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We are making Squash Radio history today with our first fellow podcaster in the hot seat. Bill Ullman is an investment banking and financial services veteran, a lifelong squash player, and host of Squashing the Market, a podcast where he sits down with various experts, leaders and CEOs to discuss the latest developments in the FinTech world. In this conversation, we hear about Bill's incredibly di...

Thank again for tuning in and we hope you Enjoy the show! As you know, the biggest tournament in squash is going to be taking place this month. The timing is unusual due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and there was a lot of ambiguity around whether it would happen at all, but that hasn’t taken away from the excitement we are all feeling. In today’s episode PJ explains why the World Championships are in...

Thank again for tuning in and we hope you Enjoy the show!   It’s not every day, we get to welcome world record holders onto the show, and today, we are talking to not one but two of them! Cameron Pilley is a former world number 11 squash player hailing from Australia. He now lives in New York, where he is the director of junior squash at the Apawamis Club. John White, also from Down Under, the for...

Thank again for tuning in and we hope you Enjoy the show! Time Stamps for TBD Segments: R&R Topic:  Top 3 GOAT’s of Sports   [starts at 1:50 = 28 mins] Breakdown:  Top 3 GOAT’s in Squash from Wael, PJ, Bill & Conor [starts at 30:10 = 25 mins] The Appendix:  this is an evolution of the ‘Fan Follow up’ as a way for Conor’s appendix to live when his was removed!  [starts at 56:50 = 11 mins]   In toda...

Thank again for tuning in and we hope you Enjoy the show! Time Stamps for TBD Segments: R&R Topic:  Bill’s Top 3 grudges   [starts at 2:10 m= 20 mins] Breakdown:  When did you last mix up the squash ball you play with? Give it a shot! [starts at 23:00 = 22 mins] **NEW SEGMENT** Putting On Your PJ’s:  Paul Johnson is back! We pay tribute to Malcolm Willstrop [starts at 44:50 = 22 mins]   Today we a...

Jobs Talk with Conor, Bill, and PJ   THE BREAK DOWN (TBD) #11?: Talking 9-5’s; in Sports & Squash   Welcome back to Episode 11 of The Break Down! By popular demand, Conor and Bill welcome back Squash TV’s Paul Johnson, otherwise known as PJ Squash. Obviously there is a trend towards becoming a coach once the professionals players retire from the game, but today’s episode looks at some of the other...

Today, Squash Radio (SQR) has another one of our youngest guests and recent Yale University graduate, Spencer Lovejoy, calling in from Connecticut!   Spencer has just cracked the top 100 on the professional tour, held his spot at number one all four years at Yale.  Dave Talbot recent shared on Squash Radio that Spencer is one of the Top 3 players he Coaches during his four decade career.  Spencer...

Harlemite and StreetSquash alum Raheem Logan is the author of the children’s book Black Boy Fly, an origin story about the love and challenges of squash. The children’s book is the first title to enter the squash literary canon from a hip hop millennial.   The title comes from Kendrick Lamar’s song Black Boy Fly from the Good Kid Bad City album.  The story follows a children’s literary tradition g...

This episode, we make Squash Radio (SqR)history as we welcome our first interview with the former World No. 1 and World Champion, Thierry Lincou!   Thierry Lincou is currently the Head Coach of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) squash team. He reached the World No. 1 ranking among squash professionals in January 2004.   In today’s episode, Thierry will talk about his stories on his f...

Welcome to TBD 10! In this episode, raise a glass as Bill and Conor break down their favorite libations with Squash TV’s Paul Johnson. Whether he is talking highballs or Black Ball, PJ pulls no punches and gives our listeners an insider’s view of the pro tour, including what it's really like being both boothmates and roommates with Joey Barrington.    Thank again for tuning in and we hope you Enjo...

In this episode, Squash Radio (SqR) sits down with Pat Cosquer, the newly appointed Coach of Hobart and William Smith Colleges Squash Program,   In this globalized world, the challenge to work in diverse social and cultural teams is inevitable. This challenge to embrace it goes out to squash teams and the squash community as a whole.   This episode talks about culture. We have Pat Cosquer, a coach...

THE BREAK DOWN (TBD): #9 Game Day - Rituals and Officials Welcome to TBD #9!  In this episode Conor and Bill welcome on a very special guest, Rich Wade, who was one of the driving forces behind the new World Squash Officiating program.  Rich breaks down how the new online portal will work and gives his take on the state of refereeing in squash. Before that, we discuss our most memorable in person...

In this episode, Squash Radio (SqR) connects with Gilly Lane who has been at the peak of Squash in the United States for over 20 years.    We invited Gilly Lane to share his expertise in coaching and leading a team. He has travelled the world playing against the top squash players in the world as a professional athlete. He has been the Head Coach of the men's Squash program at the University of Pe...

NTRODUCING THE ‘QUICK FIRE’ SEGMENTS: This is where we ask each guest the same kind of questions broken into two sections. First, their thoughts on major areas of the sport of squash. And then two other areas that we learn more about their life. I love this section because I never know what people were going to say. And I've learned so much about the guests and new ways to try and do things. So we...

Welcome to Episode 8 of The Break Down (TBD)! This week, Conor and Bill talk exclusively to the former head squash coach of Yale University, Dave Talbott, in his first interview since he retired in February!  Dave ranks the top players during his 38-year career, discusses the evolution of college squash, his vision for the game, college rivalries and playing golf with one of your favorite podcaste...

Squash Radio (SqR) In this episode, both a unique and the youngest guest, Mia Krishnamurthy, will be featured. She is the founder of Nova Apparel New York, the first Squash Apparel Company for women. At a very young age, she has achieved a lot. Currently, Mia is in college at Cornell University studying Economics. As an athlete, she is the highest national junior ranking of 33rd in GU19 and a thre...

INTRODUCING THE ‘QUICK FIRE’ SEGMENTS: This is where we ask each guest the same kind of questions broken into two sections. First, their thoughts on major areas of the sport of squash. And then two other areas that we learn more about their life. I love this section because I never know what people were going to say. And I've learned so much about the guests and new ways to try and do things.  So...

Welcome to episode 7! After taking a quick trip around the Block, Conor and Bill examine Mazen Hesham’s question of whether collegiate squash in the U.S. is hindering the growth of the pro tour, inviting the show's first ever guest, CSA Executive Director David Poolman, to join the debate. Time Stamps for TBD Segments: R&R Topic:  Vacations  [starts at 1:50 = 16 mins] Breakdown:  College Squash an...

Welcome to Episode 6! Pizza, Sponsorship and Agreements are all on the menu for this installment. Bill and Conor breakdown the landmark partnership between the Professional Squash Association and the sports marketing agency, Infront, while also looking back at a disagreement over pizza that nearly became a monumental deal breaker! NEW SEGEMENT:  FAN FOLLOW UP! We will be sharing the feedback, comm...

Welcome to episode 5! Wings and wagering are on the table as Bill and Conor breakdown what it will mean for sports like squash as legalized sports gambling goes mainstream while also chewing on what makes for the perfect chicken wing while watching the big game.   Be it monetary or Scoville units, we cover it all on this episode of the Breakdown! NEW SEGEMENT:  FAN FOLLOW UP! We will be sharing th...

Welcome to the Breakdown!  Today we look back to when Bill became a semi-viral blogger, commiserate on the cancellation of this year’s Tournament of Champions in New York City, and dream about where we would like to see the PSA drop a glass court.  Whether we are talking TOC or CTU, the clock is ticking on this episode of The Breakdown. NEW SEGEMENT:  FAN FOLLOW UP! We will be sharing the feedback...

Squash Radio (SqR) sits down with  Amanda Sobhy, someone who really doesn’t need any introduction to the Squash Community, especially in the United States, bring the highest-ranked American in the Professional Squash Association World rankings #7. In this episode, Amanda opens up about herself, her struggles as a squash athlete, and how she gets through with life.  This is a story, told in an auth...

INTRODUCING THE ‘QUICK FIRE’ SEGMENTS: This is where we ask each guest the same kind of questions broken into two sections. First, their thoughts on major areas of the sport of squash. And then two other areas that we learn more about their life. I love this section because I never know what people were going to say. And I've learned so much about the guests and new ways to try and do things.  So...

Welcome to episode 3! With no live PSA SquashTV to watch, Bill and Conor breakdown their favorite streaming platforms, the shows they are binging during the pandemic, and what Gregory Gaultier and Jerry Seinfeld have in common. Whether you are  listening in your car, or just getting coffee, we hope you enjoy this episode of The Breakdown.  THE NEW SPONSOR: BIA Sports They were on a mission to deve...