The Sports Deli

Sarah is a nail tech. Her dog Dune is a puppy and loves balls and paper towels. Sarah was bullied in high school but she's now doing great on her healing journey and feels stronger than ever. Today's episode is brought to you by my You Tube Shop. We have nearly 1,500 items for you from Walmart, Target, Home Depot, and so many 1000s of other shops and stores. I may make a commission from th...

Polina is from Kazakhstan and Madi from Italy. Polina played intercollegiate tennis at the University of Tennessee while Madi loves marine biology. But they met at a tennis meet up and today you will hear the rest of the story of this amazing engaged couple.

Episode 12 features KT & CW. They we're at the beach not with their dogs but with their digs - in this case their jet skis for the annual competition. KT shares her best advice for people looking to eat better and CW on how to be a great leader as a college coach. This episode is brought to you by my you tube shop. I have nearly 1,500 items you can get in my You Tube shop. Just do a keywor...

Madi and her dog Queso joined me today for season 1 episode 10. Madi is a mom of a 3 month old and her and her husband hope to have another one sooner rather than later. Madi shares what she learned from her first marriage to her then military husband and hopes to move back to Texas within the next 5 years. Thanks for joining us today everyone and remember you are not alone and you can always dial...

Alan served his country and then went on to do leadership training in the military as a civilian for a combined 51 years before he recently retired. He met his beautiful wife when he was 69 while overseas and he's been happily married ever since! They we're there with their dog and we had a phenomenal discussion that included some hilariously passionate pleas from Alan as a diehard basketb...

Mac and her golden retriever showed up today and I hope you all enjoy today's season 1 episode 8 discussion as much as I did. Her dog, whose name is being withheld to protect the innocent (LOLLLLLSSS - truth is I either forgot or didn't ask - my bad y'all - if I find out what his name is later I'll update the podcast), loves chasing his ball into the ocean. Mac is an English teache...

Lauren, a beautiful spirit, loves being a lawyer. She adores her dog Candy and Candy played at dog beach like there was no tomorrow! We hope you enjoy this amazing episode 7 of season 1 where Lauren gives some great advice while giving flowers to her dad and her sports journey that taught her so much about her non-negotiables and how to get through the hard times in life. She loves yoga and workin...

Jenna, Hanna and Will met in 2022 as they we're training to be EMTs and Firefighters. Jenna is now a nurse, Hanna (with no H at the end) is still on the path of doing similar work and Will is a firefighter hoping to expand his duties and responsibilities so he can do more elaborate rescue missions like on helicopters, etc. Jenna & Will are two old souls who have a different love language and H...

FRIIIIIDDDAAAAAY! Well, Deebo was named after Deebo from Friday and Naomi served our country for more than 7 years. We have an amazing discussion about the military and so much more.

Welcome Kara, Caroline and Beanie to The Dog Beach Diaries Podcast family! Enjoy today's episode everyone and please subscribe so you can alerts for all the latest episodes of all of our podcasts under the umbrella of The Sports Deli. This is Episode 4 of Season 1. Sit back, relax and enjoy today's episode. And thank you for the support. Don't forget you can always dial 988 if you'...

Elle, a personal trainer and her dog, Ginny joined us today on Episode 3 of The Dog Beach Diaries Podcast. If you are having a hard day remember, you are not alone and you can always dial 988 and someone will be there 24/7/365. You can always email the show at, thedogbeachdiariespodcast@gmail.com.

Natalea, a native of Dallas, Texas, played softball growing up and is now a nurse raising two incredible boys. Her dog Bean, who loves to chase his ball and she we're kind enough to join us in this second episode of The Dog Beach Diaries Podcast. You can always email the show at, thedogbeachdiariespodcast@gmail.com if you have any thoughts, comments or questions. We would love for you to subsc...

Welcome to the 1st ever episode of The Dog Beach Diaries Podcast where I will randomly select someone at the dog beach to interview. I have never met any of these people and will be learning about a part of them just like you for the very first time. There are no pre-planned questions. Just me and my 3 dogs, Kya, a golden retriever who likes to fish, Daisy, a pitty who loves to be lazy but is the...

Join us in The Sports Deli for this powerful episode as we dedicate Season 1 Episode 2 (Part 2) to the Black Lives Matter Movement. Join Gordon, Jon, and myself, Mike Hootner, your host along with our unbelievable guests, Dalayna Sampton, Kevin Broadus, and The Jewish Jordan, Tamir Goodman.

Today's historic podcast features some unbelievable African-American and White leaders in society and sports. Join us for our two-part series that thoughtfully discusses the Black Lives Matter Movement. Guests include, Anita Howard, Head Women's Basketball at Georgia Southern University, Bobbie Kelsey, former Head Women's Basketball Coach at the University of Wisconsin, Assistant Women's Basketbal...

Donald J. Trump, the 45th and 47th President of the United States has faced unparalleled public persecution as the nominee and now President. The first time around, many people in his own party we're afraid to align with Donald J. Trump because politicians had never seen anything like this ever before in Amerikkkan history. We had seen it in Nazi, Germany. But, no one knew what to make of the big...

Nick Lowery, Kansas City Chiefs Hall-Of-Famer, has been on a path of servitude for 50 years and he's not looking to stop any time soon. In this episode, we discuss his early years during the civil rights while growing up in a house where his mother and father we're serving their countries. And today, you will hear the rest of the story including his work with the youth, the homeless, 3 Pre...

Caitlin Clark is a generational talent and has forever changed the face of the WNBA and women's sports. She was voted Time magazine's Athlete-of-the-Year and some of her comments rubbed some people the wrong way. I thought they we're compassionate, passionate, and spot on. Crystal Bradford has on the other hand gone flown under the radar. She is attempting another comeback, her 3rd to...

Join Jon, Gordon and Mike talking sports, Covid, and Sports Psychology for their inaugural pilot episode, The Sports Deli. Featuring guests Dr. Robert Baldwin, Dr. Jason Novetsky, and Podcast extraordinaire, Wendell Wallace!

For all of the obvious reasons, Caitlin Clark, the face of women's basketball should be on the Olympic team. But it may not necessarily be for the reasons you think.

Taylor Swift has had to endure a million times what any man has had to endure, especially white men, and in particular the privileged white quarterbacks in the @NFL like Tom Brady, Aaron Rodgers, Eli and Peyton Manning, Tony Romo and Troy Aikman. Taylor Swift has been sexually assaulted, cancelled by Kanye West, had to overcome mental health challenges, and navigate the space of being the most pop...

Angel Reese is an amazing woman. She's a winner. A great friend. Great teammate. And a marketing genius. She loves to learn and she has "it". And she has a "why" that motivates her and she's just getting started. 2,000,000 people tuned in to watch her pre-season game on a social media feed. 2,000,000! It's unprecedented and what she's doing to quiet the haters a...

Under the Umbrella of The Sports Deli Podcast we are so honored to bring you the Hashtag Girldad Podcast - Episode 3. Jeaner (my daughter) and I discuss homeschool, acne, basketball, and some other fun topics during this episode.

Dr. Russ Kennedy is helping revolutionize how people navigate anxiety after going through decades of it himself. His groundbreaking book Anxiety Rx is a how to guide on managing anxiety. Dr. Kennedy's story is incredible from how he grew up with a bi-polar, schizophrenic father to his own anxiety to his journey as a neuroscientist, stand-up comedian, yoga instructor, mindfulness and meditation...

Kim Mulkey and coaches in my opinion should leverage their respective platforms to amplify mental health, anti-bullying, and all marginalized communities and people. Coaches have access to platforms many don't and can do so much more. Instead of wearing nice outfits and bling, howabout similar to how Lance Armstrong raised 100s of millions for cancer research and awareness via his LiveStrong b...