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Professional basketball player Joey Brunk joins his cousin Jimmy from the Czech Republic after spending his first season in Poland last year. Joey & Jimmy document some of their favorite memories growing up together including a recent trip to Caesars Palace in Las Vegas. They also recall going to South Bend to see Notre Dame play Michigan with Manti Te’o as a Heisman Trophy candidate. Finally, Joe...

Milt Thompson is an attorney & community leader based out of Indianapolis, IN. He is the president and CEO of MOT Strategies, formerly known as Grand Slam – a sports, entertainment, and recreation management consulting firm. He is the co-founder of Indiana RBI, the MLB program to revive inner cities and provide opportunities for at risk youth with baseball. He is also a former certified Contract A...

Madarrell Murphy is a singer/songwriter based out of Indianapolis, IN. He joins Jimmy to describe his experience as a student athlete at the University of Indianapolis, playing along the offensive & defensive line. He also recalls his time working on staff for WICR-FM alongside Jimmy. Finally, Murf promotes his newest single "F.L.Y. (First Love Yourself)" & his process for creating new music. Foll...

Stephanie Hirsch is a tennis & fitness coach based out of Austria. The former professional tennis player joins Jimmy to talk about her career & their shared experience as students at the University of Indianapolis. Stephanie was dominant from her first season at UIndy, being named the GLVC Player of the Year for 2014-2015. For her career, she retired with the best winning percentage of any Greyhou...

Chad Eppley is a teacher & Head Football Coach at Northridge High School in Middlebury, Indiana. He describes his experience playing college football at the University of Indianapolis, playing along the offensive line. He recalls being hired to his position at 26 years old and the challenges of being a young coach. He describes what it’s like to coach a game at Lucas Oil Stadium after leading Nort...

Wendy Reed is a singer & musician based out of Indianapolis, Indiana. She rejoices with Jimmy about getting the chance to work with Jimmy's dad Chooch, as part of Chooch & The Enchanters. She recalls meeting Tony Bennett in New York and getting to work with stars like Eddie Money as part of a Live Day experience with the Bob & Tom Show. Wendy also shares her experience working at t...

Tayler Persons is a professional basketball player with experience playing in The Netherlands, Germany, Poland, Hungary, & France. Tayler played college basketball initially at Northern Kentucky. He was named Atlantic Sun Freshman of the Year after averaging 13.1 points, 4.6 rebounds & 3.7 assists per game. After transferring to Ball State, Tayler became the first player in program history with ov...

Joe Lawson is a professional basketball player with experience playing in Germany, Finland, Mexico, Romania & most recently in New Zealand. He joins Jimmy from New Zealand to describe his recruiting process from IU Southeast and the work it took to earn a scholarship at the University of Indianapolis. Joe would lead UIndy in rebounding and blocked shots as a senior in 2013-2014, averaging 17.3 poi...

Martha Burse is a professional basketball player with experience playing in Portugal and Luxembourg. She played college basketball at the Division I level for IUPUI before transferring crosstown to Division II University of Indianapolis. As a Greyhound, she scored over 1,000 points & broke the school record for scoring with 22.3 points per game in 2017-2018 as a senior. She recalls players like Al...

Adriane Young is Indy's Relational Realtor emphasizing quality service to her clients in need of residential real estate help. She joins Jimmy to talk about her career after being colleagues at Entercom Communications in Indianapolis. Learn about the process of buying a home & how to get started with your own career in real estate. Adriane also talks about her apparel company Pretty Being...

Katie Clements is a thru hiker based out of Denver, Colorado. She majored in graphic design with a minor in marketing at the University of Indianapolis. Katie also participated as a college athlete with UIndy Women's Swimming & Diving for two years. She joins Jimmy to describe her experience hiking the Appalachian Trail in 2019, the amount of preparation that goes into that kind of trip, a...

Riley Pelton is an attorney based out of Indianapolis, Indiana. He focuses his practice on criminal defense, personal injury cases, driving issues, as well as business formation and management. He joins Jimmy to reflect on their shared experience at Carmel High School, both gaining television production experience while on on staff at CHTV. Riley played soccer for 4 years as a student athlete at C...

Ty Dixson is a stand-up comedian based out of Atlanta, Georgia. He joins his former student Jimmy to discuss their shared experience at Carmel High School where Ty served as an assistant football coach. They narrow down their favorite professional wrestlers and recall childhood dreams of being a WWE superstar! Coach Dixson also emphasizes avoiding the fear of failure, especially when trying a skil...

Mark Grainda is Director of Content Communications for the United Soccer League's Indy Eleven. He also spent 3 years as Media Relations Director for the Indy Fuel, a professional hockey team based in Indianapolis, IN. Mark describes his daily responsibilities working for a professional sports franchise and the impact it can have on work/life balance. Mark reflects on his shared high school exp...

Ray Steele is the local host for NPR's Morning Edition on WFYI 90.1 FM in Indianapolis. He joins Jimmy to talk about his responsibilities as a broadcaster to promote positive content around Indianapolis and help underserved communities with his platform. Ray provides expert analysis on professional wrestling and explains the peace it brings him when needing to disconnect from the stress of wor...

Harold "H.B." Bell is the President/CEO of RadioNext.tv based in Indianapolis. He utilizes his multi-faceted marketing and promotion skills to generate resources and visibility for non-profit organizations, small businesses, and faith-based groups. Mr. Bell produces, engineers, and creates topic specific programs on www.radio-next.tv., and for the last 11 years has hosted a live talk/jazz internet...

Brenda Williams is a singer and actress based in Indianapolis, IN. She joins Jimmy to talk about her career in entertainment, recalling the joy she felt performing with Jimmy's dad, Chooch as part of The Jackson Street Orchestra. Brenda shares her experience competing in the Mrs. America beauty competition as Mrs. Montana, finishing 2nd runner up for the title. She also shares her earliest mus...

Marquone Edmonds is a fitness specialist and coach based out of Lake Bluff, Illinois. He is a former wide receiver at the University of Indianapolis playing from 2009-2012. He is the all-time leader for UIndy Football in career receptions (256), receiving yards (3,254) & touchdown catches (41). He talks about his experience playing multiple sports in high school, the hours that go into develop...

Eric Davidson is a former college basketball player at the University of Indianapolis. He reacts to John Rahm winning the 2023 Masters, the satisfaction of seeing LIV Tour players lose, and if Tiger Woods will ever win again on the PGA Tour. He first recalls his high school basketball experience at Hamilton Southeastern, playing alongside two Indiana Mr. Basketball award recipients, Gary Harris an...

Diamond Dan Garza is newly inducted into the Indiana Wrestling Hall of Fame for his work as a wrestler, promoter & trainer. Dan reflects on his career in the ring including matches with Rick Rude and Mick Foley. He reveals the painful realities of the business and the physical injuries he suffered when maneuvers weren’t properly executed. Dan and Jimmy also recall their work benefitting Timmy...

Zach McRoberts is a former college basketball player at Vermont and Indiana University. He joins Jimmy to discuss their shared high school experience at Carmel, winning back-to-back state titles for the Greyhounds under head coach Scott Heady, and growing up in a basketball family. Zach's brother, Josh, was a highly recruited player out of Carmel High School, being named a McDonald's All-A...

Avery Woodson is a former college basketball player for Memphis & Butler Men's Basketball. He has professional experience playing in Greece, Finland, Sweden, Ukraine, and Belgium. He discusses his recruitment including time spent at East Mississippi Community College, the same school seen on the Netflix documentary series "Last Chance U".  Avery opens up about the pressures of being a col...

Erica Pierce (Ms EKlass) is an air-personality based out of Memphis, Tennessee. She joins Jimmy to recall time spent together as radio colleagues at Cumulus Indianapolis. She talks about the challenges, pressures, and responsibilities of being an air-personality, along with balancing the job of being a mom to four children. Ms EKlass reflects on being part of 93.9 The Beat in Indianapolis, which w...

Nicole Geoffrion is a marketing coordinator based in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. She joins Jimmy on International Women's Day to reflect on her choice to enroll at the University of Indianapolis, being originally from Boston. She recalls her time as an intern for the Indy Fuel & her continued love for hockey as a Boston Bruins fan now. She also talks about the challenges of being a single mom and th...

Morgan Ort (Foley) is a former DII softball pitcher for the University of Indianapolis. She is 2nd all-time in career strikeouts for any pitcher in DII softball with 1,659 K's. She holds two NCAA records for 30 strikeouts in a game & 21 strikeouts in a 7-inning game. She talks with Jimmy from Florida as her husband Kaleb Ort prepares in Spring Training, also a pitcher, for the Boston Red Sox o...