Trestle Collective Productions

Off The Trestle - August 30, 2023

Whether you folks like it or not, Joe VanHoose and Johnathan McGinty have brought back their podcast so they can talk football, life and general nonsense like ... why is the Florida Netflix documentary so bad and how is it Joe thinks he can defeat Sylvester Stallone in a fist-fight?

BIRL - Paul Manoguerra (Sept.12, 2022)

"Assuming I didn't have any talent, which I kind of don't ...": In Episode Three of Season Two, Paul Manoguerra, the executive director of the Jundt Art Museum at Gonzaga University shares his journey to a life in museums, the importance of context in evaluating art and ... his thoughts on the Netflix documentary about Manti Teo.

BIRL - Amanda Christovich (Aug. 29, 2022)

"It's either lawsuit or find a different sport": In Episode Two of Season Two, we're joined by Amanda Christovich, the college sports business reporter at Front Office Sports. We talk about her journey into journalism, the seismic changes on the college sports landscape and the state of baseball in New York City.

BIRL - Alex Urban (Aug. 22, 2022)

"It's hard to oversell Maui.": We kick off Season Two with Episode One featuring Alex Urban, the executive director of the PGA TOUR's TOUR Championship. We talk about Alex's journey from journalism to public relations to running one of the premier events in professional golf (while also serving as Justin Thomas's "good luck charm").

BIRL - Mike Hammontree (Oct. 19, 2021)

"You're 45, your ex-wife hates you and you're eating at an Applebee's": In Episode 12, the final installment of our first batch of episodes, we visit with Mike Hammontree, the vice president of external operations for the Tennessee Golf Foundation. A veteran of the golf industry, we talk about his journey to the role, the joys of traveling the country as an equipment representative and the oddity that is the quick service chain Pal's. 

BIRL - The Know Rivalry Team (Oct. 5, 2021)

"... you're really learning much more about sociology": In Episode 11, David Tyler, Joe Cobbs and one of their student assistants, Jonah Krebs, join me to discuss their work with Know Rivalry, an academic research program exploring the power and passion of sports rivalries. We talk their journey to examining rivalries, what they've uncovered and, obviously, my disdain for all things Georgia Tech.

BIRL - Willy Leparulo (Sept. 27, 2021)

"I got to come out of my shy cocoon": In Episode 10, we talk all things table tennis with Willy Leparulo, the head of the National College Table Tennis Association. Why has one of the most popular sports in the world not yet taken hold in the U.S. and what's in store for the game moving forward? Willy has some thoughts around all of it.

BIRL - Matt Brown (Sept. 20, 2021)

"Can I curse on this podcast?": In Episode Nine, I spend some time with Matt Brown, the publisher of Extra Points, a newsletter that focuses on the business of college athletics. We talk about starting a small business, the changes in the collegiate athletics landscape and the challenges of doing all this in the middle of a pandemic.

BIRL - Wes Blankenship (Sept. 13, 2021)

"The fact that I didn't know what I didn't know was one of my best assets": In Episode Eight, we catch up with Wes Blankenship, the voice of Coffeetown. We cover everything from his journey in broadcasting to becoming a social media phenomenon to the enduring, universal appeal of high school football.

BIRL - Adam Zimmerman (Sept. 7, 2021)

"We're only concerned with 'wouldn't it be cool if'": In Episode Seven, Adam Zimmerman, a senior vice president with the Atlanta Braves responsible for all things fan experience and marketing, joins us. We talk about careers in sports marketing, activating a ballpark for fan enjoyment and his love of Jason Isbell.