The Colin Thompson Show

  This week, Colin sat down with motivational speaker and mountain guide, Brian Dickinson. As a former Navy rescue swimmer, Brian had been put into some serious situations with lives on the line. But what about his own life? Brian's background starts in soccer, with an eventual knee injury ending his career and guiding him to the US Navy. While Brian was stationed in San Diego, he met his wif...

This week's episode will consist of a recap of our coverage from the joint practices between the Panthers and Ravens as well as their preseason game this past weekend. Co-Host and producer Justin Ayers spent last week following the two teams and gathered some awesome interviews with some Panthers players along the way! The interviews you will hear after our opening remarks will be Ian Thomas, Brad...

Not For Long Media was joined by CBS Sports Radio Host and Temple University Graduate, Zach Gelb! Beforehand Colin, Justin, and Este talked about Messi's transition to a new team, the start of the Premier League, and the NFL Preseason. Gelb grew up on Long Island in New York and attended Temple University in Philadelphia. At Temple, Gelb was the sports director for the student radio station, WHIP,...

This week, Colin sat down with Scott Tetlow, US Navy Sailor and 2020 Crossfit Games Athlete. From the rolling hills in North Carolina to the golden coast of Coronado, California to the bayou of Louisiana, Scott Tetlow has certainly made a name for himself amongst some of the most elite athletes in the world in the sport of Crossfit. Scott's background is atypical from the normal CrossFit athlete....

This week, Adam Schefter sat down with our host & Carolina Panthers TE, Colin Thompson! Adam is THE source when it comes to news across the NFL. After graduating from Michigan and Northwestern with degrees in journalism, he wrote for several newspapers before joining the NFL Network. He has worked as an NFL insider for ESPN since 2009. During Adam's interview, he and Colin talked about Adam's...

Head Coach of Georgia Tech Women's Basketball, Nell Fortner, joined Not For Long Media! Colin and Nell talked about her time winning Gold as the Coach of USA Women's Basketball, what it takes to establish a culture at Georgia Tech, her travels around the globe recruiting, coaching, playing, etc., and a stroll down memory lane as they relieved some of Nell’s “glory days” as a two-sport athlete at t...

This week, Colin was joined by Jeremy Scott, Head Strength and Conditioning Coach for the Carolina Panthers. Jeremy graduated from Lock Haven University of Pennsylvania with a degree in fitness management, before earning his master's in health education from Penn State University. His coaching career began in 1996 at Penn State as an intern with the program. During that inaugural season with the N...

On this episode of Not For Long Media Colin, Justin, and guest Co-Host Este talk all things sports! From the Stanley Cup to the Euro Cup, they covered a wide variety of topics before a sample of the best from episodes 11-20! Thank you to our sponsors for making this possible!  Wealth Advisory Services If you don’t know them you should! http://www.wealthadvisoryservices.com/ Cape May Brewing C...

Pitmaster and BBQ legend Malcom Reed from How To BBQ Right joins Not For Long Media this week. Based in Hernado, Mississippi, just south of Memphis, TN, Mr. BBQ has spent his life developing new recipes and cooking with fire and flame. Not only does he spend his time over fire and flame, he travels the country competing in country cooking competitions as Killer Hogs, and teaching BBQ classes and s...

Sports broadcaster, Tom McCarthy, joined Not For Long Media this week. When Colin and Tom met, Colin was playing for the Bears and Tom was calling the Bears vs Browns game for CBS. A New Jersey native and graduate of The College of New Jersey. After graduation, Tom served as the play-by-play announcer for the Double-A Trenton Thunder for six seasons. After finishing up in Trenton, McCarthy made th...

On this week's episode our host & Carolina Panthers Tight end, Colin Thompson, was joined by one of the best players in the NFL and Carolina Panther teammate, Christian McCaffrey! They spoke about his plan for the offseason, what drives him to be great, who he learned how to be a pro from, & his foundation 22 & Troops! Christian was born and raised in the Denver, Co. area where his fat...

Former NFL player, motivational speaker, author, ESPN radio host, and Philanthropist Ben Troupe joined Not For Long Media this week. Ben is a Georgia native who attended the University of Florida. While attending Florida, he played under Coach Spurrier and Coach Zook. As a senior team captain in 2003, Troupe was a first-team All-SEC and first-team All American honors from ESPN, Rivals.com, and Spo...

A best-selling author, television program host, environmental lifestyle expert, and entrepreneur Danny Seo joined Not For Long Media this week. From a young age, Danny has had a passion for eco-friendly living; even being born on Earth Day. He founded an organization called Earth 2000 at the age of 12. By the time he was 18, he transformed the grassroots organization into one of the country's larg...

Host Colin Thompson was joined by Ryan Kelly, Director of Football Operations for the American Athletic Conference. Ryan is a 2011 graduate of Norwich University, where he was a four-year letter winner in football and baseball and a member of the Cadets' 2009 Eastern Collegiate Football Conference Championship. From there, Ryan spent time at Coastal Carolina working in recruiting and special teams...

Philadelphia Sports LEGEND Leslie Gudel joined host Colin Thompson this week on the Not For Long Podcast. She was born and raised in San Marino, California and a graduate of UCLA where she rowed Crew. Upon graduation, she started her television sportscasting career at a station in Idaho before traveling to the city of brotherly love. Gudel was a founding member of Comcast SportsNet, beginning with...

As a past water boy for Archbishop Wood football team to now an NBA draft prospect, Villanova basketball star Collin Gillespie joined our host Colin Thompson for this week's episode. Collin broke down his season-ending knee injury that happened during a conference game against Creighton this past March. After something like that, most athletes find it hard to bounce back, but Collin knew he had to...

Former Wood Archbishop High School Alums, Ryan Bates and Colin Thompson sat down to talk about everything from being a collegiate athlete and transitioning to a professional athlete, Ryan's tattoo sleeve and some of the meanings behind them, to Ryan and Colin's workout and food regimen in the off-season. Ryan played his College Football at Penn State University where he blocked for one of the best...

From the suburbs of Detroit, to a stand-out at Michigan State, to winning a Superbowl, and now a published author. Bennie Fowler sits down with Colin to talk about his book "Silver Spoon: The Imperfect Guide to Success" and what he learned writing it, his friendship with NBA star Draymond Green, who throws the most catchable ball in the NFL, and even all of the jersey swaps he has been able to hav...

Superbowl Champions, Comedians, Chefs, Hall of Famers, Musicians, or Celebrity Stylists, Not For Long Media has something for everyone! The best from episodes 1-9 is a small sample of some of the highlights from our interviews with our wide range of guests that share their journey through life with a wealth of funny, intriguing, and thought provocation stories. Ep. 1 Remembering a legend - John Ch...

Basketball Coach and "Lifer" Mickie DeMoss, who is currently the Chief of Staff at Georgia Tech University, is a Women's Basketball Hall of Famer, WNBA Champion, SEC Coach of the Year, and won 6 National Championships at the University of Tenn. as Pat Summitt's right-hand woman! Mickie and Colin discussed their thoughts on the past when WCBB wasn't a part of the NCAA, where women's sports are righ...

Former Chicago Bears Teammates, Colin Thompson and Ryan Winslow, shared stories about their long journeys back into the NFL, what it's like being in and out of the league, and how they were both ready to move on from the game after the door closed (almost) on them. Ryan detailed what he has been working on this offseason, what it is like punting in the elements, and how NFL tryouts have changed du...

Pull up a chair, grab your beverage of choice, and enjoy the laid-back and thought-provoking discussion between two old friends and teammates!    Colin and Trey sat down over a glass of wine and told stories about their days playing together in College and Professional football, their love for fishing, the difference between NFL Franchisees, and what it is like to be a part of a Superbow...

After completing 9 NFL seasons, 139 games, being placed on Temple’s 30 under 30 list, and having his hometown rec center named after him, and it's safe to say that Newark, NJ Legend, Tahir Whitehead, has climbed the mountain. Now, he's paying it forward! One of Colin's favorite teammates of all-time joined Not For Long Media to share some wisdom he has retained throughout his journey through life,...

With all of the upsets this weekend in the NCAA Tournament, we believe your happiness will be restored listening to Episode 5! Co-Producer, Justin Ayers, joined Colin in a new opening segment to address what went right and wrong over the weekend in sports.  Doug Ellin, the creator of the hit HBO TV show Entourage, sat down with Colin to talk about his journey through life, New York, Los Angel...

Colin's new friend in Charlotte, Mitch Purgason, joined our show to share his journey through his adventurous life. From playing basketball at Appalachian State to working for Mark Cuban and Gary Vaynerchuck to offering up free custom suits as collateral while competing in beer pong games, it's safe to say this riverboat gambler has done a little bit of everything! As a clothing designer, Mitch pr...