Matt Shepard and guests break down, dissect, analyze, and give their perspective on Detroit sports.
The official podcast of FOX Sports' Just a Bit Outside baseball site (JABO). Former MLB pitcher C.J. Nitkowski and writer Rob Neyer bring you a weekly podcast focusing on the hot topics of the week with a spin that's just a bit different than the rest.
in a world full of facades, people posting highlight reels of life, media showcasing many times just one side of the story - i'm here to keep it real, being authentic, as we all are in this thing called life together...learning, growing, and staying the course. with my experience in national & local news media 📺(Fox News, ABC, CBS, NBC) reporting in major markets, pro sports covering the NBA, NFL, MLB, NHL, & traveling the world🌎 i’ve seen truly there’s two sides to every story and how we ne ...
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Authentically goes to the movies 🎬 with Andy Erwin: From covering Kurt Warner’s Super Bowl at ESPN to making a movie about his life “American Underdog”, taking care of mental health, & much more
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Ladies & gentlemen, grab your popcorn, take a seat, sit back, relax, and enjoy...we’re going to the movies. Without further ado… it’s American Underdog (the major motion picture on the life of Super Bowl MVP Kurt Warner) filmmaker Andy Erwin (@erwinbros). With his brother, Jon, they produce hits. Seriously. Their feature films have all been in the …
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Growing up Asian-American (Filipino🇵🇭-American🇺🇸) with special guest: My lovely wife, Mrs Amber J
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This episode comes to you recorded in Portugal. I’m half-Filipino. I’m half-White. Mrs Amber J is my Filipina queen. Together, two worlds collide. Though we both have Filipino in our blood, we both have completely different experiences growing up in Detroit & LA. My dad came to Detroit from The Philippines when he was 8, Amber’s mother came to LA w…
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Ryan Gardner: Teaching during a pandemic & California wildfires 🔥 with smoke in classrooms, What’s real leadership? Why he had to do 450+ pushups in the middle of the night, Our Europe sports ministry ...
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Authentically episode: Ryan Gardner➡️Teaching virtual during a pandemic & California wildfires 🔥 with smoke in classrooms➡️What’s real leadership? (Not just the seminars, the books, what American society has deemed to be seemingly leadership for everyone)➡️Why he had to do more than 450 pushups outside in the middle of a 100-degree night in Hungary…
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Lorenzo Murphy Jr. - Growing up in Compton, Graduating from Morehouse (HBCU), Recovering from trauma, Disney movies, & is In n Out the GOAT of fast food?
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➡️Morehouse College (HBCU) graduate➡️Growing up in Compton➡️Recovering from trauma➡️”We are the Martin Luther King’s now” in this modern-day Civil Rights era➡️Being a Black man in America➡️Favorite Disney movie & is In n’ Out the GOAT of fast food? 🤔👀🎦WATCH THE FULL EPISODE: https://youtu.be/99FM-GBzNsk🚨SUPPORT THE NEW PATREON! (featuring bonus and…
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A conversation over a good cup of coffee ☕ with Propaganda on his life story, the shock of racism on tour, men's mental health, Filipino culture, systematic privilege, politicized religion, marriage, fatherhood ...
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▶️Mental health. ▶️Filipino culture.▶️His life story, how he encountered unexpected racism on tour, including from a church, & how he dealt with it, politicized religion in the US, what he thinks the solution is to the social injustices in our nation.▶️LA / Detroit passion.▶️Marriage. Being a real man honoring the wife in today’s culture.▶️Family /…
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Dr. John Perkins: Love one another. What actual ‘social justice’ is, lessons from Civil Rights era, what would Jesus say to all of us today, overcoming imprisonment, beatings, & facing tragedy due to racism ...
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Ladies and gentlemen, without further ado: here is Dr. John Perkins.Enough said.Take the mic and take it away, Dr. Perkins. With 91 years of living, this man is honestly one of the most profound, knowledgeable, agents for true, authentic, tangible change fighting for justice in this world today.Background on Dr. Perkins via his foundation:"Dr. John…
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James Harden, Lonzo Ball, Justise Winslow, Jake Layman, Danny Green, Nassir Little, and Brandon Ingram: Real hurt and lessons learned from 2020, How we can continue social justice conversations, Black ...
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wow.we've made it🎉here is the last episode in this nba series featuring James Harden, Lonzo Ball, Justise Winslow, Jake Layman, Danny Green, Nassir Little, and Brandon Ingram🏀hope you enjoy this episode!thank you so much (as you say here in portuguese - muito obrigado) for joining me in this journey.from coast-to-coast, talking to different nba pla…
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✋🏻✋🏽✋🏿Continuing the social justice conversation, Hoops 🏀, Learning From 2020 🤔, ALL things work together for the good 🙏🏼
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Great minds think alike. Real recognize real.Man, I’m super excited to share this episode with you!You can watch the full episode here.Much respect to Coby White, of course for his play on the court as a Chicago Bulls guard 🏀but more importantly what he embodies on and off the court, as a man…a man who’s following Christ, wanting to honor him with …
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Bismack Biyombo: Playing on a Michael Jordan-owned NBA team🏀, We need to have difficult conversations with those who look different than us💯, You can get through this storm of life you’re in ⛈️👊🏽
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Wherever you find yourself today, whether that be facing relationship struggles, financial difficulties, mental health battles, I got you. Hope this encourages you today no matter what storm of life you may be in as I report from a literal storm in Portugal.I also spoke with Bismack Biyombo earlier this year as we journey from NBA team to NBA team …
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LA Lakers Guard Talen Horton-Tucker 🏀/ Lessons learned from 2020💯 / You got this!👊🏽 / Space Jam / Winning Team / Wifey Surprised me with Lakers tickets! _ Episode 9
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The journey continues and this next stop🗺️: Los Angeles🌊.First of all, I have to include in here the moments experiencing one of wifey’s many lovely authentic special surprises for her hubs. In this case it was when we were dating when she straight up surprised me with tickets a Pistons-Lakers game (if you know me, you know I’M A DETROIT FAN ALL DA…
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Devin Booker & Monty Williams: The Suns ☀️& How The Shadow ☁️Proves The Sunshine🌅
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The shadow proves the sunshine. What does that mean to you? Let's take a dive into how certain adverse circumstances in your life can happen actually for good, that there's purpose in the pain, that though the clouds may be there for a season, they'll pass by and the light will radiate and pierce through the darkness...there's proof that light wins…
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How to have a thriving, genuine, loving relationship 💯 / crazy experience in Europe 🗺️ / how to handle conflict 😮 / what is true leadership? 👐🏽
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This one's personal for me.I dig deep here, telling all. About some of my past hurts, about how Amber and I have found in the best way to work through conflicts, about why I wanted Amber and I to wash each other's feet at our wedding ceremony, keeping it real-calling people out (in love, of course, and mostly about how dudes disrespect women and do…
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Billy Donovan: Growing up white & playing on teams, working with coaches who are racially profiled, learning to understand the Filipino community, the Asian community, the Black community ✋🏼✋🏽✋🏿 _ Episode ...
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Billy Donovan: Growing up white & playing on teams, working with coaches who are racially profiled, learning to understand the Filipino community, the Asian community, the Black community ✋🏼✋🏽✋🏿 _ Episode 6What lessons did you learn from 2020 that you hope to embody and carry on throughout your life? How can we continue the conversation to ensure w…
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Stan Van Gundy - Keeping it Real: "People laugh when I say this, but it's serious...(Does)...anybody read anything into, we have one Black History Month & we make sure it's the shortest month of the year ...
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What lessons did you learn from 2020 that you hope to embody and carry on throughout your life? How can we continue the conversation to ensure what was talked about just because it was 'trending' continues even when it's not convenient or socially acceptable? Join me as I venture to talk with different NBA coaches and players to see what they learn…
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Here's what real leadership is 👐🏽 (Real talk) + NBA Coaches Series Introduction _ Episode 4
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New episode dropped!How’s your day actually going?When you think of leadership, what comes to mind? Have you ever experienced a bad boss, poor parenting (or step-parenting), even abuse from those in charge whom you trusted?I know I have. I know what it’s like to be beaten down, even if it’s with words.I know what it’s like to be the victim of peopl…
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OG’S AND ROOKIES _ A SPOKEN WORD: Chris Paul and Anthony Edwards Episode 3 _ Wisdom, Lessons Learned From 2020
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OG’S AND ROOKIES A SPOKEN WORD: Chris Paul and Anthony Edwards Episode 3 WisdomNEW HYBRID EPISODE JUST DROPPED!It’s a podcast, it’s a spoken word, no…it’s both!Why not. Both are passions I have so why not mix it up and combine both into one.Yeahhhhh, excited for you to hear this one. Please sit back, relax, and enjoy.In the heat of the NBA Playoffs…
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Damian Lillard: Actions💯 speak louder than words🗣️, what he learned from 2020, continuing the social justice conversation, recording from an international flight✈️
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Just dropped EPISODE 2! 💯🙌🏽✈️🏀more action. less chatter.Super excited about this one. Chopped it up with Damian Lillard and appreciated the realness of what he learned from 2020.Listen to what he had to say! 🗣Also shared why I’m so passionate about this subject, how the phrase actions speak louder than words has taken on a whole new meaning in my l…
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Steph Curry: Lessons Learned From 2020 / Continuing Social Justice Conversation / Episode ONE pt. II 💯🏀
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IT’S HERE, IT’S HERE, IT’S HERE! Without further ado, here’s the first guest in this NBA Miniseries on the podcast, ‘authentically’: Steph Curry.Excited to just continue this conversation.To keep it going.Not just when it’s convenient or cool or political correct or good for your branding to do so.But to have the conversation. Period.With these tid…
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"THE INTRODUCTION EPISODE 1.1" NBA MINISERIES🏀: MORE THAN A TREND#️⃣, CONTINUING THE CONVERSATION 💯
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EPISODE 1.1The Introduction THE NBA MINISERIES🏀: TO MORE THAN A TREND#️⃣, CONTINUING THE SOCIAL JUSTICE AND RACIAL EQUALITY CONVERSATIONDropping this very first episode to the series in two parts.The first part: an introduction to this mini series and why I felt compelled to start this.As much as it’s incredible that racial equality and social just…
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NBA MINISERIES🎙️🏀💯: MORE THAN A TREND OR #HASTAG / CONTINUING THE SOCIAL JUSTICE CONVERSATION (TRAILER)
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WHAT'S UP EVERYONE! It is with much excitement to announce to you all a brand new miniseries. It's time for a new season, so fittingly this comes at you during the NBA season: ++SEASON 2🎙️🏀: WHAT NBA PLAYERS (FEATURING: STEPH CURRY, DAMIAN LILLARD, JAMES HARDEN, CHRIS PAUL, ANTHONY EDWARDS, DANNY GREEN, LONZO BALL & MORE) AND COACHES LEARNED FROM 2…
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Hitting game winning shot in TBT Tourney 🏀to win $1 million💰playing in a bubble & if it’ll work for NBA, family, fatherhood, being a husband, playing w/ Dwayne Wade & Mark Wahlberg playing him in a movie ...
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“Being an athlete…you think you’re invincible but through marriage, through fatherhood, you learn patience, you learn sacrifice, you learn that you can’t just always think about yourself and put yourself first”WHAT’S UP WORLD?!EPISODE 4 IS OFFICIALLY HERE- featuring special guest Travis Diener- hit the game winning 3 in The Basketball Tournament to…
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Growing up in Detroit as an immigrant🌆🇺🇸🇵🇭, forgiveness after divorce, depression, fatherhood - EPISODE 3 ft. MY DAD
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“It was the most darkest moments of my life, I was in a deep depression, suicidal thoughts to the point where I had to get some psychological help...#forward I can’t stand still anymore” find out how my dad battled & grew through this🎙YOU GUYS, THE NEW EPISODE IS HERE & it features none other than the man, the myth, the legend, the birthday dude (y…
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Black lives matter & more🤜🏿 🤛🏽: a conversation with Lester Booker Jr, MSA _ EPISODE TWO
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Black lives matter.When you hear that, what does that spark in you?It's what i ask Fortune 500 company GM's global communications / multicultural specialist--Lester Booker, Jr., MSA. We worked together with the Detroit Pistons in Community Relations and is my close friend-was one of the groomsmen in my wedding-my brother in Christ. We talked about …
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Authentic LOVE😍, how we met, best french fries, marriage, 2AM conversations🤣 _ featuring AMBER J!!!_ EPISODE ONE PT 2 _ the wifey + blessing + answered prayer (dedicated to lola)
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Amber J.The G.O.A.T. (greatest of all time) of women.My best friend...my ride or die...my love of my life.How we met -- at a conference in San Francisco -- it was all God. From you being in LA to me being in Michigan, the long distance struggle, the trials, God provided a job where we'd close the distance gap the day before our wedding--it was all …
WHAT'S UP WORLD! Welcome to the authentically podcast EPISODE ONE PART ONE : wherever you are listening from , YOU are welcome. you were created specifically for a unique purpose and your authentic self is INCREDIBLE.this first episode is an intro on what this podcast will be all about .. along with an intro to my FIRST GUEST...you guys, have a VER…
The voice of Red Wings Radio, Ken Kal, was in Traverse City for Red Wings training camp. We had the opportunity to chat with him about his summer routine, which this year included calling a Tigers game.
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1/29: The final JABO podcast dives into Yoenis Cespedes' new deal with the Mets & much more
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On the farewell episode of the JABO podcast, Rob Neyer and C.J. Nitkowski dive into Yoenis Cespedes' new deal with the New York Mets plus much more offseason news. And then, finally, C.J. asks the burning questions you've always wanted to ask Rob.By The JABO Podcast
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Justin Upton's big Detroit deal, Yu Darvish gambling investigation and more
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Rob Neyer and C.J. Nitkowski discuss the latest offseason news, including Justin Upton's big deal with the Detroit Tigers, MLB's investigation into a gambling ring potentially involving Yu Darvish and more.By The JABO Podcast
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Ken Griffey Jr. and Mike Piazza Hall of Fame reaction, Royals get Alex Gordon back & more
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Rob Neyer and C.J. Nitkowski react to Ken Griffey Jr. and Mike Piazza getting into the Hall of Fame and discuss why Griffey didn't get 100 percent of the votes. Plus, why Alex Gordon came back to the Kansas City Royals and more.By The JABO Podcast