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“Rally Jerseys” 03/09/24

Cruz Lucius. That’s it, just… Cruz Lucius.

Thank you for listening!! Follow the podcast on Twitter: @penspod
Jeff Taylor: @penspod_JT // Jordan DeFigio: @fidgenewton

LETS GO PENS.

JEFF TAYLOR + JORDAN DEFIGIO

“Go With Girl Math” 02/27/24

Tonight in Vancouver, the Penguins kick off their western Canada road trip. Instead of waiting around for puck drop, hang out with the co-hosts of Fly Penguins Fly. Jordan is wrapping up her recording trip in Nashville, and Jeff is settling back into life in Pittsburgh, following a successful tour opening for Lucius.

Thank you for listening!! Follow the podcast on Twitter: @penspod
Jeff Taylor: @penspod_JT // Jordan DeFigio: @fidgenewton

LETS GO PENS.

JEFF TAYLOR + JORDAN DEFIGIO

“A Conversation With Paul Steigerwald, Part 1’” 02/17/24

Since the very first episode of Fly Penguins Fly was produced, it’s been a dream to have Paul Steigerwald on the show. If you’re hungry for Jaromir Jagr content, skip ahead to about 26:15 and enjoy Paul’s recounting of the early 90’s and the dawn of the first back-to-back cup runs.

We ended up talking for so long, the decision was made to split this one into two distinctly different episodes. Enjoy Part 1 of ‘A Conversation With Paul Steigerwald,’ and Let’s Go Pens.

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Jeff Taylor: @penspod_JT // Jordan DeFigio: @fidgenewton

LETS GO PENS.

JEFF TAYLOR + JORDAN DEFIGIO

This episode features portions of the following musical pieces:
Inessential by Blue Dot Sessions
Caseco by Blue Dot Sessions
Highway 430 by Blue Dot Sessions

The Panthers keep winning but will they keep it going against The Tampa Bay Lightning?  Lightning play-by-play announcer Dave Mishkin talks with Doug Plagens.

Head out to the Rockies to a land known for beautiful nature, iconic venues, and legendary teams, as we chat with Jennifer Persyn, Executive Director of Venue Marketing & Publicity at Kroenke Sports & Entertainment (KSE) - one of the worlds leading entertainment and management ownership groups. Jen, who oversees venue marketing and publicity for any concerts and family events at their properties, gives us an overview of KSE in Denver, which owns and manages a plethora of venues and teams including Ball Arena, Paramount Theatre, Dicks Sporting Goods Park, Denver Nuggets, Colorado Avalanche, Colorado Mammoth, Colorado Rapids, Altitude Sports & Entertainment, Altitude Authentics, and KSE Radio. Hear how her department is structured and how they balance working and covering numerous shows at various venues which are different sizes. We walk through Jen’s career path from Colorado State University to critical internships with the Colorado Eagles and Tampa Bay Lightning, to time on the ticketing side which helps inform marketing decisions she makes to this day. We also discuss the conundrum of staying in a market versus leaving to pursue new jobs and the many benefits that come from putting roots down and having established relationships with promoters and sales reps. As we head to Denver this June for EVMC 2024, enjoy this great discussion filled with good career tips and info about the city, including ‘don’t miss’ locations.

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Ball Arena: Facebook | Twitter/X | Instagram
 

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ADVENTURES IN VENUELAND

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Hour 1

We are live for day 2 of Super Bowl coverage live from Las Vegas. Boomer had a full day of rehearsals and did Monday Morning QB. The fountains at the Bellagio go off every 30 minutes or so and it makes a loud explosion noise every time. Boomer is considering doing an outfit change during the Super Bowl pre-game show. Zach Gelb asked Travis KELCE about Phil Simms’ ‘lady glasses’. Gio, Jerry, Al, Eddie and Stephen Waldron went to Top Golf yesterday. Eddie had a few more Bloody Marys. Boomer got to sit down with Brock Purdy yesterday and he said he’s a guy you want to root for. Jerry is here for his first update of the day and there’s a big bet later today between Boomer and Jerry regarding the Rutgers/Maryland game. Jerry starts with the Eagles playing on Friday night of opening week in Brazil. Boomer said that game is up for auction for a streaming service or TV network that wants to buy it. Jerry has Travis KELCE talking about dating Taylor Swift. Roger GOODELL also talked about KELCE/Swift. George Kittle talked about fellow TE Travis KELCE. Kyle SHANAHAN talked about having to sell Brock Purdy to Niners ownership. Purdy talked about the time he realized he could start in the NFL. KADARIUS Toney said his Instagram video got all edited to make it look like he trashed the Chiefs. He blamed the Giants fans. Shannon Sharpe and Ochocinco talked about relationships and Ocho said he never broke up with a girl, they always leave him. He’s also considering sleeping in his car when he comes out to the Super Bowl. In the final segment of the hour, we talked about KADARIUS Toney’s Instagram where he was badmouthing the Chiefs. Boomer said Nate Burleson told him Patrick MAHOMES’ brother was a good basketball player in high school. 

Hour 2

The Athletic is reporting that Mike Vrabel’s physical appearance is too intimidating and may have turned teams off. Boomer said he wants ‘an aggressive looking man’ as a head coach. Boomer said Vrabel will be on the Jets list if things go south again for them. Boomer talked about people in front offices of NFL teams just looking to ‘cover their Ass’. We talked about the Boomer vs Mike Lombardi feud regarding TUA from 2020. Gio doesn’t understand why KADARIUS Toney is still on the Chiefs. Boomer said the Chiefs have Andy Reed, Patrick MAHOMES, Travis KELCE and Chris Jones on the team. Those are real leaders so they can handle a wild card like Toney on the team without it becoming a distraction. Jerry returns for an update but first we talked about the Sphere. Al is going on Thursday for some sort of nature film or something. Jerry has clips from KADARIUS Toney at the media session. RASHEE Rice talked about the Chiefs being underdogs throughout the playoffs. Gio ran into Brooks Koepka in the lobby of the hotel. Shannon Sharpe and Ochocinco talked about relationships. Said Ocho, ‘if ya wanna live how bout you start sucking some toes’. The Nets took on Steph Curry and the Warriors and lost. The Rangers beat the Avalanche in OT. In the final segment of the hour, Michael Buble said he was on mushrooms while at the NHL All Star game festivities. There are rumors that some teams reached out to Justin Bieber after putting on a show at the all star game. He’s got skills apparently. Who is the most famous Canadian? The last time Boomer did a number 2 in a public bathroom was 1985.     

Hour 3

We forgot to mention Drake and Jim Carrey as far as famous Canadians. What about famous Brazilians? Boomer said Gisele. ‘I think we got rancid sausage’, said Gio, of his breakfast sandwich. Gio is fearing he may have food poisoning from the sausage. We are going on The Drew Barrymore Show tomorrow and they have us reading off a teleprompter. We did a read through of the script with Al playing the role of Drew Barrymore. Jerry returns for an update and starts with Roger GOODELL talking about people who think the NFL is scripted and pre-planned. We heard from MAHOMES and KELCE at the media session yesterday. GOODELL also talked about the Niners complaining about their practice field. Chris Russo called Dan ORLOVSKY a ‘scrub in the NFL’. We talked about working with Russo at WFAN and how he used to rub our shoulders and smack our butts. Gus Johnson was on the call Sunday for an NCAA women’s basketball game and had a slip of the tongue. Gio imagines a gummy infused ‘caveman Jerry’ showing up at the Breitling event. In the final segment of the hour, Barrett Sports Media named us the number one sports morning show. We also talked about Spike leaving and who is going to take over as the head of WFAN.                                                                                          

Hour 4

Mark Chernoff called in and said he doesn’t want to come back as Program Director of WFAN. He wants Al to not be lazy and take the job. Golf is canceled for today because it’s raining again. We talked about Randy Moss coming on the show Thursday. We then found out that Al booked the horse racing broadcaster, Randy Moss, and not the former Vikings WR. Whoops. Jerry returns for his final update of the day and starts with audio from Chiefs and Niners players from media day. Patrick MAHOMES talked about his ‘dad bod’. Kyle SHANAHAN talked about trying to sell Brock Purdy to ownership when he realized their best QB was third on the depth chart. KADARIUS Toney talked about his Instagram video being chopped up to make it seem like he has bad mouthing the Chiefs. He blamed the Giants fans and his comments box. Charles Barkley said, ‘get off your ass and play basketball’, as he’s sick of guys taking rest days. The Moment of The Day involves Al not realizing the Randy Moss he booked is not the real Randy Moss. In the final segment of the show, we talked more about the Randy Moss snafu and a potential issue with the James Brown interview.

The Athletic is reporting that Mike Vrabel’s physical appearance is too intimidating and may have turned teams off. Boomer said he wants ‘an aggressive looking man’ as a head coach. Boomer said Vrabel will be on the Jets list if things go south again for them. Boomer talked about people in front offices of NFL teams just looking to ‘cover their Ass’. We talked about the Boomer vs Mike Lombardi feud regarding TUA from 2020. Gio doesn’t understand why KADARIUS Toney is still on the Chiefs. Boomer said the Chiefs have Andy Reed, Patrick MAHOMES, Travis KELCE and Chris Jones on the team. Those are real leaders so they can handle a wild card like Toney on the team without it becoming a distraction. Jerry returns for an update but first we talked about the Sphere. Al is going on Thursday for some sort of nature film or something. Jerry has clips from KADARIUS Toney at the media session. RASHEE Rice talked about the Chiefs being underdogs throughout the playoffs. Gio ran into Brooks Koepka in the lobby of the hotel. Shannon Sharpe and Ochocinco talked about relationships. Said Ocho, ‘if ya wanna live how bout you start sucking some toes’. The Nets took on Steph Curry and the Warriors and lost. The Rangers beat the Avalanche in OT. In the final segment of the hour, Michael Buble said he was on mushrooms while at the NHL All Star game festivities. There are rumors that some teams reached out to Justin Bieber after putting on a show at the all star game. He’s got skills apparently. Who is the most famous Canadian? The last time Boomer did a number 2 in a public bathroom was 1985. 

He’s one of the most dominant forces in sports, owning the Los Angeles Rams (NFL) Arsenal Football Club (English Premier League), the Denver Nuggets (NBA), the Colorado Avalanche (NHL), the Colorado Rapids (MLS) and the Colorado Rapids (NLL). He’s also had unrivaled success, with his teams winning 4 championships within the past 2 years. Stan Kroenke sits down with CNBC’s Scott Wapner and shares his blueprint for victory. This interview was recorded at the CNBC x Boardroom: Game Plan Summit in Santa Monica, CA on July 25, 2023.

“Desert Trip’” 01/20/24

If you’re in Pittsburgh, you’re braving the cold. We’ve had a lot of snow and the temperatures have recently hovered between six and twenty degrees, Fahrenheit. If you’re north of here, that probably sounds like an attractive deal, compared to the climate towns like Minneapolis and Toronto have been coping with over a similar span. Here’s hoping this healthy hockey - and football - chat, between your co-hosts, Jeff Taylor and Jordan DeFigio brings the “Gezelligheid.”

The Penguins are in Vegas tonight, then in Arizona on Monday. Today’s episode catches you up on all the hockey the Pens have played since an impressive 6-5 regulation win on Boston ice, a little more than two weeks ago.

Thank you for listening!! Follow the podcast on Twitter: @penspod
Jeff Taylor: @penspod_JT // Jordan DeFigio: @fidgenewton

LETS GO PENS.

JEFF TAYLOR + JORDAN DEFIGIO

GLASS SEATS is hosted by Mrinal & Viddy Chawla

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Intro and Outro music performed by Mrinal Chawla

“Kaleidoscope of Contagions” 01/04/23

In this, the first Fly Penguins Fly episode of 2024, Jeff and Jordan discuss the many-headed hydra that is Mike Sullivan’s unenviable task: Solving the Ryan Graves issue, while navigating the weird waters of deploying Norris Trophy winning - and currently underperforming - Erik Karlsson.

There are other things on your co-hosts’ minds, oh yes. And share with you these items, they shall.

Thank you for listening!! Follow the podcast on Twitter: @penspod
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LETS GO PENS.

JEFF TAYLOR + JORDAN DEFIGIO

“Like Anything Could Happen To Me’” 12/12/23

Late on Monday morning, the Pittsburgh Penguins took the ice at UPMC Lemieux Sports Complex in Cranberry, PA. Your oh-so-intrepid co-host, Jeff Taylor was on location.

In addition to chatting with The Athletic’s Rob Rossi, Jeff of course gathered the sounds of NHL regulars working a struggling power play unit. But it isn’t the professional athletes who are the stars of today’s epsiode…

On this installment of Fly Penguins Fly, you’ll meet Meghan Crawford from C.A.R.E.S. of Western PA, as well as young Ethan Domingues, an up and coming goalie from Connecticut. Jeff also shares a bit of “play-by-play” from Penguins practice - if we dare call it that - as Allegheny County’s NHL hockey club prepared for this evening’s home ice showdown with the Arizona Coyotes.

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Jeff Taylor: @penspod_JT // Jordan DeFigio: @fidgenewton

LETS GO PENS.

JEFF TAYLOR + JORDAN DEFIGIO

This episode includes portions of the following musical selections:

‘Hammers and Tape’ by Jeff Taylor - Special thanks to Chris Morrissey for letting me use his piano while he was across town.
Keeping Up by Blue Dot Sessions
In Passage by Blue Dot Sessions
Hardboil by Blue Dot Sessions
Kid Kodi by Blue Dot Sessions

“Bobble Mule’” 12/06/23

Jordan has identified an individual who, theoretically, could end up being the Mule tasked with collect Jeff’s rightful Sidney Crosby bobblehead. More on this soon.

Tonight in Tampa Bay, your Penguins make their second visit to Amelie Arena in less than a week. The Pittsburgh team hopes to recreate some of the winning magic that sent them home victorious last time - though likely WITHOUT the help of a goalie goal, as scored by Tristan Jarry in their previous matchup.

This is simply a fun episode, something to enjoy between periods, after the game, or throughout the week as the holiday season rolls on.

Thank you for listening!! Follow the podcast on Twitter: @penspod
Jeff Taylor: @penspod_JT // Jordan DeFigio: @fidgenewton

LETS GO PENS.

JEFF TAYLOR + JORDAN DEFIGIO

“Soarin’, Flyin’, Dechievin’” 11/29/23

After a much needed Thanksgiving week break, Jeff and Jordan are back with all the Penguins hockey talk you can shake a leftover turkey leg at.

Jordan had herself a hockey road trip over the holiday, attending both the Buffalo road game and the home dub over the Buds. Jeff spent his own vacation getting busted for watching Pens games on his phone, whilst people he loves were trying to speak English to him at the dinner table.

Folks, we’re into our third 100-batch. Here’s to making the next 99 episodes memorable!

Thank you for listening!! Follow the podcast on Twitter: @penspod
Jeff Taylor: @penspod_JT // Jordan DeFigio: @fidgenewton

LETS GO PENS.

JEFF TAYLOR + JORDAN DEFIGIO

GLASS SEATS is hosted by Mrinal & Viddy Chawla

Show Topics:

1. Arizona Coyotes Preview (00:52)

2. Chicago Blackhawks Preview (03:50)

3. Colorado Avalanche Preview (07:46)

4. Dallas Stars Preview (09:53)

5. Minnesota Wild Preview (12:41)

6. Nashville Predators Preview (14:22)

7. St. Louis Blues Preview (18:37)

8. Winnipeg Jets Preview (20:44)

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Intro and Outro music performed by Mrinal Chawla

What an opening round! Jeff and Elliotte wrap up a pair of Game 7s — Panthers-Bruins (7:00) and Kraken-Avalanche (21:30), preview Rangers-Devils (35:00), a look ahead to Panthers-Leafs (19:30), Seattle-Dallas (28:00), and they wonder if Sunday was the craziest single day of on-ice events in NHL history (00:00).

They also look at the off-season for the Lightning (53:30), Islanders (58:40), Kings (1:10:00), Wild (1:17:40), discuss Kyle Dubas as the Leafs (48:10), embellishment (29:30), the latest on the Ottawa sale (1:27:20) and a quick update on Calgary (1:29:30).

Email the podcast at 32thoughts@sportsnet.ca or call The Thought Line at 1-833-311-3232 and leave us a voicemail

Outro Music: RICEWINE - Dreams/Nightmares

Listen to the full track here

This podcast was produced and mixed by Amil Delic, and hosted by Jeff Marek and Elliotte Friedman.

Audio Credits: CBC, KFAN 100.3 FM, KJR FM, Sportsnet, Steve Dangle (YouTube) WCMC and WQAM-AM

The views and opinions expressed in this podcast are those of the hosts and guests and do not necessarily reflect the position of Rogers Sports & Media or any affiliates.

Rick Bowness did not hold back! Jeff and Elliotte get into the Jets as they are the first team to get eliminated from the Stanley Cup Playoffs (00:00), Vegas looking good (13:00), Toronto-Tampa Bay (15:15), New Jersey turns the tables on the Rangers (36:30), Panthers force a game 6 (43:10) and Seattle look to close out the Avalanche (47:10).

Elliotte also provides some news on the Flames GM search (52:45) and a potential coaching candidate from the Ducks (53:30).

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Outro Music: Gerd Beamtin - Big Boy

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This podcast was produced and mixed by Amil Delic, and hosted by Jeff Marek and Elliotte Friedman.

Audio Credits: KJR FM, MSG, NESN, Sportsnet, WTMM-FM and WQAM-AM.

The views and opinions expressed in this podcast are those of the hosts and guests and do not necessarily reflect the position of Rogers Sports & Media or any affiliates.

The Oilers PP is deadly! Jeff and Elliotte discuss each series starting with Kings-Oilers (00:00), Islanders-Canes (9:30), Wild-Stars (14:10), Bolts-Leafs (28:00), Jets-Golden Knights (34:00), Kraken-Avs (36:40), Rangers-Devils (41:45) and Panthers-Bruins (46:00).

They also get into the arena deal in Calgary (49:00), Ducks hire Matt McIlvane as their AHL coach (51:20), Marc Bergevin in Pittsburgh (53:30?) and an update on Philadelphia’s president search (54:40).

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Outro Music: Glamour Hammer - Stay With Me

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This podcast was produced and mixed by Amil Delic, and hosted by Jeff Marek and Elliotte Friedman.

Audio Credits: CHED, ESPN, KFAN 100.3 FM, KJR FM, Sportsnet, TBS, WCMC and WFAN AM.

The views and opinions expressed in this podcast are those of the hosts and guests and do not necessarily reflect the position of Rogers Sports & Media or any affiliates.

GLASS SEATS is hosted by Mrinal and Viddy Chawla

Show Topics:

1. Playoff Series Checkin

2. Doug Wilson wants to return to the NHL