Hey! Thanks for hanging out. We know it's been an odd year from the IAC side. A lot of projects are going on here in Louisiana and we're still learning how to manage them all, but we're trying and admitting when we're wrong.

You deserve better shows from us. We have a higher standard for ourselves... and it's time we take ownership of that. We want to fix it, even if it means we only do one each month for a while. We'd rather give you one good show that's longer than two lazy shows that are less than an hour long.

We'll get back to two shows a month soon, but this feels like the sustainable move with Sports & Other Drugs and the United Soccer Lounge gaining their legs under the IAC Productions banner.

Lastly, thanks for listening to us. We really appreciate you and we'll get the show back to the podcast you started to listen to with people that fit the IAC model.

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Art: Spencer Ware (@spencerwarecreative)
Music: All Good Folks and IAC Productions

Music from Upbeat (free for Creators!):
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IAC takes a show off to promote a new show in the IAC family, 'Sports & Other Drugs.'

The show will feature an array of guests to help educate the hosts and the listeners on their areas of expertise. Before that, Riley James and Graham Capobianco will run through the biggest happens in sports and pop culture over the previous month. Sports & Other Drugs will be released on the second Tuesday of each month.

Ep. 1 features Nathan Brown of the IndyStar to talk about the Indianapolis 500.

Music featured in this episode:
“Tilt” by Prairie Fire - @PrairieFireNY
“Giving Up The Gun” by Cassandra House - @Cassandra_House

If you have music you'd like to submit to the show, you can email us at info@SODPodcast.com.

Special thanks to Nathan Brown for joining us for this episode.
Find him on X: @By_NathanBrown and read his work at the IndyStar

Produced by Graham Capobianco and Riley James
Edited, Sound Designed, Mixed and Mastered by Graham Capobianco
Theme Song by J.J. Hoeffner of @RecordedbyJJ

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Noa grew up in Boston, liked talking about basketball, and made the goal to make that her job. She tells us about her unorthodox journalism training, when she figured out when she could write well (and not so well, apparently), being a woman in sports, her other passions outside of journalism and the Celtics, and the return of the Lightning Round.

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Noa's work: https://www.celticsblog.com/authors/noa-dalzell

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Art: Spencer Ware (@spencerwarecreative)
Music: All Good Folks and IAC Productions

Music from Upbeat (free for Creators!):
https://uppbeat.io/t/all-good-folks/summertime-jam
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Jake Lambright joins the show to talk about being a weather anchor on local news. Jake chats about a typical day, what the newsroom is like during breaking news, the complexities of being so much younger in the workspace, what prompted a career in TV, green screens, in-ear monitors, explaining what a drone pilot is, and so much more.

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IAC x Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/user/isd6udf2ge8jixu9jmdvy7g22?si=lbVsX8nGR4GDU8S76ZjAXA&nd=1

Art: Spencer Ware (@spencerwarecreative)
Music: All Good Folks and IAC Productions

Music from Upbeat (free for Creators!):
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Happy Birthday! IAC turns 7 years old!

Two-part show today as we celebrate, we welcome back Glynn Hill of the Washington Post to chat about Sports Illustrated, when he figured out that he was good at writing, what he's learned at the Post, and Caitlin Clark. Then, after Glynn, I look back at seven years, our one show in March, and what the next few months will look like.

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Art: Spencer Ware (@spencerwarecreative)
Music: All Good Folks and IAC Productions

Music from Upbeat (free for Creators!):
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Joining the show is the Studio Head of Midnight Society and former Creative Strategist for Infinity Ward, the developer of Call of Duty, Robert Bowling joined the show. We talk about Piner, Kentucky, his time as a gas station chicken cook, starting a record label at FOURTEEN years old, moving to California and joining the Call of Duty team with zero experience, the past, present, and future of the gaming industry, and a whole lot about Midnight Society's game "DEADROP."

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@fourzerotwo

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IAC x Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/user/isd6udf2ge8jixu9jmdvy7g22?si=lbVsX8nGR4GDU8S76ZjAXA&nd=1

Art: Spencer Ware (@spencerwarecreative)
Music: All Good Folks and IAC Productions

Music from Upbeat (free for Creators!):
https://uppbeat.io/t/all-good-folks/summertime-jam
License code: I2TIWBIRPGF4Z3VY

Cam Awesome wrote a book but didn't tell anyone it was out, so instead we talked about people, credit card debt, how he started fighting, his retirement from boxing, the death of Lenroy Thompson, and the beginning of Cam Awesome... and a lot more.

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@RileyJamesIAC
@CamFAwesome

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@CamFAwesome

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Art: Spencer Ware (@spencerwarecreative)
Music: All Good Folks and IAC Productions

Music from Upbeat (free for Creators!):
https://uppbeat.io/t/all-good-folks/summertime-jam
License code: I2TIWBIRPGF4Z3VY

As we are a Louisiana-based podcast, it felt fitting to do this and with the support of the folks at Spotify, we did. Dr. Yevan Terrien is a visiting instructor of Louisiana History and Early American History at the University of Louisiana. We asked about the origins, traditions, and different methods of honoring the holiday, from city to city, and how it's celebrated outside of the United States. Bonus points if you can name the first capital of Louisiana. Thanks for indulging us and happy Mardi Gras!

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Mardi Gras playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/5EpDS9sAGCmUf41XcRT12Y?si=3ac4a2f68965448f

IAC loves: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/0G3Rfu9xA3g0v7DRuLARKu?si=ccca0da7ad344921

IAC x Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/user/isd6udf2ge8jixu9jmdvy7g22?si=lbVsX8nGR4GDU8S76ZjAXA&nd=1

Art: Spencer Ware (@spencerwarecreative)
Music: All Good Folks and IAC Productions

Music from Upbeat (free for Creators!):
https://uppbeat.io/t/all-good-folks/summertime-jam
License code: I2TIWBIRPGF4Z3VY