The Obstructed View Podcast

In this week's episode of The Obstructed View Podcast, I speak with my good friend Kevin Haney who seems to be the man who does it all. Kevin has had appearances on Preston & Steve, The Today Show plus The Kelly Clarkson Show but this may his be his most important interview yet! We talk about his love of basketball and his origin story, growing up in South West Philly and how important his par...

In this special episode I give you my Obstructed View of the 1st ever 12 team College Football Playoff. I break down how the teams got there and how SMU got in over Alabama. We have some amazing match ups with Texas v Clemson & Tennessee v Ohio St. in the first round. We have Oregon and Georgia getting the top two seeds with upstarts Boise St. & Arizona St also getting first rounds byes. N...

This episode I sit down with Jules Raucci to discuss his sports journey as an All-Delco running back at Academy Park to one of the founders of the D.E.L.C.O. Goats AAU basketball club. Jules takes us down memory lane to the Folcroft Youth Club and talks about his daughter Mia's success playing lacrosse at the University of Maryland. I hope you enjoy my Obstructed View with Jules.

This weeks guest ⁠Tim McKee⁠ gives us a preview of the Philadelphia 76ers and tells us how he put the work in to go from rec league player to become all catholic at Monsignor Bonner and Neumann University basketball HoF. Enjoy my Obstructed View of the Philadelphia 76ers.

I spoke with Laura Scaperotto about her childhood growing up in Sharon Hill Delaware County and how it helped mold her love of basketball. From there she kept that competitive spirit and brought it to the water where she has developed a new love for paddle racing. Over the last several years Laura has raced in Thailand, Italy and across the US where she has claimed a gold medal for team USA and nu...

This episode we preview the 2024-25 Philadelphia Flyers with longtime hockey fan Nick Verrillo. Nick talks about how he developed his love of hockey with his dad growing up in suburban Philadelphia and how watching the Flyers make their Stanley Cup run in 2009-2010 was such an unexpected thrill. Nick breaks down year three for John Tortorella as Head Coach of the orange & black and who will be...

In this episode longtime friend Tim Gilligan takes us on journey from growing up in Sharon Hill Pennsylvania through the Mountains of Colorado fighting through the pain asking what's next? Tim talks about how his decision to go to the Williamson College of the Trades helped him to prepare for life mentally and how that mental preparation helped him focus on new heights bicycle racing and ultra mar...

In this episode of Obstructed View we sit down with Jeffrey Conner who was a National Player of the year in Lacrosse coming out of Strath Haven High School and would go on to win 2 National Championships with the University of Virginia in 2019 & 2021. Jeff talks with us about his journey in youth athletics and his time as an elite level athlete. Please forgive Jeff for his football fandom sinc...

Amy joins my Obstructed View to discuss her love of Philadelphia sports and the meaning it has to her family. We talk about how her childhood relationships helped forge her love of basketball and Mo Cheeks. Now as a wife and mother of 3 boys, rooting for Philadelphia sports teams is a strong family bond for the Shaw's.

I interview my high school friend from Monsignor Bonner, Chris Romanelli. Chris grew up and in Delaware County and is a huge Philadelphia sports fan but his first love is the Eagles. I ask Chris how he became a mega Birds fan as he details his journey from the 700 level at the Vet to becoming the the Eagles fan of the year, representing the team in Minneapolis for Super Bowl 52. We talk about his...

On this pilot episode of Obstructed View I'll be discussing my love of sports and how it came to be, growing up in suburban Philadelphia. We talk about being a 5 for 5 fan of the 76ers, Phillies, Eagles Flyers & Union and my love of the Temple University Owls along with some college football. The podcast will have interviews with some of my favorite sports fans and what made them fans of t...