Stories from the Center of the Universe

Episode 381: Rebecca Peters 06.07.2026 1:02:04 ↓

Buena Vista and Hanover County, Virginia and Connecticut formed the foundation for Rebecca growing up. She made an undergraduate stop at the University of Alabama-Birmingham based, in part, on her commitment to competitive synchronized swimming. Law school followed at T.C. Williams of  the University of Richmond. I know Rebecca through her husband, Jim. My wife and I were fortunate enough to atten...

Episode 380: World Cup after Groups 29.06.2026 52:37 ↓

Soccer!

Episode 379: The World Cup 25.06.2026 38:47 ↓

We talked about Soccer for the first time in my life.

Episode 378: The Knicks and the World Cup 15.06.2026 47:48 ↓

We cover the Knicks historical championship, the Stanley Cup and the World Cup. We're also unveiling a new segment, "Rob Does Dad Jokes".

Episode 377: NBA Championship Preview 04.06.2026 35:48 ↓

More sports talk

Episode 376: Jeff Thomas 25.05.2026 1:23:38 ↓

Wow. Jeff Thomas is fun, thoughtful and simply a good person. You would want to know him and have him on your side. He's dealing with a life threatening health issue that I pray goes away or at least subsides. Give this one a listen. You'll enjoy this conversation. I know I did.

Episode 375: Sports plus Questions for Bobby 16.05.2026 46:48 ↓

Yep

Episode 374: 152nd Kentucky Derby 10.05.2026 30:29 ↓

Derby day.

Episode 373: NFL Draft 27.04.2026 32:21 ↓

We talked about the draft while NFL teams were making Round 4 picks.

Episode 372: NFL Draft Preview 19.04.2026 35:10 ↓

More talk about the NFL, March Madness review and out thoughts on the Masters.

Episode 371: Final Four Preview 04.04.2026 36:09 ↓

We talk about the final contestants and Kirk Cousins.

Episode 370: Bracketpalooza 23.03.2026 53:21 ↓

We discussed our filled out brackets. Let's just say I needed more upsets.

Episode 369: NFL Combine and Free Agency Begins 15.03.2026 35:23 ↓

The NFL season has ended but we're still talking about it.

Episode 368: Sumpter Priddy 09.03.2026 1:17:31 ↓

I was fortunate to meet Bruce Priddy Spiller at her store, Miss Timmie's, a few weeks ago. On that visit I also met her brother, Sumpter Priddy. This episode is a conversation with Sumpter, author of "American Fancy, Exuberance in the Arts 1790-1840". We chatted about the book and other interesting aspects of his life.

Episode 367: Tracie Adams, Second Visit 23.02.2026 1:20:55 ↓

Tracie Adams rejoins me in the Center of the Universe to chat about her second book, "Not Finished Yet, Essays on the Rhythmic Beauty of a Life in Flux". I have a signed copy, both signed by Tracie and her husband. We also chatted about her many varying experiences in New Zealand for her senior year of high school. I'm old enough to admit that one of her essays made me cry, TWICE. If you read that...

Episode 366: NFL mock draft and a pivot to basketball 19.02.2026 47:22 ↓

Football to basketball

Episode 365: NFL Recap 2025-26 12.02.2026 38:04 ↓

More football

Episode 364: NFL in Late January 29.01.2026 45:04 ↓

Conference Championships and a look ahead to Super Bowl LX

Episode 363: NFL Conference Championships 22.01.2026 59:17 ↓

More football talk.

Episode 362: Cliff Hyman 19.01.2026 1:25:19 ↓

Paul has a 1on1 guest on for the first time since September of 2025. Paul welcomed a long time friend, Cliff Hyman, to the podcast. They talked about how they met and they started to talk about some story, but said they would come back to it later! Cliff told Paul something he didn’t know which is that he grew up just outside of Lynchburg in Amherst, Virginia. His family moved to the area and ende...

Episode 361: NFL Divisional Round 15.01.2026 59:17 ↓

More NFL talk

Episode 360: NFL Wild Card Weekend 08.01.2026 44:34 ↓

The regular season ends. The playoffs begin.

Episode 359: NFL Week 18 01.01.2026 54:16 ↓

More NFL as the regular season comes to a close and we look forward to the playoffs.

Episode 358: NFL Weeks 15 (review) and 16 (predictions) 18.12.2025 50:15 ↓

More NFL talk

Episode 357: NFL Weeks 14 and 15 11.12.2025 40:43 ↓

More NFL talk