Coffee and a Mike

Rick Hepp was a state wrestling champion from St. Edward's high school and a 3X All-American wrestler from Lehigh University. He comes on the podcast to discuss how he got into wrestling, his take on the Walsh/Ed's rivalry, his time at Lehigh, and some of the stories he reported as a journalist which include: the Healthcare Serial Killer Charles Cullen, the Ariel Castro kidnappings, and using hidd...

Tyler Andrews is a professional runner for HOKAONEONE and founder of Chaski Endurance Collective currently living in Flagstaff, AZ. In the second of a two-part series Tyler talks about the upcoming Chaski Challenge September 6th-13th which includes: Chaski Classic 5K Run/Walk,  Chaski Marathon and Relay September 12th, and the unofficial 50km World Championships and Chaski People's Ultra November...

Markus Mollica was a 2X state wrestling champion at Walsh Jesuit High School in Akron, Ohio a   4X All-American at Arizona State University and a 2X national champion. On this podcast he discusses how he got into wrestling, dealing with adversity at a young age, Walsh/Eds rivalry, his love for the sport and what he is up to these days.

Tyler Andrews is a professional runner for HOKA ONE ONE   and founder of Chaski Endurance Collective currently living in Flagstaff, AZ. In the first of a two-part series Tyler talks about his trip to Nepal which included his fastest known time (FKT) on the Everest Base Camp Trail,   training in South America, what he has been doing during the pandemic, and how he ended up in Flagstaff.

Roger Chandler, who enters his 24th year on the Spartan wrestling staff, is in his fifth season as head coach for the 2020-21 season. He comes on the podcast to discuss how he was introduced to wrestling, his experience being coached by Howard Ferguson and later Greg Urbas at St. Edwards High School in Cleveland, Ohio, the classic Walsh/St. Edwards rivalry, what led him to the University of Indian...

Jason Roberts, a New Zealand native, is an internationally known chef, author, television personality, brand ambassador, fitness enthusiast, and gluten-free lifestyle advocate currently residing in Australia. He is a passionate supporter of Share Our Strength's No Kid Hungry campaign which strives to end childhood hunger in America.  On this podcast Jason talks about his love for Cleveland,  how h...

Paddy Gallagher, a senior at St. Edwards High School in Cleveland, Ohio and 2021 Ohio State commit. He comes on the podcast to discuss winning a wrestling state title his sophomore year, what it is like being part of the St. Edwards wrestling program, what he has been doing since the pandemic, and his future plans of winning national titles and Olympic gold.

Adam Kimble is a professional ultrarunner, race director, motivational speaker, running coach and amateur survivalist from Tahoe City, CA.    He comes on the podcast to discuss his recent   Fastest Known Time (FKT) on the 171-mile Tahoe Rim Trail in 37h 12m beating the previous record set by Kilian Jornet, 60-day transcontinental crossing of the USA (2,500 miles), 60 days alone in the wilderness t...

Eddie Jayne was a 3x state wrestling champion from St. Edwards high school in northeast Ohio, graduate of Penn State, and now teaches physical education at an elementary school in central Ohio.   He comes on the podcast to discuss how he started in wrestling, what his experience was at St. Edwards, the classic rivalry with Walsh Jesuit, how he would he have fared against 4x state champion Willie W...

Kristen McGuire of Adams Natural Meats, a high quality provider of Bison and Beef products, in both Buckeye, AZ and Evergreen, CO. She comes on the podcast to discuss the recent meat supply shortage as reported by the media, how they have adapted since the pandemic, and the health benefits of having a steady amount of bison. 

Ashley   Brasovan  is currently a professional sub-ultra trail/mountain runner for Hoka One One and also has a full time career as an Energy Efficiency/Renewable Energy Consultant residing full time in Golden, CO.  She comes on the podcast to discuss her recent fastest known time of 5 hrs 27 mins (FKT) of running the Four Pass Loop in Aspen, CO, how she is managing during the pandemic, why introve...

Jewher Ilham is the daughter of Uyghur scholar, Ilham Tohti, an internationally noted moderate voice who was dedicated to bridging the gap between the Uyghur people and the Han Chinese. Jewher arrived in the United States in 2013, following the detention of her father at the Beijing airport, as they were prepared to travel to Indiana University. This was the last time she saw her father. In Septem...

Ben Hatta, is an executive producer that has worked on shows such as The Bachelor, Amazing Race, Hell's Kitchen, and the Netflix documentary Team Foxcatcher. He comes on the podcast to discuss his grandfather introducing the sport of wrestling to Japan in the 1930's, becoming a high school state wrestling champ for St. Edward's high school after only starting his senior year, the Walsh/St. Edward'...

Sam Neider   was a 2X state wrestling champion from St. Edward's high school, 2X All-American wrestler from Northwestern University and the founder of Higher Purpose, a nature-integrated rite of passage for men transitioning into the "2nd half" life.   He comes on the podcast to discuss how he got into wrestling, his take on the Walsh/Ed's rivalry, his time at Northwestern, and why he decided to s...

Laura Thweatt is a professional runner for Saucony originally from Durango, Colorado.   She comes on the podcast to discuss her 5th place finish at the U.S. Olympic Trials in Atlanta, GA this past February, being coached by Joe Bosshard, what she has been doing during Covid-19,   her love for "The Office" and cooking.

Devon is a runner who runs roads, trails, mountains from distance from 5km to 100 mile.   She has run more than 50 Marathons (including 36 sub 3 hours marathons) and 50 Ultras since 2006, winning and CR a majority.   She comes on the podcast to discuss her recent achievement of running 500km in 10 days, how ultra-running has evolved since she started back in 2006, sponsorships, YouTube videos, and...

Sara Vaughn, mid-distance runner, real estate agent, wife, and mother of four earned a spot on the 2017 London World Championships team with a 3rd place finish at the USA Championships in the 1500m. She comes on the podcast to discuss what she has been up to during the pandemic, how she feels about races possibly happening in 2020, and how running is more important than ever right now

Coach John Heffernan is the head wrestling coach for St. Edward's high school in Lakewood, Ohio. He comes on the podcast to discuss how he got into wrestling, being a State Champion his senior year at St. Ed's, being a 2X All-American at Iowa under legendary coach Dan Gable, the classic Walsh-St. Ed's rivalry in the 90's, being an assistant coach under Greg Urbas and how coaching has changed from...

Neely S. Gracey is an eight-time NCAA DII Champion and has ran 3 Olympic Trials. She has represented Team USA and has raced in 8 different countries where she was the top American and 13th in the World in the 2013 World Cross Country Championships in Poland. She comes on the podcast to discuss what she has been doing during Covid-19, how she has been coaching her athletes through her Get Running C...

Brock Locnikar is a Harvard football commit and former All-Arizona linebacker, state wrestling champion from Scottsdale Notre Dame Preparatory. He returns to the podcast to discuss the cancellation of the 2020 Harvard football season, what his options are with no football for the fall semester, how he has been training during the pandemic, and some UFC talk.

Stephanie Howe is an ultra runner and has a PhD. in Nutrition & Exercise Science from Oregon State University.  She comes on the podcast to discuss her recent move to California, making personal changes,  favorite pizza, how she is managing during Covid and that her love for running has never been stronger.

Adrianne Haslet is a Global Advocate for amputee rights, Keynote Speaker, Boston Marathon Survivor, Ballroom Dancer and Blade Runner.   She comes on to discuss how instrumental therapy has been in her recovery, surrounding yourself with the right people, how she is managing during Covid-19, why dogs are more loyal than people, and her new venture "The Adrianne Strong" podcast which debuts this Fri...

Cory Oppold is the executive chef at Atlas Bistro and founder of Simmer Down Meals.   Simmer Down was designed to give gourmet meals to the public when restaurants are closed during the pandemic. He comes on the podcast to discuss, learning at a young age how to cook on his farm in Illinois,   his time on the show Chopped, how he went from wanting to be an architect to becoming a chef, and how he...

Patrick Reagan runs professionally for HOKA One One and GU Energy Labs. He won the 2019 USATF 100 Mile Trail Championships at the Brazos Bend 100 and broke the course record. Also in 2019, he finished 8th at the Western States 100. In his debut at the 100 Mile distance, Reagan won the Javelina Jundred 100 Mile Endurance run and bested the course record by 29 minutes in 2017. He has now won the Jav...

Michael LaMarca owner and operator of Master Pizza Franchise in Cleveland, Ohio.  He comes on the podcast to discuss growing up in northeast Ohio, how he went from owning one restaurant to recently opening up his twelfth location, what it is like to win pizza competitions both nationally and internationally, and how he is navigating his business thru this pandemic.