Former Venezuelan Olympic basketball player and current La Salle assistant coach John Cox, whose cousin is former 18-time NBA All-Star and two-time NBA Finals MVP Kobe Bryant, joins the show. Coach Cox talks about representing Venezuela in the 2016 Olympics in Rio, playing games of one-on-one with his cousin Kobe, his time in college playing for San Francisco(where his dad "Chubby" Cox also played), a fan trying to invade the huddle during a road game at Gonzaga, competing for Venezuela in the 2015 Olympic qualifying tournament and beating Canada to win it, having to improve his decision-making as a pro player and the help he received from former 76ers point guard Maurice Cheeks, playing professionally in both France and Venezuela, coaching for La Salle, and so much more. Tune in now!!

If you would like to support the podcast monetarily, go here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠I Played, Too • A podcast on Spotify for Podcasters⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

And, if you want to learn more about the host and author Rob Adler and his career, check out his book here:

⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠I Hammered Hank: And Other True Stories From The Worldwide Leader: Adler, Rob: 9781980219613: Amazon.com: Books⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Musician, songwriter and current member of the band Pleasantville, Aaron David Gleason, whose grandfather Monty Hall was the host of the iconic game show Let's Make A Deal and whose mother is Tony Award-winning actress Joanna Gleason, joins the show. Aaron talks about how Pleasantville came about, the important advice both his grandfather and parents each gave him, Pleasantville's debut album "These Embers," what he learned two decades ago as a member of the band The Midnight Radio, working with his mother on his one-man show "Come Hell or High Water," how New York "healed" him, making his first solo album Wry Observer, and so much more. Tune in now!

If you would like to support the podcast monetarily, go here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠I Played, Too • A podcast on Spotify for Podcasters⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

And, if you want to learn more about the host and author Rob Adler and his career, check out his book here:

⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠I Hammered Hank: And Other True Stories From The Worldwide Leader: Adler, Rob: 9781980219613: Amazon.com: Books⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Composer and audio editor Roy Campanella III, whose grandfather Roy Campanella is a former Brooklyn Dodgers legend who's in the Baseball Hall of Fame, and whose father is tv and film director Roy Campanella II, joins the show. Roy talks about the artists and composers that have made an impact on him, his creative process as a composer, what he learned from his grandfather's struggles after being tragically paralyzed in a car accident that ended his career, getting to see the "casino towns" of the US while selling merchandise for Engelbert Humperdinck, the importance of inspiration, why his 6th birthday party was such an important day in his life, and so much more. Tune in now!!

If you would like to support the podcast monetarily, go here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠I Played, Too • A podcast on Spotify for Podcasters⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

And, if you want to learn more about the host and author Rob Adler and his career, check out his book here:

⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠I Hammered Hank: And Other True Stories From The Worldwide Leader: Adler, Rob: 9781980219613: Amazon.com: Books⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

This week Michigan defenseman Luca Fantilli, whose brother Adam Fantilli is a former Hobey Baker winner as college hockey's best player and current member of the Columbus Blue Jackets, joins the show. Luca talks playing hockey for the Wolverines, his family's summer trip to Italy, getting to play both junior hockey and a season at Michigan with Adam, attending the Pittsburgh Penguins development camp in 2023, his favorite restaurants in Ann Arbor, his close relationship to his family, the rivalries with Michigan State and Ohio State, watching a football game in The Big House and so much more! Tune in NOW!!

If you would like to support the podcast monetarily, go here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠I Played, Too • A podcast on Spotify for Podcasters⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

And, if you want to learn more about the host and author Rob Adler and his career, check out his book here:

⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠I Hammered Hank: And Other True Stories From The Worldwide Leader: Adler, Rob: 9781980219613: Amazon.com: Books⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

This week, hockey player Isaac Nurse joins the show. Isaac talks about playing at the University of New Brunswick which includes going unbeaten in 2023-2024 and winning back-to-back University Cup championships, being from such an athletic family(some of his relatives include Donovan McNabb, Kia, Sarah and Darnell Nurse) winning an OHL title with his hometown Hamilton Bulldogs, car rides with his family going to games, his final season of junior hockey being cut short due to Covid, attending Dallas Stars development camp in 2023, signing with the Florida Everblades in the ECHL, and more. Tune in now!

If you would like to support the podcast monetarily, go here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠I Played, Too • A podcast on Spotify for Podcasters⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

And, if you want to learn more about the host and author Rob Adler and his career, check out his book here:

⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠I Hammered Hank: And Other True Stories From The Worldwide Leader: Adler, Rob: 9781980219613: Amazon.com: Books⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Duke tennis player Connor Krug, whose grandfather is the legendary ESPN college basketball voice Dick Vitale, joins the show. Connor talks about meeting his idol Roger Federer at Wimbledon, losing to his brother Jake and not getting the poster he wanted, playing doubles with Ben Shelton in juniors, his biggest wins in junior and college tennis, Durham being a foodie town, what he's learned from watching his grandfather's battle with cancer, the close relationship he still has with his junior coaches, and much more. Tune in now!

If you would like to support the podcast monetarily, go here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠I Played, Too • A podcast on Spotify for Podcasters⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

And, if you want to learn more about the host and author Rob Adler and his career, check out his book here:

⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠I Hammered Hank: And Other True Stories From The Worldwide Leader: Adler, Rob: 9781980219613: Amazon.com: Books⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Former hockey player and current junior hockey coach Matt Gaudreau, whose brother is 7-time NHL All-Star and former Hobey Baker winner Johnny Gaudreau, joins the show. Matt talks about just how close the Gaudreau family is, playing college hockey at Boston College, growing up in a small town in southern New Jersey, the advice Stanley Cup Winner and US Olympian John LeClair gave him, playing in and winning the Beanpot tournament, playing in Sweden, being a coach with the Philadelphia Rebels of the NAHL, and much more. Tune in now!!

****This episode originally aired in June of 2024***

RIP to a great guest and a kind person

If you would like to support the podcast monetarily, go here: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/rob-adler/support And, if you want to learn more about the host and author Rob Adler and his career, check out his book here: https://www.amazon.com/Hammered-Hank-Stories-Worldwide-Leader/dp/1980219613