Squash Radio

It's all on the same squash street....Chicago to Houston to New York.  PJ & Bill are back after three weeks of traveling with the PSA and the NSL.  No Bull that "The Great Sherbini" highwire act is the headline as they wrap up Windy City & Houston before heading to Open Squash for the NSL!  Subscribe and share every episode from Squash Radio, Squash University and The Rally Report on the Squash Podcast Network: https://www.squashpodcastnetwork.com/ Squash Radio is sponsored by Sunrise Courts: www.sunrise-courts.com

After a late night of semi-final action at the Windy City Open, and with PJ MIA, Joey Barrington and Bill channel their inner John and Yoko and podcast very early in the AM from their beds in Chicago ahead of tonight's finals.   Subscribe and share every episode from Squash Radio, Squash University and The Rally Report on the Squash Podcast Network: https://www.squashpodcastnetwork.com/ Squash Radio is sponsored by Sunrise Courts: www.sunrise-courts.com & Penfold Golf: www.penfoldgolfusa.com.    

Squash Radio is back for a way to early in the morning show!  PJ and Bill recap the Tournament of Champions, give an unbiased Trip Advisor review, forecast the Windy City Open and react to the USOC news that broke while they were recording!   Subscribe & share!   Squash Radio is sponsored by Sunrise Courts: www.sunrise-courts.com & Penfold Golf: www.penfoldgolfusa.com.      

Squash Radio is back recapping Bill's NSL weekend in Cleveland, Squash in the Land, the Motor City Open and a TOC Preview!   Subscribe & share! Squash Radio is sponsored by Sunrise Courts: www.sunrise-courts.com & Penfold Golf: www.penfoldgolfusa.com.    

The 2026 Tournament of Champions is here and one of the faces you will be seeing most frequently during the eight days of event coverage is SquashTV's Michael Absalom! Michael joins Squash Radio for a fun and fascinating interview about his career, from the BBC, acting, field hockey and cricket announcing, to his start as a squash mc and his current role as lead presenter for Squash TV!   Subscribe & share! Squash Radio is sponsored by Sunrise Courts: www.sunrise-courts.com & Penfold Golf: www.penfoldgolfusa.com.

Squash Radio is back for another episode!  PJ and Bill talk change at USQ, the WSO and the PSA tour, along with the all too familiar theme of a young Egyptian star with questionable behavior breaking through with a career first!   Subscribe & Share! Squash Radio is sponsored by Sunrise Courts: www.sunrise-courts.com & Penfold Golf: www.penfoldgolfusa.com.  

For the premiere episode of 2026, Bill & PJ welcome back Nouran Gohar for the first time since she announced her pregnancy and took leave from the PSA tour. In an honest, open and humorous interview, Nouran discusses her pregnancy, the rumor mill that ensued when she left the tour, how she is dealing with downtime and her future, on and off the court..  Squash Radio is sponsored by Sunrise Courts: www.sunrise-courts.com & Penfold Golf: www.penfoldgolfusa.com.

Jim Zug, the preeminent historian of Squash in the US, joins Squash Radio to discuss  releasing the updated version of "Squash, a History of the Game".  Jim & Bill reminisce about their time as colleagues at US Squash, including launching the 'Outside the Glass" podcast, editing Squash Magazine, and the USQ Hall of Fame. Jim also offers his perspective on college squash and the greatest all-time American PSA players. Squash Radio is sponsored by Sunrise Courts: www.sunrise-courts.com & Penfold Golf: www.penfoldgoffusa.com.

Welcome to a special, first annual, holiday episode of Squash Radio! PSA player Grace Gear joins the show to discuss her embrace of social media and how it has translated into over a million views of her content ( which is roughly a million more than Bill gets)! To kick off the show, PJ and Bill talk the PSA World Championship's move to Egypt, Pakistan Juniors, the USQ CEO search and a preview of the January PSA schedule.  Squash Radio is sponsored by Sunrise Courts: www.sunrise-courts.com & Penfold Golf: www.penfoldgoffusa.com.  

The CEO of the World Squash Federation, William Louis Marie, & the Executive Director of the US Squash Foundation, Ned Edwards, join Squash Radio to talk about the LA28 Olympics! What was different from past bids? Who is involved? What is currently being done? Additionally we discuss qualification, country jumping, refereeing, and the status of the Brisbane32.  Subscribe & share!  Squash Radio is brought to you by Sunrise Courts. Sunrise Courts, growing squash one court at a time: www.sunrise-courts.com  & Penfold Golf. Choose the brand that has stood the test of time. Penfold Golf since 1927: www.penfoldgolfusa.com

PJ & Bill are back for a quick review of the final PSA World Tour event of 2025. We talk about Nour silencing the doubters, Asal decimating the men's field and Riko the MC stealing the show!  Squash Radio is presented by Sunrise Courts: www.sunrise-courts.com & Penfold Golf: www.penfoldgolfusa.com Subscribe & share: https://www.squashpodcastnetwork.com/ 

Sobhy, MES & TOC! PJ & Bill are back catching you up on all the latest squash news you need to know, a slew of personal information you don't, and, as a bonus, PJ's first ever live ad read! Subscribe to SQR today!

Bill & PJ are back with another packed episode, presented by Sunrise Courts. Go to www.sunrise-courts.com to start your court build or renovation today! This week's show features the return of the “Bill said what?” segment, this time with a parental twist! Squash Radio goes Hollywood with the LA28 Olympics in the news, even as information on qualification remains a mystery, and then writer and director Alex Cohen joins the show to talk about his Squash film “Crack Shot”!  Subscribe & share wherever you get your podcasts!  

A special episode of Squash Radio featuring World #4 and US #1 Olivia Weaver!  Olivia talks about her season, dealing with injuries, the "hilarious" Rod Martin and the time in junior squash when her mom yelled at Bill!  This episode is brought to you by Two Yellow Dots Squash Apparel: Built for the Court, Worn Everywhere! 

PJ & Bill are back with another edition of Squash Radio, looking back at a less than dramatic US Open. While Mostafa Asal and Hania El Hammamy took home the titles, SquashTV  was the real winner with their stellar production, showcasing the sport like never before!  Squash Radio is sponsored by Sunrise Courts, the only US based  squash court manufacturer, growing squash one court at a time!

On this edition of Squash Radio, sponsored by Sunrise Courts, PJ and Bill welcome on SquashTV's Joey Barrington to talk about the new SquashTV setup and a preview of the 2025 US Open! Subscribe and share!

On a special edition of Squash Radio, Fayrouz Aboelkheir, coming off her stunning win over Nour El Sherbini at the Egyptian Open, joins the show to talk about defeating her idol, her rivalry with Amina Orfi, moving to Cairo, the Olympics and much more!  Subscribe and share!

PJ & Bill are back, after saluting the career of Omar Mosaad, they recap the Egyptian Open, including Paul Coll's shocking loss, Fayrouz stopping Sherbini, Hammamy's dominance, the weekly Asal controversy, and the debut of Amr Shabana!  Subscribe and share!

PJ and Bill are back! They review Amina Orfi and Paul Coll's wins at the recently completed London Classic, SquashTV's new production, a preview of the upcoming Egyptian Open, plus a bonus US Open Polo recap (sort of!) Subscribe and share all episodes from the Squash Podcast Network!

The great Nour El Sherbini joins Squash Radio to talk about winning her 8th World Championship, training w Greg Gaultier, turning 30, the Olympics, and of course, Coco!

PJ & Bill are back talking US Open Squash!  Is it a Gold, is it a Platinum, we are not sure if US Squash even knows anymore!  We also talk Diego Elias and possible alternate punishments and the ageless Rachel Grinham!  Subscribe and share!

PJ & Bill are back with a special guest! Tarek Momen, in his first interview since retiring talks about his time on tour, the 2019 World Championships, his advice for the  younger PSA players, and his plans for the future.  Subscribe & share!

The tournament season may be over, but the squash drama continues off the court!  PJ & Bill are back from watching Coldplay to talk Elias, US Squash, Olympic Scheduling and Pakistan!  Please check out all of our shows @ www.squashpodcastnetwork.com

Bill welcomes the hosts of Squash University and The Rally Report podcasts to introduce the brand new Squash Podcast Network website! squashpodcastnetwork.com

Bill is joined by the hosts of Squash University and The Rally Report to introduce their new website: squashpodcastnetwork.com!

PJ and Bill are back, discussing the sudden departure of the US Squash CEO as well as the not so prestigious, yet very lucrative, World Tour Finals! Subscribe and share!

PJ and Bill are back to recap all the action at the British Open, the most prestigious event in all of sport, and maybe the world!! 

Squash Radio is back with the news that stunned everyone (except Bill) as Ali Farag says goodbye to the PSA tour! PJ and Bill also look back at the Irish Open, fireworks (literally) at Palm Hills, and preview the upcoming British Open.  Subscribe and share!

Back from yet another "vacation" PJ & Bill break down PJ's role in the Mostafa Asal video controversy, recap the first three rounds of the World Championships and look forward to the rest of the event, starting with tonight's quarterfinals!  Subscribe and share!

Just before PJ heads off on holiday, he and Bill breakdown, rundown and roundup the Grasshopper, Squash on Fire and the NSL!  Subscribe and share!

Back from vacation, Bill & PJ  jump right into the latest Mostafa Asal controversy while also catching up on all the squash news they missed while away, including El Gouna, Olympic draws and venue selection, and their final "Big 3" review! Subscribe and share!

PJ and Bill recap last weeks Manchester Bronze & forecast the upcoming El Gouna Platinum. After reviewing episode 5 of the "Big 3" documentary, all-time great Mohamed El Shorbagy, just off his unprecedented Squash Radio suspension, joins the show to discuss his NBA fandom, the current PSA season, his future and, most importantly, his friendship status with Bill! Download and share! 

PJ and Bill are back, recapping Optasia and Mostafa Asal's return to #1.  After reviewing the latest episode of the "Big 3", they are joined by the #1 player on the Women's tour and one of the stars of the documentary, Nouran Gohar, discussing a myriad of topics, including her injury, rehab, Ramadan, when she plans to be back on court, her relationship with Nour and Hania, and of course, that world class coffee maker!  Subscribe &  share!

PJ & Bill breakdown Amanda Sobhy's first tournament win since her Achilles injury along with her takeover of the "Big 3" documentary. We finish up w Rich Wade, the Director of Squash and Padel at the Philadelphia Cricket Club, just back from RacquetX where squash made its presence felt with a glass court on the convention floor in Miami.  Download and share!

PJ and Bill are back talking Australian Open, recapping part 2 of the "Big 3" documentary series and discussing this past weekend's NSL draft! Subscribe and share!

PJ & Bill are back with another jam packed show, recapping the New Zealand Open and the first episode of the PSA documentary "The Big 3". The University of Pennsylvania's head squash coach Gilly Lane, fresh off winning a second consecutive CSA National Championship, also joins the show to discus the Quakers title run!  Download and share!

PJ & Bill are back, recapping the Texas Open, scratching their heads at the Diego Elias "punishment" and releasing their personal PSA rankings!  Download and share!

With the NSL draft and second season right around the corner, we talk to CEO and Commissioner Fernando Valdizan about the worlds most innovative squash league!

PJ and Bill are back talking Super Bowl, Cincinnati, Motor City and the upcoming 2025 Texas Open with tournament director Jahanzeb Khan! 

PJ and Bill breakdown last weeks TOC: Diego quits, Farag and El Hammamy take the titles while MES gives us a match for the ages! Download and share!

Preview week on Squash Radio continues with a special college edition. Jackson Bragman from the Squash University podcast joins the show to preview this weekends 2025 CSA Individual Championships, taking place in January for the first time, in conjunction with the Tournament of Champions in New York City.

Start spreading the news, PJ and Bill are back discussing the response to last weeks show, a recap of Squash in the Land and a look forward to the most anticipated event of the PSA season, the Tournament of Champions in New York City! Please subscribe and share!

US Squash Head National Coach Nick Taylor joins PJ & Bill to give his thoughts on the recent BJO controversey. Nick also discusses his decision to take the US job, his plans for US Squash moving forward and the place for Squash57

The rundown is back for the new year! Bill & PJ are joined by former Trinity College star and former US Junior National coach Simba Muhwati to discuss the behavior issues at the recently completed British Junior Open. Simba also looks forward to this weekends marquee college matchup between UPenn and Trinity, which marks the debut of Trinity legend Gustav Detter as Penn's assistant coach!   Download, share, subscribe! Thanks for listening!     REACH OUT:  FAN FOLLOW UP Don't forget, send in your fan questions or comments and might share them on air.    So reach out us on social media or email squashradio@gmail.com. As always, thanks for listening!    

History is made as we dive into the Men's and Women's World Team Championships, celebrating Egypt's unparalleled dominance and standout performances from Team USA and England. Bill and Conor explore an intriguing "what if" scenario: Egypt vs. The World, breaking down the players and match-ups that could make this a legendary showdown.   We also bring you the latest updates from the PSA tours, highlighting top players and their performances. Shifting gears, we reflect on the US Junior Open, revisiting a surprising incident involving the police and reminiscing about some of the challenges and highlights of running the event in years past.   As our final episode of 2024, we're grateful for your support and wish you all a happy holiday season!     Download, share, subscribe! Thanks for listening!     REACH OUT:  FAN FOLLOW UP Don't forget, send in your fan questions or comments and might share them on air.    So reach out us on social media or email squashradio@gmail.com. As always, thanks for listening!

We start by closing out the Hong Kong Open, analyzing key moments and shifting our focus to the Men's and Women's World Team Championships. Bill breaks down the uneven early-round matchups, and we discuss creative solutions to make the competition structure more exciting and competitive. Next, we dig into the complexities of players switching national allegiances, particularly as the Olympics approach. What does it take to acquire new citizenship? Why do players make these moves, and what are the implications for the sport?   Finally, we turn to College Squash, sharing the latest rankings and celebrating nine undefeated programs as the season heats up.   01:16 Bill's Donut Adventures 05:18 Hong Kong Open Recap 11:16 Nouran Gohar's Triumph 24:34 Chaos at the Closing Ceremony 25:33 Dissecting the Als Sheba Documentary 28:13 World Team Championships Analysis 35:54 Olympic Squash Speculations 40:52 College Squash Highlights     Download, share, subscribe! Thanks for listening!     REACH OUT:  FAN FOLLOW UP Don't forget, send in your fan questions or comments and might share them on air.    So reach out us on social media or email squashradio@gmail.com. As always, thanks for listening!

 The Professional Tour is in full swing, and this action-packed episode brings you up to speed since the Thanksgiving break. Bill shares his holiday adventures, which include experimenting with raw podcasting and his culinary escapades. The duo then dives into key squash events from Chestnut Hill, Hong Kong, and Singapore, celebrating Amina Orfi's historic win and discussing Egypt's squash supremacy. They also touch on the PSA Hall of Fame inductions, the Egyptian Squash Federation elections, and look ahead to the World Team Championships, where Egypt's dominance seems certain to continue.   02:18 New York Culinary Adventures 03:05 Thanksgiving Weekend Recap 08:21 Chestnut Hill Classic Highlights 11:35 Singapore Gold Tournament Triumph 16:27 South Africa Tournament and MC Rankings 23:00 Hong Kong Tournament Updates 26:11 Tournament Highlights and Player Performances 27:12 Upcoming World Team Championships 27:44 Brothers in Arms Documentary 34:21 PSA Hall of Fame Inductions 37:36 Egyptian Squash Federation Election Results 41:12 New U23 Squash Tournament 44:37 World Team Championship Preview   Download, share, subscribe! Thanks for listening!     REACH OUT:  FAN FOLLOW UP Don't forget, send in your fan questions or comments and might share them on air.    So reach out us on social media or email squashradio@gmail.com. As always, thanks for listening!

The PSA season is buzzing with action, featuring more than seven events around the world! This week, we're joined by fan-favorite guest Rich Wade, Director of Squash at the Philadelphia Cricket Club. Rich takes us behind the curtain of the Chestnut Hill Classic, offering a firsthand look at the challenges and joys of organizing a major squash event—and how host families and the local community bring it all to life.   Before diving into the Chestnut Hill action, we talk about the upcoming World Team Championship in Hong Kong, exploring its implications for players aiming for LA 28.   Download, share, subscribe! Thanks for listening!     REACH OUT:  FAN FOLLOW UP Don't forget, send in your fan questions or comments and might share them on air.    So reach out us on social media or email squashradio@gmail.com. As always, thanks for listening!

Conor and Bill are joined by Jackson Bragman, co-host of the Squash University podcast, for an exciting exploration of squash at both the professional and college levels. They kick off with highlights from recent PSA Tour tournaments in China and Canada, diving into thrilling comebacks and standout achievements.   The conversation transitions around the 40-minute mark to focus on college squash. Jackson offers a comprehensive preview of the season, breaking down preseason rankings, key roster changes, and the top contenders for the National Championship. They also discuss the strategies and challenges behind building a championship team.   The episode concludes with a deeper dive into recruitment dynamics and the sustainability of college squash programs. Whether you're a seasoned fan or just curious about the sport, this episode is packed with insights you won't want to miss.   Download, share, subscribe! Thanks for listening!     REACH OUT:  FAN FOLLOW UP Don't forget, send in your fan questions or comments and might share them on air.    So reach out us on social media or email squashradio@gmail.com. As always, thanks for listening!

PJ is back, calling in from his Uber! We break down all the excitement from the Philadelphia U.S. Open, covering everything from on-court drama to the stories behind the scenes. Farag and Gohar put on a show, taking home the titles with dominant performances. We chat about the standout matches, breakout players, and a few ‘misses' from those who didn't quite bring their A-game. And don't miss our quick update on the latest AI refereeing developments happening behind the curtain. FYI, Conor's off on a little holiday, so we'll be taking a short pause—but we'll be back with fresh content on November 8th!   Download, share, subscribe! Thanks for listening!     REACH OUT:  FAN FOLLOW UP Don't forget, send in your fan questions or comments and might share them on air.    So reach out us on social media or email squashradio@gmail.com. As always, thanks for listening!  

Squash legend Nick Matthew joins the podcast to discuss the recent exclusion of squash from the 2026 Commonwealth Games and what it means for the sport. We also dive into the launch of the new English Super League and revisit pivotal moments from Nick's career, including his 2007 US Open and 2013 World Championship victories, along with some great behind-the-scenes stories.   Nick then reflects on his transition from a successful playing career to life after the Tour. We explore his second chapter as a coach, where he's dedicated to mentoring the next generation of squash talent. Finally, Nick shares his insights on the state of English squash and introduces the Nick Matthew Foundation, revealing its mission and future goals   Download, share, subscribe! Thanks for listening!     REACH OUT:  FAN FOLLOW UP Don't forget, send in your fan questions or comments and might share them on air.    So reach out us on social media or email squashradio@gmail.com. As always, thanks for listening!