Stadium Scene’s Main Event

You're in for a real treat today as we spent 40 minutes on the phone talking to legendary Cubs radio play by play man Pat Hughes! At the start of the show, Kate and D.J. discuss how this interview came to be, so fast forward to 3:13 if you want to get right to the interview. Once the baseball season starts, Pat will be in his 25th season calling games for the Chicago Cubs. Sit back and listen to t...

In today's episode, Kate and D.J. try more "traditional" nutritional workout products (no warm beet juice). We feature products from our partner FNX Fitness and others! Save 15% on your first order from fnxit.com with promo code "stadiumscene"! Grab a whey protein drink and give it a listen! Or if you prefer, check it out on YouTube: https://youtu.be/iOH4Tt1bxC0.

Today we kick off our series to meet the partners of StadiumScene. TV in a short video/podcast segment we like to call "Ten Minutes With..." In our pilot episode, we meet with our long time friend and partner, Ralph Schudel (@schudel_ralph on social media). Ralph has covered both professional and collegiate teams in the Columbus, OH area for various publications in his few years as a journalist. Y...

We're excited to announce that we've rebranded the show as "Main Event". This show has always felt like it was more than just a podcast and now that we're going to be doing a video with a lot of our episodes while we interview people, share stories and try products we felt that changing the name of the show to "Main Event" was only proper. Today we're reviewing and trying a collection of nutrition...

Jillian is back from her summer vacation and Kate has ventured out to the desert to be in studio for this different kind of episode. Today we crack open some bottles of Bud Ice and look into a variety of pro sport fight songs. Some you may have heard of, others you may not (and with good reason). In this episode, you'll be reminded about the existence of "Meet The Mets", you'll see why athletes ca...

We're bringing back the Timeouts podcast and today we are featuring Electrified with Eric Lyons! Eric is a member of the Stadium Scene MVP Network and comes to us from Baltimore, MD USA. We're featuring a segment from his recent show on the NFL and the referees. Follow Eric on Twitter and Instagram at @ElectrifiedPod and subscribe to his pod on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Anchor, and YouTube! If you...

Kate and D.J. are joined by nine year NFL vet, Super Bowl Champion, and D.J.'s former neighbor at Purdue, Bernard Pollard. After realizing that Bernard lived in the dorm next door at Purdue, we discuss the Super Bowl, Super Bowl Media Day shenanigans, the future of the NFL, why the Patriots have been so succesful over the last two decades, and who he thinks is the best QB of all time. On the secon...

Michelle McMahon from BTN (Big Ten Network) and the Chicago Blackhawks coverage on NBC Sports Chicago stops by and visits with Kate and D.J. She talks about being a college athlete and a student at the University of Michigan, getting into TV and taking a big risk in order to do so, her stops at NHL Network, and the Carolina Hurricanes before heading back to Chicago to work at BTN and for the Chica...

After almost exactly one year, Mark Darden (Buckeye Muscle Media) returns to visit one on one with D.J.. On his last visit, Mark hinted that he was working on a book documenting his 2017 quest to visit all 30 Major League Baseball stadiums in one season and he back to say he has published "It's Game Time Time Folks! - The Quest for 30"! We talk about the process of writing the book, some of the tr...

D.J., Kate, and Jillian are joined by Rebecca Carpenter, Director of the very powerful docuemtary "Requiem for a Running Back". Requiem focuses on the life and career of former NFL player and three time champion Lew Carpenter (who also happens to be Rebecca's father). Lew was posthumously diagnosed with CTE after his death in 2010 and the film focuses on Rebecca connecting with her late father and...

If you're from Los Angeles, you probably already know Kelli Tennant, but the rest of you, Kelli used to cover the Dodgers, Lakers, Sparks, and Galaxy for SportsNet LA. Today she stops by the show to talk about how her health was a big reason for why she stepped away from her career on TV and started her own company and podcast called, "The Platform" - "A place where women can support women". In ad...

Today D.J., Kate, and Jillian are joined by Laura Beck. Laura was your average young adult who loved to run and be active outdoors. After a major car accident, she was left paralyzed from the chest down with limited the use of her hands. She shares her story and talks about how sports (including rugby and skydiving!) have played a role in her rehabilitation and outlook on life.

Trevor Huffman, former Kent State basketball legend talks about starting off college basketball as a relative unknown, to making the Elite Eight his senior season. After college, he played in Europe, tried out for the NBA, and became a world traveler after his career. We check in with him, see what he's up to and shares stories of his experiences

Kate and D.J. are joined by Malcolm Lemmons, former professional basketball player turned entrepreneuer, public speaker, and author as he talks about the transition away from professional sports back to "every day life", how and why many former athletes struggle with the transition, and how he's helping improve those lives.

On today's episode of "Timeouts", we feature a clip from our good friends and partner, the "Bros Talking Soccer" podcast. Hosts and real life brothers Dave, Christian, and Matt Knittel host a weekly show breaking down what's going on in the world of soccer. Their podcast can be found on Apple Podcasts, SoundCloud, IHeartRadio, RadioPublic, Stitcher, TuneIn, Google Play, and live on YouTube. Give t...

Dr. Brian Moritz, Assistant Professor of Digital Media and Online Journalism at SUNY Oswego joins Kate and D.J. to talk about the evolution of sports journalism from newspapers to online and how the "Average Joe" sports blogger and podcaster is received by the journalism community. THIS IS A MUST LISTEN TO EPISODE!

Hey we’re back again with another episode of the podcast! Today, we talk about what we’ve been up to, Jillian shares her story about travel burnout and her appearance on the NHL Network, Kate got rid of her VW diesel, D.J. rants about the current state of Manchester United, reminisce about the World Cup and Kate digs out a Senator John McCain’s experience with sports themed trivia. Check it out!

Today, D.J. introduces the world to the concept of the Timeouts mini podcast and talks about NBA Free Agency and why he's not ready to crown the Golden State Warriors as NBA Champions just yet and why he's not as high on the Lakers as Vegas seems to be.

D.J. and Jillian are joined by Martin Frasier of Loud Americans Discussing Soccer and Dave and Christian Knittel of Bros Talking Soccer to talk World Cup 2018.  The panel discusses the impact of teams missing like Italy, Netherlands, and the USA.  How will TV ratings and the growth of soccer be impacted in the US?  Favorites, dark horses, disappointments, and other oddball discussion break out as...

D.J. and Kate are joined by our friend and partner Adam Corsair from South of The 6ix joins us to talk all things Toronto Raptors and Toronto Blue Jays. Kate also teaches us about Alpheus Todd, who has the greatest sideburns of all time.

It has been two months since our last episode... far too long. Today we poo poo the royal wedding, talk about the Stanley Cup Playoffs, Lebron/Warriors fatigue, play some baseball trivia and talk about what's coming up down the road.

In honor of International Women's Day, Kate and Jillian are joined by our friends and partners, Lindsay Grinstead and Whitney Melancon from the Girls On The Sideline Podcast. In this roundtable, they share stories about how they got involved in sports, being women in a male-dominated industry, and talk about women's professional leagues. Discussions about USWNT, Hope Solo, Carli Lloyd, Alex Morgan...

Kate and D.J. are joined by friend and partner, Mark Darden (Buckeye Muscle) as he comes on to talk about visiting all 30 Major League Baseball Stadiums in one season. D.J. starts the show by repaying a lost bet to Mark involving singing (poorly) the Ohio State fight song. Be sure to subscribe to the podcast and also Mark's Channel (BuckeyeMuscle) on YouTube!

Jillian is off the grid and moving to Boston so our good friend Ralph Schudel fills in for her! We catch up on life, D.J. shares a big personal announcement, we talk the latest update on the #SaveTheCrew movement, and play some Daytona 500 trivia!

It's the first show in 2018 and Kate is in the studio with D.J.! Jillian needs a mulligan after one week of 2018, D.J. questions what happened to his youth, Kate went to Texas and experienced a snow storm. Next the gang discusses the ESPN story on the power struggle inside the New England Patriots and they are generally not disapointed with the potential end to the Patriot dynasty. Finally, Kate p...