Sing Second Alumni

The first hard copy of the Magazine for 2026! Just in time to get you through the dark ages. Emily Lucht, John Schofield and Jimmy DeButts bring you the best Alumni magazine in the business in audio form. The Jan/Feb issue hits mailboxes next week, but here is your sneak peak and your behind-the-scenes access to how the stories are written, the context behind the content and a little more explanat...

The last full week of January was marked by some great stuff. Chris joined John in Annapolis for the Army-Navy Basketball doubleheader at Alumni Hall. Chris and John break down a great day from Pod Sponsor Dry 85 in Annapolis. We also chat more about our South Carolina roadshows (they just wrapped up) and other great updates from AA&F. Our feature interview this week is with Jim Petersen '76. Jim...

A special Sing Second Podcast for your Annapolis snowday. Before the skies opened and the temps dropped, the Alumni Association & Foundation joined the USNA Women Shared Interest Group in celebrating a new display at Historic Annapolis in downtown celebrating the journey of USNA Women in words and photographs. Dozens of alumni joined AA&F President & CEO Jeff Webb ‘95 in hearing from USNA Women SI...

Week 3 of 2026, and we are hitting our stride. Chris and John talk a little about their Live Sheehy Lexus pod with Bill Wagner, the coaches from NAAA and Longtime USNA and AA&F supporter Paul LaRochelle. We also chat about the official end to the College Football season (Congrats, Indiana) and how Navy will remain relevant in this landscape as a football program and as an institution. Our alumni i...

Sing Second Podcast featuring Vet Boats’ Terry Moran ‘87 and a convo with New Director of Alumni Support Services, Tony Spinler ‘91. Sing Second Podcast with Rob Ackerman '07 and our first Candidate Interviews. 2026. Week 2. Let’s go. The pod team gets together in person at the Fluegel Alumni Center to bring you the latest updates from USNA, AA&F and more. Connect, Communicate, Support and Anchor?...

We're back!! We hope you had the happiest of holiday seasons. But the holidays are over. Navy won another bowl game. Ho hum. January is here. The Pod team has re-formed and is ready to embrace the dark ages. Ease back into the second half of the pod season by enjoying a great conversation about entrepreneurship with Rob Ackerman '07. Rob is crushing it in the tech private sector and is now running...

Happy Holidays, teammates. The holidays are always brighter with a win vs Army in our pocket. The boys chat about the big game, the awesome alumni presence and what we're looking forward to for the Cincy Bowl Game. Hint - It's a live pod and watch party at Dry 85 in Annapolis. We also talk about a major $15 million gift from Ernst '55 and Sara Volgenau, and chat with Natalie Brianas from the Found...

We rang in the Army-Navy game with a special podcast from Checkerspot. We chat with alums, USNA staff and bring in Jeff Webb ‘95 at the end for some final thoughts on a great rivalry, a great game and an amazing tailgate for our alums. Colin Schofield does a little guest hosting in place of Bill Wagner. We made some predictions. Some came through (the under). Some didn’t (Navy covering). But all t...

Today's show features interviews, game and season analysis and commentary from the team. Go Navy, Beat Army!

Phew…we made it. That was a long week. Chris and John close out 5 Days of Army Pods with our final predictions and observations about the events happening around the big game. We talk a little bit about the O’s first baseman of the future…but only a little bit…and close out the week with an appreciation of the greatest rivalry in sports. Our featured interviews are big ones. The first female veter...

Army Week. Day 4. Let’s go. We get ready for the big game with some Q&A with head football coach Brian Newberry, and our feature interview this week is with Mike Canders ‘77 (the pilot), Corky Gardner ‘77 (the BATT-O) and ADM Gary Roughead ‘73 (the Dant), who in 1998 pulled off a pretty daring stunt that got Army Week really revved up. We chat with them about a great prank. We also chat about the...

Army Week. Day Three. It’s a marathon, not a sprint, people. We jump into Hump Day with Big News. We have four new Distinguished Grads. Congratulations to ADM Patrick Walsh ‘77, VADM Mark Fox ‘78, Lt. Gen. Dave Beydler ‘81 and Capt. Chris Cassidy ‘93. Pretty amazing group. We talk about it and debut the big news that DGA ceremonies will now take place in the fall on a football weekend instead of M...

Day two of the Army Week pod-a-thon hits hard with a little Monday night recording from friend of the pod and sponsor Dry 85. We chat a little but more about the Monday pep rally, the chilly forecast for Saturday and a discussion about favorite Army-Navy game memories. Jason Salata ‘94 and Don Bouchard ‘86 from BlackSea stop by the bar to say hi. They’ll be featured on the Wednesday pod. And our f...

Season 6 - Episode 16. It’s Army Week. Chris and John do their best work during this week. We got it started with Steelers-Ravens in freezing conditions in Baltimore. The next teams suiting it up on that field? Army and Navy. A lot to chat about as we kick off Army Week. Navy got matched up with Cincy in the Liberty Bowl Jan 2nd. We break that down. Navy got two swimming stars over the weekend. An...

Season 6 - Episode 15. It’s December! Wow...say goodbye to 2025. We hardly knew ya. The Sing Second boys are gearing up for a full week of Army-Navy pods by bringing you an amazing double interview. First we chat with USNA parent Cortney Ellish. Her daughter is navigating Plebe year, and the Ellishes are navigating watching her diving career and living in Phoenix. On top of all that, the Ellishes...

Just in time for your Thanksgiving drive to Grandma's house...we bring you the latest issue of Shipmate Magazine. Now...the Mag won't be in your mailbox until next week, but Emily Lucht, John Schofield and Jimmy DeButts bring you the magazine in audio form. Now...HOLD YOUR HORSES. This isn't an audiobook. But we walk you through this latest issue of the Mag, give you some behind the scenes context...

It’s Thanksgiving week…so here’s a little double dip of interviews for you. Dave Gendell, an Annapolis native, wrote Battle at Annapolis…a great book about two Army-Navy games contested on the grounds of USNA in 1893 and 1942. Gendell chats about the games and the impact USNA continues to have on the country through the spectacle of the Army Navy game. And William Spears just released his book two...

Wow…what a win over South Florida! And we got Star wins from Sprint Football and Men’s Rugby. We’d call that a successful weekend. Beyond that, the AA&F dedicated the Taylor Family Event Wing at the FAC, celebrated the families of our fallen alums with our annual Honor our Fallen Heroes (HOFH) event and we welcomed in the trustees of the Athletic & Scholarship Programs (A&SP) for their Fall Meetin...

Season six, episode 12. We’ve reached mid-November, and there’s plenty happening at the Alumni Association & Foundation. Our team got on the road this past weekend for the Notre Dame game…meeting with the Chapters and Parents Clubs in Chicago and in and around South Bend. The game didn’t end the way we wanted, but it was great connecting with our audiences. Back here at home, we honored Chet Gladc...

Season six, episode 11. The undefeated Navy Football season is over, but Sing Second still drives on. We break down the North Texas game and preview the upcoming matchup in chilly South Bend. We talk about Brandon Tseng’s ‘08 Forrestal Lecture, the upcoming Veteran’s classic and a great reunion weekend coming up for the historic Class of 1980. And our alumni interview this week dives deep in docto...

Season six, episode 12. Well...we survived Homecoming week. The Anchors Aweigh Golf Tournament, the Fluegel Alumni Center Welcome Home Event. The Live podcasts from the Alley Restaurant with NABSD and the Live Pod from the FAC. And a huge win for Navy Football over FAU. Chris and John break it all down and give a little preview of the North Texas game and the amazing roadshow events we have in Aus...

Sing Second Live Homecoming Podcast from Fluegel Alumni Center with Annapolis Mayor Gavin Buckley, Athletic Director Michael Kelly, new Head Men's Basketball Coach Jon Perry and Nasdaq SVP Brandis DeSimone '05. Our last live pod until Army-Navy game did not disappoint. More than 500 alums, parents and friends of USNA showed out to the FAC Saturday for a Welcome Home event and the Live Pod. Don't M...

Season six, episode 11. It’s Homecoming week, and the Sing Second Pod has all the gouge on what’s going down this coming weekend. We have the Anchor’s Aweigh Golf Tournament, the reunions for the classes of 1965, 1975 and 2005 and a big Welcome Home event here at the Fluegel Alumni Center. Chris and John chat about that and some amazing members of the Class of 1975 arriving for their reunion after...

Season six, episode 10. Phew...what a weekend in Philly! We celebrated 250 years of the Navy...180 years of USNA...a soccer doubleheader and a thrilling football win over Temple University. Chris and John break down the action from the weekend as they try to recover from multiple cheesesteaks consumed and multiple heart attacks endured during the football game. We also chat with ADM Stuart Munsch....

Season six, episode 9. A busy weekend came and went. We discuss and break down a 34-31 win vs Air Force, reunions for 1990, 1995 and 2015, President's Circle Weekend, a visit from Secretary of War Pete Hegseth and Annapolis Boat Show. We're getting ready for this weekend's Navy 250th celebration in Philly. We chat with George Leone, who is the Chairman of the 250th Commemoration. He breaks down th...