The Express Podcast Presented by Dansby Swanson

Kyle currently Is a professional basketball player for the Salt Lake City Stars. On today's episode we dive Into some strategies that allow you to be the best version of yourself and how to block out the opinions and pressures from other people when considering your life goals and aspirations. We will discuss goal setting, successful habits, and even talk about some of our favorite books that...

Dr. Eric Hall Is an Associate Professor of History at Northern Illinois University where he teaches an array of history classes including United States History, History of the Black Athlete, and other Civil Rights classes. In addition to him being an educator, Dr. Hall is an author having released a book titled Arthur Ashe: Tennis and Justice In the Civil Rights Era In 2014. On this episode we wil...

In this episode we dive Into the Importance of having a routine and examine what that looks like for the members of the Express Podcast. We will give out some suggestions on ways to develop a routine and how to get through the rough patches of the everyday grind. Further we will discuss some of the biggest news In sports such as the return of the MLB.  The books that we touch on during the episode...

Dr. Asheigh Maxcey Is a Senior Lecturer and Research Assistant Professor In the department of Psychology at Vanderbilt University. Ashleigh has a diverse background In education with spending time at Purdue, Iowa, Ohio State, Manchester and Tennessee State University. On this episode we are discussing positive psychology and how It Is achieved on a daily basis. We will also dive Into several routi...

Jon Jackson serves as the Deputy Director of Athletics/ Men's Basketball and External Affairs at Duke University. He has been apart of the program since 2000 and on today's episode he is going to give us some personal Insight on the Duke program. We will discuss the legendary Coach K, some of the greatest Duke teams, and many stories about the Duke/UNC rivalry. Duke Basketball's soc...

Kenyan Drake Is a professional athlete who currently plays for the Arizona Cardinals. During this episode we will discuss Kenyan's journey to success, his work off of the field to help advance his community and the lives of others, as well as the current events that are happening In America.  01:30 Kenyan's Childhood 05:57 Multi Sport Athlete 13:15 Time at Alabama 30:11 Transition to the...

We are going to dive Into the current state of sports during Covid-19. What do we miss about sports and what does the future look like with states starting to reopen.  9:18      Impact of High School Senior Season Being Lost 12:56    College Athletes Gaining an Extra Year 21:56    Younger Athletes Being Over Worked 26:37    Should Players Audio Be Live If Sports Return YOUTUBE: https://www.youtube...

In this episode we introduce the hosts of The Express and explain our Individual journeys to where we are now.  The time marker for each persons journey is  2:37   Mitchell's Journey 8:15   Dansby's Journey 17:04 Macen's Journey YOUTUBE: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHWPYNmpXYudvXV0RuchXqA INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/theexpresspodcast/?hl=en