Feole

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 13, 2021 64:56


    Mason Feole, a left-handed pitcher in the San Diego Padres' farm system, joins Ian to introduce himself to Padres' fans and discuss his love for the game, his faith, overcoming Tommy John surgery, and much more!

    Ep. 19 — Red Sox Beat Writer — Chris Cotillo

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 3, 2021 43:02


    Chris Cotillo, a Red Sox beat reporter for MassLive, joins Ian to discuss the Red Sox offseason plans, the team's playoff chances in 2021, as well as Chris' career path and charity work.

    Ep. 18 — Chicago Dogs Broadcaster — Sam Brief

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 27, 2020 58:31


    Sam Brief, a broadcaster for the Chicago Dogs, joins Ian to discuss his new podcast on mental health, his style as broadcaster, and his career so far which has led him to Northwestern, the Cape, and many more places.

    Ep. 17 — Bryant Ultimate — Billy Gordenstein

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 25, 2020 57:02


    Billy Gordenstein, an alumnus of Bryant University, joins Ian to discuss all things Ultimate Frisbee including: how he started playing Ultimate, his love for the sport, playing at Bryant, and winning a National Championship for the Bulldogs.

    Ep. 16 — Washington Nationals Prospect — Tyler Dyson

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 4, 2020 65:50


    Tyler Dyson, a RHP in the Washington farm system and 2017 NCAA national champ w Florida, joins Ian to discuss his wild ride as a Gator, what it's like to be play pro ball, overcoming adversity, his love for the game, and more!

    Ep. 15 — Stonehill Pitching Coach — Mike Young

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 29, 2020 58:50


    Mike Young, the pitching coach for Stonehill College, joins the Ian to discuss his playing days for the Skyhawks, his quick transition over to coaching, his love for baseball, and more.

    Ep. 14 — Detroit Tigers Prospect — Ryan Kreidler

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 13, 2020 56:41


    Ryan Kreidler, a minor league shortstop for the Detroit Tigers, joins Ian to discuss all things baseball including what it's like being part of the Tigers' organization, his time at UCLA, and playing in the Cape League.

    Ep. 13 — Summer Baseball Nation — Will Geoghegan

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 16, 2020 61:36


    Will Geoghegan, Sports Editor for The Independent RI and the creator of the Right Field Fog blog, joins Ian to discuss high school sports, his new book on collegiate summer baseball, the Cape Cod League, and much more.

    Ep. 12 — Patriots Reporter — Megan O'Brien

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 8, 2020 55:13


    Megan O'Brien, a Team Reporter for the New England Patriots, joins Ian to discuss the Patriots' offseason and recent signing of Cam Newton, her passion for sports, her role with the team, and much more.

    Ep. 11 — Detroit Tigers Prospect — Brendan White

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 24, 2020 54:18


    Brendan White, a right-handed pitcher in the Detroit Tigers' minor league system, joins Ian to discuss the state of baseball, his love for the game, playing for Siena College, his time in the Cape League, and more.

    Ep. 10 — Bryant Athletics — Kristen Habbel

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 18, 2020 64:45


    Kristen Habbel, a former college basketball player at JWU and current grad assistant at Bryant University, joins Ian to talk about her love for basketball, her playing days at Johnson and Wales, working for Bryant, and much more.

    Ep. 9 — PawSox Front Office — Alex Richardson

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 10, 2020 56:55


    Alex Richardson, a community relations employee for the PawSox, joins Ian to discuss racial issues in America, his work for the Pawtucket Red Sox, and his time as a DII baseball player for Assumption College.

    Ep. 8 — Bruins Beat Writer — Evan Marinofsky

    Play Episode Listen Later May 27, 2020 60:46


    Evan Marinofsky, a credentialed member of the Bruins' beat and student at UMass, joins Ian to discuss life in quarantine, the field of journalism, covering the Bruins at such a young age, the state of the NHL, and more.

    Ep. 7 — MSC Senior — Tommy Burke

    Play Episode Listen Later May 20, 2020 52:42


    Tommy Burke, a three-sport athlete and high school senior at Mount St. Charles Academy, joins Ian to discuss what it's like to finish up senior year during a pandemic, his college decision, his love for sports, and his athletic career at Mount.

    Ep. 6 — NBC Sports Boston AP — Max Lederman

    Play Episode Listen Later May 15, 2020 64:04


    Max Lederman, an Associate Producer at NBC Sports Boston, joins Ian to discuss parenting during quarantine, The Last Dance, his role for Celtics' coverage, the state of the NBA, what it's like to work with Scal, Tommy, etc., and more.

    Ep. 5 — Saugus Rocket — Jared Carrabis

    Play Episode Listen Later May 11, 2020 66:39


    Jared Carrabis, blogger and podcaster for Barstool Sports, joins Ian to discuss life in quarantine, creating content without sports, his career path, the Red Sox World Series wins, and more.

    Ep. 4 — BU Journalist — Greg Levinsky

    Play Episode Listen Later May 6, 2020 57:57


    Greg Levinsky, a journalist for Boston University and The Boston Globe, joins Ian to discuss life in quarantine, mental health, athletes as humans, his numerous stops as a journalist, and more.

    Ep. 3 — Tampa Bay Rays Scout — Sydney Malone

    Play Episode Listen Later May 1, 2020 61:50


    Sydney Malone, Administrator in Amateur Scouting for the Tampa Bay Rays, joins Ian to discuss how she fell in love with sports, how the team is handling operations right now, how she ended up in Tampa/the Rays' front office culture, Chaim Bloom, if we will see baseball in 2020, and her time in the Cape League.

    Ep. 2 — Seattle Mariners Prospect — Austin Shenton

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 27, 2020 57:01


    Austin Shenton, a fifth-round pick of the Seattle Mariners in the 2019 MLB Draft, joins Ian to discuss numerous topics including life in quarantine (0-13:30), his love for sports/college decision (13:30-21:40), the Cape Cod Baseball League (21:40-40), what it's like to be drafted/play in the minors (40-48:45), and two special hometown organizations (48:45-end).

    Ep. 1 — Coach Carter — Carter Smith

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 20, 2020 62:27


    Carter Smith, a former point guard for Stonehill College and current member of the Skyhawk coaching staff, joins Ian to chat about life in quarantine, what it's like to transition from player to coach, and his playing days at Stonehill.

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