Sing Second Alumni

We rang in the Army-Navy game with a special podcast from Checkerspot. We chat with alums, USNA staff and bring in Jeff Webb ‘95 at the end for some final thoughts on a great rivalry, a great game and an amazing tailgate for our alums. Colin Schofield does a little guest hosting in place of Bill Wagner. We made some predictions. Some came through (the under). Some didn’t (Navy covering). But all t...

Today's show features interviews, game and season analysis and commentary from the team. Go Navy, Beat Army!

Phew…we made it. That was a long week. Chris and John close out 5 Days of Army Pods with our final predictions and observations about the events happening around the big game. We talk a little bit about the O’s first baseman of the future…but only a little bit…and close out the week with an appreciation of the greatest rivalry in sports. Our featured interviews are big ones. The first female veter...

Army Week. Day 4. Let’s go. We get ready for the big game with some Q&A with head football coach Brian Newberry, and our feature interview this week is with Mike Canders ‘77 (the pilot), Corky Gardner ‘77 (the BATT-O) and ADM Gary Roughead ‘73 (the Dant), who in 1998 pulled off a pretty daring stunt that got Army Week really revved up. We chat with them about a great prank. We also chat about the...

Army Week. Day Three. It’s a marathon, not a sprint, people. We jump into Hump Day with Big News. We have four new Distinguished Grads. Congratulations to ADM Patrick Walsh ‘77, VADM Mark Fox ‘78, Lt. Gen. Dave Beydler ‘81 and Capt. Chris Cassidy ‘93. Pretty amazing group. We talk about it and debut the big news that DGA ceremonies will now take place in the fall on a football weekend instead of M...

Day two of the Army Week pod-a-thon hits hard with a little Monday night recording from friend of the pod and sponsor Dry 85. We chat a little but more about the Monday pep rally, the chilly forecast for Saturday and a discussion about favorite Army-Navy game memories. Jason Salata ‘94 and Don Bouchard ‘86 from BlackSea stop by the bar to say hi. They’ll be featured on the Wednesday pod. And our f...

Season 6 - Episode 16. It’s Army Week. Chris and John do their best work during this week. We got it started with Steelers-Ravens in freezing conditions in Baltimore. The next teams suiting it up on that field? Army and Navy. A lot to chat about as we kick off Army Week. Navy got matched up with Cincy in the Liberty Bowl Jan 2nd. We break that down. Navy got two swimming stars over the weekend. An...

Season 6 - Episode 15. It’s December! Wow...say goodbye to 2025. We hardly knew ya. The Sing Second boys are gearing up for a full week of Army-Navy pods by bringing you an amazing double interview. First we chat with USNA parent Cortney Ellish. Her daughter is navigating Plebe year, and the Ellishes are navigating watching her diving career and living in Phoenix. On top of all that, the Ellishes...

Just in time for your Thanksgiving drive to Grandma's house...we bring you the latest issue of Shipmate Magazine. Now...the Mag won't be in your mailbox until next week, but Emily Lucht, John Schofield and Jimmy DeButts bring you the magazine in audio form. Now...HOLD YOUR HORSES. This isn't an audiobook. But we walk you through this latest issue of the Mag, give you some behind the scenes context...

It’s Thanksgiving week…so here’s a little double dip of interviews for you. Dave Gendell, an Annapolis native, wrote Battle at Annapolis…a great book about two Army-Navy games contested on the grounds of USNA in 1893 and 1942. Gendell chats about the games and the impact USNA continues to have on the country through the spectacle of the Army Navy game. And William Spears just released his book two...

Wow…what a win over South Florida! And we got Star wins from Sprint Football and Men’s Rugby. We’d call that a successful weekend. Beyond that, the AA&F dedicated the Taylor Family Event Wing at the FAC, celebrated the families of our fallen alums with our annual Honor our Fallen Heroes (HOFH) event and we welcomed in the trustees of the Athletic & Scholarship Programs (A&SP) for their Fall Meetin...

Season six, episode 12. We’ve reached mid-November, and there’s plenty happening at the Alumni Association & Foundation. Our team got on the road this past weekend for the Notre Dame game…meeting with the Chapters and Parents Clubs in Chicago and in and around South Bend. The game didn’t end the way we wanted, but it was great connecting with our audiences. Back here at home, we honored Chet Gladc...

Season six, episode 11. The undefeated Navy Football season is over, but Sing Second still drives on. We break down the North Texas game and preview the upcoming matchup in chilly South Bend. We talk about Brandon Tseng’s ‘08 Forrestal Lecture, the upcoming Veteran’s classic and a great reunion weekend coming up for the historic Class of 1980. And our alumni interview this week dives deep in docto...

Season six, episode 12. Well...we survived Homecoming week. The Anchors Aweigh Golf Tournament, the Fluegel Alumni Center Welcome Home Event. The Live podcasts from the Alley Restaurant with NABSD and the Live Pod from the FAC. And a huge win for Navy Football over FAU. Chris and John break it all down and give a little preview of the North Texas game and the amazing roadshow events we have in Aus...

Sing Second Live Homecoming Podcast from Fluegel Alumni Center with Annapolis Mayor Gavin Buckley, Athletic Director Michael Kelly, new Head Men's Basketball Coach Jon Perry and Nasdaq SVP Brandis DeSimone '05. Our last live pod until Army-Navy game did not disappoint. More than 500 alums, parents and friends of USNA showed out to the FAC Saturday for a Welcome Home event and the Live Pod. Don't M...

Season six, episode 11. It’s Homecoming week, and the Sing Second Pod has all the gouge on what’s going down this coming weekend. We have the Anchor’s Aweigh Golf Tournament, the reunions for the classes of 1965, 1975 and 2005 and a big Welcome Home event here at the Fluegel Alumni Center. Chris and John chat about that and some amazing members of the Class of 1975 arriving for their reunion after...

Season six, episode 10. Phew...what a weekend in Philly! We celebrated 250 years of the Navy...180 years of USNA...a soccer doubleheader and a thrilling football win over Temple University. Chris and John break down the action from the weekend as they try to recover from multiple cheesesteaks consumed and multiple heart attacks endured during the football game. We also chat with ADM Stuart Munsch....

Season six, episode 9. A busy weekend came and went. We discuss and break down a 34-31 win vs Air Force, reunions for 1990, 1995 and 2015, President's Circle Weekend, a visit from Secretary of War Pete Hegseth and Annapolis Boat Show. We're getting ready for this weekend's Navy 250th celebration in Philly. We chat with George Leone, who is the Chairman of the 250th Commemoration. He breaks down th...

Hate reading magazines? Try listening to them. Shipmate Magazine Editor Jimmy DeButts, Digital Media Director Emily Lucht and John Schofield walk you through the September/October issue of the magazine. From DGAs to Legacy of Valor and 5 good minutes with filmmaker Brian O'Hare, we give you the content of the mag with a little taste of the behind the scenes elements of why the stories were chosen...

This is a joint Anchors Aweigh-Sing Second Podcast tapped live from Dry 85 to help get our listeners in the mode to Beat Air Force.

Season six, episode 8. It’s Air Force Week. Enough said. But there IS more. It’s President’s Circle Weekend for the Alumni Association & Foundation. We celebrate our PC donors with activities, receptions and tailgates Thurs-Sat. We also bring in three reunion classes - 1990, 1995 and 2015. And it’s Boat Show weekend in Annapolis. Looks like we picked the wrong time to quit sniffing glue (Airplane...

Season six, episode 7. A big one this week. Football is back against Rice this weekend. We celebrate our Corporate and Finance Relations partners during the game, including the Olmsted Foundation. MG Bruce Scott, USA (ret) - Army Class of ‘72 - joins us as we drop names of former Navy and Army Olmsted Scholar winners. But we also talk about the impact Olmsted has to USNA in the form of philanthrop...

Season six, episode 6. We run back the best Alumni Association & Foundation pod with a discussion about last week’s lock down on the yard, discussion about a big football win for the Mids at Tulsa and some cool roadtrips this past weekend to Oklahoma and eastern North Carolina. Our featured interview is with RADM (ret) Mike Shatynski ‘79. He’s running the Surface Navy Museum. The National Museum o...

Season six, episode 5. A big weekend ended without too much incident...unless 2 hour rain delays during a football game bother you. Football prevailed despite the lightning, the Class of 2000 showed out for an epic reunion weekend, and we honored four amazing Distinguished Graduates. Our featured interview is with our partner in podcasting, Grant Vermeer. Grant's Academy Insider pod is now in the...

UAB pre-game social and Navy Women's Soccer Fanfest. We ran it back. Another live pod from Saturday's Women's Soccer Fanfest and pre-game social at Fluegel Alumni Center. Bill Wagner joined Chris and John to interview Coach Carin Gabarra, Midn 1/C Mimi Abusham and NWS alums from the class of 2000 Michelle Melendez, Grace Kelly and Shannon Filbin. Also joining the ladies of 2000 was long-time frien...