Season 1
Hockey perspectives wrapping up 2019-20 season with PHN's Dan Kingers…
This week on the Steel City Nation podcast we'll be interviewing Dan Kingerski Kingerski is long professed to be a Hockey aficionado. He is the President of National Hockey Now. An online blog with in depth articles and insi...
DK Pittsburgh Sports Christopher Carter and the 2020 Pittsburgh Steel…
On this episode of the Steel City Nation podcast my co-host Kevin Watson and I will interview Chris Carter. Carter was born and raised in Pittsburgh and works as an analyst for DK Pittsburgh Sports covering the Pittsburgh St...
"Pittsburgh Dad" Curt Wootton; Pittsburgh Sports N'at
On this episode of the Steel City Nation podcast I’ll interview “Pittsburgh Dad” Curt Wootton. Wootton’s inspiration for his character of “Pittsburgh Dad” came from his own father while growing up in Greensburg, Pennsylvania....
So what's REALLY up with MLB through the eyes of Comedian Frank Nicot…
On this episode of the Steel City Nation podcast I’ll interview Frank Nicotero. Nicotero is a comedian and the host of the syndicated comedy game show Street Smarts . He began his career doing stand up at Pittsburgh's famed F...
University of Pittsburgh Receiver Tre Tipton: The Journey Continues
On this episode of the Steel City Nation podcast we will speak with Tre Tipton. Tipton is a receiver for the University of Pittsburgh who has been granted a 6th year by the NCAA due to injuries and will be …
Leading through Example: NMSU Associate Athletic Director James Hall
On this episode of the Steel City Nation podcast Mark Maradei speaks with James Hall. Hall is the associate athletic director at New Mexico State University where he is a sports administrator and involved in student developme...
Mentoring and Football with 480 Club founder Joe Hooks
On this episode of the Steel City Nation podcast Mark Maradei speaks with Joseph Hooks. Hooks is a Shepherd University graduate who has used his degree in recreational and leisure studies to create a mentoring program that ha...
The World of Sports according to Reporter/Anchor/Author Josh Taylor
On this episode of the Steel City Nation podcast Mark Maradei speaks with Josh Taylor. Taylor began his career after graduating from Duquesne University in Pittsburgh as a reporter and sports anchor for KHBS in Fayetteville A...
Hockey Restart 2.0- The Rabid Fans' Roundtable
On this episode of the Steel City Nation podcast I talk hockey with three Rabid Lifelong Hockey fans. Eric Rigsby is a hockey lifer-a player, a parent, a coach, and a fan-in that order. He has been involved in the …
From Seneca to the Super Bowl: San Francisco 49ers assistant coach Br…
On this episode of the Steel City Nation podcast Mark Maradei speaks with Brian Fleury. Fleury is in his second season as the 49ers defensive quality control coach. He joined San Francisco after spending the previous three ye...
DMVing with award winning journalist Brandy Simms
On episode 16 of the Steel City Nation podcast I’ll interview Brandy Simms. Simms is an award-winning sports journalist who has covered professional, college and high school sports in the DMV for more than 20 years including ...
NFL Photo Guy: Ed Sheahin
On this episode of the Steel City Nation podcast Mark Maradei speaks with Ed Sheahin. Sheahin is a professional sports photographer covering the Washington Redskins, Washington Nationals and Washington Wizards. He is the offi...
Growing into a Role: NBC Sports Washington's Ethan Cadeaux
On this episode of the Steel City Nation podcast Mark Maradei speaks with Ethan Cadeaux Ethan Cadeaux is a digital content producer and writer for NBC Sports Washington, with a primary focus on the Washington Redskins. He is ...
Talking Hockey and then some with Inside Hockey's Angie Carducci
On this episode of the Steel City Nation podcast Mark Maradei speaks with Angie Carducci. Carducci has been covering the Pittsburgh Penguins and the NHL for a variety of outlets since the mid 1990s, when she was majoring in p...
Insight from the Inside: Pittsburgh Sports Report former editor Tony …
On this episode,Steel City Nation podcast Mark Maradei speaks with Tony Defazio. DeFazio is the former editor of The Pittsburgh Sports Report, Pittsburgh's longest-published sports newspaper. The Sports Report was a monthly n...
A Young Coach's Journey-Navy Assistant Baseball Coach
On this episode,Steel City Nation podcast Mark Maradei speaks with Casey Leister.Leister has been a volunteer assistant baseball coach with the Navy Midshipmen since 2018. Although he has only been with the Midshipmen for two...
The Life of a College Game Announcer: An interview with the Universit…
On this episode,Steel City Nation podcast Mark Maradei speaks with Matt Noble.Noble is a Silver Spring, MD native and is currently the PA announcer for University of Maryland football, men's basketball and baseball games. He ...
The Way to early College Football Top 10 for 2020
Looking at the top 10 college football teams heading into the summer for the 2020 season. Players, rankings, and recruiting classes all part of the equation. Updates on MLB,NHL, NBA along with news and noteworthy. Finishing u...
Enter the 2020 Virtual Draft class and the UDFA
Reviewing the 2020 NFL draft picks for the Pittsburgh Steelers along with their 10 undrafted free agents. Also talk about where the sports in season are heading (NBA, NHL and MLB). Decade Definers focuses on the Penguins sinc...
The draft build up and forecasting the future
Episode 4 of the Steel City Nation podcast dives into our predictions of the 2020 NFL draft based on the needs and availability of players. We then take a look at the league cap and its impact for this year …
Decisions, Decisions and Unprecedented Times
The NFL draft is right around the corner and the Steelers have got some tough decisions to make on whether to go offense or defense at 49? My breakdown on that. Will MLB play all games in Arizona? Will the …
Moving pieces and other tidbits.....
Steel City Nation Podcast looks at this weeks Steelers new player additions, what's going on with the Pirates and Penguins, other movement in the NFL, who's in and out with Pitt Basketball, Trevor Lawerence and NCAA.
Sipping a Corona and pondering the start of Steeler free agency frenzy
Looking at the recent changes that the Steelers have made including retirements, restructures, signings and of course waving goodbye to those who leave for greener pastures....or did they?