Conversations With Rob Worth

This episode my guest is archeologist, anthropologist, and professor at IU-South Bend, Jay VanderVeen. He talks about what got him into archeology, and stories of taking students out to some wild sites like Mexico and and Chicago bridges.

This episode IUP Men's Basketball Coach Joe Lombardi joins me to talk about his 4 decades of coaching basketball, how he came to embrace is catholic faith, and plans he's involved in, for organizing  a basketball, and faith retreat in the future.

This episode Eastern Michigan volleyball coach Kevin Foeman joins me to talk about going from being a hall of fame collegiate baseball player, to a professional baseball player with the Giants to coaching women's volleyball.

Dr. Angela Eikenberry talks with me about about growing up in Omaha, getting her start with non profit work while bowling with her family, her journey through college, Korea, working in Non Profit research to becoming the Director of The School Of Public Policy at the University Of Connecticut.

This episode, Vania Andre, Editor-In-Chief of the Haitian Times, Founder of MUSER and professor in journalism at Hofstra University talks with me about her journey into journalism, as well as her views and opinions on journalism today, the distrust by Americans of mainstream media, and Karine Jean-Pierre. www. Haitiantimes.com www.hofstra.edu/communication

High school football and softball player Zoe Niblett joins me to talk about her growing up playing tackle football on the boys teams most of her life, including 4 years of high school football as a Wide Receiver and Defensive Back. She also talks about her plans for the future, colleges and her view of women's sports.

Pennsylvania rap artist Matty Ice talks with me about growing up in the juvenile detention system, street life, drug addiction, to becoming a successful music artist after overcoming his demons.

John Diener, Principal of Eisenhower High School in Yakima, Wa. joins me to share his journey from growing up on an apple orchard to becoming a high school  principal, as well as great stories of Eisenhower HS, like the work his students do on the Yakima River, and a young lady who spent her 4 years of high school playing football on the boys tackle football team. https://kimatv.com/news/local/hig...

Christian Bowyer, Theatre Technical Director and Heritage Center at Alma College Assistant Technical Supervisor, joins me this episode to talk about what got him into theatre, and his journey from to Alma College. Alma College Department of Theatre and Dance https://www.facebook.com/THDAlma Alma student run Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/alphapsiac/ Christian Bowyer's website: website: https...

Special Effects, Make Up Artist, Wig Maker, Animatronics Builder, and Professor at Purdue University, Michael Meyer will join me to talk about growing up in Germany and learning all the crafts of his trade, moving to America, getting into the world of Make Up and special effects and animatronics U.S. style, and becoming a professor at Purdue.

This episode Hakeem Worthen owner of the Knoxville Grizzlies joins me to talk about his life in football and starting his own team.

This episode we have the young host of the podcast Hill Talk, Trea'zur Cassidy join us to talk about her faith in Christ, goals, and how she got Science Hill High School to create the podcast Hill Talk. https://open.spotify.com/show/5aC820CTJT4CQK1XJ1jrwd?si=db135d2fdef74763

Former NFL Wide Receiver Qadry Ismail joins me to talk about growing up in New Jersey, then moving to Pennsylvania with his grandparent and getting into football, and his journey into the NFL. You can also hear hear the emotion in him as he discusses the people that helped him reach his dreams. https://missiletraining.com/    https://open.spotify.com/show/2vZrlrASI3ew2NgPIPDxQs

This episode QB Jesse Felker of the Nevada Storm in the Women's Tackle Football League talks about her life growing up, going to college, getting into fitness and tackle football, and starting up and running her own fitness company in her own gym. https://nevadastormfootball.com/ https://www.biggestlittlespeedschool.com/

Defensive Back for the Ohio Northern Polar Bears, Preston Ray joins me to talk about his path to Ohio Northern University, Engineering, and football. You can follow Preston at Instagram: preston.ray16 X: prestonray_16

Mr. Wicked The 187 Artist joins me today to tell us his story of life in the streets to becoming a rap artist to climbing the ladder to CEO of Greenleaf Ent. A record label, and a clothing company.. https://greenleafwearohio.myshopify.com/collections/all https://open.spotify.com/artist/3O0k3qbjhN6bqJ5Ibja0xa?si=SfgZBSb9QZafnCHjx4u_4g

Justin Carey, Head Coach of the Roxbury Community College Tigers joins me to today to talk about his life growing up in Western Mass and his journey in baseball from his dad coaching him and his brother in little league to the minor league level, to becoming a head coach for a school that dropped baseball for years, and rebuilding a program from scratch. https://www.njcaaregionxxi.com/members/roxb...

Owner of the Pecos League professional baseball team Dublin Leprechauns, former Mayor of Dublin, Ca. Guy Houston joins me and talks about how he grew up, and got involved in politics, and venturing into the world of professional sports.

Vermont Catamounts Women's Hockey Coach Jim Plumer joins me and tells how he became a hockey coach late in life, and quickly moved up to coaching the Division 1 Catamounts team. Coach Plumer was named New England D1 Coach Of The Tear twice in his career.

Cape Cod Academy Seahawks boy's basketball coach David Robinson joins me to talk about growing up in the projects of Connecticut, to becoming a basketball instructor that has 2 athletes he's worked with score over 2k points in their high school career, to becoming head coach at Cape Cod Academy. The podcast also hopes listeners would help support the Cape Cod Academy by visiting https://ww...

Former Mayor of Johnson City, Tn. and founder of Up And At Em Inc. and the Turkey Trot tells her story of growing up in Johnson City, Tn., Life overseas, coming back to Tennessee and becoming mayor and the Turkey Trot. For more info on the Turkey Trot visit https://thegoosechase.org/turkey-trot/

R.E.D Worth It talks about growing up with his passion for music, how he became an artist and radio DJ

Today AJ Hendrickson of the Record-Journal Expos joins me to talk about growing up in Connecticut, his love for baseball and the Greater Hartford Twilight Baseball League  The GHTBL supports several good charities. You can check them out here https://ghtbl.org/food-banks   and can donate to a good cause

Coach Hester joins me to talk about his career and how he helped build not only the IU East men's basketball program, but the athletic dept. The Boys and Girls Club Of Wayne County is a non profit Coach Hester supports. You can to here: https://bgcrichmond.harnessgiving.org/donate/?selected-method=one-time&amount=50&campaign_id=0

Special guest Claude Love joins me for a coffee to talk about his life growing up in South Central Los Angeles in the 80's, being drafted by the Cleveland Indians and more. To donate to NSU Baseball athletics https://www.givecampus.com/schools/NovaSoutheasternUniversity/the-sharks-athletics-fund/pages/baseball