Episodes
Episodes
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Tuesday Nov 15, 2022
Indiana Bourbon Drinkers FB Page Founders Nate Van Sell & Eric Wathen
Tuesday Nov 15, 2022
Tuesday Nov 15, 2022
On Episode 11 I sit down with Indiana Bourbon Drinkers Facebook Founders Nate Van Sell and Eric Wathen.
Episode 11 is heavy bourbon talk, as Nate and Eric share their Bourbon experiences with us. They have over 5,000 followers on their facebook page and after listening to this podcast you can certainly tell why! Their passion for bourbon can be heard all episode long! In this episode we discuss
The reason and the vision behind the Indiana Bourbon Drinkers Facebook page.
They Talk about how they do a barrel selection
They discuss one of their favorite distilleries, Old 55 Distillery
Each of us talk about the first bourbon that got us hooked into the bourbon hobby.
Some places you can go in Indiana to find great Store Picks
Best Bargain Bourbons for your $$
Nate and Eric give us their starting 5
much much more
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Tuesday Nov 08, 2022
Meghan McKeown, Basketball Analyst for Big Ten Network & WNBA Chicago Sky
Tuesday Nov 08, 2022
Tuesday Nov 08, 2022
In Episode 10 of the Basketball and Bourbon podcast, we talk to Meghan Mckeown. Meghan is an award-winning sports broadcaster based out of Chicago with a unique range of skills. A former basketball player at Northwestern University, the Medial School of Journalism alum has served as a color analyst for Big Ten Network, the Chicago Sky, Big East Digital Network, and ESPN+. In 2018 Meghan was named to STAA’s Top 30 Sportscasters Under 30. Meghan welcome to the basketball and bourbon podcast.
In this episode Meghan and I discuss
How she prepares for a basketball game as an analyst
Her and I both had fathers who were life long coaches. We talk about the road trips we would take with our fathers on scouting and recruiting trips
Meghan previews IU and Purdue women’s basketball teams
Some of the great basketball atmospheres in both the men's and women’s games
We talk wine and Meghan gives us her starting 5 of bottle of wines.
Talk about one of her mentors, PTI’s Michael Wilson, and his influence on her career
She talks about covering the WNBA champions Chicago Sky and how Chemistry, peaking at right time, and being healthy were the recipe for the Sky winning the 2021 championship.
We both share how family plays a big part of our careers
Of course much much more!
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Tuesday Nov 01, 2022
Greg Rakestraw, Vice President of ISC Sports Network
Tuesday Nov 01, 2022
Tuesday Nov 01, 2022
Episode 9 We talk to Greg Rakestraw. Greg has played a major role in the Indianapolis sports scene for over 25 years. Greg has called play-by-play on the radio and tv for HS sports, Indianapolis Colts, IUPUI basketball, Indy Eleven Soccer, and hosts a post game show after every Colts game. Greg and I discuss a variety of topics
How we both would flip professions if either of us had decided not to pursue our current career choice
Greg talks about HS hoops in southern Indiana when he was growing up
His experience with sports growing up in a locker room how it has helped him in his career today
the sports of tennis and soccer and how some of the skills in those sports transfer to basketball.
I talk about some of the best bourbons under $50
We compare the IU/Purdue rivalry to the UK/Louisville rivalry
Greg takes us through how he prepares for calling a game
The difference between calling play by play on radio vs tv
He talks St Elmo's bourbon
I have a change in my bourbon starting 5, as I drop one of my favorites from the starting 5
And much much
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Monday Oct 24, 2022
Monday Oct 24, 2022
Episode 8 I talk to Purdue FT Wayne Coach Jon Coffman and DuPont Hospital CEO Mark Dooley. In this episode we talk about
How Coach Coffman has been able to sustain success over his tenure at Purdue FT. Wayne.
Coach Coffman, a native from Atlanta, tells us he had the Hoosiers movie poster up in his room and how much it meant to him to speak at a clinic in the gym Hoosiers was filmed.
Mark tells us how he took an Uber to get a bottle of Weller 12
Coach Coffman & UK's Coach John Calipari suit story!
Mark compares Indiana HS basketball to Alabama HS basketball
Benefits of the NIL
Coach Coffman as a mentor to his players and how he has teamed up with a local business leaders to help his players prepare for life after basketball
Mark gives us an impressive bourbon starting 5
Mark tells us what made his HS team so successful
Coach Coffman talks about how he prepared his team for a recent trip to Italy.
of course much much more!
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Monday Oct 17, 2022
Matt Kusek-- Bourbon Analyst With Malt-Review.com
Monday Oct 17, 2022
Monday Oct 17, 2022
Episode 7 we talk to Bourbon Analyst with malt-review.com Matt Kusek. Matt and I share a passion for both bourbon and basketball! We discuss many basketball and bourbon topics, including:
Some bourbons are hard to find or outrageously expensive, but Matt says you can find great tasting bourbon that is readily available at a reasonable price
Matt talks about the importance of chemistry for a basketball team as well as making a great bourbon.
We talk about how Matt went from not playing basketball in HS only to play basketball in college.
Scottie Pippens value to the 90’s Bulls team as well as Scottie Pippens bourbon Digits.
Matt’s love for playing pickup basketball still today!
The “Curry” effect on the game of basketball today
What if Reggie Miller played in today’s game
“Kusek Law” and how this can help you when it comes time for finding a Christmas gift for that bourbon lover you know
Our bet for the upcoming season between Matt’s Bulls and my Pacers!
What goes into reviewing a bourbon
How each persons pallets are different.
Difference between sour mash and sweet mash
Matt’s thoughts on Peerless Bourbon and why he gave it a high review!
Much More!
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Sunday Oct 09, 2022
NJCAA Hall of Fame Coach Joe Kuhn
Sunday Oct 09, 2022
Sunday Oct 09, 2022
In Episode 6 we talk with National Junior College Athletic Association Hall of Fame Coach Joe Kuhn. Coach Kuhn is entering his 26th season as a head coach at the NJCAA Division 3 level and his first season at the College of Dupage in Illinois. Over the past 25 seasons Coach Kuhn was the coach at Joliet Junior College. During his time at Joliet, Kuhn had record of 525-259, including a National NJCAA Division 3 title in 2010.
In the podcast Coach Kuhn and I discuss:
The importance of "attention to details " whether it is making bourbon or coaching a basketball team
His first reaction to trying Peerless Bourbon
Why he loves recruiting kids from Indiana and how his teams have benefitted from having Indiana players on his teams.
Coaching Kokomo's Dustin Smith, who happens to be 2022 Indiana Mr. Basketball & current Purdue player Braden Smiths father.
The time commitment of coaching
Who are some of the current NCAA teams he likes to study
and much more
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Sunday Oct 02, 2022
Dan Dakich
Sunday Oct 02, 2022
Sunday Oct 02, 2022
In Episode 5 we talk to former basketball coach and current talkshow host Dan Dakich.
Dan and I talk about the first time we both got hooked on basketball
Dan growing up playing basketball in the region
Playing in the 1980 IHSAA Final Four
The time when Dan's father canceled school on the Monday after Calumet HS won the sectional in the early 70"s
Dan's favorite bourbons
Talk about the 4 finger pour!
What it is like watching our kids play sports opposed to coaching
The desire to win as a coach
Only thing Dan misses about coaching
much more!
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Saturday Sep 24, 2022
Author Nick Greene
Saturday Sep 24, 2022
Saturday Sep 24, 2022
In Episode 4 we talk with Nick Greene, Author of the Book: How to Watch Basketball Like a Genius: What Game Designers, Economists, Ballet Choreographers, and Theoretical Astrophysicists Reveal About the Greatest Game on Earth.
We talk:
Rare stories about basketballs inventor James Naismith
The George Mikan effect on the evolution of basketball
How the shot clock evolved
FT % from across the decades, you will be shocked at what he reveals!
The Elam basketball ending
Slow motion and Michael Jordan
Reggie Miller to Steph and Klay
To purchase Nick's book you can go to https://www.nickgreenewriter.com
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