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"I'll tell you everything I know. Though there might not be much to tell," confesses the speaker in Strange Hymn: Poems (U Mass Press, 2025) by Carlene Kucharczyk, in a meticulously crafted lyrical journey exploring morality and humanity. The poems here grapple with understanding physical loss: "I wanted / to know at once and definitively our animal bodies / were not all we were. It is shameful to be this fragile." They also engage with the more abstract slipping away of memory and time: "Since I was born, I have been forgetting. Forgetting what I have wanted to remember." Kucharczyk's insightful poems blur the lines between history and myth, love and grief, song and silence.Caught between lamenting the passage of time and rejoicing in small beauties, she writes, "I tell you, I wish we could stay here longer / in this hotel of lost grandeur, this palace of interesting disarray, / and stay here with these pieces of the impersonal past / that have somehow not yet outlasted their small lights." Each moment reflects on our ephemeral lives from musings on art and nature to reflections on the self, asking "Is a mirror a sort of glass house? / And, is there a way to see ourselves besides through the glass?"As readers traverse this collection, they learn how the body sings, the many iterations of Mary, what sirens truly think of Odysseus, how a Morning Glory unfurls, and lessons in orthodontics, but most importantly, how to live with absence. Kucharczyk is a master of manipulating time and space through her dynamic use of form, creating a narrative that begs, "After I'm gone, don't bury my body-- / Burn it, and turn it into song." Source: Publisher Kavya Sarathy is a Linguistics student at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst, and a Marketing Intern for the University of Massachusetts Press. She is currently a political Staff Writer at The Massachusetts Daily Collegian. Kavya has always enjoyed reading, writing, and engaging with literature in any form, and is thrilled to be in conversation with these authors through the New Books Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/new-books-network

"I'll tell you everything I know. Though there might not be much to tell," confesses the speaker in Strange Hymn: Poems (U Mass Press, 2025) by Carlene Kucharczyk, in a meticulously crafted lyrical journey exploring morality and humanity. The poems here grapple with understanding physical loss: "I wanted / to know at once and definitively our animal bodies / were not all we were. It is shameful to be this fragile." They also engage with the more abstract slipping away of memory and time: "Since I was born, I have been forgetting. Forgetting what I have wanted to remember." Kucharczyk's insightful poems blur the lines between history and myth, love and grief, song and silence.Caught between lamenting the passage of time and rejoicing in small beauties, she writes, "I tell you, I wish we could stay here longer / in this hotel of lost grandeur, this palace of interesting disarray, / and stay here with these pieces of the impersonal past / that have somehow not yet outlasted their small lights." Each moment reflects on our ephemeral lives from musings on art and nature to reflections on the self, asking "Is a mirror a sort of glass house? / And, is there a way to see ourselves besides through the glass?"As readers traverse this collection, they learn how the body sings, the many iterations of Mary, what sirens truly think of Odysseus, how a Morning Glory unfurls, and lessons in orthodontics, but most importantly, how to live with absence. Kucharczyk is a master of manipulating time and space through her dynamic use of form, creating a narrative that begs, "After I'm gone, don't bury my body-- / Burn it, and turn it into song." Source: Publisher Kavya Sarathy is a Linguistics student at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst, and a Marketing Intern for the University of Massachusetts Press. She is currently a political Staff Writer at The Massachusetts Daily Collegian. Kavya has always enjoyed reading, writing, and engaging with literature in any form, and is thrilled to be in conversation with these authors through the New Books Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/poetry

Anne Ganguzza sits down with Billy Collura, a powerhouse agent with over 30 years at CESD New York. Billy shares his unique perspective on the dramatic evolution of the voice acting industry, from the early days of union-only radio spots to the current market dominated by non-union and digital opportunities. This conversation provides essential insight into the biggest voice acting trends that have shaped the industry and reveals the simple, authentic quality that makes a voice actor successful today. 00:03 - Anne (Host) Hey guys, it's Anne from VO Boss here.  00:06 - Speaker 2 (Announcement) And it's George the Tech. We're excited to tell you about the VO Boss. Vip membership, now with even more benefits.  00:12 - Anne (Host) So not only do you get access to exclusive workshops and industry insights, but with our VIP plus tech tier, you'll enjoy specialized tech support from none other than George himself.  00:23 - Speaker 2 (Announcement) You got it. I'll help you tackle all those tricky tech issues so you can focus on what you do best Voice acting. It's tech support tailored for voiceover professionals like you.  00:34 - Anne (Host) Join us guys at VO Boss and let's make your voiceover career soar. Visit vobosscom slash VIP-membership to sign up today.  00:43 - Speaker 3 (Announcement) Slash VIP-membership to sign up today. It's time to take your business to the next level, the boss level. These are the premier business owner strategies and successes being utilized by the industry's top talent today. Rock your business like a boss, a VO boss. Now let's welcome your host, Anne Ganguzza.  01:08 - Anne (Host) Hey everyone, Welcome to the VO Boss Podcast. I'm your host, Anne Ganguzza, and today I am thrilled to welcome someone who truly defines what it means to be a powerhouse in the voiceover industry. With more than 30 years at CESD New York, Billy Collura has been at the forefront of commercials and beyond, representing talent with a direct and grounded approach that has earned him the trust of clients and voice actors alike. I think it's fair to say that he doesn't just follow the changes in the business. He really helps to shape them. So, Billy, I am so excited to have you here on the podcast.  01:44 - Billy (Host) Thank you for asking me. Yeah, this is so nice, yeah.  01:47 - Anne (Host) Yeah, I love it, and of course we're like on opposite coasts here, so you're on my home coast and so I do miss New York quite a bit and we did have a little.  01:58 - Speaker 2 (Announcement) How often do you get out here, pardon me, do you get out here often?  02:00 - Billy (Host) Do you ever get out. You know what?  02:01 - Anne (Host) Not as often as I should. I really have now started to say I'm only coming out during the warm season because I'm done with the snow. Yeah, I hear you. But I would imagine like do you travel like elsewhere in the wintertime in New York, Because I know I stay here.  02:22 - Billy (Host) I travel a lot in general um during the course of the year, but um you know, I right now I'm upstate in well. I'm up in the Hudson Valley and in the city of Hudson, which is two hours North of Manhattan, so I go back and forth Um in the winter time. No, I'm usually, I don't know, I'm usually in the Northeast sometimes.  02:43 - Anne (Host) Okay, Are you a skier? Are you a skier? No, absolutely not, Absolutely not. That was, that was what a lot. What kept a lot of people on the East coast? Um, in my area anyways, they're like oh no, I have to be able to ski in the winter.  02:56 - Billy (Host) No, I don't like the cold.  02:57 - Anne (Host) Well, I have a. I have a mountaineer in California, Uh huh.  03:00 - Billy (Host) Uh-huh.  03:02 - Anne (Host) Oh my gosh. Well, anyways, it's so nice to see you again. It's been a while. I saw you at VO Atlanta and I'm just really thrilled that I have the opportunity to talk to you. I know how busy you are, but I'm just so excited that the bosses are going to get this opportunity to really benefit from your wisdom. And so, benefiting from the wisdom speaking of that, you've been at CESD for over three decades. Um, that's, that's amazing. So how would you say that your role as an agent has evolved during that time?  03:37 - Billy (Host) Well, you know like it started when I started. Um, it'll be. Um, it'll be 32 years in May. Oh my gosh, when I started, voiceover was a smaller industry and I dabbled in a little bit of everything, okay.  03:55 - Speaker 2 (Announcement) I did commercials.  03:57 - Billy (Host) There really wasn't. There was no internet back then. So we did radio and TV commercials and industrials and I'm not even sure cable was around when.  04:08 - Anne (Host) I started. I hear you. You know we didn't have computers, any of that.  04:13 - Billy (Host) So we did a little bit of everything. And then, you know, and promos, promos were a thing, and narration and trailers, and so, you know, we did a little bit of all of that. And then, as the industry kept getting bigger and bigger, we started specializing. And all of a sudden, in animation, I dabbled in gaming, but I also, you know, but pretty much my focus was commercials, because that's where the money is, you know, and that was the day where it was just, you know, it was just TV and radio, and you made the actors made a lot of money. Yeah, it was only union, we only worked on union jobs. And now fast forward to now, where 60% to 70% of my desk is non-union. We started doing non-union in 2019. Okay, the union opportunities have pretty much dried up, and I say that, but it's ebb and flow.  05:22 I mean right now this year it was a slow summer for some reason. It was like the old days, it was really slow and I mean that union and non-union. And then I go away on vacation and it just like exploded while I was away and I've been and since then I've been playing catch up and it's been so busy with union, lots of union stuff with non union. Yeah, so it's been great there.  05:49 Yeah. So I mean that's changed and I guess for me what's changed for me is because now I specialize much more on commercials. I do have a few non-union accounts, but I have my large union study accounts, steady accounts. Um, so most of my work, uh is you know, is in the commercial world. I also happen to handle the audio books, but I always say I'm not an audio book agent. I'm the agent at CESD that handles the audio books.  06:18 - Speaker 2 (Announcement) So it's a little difference.  06:20 - Billy (Host) Um so, but the audio book, what I do love about it. You know an an an agent who left um cause she was having. She got married and had babies and she said, take the audio books. They're the nicest people in the world. And I got to say they really are, and so I've kept it.  06:36 I love it. The people are so nice. Um, I really, really enjoy it. So that you know, so I I've been doing that. I also do ADR and loop group stuff, again very specialized, and there really aren't a lot of industrials. Now I know some of the other. I'm one of five, six agents in the department and then there's another two agents that work with agencies that cater to medical industrials.  07:04 - Speaker 2 (Announcement) So they're doing I don't do personally.  07:05 - Billy (Host) I don't do a lot of industrials. I think a lot of the industrials have gone to the pay-to-play sites, so but the union stuff, the medical ones, they are still at the big agencies. I just personally don't happen to have those. I would say maybe the commercial aspect of right Healthcare like pharmaceuticals and that sort of thing is huge and more and more of those blue chip companies are going non-union and those rates are you know.  07:34 - Anne (Host) Sure. What do you attribute that? Why is that happening? What do?  07:39 - Billy (Host) you attribute it to is when it started, when digital work started happening, and these great companies, the Droga5s and there was so many, that's just the first one they were doing great work with the digital work. You know, they were just with stuff before even streaming, when they were just doing they were making commercials for digital work and they were doing fine work. They were doing really good work and these companies, these blue chip companies, were saying, hey, you did that for this much money, why don't you just take all of our network stuff? And that's how I remember, like 10, 12 years ago, a large fast food chain started going, you know, went totally non-union. And then the large fast food chain started going, went totally non-union.  08:25 Then there would be some that because they had a celebrity voice on certain spots, and then they would get a third party and more and more I feel like these agencies, these digital agencies, just kept getting better and better at it and the actors were getting better and better at it. And it's not like the cable stations that you see up here that you know these infomercial things that you know that you can tell it's non-union. You know I've fallen and I can't get up kind of stuff. These. They're doing great work.  08:56 - Anne (Host) I can't tell, are they doing great work because they have great actors or are they doing great work because the entire production value of it?  09:05 - Billy (Host) Yes.  09:06 - Anne (Host) Yes, yes, you know, people are getting better at it.  09:09 - Billy (Host) The voiceover people certainly, and it's not even I mean the voiceover so many people. Covid just changed the game and everybody you know voiceover was the one business in town that didn't shut down during.  09:23 - Speaker 2 (Announcement) COVID.  09:24 - Anne (Host) And every I always say every jaboni with a mic, you know, just set up a studio at home and said I'm going to do voiceover, and not only you know they were well-established Broadway and TV and film you know everybody was doing it and that's and that's so interesting because I would say the majority of people that you know cause I was I was super busy coaching during COVID and I just had so many people that just wanted to like make the demos and get into the industry. But I had a lot more of the talent that were more beginner right to intermediate. But I would imagine that with COVID, with celebrities right them wanting to get into voiceover because what else was there? Because they weren't able to go into a studio, and so I would say that a good portion of that, I would say a good portion of people that were getting those jobs, were probably the celebrities right.  10:27 - Billy (Host) Absolutely coaching. You know they just kept getting better and better at it. And you know, and, and we're willing to work for low wages, I mean that's the other thing. And you know we always say somebody takes a job for $100. You know it's just a race to the bottom. Yeah, you know, if you're gonna add, because you know we don't work on the non union stuff, we don't work on the non-union stuff, we don't work on certain things. I won't work on stuff just because it's not worth my time.  10:48 - Anne (Host) Sure.  10:49 - Billy (Host) And I don't mean to be like, oh, but $250 is a lot to some people. Oh yeah, for all the work that I have to go into it, for me to do it and have my assistant do it and doing the editing to maybe get it, it's just not worth it. But I do. I mean that's usually. My threshold is 250.  11:10 - Anne (Host) And I understand that because I always tell people, because I do a lot of non-broadcast narration, coaching and demos, and I'm always telling people they're like, well, I want an agent. I'm like, well, an agent doesn't get excited about non-broadcast stuff because it's a one and done thing. You don't make your money on that, and so typically you want to have a tip top commercial demo because that's where they're going to be making their money with the residuals and and that sort of a thing. So would you do? You think it has to do with the sheer volume of people that got into voiceover as well. If you've got enough, you know, if you throw spaghetti against the wall right there, some of them will stick. And so then I started to drive down. I'm going to say it started to drive down maybe the prices, uh, or people willing to do the work for less, because it just got to be competitive.  11:56 - Billy (Host) It did.  11:57 There's so many people doing it now, so many people, and especially in the non-union world, there's so many opportunities out there and you know, with the pay to plays and I've kind of changed my tune a little on the pay to plays and I kind of see they're there for a reason. They're a great, you know, tool for learning, for getting the experience, for the auditioning. And I and I learned recently when I was at a conference in Holland and met the CEO from Voices 123. And I learned that they love to put people together and to put the actor and the company together. Take it off the platform and do your thing.  12:41 They don't want to micromanage, like there are other pay-to-plays that micromanage everything.  12:45 But I really found that you know, oh, that's really nice, and then people can make money that way. They're not interested, they're just interested in making the match. So, but, that being said, there are so many people that are doing this now and, yeah, driving down the prices because you know, they may be this may not be their full-time gig, it just may be a side hustle for them. So, yeah, sure, an extra $200, an extra $100, an extra $350. That can accumulate. But unfortunately then they're like well, you did it last time for $100. Why can't you? So it's hard, it's hard.  13:21 - Anne (Host) It is, but would you say that the amount of jobs is diminishing or no, it's just as volume you know, I don't see volume as normal.  13:33 - Billy (Host) I'm busy, you know, but I don't know, like, like I said, this summer was slow with the opportunities, with the, with the auditions. I find that my casting directors, my union casting, just my casting directors in general, um, they, you know, I have some that are busier than others, some I will hear from, you know, once every other month, and then some I will hear from three or four times a week. You know, um, so it's and it's all you know. There's no logic to it.  14:03 - Anne (Host) And then on the um isn't that the truth. Yeah, and then um after all these years, wouldn't you think like you could? You could predict, you know.  14:14 - Billy (Host) I would say to actors you know, I'm not booking, it's just one phone call, it's one job, don't forget. They're only picking one person, but yeah, yeah, picking one person. You, yeah, you know, only picking one person you know and you don't know.  14:25 - Anne (Host) That's a way to put it in perspective. Actually, if you think about it, but in 400,.  14:30 - Billy (Host) You know how many people are auditioning.  14:31 That's why with select VO. You know that only allows you X amount of people to submit. So if they, if the agency says, if they invite you and they say you can only submit three people per role, they won't let you submit a fourth person. So you really have to be smart and we're not the type of agency that will send you know to ten people and then, sophie's Choice, the three that I want. You know, I don't believe in that. I don't. I feel it's a waste of time of the actor. It's certainly a waste of time for my assistant and for me to have to listen to, then you have to listen to them Exactly.  15:10 - Anne (Host) What's the point, you know, and so that translates to me to a good relationship with everybody that's on your roster, absolutely, that that knowledge of their capabilities and you can communicate, uh, back and forth to make sure that the two of you are are, you know, keeping up with one another, and you would be the one that say, okay, I'm going to handpick this audition and send this to this many people, because you're the one that has to do the work right To send it the top three, to the. So the client.  15:43 - Billy (Host) Yeah, absolutely so. It's my reputation and there are some casting directors that you know they will.  15:48 I will submit a list and they will pick who they want to hear you know, back up, if I lose, or if we lose somebody, who else would you like? Or, you know, sometimes they'll say these are the three I want to hear. Send me one of your choice that maybe I, somebody, I don't know, um, and then there are certain casting directors that will micromanage and they have to. They, you know they will only see these people and they're, you know, not flexible. But it just kind of makes me a better agent.  16:14 - Anne (Host) That's why we're.  16:15 - Billy (Host) Cesd is an exclusive agency. We don't oversign in the union or non-union world. We're still building up our non-union roster. You know we're still doing that, but that's where we have the most amount of opportunities. You know, in the non-union world, Sure, Plain and simple.  16:34 - Anne (Host) Absolutely, absolutely. So what would you say after all these years? What's kept you loving your job?  16:42 - Billy (Host) Because it's different every day. You know, that's the— that's the thing. I never know what's ahead of me. So I, you know, I just love. Every day there's some, there's a new challenge, there's something new. Also, recently I have a new assistant who I adore and I love teaching him. He's a little sponge and he wants to learn.  17:09 And so that kind of inspires me to want to teach him, and you know so that that is. I guess that's the difference, and also being able to, because the business has changed. Remotely, you know, I can start earlier, I'm not in the office, I I can work later, you know. It just kind of like the whole. It's such I don't want to say a relaxed, but I feel I feel more relaxed Now. It could be because I've been doing this for a hundred years, but I just feel relaxed, I enjoy what I do. I don't feel the pressure. I don't feel like there's no such thing as a voiceover emergency If somebody screws up or, you know, if I've given you know there's no such thing.  17:51 - Anne (Host) Bravo to that. I always say there's never a VO emergency.  17:54 - Billy (Host) No, there's never a first you know, if something went wrong, don't freak out. How?  17:59 - Anne (Host) do we fix it? How do we?  18:00 - Billy (Host) fix it, that's all you know.  18:02 - Anne (Host) Now, that's from your perspective. What about your client, your casting director? Your client's perspective? Are there VO emergencies? Yeah, there could be, that's on them, not on me. Yeah, okay, I love that.  18:13 - Billy (Host) I don't, you know, I wanna help fix the problem, you know, sure so. And I mean, yeah, you know, it's always something. Fortunately I haven't had any of those emergencies in a while. But you know, the other night I was it was nine o'clock my time and an LA. It was an LA agency booking a client. She happened to be on the West coast, so it worked out okay, but it was nine 30. And I was like you know, I'm old, I can't stay up. And then I thought, and I got a text from the casting director she goes we want to book so-and-so. I left all the information on the email. So I was like, oh well, I have to finish Gilded Age, this episode, and then, as soon as I'm done, I will get on my computer.  18:56 - Anne (Host) I love it, that's great?  18:59 - Billy (Host) I guess yeah. So that's what keeps me going. The relationship with my clients, I don't. It's different because back in the day, actors used to come into the office to audition. West Coast was different because you guys were MP3ing long before, because you all wouldn't get in a car and drive a half hour to the studio.  19:20 - Anne (Host) But in New York, well, because of the traffic.  19:24 - Billy (Host) Yeah, yeah, and that's why you couldn't get to three auditions back in the day, but it was our job in New York to get you, you know, to get you from the Upper West Side down to Wall.  19:34 - Anne (Host) Street over to Midtown yeah, I know so many voice actors who still um go into studios to audition in New York. I mean, I almost don't hear about it anymore, except for well, I'm sorry, excuse me to go into the go on for booking.  19:48 - Billy (Host) No for bookings, they will.  19:49 - Anne (Host) They encourage that now but I have heard people in the last couple of years. I mean it's not every day, but sometimes they are going in. I don't know if it's to audition or if it's to actually do the job it's usually you know there's one or two the studios.  20:03 - Billy (Host) You know a couple of the studios that do auditioning, because that's what changed? Oh, okay, that makes sense, like all the advertising agencies that were in-house casting directors and those casting directors ended up going to the studios in New York and they have in-house casting directors, so they will encourage the Sonic Unions. The. Headrooms the Sound Lounges they will encourage hey, if the client is local to New York, boom, have them come in. Oh, that makes sense. And it kind of opened up because not everybody got SourceConnect especially our older clients.  20:40 It wasn't cost effective for them for that one audition every other month. It wasn't so the foreign language people, they weren't getting it because there weren't enough opportunities. But especially I I want to say the older clients they really weren't getting so this kind of opened up. If you lived in New York you could still send an MP3 and you're able to go to Sound Lounge for the booking that was always that's always a nice caveat.  21:06 - Anne (Host) So I'm sure people ask you this all the time. Commercial voiceover has changed, evolved over the years. Advertisers have changed how they buy and consumers have changed, I think, how they listen. What would you say is what sort of things have changed in terms of trends for commercial VO? What are you looking for now that maybe is different than what was relevant maybe five, even five or 10 years ago, Because I know probably you're going to say like 30 years ago it was more of that announcer sort of style, it was promo. But you know, maybe five, 10 years ago, what has changed?  21:43 - Billy (Host) You know, it was the, you know, when I first started. It was the time, when, you know, Demi Moore started with Keds and there was that raspy, damaged sound that has kind of you know, demi Moore started with kids and she there was that raspy damage sound that has, kind of you know, was such a thing for so long and our and I know our women back then, you know, were the most successful.  22:04 - Anne (Host) I coveted that which is not a part of my genetic makeup at all. I'm like I can't, I can't get a raspy.  22:11 - Billy (Host) No, if you don't, you know you can't put oh, I woke up with a, you know, with a sore throat today. I sound great I should audition. No, you shouldn't. Exactly. So that was. You know, that was always the thing and yeah, it was the rough and tough announcers and you know all those, all those guys, and then that kind of went away and it was the John Corbett kind of sound and he was you.  22:31 he stuck around for a long time as a prototype and now it's Paul Rudd and Rashida Jones and then. So those trends kind of changed. But then about 10 years ago, everything you know really were, it was people of color. You know they wanted voices for actors and that really opened up a wide, you know a wider net. There was no general market anymore because they used to say, you know, they were very specific, we want a Caucasian voice. But now you only see that if you're doing a demo for the on-camera and the on-camera actor happens to be a certain color. But they want authenticity. I remember you know getting. Now, everybody, especially in the union world, they want authenticity. I remember you know getting. You know everybody, especially in the union world, they all want to check boxes. You know, yeah, yeah, they, yeah, so they, you know it's all ethnicities. You know we want non-binary people and I'm like what does a non-binary person sound?  23:27 - Speaker 2 (Announcement) like I don't, it took me you know.  23:29 - Billy (Host) Then I realized oh, they don't really, they're just checking off boxes, but for the, you know, for the African-American community, they were in vogue. They were, you know, I would get breakdowns, all ethnicities, and the prototypes would be Viola Davis, Tiffany Haddish and Angela.  23:49 Bassett, Do the math you know, so that was a thing. And Angela Bassett do the math. You know, so that was a thing. And I think you know, I still think that that is happening. But I'm finding a trend like that is kind of changing, where general market is truly general market. Now they want, you know, it's everybody, it's everything.  24:09 - Anne (Host) That's great. Yes, I love to hear that.  24:12 - Billy (Host) That's the way it should have been, but unfortunately it was so the other way for so long and then it shifted and now it's kind of evening out.  24:21 - Anne (Host) Sure.  24:21 - Billy (Host) Sure, I don't know.  24:23 - Anne (Host) Well, I mean, that's what I was thinking would happen at some point. Right, it would even out and it's kind of nice to hear that that's happening.  24:31 I mean, I wouldn't want it to go another extreme you know, at all, you know, and especially because the world's a little chaotic right now and I know that it's affecting companies and their advertising, and so that to me says gosh, I hope that there's still as much opportunity for everybody as there ever was. And so that's just one of those things where I think if there was a slow part of the season, maybe it's people, you know. I think there's companies trying to gauge like what's happening and what's going to be what's going to work for them in terms of advertising.  25:08 And it's not so much the voice, but the whole, the whole thing, yeah, the whole, all of it On camera, all of it, all of it. How are they going to advertise it to be effective?  25:18 - Billy (Host) And I think you know, and I think that and this is just me I feel like voice wise, I feel that the union world is more tries to check the boxes, much more than the non-union world.  25:32 - Speaker 3 (Announcement) I truly than the non-union world.  25:33 - Billy (Host) I truly believe the non-union world they're gonna pick the best voice for the job, no matter what ethnicity you are.  25:41 I find, and I just because of the actors that I speak with, not only because I speak with my non-union actors in general so much more, just simply because there's so much opportunity there. But I notice, with my union actors I just don't A I don't really have that many opportunities for them. But you know it is. I speak to certain ones more, a lot more than the others. But I don't find that, I find it much broader in the non-union world. I mean it's a different and I've learned so much about the non-union world. I mean it's a different and I've learned so much about the, the non-union community and how. You know how different it is. I feel that it is much more I don't know how to say it. It's much more of a community, I feel.  26:27 I feel that they, they really are supportive of each other, they help each other. It's not as competitive or as petty competitive as it can sometimes be in the union world, it's just, and I think it's fabulous that they really everybody's out to help each other much more in that community.  26:52 - Anne (Host) Well, that's refreshing to hear. I like that from you, Absolutely. So then for you, for talent on your roster. What sort of qualities are you looking for in any talent that might appear on your roster? You know what's funny.  27:06 - Billy (Host) When I first started, you know, when COVID happened first thing, when I and I did a lot of these classes, first thing I was like, obviously the first thing was do you have SourceConnect? You know if?  27:17 - Speaker 2 (Announcement) you have SourceConnect, because so few?  27:18 - Billy (Host) people did.  27:19 - Anne (Host) You went right to the top of my list.  27:22 - Billy (Host) Yeah, if you had SourceConnect, and then it's, you know, and then it's just about reading the copy, and that's the same basic thing is, how do you read copy? Some of my most successful people, my white actors over 40, I have a couple of them and they just read copy. So well, I don't know what it is, they just they're just, they're just great they were. And so, yeah, there's. You can't teach it, it's, you know, it's just natural. This one particular guy, yeah, does he have that Paul Rudd feel to him? Just that guy next door, just that real comfortable, relaxed, nothing pushed, that's how he is in life and that's how it comes across Right, right. Oh, there was something else.  28:06 Oh, I did this one class and there was this woman, you know, like late 20s white woman, and there was just something. I was on a panel, I was one of three people and, oh my God, she was. There was just something about her read that made me crazy and like the next day I was like I have, you know, I want to set you up. I love you, you know, I love you the best. And now, here we are. I love you, know, I love you the best, and now here we are, fast forward to probably a little more than a year. She is one of my most successful actresses on my roster. And what is it about her? I don't know. She's just fabulous. You know, she just, she just reads. It's just, it's honest.  28:50 - Anne (Host) So I'm always looking for that honest. I like that honest, yeah, authentic, yeah. And I like, with that honest, I like that honest, yeah, authentic, yeah. And I like how you know we've heard for for so long right, bring you to the party, bring you to the party, it's that. I think that's so important. And and we throw it around like, oh yeah, okay, I can bring me, but and yet so many people still try to perform, uh and and if they really can just stop in their own head and and just bring themselves to the party because, like you and I like talk like there's something about like I really like Billy, and it's, it's, it's like an intangible thing and it's your personality, right, it's, it's how we connect.  29:23 - Billy (Host) And I think that's what's so right away. The first time we met, we would just like exactly.  29:30 - Anne (Host) I think that's the same thing for voice actors. If you can, you know, if, if you've got a great personality and you're like one of those people that you can connect with right away, I mean that's what I think we're looking for, that authenticity it's you're not trying to, you know, push anything and and this is who you are and I love to hear that, because I keep telling people gosh, you are enough. I mean it really is. Please don't try to be anything other than yourself, because I really like you.  29:55 - Billy (Host) Yes, and so many voice actors. They forget that.  30:00 - Speaker 2 (Announcement) you know this is acting and I said you know you got to get out of your head into your gut.  30:05 - Billy (Host) Whether you're selling peas for 99 cents, it doesn't matter. You have to be, you know, honest and authentic with it, so important. Now I have to ask the question authentic with it, so important?  30:14 - Anne (Host) Now I have to ask the question because you know probably everybody does. And what do you think about the threat of AI in the industry, and especially now that there's? It's not even just voice, it's on camera too.  30:27 - Billy (Host) Yeah, yeah. So I mean, we keep our eye on it. We read every contract, we read every contract, we read every breakdown. You know SAG is doing their best. Bless their hearts.  30:42 You know, nava is you know, above and beyond, what they're doing with the rules and the legislation and what they're doing. You know it's coming, it's not going away and it's going to get better and better. So we just try to keep our eyes and ears on everything and try to follow the rules and say, nope, large deal right now. And there was a huge component with um. They wanted an AI replica and fortunately, the person um doing it was like no, I've heard replicas of my voice and they're not, and they never sound as good as the real thing.  31:27 - Anne (Host) Um, so that's a really interesting point because I know for a fact that that's true, because I, you know back in the day. Well, back a few years ago, I started really delving deep into that and researching companies and how they made voices, and I've heard a lot of voices and there are some people who are amazing actors but yet their voice doesn't translate. Well, either it's the AI technology that has not given, it's just it's not doing the right thing for them and, yeah, it doesn't translate.  31:56 - Billy (Host) Yeah, and he said no, I, I will not. It's my, it's my voice, it's my reputation, and I will be available whenever they need me. They were like well, what in case he's what? You know? What if he's away on vacation?  32:08 - Anne (Host) Yeah, he said there are no VO emergencies. No, there are no VO emergencies, Right, there's no VO emergencies.  32:15 - Billy (Host) So yeah, so are we concerned about it? Yeah, am I concerned, absolutely, but you know I can't lose sleep over it.  32:23 - Speaker 3 (Announcement) It's coming.  32:24 - Billy (Host) You know, it's coming, and so we just have to manage it and make it work to our advantage.  32:30 - Anne (Host) Yes, I agree, I agree, I and make it work to our advantage. Yes, I agree, I agree, I love that. So I'm very excited because you're going to be doing a class for us, a VO Boss workshop, in November. As a matter of fact, it's going to be November 12th. Can you tell us a little bit about what we're going to be doing in that class?  32:48 - Billy (Host) Well, what I usually do is I like to just kind of give my spiel about what I've been doing and I guess the do's and don'ts of the proper way to get in touch with an agent, what to expect, what not to expect from you know. Once you're submitting to an agent, I just try to, I try to just say the things you know, kind of give the tips that actors need to know. You know what's proper, what's not, what's gonna get you. You know what's gonna get you seen, what's gonna get you heard. You know what makes it easy for me, the agent.  33:24 And I've come to also realize that it works differently from agency to agency. So I can only speak to what works for me, um, at CESD, um, but we'll, you know, I'll talk about that and I'll just talk about my feelings on on what it takes, what tools you're going to need and I mean like literal tools, what kind of demos you're going to need, that sort of stuff. Do a little Q and a and then read some copy, you know and anybody that does come to the class.  33:54 um, it's gotta be commercial copy, because that's that's what I do, you know um. I, I'm, I'm not going to be able to judge you on your animation copy or you know that kind of stuff. That's not really what I do. So we'll, you know, we'll do that and we'll tear it apart and hopefully get to two pieces within the class.  34:14 - Anne (Host) Yeah, I love that. We'll see. Yay, well, I'm very excited for that and, bosses, I'll be putting a link so that you can sign up for it, because I'm quite sure it's going to go quickly. Now my last question is because you said you're in upstate New York and I, you know, I have my own, like my own, nostalgic memories of upstate New York, and so, for me, I'd be riding a horse, you know, in in the countryside. So if you weren't an agent, philly, what would you be doing right now? Oh God, would you have a different career? Would you be retired and riding horses, or?  34:49 - Billy (Host) Yeah, well, you know, I've only had three different jobs in my life, okay, well, you know, other than high school jobs. I was an actor slash waiter, and then I became an agent. You know Like I've been it's you know. So I moved to New York to be an actor and that didn't happen, but I always kind of I was. I had a friend who was a commercial casting director and so I used to go in and help him out at the casting calls.  35:20 That was back in the days of Polaroids and signing up and I really was fascinated by it. And he would you know. And he kept saying there's an opening at this agency. Do you want to go? And I would go and audition, you know, to be an assistant. Sure, and then boom, boom, boom.  35:35 And then, it just so happens, he said CED, because we weren't CESD at that point it was looking to expand the voiceover department and was I interested, and my partner at the time said go and audition. I mean go and audition, apply for the job, cause one of these days you will make more money than me. And so you know. And um and so um, and now, every year, every year. I'm still in touch with him and I call him and I say thank you, greggy, for allowing me to have this job.  36:08 - Anne (Host) Here's my annual income report allowing me to have this job.  36:11 - Billy (Host) Here's my annual income report yes, so anyway, yeah. So I've thought about this. What do I do? I'm too old to be a waiter.  36:23 - Anne (Host) I'm not going to go back, though I think I would be really good at it.  36:25 - Billy (Host) I have these- I agree, actually, you've got the social I think I could do. Yeah, so do I go. But when I retire, whenever that is, I want to social. I think I could do. Yeah, you know, so do I go. But you know, when I retire, you know, whenever that is, I'm on a travel. I just love to travel, that's, that's my thing. So you know. You know, I feel like when this is behind me, that I will, you know, I'll just travel. I'm not going to be on a horse up here, but I always had.  36:50 You know, sometimes I've had, you know, I don't know if I even want another. You know job and I'm at that point now where you know, I'm old and I don't want another career. It's not like I'm. You know, I'm going to be an artist, or you know, I once thought I thought well, maybe I'll just go do community theater somewhere.  37:07 - Speaker 2 (Announcement) I have a friend.  37:08 - Billy (Host) I have a friend, interestingly enough, a little older than I am, lives in Chicago and he started taking an acting class just for the hell of it.  37:16 - Anne (Host) For the hell of it.  37:17 - Billy (Host) And he said, the others they love it because they have somebody to play the old man in all those scenes. And I thought, oh my God, that's great, I could do that. Yeah, I love that. I thought yeah, why not community theater you? Know, if that was it. Now there's no community theater in New York City, so if that's where I retire, you know. But if I was to retire up here, you know that would interest me, and you know because I am a lover of theater, so I do.  37:46 - Anne (Host) Yeah, Well, I feel like you kept yourself in the acting world, you know by being an agent I mean in that you know, it's still like a. It's still you're very much immersed in it, and so I feel like, if that was your one love, you came to New York, by the way. Where did you come from?  38:02 - Billy (Host) I grew up in Waltham Massachusetts, oh okay. Okay yeah, just a little outside of. Boston.  38:07 - Anne (Host) Yeah, very familiar with it. I went.  38:09 - Billy (Host) Yeah, I grew up in Waltham and then I went to UMass, Amherst and then to New York.  38:14 - Anne (Host) That was my. Oh, fantastic, yeah, there you go. Well, my gosh, it has been such a pleasure chatting with you today. I mean, I could go on. I feel like we could go on, but at some point, I do have to quit at some point.  38:32 But yeah, thank you so so much for sharing your wisdom. It's been really a joy talking with you. I'm so excited for November. Guys, bosses, remember November 12th. Get yourself to vobosscom and sign up to work with this gentleman. He's amazing, and I'm going to give a great big shout out to our sponsor, ipdtl. You, too, can connect and network like bosses like Billy and myself, and find out more at IPDTLcom. Guys, have an amazing week and I'll see you next week. Bye, bye.  39:05 - Speaker 3 (Announcement) Join us next week for another edition of VO Boss with your host, Anne Ganguzza, and take your business to the next level. Sign up for our mailing list at vobosscom and receive exclusive content, industry revolutionizing tips and strategies and new ways to rock your business like a boss. Redistribution with permission. Coast to coast connectivity via IPDTL.   

Join Jordan, Commish, Pitt Girl, Big Sky Brigit, Beth, and our VP of Podcast Production Arthur. We recap Week 8; the Committee was out and about this weekend. Sacred Heart at Montana, East Texas A&M at Incarnate Word, State Fair Classico, then we update you on the coaching firings: Napier is gone and Norvell fired (not that one), James Franklin's weird LinkedIn presentation on Gameday, NCAA RUSHING RECORD BROKEN by Montie Quinn of Curry College, Mississippi Valley State's missing article and Nina Schiks, along with Manitoba's Maya Turner. Then we recap Week 8, Modern Day Hate, Akron and Ball State, Iowa did the thing and lookout Wilburn Hollis Mark Gronowski is on your heels, Bowl Eligible Hawaii!, Jordan cursed Purdue so hard Northwestern set records, Texas survives Kentucky, the stupidity of Pitt/Syracuse, Game winning safety for Virginia, IS YOUR HEART HEALTHY ENOUGH FOR TULANE FOOTBALL?, an FSU Booty Blocks the camera in a wild Florida State/Stanford finish, the heartbreaker for UMass and Commish's Dewey Defeats Truman jinx moment, UAB over MEMPHIS, BONES!!!, Utah State & pickle juice, ass slapping penalty by Georgia Tech, Texas State's three straight heartbreaks, Mizzou/Auburn classic, CARDIAC CARDS, 7-0 BLUE HOSE, MONMOUTH WITH DEFENSE??, YEAHHHH NORTHERN MICHIGAN ENDS THEIR 28 GAME LOSING STREAK and much, much more! See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

UMass Assistant Coach Tommy Upton stops by the studio to talk about player development, a weekend split and his path from playing D III hockey to coaching in the USHL and now UMass. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

(00:00) Zolak & Bertrand begin the hour discussing the UMass Football team's collapse on Saturday against Buffalo. Plus Beetle delivers an all time rant on the disaster that is the UMass Football program. (13:15) The crew dives into the best sounds around the NFL and College Football from Sunday.(22:15) We touch on the Giants 4th quarter meltdown to the Broncos leading to a Denver game winning field goal as time expired Sunday. Zo and Beetle close out the show with the takeaways of today. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Five teams suffer first losses. Two more coaches fired. If you want someone to blame for the massive payouts, start with agent Jimmy Sexton. Haynes King and GaTech still unbeaten, but Fernando Mendoza and newly minted Indiana coach Curt Cignetti stand in the way of the Heisman. UMass suffers a tragic loss. And CW knows how to treat Kings.

Alex and Graham huddle up for another episode talking some conference #MACtion!The Battle of I-75, the continued woes of UMass, WMU on the rise and more. They talk extensively about the Jason Candle era at Toledo, and offer thoughts on if it should come to an end, or what changes need to be made. They also break down how they do power rankings, to offer some clarity to the conversation on how to view our weekly rankings!All that and more!See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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The Grant Allen College Football show is now officially Almost Football. In this episode, Grant and Joey unpack a wild weekend of college football. Covering topics such as the firing of James Franklin, Arch Manning, Just how bad is Wisconsin, UMass vs Kent State, The Ryen Russilo team of the week, and more! Thanks for joining us. If you love the show and want to show support, tell your friends! And, check out our exclusive content at Patreon.com/washedupwalkons where you can find extra podcast episodes, exclusive merchandise, Merch discounts with every tier, private Walkon discord channel access, and more! Find us on social media @washedupwalkons Visit TheWashedUpWalkons.com for all of our episodes, merchandise, and more! Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

(00:00) Hardy's fired up for some big family plans this weekend — tailgating at the UMass football game in Amherst. Though it might just be him, his wife, and their new Blackstone griddle holding down the fort.(19:29) WHAT HAPPENED LAST NIGHT: In Week 6's Monday Night Football, the Falcons pulled off a statement 24–14 upset over the Bills, riding a strong ground game and timely defense. Also The Bears top the Commanders, 25-24. Tampa Bay Lightning won for the first time this season with a 4-3 victory against the Bruins.(32:23)(PLEASE be aware timecodes may shift up to a few minutes due to inserted ads)CONNECT WITH TOUCHER & HARDY: linktr.ee/ToucherandHardyFor the latest updates, visit the show page on 985thesportshub.com. Follow 98.5 The Sports Hub on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram. Watch the show every morning on YouTube, and subscribe to stay up-to-date with all the best moments from Boston's home for sports!See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Join Jordan, Commish, Pitt Girl, Beth and our VP of Podcast Production Arthur. We recap Week 7 and update you on the big important coach firings first. Kent State crushes UMass, Wake handles the Beavs, FAU scores all over UAB, hmm what happened in Northwestern and Penn State? Wyoming's wild comeback & helmet doink Pick 6, Boise's historical field goal failure for a TD, Hawaii Test with a punter as the leading rusher? This is Ground Control to Major Pudge and Bowling Green's comeback in the battle of I-75, UCLA's encore, Iowa rolls, ECU and Tulane's insane Thursday night game, Powdered Sugar Lung, Is your heart healthy enough for Tulane Football? Try Zycarl, Navy/Temple thriller, Air Force/UNLV's points fest in Vegas, Troy's huge comeback on Texas State, we're released to Sober Mother with a .337 BAC??, shout out Oklahoma State's Section 231 , Indiana really good, INTENTIONAL SAFETIES & QUICK KICKS OH MY, NORTHERN COLORADO, the CARDIAC CARDS OF LAMAR, Lehigh breaks math, PORK ROLL WINS THE BREAKFAST BOWL, THE... BLUE... HOSE... and much, much more!See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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The guys look back on the Patriots hard fought win over the Saints. They also discuss the current state of affairs at B.C and UMass and look ahead to this week in college football. Finally, they talk some high school football as well.

In Hour 2, Isaac and Suke give you a Kent State vs. UMass preview you didn't know you needed, debate which team is the most on upset alert around college football, and more.

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Myrte van Herwijnen brings all her on field accomplishments and love of UMass into the Podcast Emporium for this epsiode of PLant the Flag. Follow her journey from the Netherlands to Amherst and into the FInal Four. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Welcome to THE BLITZ, your go-to college football betting show for the entire season! Each week, Bryan Power, Steve Merril & Ralph "The Pen" Michaels break down the biggest college football matchups, providing picks, predictions, and best bets to help you stay ahead of the lines.College Football Week 7 Games to be covered:Intro 00:00Oklahoma vs Texas 1:00LA Tech vs Kennesaw 7:30UST vs North Texas 8:47Alabama vs Missouri 14:41UNLV vs Air Force 22:10Kent St vs Umass 38:36Indiana vs Oregon 42:03Ohio State vs Illinois 46:23South Carolina vs LSU 51:38Best Bets 55:03

Auto-generated transcript: Salam alaikum wa rahmatullahi wa barakatuh. Alhamdulillah, Rabbil Alameen. Wa salatu wa salam ala al-sharafi al-anbiya ibn Musaleen Muhammad Rasulullah. Sallallahu alayhi wa ala alihi wa sahbihi wa sallam tasliman kathiran kathira. So, amma baadu, my brothers and sisters, Jazakallah khairun to all of you, especially the brothers from UMass for taking the… Continue reading 4-Hard Truths

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Join Jordan, Commish, Pitt Girl, Beth, and our VP of Podcast Production Arthur. We get side tracked by a tiny-ass Po-Boy, mourn the loss of the Texas Tech bevel, UNC cancelled the Hulu show and then try determine our Sickos Committee Game of the Week. We lock in at UMass at Kent State but wonder if its right to name this the GOTW? Then look at two DETMER darlings in UAB vs FAU, NIU/Eastern Michigan, Wake Forest and can the Etsy witches help the Oregon State Beavs? San Jose State/Wyoming in prime cut Mountain West action, ULM at Coastal, La Tech in THE SAW, the Battle of I-75, what does UCLA do for an encore? Big Noon Petros in Cincinnati? Hey Iowa, what have you been up too? We miss you. Wanna get Coffee sometime? Navy at Temple is a big one for Lambert Cup standings, Rice at UTSA and does it become the OWLamodome? BIG SKY BANGERS, Montana's throwbacks, NAU at UC Davis, is Colgate in the IVY League? THE BLUE HOSE try to win in another Area Code and much, much more!See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

We dive in as UMass Basketball prepares for a pair of exhibition games in advance of the 2025-2026 season. April 19th the Minutemen will take on Brown in Providence and will then host Rhode Island College at the Mullins Center on the 25th. Jay and Frank discuss the NCAA Tournament expansion rumors as well as the development of the this year's roster.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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Massachusetts vs. Kent St College Football Pick Prediction 10/11/2025 by Tony T. Recent Box Score Key Stats Massachusetts at Kent St 2:30PM ET—UMASS fell to 0-5 following their 21-3 home defeat to Western Michigan. The Minutemen rushed for two yards a carry and ineffective in the passing game. They allowed 217 yards to the Broncos for 5.2 yards a carry with 6.5 yards per pass attempt.

The Minutemen swept Northern Michigan in an exciting opening weekend from the Mullins Center over Homecoming. Jay and Nate dive into their first impressions of some of the new players and recount a record-setting 70(!) shots on goal Saturday night.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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UMass Hockey Captain Owen Murray stops by the studio to set us up for the first game of the year vs. Northern Michigan. Owen recounts his development, picking up rocks on his farm as a kid and getting ready to lead the Minutemen on the ice.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Kev and Ciarnan dissect Week 5 of college football, including Penn State's heartbreaking loss to Oregon and Alabama's upset over Georgia. They analyze the AP poll rankings, discuss coaching changes at Arkansas, and debate the legality of UNC's hiring process for Bill Belichick. The hosts make their weekly bets and explore Luke Fickell's $25 million buyout, imagining creative ways to spend it. Check out our socials: https://linktr.ee/QuadGate   0:00 Intro and mental health check on Ciarnan 5:20 Florida State upset by Virginia, field storming concerns 13:57 Sam Pittman fired, Bobby Petrino returns to Arkansas 17:28 UNC sued over Bill Belichick hiring process 23:13 Penn State's loss to Oregon and Franklin's future 29:49 Alabama beats Georgia, ending home win streak 34:51 Johnny Manziel controversy at Alabama bar 38:47 AP Poll rankings discussion and analysis 44:00 Mid-team updates: UMass and West Virginia struggles 51:30 Weather report and upcoming tropical storms 53:29 Week 6 betting picks and predictions 58:08 Fun things Luke Fickell could buy with buyout 1:02:31 Show schedule updates and closing thoughts

Join Jordan, Commish, Pitt Girl, Lord of the Spreadsheets Kevin, Big Sky Brigit, and our VP of Podcast Production Arthur. Jordan ate all the foods at the State Fair of Texas. We attempt to preview Week 6 and determine our Sickos Committee Game of the Week. We look at the Beavers and App State's turnover problems, Miami Ohio and NIU, wonder if San Diego State can only score points at home, the Battle of the Belt, Deacons and interim bump Hokies, Clemson at UNC and Chapel Thrill's Ludacris morning concert, Army/UAB, have no idea what is going to happen in Kansas State at Baylor, BC and Pitt, the all-new GMC FIUConn, OWL VS OWL (screeching sound), and ULM at Northwestern. Then a volcano erupts in our podcast, and we get absolutely sidetracked making a restaurant, the Return to the MAC for UMass; we find ourselves absolutely intrigued by UTSA at Temple, Big Red at the Blue Hens. Hey, it's Washington vs. Maryland in the Big Ten? Get confused about the very minimal late-night CFB action; we all feel like Texas at Florida will make everyone feel bad. Big Sky Bangers, Montana at Idaho State, Montana State at NAU, huge Southland Showdowns, Nicholls at Lamar & Stephen F. Austin at UIW, West Georgia Wolves love, and much, much more!See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

UMass Senior Defensemen Lucas Olvestad joins the NewMass Minute this week. Lucas and the rest of the squad are ready to drop the puck and get things rocking inside the Mullins Center. Tune into see what he has to say on his time in Amherst, his success on the ice and his growing leadership qualities.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

The guys are back in studio to celebrate Mizzou's 5-0 start and get ready to rest up for the bye and mentally prepare to beat Alabama!They also take your voicemails and look back on the Sam Pittman era at Arkansas.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Welcome to The Plaidchat- an extension of The Plaidcast where we expand upon conversations in our sport and discuss the most recent issue of The Plaid Horse Magazine. Today, Piper speaks with Dr. Stephen Rich and Eric Siegel about the discovery of a natural and effective tick repellent from that may help our horses fight tick-borne diseases.Host: Piper Klemm, publisher of The Plaid HorseGuest: Dr. Stephen Rich is a Professor of Microbiology and Executive Director of the New England Center of Excellence in Vector-borne Diseases at the University of Massachusetts (UMass).   Prior to joining the UMass faculty, Dr. Rich was a Professor at the Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine at Tufts University.  He did his graduate studies at UC Irvine (PhD), Harvard, and University of Vermont (MS).  He is a graduate of St. Lawrence University (BS) and grew up in upstate NY between the Adirondacks and the St. Lawrence River. Guest: Eric Siegel is a graduate student at the university of Massachusetts working for Dr. Stephen Rich. He is also a director of Kabul Small Animal Rescue and a graduate of the royal veterinary college at the university of London. Read the Latest Issue of The Plaid Horse MagazineSubscribe To: The Plaid Horse MagazineSponsors: Taylor, Harris Insurance Services, BoneKare and Great American Insurance Group Join us at an upcoming Plaidcast in Person live event!

In the second hour of tonight's show, Matt Pauley talks with Chris Gervino, of the Mizzou Athletics Radio Network, to break down Mizzou football's 42-6 win over UMass. Then, hear the most important audio from John Mozeliak's final press conference earlier today.

In the first hour of Sports Open Line on KMOX, Matt Pauley reacts to John Mozeliak's final Cardinals press conference earlier today, as we also prepare for new President of Baseball Operations Chaim Bloom's first press conference tomorrow morning as well. We are joined by Brenden Schaeffer, Cardinals writer for KMOV and STL Sports Central, who was also at the presser, and he discusses what we can expect in Bloom's first offseason, where the Redbirds are expected to embrace a full rebuild. Lastly, we open up the phone lines and hear from you! In the second hour of tonight's show, Matt Pauley talks with Chris Gervino, of the Mizzou Athletics Radio Network, to break down Mizzou football's 42-6 win over UMass. Then, hear the most important audio from John Mozeliak's final press conference earlier today.

   Patrick Mahomes was as great as he ever was Sunday as Xavier Worthy returned to action.  The Chiefs never looked better.  Now, the Ravens defense may give the Cowboys a run for worst in the NFL but that doesn't matter right now.  The Chiefs have erased their 0-2 start with a pair of season saving wins and may have just flipped the bird to the world that had them dead and buried.    Lamar Jackson turned it over twice and wound up on the bench with a hammy strain, I'd say the defense did its job brilliantly.  Meanwhile, the Chargers lose and KC is now only one back in the division.    We recap a wild college football Saturday that saw Kansas State completely change its offensive scheme in an easy win over UCF.  KU is so easy to watch and Jalon Daniels was brilliant but Cincinnati took advantage of a KU defense that's acting like it wants to be the worst in the Big 12.  Beau Pribula sets a record in Columbia for the Tigers in a win over UMASS.    The Ryder Cup turned into a crap show this weekend, boy do I have some grievances. Chase Elliott wins a double overtime thriller at Kansas Speedway and I"m here to save you some money today if you'd like a cup of coffee.

Welcome to Before the Box Score! On this episode, Nathan and Nate discuss Missouri's recent WIN versus UMass, highlighting the performance and overall boredom of the game. The guys chat about the offensive line, running game, and the defense'. Then the conversation shifts to coaching changes, particularly Eli Drinkwitz's potential interest from Florida, and wraps up with updates on recruiting and the bye week. ---------- Subscribe to Rock M+ for access to Mizzou insider info, discussion boards, special live podcasts just for subscribers, and more! You can follow members of today's show on Twitter ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@BurstaHurst⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ & ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@NateGEdwards⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Have a question for one of our podcasts? Leave a 5 star review with your question and that show just might answer it in an upcoming episode! Do you like Rock M Radio? Drop us a Review and be sure to subscribe to Rock M Radio on your preferred podcasting platform. Be sure to follow @RockMNation and @RockMRadio on Twitter. And if you aren't subscribed yet, please subscribe to our YouTube channel! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Entering his 3rd season at UMass, coach Mike Leflar stops by the studio to discuss the growth his team made last season and the excitement for the 2025-2026 season. With just over a month to go before the season starts Coach Leflar gives plenty of insight into the players we should see on the court this year and how he and his staff constructed this year's roster. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Gabe DeArmond and Cody Goodwin break down the good, bad and really boring from Mizzou's 42-6 win over UMASS on Homecoming

Chris Lee and Chase Robinson share their thoughts on Alabama's impressive win at Georgia, Ty Simpson's performance, expectations for the Bulldogs and Crimson Tide moving forward, South Carolina's huge victory against Kentucky, the play of the Gamecocks' defense, what stood out in Missouri's dominant win against UMass, Ahmad Hardy's Heisman numbers, other SEC football Week 5 storylines, and much more. SEC FOOTBALL SCORES Alabama 24, Georgia 21 South Carolina 35, Kentucky 13 Missouri 42, UMass 6 Tennessee 41, Mississippi State 34 (OT) Texas A&M 16, Auburn 10 Ole Miss 24, LSU 19 Notre Dame 56, Arkansas 13 Vanderbilt 55, Utah State 35 Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Hear postgame interviews with Khalil Jacobs and Santana Banner, plus some of Mike Kelly's top calls, on The Wrap Up Show brought to you by The Laborers Union of Missouri after Mizzou topped UMass 42-6.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Tiger Radio Network scene-setter for the 114th homecoming game against UMass.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Gabe DeArmond joins the show to talk all things Missouri Tigers football. Gabe gives us a small preview on this weekend's homecoming matchup with UMass and things to take from that game. Gabe also talks Mizzou's kicking situation, some transfers who have impressed him early, and his take on the rest of the College Football slate this weekend. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

(00:00-15:38) Songs for Doug went unappreciated. Music for Martin? Has Jackson ever clapped at the end of a movie? Ryder Cup update. Not an ideal start for the Americans. Audio of Keegan Bradley getting the crowd fired up early this morning. The Bryson and Rory "beef." The golf talk is polarizing. Who blazed the trail of indoor plumbing?(15:46-23:09) Martin's a big Doors guy. Drops of the Week. Who has the most distinct voice in St. Louis sports? Martin likes to text people at inopportune times.(23:19-42:30) Gabe DeArmond of Power Mizzou joins us. Gabe is super concerned about Illinois claiming Homecoming. What does Gabe wanna see out of the UMass game. How much should Pribula and Hardy play tomorrow? The kicking game. What's the deal with the drop kicking? Transfers other than Hardy that have stood out. Gabe still won't be filtering voicemails.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

SSJ starts off the 2nd hour of the show talking more to Stan Weber and Todd Leabo about the Oklahoma Sooners and the comments made by last weeks opponent Auburns Athletic Director, as well as the new SEC scheduling changes in the coming years. Next SSJ and Stan talk about the other college gamers coming up this weekend, starting with Mizzou and UMass, Kansas State and UCF, and Kansas and Cincinnati. Then the guys preview the Chiefs Ravens game, and break down how each team could pull out a win. And a weekend forecast from Jeff Penner.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Welcome to Before the Box Score! On this episode, Nathan and Nate discuss the Mizzou's recent win over South Carolina, this weekend's homecoming game against UMass, and what to make of the SEC scheduling news. They analyze the importance of explosive plays for the Tigers, the performance of the defense, and the need for better communication. The guys also touch on the future of the college football playoffs. ---------- Subscribe to Rock M+ for access to Mizzou insider info, discussion boards, special live podcasts just for subscribers, and more! You can follow members of today's show on Twitter ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@BurstaHurst⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ & ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@NateGEdwards⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Have a question for one of our podcasts? Leave a 5 star review with your question and that show just might answer it in an upcoming episode! Do you like Rock M Radio? Drop us a Review and be sure to subscribe to Rock M Radio on your preferred podcasting platform. Be sure to follow @RockMNation and @RockMRadio on Twitter. And if you aren't subscribed yet, please subscribe to our YouTube channel! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Chris Lee and Blake Lovell preview and share their predictions for Missouri vs. UMass in Week 5 of the 2025 college football season. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

We're hitting it all on this week's episode. Drew King starts out talking about Aidan Chronister's commitment and Mizzou hoops. Cody Goodwin comes next talking Mizzou football and fixing the pass defense. Then we talk to Carter Karels from GigEm247 about Mizzou and Texas A&M being matched up as annual opponents for the next four years. Plus, Mizzou plays UMASS this week.

(00:00-12:54) Voice of the Blues, Chris Kerber joins us. Kerbs on what he saw out of Justin Carbonneau over the weekend. Young guys trying to work their way up the depth chart during the preseason. Things that Blues fans can look forward to in the upcoming season. Adam Jiricek being compared to a young Alex Pietrangelo. Barrett Jackman announced for the Blues Hall of Fame at the Blues & Brews event on Friday. Martin's trying to tell Jackson how to do his job.(13:02-35:08) Jackson down on AC/DC. Timmy Trumpets. Tim had a situation at the Mizzou game on Saturday. Couple of 70 year olds getting into it in the stands. Standing at games and concerts. 7 Game Parlays are positive EV. Tim got burned by the Civil War game. Jackson's live bet bad beat between Colorado State and UTSA. Knee deep in the sludge. Geraldine's Fun House. Not happy about the Mizzou/Bama 11:00 kick.(35:18-1:10:58) Gabe DeArmond of Power Mizzou joins us to talk about it being up for snatch grabs when UMass comes out of that tunnel on Saturday. Gabe's not happy about the 6PM kickoff against the Minutemen. The SEC's annual opponents have come out and Mizzou will get Oklahoma, Arkansas, and Texas A&M. Gabe will not apologize for not knowing who Matthew Tkachuk was. UMass doesn't have much that scares Gabe. Bobby Boots. Ahmad Hardy, Beau Pribula and the offense clicking. Jayven Richardson stepped in and looked good. Looking ahead at the remaining schedule. Seems like Mizzou COULD win every game left.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

(00:00-11:20) Jackson is being taken to ask for his Dabo Swinney to Bama or LSU take. Lindy Ruff's attractiveness. Texters are coming to Jackson's defense. Little Finebaum. Tim's having some mic issues. Jackson's takes have melted the apparatus.(11:28-24:23) Jackson thinks the lights get turned off too much at Faurot. James Carlton stop by the studio to talk ball. Vanderbilt's October gauntlet. James won't be making the trip for the UMass game. Jamie Rivers loves James Carlton. The randomness of this college football season.(24:33-31:29) Big Cardinal day tomorrow with Waino, Brad Thompson, and John Mozeliak. Tim's having an Instagram issue. Is it a hacking? Doug wants harsher penalties for hackers.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.