The Moonlight Graham Show

Tim Flattery sits down with his former coach at Northern Iowa, Rick Heller. Rick is currently the head coach for the Iowa Hawkeye baseball team. 

Scott Krava was a kicker on Dan McCarney's ISU Cyclone Football team. In this episode, Scott, Tim Flattery, and Tom Griffin discuss his 2 points scored, competition to see the field at a Power 5 program, and his work recent work with www.madeindsm.com. Check out Scott's own podcast, "The Handcrafted Podcast."

Tim Flattery and former Iowa Hawkeye, Utah Jazz, Sacramento King, and Chicago Bull Bobby Hansen sit down for an in-studio conversation. Topics include his LA Gear contract, the last shot in Game 6 of the NBA Finals, and repping the once ubiquitous All Sport.

Tim and AJ Pierzynski chat about his illustrious MLB career, which spanned 19 seasons and ended as one of the most productive careers of a hitting catcher of all time. 

In a special release episode, Tim tells the story of the Floyd of Rosedale trophy, it's contentious beginnings, and the trophy's origins in Fort Dodge, IA. Buy the limited edition Floyd of Rosedale tee here- https://www.moonlightgrahamshow.com/buy-swag/floyd

Tim calls the always engaging Paul Shirley to chat about the ISU Cyclone Basketball alumni reunion, Larry Eustachy, and his brand new book "Stories I Tell on Dates." PLUS, listen to a free excerpt from the audiobook version of Paul's new book. Check out Paul's website at- www.storiesitellondates.com. 

Todd Sears is a real life "Crash Davis." A native Iowan, Sears had big league stints with the Minnesota Twins over the course of 2 seasons in the early 2000s during his 11 year professional baseball career. In this conversation with Andy Flattery, Todd recounts the time he went yard against Pedro Martinez, his David Ortiz story, and the time his Nebraska Cornhusker team brawled with their rival, t...

Brendan Gargano is a professional Graphic Designer, Iowa State grad, and Cyclone superfan who updated the classic Johnny Orr "Orrnado" design two years ago and even pitched it to Athletic Director Jamie Pollard. He, along with many others, had noticed the need for ISU to have a secondary mark on their uniforms. This design has now been shared around since last Thursday and is being compared to the...

Best guy ever and retired MLB veteran Nick Punto joins the guys for a conversation about the AL Wild Card Minnesota Twins, Joe Mauer, and who he wishes he would have won a ring with instead of the Cardinals. The ultimate role player also answers the important question "do you consider yourself an underdog?"

Seneca Wallace and Tim Flattery sit down to talk about his career as a quarterback for the Iowa State Cyclones, and his 10 year NFL career with the Seattle Seahawks, Cleveland Browns, and Green Bay Packers. In the interview, he shares about why he constantly believed that he could play quarterback and why Mike Holmgren had a lot to do with it. He also recaps the 2002 win against the Iowa Hawkeyes...

To conclude the second season of the show we spent some time discussing about some topics that we needed to get off of our chests. Along with recapping our first 29 episodes, and forecasting what's ahead for Season 3, the Moonlight Graham team discusses participation trophies, local sports, Tim Tebow, multi-sport athletes, and more in this slightly inebriated episode. A special thanks to all of ou...

Uncle Terry joins Andy, Dave, & Jon Flattery to tell the family legend of the time in the 1970s that he threw 18 innings in an Iowa Central Junior College baseball game. This feat included 315 pitches, 14 K's, 23 retired batters in a row, and was followed by Terry going home to shoot hoops. Also, Jon recalls his own "big fish" story and describes the 3 HR and 10 RBI game that he had at Minnesota S...

Tim Flattery and former teammates Brandon and Brett Douglas reminisce about old times as college, summer league, and professional baseball. The Douglas brothers are former standouts at I-35, the now defunct Northern Iowa baseball program under Rick Heller, and Brandon played for 7 years in the Detroit Tigers organization. Brandon retired after making it as high as Triple A with a big league spring...

World-class endurance athlete Mike Trevino calls Tim and Neil Flattery to share his experience as an ultra-runner and ultra-cyclist. Trevino is  Fort Dodge native, a graduate of Saint Edmond High School and Cornell University, and is currently the founder and CEO of Indigenous Software. 

The distinguished Chuck Long talks with Tim Flattery about his unlikely rise from an under-recruited prep to  Hall of Fame collegiate quarterback. Later in the episode, the Iowa Hawkeye great shares stories about his NFL career with the Detroit Lions and LA Rams, and his time as a coach. 

Nick Collison is on our Mount Rushmore for guests on the show and one of our favorite athletes playing today. In this episode, Nick joins us in studio for a conversation with Tim and special guest host, Jack Brownlee. This freewheeling discussion covers player salaries, the genius of Roy Williams as a teacher, Kirk Hinrich, the time he balled with Obama, and his best Michael Jordan story. During t...

Adam Greenberg was one of only two players in MLB history to be hit by a pitch in their only plate without ever taking the field. 7 years later,  an online movement led him to be signed by the Marlins for a one-day contract and one more at bat. In this episode, Adam and Tim discuss his remarkable story. 

Tim calls pro golfer Troy Merritt before he headed out for last week's US Open. A native Iowan, Troy's lone tour victory was at the 2015 Quicken Loans National.  In this episode, Troy talks about his unlikely rise from a walk-on collegiate golfer at Winona State to eventual champ on the PGA tour. 

Viral superhero "The Freeze" of Atlanta Braves fame joins the show in this special release episode. Unmasked for the first time, the fastest man in blue spandex talks saving the world and doing it fast with Tim Flattery. 

Nik Moser chats with Tim and Neil Flattery about what can only be called the "glory days" of ISU Cyclone football while playing during the Dan McCarney era. Yet another former Fort Dodge Dodger prep to join the show, Nik was a two-sport athlete while in school in football and track.

In the historic 20th episode of the Moonlight Graham Show, Wade Lookingbill sits down with Tim Flattery and Ben Meyer to talk Iowa Hawkeyes during the Dr. Tom Davis era and the great Fort Dodge Dodger hoops team of 1988. Lookingbill recalls his relationship with Chris Street, the great Hawkeye who tragically died in a car accident during the historic 1993 season and will be commemorated in this se...

Distinguished distance runner Lisa Uhl joins Tim and Andy Flattery for an in-studio conversation. A Fort Dodge, IA native, Lisa reflects on her remarkable career, roller skate limbo, and the time Dan Taylor played matchmaker. Lisa is a former Iowa State Cyclone and competed in the 10,000 meters at the 2012 Olympics.  

Kicking off Season 2 of the Moonlight Graham Show, Tim Flattery sits down with Former NBA D-League MVP and Iowa State Cyclone great, Curtis Stinson.  6:25: Getting recruited out of the Bronx to be an ISU Cyclone by Larry Eustachy and Wayne Morgan. 9:20: Curtis shares his thoughts on the head coach transition and how he maintained his loyalty to both coaches Larry Eustachy and Wayne Morgan. 14:20:...

In our final episode of Season 1 of the Moonlight Graham Show, MLB pitcher Cody Ege of the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim spends some time with Tim. Cody shares his best stories from his high school days in Iowa, to his CWS days at Louisville, and his four years of professional baseball. Cody shares why Jose Fernandez was the best teammate he ever played with and why he regrets giving up a bomb to...

Justin Toole, author of "9 in 9: Nine Life Lessons Learned from Playing Nine Positions in One Nine Inning Baseball Game" joins Tim on the phone for another Moonlight Graham Show. Justin was made famous when he played all 9 positions in one minor league baseball game. In this episode, Tim and Justin cover Bob Feller, Francisco Lindor, Panchero's Burritos, and the best/worst minor league stadiums in...