Season 7

April 20, 2023

VINCE BARTOZZI SR! -- Local Legend -- BGE . . .

HAIL TO THE CHIEF! Vince Bartozzi hails from New Haven, CN and when he and his bride, Marge, moved south they didn't think DC would stick -- yet after four beautiful kids and team of precious grandchildren too -- they are sti...

April 18, 2023

COACH TROPEA -- LOCAL LEGEND -- TGE CXXXIX

If anyone deserves the billing of Local Legend that’s Poppa Joe Tropea — primarily because with his time all he has done is give back — and mostly with kids! We talk the DC playground, DC education, Sicilian roots, Tropea’s B...

April 13, 2023

COACHING w/ ALEXANDER GORMLEY (ZTM) -- BGE CXXXVIII

ZAN THE MAN and I have been friends since high school when we used to play all the sports and Zan used to conduct Dr. Ochs study sessions at his family home by Prep where mom and dad still live. Zan with his beautiful wife A...

April 5, 2023

THE MASTERS w/ Brian Andrews -- BGE CXXXVII

Brian Andrews and I dance at the intersection of golf and life, and talk about the 2023 Masters and have a ball (a golf ball) doing it! Thanks, BA(MF)! ⛳️ ❤️‍🔥 🥃

March 31, 2023

PATRIOT POINT w/ Patti Shaffer = BGE CXXXVI

PATRIOT POINT is a 300 acre retreat on Maryland's Eastern Shore that provides a relaxing and safe environment for our nation’s wounded, ill and injured service members, their families and caregivers , and THE ONE ARM CLASSIC is a golf tournament to take place in Ocean City, MD tomorrow, April 1, fo…

March 23, 2023

DOM STARSIA = Lacrosse Legend = BGE CXXV

Dom Starsia has loved lacrosse ever since he first held a lacrosse stick -- and the sentiment is mutual. Coach Starsia was recruited to Brown University to play football, but when he touched his first lacrosse stick as a fres...

March 18, 2023

THE WJA OPEN w/ NED WELBOURN = BGE CXXXIV

THE WJA OPEN is the chief annual fundraiser for the WASHINGTON JESUIT ACADEMY! Ned Welbourn and I sat down on a lovely March evening to talk about the love of the WJA and the love in action which is the WJA OPEN. Thank you, N...

March 9, 2023

BRENDAN "TCB" MARTIN = Elvis Aficionado = BGE CXXXIII

I know no larger fan of Elvis than Brendan Martin! And then there was Austin Butler and Baz Lerhman’s masterpiece movie, ELVIS — as Brendan aptly and affectionately calls it — a love letter to Elvis, the once and future and ...

March 3, 2023

THE CAST OF PREP'S BEAUTY & THE BEAST = BGE CXXXII

BE OUR GUEST . . . . last night our guests were Cogsworth, The Beast, Lumiere, & the beautiful Belle . . . also known as: Teddy Kavanagh, Croix Harris, Michael Rose & Jameson Ackers -- just a few of the many stars of Georgeto...

Feb. 28, 2023

HannaH🍌Cherry🍒 = Veganism & Plant-Based Lifestyles = BGE CXXXI

With a name like HannaH 🍌 Cherry 🍒 — come on, ya gotta eat lots of fruit, and what is more Hannah made the lifestyle choice 7 years ago to not only love all the fruit, but to love all the animals too — by not eating them. Si...

Feb. 22, 2023

COACH LALA = LIFE COACHING FOR THE YOUTH = BGE CXXX

Formally known as Joe LaPietra, COACH LALA recently gave birth to Mastery Of The Mind (MOM) -- an educational model to teach student athletes life skills and educational tolls to use beyond athletics. I have known Coach for a...

Feb. 17, 2023

COURTNEY CHASE = CHILD PROTECTION - ARCHDIOCESE OF WASHINGTON = BGE CXXIX

Courtney Chase graduated from the same program that I am currently enrolled — Catholic University’s Masters in Social work! Courtney has lived a life of service from politics to education to helping abuse victims — and is cur...

Feb. 14, 2023

ANDY WALD = MY THERAPIST = BGE CXXVIII

Andy has been my therapist for over a decade. Andy has worked in the DC area for over 48 years with over 55,000 therapy sessions with his clients. Once upon a time, Andy wanted to help people and he got a masters in social...

Feb. 10, 2023

Brent Hatherill = WICKLY: THE Hyperlocal Media Company = BGE CXXVII

Brent is kinda like my hero and we are little bit of doppelgangers! Brent manifests his media and film background to feature cool, different, inspiring people who may live next door to let folks know that inspiration literall...

Feb. 7, 2023

Cole & Nikhil = Champion Cancer Fundraisers = BGE CXXVI

Cole and Nikhil cole-lapsed and nik-illed it last night talking about there efforts in the Student Visionaries Of The Year campaign to raise money for the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society! Cole and Nikhil are the captains of the ...

Jan. 19, 2023

CAROL MALONEY = WELL & WONDER STUDIO = BGE CXXV (part 1)

CAROL! has been a friend of mine for years -- and as you can probably tell from the listen -- we are kinda kindred spirits! One year ago abouts, Carol had the temerity to start an in-person studio for yoga, hemp, wellness. ...

Jan. 13, 2023

KEEGAN & ROSE = President & Vice of PREP = BGE CXXIV

William Keegan & Isaiah Rose are the President and Vice President of the Yard at Georgetown Prep. They were elected by their peers -- freshman through senior alike. They understand their responsibility to the the student bo...

Jan. 6, 2023

TOMMY TERRY = ANNAPOLIS FIRE DEPARTMENT = BGE CXXIII

Tommy Terry comes from a long line of firefighters — you could say the profession of helping, saving, rescuing — putting out fires is in his blood! Tommy has been an Annapolis firefighter for mostly all of his adult life and...

Dec. 29, 2022

GONZAGA BASKETBALL w/ Sabol & Gardiner = BGE CXXII

Ryan Sabol & James Gardiner on the hard-court are a dynamic duo — two of the Eagles on Eye Street’s finest — Ryan sets ‘em up; James knocks ‘em down! Bing-bang-bomb (goes the dynamite)! Everybody who knows, knows that Gonzaga...

Dec. 23, 2022

ICED BY VALERIE = Professional Sweet Tooth = BGE CXXI

The ValGal does it again and again and again -- Valerie R. Shollenberger is the energizer bunny of baking -- and tis'nt it the season for that! As a good Italian gal, Valerie has always had kitchen in her veins -- and her pa...