The K.P. Wee Podcast

In this episode (recorded on Friday, July 30, 2021, an hour before Major League Baseball's trade deadline), a special "This Week in Baseball History" edition, C's Plus Baseball writer Niall O'Donohoe stops by to share his thoughts on baseball memories in connection with topics from the week of August 2nd of past seasons.  It's just two sports fans having fun talking sports. Topics include managers...

Tune in to this episode of The K.P. Wee Podcast to learn about the Sports Business 2.0 revolution and meet the online learning pioneer at the center of it. Dr. Lynn Lashbrook founded Sports Management Worldwide (SMWW) three decades ago as a forum for experienced professionals in the business of sports management to mentor students aspiring to build a career of their own. At a time when dial-up Int...

Niall O'Donohoe of C's Plus Baseball , a blog about the MiLB Vancouver Canadians, joins the podcast in this episode to discuss baseball, including how he motivates himself to cover the C's on a daily basis. Niall, who's also the public address announcer for the Canadians' home games at Nat Bailey Stadium, even discusses how he prepares for his P.A. announcing duties with the High-A West League clu...

Jason Takefman of the Internet Baseball Writers Association of America (IBWAA) joins this episode to discuss no-hitters, negativity as well as overreactions by fans and media members, Jacob deGrom, and other topics.   Key Topics:  (01:50): K.P. brings up hitless games which aren't recognized as official no-hitters, revisiting the hitless starts by Andy Hawkins (1990), Mark Gardner (1991), and Madi...

Chris King, play-by-play broadcaster of MiLB's Tri-City Dust Devils, makes a second appearance on the podcast. In an episode originally recorded on Friday, June 11, King discusses the changes seen in the High A West League (formerly the Northwest League) and answers questions sent in by listeners near the end of the conversation.  Note: Coincidentally, this conversation happened just hours before...

In today's episode, host K.P. Wee (author of the 2018 book The 1988 Dodgers: Reliving the Championship Season ) talks about Dave Anderson and Brian Holton, a pair of unsung heroes—and forgotten contributors—on the 1988 L.A. Dodgers. Holton went 7-3 with a sparkling 1.70 ERA for the 1988 world champions, including a 6-4 victory against the Cincinnati Reds 33 years ago this week on June 25, 1988. On...

In this episode of The K.P. Wee podcast, you'll hear from Dr. Chelsea Heyward, a sports industry professional. She works as an advisor with the Players Coalition and is also a branding and digital media manager. As if that wasn't already enough, she is also a research associate at Morehouse College where she teaches Sports, Culture, and Power.  After a bachelor's in psychology at Long Beach State,...

In this episode, K.P. Wee looks at some knuckleballing feats and stories for the week of May 31 of past years. Included are Jeff Reardon's first victory in 1993 after the former all-time saves king added a knuckler to his repertoire (May 31, 1993), the Niekro brothers' record-setting 530th combined win in the big leagues (June 1, 1987), and R.A. Dickey's shutout against St. Louis in 2012 (June 2,...

In this week's episode of the podcasat, K.P. sits down with Jason Takefman, a sports consultant and long-time sports executive in Minor League Baseball, the NHL, and the UFC. Jason is also the co-host of the podcast, "Baseball Writers: The IBWAA Podcast." In this episode, Jason turns the tables on our host and takes over the show to discuss K.P.'s new book on baseball's career home run leader, Bar...

This episode of The K.P. Wee Podcast features something a little different – a look at the business of sports through the prism of digital design. K.P. welcomes Sydney Noland, who has been the Seattle Seahawks' in-house digital designer since 2019. Her journey, which started somewhat accidentally, has offered Sydney access to colleagues she enjoys, a sport she has come to love and artistic challen...

This episode of The K.P. Wee Podcast features a young woman who has launched a sports media career that includes a podcast featured in 36 countries. And she hasn't even graduated college yet! Aggie Dent, a senior at New York University studying Sports Management and minoring in Studio Art, shares her pandemic experience with developing global relationships and exploring new media platforms. In a f...

In this episode of The K.P. Wee Podcast, the tables are turned when Stan Markotich, former News Director at CJIV Radio, takes over the microphone to interview our host. Together, they explore all the various professional incarnations that have defined K.P.'s career: sports writer, educator and author of multiple works of sports and narrative fiction. There are lots of amazing anecdotes and stories...

In this episode of the K.P. Wee podcast, it's all about navigating the football industry's backroom staffing. In a conversation recorded in March 2021, Neil Stratton, founder of the Inside the League (ITL), offers valuable perspectives and advice for prospects, parents, coaches, administrators and agents. His blog, podcast, website and the many features his Inside the League website offers are cri...

This episode of The K.P. Wee Podcast features author, speaker, and former athlete Bo-Dean Sanders. In the '80s, Bo-Dean transferred from Cheyney University (the oldest HBCU in the U.S.) to Villanova to play on a majority-white football team. His book, Race Against … Against Race: My Journey of Diversity and Inclusion Through Sports , debuted in late 2020. During the conversation, Bo-Dean shares a...

The greatest mascot of all-time, the Famous Chicken makes an appearance on the podcast as Ted Giannoulas relives some of the most memorable moments of his career with host K.P. Wee. Originally known as the KGB Chicken and the San Diego Chicken, Ted began entertaining fans at Padres baseball games in the 1970s—while dressed in a huge yellow chicken costume. With his clever comedy routines and antic...

In March 1974—47 years ago this month—Ted Giannoulas was hired by KGB-FM Radio in San Diego to wear a yellow chicken costume as part of a promotion to distribute Easter eggs to children at the San Diego Zoo. Shortly after, Ted began appearing at Padres baseball games—and the rest was sports mascot history. Now known as the Famous Chicken and the greatest mascot of all-time, Ted Giannoulas makes an...

Today's episode features part of a conversation with former NHL goaltender Bill Ranford, who recalls his heroic 1990 Stanley Cup playoff run with the Edmonton Oilers. It's part of a longer chat with the winner of the 1990 Conn Smythe Trophy (as playoff MVP), which was recorded in February 2021 and will be featured in a new book that I'm writing.  Currently the goaltending coach of the Los Angeles...

In this episode, a special "This Week in Baseball History" edition, sports consultant Jason Takefman joins host K.P. Wee to reminisce about baseball news and sports memories from the week of March 1st from past years. It's just two sports fans having fun talking sports. Topics include pranks, the importance of team chemistry in sports, and athletes "hanging on" too long. Takefman—a long-time sport...

Happy February birthday to Stephan Lebeau, who joins this episode to reflect on his National Hockey League career. The former Montreal Canadiens center went from being undrafted to scoring 31 goals in 1992-93 and winning a Stanley Cup with the Habs in 1993. Thirty years ago this month (February 20, 1991), Stephan also played on the same line with his brother Patrick Lebeau for the Habs. He shares...

Former Los Angeles Dodgers team photographer Richard Kee joins the podcast for the second time, and reminisces about Tommy Lasorda, Jay Johnstone, and Don Sutton. He also discusses some of the more interesting photos in his collection and the stories behind them, including one featuring Dusty Baker and another on "Blue Monday" in the 1981 National League Championship Series.  Richard's work can be...

Milwaukee Brewers radio play-by-play broadcaster Jeff Levering, who also does college hoops on FS1 and the Big Ten Network along with college football games on FOX, discusses his career on the mic and shares memories about his journey to get to where he is today.  The 2020 National Sports Media Association Wisconsin Sportscaster of the Year, Jeff also talks about some of the advice he has learned...

In this episode, a "This Week in Sports History" edition, sports consultant Jason Takefman joins host K.P. Wee to reminisce about sports news and memories from the week of January 4th from past years. It's just two sports fans having fun talking sports. Topics include most impactful trades made by the teams they rooted for, favourite "most unbreakable records," and favourite stories about baseball...

In this episode, Greg Savoie of "Pucking Funny" podcast stops by to talk about his amazing show dedicated to hockey and other sports, on which hockey is "discussed in a light and fun way." Born and raised in Montreal but now residing just outside of Sydney, Greg talks about what it's like following hockey in Australia. He also discusses what got him started with "Pucking Funny" podcast and also th...

In this episode, Montreal-based sports consultant Jason Takefman, also of "Baseball Writers: The IBWAA Podcast," makes his return to the podcast and discusses his thoughts on the Cleveland Indians' intention to change their team nickname and the Negro Leagues' being reclassified as a major league. The main part of the discussion, though, is a debate about the Baseball Hall of Fame and the candidac...

In this episode, journalist Adrian Brijbassi, editor/founder of Vacay.ca and VacayNetwork.com, joins K.P. Wee for some NFL talk. Formerly a sportswriter and editor with New York Newsday and the Toronto Star, Brijbassi shares his thoughts about the latest happenings with the 2020 NFL season.  Now a travel journalist, he also shares some information about Trippzy, a free-to-download travel trivia ap...