Matthew Cox

Saucetown Stories

Society EN ↓ 76 episodes

Interviews with interesting people from Salem, OR and the Willamette Valley

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Matthew Cox

Episodes

Bb joins us to discuss Mattys Rally, The Boyle Bump, and if being the “Hungrier” team matters 30.11.2023 1:05:09

Week 13

Brent & Freeze Rallying, Commish and Shelt Trending Down, and Dylan Makes History 21.11.2023 58:57

Week 12

The 3-6 Mafia rallies, is parody back? And shooter closes the book on a couple teams 2023 seasons. 14.11.2023 58:57

Week 11

The LOD Podcast, Presented by Creed….featuring “A Shelter Story” 08.11.2023 1:02:11

Week 10

Coffee and Dons, Brennen White joins us at 5:30AM PST to talk All Things Dons 01.11.2023 1:08:20

Week 9

Are there too many bad teams this year? The Pod brings toxic energy from the East Coast. 17.10.2023 57:25

Week 7 pod

Wastin’ Away Again in Relegationville, With J Rose 12.10.2023 32:49

Relegation special. J tells us who he does and does not want to get relegated.

Shooter on a milk carton in his 1 v 2 matchup, Lehr rolling, and Shelt addresses the haters 10.10.2023 1:10:54

Week 5 LOD

Is Gunz Back? Is the Freezing system still relevant in 2023? This week on the pod! 03.10.2023 1:03:24

Week 4

The South Libertarians Make a Statement, Scoring is Up, and Big Trouble in Chunth-Ville 26.09.2023 55:09

Week 4

Week 2 w/Clay: Charles gets frozen on Sunday night, But does Freezing have serious roster problems? 12.09.2023 48:26

Week 2 pod

Draft review + Week 1 picks w/Colin Casad 06.09.2023 57:44

We’re back!

Brennen White-League of Dons Intro 02.08.2023 22:17

The newest LOD member

Model, actress, and brand new mom Darla Baker 29.06.2022 37:18

We discuss: sharing 12/13 bdays but not being in the T-Swift army, the trials and tribulations (as well as the opportunities) of getting into modeling at age 13, acting being her first love (S/O to Chris Farley, the first three months of motherhood, leaving NYC and buying a fixer home, and a rapid fire round

Strength and Conditioning Coach Travis Koon 15.06.2022 31:46

We discuss: studying abroad in Australia, working with legendary Oregon St baseball coach Pat Casey, the minor league baseball lifestyle coaching in the Twins organization, where he got his work ethic from, what he’s doing today at the University of Clemson, cheap southern real estate, and a rapid fire round

The King of North Salem, Jesse Manzo 10.06.2022 30:05

We discuss: a tough upbringing in the Sauce, Hoop Dances, breaking South Salems Mayors Cup streak, his love for death metal, mosh pit etiquette, his struggles with mental health, how therapy has helped him immensely, his recent move to LA with a shout out to Colin Casad, a rapid fire round

The Godfather of Saxon Iron Works and the South High Weight Room, Coach Rick Lacey 25.05.2022 36:16

We discuss: batting leadoff in baseball and often getting the first pitch of the game thrown at his chin, playing three sports in not just high school but also college, being a body guard to the stars including Bob Hope, Johnny Cash, and Bob Dylan; the best athletes he’s coached in his 30 years, and pouring his blood sweat, tears and finances into Saxon Iron Works to build the weightlifting Mecca...

Salem Icon, Rapper, and Leadership Coach Jacob Espinosa 18.05.2022 33:28

We discuss: his time as the rapper “The Kid Espi” and getting to open for hip hop legends E40 and Twista, founding a hip hop magazine, born leaders v “created” leaders, what holds people back from reaching their potential in business or life, why Salem is so special to him, and a rapid fire round

Special Mother’s Day Episode with my Mom, Nancy Cox 08.05.2022 35:22

We discuss: growing up on Mercer Island, a crazy story about attending high school with a serial killer, playing D1 tennis at Udub, a grueling summer working in the fishing industry in Alaska, meeting John Cox at a historic college football game, tennis always being part of her life, and the life changing experience of seeing the gorillas in Rwanda

Entrepreneur, Mark Mason 01.05.2022 37:52

Mark is back as the first two time guest in the history of the podcast. We catch him fresh off of his (accepted) proposal to his brand new fiancé. Last we spoke to Mark over a year he was in the middle of a complex/difficult situation with his business. Today we find out what came of it and where he is today.

Recent WNBA Draft Pick and former SSHS and UConn Star Evina Westbrook 25.04.2022 45:42

Two weeks off being drafted by the Seattle Storm, Evina joins us to discuss: growing up with 4 brothers in the Sauce, staying humble and valuing relationships through all the success, managing the recruiting process when EVERYONE is recruiting you, her time at Tennessee and why she transferred to UConn, the “Mama E” nickname she earned, a funny Geno Auriemma anecdote, the excitement of draft day a...

Star Athlete, Stanford Grad, and Super Dad Joey August 14.04.2022 44:06

We discuss: how football is his favorite despite going pro in baseball, the story of meeting his wife Sari as a freshmen at South, shout outs to some of the toughest pitchers he faced in Salem, a Tim Lincecum story, how baseball changed for him when he was drafted, the “relief” of being done with baseball, trying to find the team sports culture in the business world, being a dad and his favorite P...

Salem Mayoral Candidate Chane Griggs 06.04.2022 31:40

Saucetown Stories is joined by a political candidate for the first time. We discuss the specifics of Chane’s campaign platform on topics such as: affordable housing, homelessness, climate change, and transportation. We also learn a bit about Chane’s upbringing, her move to Salem, and some of her favorites in a rapid fire round.

Physical Therapy Professional and U-Back, Kam Jacobsen 30.03.2022 35:30

We discuss: Kam’s multi generational ties to the Sauce, how April Hersh first got him into PT, how Nancy Cox helped set his career in the right direction, the true definition of “U-Backs”, PT taking him to Vegas and now Boston, an epic story from a Tenacious D concert (your host was there), name association with Sauce legends Corey Bickler, Brian Porter, and Dom David; from not being much of a spo...

South High Grad and CEO Ken Valach 18.03.2022 42:29

Ken was born and raised in Salem, OR. Today he is the CEO of multiple real estate companies with over 24 billion dollars in assets under management. We discuss: growing up in Salem and the iconic mud bowl football game, how much Salem means to him, becoming CEO in the middle of the Great Recession, the type of people he looks to work with as a CEO, balancing finding opportunity in real estate with...