Sandro JF, Rhys Parton, Josh G, Liv Grieve and Zachary Adams are the names. Being nerds is the game! This is the podcast in which Australian teens get together and review stuff.
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A first-year fairytale: High school teams win state championships every year. But teams from first-year schools almost never do. And first-year teams with no seniors? Unheard of. Follow the 123 Wildcats story for an unthinkable trip back in time.
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This is the best March Madness story that you didn't already know. The 2006-07 Coast Guard Academy men's basketball team had one of the most remarkable ends to a season in college basketball history. We're not kidding ... college basketball history And then the next season (2007-08) was even better! All the while, these students were preparing for lifesaving jobs in the United States military. With the help of players, coaches, and many others, we look back at an amazing and improbable pair ...
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So what happened to everyone from the 2007 and 2008 Coast Guard men’s basketball teams? First, they got on a bus for one heck of a ride back to campus! Then, they went on with their lives. In some cases, that meant Ring Dance and graduation. For others, that meant continuing their time as cadets. In our final episode, we catch up with all the key p…
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There are so many great stories from these Coast Guard men’s basketball team that we couldn’t fit everything within the first 7 episodes. This episode is for those stories we missed. From Waide Howley and Justin Williams to the benchwarmers; From the sights, sounds, and smells to impersonations of Coach Barry & Bono. It’s all covered here. Enjoy! -…
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The greatest team in Coast Guard men’s basketball history had the greatest run through the NCAA Division III Tournament in 2008. It may not have ended with a championship, but it was incredibly memorable in so many ways. We relive the Bears amazing upsets, the big baskets, and the defensive stands, as well as the final game of that season. It was a…
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The 2008 Coast Guard Academy men's basketball team had the greatest season in school history. The Academy women's basketball team had a great season too. We look back at them, the school's all-time winningest basketball team. Two players - Natalie Moyer and Melissa Martinelli - and assistant coach Rick Gaines tell the story of great friendships and…
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The 2007 Bears men’s basketball team improbably won the NEWMAC Championship. The 2008 Bears had greater expectations. This episode recounts the Coast Guard’s pursuit of a repeat title. One player returns. A newcomer from far away makes a big impact. And with the Magnificent 7 recruiting class now all nearing the end of their journey, we look at wha…
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The worst possible season becomes the best possible season with an amazing, incredible, improbable run through the 2007 NEWMAC playoffs by the Coast Guard men’s basketball team. To win in the playoffs, you need your star players to come up big. And to win in the playoffs, you need some unexpected help too. We recount all the memorable moments, from…
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The Coast Guard men’s basketball team had all the pieces in place to contend for a conference championship in 2006-07. This was going to be their year. But their grand plans were disrupted by a star player’s departure. Nonetheless, one player’s departure left an opportunistic opening for two players to fill. And the arrival of a new freshmen class,…
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The Coast Guard men’s basketball team had a great recruiting class in place. But now those cadets had to survive the rigors and challenges of the Academy. And that’s not easy. In this episode, we look at what the Coast Guard Academy is like – from the introductory phase of Swab Summer to heavy courseloads and military requirements (right down to ha…
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It’s time to meet some of the main characters in the best March Madness story you didn’t know. Behold “The Magnificent 7” recruiting class – a group incoming freshman who would change the Coast Guard Academy men’s basketball program forever. We talk to Al Sowers, Jeff Prebeck, Grant Johnson, Craig Johnson, Steve Blum, Donatas Siaudinis and Zach Rob…
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The best March Madness story you didn’t know begins with … Alexander Hamilton? Our opening episode sets the scene with origin stories – the beginnings of the Coast Guard and the Coast Guard Academy. We explain how the Coast Guard differs from other military branches. These are the lifesavers and rescuers, often overlooked when put alongside the mor…
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Coming March 9 ... the best March Madness story you didn't know!By Mark Simon
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The Myrtle Beach story, the buzzing fax machine (hey, this was 1997!), the movie shoot (wait, what?), the games against soon-to-be NBA and NFL players -- it's all here in the bonus episode of 1-2-3 Wildcats. Thanks to everyone for sticking with us since launch in November. And make sure you stick around to the end, for more BFitz wizardry. The part…
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This is it, the state championship game on March 22, 1997. Hickory had championship pedigree and championship experience. East Chapel Hill had ... what exactly? A great first season, no doubt, along with chemistry, talent, belief in each other and in the words of coach Ray Hartsfield. Still, they were the underdog, an angle Hartsfield hammered home…
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Hickory High School's basketball team had good reason to be confident heading into the 1997 state championship game against East Chapel Hill. The Red Tornadoes had experience, talent and championship appearances on their side. Eight players were part of the 16-0 football team that rolled to the 3A title just a few months earlier, and Hickory felt i…
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Is there another East Chapel Hill out there? Well, not that we could find. The research can't be classified as exhaustive, but it was exhausting (not a stretch). Most new schools have nowhere near the success East Chapel Hill had in its first season of boys basketball. In fact, it can take years to build a strong program. That first championship se…
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East Chapel Hill played in many tight games in 1996-97. Their first four wins were close, and so were just about all their postseason victories. They survived a six-overtime game that clinched the conference title, overcame a deficit in the first playoff game in school history, and then found ways to eke out wins when they played on a neutral court…
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Chris Hobbs was an immediate starter at East Chapel Hill, taking the court as the Wildcats’ center before he turned 15 years old. People remember his size, strength, footwork and soft touch on the court. They also remember him being approachable, a guy who was friends with everyone. Teammates, coaches and others reflect on the life of Chris Hobbs: …
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“We played together almost every day of the year,” Brad Woolley says of the era when he and teammates Paul Kindem and Brian FitzGerald developed the bonds that made those three the nucleus of the first team at East Chapel Hill. Different players for sure, but all effective. Take a trip back, a Carolina Flashback if you will, to the days of beepers,…
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Point guard Andy Jones could find teammates for baskets even when they didn’t know they were open. His precision passing was a key factor in East Chapel Hill’s success, along with quick hands on defense and calm under pressure. He might not have been known as a shooter, but when it came time to take a big shot, Jones didn’t shy away. Note, we have …
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Ray Hartsfield knew he wanted to be a coach. He learned from respected mentors at Chicago’s Harlan High School and then set off on his own, first as a football player at Prairie View A&M and later as a member of the U.S. Marine Corps. Hartsfield’s background helped to form his style; he also grew as a coach along the way. The bear and the elephant …
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In driveways, youth leagues and pickup games, the players who would form the first team at East Chapel Hill bonded for years before the new high school opened in 1996. That year marked the start of a rivalry with Chapel Hill High, giving residents of a basketball-focused town more teams to talk about. Here's your chance to get caught up if you miss…
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An improbable, unprecedented high school basketball season had humble beginnings in 1996. East Chapel Hill High’s boys basketball team lost its first game. Playing a roster with no seniors, in a gym with bleachers on only one side of the court, the Wildcats were not expected to have much success as a first-year program. Then, even when they started…
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123 Wildcats preview episode: A new high school opened in Chapel Hill, N.C., in August 1996. With 630 students, three grades and no tradition, expectations for success in athletics were tempered. The gym had bleachers on just one side of the court, and on that court, the boys basketball team lost its first game. But their coach knew they were not j…
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2016 New Years Special: Top 10 (or so) Movies & TV Shows
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featuring Rhys Parton & Sandro Falce with guest Adam J PurcellAnother year has passed as Rhys, Sandro and Adam gather around the virtual table and read out their top movies and TV programs of 2015.LINKS OF THE UPMOST IMPORTANCE: Our Facebook: "www.facebook.com/thewackoradioshow"Our Email Address: "[email protected]"Our Website: "animprob…
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Doctor Who: The De-Materialisation of Series 8 (Live @ Hume Libraries)
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featuring Rhys Parton, Rob Lloyd & Sandro FalceOn the 11th of December 2014, fans of the television program 'Doctor Who' united inside Hume Libraries to discuss the latest season. This is the recording of that show.With reviews of all twelve episodes, many games and heaps of laughs, this show is perfect for fans of The Doctor. I mean, you kind of h…
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An Improbable Podcast - 2015 New Years Special: Top 10 Movies & TV Shows of 2014
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featuring Rhys Parton & Sandro Falce with guest Adam J PurcellA new era begins for AIP with this marvelous episode. Joined by "Staggering Stories" host Adam J Purcell, Rhys and Sandro list their top 10 movies and television programs of yesteryear.Don't miss the AIP Live Show, out on the feed this Thursday!LINKS OF THE UPMOST IMPORTANCE: Our Faceboo…
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