George Washington gymnast Nancy Kiner, whose grandfather Ralph Kiner is a MLB Hall of Famer, joins the show. She talks about working with former US Olympic gymnast Chris Waller and winning the beam as a high school senior at Waller's Heart of a Champion Meet, spending the summer interning for the Washington Nationals, being a photographer, having her work displayed in the El Segundo(CA) Museum of Art, the importance of mental health, how Covid affected her ability to practice, being an athlete in Pittsburgh where her grandfather made his name, transferring to GW, her love of the band Nirvana, and much more. Tune in now!

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This week, former tennis player Cassidy Boyer, whose cousin Freddie Freeman is a nine-time MLB All-Star and a two-time World Series champion and whose sister Carson Branstine currently plays on the WTA Tour, joins the show. Cassidy talks about originally committing to Utah State, playing her sister Constance in juniors, how transferring to UC-Irvine led her to meeting her future husband Markus, going to Wimbledon and meeting Roger Federer, being a mother, her close relationship to her sisters, going to Game 1 of the 2024 World Series where her cousin Freddie hit a game-winning Grand Slam, her and her husband's company Rejected Athlete, and lots more. Tune in now!

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This week college baseball player Tyler Cox, whose father is Tony-award nominated actor Richard Cox, joins the show. Tyler talks about how his baseball path has taken him from California to New Hampshire to Texas, playing at Globe Life Field for the Big XII tournament, being an Angels fan and getting to see the impact of Shohei Ohtani, how to marry the new and old schools of thought in baseball when it comes to analytics, the burger battle between Whataburger and In-N-Out, knowing actor Al Pacino, how he learned to juggle, and lots more. Tune in now!

***This episode was taped in May***

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And, if you want to learn more about the host and author Rob Adler and his career, check out his book here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠I Hammered Hank: And Other True Stories From The Worldwide Leader: Adler, Rob: 9781980219613: Amazon.com: Books⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠