PILLARS PODCAST 🎙

Bob Manfuso and Frank Boyle have seen a lot of lacrosse in their day!  In the summer there have been days of 10 games — because Bob and Frank are two of the best lacrosse officials in the DC area — and this pair of 🦓’s have been at it since the beginning! Frank and Bob — without you there are no games, and with you the games are certainly more exciting!  Thank you many times over for doing the of...

LACROSSE, MICHIGAN, DOLPHINS, GIBLIN, PREP There is no better ambassador for the game of lacrosse than Ted Moon!  When he picked up the Creator’s Game at University of Michigan, Ted instantly fell in love with lacrosse!  I hope you enjoy Bill & Ted Lax-fabulous Adventure as much a we did — but that’s next to impossible, but good luck! w/ lots of love sauce! Billy

Johnny has done a lot in the little time he has been here -- and credits the Prep brotherhood and his faith for leading him down a path in life's jungle that he never knew existed -- the arts and performing.   Johnny -- you are wise beyond his years -- keep listening to the voice of God that always rings in your heart and you will never go astray! Well done, son -- keep it up! w/ love, Billy

BARROS, BOWEN, MALLOY & SEITZ:  not a law firm . . . . .                                                                                                        . . . . .a rather fearsome foursome! Georgetown Prep Golf are the champions of the IAC, and subsequent champions of the DC Metropolitan Area — had a ball talking with these stud swingers of the golf club! w/ love, Billy G!

HAIL TO THE CHIEF! Vince Bartozzi hails from New Haven, CN and when he and his bride, Marge, moved south they didn't think DC would stick -- yet after four beautiful kids and team of precious grandchildren too -- they are still here! No one embodies "chief" more than Mr. B -- leader, maverick, visionary, coach.  We talk baseball, business, basketball, Frank Pepe Pizza, IT innovation...

If anyone deserves the billing of Local Legend that’s Poppa Joe Tropea — primarily because with his time all he has done is give back — and mostly with kids! We talk the DC playground, DC education, Sicilian roots, Tropea’s Barber Shop 💈, working for Uncle Sam, National Guard, coaching, legacy, community — the most important stuff! Thanks Poppa Trope — we all owe you one! w/ love, Billy G!

ZAN THE MAN and I have been friends since high school when we used to play all the sports and Zan used to conduct Dr. Ochs study sessions at his family home by Prep where mom and dad still live.  Zan with his beautiful wife Alex and their two awesome boys now live Raleigh, and it was there in his pull-through, horse-shoe drive out front of the Gormley southern estate that we talked coaching, sport...

Brian Andrews and I dance at the intersection of golf and life, and talk about the 2023 Masters and have a ball (a golf ball) doing it! Thanks, BA(MF)! ⛳️ ❤️‍🔥 🥃

PATRIOT POINT is a 300 acre retreat on Maryland's Eastern Shore that provides a relaxing and safe environment for our nation’s wounded, ill and injured service members, their families and caregivers , and THE ONE ARM CLASSIC is a golf tournament to take place in Ocean City, MD tomorrow, April 1, for the benefit of Patriot Point and all the veterans, nation-wide, it serves. THE ONE ARM CLASSIC...

Dom Starsia has loved lacrosse ever since he first held a lacrosse stick -- and the sentiment is mutual.   Coach Starsia was recruited to Brown University to play football, but when he touched his first lacrosse stick as a freshman he felt something special. Two years later Coach gave up football to devout more time to his first love — lacrosse. Flash forward past wins, loses, championships — Coac...

THE WJA OPEN is the chief annual fundraiser for the WASHINGTON JESUIT ACADEMY!   Ned Welbourn and I sat down on a lovely March evening to talk about the love of the WJA and the love in action which is the WJA OPEN.  Thank you, Ned, for being such a wonderful spokesman for the Academy, and a big shout out and thank you to UNITED BANK -- the community bank of the Nation's Capital   -- for being...

I know no larger fan of Elvis than Brendan Martin!  And then there was Austin Butler and Baz Lerhman’s masterpiece movie, ELVIS — as Brendan aptly and affectionately calls it — a love letter to Elvis, the once and future and forever king.   Elvis was the first true global superstar of otherworldly talent and he was adored accordingly.  Like Alexander the Great, before Elvis the masses were lost an...

BE OUR GUEST . . . . last night our guests were Cogsworth, The Beast, Lumiere, & the beautiful Belle . . . also known as: Teddy Kavanagh, Croix Harris, Michael Rose & Jameson Ackers -- just a few of the many stars of Georgetown Prep's production of the Disney classic, Beauty & The Beast!  The treat was mine to sit down with these thespians to talk about their weekend musical maste...

With a name like HannaH 🍌 Cherry 🍒 — come on, ya gotta eat lots of fruit, and what is more Hannah made the lifestyle choice 7 years ago to not only love all the fruit, but to love all the animals too — by not eating them.  Since then, Hannah’s diet has been plant-based and Hannah’s health and conscience has never felt better!  Hannah also has a plethora of side-hustles, and among them — she teac...

Formally known as Joe LaPietra, COACH LALA recently gave birth to Mastery Of The Mind (MOM) -- an educational model to teach student athletes life skills and educational tolls to use beyond athletics.  I have known Coach for a long time -- going back to my early teaching days at Mater Dei School and his son Joey -- who now is employed by dad to help with the digital/social media infrastructure of...

Courtney Chase graduated from the same program that I am currently enrolled — Catholic University’s Masters in Social work! Courtney has lived a life of service from politics to education to helping abuse victims — and is currently employed by the Archdiocese of Washington, helping victims of abuse -- and has her own private practice.  Most off, Courtney has been a long-time friend! Check out Cour...

Andy has been my therapist for over a decade.   Andy has worked in the DC area for over 48 years with over 55,000 therapy sessions with his clients.  Once upon a time, Andy wanted to help people and he got a masters in social work.  Once upon this past December,  I had a conversation with Andy about his experience -- and now I am traveling that very same path down the road of social work!  Where i...

Brent is kinda like my hero and we are little bit of doppelgangers! Brent manifests his media and film background to feature cool, different, inspiring people who may live next door to let folks know that inspiration literally lies a doorstep away -- especially here in Washington -- where things are never boring.  I hope you enjoy our conversation and please check out Brent and WICKLYOFFICIAL On I...

Cole and Nikhil cole-lapsed and nik-illed it last night talking about there efforts in the Student Visionaries Of The Year campaign to raise money for the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society!  Cole and Nikhil are the captains of the Hoyas For A Cure team who is competing against hundreds of other teams throughout the greater Washington DC area.  We are midway through the 7-week campaign and are happy...

CAROL! has been a friend of mine for years -- and as you can probably tell from the listen -- we are kinda kindred spirits!  One year ago abouts, Carol had the temerity to start an in-person studio for yoga, hemp, wellness.  On the heals of a pandemic -- rather still in the storm of the pandemic -- I'd call that bold.  And Virgil (the poet - not the wrestler) would agree -- "Fortune favo...

William Keegan & Isaiah Rose are the President and Vice President of the Yard at Georgetown Prep.  They were elected by their peers -- freshman through senior alike.  They understand their responsibility to the the student body of the academy on the Pike.  We talk about that and have a ball doing it -- I hope you enjoy the listen! Hoyas, Let's Go!!!

Tommy Terry comes from a long line of firefighters — you could say the profession of helping, saving, rescuing — putting out fires is in his blood!  Tommy has been an Annapolis firefighter for mostly all of his adult life and he loves it!  Thank you, Terry, for telling your story; speaking your passion!  And thank you, sir, for doing what you do for all the rest of us — and that goes out to every...

Ryan Sabol & James Gardiner on the hard-court are a dynamic duo — two of the Eagles on Eye Street’s finest — Ryan sets ‘em up; James knocks ‘em down! Bing-bang-bomb (goes the dynamite)! Everybody who knows, knows that Gonzaga Basketball is LEGIT — the DMV and country over!  Thank you Ryan and James for your candid take on one of the best high school basketball programs and thank you for tellin...

The ValGal does it again and again and again -- Valerie R. Shollenberger is the energizer bunny of baking -- and tis'nt it the season for that!  As a good Italian gal, Valerie has always had kitchen in her veins -- and her passion as gravitated toward the oven -- baking tasty, sweet, from-scratch treats for the holidays, parties, graduations, birthday parties, corporate events -- or just your...

Brian Danver and I have been friends for years -- a friendship not just of quantity, but of quality!  I love Brian D -- and BD loves himself some soccer.  Brian has been good to soccer and soccer has been good back -- that is why BD and BG sit back on a Friday morning to rap about the biggest stage for the beautiful game -- La World Cup! OLE OLE OLE! Cheers! #worldcup #oleoleole #soccer #thebeauti...