The Sports Deli

Join Hootie Hoot as he follows up his recent podcast with Super Bowl Champion Ryan Harris with an interview with Los Angeles veteran, Inglewood raised, and Crenshaw High School basketball legend, the humble and spiritually connected former NBA CHAMPION for my Detroit Pistons, Tremaine Fowlkes. He shares his incredible story as he chronicles his journey of perseverance and faith that led him from t...

Ryan Harris, Super Bowl Champion with the Denver Broncos shares space with us in this 2-Part Podcast. Ryan drops some incredible knowledge on us from his time with Peyton Manning to why he chose Notre Dame over Michigan (and others), and his opinions about Tom Brady. He discusses his Muslim faith, the importance of Yoga, meditation and breathing, why he admires Muhammad Ali and Arthur Ashe so much...

Ryan Harris, Super Bowl Champion with the Denver Broncos shares space with us in this 2-Part Podcast. Ryan drops some incredible knowledge on us from his time with Peyton Manning to why he chose Notre Dame over Michigan (and others), and his opinions about Tom Brady. He discusses his Muslim faith, the importance of Yoga, meditation and breathing, why he admires Muhammad Ali and Arthur Ashe so much...

You don't want to miss Part 2 of this incredible 2-part series with Matt Doherty, who teamed with Michael Jordan, James Worthy, Sam Perkins, and Buzz Peterson at North Carolina to win the 1982 National Championship. He discusses his mistakes while he was the Head Coach at the University of North Carolina, some things about MJ that people didn't know, and his powerful thoughts on Colin Kaepernick,...

You don't want to miss this incredible 2-part series with Matt Doherty, who teamed with Michael Jordan, James Worthy, Sam Perkins, and Buzz Peterson at North Carolina to win the 1982 National Championship. He discusses his mistakes while he was the Head Coach at the University of North Carolina, some things about MJ that people didn't know, and you don't want to miss part 2 where Coach Doherty sha...

You don't want to miss this incredible interview with Natty White, the founder of Moolah Kicks. Moolah represents like MONEEEEEY as if to give a positive nod to the street culture of basketball which often gets a negative rap and the fact that more money should be dedicated to girls, women, and in this case, women's basketball kicks. She's only 22 but she has a diverse company of 30 people. Natty...

Former USA National Soccer Team Member Joanna Lohman joins Hootie Hoot in The Sports Deli for this incredible interview. Joanna shares her ups and downs during her 16 year professional career including spending time with some of the best players in the world from Briana Scurry, Mia Hamm, Julie Foudy, and Abby Wambach. She's visited the White House, traveled to over 45 countries, represented her co...

Join Coach K. and Hootie Hoot as we welcome Dr. Jen Welter into The Sports Deli Podcast. Coach Jen talks about her incredible relationship with Snoop Dog and the Wounded Warriors as well as her journey in the academic and athletic spaces which led her to not only play professional football for 14+ years but allowed her the opportunity to be the first woman ever to coach in the NFL. She believes as...

Join me, Hootie Hoot as I fly solo in this special edition episode as I talk about systemic issues regarding the inequalities for women in intercollegiate athletics and how the NCAA and NCAA President, Mark Emmert, failed the women and continue to send the message that the women are a "JV" team as former Notre Dame Head Womens Basketball Coach Muffet McGraw said on CBS This Morning. I will talk ab...

Join Dr. J., Coach K., and Hootie Hoot in The Sports Deli for this Part 1 (of 2) interview with Roshown McLeod. Roshown played for 4 Hall-of-Fame coaches - Bobby Hurley Sr., Coach K., Lenny Wilkins, and Larry Brown. You don't want to miss this transparent and often hilarious interview as he leads us through his journey of trials and tribulations from the highs of the athletic world to not wanting...

Join Dr. J., Coach K., and Hootie Hoot in The Sports Deli for this Part 1 (of 2) interview with Roshown McLeod. Roshown played for 4 Hall-of-Fame coaches - Bobby Hurley Sr., Coach K., Lenny Wilkins, and Larry Brown. You don't want to miss this transparent and often hilarious interview as he leads us through his journey of trials and tribulations from the highs of the athletic world to not wanting...

We're  honored to be joined in this episode of The Sports Deli by Nicki  Collen, Head Coach of The WNBA's Atlanta Dream. In part 2 of this two  part series, Nicki discusses the power of the 180 WNBA women whose collective voice led a charge that validated the argument of the intersectionality between sports and politics during the Black Lives Matter movement following the death of G...

We're honored to be joined in this episode of The Sports Deli by Nicki Collen, Head Coach of The WNBA's Atlanta Dream. In part 1 of this two part series, Nicki reflects upon her days growing up in Bo Ryan country, why she wanted to play for a woman's coach in college, why going to the Final Four as a freshman was not her most memorable moment in college as a student-athlete, what one of her "aha"...

Cameroonian Ruben Boumtje Boumtje joined Dr. J. and Hootie Hoot in The Sports Deli (PART 2/2) to talk NBA hoops, including his time with the Portland Trailblazers, how he felt about the loss of Kobe Bryant, his interest in metrics, and his time with "Big John", his legendary Hall-of-Fame coach, John Thompson. And you don't want to miss our famous rapid fire "This or That" segment of the podcast.&n...

Cameroonian Ruben Boumtje Boumtje joined Dr. J. and Hootie Hoot in The Sports Deli to talk hoops, social injustice, his time in the NBA with the Portland Trailblazers, his interest in metrics, and his time with "Big John", his legendary Hall-of-Fame coach, John Thompson. And you don't want to miss our famous rapid fire "This or That" segment of the podcast. Ruben tells some great stories abou...

Lauryn Williams was the THE FIRST AMERICAN WOMAN IN HISTORY TO MEDAL IN BOTH THE SUMMER AND WINTER OLYMPIC GAMES. She was a track and field gold and silver medalist and a silver medalist in bobsledding. She shares her incredible story with us in The Sports Deli. She talks about her village that helped shape her, the racial reckoning, her Olympic experiences, and her post Olympic business, worth-wi...

Join Hootie Hoot in The Sports Deli Podcast as we welcome back the incredible Crystal Robinson. If you haven't had the chance to listen to the first interview, we encourage you to do so. She talks about her WNBA career and upbringing before being arrested in the middle of our podcast as a result of what we believe to be another example of racial profiling by the police of Atoka, Oklahoma. She spen...

Join Hootie Hoot for this Special 2021 Black History Month Edition of The Sports Deli Podcast. Grab your favorite bagel or deli sandwich, your favorite beverage and let's do this together in The Sports Deli. We will discuss why more whites in sports need to be like Kyle Korver and JJ Redick and less like Tom Brady, why LeBron should never Shut the F*@! Up and Dribble, and the incredible courage an...

Join Hootie Hoot in The Sports Deli (Podcast) as we share space with the multi-talented, Kayla Alexander. Basketball has taken her into some incredible spaces. Most recently, she qualified for the 2021 summer olympics as a member of the Women's Canadian National (Basketball) Team. We talk about her father, who is a police officer, her mother, who emphasized academics, her sister who is her co-auth...

Shea Hillenbrand, 2x MLB All-Star joined us in The Sports Deli to share his incredible story of his near death experience to being reborn again and reinventing himself to start his second life after baseball. This powerful story has won him an Emmy Award and inspired thousands of people and children to believe in themselves and follow their dreams. Don't miss Shea's answers to our very famous "Thi...

Join Hootie Hoot in The Sports Deli as we welcome queer South Asian Pro Golfer and Law Student at Penn, Maya Reddy. She was a 3-time All-American in Golf and has a dream to play on the LPGA Tour in the not-too-distant future. She shares her courageous story of being bullied, mentally and verbally abused, the steps she took to heal and feel comfortable in her own skin, and why she went to law schoo...

Fox Sports Radio's Doug Gottlieb joins us in The Sports Deli to discuss a wide range of issues. 

Join Dr. J. and Hootie Hoot as we welcome Collette Smith, a true Shero. She’s the first ever African American female coach in NFL history into The Sports Deli for this candid, hilarious, and inspiring conversation. Collette is a rape, suicide, and domestic violence survivor and now she inspires other young children to follow their dreams. She shares her views on Tom Brady and how he's absolutely b...

Join Dr. J. and Hootie Hoot in The Sports Deli as we are joined by Bruce Maxwell, the first Major League Baseball Player in history to kneel in protest of social injustice just a year after Colin Kaepernick kneeled for the same thing. In Part (2/2), Bruce shares the leadup to being drafted by the A's and then how he nearly killed himself after kneeling to how he fought his way back to reinvent him...

Join Dr. J. and Hootie Hoot in The Sports Deli as we are joined by Bruce Maxwell, the first Major League Baseball Player in history to kneel in protest of social injustice just a year after Colin Kaepernick kneeled for the same thing. In this first Part (1), Bruce shares his experience growing up along with his siter as a bi-racial child and identifying as an African-American even though he was to...