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Chirping Zebras
by Chirping Zebras
Mark Riley and Geno Binda are former pro hockey referees. Join them and their guests as they talk hockey and give an insight into the world of hockey refereeing. Available everywhere you can find podcasts. Also, watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCYxr8qKpznozm9paQxZL2GA
Episodes
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MIKE LALOR | Chirping Zebras Podcast | Ep #127
Get ready for some pro hockey talk, including a lot of NHL talk with long time NHL'er Mike Lalor. He spent 12 years in the NHL and played with the Montreal Canadiens, St. Louis Blues, Washington Capitals, Winnipeg Jets, San Jose Sharks and Dallas Stars. In 1986 Mike won a Stanley Cup with the...
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JONNY SUPORN | Chirping Zebras Podcast | Ep #126
Youth hockey has gone mad lately. Twigs are being swung at an alarming rate. Match penalties are getting dealt on the reg. So we invivted long time coach Jonny Suporn to come on and talk about the state of hockey, especially at the youth level. Jonny is the founder and head skills coach of Heads…
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LoCash | Chirping Zebras Podcast | Ep #125
The Zebras switch it up a little and are joined by country music stars Chris Tyler Lucas and Preston Samuel Brust of LoCash. Riles went down to the LoCash Golf Bash in Hilton Head and did some chirping with Tony V and invited to boys to come on and talk music, sports, touring and teven the band's...
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JON LOUNSBURY | Chirping Zebras Podcast | Ep #124
Get ready for some serious hockey talk with our guest JON LOUNSBURY, owner of Eleven Hockey. Jon has over two decades of experience as a player, coach, and mentor to the game of hockey. At Eleven Hockey he works closely with players at every level—from youth hockey to the NHL—providing on-ice…
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TONY V | Chirping Zebras Podcast | Ep #123
Get ready for copious amounts of laughter with one of the nation's top comedians, TONY V. Tony V started his stand-up comedy career in 1982 after attending several shows at Boston’s prestigious Comedy Connection. In 1986 Tony V was named “Funniest Person in Massachusetts” by Showtime television.…
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JOHN BUCCIGROSS | Chirping Zebras Podcast | Ep #122
Get ready for a real barn burner because the one and only John Buccigross joins the boys for an epic episode. Bucci and the Zebras talk about everything from college hockey, his career path to ESPN, EA Sports' NHL 27, and of course chicken parm. They also have an in-depth discussion about NHL...
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JOHN VALENTIN | Chirping Zebras Podcast | Ep #121
The boys switch it up to baseball being joined by Major Leaguer John Valentin. John played with the Boston Red Sox from 1992-2001 and finished his career with the New York Mets in 2002. He won the Silver Slugger Award in 1995, is a member of the Boston Red Sox Hall of Fame and holds the…
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PAT LEAHY | Chirping Zebras Podcast | Ep #120
The boys are joined by ex NHL'er Pat Leahy. Strap yourself in for this one. Pat is a local Boston kid who got to live out his dream of playing for his hometown team the Boston Bruins. Pat was a star at BC High, the same school Geno played for, and went on to have a great pro hockey career. After...
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PAUL NARDIZZI | Chirping Zebras Podcast | Ep #119
With Geno on vacation, Mark is joined by Comedian Paul Nardizzi and they have quite the discussion about the World Cup, comedy, and everything Boston sports. What happens when two comedians chop it up, a whole ton of laughs that's what. Paul is not only one of the top comedians out of Boston, he…
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MARK & GENO | Chirping Zebras Podcast | Ep #118
If you are in the mood for some real talk about hockey tournaments, refereeing, trips to Vegas and the World Cup Final, this is the episode for you. Mark and Geno chop it up about all that and more. And Geno discovered sound effects on Riverside. Geno really likes sound effects. 🔥 BIG LOVE TO…
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GENO, MARK & PJ THIBODEAU | Chirping Zebras Podcast | Ep #117
This episode has a ton to unpack. The boys come out of the gate talking refereeing clinics, the NHL draft, and the moves the Boston Bruins made this past week. And just when you thought that was a lot, the boys bring on comedian PJ Thibodeau, a CZP favorite, to talk about the Celtics trade of...
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TARTAN ARMY with ALLAN MACDONALD | Chirping Zebras Podcast | Ep #116
The Tartan Army from Scotland has been partying their way through Boston and Miami. Riles met some of the crew at his show last Saturday night. After some singing with the lads they agreed to join us Zebras on the pod. If you are a fan of soccer and the World Cup, love the Scottish accent, and…
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TOFH - Granite Links - WFLF | Chirping Zebras Podcast | Ep #115
The Zebras rolled back into Granite Links Golf Club for the Tee Off For Heroes celebrity golf tournament to benefit the Warrior For Life Fund. This episode is absolutely loaded with big names with big stories. On this episode 1980 Olympic Gold Medalist Mike Eruzione stopped in and talked hockey…
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NAOKO FUNAYAMA | Chirping Zebras Podcast | Ep #114
Naoko Funayama, a sportscaster who has covered multiple sporting events including four Olympic Games, joined the boys for talk about hockey, refereeing and her travels around the globe covering sporting events. Naoko has worked for NBC Sports, NESN, the New England Revolution and is currently...
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JORDAN NOLAN | Chirping Zebras Podcast | Ep #113
Strap in because the boys are joined by three time Stanley Cup winner Jordan Nolan, who happens to also be on the hit show Shoresy. We talk about his career in the NHL, being on the show and everything in between.
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RYAN McDONELL | Chirping Zebras Podcast | Ep #112
Ryan McDonell, aka Michaels from Shoresy, joins the boys for a full-blown hockey culture heater. This week on Chirping Zebras, Ryan McDonell hops in with Mark Riley, Geno Binda, and Josh Dolan to talk all things hockey — from life around the rink, officiating stories, acting gigs, Boston hockey...
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SAM HILLER | Chirping Zebras Podcast | Ep #111
Sam Hiller hops on the pod to talk Olympic-level officiating, women’s hockey, the PWHL, Milan, firefighting, and what it’s really like being the one everyone yells at. Absolute wagon of an episode.
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PLAYOFFS | Chirping Zebras Podcast | Ep #110
Boys are absolutely BUZZIN’ this episode—grab a cold one and settle in. We’re talkin’ full-blown playoff chaos, and yeah… the intensity is already through the roof. The hits are heavier, the chirps are nastier, and every shift feels like someone’s about to lose a tooth or a series. We dive...
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RYAN CROLEY | Chirping Zebras Podcast | Ep #109
The Zebras rolled into Granite Links Golf Club for an absolute heater with Ryan Croley — and boys, this one’s got some meat on the bone. We’re talkin’ life as a United States Navy SEALs, dealing with PTSD, handling pressure when the lights are hot, and finding purpose after the battle. Real…
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LUCAS CARR & MATT BROWN | Chirping Zebras Podcast | Ep #108
On the road again. The Zebras go to The Range in Hingham to sit down with two power houses. Lucas Carr and Matt Brown. The boys talk about their experiences running the Boston marathon along with other marathons including New York City. Matt tells the story of how he was paralyzed and Lucas talks...
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Exceptional Citizens Week | Chirping Zebras Podcast | Ep #107
Chirping Zebras Podcast – LIVE from Skate 3 (Tyngsboro, MA) The boys hit the road and took the show straight to the rink—Skate 3 in Tyngsboro, MA—right before a Boston Bruins Alumni barnburner, and yeah… it got exactly as rowdy as you’d expect. We’re posted up with a stacked lineup of absolute...
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Terry Ryan & Jonathan "Dolo" Diaby | Chirping Zebras & Shoresy St. Patricks Day Weekend BLOWOUT 2026
🍀 CHIRPING ZEBRAS LIVE @ LAUGH BOSTON | ST. PATRICK’S DAY WEEKEND BLOWOUT🍀 March 15th, 2026 What a day, what a weekend, what a ride. We kicked things off the only way you can in Boston on St. Paddy’s Weekend—boots on the ground in Southie, ripping through the South Boston St. Patrick’s Day…
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ADAPTIVE HOCKEY | Chirping Zebras Podcast | Ep #103
This week, the Zebras hit the ice at Lovell Arena, huge thanks to Tim Lovell—friend of the show! We were thrilled to welcome folks from Massachusetts Adaptive Hockey Initiative, and yes—you might spot some USA Hockey tarps and gold on the set!
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DARREN McCARTY | Chirping Zebras Podcast | Ep #102
This week the Chirping Zebras boys sit down with NHL tough guy and Stanley Cup champion Darren McCarty — and let’s just say… the man might be leaving with the Chirp Champ title. From the opening minutes, McCarty wastes no time tearing into the boys with stories, one-liners, and classic…
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ANDREW "Goody" ANTSANEN | Chirping Zebras Podcast | Ep. 101
The Zebras are back at center ice and this one’s… unbelievable. The boys welcome Andrew “Goody” Antsanen from Shoresy — and yeah… it gets unbelieve… real fast. From audition stories and life on set to ski trips, road stories, and the kind of ref chirps that make you wanna yell “settle down” from...
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BRIAN BURKE | Chirping Zebras Podcast | Ep #100
We brought in a hockey legend, Brian Burke, for Episode 100. Brian has had a distinguished career spanning more than three decades. He has held senior management roles with several NHL organizations, including the Vancouver Canucks, Anaheim Ducks, Toronto Maple Leafs, and Calgary Flames. Brian...
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MAX BOUFFARD (JJ Frankie JJ) | Chirping Zebras Podcast | Ep. #99
Episode 99 and we brought in a beauty. JJ Frankie JJ himself — Max Bouffard — hops on with the Zebras and we go full locker room right out of the gate. We get into how Max actually landed on Shoresy and Letterkenny, what that audition process was really like, and how a hockey kid ends up stealing...
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AL IAFRATE | Chriping Zebras Podcast | Ep #98
Episode 98 is a heater — we’re joined by Al Iafrate, one of the baddest blue-liners to ever lean into a slap shot. We talk old-school NHL vs today’s game, fighting, toughness, and why guys like Al could play big minutes and answer the bell. Al breaks down the hardest shot arms race, how power…
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JON MIRASTY | Chriping Zebras Podcast | Ep 97
The boys are joined by 1/3 of The Jims, Jon Mirasty — former enforcer, absolute beauty, and a guy who’s lived the parts of hockey most people only chirp about from the couch. We get into the real stuff: locker-room brotherhood, growing up in the game, playing overseas in the KHL, and what it’s...
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LOU MERLONI | Chirping Zebras Podcast | Ep 96
We were down at Harmon Golf in Rockland, MA — unreal setup, private club, golf + fitness, big-league vibes — and the chirps were FLYING. We had Lou Merloni in the barn… former Boston Red Sox, longtime WEEI voice, and NESN guy. Hometown kid from Framingham who actually lived the dream. Lou walked…
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MIKE PITT | Chirping Zebras Podcast | Ep 105
We’re talkin’ to Mike Pitt about where this whole thing started — the Peter Frates ALS Foundation, built off the back of a beauty of a human who battled like a first-line grinder every single day. Kid had wheels, heart, and more compete than half the league combined. Then boom — Ice Bucket...
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JACOB SMITH | Chirping Zebras Podcast | Ep 104
Fish from Shoresy — rolls through and gives the full story: how a hockey guy ends up in front of the camera, what it’s like sharing ice with legit NHL legends, and how the character everybody knows actually got built from real hockey blood, bruises, and locker-room life. It’s hockey stories,...
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DON GAVIN | Chirping Zebras Podcast | Ep 95
🎙️ Chirping Zebras Podcast — Episode: Don Gavin (The Godfather of Boston Comedy)The barn doors are open and this one’s an absolute heater.We had the godfather of Boston comedy himself Don Gavin in studio — comic, actor, road-dog legend and certified OG of the scene. If you’ve ever wondered how...
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ANDREW ALBERTS | Chirping Zebras Podcast | Ep 94
This one’s got more bite than a two-hander behind the play.The boys sit down with Alby, aka Andrew Alberts, and immediately start wheel-snipe-chirping his whole journey — from grinding it out in Boston during his college days, to pulling on the Spoked-B and officially becoming a Boston Bruin.…
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CHRISTMAS ZEBRAS | Chirping Zebras Podcast | Ep #93
Big Guests & Even Bigger Chirps – The Boys Close Out the YearThe refs are out of the box, the tape’s fresh, and the boys are buzzing harder than a beer-league locker room with free Bud Lights.In this episode of Chirping Zebras, the crew takes a lap around the year that was — holiday stories…
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BRUCE CASSIDY | Chirping Zebras Podcast | Ep #92
On this episode of Chirping Zebras, Mark Riley, Gino Binda Jr., and Josh Dolan are joined by Bruce Cassidy — former Boston Bruins head coach, current bench boss of the Vegas Golden Knights, and an actual Stanley Cup–winning beauty.Cassidy comes on and does not waste time. We’re talking...
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LILLO BRANCATO | Chirping Zebras Podcast | Ep. #90
Buckle up, ya beauties — this one’s a heater. On today’s pod, the boys dive into a ripper of a conversation that somehow covers Mario Lemieux saving the entire sport, Tom Brady aging backwards like a Benjamin Button mutant, and the absolute wagon of a life story belonging to actor Lillo Brancato....
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TIM LOVELL | Chirping Zebras Podcast | Ep 89
Buckle up, boys — we’ve got Tim Lovell in the house. Absolute wagon of a human. The guy turned Lovell Hockey into a full-blown factory for weapons, beauties, and certified mutants on the ice. From Hingham roots to pro barns across the world to running one of the biggest hockey development outfits...
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GIGI MARVIN | Chirping Zebras Podcast | Ep #88
The Zebras sat down with Gigi Marvin — Olympic gold medalist, NESN hockey brain, Minnesota legend, and the mastermind behind Rink Rat 19 Hockey School — and buddy… she absolutely wheeled on this one.We get into EVERYTHING:🥇 Winning Olympic Gold and the insane rivalry with Canada🏒 Girls growing…
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BILLY JAFFE | Chirping Zebras Podcast | Ep #87
Alright ya pigeons, buckle up — this week on Chirping Zebras we’ve got the man, the myth, the voice smoother than a fresh sheet at Warrior Ice Arena: Billy freakin’ Jaffe from NESN. And the beauty shows up with stories colder than your ex’s heart.Billy takes us back to Fairbanks, where it was 54...
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JARED BAKER a.k.a. Jedi | Chirping Zebras Podcast | Ep #86
Chirping Zebras Podcast – Jared “Jedi” Baker (Maine Cabin Masters & The Woodshed)The boys are BUZZIN’ as Mark Riley, Gino Binda Jr., and Josh Dolan welcome Jared “Jedi” Baker — long-time hockey guy and one of the celebrity faces behind the hit TV show Maine Cabin Masters, as well as co-owner of…
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PIERRE McGUIRE | Chirping Zebras Podcast | Ep #85
This week the boys get real hockey nerdy with the one and only Pierre McGuire — ya know, the guy who knows every player’s junior billet mom and what stick curve they used in Bantams. Mark Riley, Gino Binda Jr., and Josh Dolan get into it with Pierre about everything from the chaos of NHL...
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Kevin Flynn | Chirping Zebras Podcast | Ep #84
Alright boys and girls, strap in — this week’s Chirping Zebras episode is a beauty. Mark Riley, Gino Binda Jr., and Josh Dolan sit down with Kevin Flynn — former pro soccer player, stand-up comic, and absolute weapon of a guy!The boys dive into the real stuff — the culture of hockey players, the...
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RICK MIDDLETON | Chirping Zebras Podcast | Ep 83
A Boston Bruins legend — Rick "Nifty" Middleton — a guy who’s number 16 hangs in the Boston Garden's rafters joined the boys for an amazing rap session. He tells stories from his playing days with the Bruins and talks about winning a Gold Medal as the coach of the 2002 U.S. Paralympic Sled Hockey...
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GRAEME TOWNSHEND | Chirping Zebras Podcast | Ep 82
The boys sit down with a real beauty — former pro hockey player and coach Graham Townshend — a guy who’s been through the grind, lived the dream, and is still shaping the next generation of players. Absolute legend of a chat, full of stories, laughs, and some serious perspective. You’ll want to...
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BOB HYLDBURG | Chirping Zebras Podcast | Ep #81
Alright ya absolute beauties, strap in ‘cause we’re goin’ deep into Pats history here. We’re talkin’ the whole ride — from the days when nobody gave a shit about ‘em, to flipping dynasties on their heads. Ownership chaos, coaching moves, and games that had ya screamin’ at the TV like a donkey.We...
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Just The Zebras | Chirping Zebras Podcast | Ep #80
The boys are buzzing this week, looking back on some absolute weapons we’ve had on the pod, mixing in a couple health curveballs, and talking shop about getting out in the community.Refs in youth hockey? Buddy, it’s a minefield. The chirps, the parents, the kids — it’s all there. We’re breaking...
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FRAN DOYLE | Chirping Zebras Podcast | Ep #79
The fellas had Fran Doyle on Chirping Zebras this week — absolute wagon of a guest if you’re into the stripes side of sports. Fran’s a lacrosse ref who’s seen it all: youth parents losing their minds, box lacrosse turning into a warzone, and the politics that come with officiating. They chop it…
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MARK MOWERS | Chirping Zebras Podcast | Ep #78
This week the boys are buzzin’—we got former NHL’er Mark Mowers hoppin’ on the mic. The guy laced ‘em up for the Bruins, Red Wings, Preds, and Ducks, and now he’s scouting talent for the Minnesota Wild.We get into it all:-The trip out to Bozeman, Montana (yes, there’s stories, yes, they’re...
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JON ECHOLS | Chirping Zebras Podcast | Ep #77
The boys sit down with retired Navy SEAL Jon Echols — absolute weapon of a guy. He takes us through Hell Week, wild stories from deployment, and how he found a new team through hockey and Warrior for Life. From near-death calls to locker room laughs, this one’s got it all — military grit, NHL...
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Mark Riley and Geno Binda are former pro hockey referees. Join them and their guests as they talk hockey and give an insight into the world of hockey refereeing. Available everywhere you can find podcasts. Also, watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCYxr8qKpznozm9paQxZL2GA
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Mark Riley and Geno Binda are former pro hockey referees. Join them and their guests as they talk hockey and give an insight into the world of hockey refereeing. Available everywhere you can find podcasts. Also, watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCYxr8qKpznozm9paQxZL2GA
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