Season 1

June 30, 2023

The Mark Maradei show: Discussing High School Athletics and trials an…

On this episode Michael Neubeiser and I talk deep into being a high school athlete from rising through the youth program to recruiting it is a daunting task. It's not easy to develop young people today with so many distracti...

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June 26, 2023

The Mark Maradei show: a subsidiary of OSP with MM and the BSC

Can you ever really talk enough sports? Always something new to cover every day, even every minute. The only hope is it is for ever you are a fan of and in a positive way. Adding even more content to …

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March 25, 2021

Out with the old,In with the new: Talking all Sports action with the …

On this Final episode (49) before the rebrand of the Steel City Nation podcast the Barbershop Crew and I will talk NCAA tournament, NFL free agency and some draft maneuvering, NHL at the mid-point and finally we talk about ba...

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March 18, 2021

For the Love of the Game: Former Philadelphia Phillie Second Baseman …

Our guest this week on the Steel City Nation podcast is Mickey Morandini. Michael Robert "Mickey" Morandini is a former professional second baseman and coach, who played for the Philadelp[hia Phillies, Chicago Cubs, and Toron...

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March 11, 2021

The Journey of an NFL Pro Bowl Lineman: Former Washington Redskin Chr…

This week on the Steel City Nation podcast we'll be interviewing Chris Samuels. Samuels is a former professional football player who was an offensive tackle in the (NFL) for ten seasons. He played college football for the Un...

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March 4, 2021

San Diego Growler Mark Mendelevitz enlightens us on the American Ulti…

This week on the Steel City Nation podcast we'll be interviewing Mark Mendelelevitz of the American Ultimate Disc League. Mendelovitz grew up in Rockville, MD and played youth sports here and there, mostly soccer and basketba...

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Feb. 25, 2021

The Art of Sports through Recreating, Rehabbing and Performing with D…

Our Guest this week on the Steel City Nation podcast is Dr. Josh Funk. A lifelong athlete, Funk became interested in becoming a physical therapist when going through PT as a D1 lacrosse player at Ohio State. After avoiding sh...

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Feb. 18, 2021

Bangin' Heads with former NFL Quarterback Gus Frerotte

Our guest this week on the Steel City Nation podcast is Gus Frerotte. Frerotte was drafted by the Washington Redskins in the seventh round of the 1994 NFL Draft . He played college football at Tulsa . He was selected …

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Feb. 11, 2021

Inside the Igloo with The Athletic's Jesse Marshall

Jesse Marshall is the Pittsburgh Penguins beat reporter for The Athletic in Pittsburgh. Previously, Jesse provided Penguins coverage for Faceoff-Factor and The Pensblog with a focus on analytics, the draft and video-based ana...

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Feb. 4, 2021

Spring Training Preview featuring former MLB catcher Michael McKenry

Our guest this week on the Steel City Nation podcast is Michael McKenry. McKenry nicknamed "The Fort", is a former professional baseball catcher who played Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Pittsburgh Pirates , Colorado Roc...

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Jan. 28, 2021

Chopping It Up with the Barbershop Crew

On this Episode of the Steel City Nation podcast the Barbershop Crew, Terry "T-Sizzle" Young and Kevin "KWatt" Watson and I breakdown the Steelers first playoff game in 3 years, the future of Ben Roethlisberger, the NFC and A...

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Jan. 21, 2021

The Sum Totals of the 2020 Football Season: Sporting News football wr…

Steel City Nation!!! on this episode we will be talking with sports writer Bill Bender. Bender has covered college football for Sporting News since 2013 and has been with Sporting News since 2007. Bender is a graduate of Ohio...

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Jan. 14, 2021

Juggling Life as an NFL Wife and Mom: Charlotte Heyward

Hey Steel City Nation, on this episode we will be talking with Charlotte Heyward. Yes you heard me correct, the wife of Craig “Ironhead” Heyward and mother of current Pittsburgh Steeler Defensive Lineman Cameron Heyward. Char...

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Jan. 8, 2021

SCN Barbershop Crew talks Week 17 plus Playoff Preview and other NFL …

On Episode 38 of the Steel City Nation podcast, your host, Mark Maradei, has his barbershop crew of Kevin "KWATT" Watson, Rashene "Real Deal" Hill and Terry "T-Sizzle" Young on to do some deep diving as the NFL season regular...

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Dec. 20, 2020

NCAA Basketball is back and Sporting News writer Michael DeCourcy Bre…

On this episode of the Steel City Nation podcast I’ll interview Michael Decourcy. Mike DeCourcy has been a college basketball columnist for Sporting News for 25 years and its Senior Writer covering college basketball and othe...

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Dec. 10, 2020

Steel City Nation presents "The Barbershop Session" featuring The Spo…

On Episode 36 of the Steel City Nation podcast, your host, Mark Maradei, has his barbershop crew in to talk Steelers football and the recent slide and cracks in the armour that they have been displaying. Two of the three …

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Dec. 3, 2020

Former Pittsburgh Steeler Ike Taylor's Life Journey

On this episode of the Steel City Nation podcast Mark Maradei speaks with Ike Taylor. Taylor is a former Pittsburgh Steelers cornerback. The two time Super Bowl champion, was a fourth round selection in the 2003 NFL Draft , ...

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Nov. 24, 2020

Episode 34 "The Thanksgiving Special" with all the trimmings

On this episode of the Steel City nation podcast, host Mark Maradei is flying solo and breaking down some good Thanksgiving football from past, present and future. We take a look at what is transpiring in all major sports in...

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Nov. 19, 2020

The Wisdom of NFL Analyst Solomon WIlcots

This week on the Steel City Nation podcast we'll be interviewing Solomon Wilcots. Former NFL defensive back, Solomon Wilcots has served in many roles across the landscape of broadcast television and radio including studio ho...

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Nov. 13, 2020

Steelers Mid-Season with Watson and Hill

On this episode of the Steel City Nation podcast we will be breaking down the Steelers most recent victory over the Dallas Cowboys. We will talk about how the offense has been sputtering in recent weeks but gains enough throu...

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Nov. 5, 2020

SCN interviews legendary NFL Cornerback Shawn Springs

This week on the Steel City Nation podcast we'll be interviewing Shawn Springs. Springs is a graduate of The Ohio State University and a former All Pro in the National Football league for the Seattle Seahawks. At OSU he was …

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Oct. 22, 2020

The Best of the Steel City Nation podcast volume 1

In this episode of the Steel City Nation podcast we are listening to some of most insightful and interesting stories from our guest to date including: The voice of the University of Maryland athletics, Matt Noble; Assistant N...

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Oct. 15, 2020

Former NFL network and MASN broadcasting journalist: The Multi-Talent…

After graduating from the University of Maryland, Theoharis began working in the Maryland, Washington DC area having stops at WBOC in the newsroom then on to sports talk radio as a host at WJZ-FM and finally a sports reporter...

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Oct. 8, 2020

Life Lessons from former NFL Lineman Leon Searcy

On this episode of the Steel City Nation podcast I’ll interview Leon Searcy. Searcy is a former NFL offensive lineman turned football coach for Florida International University who currently works as a radio host in Jacksonvi...

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