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In hour two, expectations for the Miami Dolphins in their season opener on the road in Indianapolis next week. Hoch finds it odd that Solana can't make the FIU season opener tonight at Pitbull Stadium. Plus, Lee Sterling has his picks for the College Football weekend including his play for Miami - Notre Dame.

In hour one, notes from today's Dolphins practice. Love the new Dolphins uniforms but Crowder shares a brutal take about the Miami Vice jerseys the Heat and FIU have made famous. Ahead of Don Bailey's first appearance of the Hurricanes football season this hour, we listen to the 2024 montage of DBJ's calls from last season.

Week 1 of college football is here, and Florida Football Insiders brings you a full preview of every major matchup in the state.Jason Powers breaks down USF's season-opening clash with Boise State, UCF's return of Scott Frost, and the start of the Willie Simmons era at FIU. The Gators tune up against Long Island with DJ Lagway in the spotlight, while Florida State faces Alabama in a massive test. Miami hosts Notre Dame in a classic rivalry renewal that could shape the Hurricanes' season. Plus, FAU hits the road to Maryland.Don't miss this jam-packed episode filled with insights, predictions, and everything you need to know about Florida football.This episode is sponsored in part by TicketSmarter:Use promo code LWOS10 to receive $10 off purchases of $100 or moreUse promo code LWOS20 to receive $20 off purchases of $300 or moreThink smarter.  TicketSmarter

We're live from Pitbull Stadium with a very special guest — FIU legend and current DB coach Anthony Gaitor. From his days as a three-time All-Sun Belt standout and NFL Draft pick to now leading FIU's secondary, Gaitor shares his journey, the importance of doing it “in your backyard,” and why this season feels like 2010 all over again.We dive into:Gaitor's favorite FIU playing memories (Texas A&M pick-six, Sun Belt title, first bowl win)His transition from NFL player to coachInsights on new head coach Willie Simmons and the culture shift at FIUThe return of QB Keyone Jenkins and the excitement for August 29th kickoffWhy FIU fans need to pack Pitbull Stadium this seasonThis one's for Panther Nation — FIU is back.

The EC Show: Fantasy Football Baby! Happy Birthday EJ! & Enasia Colon FSU Soccer Update!

The next episode in the Suite Spot: Road Trip series takes travelers to the newly renovated Marriott Pompano Beach Resort in Sunny Fort Lauderdale, Florida! The resort's General Manager, Leslie Weil, sits down on the podcast to share with audiences the transformative renovation, unique dining options, and enhanced guest experience. Tune in now. Ryan Embree: Welcome to Suite Spot, where hoteliers check in and we check out what's trending in hotel marketing. I'm your host, Ryan Embree. Hello everyone. Welcome to another episode of The Suite Spot. This is your host, Ryan Embree as you can tell, we are not in our Suite Spot podcast studio. Instead, we are on site at the beautiful Pompano Beach Marriott Resort. I'm here with GM, Leslie Weil. Leslie, thank you so much for hosting us here at your beautiful reimagined property. We're gonna get to it today. Leslie Weil: Thank you for having me. Excited to have you. Ryan Embree: And this is kind of a combination, of a couple different series and we're gonna share why that is special. Your alma mater, which we're gonna talk about in a moment. But we've got so much exciting stuff happening right here on property. But before we get into that, we always love to hear kind of the background of hospitality professionals. Sometimes you're jumping from place to place, sometimes you're local, born into the industry. Tell us a little bit about your story. Leslie Weil: So, I was not born into the industry, but I knew very young that this is what I wanted to do. At 15 years old I said I wanna study hospitality and I've stuck to it for over 30 years now. I absolutely love what I do and I'm from Peru. I was born and raised there. And then after high school, I studied for one year in Peru and I moved to Miami to study hospitality in FIU. FIU is a wonder for a school. It gave me a really great beginning in the industry and I have not looked back ever since. I've worked everywhere from hostels to luxury hotels at all over Latin America and the United States. So really I was lucky enough to start in housekeeping and in the kitchen and then I just got to grow to be in a GM and I love it. Ryan Embree: I love hearing that story. It's something that we're actually hearing more of now. Are people going to school for hospitality? Before it was, I fell into the industry, fell in love with it, and now we're seeing that intentionality into hospitality. I think it's because of stories that you hear sometimes from mentors about seeing and obviously just the love of travel. Right? I think that that's, that's comes with it. Leslie Weil: I really think the love of travel and the love of meeting people. Always merging into what can I do with those traits? And then all of a sudden it's like, oh, hospitality. And I think as a career, hospitality is a career that offers a little bit of every career into one. Yes. And hospitality is a world of sub worlds. So really it is true that still, I feel like there's a lot of people that fall into it. Like, you need a summer job and often sudden you love it and decide that that's what you're gonna do with your life. Yeah. But I think being able to study it and understanding all the components from a hospitality standpoint really gives you an advantage as you start your career. Ryan Embree: And a lot of transferable skills as well. Where you know, you can be at a property in the Midwest and then move to a beautiful property here right on the beach right behind us. And that's what we're gonna talk about next. Leslie, is this complete, we've visited at the perfect time, right? You would say the complete reimagining of your rooms, your suites, amenities, your pool restaurant. Talk to us a little bit about this project and kind of the journey that got you here. Leslie Weil: So I have not been here for as long as the renovation has been but my team has. And it was definitely, a very long but very well thought of project. It was fully reimagined.

In this inspiring episode of Gamechangers LIVE, we sit down with Florida International University President Jeanette Nuñez—the first Latina and first female to lead FIU.A double Panther alumna and former Lieutenant Governor of Florida, President Nuñez shares her personal journey from humble beginnings to public service, and now, to leading one of the top-ranked public research universities in the U.S.We dive into:Her bold vision to make FIU a Top 30 public universityThe future of student success in the age of AI and automationBuilding meaningful alumni engagementThe game-changing partnership with Baptist HealthHer personal reflections on leadership, resilience, and familyWhether you're an FIU alum, student, or someone passionate about the future of education and leadership, this is an episode you don't want to miss.

On this episode of the podcast, Easton Marks joins the show! The former FIU pitcher and newest member of the Colorado Rockies organization shares his story with the Paws Up Team!

In this episode of the Exploring Art Podcast, FIU students discuss thework and philosophy of conceptual artist Sol LeWitt, focusing on his wall drawings and the ideathat the concept behind the artwork is more important than its physical execution. Throughexamples like the Carnegie Institute wall drawing, the group debates authorship, originality, andwhether a recreated piece still counts as the “original.” Using analogies like blueprints, recipes,and grandma's cookies, the students explore how LeWitt's ideas challenge traditional definitionsof art.

From Jackson, Mississippi, to the WNBA, and now to the coaching staff at the University of Iowa — Lasondra “Boogie” Barrett's journey is one of resilience, legacy, and transformation. In this episode of SportsLifeTalk's You Got Next, we sit down with Boogie to unpack the chapters of a basketball life defined by excellence and purpose.Raised in a tight-knit, sports-loving community, Boogie shares how her early love for competition, shaped by pick-up games with the boys and her father's influence as a referee, set the foundation for a powerhouse career. She reflects on becoming a McDonald's All-American and a top-tier high school recruit from Mississippi — a state with no shortage of elite talent.Her college days at LSU were marked by brilliance and grit. As an All-American and SEC Freshman of the Year, Boogie was a centerpiece of a dominant Tigers program. But it was her relationship with the late Coach Tasha Butts — both a mentor and a role model — that left a lasting impression. Boogie opens up about how Coach Butts' impact continues to shape her coaching philosophy today.The conversation then shifts to her international stage moment with Team USA at the U19 World Championship, where she helped lead the team to a gold medal after an early setback. That championship mindset carried her to the WNBA, where she was a first-round draft pick — becoming only the seventh player in LSU history to reach that milestone.After years of competing at the highest level, both in the WNBA and overseas, Boogie transitioned from playing to coaching. She talks about stops at Houston, FIU, Louisiana Tech, and Georgia Tech — and how each role sharpened her leadership skills. Now, as an assistant coach at Iowa, Boogie is embracing a new challenge in the Big Ten and bringing her player-first, culture-driven mindset to one of the most passionate fan bases in women's basketball.And off the court? You'll get to know a different side of Boogie — the gardener. She shares how tending to tomatoes, okra, and collard greens gives her peace and perspective in the fast-paced world of coaching. “It's just like coaching,” she says. “You plant, you nurture, and you help people grow.”Boogie's journey is packed with wisdom for athletes, coaches, and anyone chasing a purpose-driven life. From navigating life after playing to honoring her mentors and finding joy in the process, this episode is a must-listen for anyone who loves the game and the stories behind it.

In this episode of Art Unpacked, three FIU students dive into the world of conceptual art through the case of Sol LeWitt's wall drawings. We explore questions of authenticity, ownership, and whether art can still be “original” when it's meant to be erased and redrawn. With research, sound design, and a laid-back conversation, we challenge what it really means to create—and recreate—art.Music Credit (if used):  Calm Music (No Copyright) "Dawn" by ‪@Sappheiros‬Links to an external site. 

A little bit of FAU Basketball to wade into! Florida Atlantic has a new (but now unfamilar) assistant coach on John Jakus' staff! Ken takes a quick look at Demond Parker and describes the positivity that surrounds the decision. In addition, with Boston College coming to the Elly to tip-off the '25-'26 FAU Basketball season, Ken LaVicka goes in-depth into what it means from a historical perspective and re-lives other high-major visits to Boca. Also, a look back at the all-time hoops series between FAU & BC. Plus, Ken re-litigates the decision to lift the 2023 Final Four banner at Midnight Madness instead of the '23 home opener in light of the NHL's decision to have the Panthers raise their Stanley Cup banner at 5p on a weekday. In another wild turn of events, Conference USA is shedding more teams. It's hardly recognizable to the league FAU was a part of. Ken proposes a team that the AAC may want to look at and laments the current state of FIU, who appears to be just existing. Finally, Ken tries to prepare FAU Football fans for what will likely be a relatively rocky preseason prediction period and explains why it doesn't matter in the slightest. SUBSCRIBE to "The Florida Atlantic Voice" podcast: Spotify Apple Podcasts Follow Ken LaVicka on social media: X - @KLVsays For sponsorship/business opportunities, e-mail klavicka84@gmail.com

TOP STORIES - Democrats are suing for access to a Florida detention site nicknamed “Alligator Alcatraz,” a move the Governor's Office dismissed as “dumb.” In Texas, the wife and daughter of an FIU dean are missing amid severe flooding. Meanwhile, three Floridians fell into the water at Glacier National Park while taking a photo. Elsewhere, out-of-state teens face charges for “swatting” incidents in Polk County. Pasco schools are launching an AI program to personalize learning. Brightline is seeking $400 million in bonds for its Tampa expansion, and Hillsborough County is reviewing which roads need widening.

Tot cerul este interesat de oamenii pe care Dumnezeu i-a prețuit atât de mult încât L-a dat pe iubitul Său Fiu să moară pentru a-i răscumpăra. Nicio altă făptură creată de Dumnezeu nu este capabilă de o asemenea dezvoltare, rafinament și noblețe precum este omul.Citește acest devoțional și multe alte meditații biblice pe https://devotionale.ro#devotionale #devotionaleaudio

On the ONE HUNDRETH episode of the Paws Up Podcast, Johnathan Cyprien joins the show! The former NFL safety and FIU alum talks some football with the Paws Up Team!

We get an update on the conflict with Iran, how the ceasefire is holding up, and what we know about the state of Iran's nuclear program. Eric Lob, Associate professor of politics and international relations at FIU and a non-resident scholar at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace Middle East Program, joins us.

Laura Sinclair is an active performer, Suzuki teacher, speaker, and coach. She is passionate about helping musicians build successful and sustainable teaching studios that support their overall artistic goals.   Laura has presented talks around the country in conferences, lecture halls, and virtual spaces for higher education institutions like the New England Conservatory of Music, Lynn Conservatory of Music, the American String Teachers Association, the Suzuki Association of the Americas, and convenings across the country for Jazz Roads for South Arts. Laura also does this through her bespoke coaching program “Stress-Free Studio”.   She can be found on the concert stage with ensembles like the Naples Philharmonic, and Atlantic Classical Orchestra, in the pit with Hamilton and other National Broadway tours, and at private events with Elan Artists.   A 20-year veteran studio owner, Laura is a former Title I public school strings director. She is presently the music curriculum director for the Volta Music Foundation, providing educational training and support to their teachers and developing a diverse repertoire sequence. Volta just launched the first hybrid string program on the island of Anguilla.   Laura firmly believes that music can be a powerful tool for breaking down barriers and building good citizens of the world through the next generation. You can hear her on the Tales from The Lane podcast with Kate Kayaian, Time to Practice with Christine Goodner, and Tech Conversations at FIU's Ratcliffe Art + Design Incubator with guest host Neil Ramsey.   Thanks for joining me on Crushing Classical!  Theme music by DreamVance. You can join my email list HERE, so you never miss an episode! I help people to lean into their creative careers and start or grow their income streams.  You can read more or hop onto a short discovery call from my website. I'm your host, Jennet Ingle. I love you all. Stay safe out there!      

Should Florida Have a Lt. Governor? FIU's Future & More w/FIU President Jeanette Nunez

Kevin Barral who covers FIU football joins Larry Blustein to talk about the new culture that FIU football is having this season

Estudiantes y profesores de la Universidad Internacional de Florida temen que las redadas de ICE lleguen al campus bajo bandera amiga. El campus ha sido escenario de protestas después de que los responsables de la universidad y el Servicio de Control de Inmigración y Aduanas llegasen a un acuerdo para que la policía universitaria del centro reciba la formación necesaria para realizar funciones propias de ICE, como la detención de estudiantes indocumentados. Aún no está implementado, pero el acuerdo perfilado entre la Universidad Internacional de Florida y ICE, el Servicio de Control de Inmigración y Aduanas ha provocado una ola de indignación y preocupación en la entidad educativa.  Profesores y alumnos han protestado contra el convenio, con el que la policía universitaria recibiría formación y realizaría algunas de las tareas de ICE, incluyendo investigaciones y detenciones de indocumentados en el campus. De los 54.000 estudiantes de la Universidad Internacional de Florida, la FIU por sus siglas en inglés, más del 60% se considera hispano. "Más discriminación" Nacido en Estados Unidos pero con raíces guatemaltecas, Brandon Barrillas es el presidente del Sindicato de Estudiantes Latinos de la Universidad. "La Universidad Internacional de Florida es una escuela diversa con bastantes estudiantes de Latinoamérica, de Europa, de varias partes del mundo. El ambiente general es que varios estudiantes están preocupados, los que son de origen internacional", dice. "Varios con los que yo he podido hablar están preocupados porque con este acuerdo, no saben si les pueden quitar los documentos que tienen acá en el país, o si les pueden hacer un perfil de discriminación. No sabemos lo que va a suceder todavía. Entonces varios estudiantes están preocupados por lo que esto va a traer. Va a ser más discriminación y no va a traer nada bueno para la escuela", subraya. "Ya no es la universidad que amamos" Los profesores respaldan totalmente a los estudiantes. De origen cubano y llegada a Estados Unidos hace 27 años, Tania Cepero es docente en el centro y además, presidenta de la rama de la FIU del Sindicato de Profesores. No sólo lamenta el impacto en los estudiantes, sino en toda la comunidad. "Conlleva a la ruptura de relaciones de confianza mutua entre la comunidad y los alumnos, los profesores, los trabajadores de la comunidad académica, que es nuestra universidad. Además, se ha visto que donde quiera que se han implementado este tipo de acuerdos se encuentran más casos de perfil racial, que la policía empieza a hacer más acciones basadas en perfiles raciales", explica. "También conlleva a que la gente no reporte los crímenes. Las víctimas de crímenes empiezan a no reportarlo por miedo que si viene la policía lo que le van a preguntar es su estatus migratorio y van a terminar detenidos por problemas migratorios. Como que ya esta no es la universidad que nosotros amamos y hemos ayudado a construir", lamenta.

Estudiantes y profesores de la Universidad Internacional de Florida temen que las redadas de ICE lleguen al campus bajo bandera amiga. El campus ha sido escenario de protestas después de que los responsables de la universidad y el Servicio de Control de Inmigración y Aduanas llegasen a un acuerdo para que la policía universitaria del centro reciba la formación necesaria para realizar funciones propias de ICE, como la detención de estudiantes indocumentados. Aún no está implementado, pero el acuerdo perfilado entre la Universidad Internacional de Florida y ICE, el Servicio de Control de Inmigración y Aduanas ha provocado una ola de indignación y preocupación en la entidad educativa.  Profesores y alumnos han protestado contra el convenio, con el que la policía universitaria recibiría formación y realizaría algunas de las tareas de ICE, incluyendo investigaciones y detenciones de indocumentados en el campus. De los 54.000 estudiantes de la Universidad Internacional de Florida, la FIU por sus siglas en inglés, más del 60% se considera hispano. "Más discriminación" Nacido en Estados Unidos pero con raíces guatemaltecas, Brandon Barrillas es el presidente del Sindicato de Estudiantes Latinos de la Universidad. "La Universidad Internacional de Florida es una escuela diversa con bastantes estudiantes de Latinoamérica, de Europa, de varias partes del mundo. El ambiente general es que varios estudiantes están preocupados, los que son de origen internacional", dice. "Varios con los que yo he podido hablar están preocupados porque con este acuerdo, no saben si les pueden quitar los documentos que tienen acá en el país, o si les pueden hacer un perfil de discriminación. No sabemos lo que va a suceder todavía. Entonces varios estudiantes están preocupados por lo que esto va a traer. Va a ser más discriminación y no va a traer nada bueno para la escuela", subraya. "Ya no es la universidad que amamos" Los profesores respaldan totalmente a los estudiantes. De origen cubano y llegada a Estados Unidos hace 27 años, Tania Cepero es docente en el centro y además, presidenta de la rama de la FIU del Sindicato de Profesores. No sólo lamenta el impacto en los estudiantes, sino en toda la comunidad. "Conlleva a la ruptura de relaciones de confianza mutua entre la comunidad y los alumnos, los profesores, los trabajadores de la comunidad académica, que es nuestra universidad. Además, se ha visto que donde quiera que se han implementado este tipo de acuerdos se encuentran más casos de perfil racial, que la policía empieza a hacer más acciones basadas en perfiles raciales", explica. "También conlleva a que la gente no reporte los crímenes. Las víctimas de crímenes empiezan a no reportarlo por miedo que si viene la policía lo que le van a preguntar es su estatus migratorio y van a terminar detenidos por problemas migratorios. Como que ya esta no es la universidad que nosotros amamos y hemos ayudado a construir", lamenta.

Justin Hokanson of Auburn Live looks at the Tigers. Chuck and Heath discuss the new feature which allows schools to make money based on how often they're played in the newest version of the CFB video game. Graham Coffey of Dawgs Central analyzes Georgia. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The College Football Experience (@TCEonSGPN) on the Sports Gambling Podcast Network continues its 136 team preview series with the Florida International Panthers 2025 Season Preview episode. Pick Dundee aka (@TheColbyD) & Ryan McIntyre (@Moneyline_Mac) break down the upcoming 2025 FIU football season and what we should expect from the Sunblazers in 2025. Did Florida International hit a home run when they hired Willie Simmons as head coach this offseason? Will FIU be continuing their Miami Vice night theme? Can FIU lean back into the Sunblazers name? What should we expect from Willie Simmons and FIU in year one in his tenure in Miami? Is FIU in decent shape at the QB spot with the return of Keyone Jenkins? Will the run game be a point of focus for the staff with the likes of Kejon Owens back and Anthony Carrie coming in from Georgia Tech? Will the pass game still be the strongest unit on the offense? Did Florida International win or lose the transfer portal in the offseason? Does returning 3 of 5 on the offensive line mean FIU should be in decent shape on offense?  Is Brian Blades II a name all of college football should know at the cornerback spot? Will Johnny Chaney be a force at the linebacker spot after coming over from Deion Sanders and the Colorado Buffaloes? What do we make of the Florida International Panthers schedule and will they be on the over or the under on the win total expectations in Las Vegas? Could FIU be a sleeper to potentially make an appearance in the Conference USA Championship? What would be a great first season for head coach Willie Simmons? How does the affiliation with Pitbul the musician help for recruiting and what do we think of Pitbul Stadium and the state of the FIU Program? Could FIU be a sleeping giant in the mid major ranks? We talk it all and more on this episode of The College Football Experience.  Exclusive SGPN Bonuses And Linkshttp://linktr.ee/sportsgamblingpodcastFollow The Sports Gambling Podcast X/Twitter - https://x.com/GamblingPodcastInstagram - https://www.instagram.com/sportsgamblingpodcastTikTok - https://www.tiktok.com/@gamblingpodcastFacebook - http://www.facebook.com/sportsgamblingpodcast Gambling problem? Call 1-800-GAMBLER CO, DC, IL, IN, LA, MD, MS, NJ, OH, PA, TN, VA, WV, WY Call 877-8-HOPENY or text HOPENY (467369) (NY) Call 1-800-327-5050 (MA)21+ to wager. Please Gamble Responsibly. Call 1-800-NEXT-STEP (AZ), 1-800-522-4700 (KS, NV), 1-800 BETS-OFF (IA), 1-800-270-7117 for confidential help (MI)

The College Football Experience (@TCEonSGPN) on the Sports Gambling Podcast Network continues its 136 team preview series with the Florida International Panthers 2025 Season Preview episode. Pick Dundee aka (@TheColbyD) & Ryan McIntyre (@Moneyline_Mac) break down the upcoming 2025 FIU football season and what we should expect from the Sunblazers in 2025. Did Florida International hit a home run when they hired Willie Simmons as head coach this offseason? Will FIU be continuing their Miami Vice night theme? Can FIU lean back into the Sunblazers name?What should we expect from Willie Simmons and FIU in year one in his tenure in Miami? Is FIU in decent shape at the QB spot with the return of Keyone Jenkins? Will the run game be a point of focus for the staff with the likes of Kejon Owens back and Anthony Carrie coming in from Georgia Tech? Will the pass game still be the strongest unit on the offense?Did Florida International win or lose the transfer portal in the offseason? Does returning 3 of 5 on the offensive line mean FIU should be in decent shape on offense? Is Brian Blades II a name all of college football should know at the cornerback spot? Will Johnny Chaney be a force at the linebacker spot after coming over from Deion Sanders and the Colorado Buffaloes?What do we make of the Florida International Panthers schedule and will they be on the over or the under on the win total expectations in Las Vegas? Could FIU be a sleeper to potentially make an appearance in the Conference USA Championship? What would be a great first season for head coach Willie Simmons?How does the affiliation with Pitbul the musician help for recruiting and what do we think of Pitbul Stadium and the state of the FIU Program? Could FIU be a sleeping giant in the mid major ranks? We talk it all and more on this episode of The College Football Experience. Exclusive SGPN Bonuses And Linkshttp://linktr.ee/sportsgamblingpodcastFollow The Sports Gambling Podcast X/Twitter - https://x.com/GamblingPodcastInstagram - https://www.instagram.com/sportsgamblingpodcastTikTok - https://www.tiktok.com/@gamblingpodcastFacebook - http://www.facebook.com/sportsgamblingpodcastFollow The Sports Gambling Podcast HostsSean Green - http://www.twitter.com/seantgreenRyan Kramer - http://www.twitter.com/kramercentricGambling problem? Call 1-800-GAMBLER CO, DC, IL, IN, LA, MD, MS, NJ, OH, PA, TN, VA, WV, WY Call 877-8-HOPENY or text HOPENY (467369) (NY) Call 1-800-327-5050 (MA)21+ to wager. Please Gamble Responsibly. Call 1-800-NEXT-STEP (AZ), 1-800-522-4700 (KS, NV), 1-800 BETS-OFF (IA), 1-800-270-7117 for confidential help (MI)

The College Football Experience (@TCEonSGPN) on the Sports Gambling Podcast Network continues its 136 team preview series with the Florida International Panthers 2025 Season Preview episode. Pick Dundee aka (@TheColbyD) & Ryan McIntyre (@Moneyline_Mac) break down the upcoming 2025 FIU football season and what we should expect from the Sunblazers in 2025. Did Florida International hit a home run when they hired Willie Simmons as head coach this offseason? Will FIU be continuing their Miami Vice night theme? Can FIU lean back into the Sunblazers name?What should we expect from Willie Simmons and FIU in year one in his tenure in Miami? Is FIU in decent shape at the QB spot with the return of Keyone Jenkins? Will the run game be a point of focus for the staff with the likes of Kejon Owens back and Anthony Carrie coming in from Georgia Tech? Will the pass game still be the strongest unit on the offense?Did Florida International win or lose the transfer portal in the offseason? Does returning 3 of 5 on the offensive line mean FIU should be in decent shape on offense?  Is Brian Blades II a name all of college football should know at the cornerback spot? Will Johnny Chaney be a force at the linebacker spot after coming over from Deion Sanders and the Colorado Buffaloes?What do we make of the Florida International Panthers schedule and will they be on the over or the under on the win total expectations in Las Vegas? Could FIU be a sleeper to potentially make an appearance in the Conference USA Championship? What would be a great first season for head coach Willie Simmons?How does the affiliation with Pitbul the musician help for recruiting and what do we think of Pitbul Stadium and the state of the FIU Program? Could FIU be a sleeping giant in the mid major ranks? We talk it all and more on this episode of The College Football Experience.01:22 Welcome to the College Football Experience 03:43 FIU Panthers 2025 Season Preview 04:50 Willie Simmons: The New Head Coach 05:59 FIU's Fun Identity Crisis 09:05 Offensive Overview and Key Players 21:50 Defensive Overview and Key Players 34:43 Pitbull Stadium and the Future of FIU Football 39:53 Stadium Review and Pit Bull Stadium Excitement 41:46 Embracing the Fun: Vice Nights and More 42:40 State of the Program and Coaching Changes 44:16 Game-by-Game Season Predictions 52:48 Betting Insights and Over/Under Predictions 01:05:59 Final Thoughts and Upcoming Previews JOIN the SGPN community #DegensOnlyExclusive Merch, Contests and Bonus Episodes ONLY on Patreon - https://sg.pn/patreonDiscuss with fellow degens on Discord - https://sg.pn/discordDownload The Free SGPN App - https://sgpn.appCheck out the Sports Gambling Podcast on YouTube - https://sg.pn/YouTubeCheck out our website - http://sportsgamblingpodcast.comSUPPORT us by supporting our partnersUnderdog Fantasy code SGPN - Up to $1000 in BONUS CASH - https://play.underdogfantasy.com/p-sgpnRithmm - Player Props and Picks - Free 7 day trial! http://sportsgamblingpodcast.com/rithmmRebet - Social sportsbook - 100% deposit match promo code SGPN in your app store! ADVERTISE with SGPNInterested in advertising? Contact sales@sgpn.io Follow The College Experience & SGPN On Social MediaTwitter - https://twitter.com/TCEonSGPNInstagram - http://www.instagram.com/TCEonSGPNTikTok - https://www.tiktok.com/@TCEonSGPNYoutube - https://www.youtube.com/@TheCollegeExperienceFollow The Hosts On Social MediaColby Dant - http://www.twitter.com/thecolbydPatty C - https://twitter.com/PattyC831NC Nick - https://twitter.com/NC__NicK Gambling problem? Call 1-800-GAMBLER CO, DC, IL, IN, LA, MD, MS, NJ, OH, PA, TN, VA, WV, WY Call 877-8-HOPENY or text HOPENY (467369) (NY) Call 1-800-327-5050 (MA)21+ to wager. Please Gamble Responsibly. Call 1-800-NEXT-STEP (AZ), 1-800-522-4700 (KS, NV), 1-800 BETS-OFF (IA), 1-800-270-7117 for confidential help (MI)

The College Football Experience (@TCEonSGPN) on the Sports Gambling Podcast Network continues its 2025 Coach Rankings by Conference with the Conference USA Coach Rankings. Pick Dundee aka (@TheColbyD) & Ryan McIntyre (@Moneyline_Mac) break down every single coach in the Conference USA including its two new members and key in on their top coaches in the conference. Is Jamey Chadwell hands down the best coach in the Conference USA and how much longer will he be at the helm of the Liberty Flames?Will Phil Longo get it rolling right away at Sam Houston State? Is Willie Simmons one of the best coaches in the Conference USA and did FIU hit a home run with the hire? Where does Louisiana Tech's Sonny Cumbie rank and how hot is his seat in Ruston, Louisiana? Is Ryan Carty doing one of the best coaching jobs with the Delaware Blue Hens as they prepare to enter the FBS? How will Ryan Beard and the Missouri State Bears transition to the Conference USA? Could Jerry Mack be a sneaky good hire by Kennesaw State? Will Derek Mason have Middle Tennessee bowling in 2025? Can Tony Sanchez recapture the Jerry Kill magic at New Mexico State? Is Scotty Walden sitting on a sleeping giant at UTEP? Is Tyson Helton one of the best coaches in the Conference at Western Kentucky? We talk it all and more on this episode of The College Football Experience.00:00 Introduction and Sponsor Message 01:02 Welcome to the College Football Experience 01:25 Upcoming College Football Previews 01:54 Meet the Hosts 03:44 College Baseball Highlights 06:15 USC and Notre Dame Rivalry Discussion 09:23 Impact of Conference Realignment 19:59 CBS Coach Rankings Critique 25:45 SEC and Big Ten Playoff Controversy 38:31 Conference Schedule Controversy 42:15 Sunbelt Coaches Overview 42:16 Sponsorship Announcements 45:10 Sunbelt Coaches Rankings 01:17:21 Evaluating Major Applewhite's Coaching Performance 01:20:04 Clay Helton's Tenure and Challenges 01:22:39 Butch Jones' Coaching Journey 01:23:50 Bryant Vincent's First Year at ULM 01:31:59 GJ Kinne's Impact at Texas State 01:34:07 Charles Huff's Move to Southern Miss 01:40:32 Bob Chesney's Success at Holy Cross and JMU 01:46:08 Hot Seat Watch and Future Predictions Exclusive SGPN Bonuses And Linkshttp://linktr.ee/sportsgamblingpodcastFollow The Sports Gambling Podcast X/Twitter - https://x.com/GamblingPodcastInstagram - https://www.instagram.com/sportsgamblingpodcastTikTok - https://www.tiktok.com/@gamblingpodcastFacebook - http://www.facebook.com/sportsgamblingpodcastFollow The Sports Gambling Podcast HostsSean Green - http://www.twitter.com/seantgreenRyan Kramer - http://www.twitter.com/kramercentricGambling problem? Call 1-800-GAMBLER CO, DC, IL, IN, LA, MD, MS, NJ, OH, PA, TN, VA, WV, WY Call 877-8-HOPENY or text HOPENY (467369) (NY) Call 1-800-327-5050 (MA)21+ to wager. Please Gamble Responsibly. Call 1-800-NEXT-STEP (AZ), 1-800-522-4700 (KS, NV), 1-800 BETS-OFF (IA), 1-800-270-7117 for confidential help (MI)

The College Football Experience (@TCEonSGPN) on the Sports Gambling Podcast Network continues its 2025 Coach Rankings by Conference with the Conference USA Coach Rankings. Pick Dundee aka (@TheColbyD) & Ryan McIntyre (@Moneyline_Mac) break down every single coach in the Conference USA including its two new members and key in on their top coaches in the conference. Is Jamey Chadwell hands down the best coach in the Conference USA and how much longer will he be at the helm of the Liberty Flames?Will Phil Longo get it rolling right away at Sam Houston State? Is Willie Simmons one of the best coaches in the Conference USA and did FIU hit a home run with the hire? Where does Louisiana Tech's Sonny Cumbie rank and how hot is his seat in Ruston, Louisiana? Is Ryan Carty doing one of the best coaching jobs with the Delaware Blue Hens as they prepare to enter the FBS? How will Ryan Beard and the Missouri State Bears transition to the Conference USA? Could Jerry Mack be a sneaky good hire by Kennesaw State? Will Derek Mason have Middle Tennessee bowling in 2025? Can Tony Sanchez recapture the Jerry Kill magic at New Mexico State? Is Scotty Walden sitting on a sleeping giant at UTEP? Is Tyson Helton one of the best coaches in the Conference at Western Kentucky? We talk it all and more on this episode of The College Football Experience. 00:00 Introduction and Sponsor Message 01:02 Welcome to the College Football Experience 01:25 Upcoming College Football Previews 01:54 Meet the Hosts 03:44 College Baseball Highlights 06:15 USC and Notre Dame Rivalry Discussion 09:23 Impact of Conference Realignment 19:59 CBS Coach Rankings Critique 25:45 SEC and Big Ten Playoff Controversy 38:31 Conference Schedule Controversy 42:15 Sunbelt Coaches Overview 42:16 Sponsorship Announcements 45:10 Sunbelt Coaches Rankings 01:17:21 Evaluating Major Applewhite's Coaching Performance 01:20:04 Clay Helton's Tenure and Challenges 01:22:39 Butch Jones' Coaching Journey 01:23:50 Bryant Vincent's First Year at ULM 01:31:59 GJ Kinne's Impact at Texas State 01:34:07 Charles Huff's Move to Southern Miss 01:40:32 Bob Chesney's Success at Holy Cross and JMU 01:46:08 Hot Seat Watch and Future Predictions Exclusive SGPN Bonuses And Linkshttp://linktr.ee/sportsgamblingpodcastFollow The Sports Gambling Podcast X/Twitter - https://x.com/GamblingPodcastInstagram - https://www.instagram.com/sportsgamblingpodcastTikTok - https://www.tiktok.com/@gamblingpodcastFacebook - http://www.facebook.com/sportsgamblingpodcast Gambling problem? Call 1-800-GAMBLER CO, DC, IL, IN, LA, MD, MS, NJ, OH, PA, TN, VA, WV, WY Call 877-8-HOPENY or text HOPENY (467369) (NY) Call 1-800-327-5050 (MA)21+ to wager. Please Gamble Responsibly. Call 1-800-NEXT-STEP (AZ), 1-800-522-4700 (KS, NV), 1-800 BETS-OFF (IA), 1-800-270-7117 for confidential help (MI)

The College Football Experience (@TCEonSGPN) on the Sports Gambling Podcast Network continues its 2025 Coach Rankings by Conference with the Conference USA Coach Rankings. Pick Dundee aka (@TheColbyD) & Ryan McIntyre (@Moneyline_Mac) break down every single coach in the Conference USA including its two new members and key in on their top coaches in the conference. Is Jamey Chadwell hands down the best coach in the Conference USA and how much longer will he be at the helm of the Liberty Flames?Will Phil Longo get it rolling right away at Sam Houston State? Is Willie Simmons one of the best coaches in the Conference USA and did FIU hit a home run with the hire? Where does Louisiana Tech's Sonny Cumbie rank and how hot is his seat in Ruston, Louisiana? Is Ryan Carty doing one of the best coaching jobs with the Delaware Blue Hens as they prepare to enter the FBS? How will Ryan Beard and the Missouri State Bears transition to the Conference USA? Could Jerry Mack be a sneaky good hire by Kennesaw State? Will Derek Mason have Middle Tennessee bowling in 2025? Can Tony Sanchez recapture the Jerry Kill magic at New Mexico State? Is Scotty Walden sitting on a sleeping giant at UTEP? Is Tyson Helton one of the best coaches in the Conference at Western Kentucky? We talk it all and more on this episode of The College Football Experience. 00:00 Introduction and Sponsor Message 01:02 Welcome to the College Football Experience 01:25 Upcoming College Football Previews 01:54 Meet the Hosts 03:44 College Baseball Highlights 06:15 USC and Notre Dame Rivalry Discussion 09:23 Impact of Conference Realignment 19:59 CBS Coach Rankings Critique 25:45 SEC and Big Ten Playoff Controversy 38:31 Conference Schedule Controversy 42:15 Sunbelt Coaches Overview 42:16 Sponsorship Announcements 45:10 Sunbelt Coaches Rankings 01:17:21 Evaluating Major Applewhite's Coaching Performance 01:20:04 Clay Helton's Tenure and Challenges 01:22:39 Butch Jones' Coaching Journey 01:23:50 Bryant Vincent's First Year at ULM 01:31:59 GJ Kinne's Impact at Texas State 01:34:07 Charles Huff's Move to Southern Miss 01:40:32 Bob Chesney's Success at Holy Cross and JMU 01:46:08 Hot Seat Watch and Future Predictions JOIN the SGPN community #DegensOnlyExclusive Merch, Contests and Bonus Episodes ONLY on Patreon - https://sg.pn/patreonDiscuss with fellow degens on Discord - https://sg.pn/discordDownload The Free SGPN App - https://sgpn.appCheck out the Sports Gambling Podcast on YouTube - https://sg.pn/YouTubeCheck out our website - http://sportsgamblingpodcast.comSUPPORT us by supporting our partnersUnderdog Fantasy code SGPN - Up to $1000 in BONUS CASH - https://play.underdogfantasy.com/p-sgpnRithmm - Player Props and Picks - Free 7 day trial! http://sportsgamblingpodcast.com/rithmmRebet - Social sportsbook - 100% deposit match promo code SGPN in your app store! ADVERTISE with SGPNInterested in advertising? Contact sales@sgpn.io Follow The College Experience & SGPN On Social MediaTwitter - https://twitter.com/TCEonSGPNInstagram - http://www.instagram.com/TCEonSGPNTikTok - https://www.tiktok.com/@TCEonSGPNYoutube - https://www.youtube.com/@TheCollegeExperienceFollow The Hosts On Social MediaColby Dant - http://www.twitter.com/thecolbydPatty C - https://twitter.com/PattyC831NC Nick - https://twitter.com/NC__NicK Gambling problem? Call 1-800-GAMBLER CO, DC, IL, IN, LA, MD, MS, NJ, OH, PA, TN, VA, WV, WY Call 877-8-HOPENY or text HOPENY (467369) (NY) Call 1-800-327-5050 (MA)21+ to wager. Please Gamble Responsibly. Call 1-800-NEXT-STEP (AZ), 1-800-522-4700 (KS, NV), 1-800 BETS-OFF (IA), 1-800-270-7117 for confidential help (MI)

Subscribe to Blue White Illustrated on YouTube: https://bit.ly/3KzEcqKCheck out the site too! - https://bit.ly/3u8dilDIt's no secret that the Penn State football team is loaded for the upcoming season. Several high-profile players chose to return for their senior seasons, seeking the chance to win a national title and enhance their draft stock. But which players on the team are absolutely critical to the team's success this year? We're naming the team's "Keystone Players" on which the season's hopes hinge. We'll also preview the upcoming season by playing Buy or Sell and answer your questions in the BWI Mailbag! Join the BWI Live Show today at 10 a.m. on YouTube or catch the replay any time. You can also catch the show wherever you get your podcasts. Penn State news We'll start the show with a quick Penn State football news segment. The new cover for College Football '26 was released this week, and the team is featured on the cover. We'll show you the cover art featuring Nick Singleton and Penn State head coach James Franklin and discuss it. In more real-world news, the Athletic put out kick-time predictions for the first three games of the 2025 season. We'll discuss the potential impact of those games on the team's opening schedule and exposure against Nevada, FIU, and Villanova. Buy or SellWill Zakee Wheatly lead the Penn State defense in tackles? Can Singleton and teammate Kaytron Allen combine for over 2,500 rushing yards? We're playing Buy or Sell on today's show to discuss what we expect from the team's offensive and defensive output this year. We'll highlight areas where we believe the team will produce significant statistical outputs and others where we anticipate the team may fall behind. Keystone Players Football is a game built on the collective efforts of 11 individuals working together. Yet, not every job or position on the field is as critical as the next. So, we're not asking which players are the best or will put out the most stats this coming year; we're discussing which players are the most irreplaceable on the team. Today, we'll outline the Keystone players on defense, without whom the team's defensive plan may fall apart. BWI MailbagFinally, we open the show's last segment to you! Join us for the BWI Mailbag by asking your questions in the live chat throughout the show. We'll highlight the best ones during the Mailbag and answer your questions about Penn State Football. Join us at 10 a.m. to be part of the show! #PennState  #NittanyLions  JOIN Blue White Illustrated: https://www.on3.com/teams/penn-state-nittany-lions/join/?plan=annualSUBSCRIBE to Blue White Illustrated on YouTube and enable alerts - new highlights and videos uploaded regularly: https://www.youtube.com/c/bluewhiteillustratedvideo?sub_confirmationBookmark our homepage: https://www.on3.com/teams/penn-state-nittany-lions/Subscribe to BWI Magazine and Newsletters:  https://bluewhiteonline.com Like us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/BlueWhiteIllustrated/Follow us on Twitter https://twitter.com/PennStateOn3Keystone Players: The 5 Most Crucial Penn State Nittany Lions Defenders for 2025

In hour two, Hoch and Crowder love the idea of the Knicks making the Finals because they think it's ‘good for basketball' but Solana fires back with anger over the idea that we're rooting for the Knicks. Wendy's is releasing a new Grilled Cheese burger but only in Canada. Plus, takeaways and reaction to the Miami Dolphins schedule release and Solana shares some major FIU news.

In hour four, pointing out some major flaws in how the station's YouTube page is formatted. Hoch and Crowder react to Solana's pitch at FIU Baseball Stadium over the weekend and the full story behind why Solana's first pitch will undoubtedly be the most memorable in FIU history.

Panthers dominate in Game 4! Josh Appel joins the show to discuss the dirty hit from Maxi Domi and why the Leafs might be cooked. Giannis to the Heat? Will Manso explains why Miami should be willing to offer everything and anything. Benihana launches Hibachi burritos so Jimmy phones a local store for more info. Plus, why Solana's chance to throw out the first pitch at FIU Saturday will forever be the most memorable first pitch in FIU history.

The Bold Beauty project and galleries have been held all over the world, including universities like Yale, Columbia, FIU, UM and now UCLA. International projects include events held in Panama. The project has also been internationally recognized as we were invited to present our amazing pieces during The Biennial Art Exhibition at a satellite fair hosted by the European Cultural Centre. The exhibition is May 18th at Kerckhoff Coffee House Patio on UCLA's campus!

IMAGE CREDIT Marinha do Brasil, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons LINKS Vatican bio of Cardinal Orani João TEMPESTA: https://press.vatican.va/content/salastampa/en/documentation/cardinali_biografie/cardinali_bio_tempesta_oj.html        Orani João TEMPESTA on FIU's Cardinals Database (by Salvador Miranda): https://cardinals.fiu.edu/bios2014.htm#Tempesta     Cardinal Orani João TEMPESTA on Gcatholic.org: https://gcatholic.org/p/5693                        Cardinal Orani João TEMPESTA on Catholic-Hierarchy.org: https://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/bishop/btempesta.html   Archdiocese of São Sebastião do Rio de Janeiro on Gcatholic.org: https://gcatholic.org/dioceses/diocese/zseb0.htm?tab=info        Archdiocese of São Sebastião do Rio de Janeiro on Catholic-Hierarchy.org: https://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/diocese/dsase.html Abbey of Nossa Senhora de São Bernardo (Portuguese): https://www.cistercienses.org.br/en/mosteiros-da-ordem-cisterciense/abadia-de-nossa-senhora-de-s%C3%A3o-bernardo “Currently inhabited monasteries” on Cistopedia.org  https://www.cistopedia.org/index.php?id=580 2013 The Guardian reporting on World Youth Day in Rio: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/jul/28/pope-world-youth-day-mass-rio 2016 Sim Sou Católico blog firefight coverage: https://www.simsoucatolico.com.br/2016/06/cardeal-tempesta-fica-preso-em-tiroteio-no-rio-de-janeiro.html?m=1  The Guardian coverage of 2014 robbery:    https://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/sep/16/brazil-armed-robbers-rio-de-janeiro-archbishop    Thank you for listening, and thank my family and friends for putting up with the time investment and for helping me out as needed. As always, feel free to email the show at Popeularhistory@gmail.com  If you would like to financially support Popeular history, go to www.patreon.com/Popeular. If you don't have any money to spare but still want to give back, pray and tell others– prayers and listeners are worth more than gold!   TRANSCRIPT Welcome to Popeular History, a library of Catholic knowledge and insights.   Check out the show notes for sources, further reading, and a transcript.   Today we're discussing another current Cardinal of the Catholic Church, one of the 120 or so people who will choose the next Pope when the time comes.   The youngest of nine, Orani João TEMPESTA, who typically drops the Orani part, was born on June 23, 1950 in São José do Rio Pardo, in the São Paulo state in southeastern Brazil.   We've had like a Brazilian Brazilian cardinals, so I'll skip the national details. And ok, just four, which is fewer than I was thinking, but I'm keeping the joke in anyways because it amuses me.   João joined the Cistercian Order in 1968 at the ripe old age of 17, entering the monastery of Nossa Senhora de São Bernardo, all without leaving his hometown, which must have been very convent. I mean convenient. Simple vows followed in ‘69, followed by a period of study with the ever popular combo of philosophy and theology, and then in 1972 he did his solemn profession.   As we'll see, it sometimes seems like João has a schedule to keep, and so like clockwork the next year he was made a deacon, and the year after that, 1974 if you've lost count, João Tempesta was ordained as a priest for the order by the local diocesan bishop, a fairly standard arrangement but hold that thought for later.   From 1974 to 1984, Father Tempesta served as the Vice-Prior of the monastery, which may have been the plan all along as they prepped him for the priesthood, given the nature of that as a sort of a vocation within the vocation in his religious life. In the same period, it's worth noting, he also served as vicar of the parish in town, which basically means he was second in command of both buildings. In 1984, he became first in command in both, starting with his elevation to Prior of the monastery in July, and then becoming pastor of the parish on December 7th, which incidentally was also the 10th anniversary of his priestly ordination.   By this point he was getting out more, he had actually already done some additional studying in the next state over that I glossed over, and at some point here he became a professor in the seminary in the cathedral city of São João da Boa Vista.   Father Tempesta's time as Prior came to an end in 1993, but the best was yet to come. In ‘96 the monastery was promoted from a Priory to an Abbey, which is sort of kind of like a Diocese going to an Archdiocese, though I'm sure that analogy has its flaws. In any event, Tempesta the prior Prior was elected as its first abbot. Admittedly I'm more secure in my knowledge on the diocesan end, in part because the specific workings of religious orders vary from one order to the next and there are a LOT of different orders, but that's just as well, because Father Tempesta barely had time to get his special abbatial blessing before his white phone rang and he was chosen as the bishop of São José do Rio Preto. Seriously, it was about two and a half months from one to the other.   Perhaps surprisingly for a monk, as Bishop, Tempesta was rather engaged with media, being elected as member of the superior council of the Brazilian Institute of Christian Communications that oversees the #1 Catholic TV station in the country-and keep in mind this is the country with the most Catholics, period. Eventually, he would become that organization's president.   Ok, so now remember that thought I told you to hold about how it's fairly standard for a diocesan bishop to be involved in the running of local monasteries? Well, that wasn't always the case everywhere, though it *has* always been a thing… there's a lot I could get into here, and a lot I *will* get into in the main narrative of Popeular History about this, but suffice to say the model of monasteries as part of a larger diocese isn't the only model. There are also what's called territorial abbeys, where the Abbot actually has jurisdiction outside the Abbey itself over a certain geographic area, functioning as the Ordinary and canonical equivalent of a bishop over that surrounding area, not to mention over the Abbey itself. I'm bringing this up now because in 1999, Bishop Tempesta added Territorial Abbot of the Cistercian Abbey of Claraval to his duties. Unfortunately, that fairly unique setup was not to last, as in 2002 Claraval lost its status  as a Territorial Abbey, becoming part of the local diocese. My sense is that Tempesta, being a friendly Cistercian face but also a diocesan bishop, was chosen for the final Territorial Abbot role to help ease the transition.   I went down a bit of a rabbit hole myself to see if Claraval is still active- it became a Priory after losing its Territorial Abbacy status, and I did track down the name of a prior after Bishop-Abbot Tempesta, but their web presence doesn't seem to have been maintained [I said “on the mainland”, man I was tired recording this]. I did find an entry on them on Cistopedia, which is a resource I was happy to learn exists, and they're listed there as an active monastery,  but I wasn't able to conform to my satisfaction that that list itself was current.   Anyways, back to Bishop Tempesta, who is no doubt feeling the loss of what may well have been the last active territorial abbacy outside Europe, not counting a defunct one in North Korea, which remains active on the books as its own kind of statement.   In 2003, Tempesta was elected president of the Episcopal Commission for Culture, Education and Social Communications, a role which he held until 2011. Like I said, a surprisingly media-oriented monk.   In 2004 he became an archbishop, being promoted to the metropolitan see of Belém do Pará, well to the north of the country. Later that same year, he was made a titular member of National Council of Social Communications of the Federal Senate, whatever that is. But he refused to settle for the rank of titular member and became President of that council too in 2012. The man never met a council he didn't become president of.   In 2008 he got an honorary doctorate, which must have been nice, and in 2009 he was transferred to another see again, this time the top dog spot in the Archdiocese of São Sebastião do Rio de Janeiro. I know these Brazilian names can get a lot of names on them, but I bet you've heard of the town's shorter name, Rio. A city of six million with the giant hilltop Jesus statue I'm also willing to bet you're familiar with, Rio is neither Brazil's capital nor it's largest city, but it's the place to be, especially if the year is 2013 and you're a Catholic, because then Rio was the host city of the much balleyhooed World Youth Day, a periodic mega gathering of young Catholics that often sets crowd record sizes for the Papal masses. The 2013 edition was attended by over 3 million people. Ok, the source I checked said “three million” for the final mass, not “over three million”, but I'm assuming there was at least one attendee that decided to skip the final mass that I can still include in the overall event tally, right?   Anyways, can you guess why I'm bringing all this up? Because the host was, of course, the local Archbishop, our friend, Tempesta.   Ok, I just looked at my word count and all I can say is oops. We better make Tempesta a Cardinal NOW. And so Pope Francis did, in his 2014 consistory.   In 2016, Cardinal Tempesta had to hide behind his car for 10 minutes when his trip was interrupted by a firefight between law enforcement and armed robbers. Just throwing that in in case you were wondering whether any cardinals have had to do *that*. Oh, for what it's worth, he had already personally been the victim of two armed robberies by that point, one in 2014, one in 2015. Like I said, clockwork. In 2014 they stole his ring, his crucifix, and his pen, that last one just seems petty.   In addition to everything else he's up to, Cardinal Tempesta is currently a member of the Pontifical Commission for Latin America, as well as the following Dicasteries-   -For Culture and Education, -For Evangelization, and  -For Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments. Orani João Cardinal TEMPESTA is eligible to participate in future conclaves until he turns 80 in 2030.   Today's episode is part of Cardinal Numbers. Stay tuned to see if today's Cardinal gets selected for a deeper dive in the next round! Thank you for listening; God bless you all!

IMAGE CREDIT Yohanes Kwirinus Steviean, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons LINKS Vatican bio of Cardinal Ignatius Suharyo HARDJOATMODJO: https://press.vatican.va/content/salastampa/en/documentation/cardinali_biografie/cardinali_bio_suharyohardjomatmodjo_i.html       Ignatius Suharyo HARDJOATMODJO on FIU's Cardinals Database (by Salvador Miranda): https://cardinals.fiu.edu/bios2019.htm#Hardjoatmodjo   2012 Synod of Bishops notes (via Zenit): https://zenit.org/2012/10/17/full-text-of-tuesday-morning-interventions-at-synod-of-bishops/    Cardinal Ignatius Suharyo HARDJOATMODJO on Gcatholic.org: https://gcatholic.org/p/3272                       Cardinal Ignatius Suharyo HARDJOATMODJO on Catholic-Hierarchy.org: https://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/bishop/bsuharyo.html  Archdiocese of Jakarta on Gcatholic.org: https://gcatholic.org/dioceses/diocese/jaka0.htm?tab=info          Archdiocese of Jakarta on Catholic-Hierarchy.org: https://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/diocese/djaka.html 2013 Infovaticana profile of Cardinal-elect: https://infovaticana.com/2013/12/10/10373/  2023 Time article on Nusantara: https://time.com/6329063/indonesia-nusantara-jokowi-democratic-decline/    Thank you for listening, and thank my family and friends for putting up with the time investment and for helping me out as needed. As always, feel free to email the show at Popeularhistory@gmail.com  If you would like to financially support Popeular history, go to www.patreon.com/Popeular. If you don't have any money to spare but still want to give back, pray and tell others– prayers and listeners are worth more than gold!   TRANSCRIPT Welcome to Popeular History, a library of Catholic knowledge and insights.   Check out the show notes for sources, further reading, and a transcript.   Today we're discussing another current Cardinal of the Catholic Church, one of the 120 or so people who will choose the next Pope when the time comes.   Ignatius Suharyo HARDJOATMODJO, who is generally addressed with the Suharyo part, was born on July 9, 1950 in Sedayu, a community right near the middle of the southern shore of the Island of Java. Home to over 150 million souls and therefore the most populated island in the world, Java hosts over half of Indonesia's population, with the remainder spread out across the other 17,000-odd islands that together make up the archipelagic nation, which was newly independent from the Dutch colonizers when Ignatius was born.   More Muslims live in Indonesia than in any other country, leaving relatively little room for any other faith. Christians Make up about 10% of the population, with Catholics in particular being about 3% of the overall total. Ignatius' father had come from a Muslim family, being the only Catholic in the lot, while Ignatius' mother had originally practiced Javanese folk religion with her family, though she later became Catholic.   When Ignatius' convert parents embraced Catholicism, they ran with it, resulting in four of their ten Children entring the Church: two of his sisters became nuns; one of his brothers entered a Trappist hermitage, and of course Ignatius himself, who will be our focus today.   Ignatius' seminary studies were done locally, first at the St. Peter Canisius Minor Seminary in Mertoyudan, then at the Sanata Dharma University in Yogyakarta, where he got a degree in theology and philosophy in 1971.   In 1976, Ignatius Suharyo was ordained a priest for the Archdiocese of Semarang by Cardinal Darmojuwono, who incidentally was the first Indonesian Cardinal. My sources are pretty thin after that, but I assume he did priest stuff in Indonesia until he went off to study in Rome, which I guess still falls under the umbrella of priest stuff. in any event, he wound up with a doctorate in Biblical Studies from the Urbaniana in 1981. When he came back to Java he took on several teaching roles at various institutions in Yogyakarta, eventually becoming dean of Theology at Holy Dharma University from 1993 till 1997.   I did a double take when I saw that name, Holy Dharma. Dharma is definitely more of a Hindu and Buddhist concept. So I took a closer look, and as near as I can tell–there are some discrepancies so take this with a grain of salt– but certainly it looks like the Jesuits are involved, which makes all the sense in the world if you know the Jesuits.   Speaking of Jesuits, in 1997 when Father Suharyo's white phone rang and JPII appointed him the Archbishop of Semarang, it was the Jesuit Cardinal Darmaatmadja, Indonesia's second Cardinal, who consecrated him.   In 2006, Archbishop Suharyo got a second hat when he was made the Military Ordinary for Indonesia, a post he still holds at time of recording. Not much later, in 2009, he was made the coadjutor Archbishop of Indonesia's capital, Jakarta, a city larger than New York.   The following year, his predecessor retired and Archbishop Suharyo dropped the coadjutor part of his title, and from here on out he's Archbishop of Jakarta.   There's a bit of an interesting wrinkle though, as Indonesia is actually in the process of moving its capital entirely, off the crowded island of Java–and away from polluted Jakarta–onto the roomier and healthier island of Borneo. Seriously, Borneo is about 40 times less densely populated than Java, though of course the plan is to draw about 1.9 million people to the new scene there, so that's going to put a dent in the ratio.   The new capital, Nusantara, is set to be opened on August 17th, 2024, which is, incidentally, after I'm writing this but before this gets released, so you can let me know how that went. It'll be interesting to see how the Church handles the new arrangement, I expect the new Capital will get its own Diocese in time, but the Church isn't known for turning on a dime, and even after the transition is complete, smoggy Jakarta will still be Indonesia's largest city by far.   In 2012, Archbishop Suharyo was elected President of the Episcopal Conference of Indonesia, a post which he held until 2022, and in 2014 he was made a member of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples.   Archbishop Suharyo, who had been ordained by Indonesia's first cardinal and consecrated by its second, was made Indonesia's third cardinal in October 2019, though he didn't take formal possession of his titular church until August 28th 2022, the day after that year's consistory. Something something COVID, something else something else, when in Rome.   In 2020, Cardinal Suharyo was added to the Pontifical Council for Interreligious Dialog, which makes sense, given his placement in a country where the majority of the population is Muslim. Speaking of, the Cardinal has noted that having prayers available in the vernacular language has a special appeal to Indonesians, as the local Muslims pray in Arabic even though they don't speak it.   Cardinal Ignatius Suharyo is eligible to participate in future conclaves until he turns 80 in 2030.   Today's episode is part of Cardinal Numbers. Stay tuned to see if today's Cardinal gets selected for a deeper dive in the next round! Thank you for listening; God bless you all!

IMAGE CREDIT Claude Truong-Ngoc / Wikimedia Commons - cc-by-sa-3.0, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons LINKS Vatican bio of Cardinal Kurt KOCH: https://press.vatican.va/content/salastampa/en/documentation/cardinali_biografie/cardinali_bio_koch_k.html         Kurt KOCH on FIU's Cardinals Database (by Salvador Miranda): https://cardinals.fiu.edu/bios2010.htm#Koch      Cardinal Kurt KOCH on Gcatholic.org: https://gcatholic.org/p/4021                         Cardinal Kurt KOCH on Catholic-Hierarchy.org: https://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/bishop/bkoch.html    Dicastery for Promoting Christian Unity on Gcatholic.org: https://gcatholic.org/dioceses/romancuria/d16.htm  Dicastery for Promoting Christian Unity on Catholic-Hierarchy.org: https://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/diocese/dxpcu.html Basel Cathedral website discussing the canons: https://www.bistum-basel.ch/news/drei-neue-domherren-eingesetzt La Repubblica 1995 article on Bishop Vogel's resignation and son: https://ricerca.repubblica.it/repubblica/archivio/repubblica/1995/06/03/il-vescovo-si-dimette-aspetto-un.html  Nostra Aetate: https://www.vatican.va/archive/hist_councils/ii_vatican_council/documents/vat-ii_decl_19651028_nostra-aetate_en.html 2012 Catholic News Service overview of Cardinal Koch's comments on conservative Catholics and Judaism (archived via Library of Congress Web Archives): https://webarchive.loc.gov/all/20121205205921/http://www.catholicnews.com/data/stories/cns/1202023.htm    Thank you for listening, and thank my family and friends for putting up with the time investment and for helping me out as needed. As always, feel free to email the show at Popeularhistory@gmail.com  If you would like to financially support Popeular history, go to www.patreon.com/Popeular. If you don't have any money to spare but still want to give back, pray and tell others– prayers and listeners are worth more than gold!   TRANSCRIPT Welcome to Popeular History, a library of Catholic knowledge and insights.   Check out the show notes for sources, further reading, and a transcript.   Today we're discussing another current Cardinal of the Catholic Church, one of the 120 or so people who will choose the next Pope when the time comes.   Kurt KOCH was born on March 15, 1950, Emmenbrücke a town just north of the middle of Switzerland, in the Canton of Lucerne.   Cardinal Koch is the second Swiss-born Cardinal we've met after Cardinal Tscherrig, the Nuncio's Nuncio we met last summer. But at the time we had dozens of countries involved, because, well, nuncio's nuncio, and didn't get a chance to just talk Switzerland.   These days Switzerland is famous for their neutrality, staying out of pretty much every conflict they can avoid. Perhaps that's in part due to the fact that it used to be a battleground, especially in the rolling conflicts between the Popes in Italy and the Holy Roman Emperors in Germany. When the Reformation came, Switzerland was again divided in loyalty between largely Catholic southern Europe and largely Protestant northern Europe. One of the fruits of conflict, for better or for worse, is military skill, which is how the Swiss Guard that still protects the Vatican today came about. Fortunately, like I mentioned, the Swiss came to embrace neutrality, including in religion, with laws allowing for freedom of conscience–first just among Christian denominations and then more broadly. Keep this context  of conflict to resolution in the back of your mind as we go.    Kurt Koch studied Theology at the University of Lucerne in Switzerland, then went to Munich Germany to study more theology, getting a diploma in theology in 1975. He served as a research assistant at the University of Lucerne from ‘76 to ‘81, presumably while studying even More theology, and soon after he was ordained a priest for his home Diocese of Basel in 1982. This is actually the first time I've seen someone ordained apparently without any specific philosophy training, going pure theology isn't as normal as one might expect.   After a period of chaplaincy, his theology studies continued, and in 1987 he wound up with a doctorate in, you guessed it, theology. I expected he'd stop there, or perhaps get another doctorate, but apparently in Kurt's neck of the woods there's another step you can go beyond a simple doctorate, the Habilitation, which basically works out to full professorship. The most surprising thing about this to me is that this is the first time I'm realizing it, it's extremely possible- I would say likely- that he actually isn't our first Cardinal to achieve this level, I just didn't flag it before and my sources described it differently this time. Part of why I love doing this is it lets me learn something every day.   Anyways, after obtaining his habilitation, Father Koch became Professor of dogmatics, liturgy and ecumenical theology at the Theological Faculty of the University of Lucerne from 1989, a post he held until 1996. He was also simultaneously rector for a short time, though that was interrupted by a call. Normally this would be a tongue-in-cheek note about a white phone, but in this case the call was coming from the Cathedral Chapter of the Diocese of Basel, because it was actually their job to elect the next Bishop of Basel and they wanted to choose Father Koch.   Of course, much like my normal white phone joke, this isn't necessarily *exactly* how it went down, since for all I know maybe Father Koch *was* one of the Canons of Basel Cathedral and no phone was needed for the news. But either way, my point is that unlike the typical process for most dioceses, where the relevant nuncio and the relevant Dicastery work with the Pope to figure out new bishops, Basel uses the old Cathedral Chapter model, where there's a local election among the members of the Chapter.   The Cathedral Chapter might have been a little sheepish, because they had actually just elected a new Bishop of Basel, who had found himself under a lot of psychological pressure–being a bishop isn't easy–and had wound up going to an old friend for comfort. A female friend, who wound up pregnant. He resigned, got laicized, and married her. Hopefully he's a better traditional father than he was a spiritual one.   Bishop Koch received his episcopal consecration directly and personally from Pope John Paul II in the Vatican, possibly because everyone was wanting to do things right after the last kerfuffle, though I don't have any source claiming that, just a guess.   The University Of Lucerne made him an honorary professor on his way out the door, a nice gesture, presumably a sort of “you're welcome to come back by any time” kind of arrangement.   Bishop Koch got involved in the Swiss Bishop's conference, serving as their Vice-President for nine years, and as their President for three. Together that represents pretty much his entire time as a bishop in Switzerland, because in 2010 Bishop Koch was called up to the Vatican to head the Pontifical Council for the Promotion of Christian Unity, of which he had been a member since 2002. To fit the dignity of his new office, he was promoted to Archbishop and then Cardinal.    Speaking of archbishops, today I learned Switzerland has no archbishops, all six dioceses are immediately subject to the Holy See, meaning if there's something that would normally involve an Archbishop, it goes to the Vatican. But enough about Switzerland, we're in Rome now.   Pope Benedict had Cardinal Koch jump in headfirst, heading a delegation to Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew–the leader of the Orthodox,  the largest Christian Church outside of Catholicism, and co-presiding over a meeting of the Joint International Commission for Theological Dialogue Between the Catholic Church and the Orthodox Church with his Orthodox counterpart. In December, Pope Benedict also added Koch to the Congregation for the Oriental Churches and the Pontifical Council for Interreligious Dialogue.   What a difference a year makes, Koch had started the year as a simple bishop, now he was pretty much everywhere.   Cardinal Koch's big Christian unity gig also extends outside Christianity, as the head of that dicastery is also automatically the President of the Commission for Religious Relations with the Jews. Sometimes the two overlap, like when he's talking with traditionalists who are to varying degrees reluctant to embrace Jews as their brothers. In those cases he points to Nostra Aetate, essentially the Catholic Church's foundational document on religious freedom, which explicitly decries antisemitism, and which Cardinal Koch has called “important for every Catholic”.   In addition to dozens of articles and papers, Cardinal Koch has written at least fifteen books.   Originally elevated as a Cardinal-Deacon, Cardinal Koch exercised his right to become a Cardinal-Priest after ten years of service as a Cardinal.   In addition to the roles we've already discussed, Cardinal Koch is currently a member of the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith; the Dicastery for the Causes of Saints; the Dicastery for Bishops; and the Dicastery for Culture and Education.   A veteran of the 2013 conclave that elected Pope Francis, Kurt Cardinal KOCH is eligible to participate in future conclaves until he turns 80 in 2030.   Today's episode is part of Cardinal Numbers. Stay tuned to see if today's Cardinal gets selected for a deeper dive in the next round! Thank you for listening; God bless you all!

In hour four, keeping a close eye on Matt Mervis and Ohtani but Hoch's parlay is off to a horrific start. Crowder fully expects Solana to embarrass himself Saturday when he throws out the first pitch for FIU's home game. Plus, can we wear jerseys of other sports teams - even if they're rivals?

Solana is being honored by FIU this Saturday and will throw out the first pitch for FIU vs Liberty before broadcasting the game on ESPN+. Hoch - an experienced first-pitch honoree - has some advice for Solana to make his first pitch memorable.

In hour two, celebrating World Asthma Day with two asthmatics on our show. Reacting to big news in the food world: Wendy's beef patties are hitting grocery stores. Solana is throwing out the first pitch at an FIU baseball game Saturday and Hoch has some tips to make his moment a memorable one. Plus, Hoch is committed to losing more bets on the Hard Rock Bet app.

Recapping a funky Game 1 as the Panthers fall behind in their series with Toronto. Hoch and Solana discuss the Sam Bennett “hit” on Anthony Stolarz and point out the puck that hit him earlier in the game as the clear cause for his head injury. Randy Moller joins the show for his take on the Stolarz play. Plus, Hoch shares ideas to make Solana's first pitch at FIU memorable and we debate what Dolphins expectations will be next season to save Chris Grier's job.

IMAGE CREDIT: Peciul, CC BY-SA 4.0 , via Wikimedia Commons LINKS: Vatican bio of Cardinal Oscar CANTONI: https://press.vatican.va/content/salastampa/en/documentation/cardinali_biografie/cardinali_bio_cantoni_o.html      Oscar CANTONI on FIU's Cardinals Database (by Salvador Miranda): https://cardinals.fiu.edu/bios2022.htm#Cantoni    Cardinal Oscar CANTONI on Gcatholic.org: https://gcatholic.org/p/4928                      Cardinal Oscar CANTONI on Catholic-Hierarchy.org: https://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/bishop/bcantoni.html Diocese of Como on Gcatholic.org: https://gcatholic.org/dioceses/diocese/como0.htm?tab=info         Diocese of Como on Catholic-Hierarchy.org: https://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/diocese/dcomi.html   2022 Aleteia.org profile of Cardinal-elect Cantoni and the Diocese of Como: https://aleteia.org/2022/08/27/cardinal-cantoni-an-italian-in-red-for-a-martyred-diocese/  Telegraph.co.uk 2024 reporting on Fr. Martinelli case: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2024/01/24/priest-jailed-abuse-altar-boy-popes-choirboys/ Catholic News Agency reporting on the 2021 Fr. Martinelli trial: https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/246626/vatican-abuse-trial-witnesses-say-allegations-about-youth-seminary-were-ignored National Catholic Reporter 2024 reporting on Fr. Martinelli case: https://www.ncronline.org/vatican/vatican-news/vatican-appeals-court-finds-priest-guilty-corrupting-minor  Reuters 2024 reporting on Fr. Martinelli case: https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/vatican-convicts-priest-accused-abuse-papal-altar-boys-school-2024-01-23/   Thank you for listening, and thank my family and friends for putting up with the time investment and for helping me out as needed.  As always, feel free to email the show at Popeularhistory@gmail.com  If you would like to financially support Popeular history, go to www.patreon.com/Popeular. If you don't have any money to spare but still want to give back, pray and tell others– prayers and listeners are worth more than gold!   TRANSCRIPT Welcome to Popeular History, a library of Catholic knowledge and insights.   Check out the show notes for sources, further reading, and a transcript.   Please note that this episode includes discussion of sexual crimes and allegations, and may not be appropriate for all audiences.   Today we're discussing another current Cardinal o f the Catholic Church, one of the 120 or so people who will choose the next Pope when the time comes..   Oscar CANTONI was born on September 1, 1950, in Lenno, a small town in the Como Province of the Lombardy Region of northern Italy.   We've had several Italian Cardinals before- nine, to be exact, and we've even had another Cardinal from Lombardy–Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa, and I count myself blessed every time I have the chance to say the name of Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa.   In any event, Oscar had the most surprising educational history out of all the Cardinals so far: while by all accounts he did well at school, and he's actually published several books, *and* he's taught in various capacities for decades, he doesn't have any academic degrees.   Nevertheless, in 1975 he was ordained as a priest for the Diocese of Como. From 1985 to 1999 he was actively involved in promoting vocations, becoming director of the Vocational Diocesan Center in 1986. From 1990 to 2005, Father Cantoni served as a Spiritual Director at the diocesan seminary.    One more unique project came along in 2000, when he re-founded the Ordo Virginum in the Diocese, the Ordo Virginum being an association of consecrated virgins that had fallen into obscurity until it was restored by the Second Vatican Council.   From 2003 to 2005, Father Cantoni was episcopal vicar for the clergy of Como, and it's time that I admit that for a while I thought each Diocese could only have one Episcopal Vicar but I have since come to understand that while each Episcopal Vicar has their own distinct mandate, there can nevertheless be several, if that's what the Bishop wants.   In 2005, the trusty old white phone rang, and it was Pope Saint John Paul II, looking to make Father Cantoni Bishop of Crema.   Now, you don't say no to JPII, or at least Father Cantoni didn't, and so on March 5th, he was consecrated by his former ordinary, the Bishop of Como, and, well, his other former ordinary, the Bishop Emeritus of Como. The third spot was filled by the Italian Nuncio, a fairly standard arrangement. The previous Bishop of Crema had died in office a few months before, if you're wondering what he was up to.   In 2016, Bishop Cantoni was transferred to the Diocese of Como, where he had grown up and served as a priest. In 2017, he ordained Gabriele Martinelli, despite having received some reports of sexual misconduct connected to Matinelli over the years, which Bishop Cantoni later said he had dismissed as quote “transitory homosexual tendency linked to adolescence”.   Both the future Father Martinelli and his alleged victim, identified as “L.G.” were teenagers at the time, with Martinelli being about a year older.    The alleged sexual relationship took place over several years in a pre-seminary that was actually on Vatican grounds, tasked with supplying altar servers for Saint Peter's Basilica. The pre-seminary was sponsored by the Diocese of Como, hence Bishop Cantoni's connection.   In 2021, Father Martinelli, who has consistently denied everything, was cleared due to a combination of his youth at the time and insufficient evidence, and it was after that ruling that Pope Francis elevated Bishop Cantoni to the Cardinalate, which we'll circle back to.   The Martinelli case has a coda, because under Vatican Law the prosecution can appeal cases and earlier this year, that's 2024, Father Martinelli was found guilty of corrupting a minor, that is, L.G., the same accuser as in the 2021 trial.   In September 2020, one of Bishop Cantoni's priests, Father Robero Malgesini, was murdered by a homeless person he was caring for. The event was widely covered in the press and prompted Pope Francis to praise God for quote “the martyrdom of this witness of charity toward the poorest”.   It should be noted that by all accounts Father Malgesini knew the risks associated with serving the outcasts, who often suffer mental illness. It should also be noted that in 2019, he was fined by local police for feeding people living under the portico of a former church, which, allow me to say, as the only official public policy position of Popeular History, **** such fines.   In 2022, in a somewhat surprising move, Pope Francis elevated Bishop Cantoni to the college of Cardinals and added him to the Dicastery for Bishops. I say somewhat sur prising because Como hasn't been headed by a Cardinal since 1694, so it's surprising in that sense, but people knew to expect surprises from Pope Francis by that point, it being his 8th consistory and all, so it  would have been surprising if there had been no surprises on the list. Still, it's fair to ask, why Como?   This is always a matter of speculation, because Popes are absolute monarchs and are never expected to give reasons for choosing one possible Cardinal over another. But my guess is the safest one for any analysis: it's a combination of factors. The fluffiest is one I've seen elsewhere, namely leaning into the crimson of the martyrs worn by the Cardinals and seeking to honor a Diocese that had seen more martyrdom in the last generation than most in Italy, not just Father Malgesini, but also Bl. Sr. Maria Laura Mainetti, who was murdered by three teenage girls in a satanic ritual in 2000, dying while asking God to forgive her murderers, certainly a death more on the classic end of the martyrdom spectrum.   I think it's likely the Martinelli case also played a role, certainly in the form of delaying Bishop Cantoni's elevation, but also, well, hear me out here.   Pope Francis *really* likes to reach out to the marginalized. Like, it's a whole thing for him, and he has absolutely used his cardinatial appointments to do just that–Cardinal Cantoni was sandwiched between a Pacific Islander and an African American in the 2022 consistory. I'm by no means confident in this assessment, but I don't think the fact that Cardinal Cantoni had been recently facing criticism for his handling o f Father Martinelli's case hurt his standings in Pope Francis' assessment. Especially fresh off Martinelli's initial acquittal, Pope Francis may have seen in Bishop Cantoni another marginalized individual.    One way or another, Cardinal Oscar CANTONI is eligible to participate in future conclaves until he turns 80 in 2030.   Today's episode is part of Cardinal Numbers. Stay tuned to see if today's Cardinal gets selected for a deeper dive in the next round! Thank you for listening; God bless you all!

We head back down a familiar road as WKU softball's Head Coach Amy Tudor joins the pod once again. After the Tops got last week started by shutting out Louisville at Ulmer Stadium, the red-hot Hilltoppers took another CUSA series at FIU. How have young arms Erica Houge and Rylan Smith grown to become this team's two-headed pitching pair? How did Morgan Sharpe and Erica Houge capture league player and pitcher of the week honors? As the Tops enter their final regular season week in 4th place, the tests keep coming with a road trip to EKU today at 3pm before welcoming 2nd place Jacksonville State to BGKY this weekend. Enjoy another fascinating edition of the Tops Live Softball Podcast with Amy Tudor and Reily Chestnut.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

The Coaching Carousel begins to spin on April 28, 2025, as Mississippi State has parted ways with 7th-year HC Chris Lemonis. Kyle Schassburger returns from Disney World to rejoin David Kahn and discuss this breaking news on Dugouts, Dumbbells & Dingers, as well as who could replace Lemonis in Starkville next season. Plus, plenty of chippiness surrounded Weekend 11, from Austin to Raleigh to Orlando to Greenville, and all across the college baseball landscape. And, are we worried about Tennessee and Arkansas being deep run contenders in 2025 after their lackluster stretches? FIU and UC Irvine deliver a pair of TKOs to WKU and Cal Poly, and we hand out a Box Score Bingo Trifecta to close out this episode.Go to backyardbaseballbros.com and buy a 4-pack of Borgoballs, and go to BaseballBBQ.com and use the code "3D-20" to get 20% your order of custom-made, college-branded grilling tools. Mother's Day is around the corner folks, we just gave you the inside lane on presents. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Join us on The Purple Line as our host Mary Ann Gomez Orta sits down with Carlos A. Becerra, Associate Vice President of Government Relations at Florida International University (FIU)! From growing up in Miami to advocating for students at FIU in Washington, DC, Carlos shares how his journey fuels his mission to expand opportunity and elevate student success. With lifelong ties to FIU and a contagious “Go Panthers!” spirit, his story is a powerful testament to the impact of education, public service, and community-driven leadership.

In this episode of the Stay Tranquilo Podcast, we're joined by the incredible Nikki Spoelstra— host and founder of the Becoming Her podcast and communnity. Nikki takes us through an honest, vulnerable look into her journey of self-discovery, motherhood, and what it really means to heal from the inside out. She reflects on the pivotal moments that sparked a complete life shift in 2020, how she built herself back with intention, and the daily work she continues to do to stay grounded in purpose. From growing up in West Kendall to her deep love for FIU, Nikki brings equal parts wisdom and Miami flavor to this powerful conversation. Topics include: Letting go of old identities & finding your "why"Sobriety & rebuilding from withinThe importance of inner work & faith Miami culture, FIU pride & community impactTurning pain into purpose & using your voice

Alex Kirshner, Richard Johnson, and Dave Campbell's Texas Football senior writer Mike Craven discuss the state of the offseason in Conference USA, a league that was spicier than most of us expected in 2024:* Jacksonville State loses the braintrust behind a conference championship and will now be completely different* WKU's run as the cradle of coordinators continues* FIU tries an ultra-Floridian approach* Sam Houston restarts with Phil Longo, who has school ties* Kennesaw State is just trying to be in less disarray* Liberty overhauls in the portal as it looks to bounce back* UTEP is quietly building something intriguing under Scotty Walden* Middle Tennessee emerges from a Year Zero* New Mexico State deals with broader athletic department turmoil* Louisiana Tech continues to ride it out* And the league soon adds a couple of new members, Delaware and Missouri State. We'll get to them in season previews. It's not time yet.Meet the Offseason Vibe Check: It's not a 2024 recap, and it's not a 2025 preview. It's a check-in with every team in every FBS conference about what's been happening since Thanksgiving. How was the postseason? How was the coach carousel? How was signing day? How was the transfer portal window? And is anything else going on around your program?Producer: Anthony VitoElsewhere in Offseason Vibe Checks* SEC* Sun Belt* ACC* Big 12 This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.splitzoneduo.com/subscribe

In hour four, Hoch reads the odds where DK Metcalf's next NFL team will be. Canes Baseball owns FIU (in meaningful sports). Also, the odds of who will win the 2025 World Series, and the Marlins longshot odds of winning it all, and the odds to win the Cy Young and MVP. The deal of Hard Knocks between HBO, Bill Belichick and UNC has fallen through.

12:58 - Guest: Grant Cohn, the publisher of 49ers on SI and a San Francisco 49ers YouTube host with 173,000 subscribers, on the most likely outcome in the situation with 49ers receiver Deebo Samuel off him requesting to be traded, why things between the 49ers and Samuel have gone sour, whether the Commanders should be interested in acquiring Samuel, where Samuel is at as a player, whether the tenure of former Redskins offensive coordinator Kyle Shanahan as 49ers head coach has been a success, how 49ers left tackle and ex-Skin Trent Williams is doing and more 33:57 - Capitals: breakdown of a great weekend for the Caps that featured an 8-3 win at the Pittsburgh Penguins and a 7-3 win over the Edmonton Oilers in a game in which Caps top-line left wing Alex Ovechkin had a hat trick 44:57 - Wizards: analysis of a 104-101 loss to the Milwaukee Bucks and a 110-90 loss at the Orlando Magic...and reaction to telling comments on Duke's Cooper Flagg 51:07 - College Basketball: thoughts on VCU's 70-54 win over George Mason to end the Patriots' 11-game winning streak, Georgetown losing for a ninth time in 13 games with an 80-69 loss at Creighton, American clinching a home quarterfinal game in the Patriot League Tournament with a 48-44 win over Boston University, Virginia Tech's 81-68 win at Miami, Virginia's 81-66 loss at North Carolina, Liberty winning for an eighth time in nine games with a 58-45 victory over FIU, James Madison winning for a ninth time in 10 games with a 78-73 victory over Georgia Southern, Norfolk State winning its seventh consecutive game with a 79-63 win at Coppin State and William & Mary winning its third consecutive game with a 79-70 victory at Elon The Nace Law Group, Accident & Injury Lawyers - 202-902-7611 and make sure that you mention that Al Galdi sent you Call Nova Fireplace And Stove at 571-513-3803, mention that Al Galdi sent you and receive $25 off any fireplace or chimney service Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

We check in with Juju Gotti to wrap up the show about our performance today and update some polls. We also check in with Papi who is grazing in the eating area, and Billy gives us an update about how he managed to join the FIU broadcast team and why he is going back to Cartersville, Georgia for another Billy Gil Day. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Before we get to our brand new game show with David Samson, he has some more inside thoughts on the Juan Soto signing as well as Nick Turturro's reaction to Soto leaving. Then, it's time to find out if David Samson is capable of feeling human emotions. Has he ever felt love? He watched WHAT movie after his daughter was born? Does he feel lyrics in songs? Also, Greg Cote is upset that the Classic Era Committee has gone over the heads of the BBWAA to elect Dave Parker and Dick Allen to the Hall of Fame. Is he more qualified to vote for the Hall of Fame than Joe Torre? Plus, we go back to David for more Izzy Human, Stugotz wants us to buy the FIU football team and we have the age old discussion about whether superstars should play in bowl games. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices