Reachin' & Teachin'

In this episode the CEI esports team talks to Michael Reilly, retired NYPD Lt. and Digital Citizenship Cyberbullying Speaker. It was great being able to sit down and talk to Michael about his time with NYPD, volunteering at his kids school, how he began teaching students about cyberbullying and digital citizenship, what are some examples he uses to teach students, and much more.

2020 has come to an end. In this episode the CEI esports team reflects on the ups and downs of this past year. They tell their story of how they started out in CEI and the transition of working in schools to trying to translate the program to an online form. They reflect on how the podcast started and their favorite moments of covering esports such as the Players Only League, 2K League, and much m...

In this episode the CEI esports team talks to Lance Sessions, also known as Lanstradamus, and the Team Manager and Assistant Coach for the Dallas Mavericks Gaming of The NBA 2K League. It was great being able to sit down and talk to Lance about he got started playing 2K, working with the 2K League, and how he uses his major in college in the esports world. We discuss much more like his love for an...

In this episode the CEI esports team talks to Ivan Curtiss, also known as OG KING CURT, and the General Manager of The Brooklyn Nets Gaming Crew of The NBA 2K League. It was great being able to sit down with the”Godfather of 2K” himself and learn how he got started playing 2K, working with the 2K League, and how a call from Secaucus changed his life. We discuss much more like co-founding The (MPBA...

In this episode the CEI esports team talks to Moshood Balogun Jr, aka Shockey, who is a former player in the NBA 2K League. It was great being able to sit down with Shockey and hearing how it was living as a 2K League player. We discuss his love for gaming, when he fist played NBA 2K, getting the call from Pacers Gaming, and much more.

In this episode the CEI esports team talks to Justin Varghese, who is the Business Development Manager at Shotcall. It was great being able to sit down with Justin and learn alittle of what he does with Shotcall. We discuss his love for gaming, his love for SuperSmash, his dream of being a commentator, and much more.

We discuss the esports news going on in the world like a PS5 and Xbox release, Xbox Shortage, 2HYPE and more news happening around the Esports world. We also continue our newest segments named "Tell them how you really feel" and "On this day in Video Game History".

We discuss the esports news going on in the world like a NBA 2K Olympic Team, 2K League, XSet Gaming and more news happening around the Esports world. We also debut two new segments named "How do you really feel" and "On this day in Video Game History"

In this episode the CEI esports team talks to Graham Borden, aka BlkFrankWhite, who is the NBA 2K League Global Community Ambassador. It was great being able to sit down with Graham and learn alittle more behind his mindset with the 2K League. We discuss his switch from Live to 2K, his experience with working under the pandemic, the new process with 2K prospects, and much more. 

We discuss the esports news going on in the world like Among Us, AOC on twitch, NBA 2K ratings opinions and more news happening around the Esports world.

In this episode the CEI esports team talks to Justin Jacobson, an entertainment, sports, esports and media attorney in New York City. Justin is also Vice-President at The Jacobson Firm, P.C. We discuss the beginnings with his background in attorney work, getting into the field of esports, the 2K League, his fascination with NBA 2K and much more.

We decide to change things up as we go into our 2nd Trivia episode. The score so far in the CEI Esports Trivia series, Robinson and Johnnie are tied 1-1 (due to technical difficulties, audio for the second trivia could not be released) . This episode, we cover the topics mostly video game trivia with a pinch of sports trivia. Are you Team Robinson or Team Johnnie? Play along and see how many quest...

In this episode the CEI esports team talks to James O' Hagan, a High School Esports Board Member, an Advisory Board member for the National Association of Esports Coaches and Directors, and the host of The Academy of Esports Podcast. We discuss the beginnings with his esports program, experiences as well as challenges faced, and how the high school programs can grow.

We discuss the biggest news in esports and gaming as we discuss the next-gen consoles. Are you Team Xbox or Team PS5? Listen as we compare the two from price, exclusives, and give our own take in which we think is better.

We discuss the esports news and topics such as X Set/PubG , 2K League Finals Update, Super Mario celebrates 35th Anniversary, and more news happening around the Esports world.

We discuss the esports news and topics such as Black Ops, 2K League Update, PS5 rumors, and more news happening around the Esports world.

We discuss the esports news as in more details on the  Fortnite/Apple drama, 2K League Update, new games coming out, and more news happening around the Esports world.

We discuss the esports news as in Fortnite/Apple, Mission Control, Halo Infinite, and more news happening around the Esports world.

After some time off, we discuss the esports news as in Logic retiring, twitch/HBCUs, Venn 24/7 tv network for esports, and more news happening around the Esports world.

We discuss the Playstation 5 reveal, what system we are leaning towards, Gucci getting into Esports, and more news happening around the Esports world.

In this Episode The Esports Director of CEI Esports, Jadd Schmeltzer, interviews Charles Spencer. Charles Spencer is a grad student at Eastern Michigan University and also is the Graduate Assistant for the EMU Esports Program. He has worked in esports programs in a variety of educational levels and is an expert on esports in schools. In this episode Charles explains what he wants EMU's esports pro...

We decide to change things up a little and answer some trivia questions. We cover the topics of NBA, WWE, and video games. Are you Team Robinson or Team Johnnie? Play along and see how many questions you can answer right.

We discuss current events as we have a discussion talking about protests, mental health, what needs to be done, and much more. We decided this topic needs to talked about so we took a new approach just so we can talk and vent about how we feel about what is going on in the world today.

We all the up and downs from the ninth and tenth part of "The Last Dance" documentary. We give our thoughts on the "flu game", Reggie Miller, the legend of "Black Jesus, the Jazz, and much more.

We all the up and downs from the seventh and eighth part of "The Last Dance" documentary. We give our thoughts on the competitive mindset of MJ, the 1st retirement, "I'm out", the return, and much more.