The Agee and Gates Podcast - What's your Hoop Dream?

This week Mike Farah, the Chief Executive Officer of Funny Or Die, sits down with Will Gates and Arthur Agee to talk about his origin story. Mike has been with FOD since 2008, starting as its first producer, rising to President of Production, and then taking over the reigns as CEO in 2016. This past year, Mike oversaw FOD's acquisition by the prominent business leader and social activist Henry R....

This week on the show Will Gates and Arthur Agee sit down with former semi-pro basketball player, actor and legendary streetball player, The Professor, to explore his Hoop Dreams origin story. Born Grayson Scott Boucher, the Oregon native rose to fame as one of the early stars of the AND1 Mixtape Tour. He has honed his game by playing and training with some of the great NBA ball players and street...

We kick off Season 2 with a true legend, he was the 2nd overall pick in the 1981 NBA Draft, a 12 time NBA All-Star, a 2 x NBA Champ with the Detroit Pistons and a Member of the Basketball Hall of Fame, Mr. Isiah Lord Thomas III, joins Agee & Gates to talk about his Hoop Dream story. Isiah takes hosts Will Gates and Arthur Agee back to his origins and his days growing up on the Westside of Chicago,...

We are joined on this weeks episode by California native and veteran actor, with over 30 years in the business, Spencer Garrett. He currently appears in HBO Max’s Winning Time, chronicling the rise of the LA Lakers where Spencer plays legendary Lakers broadcaster Chick Hearn. Spencer dives into his origin story with Will and Arthur, and talks about growing up in a household of actors and how his l...

This week on the show we have television showrunner, producer and writer Jason Ganzel. He talks with Will and Arthur about his origin story and breaking into show business. Jason began his career as a member of the production staff on several television series, including Married to the Kellys, Kevin Hill, So Little Time, and The Ellen Show. In 2004 he joined the writing staff of Desperate Housewiv...

We are joined on this weeks episode by California native and veteran actor, with over 30 years in the business, Spencer Garrett. He currently appears in HBO Max’s Winning Time, chronicling the rise of the LA Lakers where Spencer plays legendary Lakers broadcaster Chick Hearn. Spencer dives into his origin story with Will and Arthur, and talks about growing up in a household of actors and how his l...

This week on the show we have television showrunner, producer and writer Jason Ganzel. He talks with Will and Arthur about his origin story and breaking into show business. Jason began his career as a member of the production staff on several television series, including Married to the Kellys, Kevin Hill, So Little Time, and The Ellen Show. In 2004 he joined the writing staff of Desperate Housewiv...

On this week’s episode, hailing from the north, Ontario, Canada native, Vincennes University and Kentucky Wildcats alumni, former JUCO All-American and #NBA Guard, Mychal Mulder, joins the show for Part 2. Being named after NBA great Mychal Thompson, you know Mulder was born to ball. As a Top 10 Canadian prospect coming out of Catholic Central High School, his talents took him across the border to...

On this week’s episode, hailing from the north, Ontario, Canada native, Vincennes University and Kentucky Wildcats alumni, former JUCO All-American and #NBA Guard, Mychal Mulder, joins the show. Being named after NBA great Mychal Thompson, you know Mulder was born to ball. As a Top 10 Canadian prospect coming out of Catholic Central High School, his talents took him across the border to Vincennes...

This week on the show a member of the legendary “Flyin Illini”, author, basketball analyst and broadcaster and host of Bardo’s Breakdown, Stephen Bardo joins Will Gates and Arthur Agee to talk about his origin story. He gives us a raw and unfiltered take on his childhood, his days at Carbondale High School in Illinois, to his time as a member of the Illinois men’s basketball team where he teamed u...

This week on the podcast we have a special guest. The multi-talented Mr. Terry Crews sits down with Will Gates and Arthur Agee to talk origin stories. Mr. Crews is an actor, author, artist and former NFL player amongst many other talents. He grew up in Flint, Michigan and parlayed his skills as an illustrator into an opportunity to go to Western Michigan University where he worked his way on to th...

We have a unique Hoop Dreams story this week. UCLA Bruin quarterback and Hutto High Hippos alumni Chase Griffin joins Will Gates and Arthur Agee. Chase was the star quarterback at Hutto High, part of the greater Austin area, where he threw for over 11,000 yards and 123 touchdowns and was named Gatorade Texas State Player of the Year and Ford Built Tough Player of the year. Chase graduated high sch...

Chicago native and Illinois Fighting Illini legend, Deon Thomas, joins Will Gates and Arthur Agee. Deon led his team to a Chicago Public League title, was named Mr. Basketball and still holds the title as The University of Illinois all-time leading scorer. He takes us through his early days growing up in Chicago to his college days and dives into the world that basketball opened up for him after U...

Chicago native and Illinois Fighting Illini legend, Deon Thomas, joins Will Gates and Arthur Agee. Deon led his team to a Chicago Public League title, was named Mr. Basketball and still holds the title as The University of Illinois all-time leading scorer. He takes us through his early days growing up in Chicago to his college days and dives into the world that basketball opened up for him after U...

We got a good one this week as Chicago native, DePaul Basketball alumni and former NBA 1st Round Draft pick, of the Orlando magic, joins Will Gates and Arthur Agee on his week's episode. Steven went on to play 9 years in the NBA. He got to play for some great teammates in Allen Iverson, Steve Nash, Tracey McGrady, Grant Hill, Patrick Ewing, Amare Stoudamire, QRich, and many more. Steven takes you...

We got a good one this week as Chicago native, DePaul Basketball alumni and former NBA 1st Round Draft pick, of the Orlando magic, joins Will Gates and Arthur Agee on his week's episode. Steven went on to play 9 years in the NBA. He got to play for some great teammates in Allen Iverson, Steve Nash, Tracey McGrady, Grant Hill, Patrick Ewing, Amare Stoudamire, QRich, and many more. Steven takes you...

We got a real one on the show this week. A Chi town legend, author, journalist and the man with one of the coldest nicknames in the game, Robert “Scoop” Jackson. Unfiltered is the best way to describe this episode as Scoop sits down with Will and Arthur to dive deep into his origin story, from growing up in South Shore, where he still lives today, to hooping all over the city of Chicago. His mothe...

We got a real one on the show this week. A Chi town legend, author, journalist and the man with one of the coldest nicknames in the game, Robert “Scoop” Jackson. Unfiltered is the best way to describe this episode as Scoop sits down with Will and Arthur to dive deep into his origin story, from growing up in South Shore, where he still lives today, to hooping all over the city of Chicago. His mothe...

We got a hot one this week, switching it up a little on you, we got a real life, legit, thespian on the show. Vancouver, B.C. native, actor and former Division 1 soccer player, Brandon Jay McLaren, joins Will Gates and Arthur. Brandon talks about how influential the documentary Hoop Dreams was during his teenage years and how it helped form his work ethic and motivate him. He reminisces on playing...

We got a real one this week, a Chicago legend, a 2x WNBA Champ and a 7x WNBA All-Star, Cappie Pondexter joins Will Gates and Arthur Agee this week. And the list of accolades goes on, Cappie was a 3x All-WNBA First Team, a member of the All-Defensive team and All-Rookie Team, she was voted one of the top 15 WNBA players of all time by the fans and won an Olympic Gold Medal in the 2008 Olympics. Cap...

We got a real one this week. Princeton Tigers Men's Basketball alumni, former pro ball player with the Manchester Knights and NCAA Division 1 Men's basketball coach, Craig Robinson, joins Will Gates and Arthur Agee on this week's episode. The older brother of former First Lady Michelle Obama, talks about how close the two of them are and about their days growing up in Chicago. He shares the incred...

Dan Grunfeld, former Stanford University basketball standout, current technology executive with Lightspeed Ventures and author of the book "By the Grace Of The Game" joins Will and Arthur on this episode. Dan Talks about how his father, former NBA star Ernie Gunfeld, inspired his love for the game of basketball, how important his grandmother has been in his life, his days playing overseas, the exp...

We got a Chicago basketball legend on the show this week. A member of The Michigan Wolverines Fab Five, a 2x NBA Champ, a McDonald's All American and the 2021 AP College Coach of the Year, Juwan Howard! Juwan, currently the head coach for the University of Michigan chops it up with Will and Arthur about the Hoop Dreams documentary, growing up in Chicago and the important role his Grandmother playe...

Texas legend and Fab Five member Ray Jackson sits down with Will Gates and Arthur Agee. The guys talk about his childhood growing up in Texas, the origins of his nick name and his high school days. Ray gives them the inside scoop on his college days at Michigan, discusses his top 3 rappers (of which there is only one name...) and also touches on what he's been up to since his playing days. Don't s...

Jamal Crawford NBA legend and 8th overall pick in the 2000 NBA Draft and 3 time NBA sixth man of the year award winner joins Will Gates and Arthur Agee on this weeks episode. The Seattle native played for 20 years in the league and is the all time leader in 4 point plays. The guys chop it up about his experience growing up in the Pacific Northwest, some of the notable players he competed against a...