Tinman Podcast

Katie George serves as a reporter for ESPN/ABC Saturday college football games alongside Joe Tessitore and Jesse Palmer, and contributes to coverage of several ESPN properties, including the NBA, UFL, and Premier Lacrosse. Prior to joining ESPN, she worked WDRB in Louisville as the station’s sports anchor and reporter. Most recently, George was the Milwaukee Bucks’ team sideline reporter for the 2...

As the reigning Miss Kentucky, Chapel Tinius has a lot of responsibilities around Churchill Downs and the city of Louisville during Derby Week.  I was able to catch up with her for a few minutes on Oaks Day.  It helps that she's my cousin!

Steve Buttleman has been the bugler at Churchill Downs for three decades.  I was able to sneak into his pagoda for a few minutes in between races before he was out to play the call to the post again.

Katherine Blanford, a Louisville, KY native joins the podcast during Derby week!  After racking up millions of views on her Don’t Tell Comedy set, Katherine hit the road sharing confessions of her southern family secrets and awkward adolescent years across the country and internationally.  She has appeared twice on The Tonight Show starring Jimmy Fallon, Vice TV’s Super Maximum Retro Show, After M...

Scott Davenport was a national championship basketball coach at Bellarmine University.  He grew up in Louisville, just blocks from Churchill Downs.  Four years ago he combined two of his passions by starting the Davenport Derby Dash.  The event takes place on the Wednesday night of Derby week with the money raised benefiting the Davenport Family Scholarship for student managers.  Items up for auct...

The 151st Kentucky Derby is almost here!  Kevin Kerstein is part of the communications team with Churchill Downs Inc. and co-host of the Inside the Kentucky Derby podcast.  He shares this thoughts on a selection of horses from this year's field, from presumptive favorite Journalism to some of the longer shots.  We also talk about how post-position and weather can impact the race.  Get your handica...

March Madness is here, a perfect time re-visit our conversation with NCAA Tournament hero Ty Rogers. His 2008 buzzer beater to lift Western Kentucky over Drake earned him as ESPY. Originally recorded prior to his 2024 induction into the KHSAA Hall of Fame, Rogers shares some memories from his stellar career at Lyon County High School.  Among the things we learn are the fact that one of his high sc...

Cam Clark joins the podcast to talk about his debut solo album, The Outer Reaches!  Clark lists some of his musical influences as Ray Charles, Al Green, and the Motown sound, while also being enamored with the excitement of live performances of bands like Queen.  It should come as no surprise then that his album provides a healthy mix of rock, R&B, and soul. A touring artist for over a decade...

Bobby Ray has spent over a decade officiating women's college basketball games in the ACC and numerous other conferences.  The seventh of seven kids and son of a coach, basketball and competition have been part of his life from day one.  After his own stint as a coach, Ray eventually dove headfirst into the world of officiating. Our conversation touches on a variety of topics, including the nuance...

Gary Dunn is a two-time Super Bowl champion with the Pittsburgh Steelers.  As part of the Steeler's dynasty in the 1970s, he helped the juggernaut win Super Bowl XIII over the Dallas Cowboys and Super Bowl XIV over the Los Angeles Rams. Dunn was drafted by Pittsburgh in 1976 as a defensive tackle out of Miami (FL).  He had to battle to earn his spot on the team, trying to make a name for himself a...

Daymeon Fishback has contributed as a game and studio basketball analyst for ESPN and the SEC Network since 2014.  You can find him on your tv set multiple times a week breaking down college hoops action.  We discuss his experiences as a player, the deeply competitive Southeastern Conference, and the greater college basketball landscape.  Growing up in Bowling Green, KY, Fishback starred at Greenw...

Amanda Buechel played six years of college soccer, overcoming two ACL tears.  She has since competed in two Ironman competitions while continuing to stay connected to the game she loves.  In 2024, Buechel decided it was time to move to Italy and learn Italian! Once there a professor who learned of her passion for soccer referred her to a team.  She got a tryout, and is now playing for Salernitana...

We kick off Season 3 with Joe Gruschecky, front man of Joe Grushecky and Houserockers.  With over 20 albums to his credit Grushecky has delivered powerful live performances, spent years collaborating with Bruce Springsteen, and helped raise over 8 million dollars for the Light of Day Foundation to fight Parkinsons and ALS.  Most of this was done while maintaining a full-time career as a special ed...

The Army - Navy football game dates back to 1890. This weekend will be the 125th contest in the storied rivalry centered around sacrifice and mutual respect.  In this episode, we revisit conversations with Trent Steelman (Army) and Jamale Carothers (Navy), both key players for their respective academies.  They share about their paths to the academies and their thoughts on this special game.  Make...

Tom Hambridge is a four-time Grammy winning performer, songwriter, and producer.  Along with his own bands, he has collaborated with rock and blues icons like Buddy Guy, B.B. King, Eric Clapton, Johnny Winter, Susan Tedeschi, George Thorogood, and Keith Richards just to name a few.   Hambridge started banging on pots and pans as a kid and never looked back. Gigs with his older brother at high scho...

The ecosystem of youth sports is ever evolving, with the last decade bringing some of the most fast-sweeping and drastic changes.  In this episode, I am joined by Ally Tucker, host of the Youth $ports Pod.  Her podcast explores the changing landscape of Youth Sports in America and how it continues to shift away from its roots.  Ally is interested in the full picture, having conversations with play...

Rose Lavelle is an Olympic gold medalist and World Cup winning midfielder for the United States Women's National Team.  She recorded her 100th cap in June against South Korea, and will be recognized for that honor prior to the team's final match of their celebration tour on Wednesday in Louisville. Lavelle scored the second goal in the US’s 2-0 victory over the Netherlands in the 2019 World Cup fi...

Casey Dykes, New York Yankees Assistant Hitting Coach, checks in ahead of his first trip to the World Series! The Fall Classic gets underway Friday night in Chavez Ravine as the Dodgers and Yankees face off in a powerhouse match-up.   We talk briefly about the Yankees' season to date and World Series preparations.   Dykes first made an appearance on the podcast just prior to the start of spring tr...

Fred Tackett is a multi-instrumentalist whose unique talents have made him a sought-after session musician for decades. While his friendship and collaboration with Little Feat’s founder Lowell George pre-dates his time as an official member of the band, Tackett’s contributions on the guitar, mandolin, and trumpet have helped cultivate Little Feat’s sound for over 40 years.    Little Feat has been...

Don Brewer, drummer and co-founder of Grand Funk Railroad, joins the pod for a conversation ahead of the band's visit to the Louisville Palace on Thursday, October 17th. Hailing from Flint, Michigan, Grand Funk Railroad reached peak popularity in the 1970s with songs like ‘We’re An American Band’, ‘I’m Your Captain’, ‘The Locomotion’ and ‘Some Kind of Wonderful’ among others. They opened the Atlan...

Centre alumnus Jay Hoffman (300-77-36) has been the head coach of Colonels women's soccer since the 2004 season, leading the program to conference, regional and national success.  Highlights of Hoffman’s tenure include eleven consecutive NCAA Tournament appearances (2011-2022), ten straight Southern Athletic Association titles (2012-2022) and a 2015 NCAA Final Four run. The wins are only part of t...

The NFL is already nearing the quarter pole of the season.  Dominique Yates, Green Bay Packers multimedia reporter for the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel checks in for a chat about the Pack.  We talk about the excitement of his new gig and plenty about the team, including Jordan Love's injury, the Packers' victories in his absence, and what might be on the horizon for the rest of the season. Support t...

Doug Gorman joins the podcast to talk about Birdies for Brittney, a golf tournament and charity established to honor the life of his daughter Brittney.  Brittney was diagnosed with Acute Myeloid Leukemia on May 22, 2017. Tragically, she passed away only three days later on May 25, 2017. Brittney was a wife, mother to nine-month-old Emery Rose, a daughter and a dear friend to many. Birdies for Brit...

The Labor Day Weekend Show is Louisville's Jimmy Buffett Tribute Festival.  It will take place on Saturday, August 31 and Sunday, September 1.  Among the artists taking part in the festivities will be Doyle Grisham, the steel pedal guitar player for the Coral Reefer Band. Growing up in Texas, Grisham began playing in bands with professional musicians at the age of 15.  He has appeared on many clas...

Michael Eaves is a six time Emmy award winning sports journalist.  He is most often seen anchoring nighttime editions of SportsCenter from the studio but has also anchored from the road at the Masters and other events. He also has reported from the Summer and Winter Olympics. In addition to anchoring SportsCenter from the Masters and other golf events, Eaves in 2021 expanded his role to conducting...