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The K.P. Wee Podcast
by K. P. Wee
The K.P. Wee Podcast is a podcast about sports by a teacher/writer just looking to inspire, with guests from various sports backgrounds sharing stories and perspectives. The goal is to inspire and share amazing tips, reflections, and stories about sports.
Episodes
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Episode 116: Ron LeFlore — From Prison Yard to All-Star, A Conversation with Adam Henig
Ron LeFlore's life is one of the most improbable arcs in American sports. Before he became an MLB All‑Star and one of the most electric base stealers of the 1970s, he was serving time in a Michigan prison—where he played his first organized baseball game. In this episode, author Adam Henig joins...
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Episode 115: Kirk McKnight, The Voices Behind the Game
Guest: Kirk McKnight, author of The Voices of Hockey and The Voices of Baseball In this episode, we dive deep into the legacy of sports broadcasting with author Kirk McKnight, whose work captures the voices that shape how we remember the game. From Vin Scully's humility to the generational shift…
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Episode 114: Nick Peck, Amazon bestselling author of "Only Way Out"
The guest in this episode is a powerful new voice in both storytelling and sports culture—Nick Peck. He's the author of "Only Way Out," a gripping debut novel that follows Jaylen Pierre, a teenager who finds purpose on the football field while navigating brutal challenges at home. The book draws...
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Episode 113: Gary Chupik, Mental Performance Coach
The guest for this episode isn't just a mental performance coach—he's a mindset architect for elite athletes, business leaders, and anyone chasing that next level. Gary Chupik is the founder of Elite Mindset, the brain behind the GamePlan for Life and the Elite Mindset Assessment, and one of the...
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Episode 112: Dan Schlossberg, Author of "The New Baseball Bible"
In this episode, author and baseball historian Dan Schlossberg joins K.P. Wee to talk about his massive new release, "The New Baseball Bible." They dive into baseball's forgotten legends, strange superstitions, the history of the game, and even take shots at modern rules like the "zombie runner."...
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Episode 111: Dr. Paul Semendinger, Author of "The Least Among Them"
In this episode, host K.P. Wee is joined by Dr. Paul Semendinger—a passionate educator, historian, and storyteller whose work bridges the worlds of literature, baseball, and inspiration. A former principal and now a professor, Dr. Semendinger is also the editor-in-chief of the Yankees blog Start...
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Episode 110: Mark Connor, Author of "It's About Time (Millions of Copies Sold for Dad)"
Today's guest on The K.P. Wee Podcast is Mark Connor, a boxing trainer, writer, and native of Saint Paul, Minnesota. Mark's journey has taken him from the boxing ring to the world of poetry and storytelling, and through powerful experiences of faith, family, and personal transformation. His debut...
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Episode 109: Brad Englert, Author of "Spheres of Influence"
Brad Englert, founder of Brad Englert Advisory and author of Spheres of Influence: How to Create and Nurture Authentic Business Relationships, joins K.P. on the podcast to discuss his book. Among the topics are the following: the first conversation Brad believes everyone should have with a new...
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Episode 108: Chris Georges, Vancouver Canadians Broadcast and Media Relations Assistant
Vancouver Canadians (MiLB) broadcast and media relations assistant Chris Georges chats with K.P. about how he got into broadcasting and shares tips with students on how to "get into the game."
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Episode 107: Marshall Garvey, author of "Interstate '85"
Marshall Garvey stops by for a second conversation on The K.P. Wee Podcast about his upcoming book, Interstate '85: The Royals, The Cardinals, and the Show-Me World Series, which is scheduled to be released in late March. Marshall chats about the book, including some interesting tidbits that he...
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Episode 106: Author Marshall Garvey
Marshall Garvey, who has written or co-written three books, joins the podcast to discuss his first one, The Hidden History of Sacramento Baseball. Marshall discusses some of the highlights of that first book, as well as his writing journey and his next two books. Check out his books on Amazon: 1....
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Episode 105: Brett Hawn Chats Mets and Jets
New Jersey-based sports journalist Brett Hawn stops by to talk about his Mets and Jets in this episode.
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Episode 104: Upper Deck Baseball Series Finale with Michael Unger, aka UDeck1990
Michael Unger (UDeck1990 on X) joins this episode to discuss the recent player cards he posted, a list which includes Chris James, Carlos Baerga, Sandy Alomar Jr., Cecil Fielder, Bill Gullickson, Matt Young, and Mark Gardner. Michael has reached the end of the 800-card set of the 1990 Upper Deck...
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Episode 103: Lessons from the Broadcast Booth
Stan Markotich and K.P. Wee talk about the lessons that K.P., who does play-by-play announcing for the Greater Vancouver (Richmond) Canadians minor hockey U15, U17, and U18 clubs, has learned from the hockey broadcast booth over the past six months. K.P. is announcing nine games over the Canadian...
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Episode 102: ESPN Content Producer Paul "Hembo" Hembekides
Are you a certifiable Sports Dork? If so, then you're in for a treat with this episode of The K.P. Wee Podcast. Featuring Paul Hembekides – or "Hembo," as he's known around ESPN – the stats, history, and data points are coming fast and furious. A content guru whose research nuggets are showcased...
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Episode 101: Back to School—Insights into Today's Education
It's back to school time! Stan Markotich returns to the podcast, joining K.P.—both with backgrounds in education—to discuss the current state of the education system.
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Episode 100: Eric Vickrey, author of "Season of Shattered Dreams"
Eric Vickrey chats with K.P. Wee and co-host Stan Markotich on The K.P. Wee Podcast, discussing his book Season of Shattered Dreams: Postwar Baseball, the Spokane Indians, and a Tragic Bus Crash That Changed Everything. This book came out in 2024, published by Rowman & Littlefield. To offer…
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Episode 99: Jerry Izenberg, Author of "Larry Doby in Black and White"
Jerry Izenberg, a long-time journalist who has covered multiple sports including baseball, football, and boxing, joins Episode No. 99 of The K.P. Wee Podcast to discuss his book, Larry Doby in Black and White: The Story of a Baseball Pioneer, which is a biography of Larry Doby, the first...
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Episode 98: Aaron Fischman, Author of "A Baseball Gaijin"
Aaron Fischman joins this episode to discuss his book, A Baseball Gaijin: Chasing a Dream to Japan and Back, which is a biography of former Major League Baseball pitcher Tony Barnette. Aaron chats with K.P. and co-host Stan Markotich about this compelling read, which comes highly recommended. The...
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Episode 97: Randy Louis Cox, Author of "715 at 50"
In this episode, Randy Louis Cox joins the show to talk about his book, 715 at 50: The Night Henry Aaron Changed Baseball and the World Forever. This book celebrates the night that Aaron broke Babe Ruth's all-time home run record on April 8, 1974, featuring 44 photos taken by Cox that night and...
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Episode 96: "Sports Betting, Part 2.5" with Stan Markotich
Stan Markotich, formerly a news director at CJIV Radio, joins the podcast today to continue the discussion on the complex subject of sports betting. K.P. shares a story about how a game from Week 3 of the 2020 NFL season between Baltimore and Kansas City irritated him (partly because the…
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Episode 95: "Sports Betting, Part 2" with Stan Markotich
Stan Markotich, a former CJIV Radio news director, joins the podcast today to delve into the intricate topic of sports betting. Both K.P. and Stan share their thoughts on what has emerged as a widespread occurrence within today's sports fan community: betting on sports. The latter also recalls a...
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Episode 94: Dan Schlossberg, Journalist and Author of "Home Run King"
Journalist and author Dan Schlossberg joins this episode to discuss his new book Home Run King: The Remarkable Record of Hank Aaron (Sports Publishing, May 2024). Schlossberg, currently an editor with the IBWAA, has authored or co-authored 41 books since 1974, and his latest Hank Aaron book was...
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Episode 93: Pete Steinberg, Former Olympic Rugby Coach & Author of "Leadership Shock"
Pete Steinberg, a leadership consultant based in Boulder, Colorado, joins this episode and discusses his new book, Leadership Shock: Using Authenticity to Navigate the Hidden Dangers of Career Success (Advantage Books; April 16, 2024). A former Olympic rugby coach, Pete is currently the president...
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Episode 92: Baseball Talk with Totally Goated's Brett Hawn
Brett Hawn, the host of the Totally Goated podcast and a New York Mets fan, stops by to discuss the latest happenings in baseball two weeks into the 2024 season. The topics of discussion include the Mets (of course!), the new MLB/Fanatics jerseys, the rise in the number of injuries to pitchers…
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Episode 91: Sports Betting
Stan Markotich, a former CJIV Radio news director, joins the podcast today to discuss the complex issue of sports betting. Some key issues raised by Stan include the following: Why are fans allowed to wager on sports while athletes aren't able to -- and wouldn't sports betting itself ruin sports?
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Episode 90: Keith O'Brien, author of "Charlie Hustle"
Keith O'Brien joins this episode to discuss his new book Charlie Hustle: The Rise and Fall of Pete Rose, and the Last Glory Days of Baseball. Keith, who grew up in Cincinnati and currently lives in New Hampshire, discusses why he wrote the book and what he hopes readers get out of it. He also...
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Episode 89: "How ready are students to face their next step upon graduation?"
Guest host Stan Markotich and regular host K.P. Wee discuss the topic of how ready students are, based on their observations as educators, to face their next step upon graduation. K.P. shares many observations from his own experiences, some of which raise Stan's eyebrows in this thought-provoking...
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Episode 88: Michael Unger, aka UDeck1990
Michael Unger (UDeck1990 on X) joins this episode to discuss the recent player cards he posted, a list which includes Lee Smith, Tom Brunansky, Storm Davis, Mark Davis, Glenn Braggs, and Jim Gott. K.P. shares some obscure trivia about Gott, brings up the broken-bat at-bats that Braggs was known...
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Episode 87: "Are today's high school seniors ready for college?"
Guest host Stan Markotich and regular host K.P. Wee explore the idea of whether today's high school seniors, based on their observations as educators, are ready for college or university.
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Episode 86: "Sports Broadcasting" - with guest host Stan Markotich (former News Director at CJIV Radio)
Stan Markotich, a former news director at CJIV Radio, stops by to guest host this episode as he and K.P. discuss sports broadcasting. K.P. talks about his experience being a hockey play-by-play broadcaster for the Greater Vancouver Canadians, a minor hockey team based in Richmond, British…
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Episode 85: Postseason Baseball Talk with Totally Goated's Brett Hawn
It's October, and it's time for postseason baseball chatter with guest Brett Hawn! K.P. laments the fact that there are too many playoff teams, which results in the top two seeds in each league having to sit around for five days prior to getting their first taste of the postseason. K.P. also gets...
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Episode 84: "Sports Myths" - with Guest Host Stan Markotich
Guest Host Stan Markotich joins this episode to discuss sports myths and mythology. About Stan Markotich: Born and raised in Vancouver, Stan completed his undergraduate work at Simon Fraser University in 1985. From there, he went on to receive a master's degree from the University of Victoria. In...
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Episode 83: Hockey Historian/Writer Todd Denault
Todd Denault, who has authored four hockey books, makes a return appearance on the podcast to discuss his latest writing project. A life-long Montreal Canadiens fan, Todd is currently working on a book about the famed "Kid Line" of the Toronto Maple Leafs of the 1930s featuring Charlie Conacher,...
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Episode 82: "Customer Service" - with guest host Stan Markotich, Part 2
In Part II of back-to-back episodes about all things customer service, Guest host Stan Markotich and podcast namesake K.P. Wee swap thoughts on what so many of us are experiencing in our everyday lives as consumers. Is the standard acceptable and, even if it isn't, is that something we have any...
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Episode 81: Sports Talk with Totally Goated's Brett Hawn
In this episode, Brett Hawn from Totally Goated podcast joins the show to discuss the latest happenings in Major League Baseball, including Brett's New York Mets. There is also some chatter about the NBA's New York Knicks and why K.P. is a fan of Julius Randle. Follow Brett on Twitter…
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Episode 80: "Customer Service" - with guest host Stan Markotich (former News Director at CJIV Radio)
In this first of a K.P. Wee Podcast two-parter, Guest Host Stan Markotich invites K.P. to join him in an unvarnished look at the state of customer service today – from the customer's point of view. Avid sports fans may keep buying tickets even when their teams disappoint, but can big business...
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Episode 79: Upper Deck 1990 Baseball Card Collector Michael Unger, Part 9
If you're a fan of Michael Unger's 1990 Upper Deck baseball card project, then it doesn't get better than this episode of The K.P. Wee Podcast—which features a non-stop stream of sports history, trivia, game deconstructions, and remembrances. Enjoy this return visit from a fan favorite known to...
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Episode 78: ESPN Content Producer Paul "Hembo" Hembekides
Are you a certifiable Sports Dork? If so, then you're in for a treat with this episode of The K.P. Wee Podcast. Featuring Paul Hembekides – or "Hembo," as he's known around ESPN – the stats, history, and data points are coming fast and furious. A content guru whose research nuggets are showcased...
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Episode 77: "Best of" Episode
For Episode 77, it's a "best of" episode with a replay of a recent conversation between K.P. and guest host Stan Markotich in which the former shares tales of caution in the workplace that exemplify a lack of respect. Also included are thoughts from LA Dodger historian Mark Langill about being...
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Episode 76: Upper Deck 1990 Baseball Card Collector Michael Unger, Part 8
If you're a fan of Michael Unger's 1990 Upper Deck baseball card project, then it doesn't get better than this episode of The K.P. Wee Podcast—which features a non-stop stream of sports history, trivia, game deconstructions, and remembrances. Enjoy this return visit from a fan favorite known to...
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Episode 75: Steven Cockram, Performance Mindset Coach, with hosts Stan Markotich and K.P. Wee
In this episode, New Zealand-based performance mindset coach Steven Cockram re-joins the podcast for a follow-up with co-host Stan Markotich and regular host K.P. Wee. SUMMARY: Whatever we do in life, mindset matters! And that's why it's the focus of Steve Cockram's highly successful practice. As…
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Episode 74: R-E-S-P-E-C-T & More Workplace Tales of Caution
It's one of those things we were all supposed to have learned in kindergarten, right? When it comes to R-E-S-P-E-C-T, we should strive to treat others as we would like to be treated! While the concept seems basic, this episode of The K.P. Wee Podcast explores the many ways in which fundamental...
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Episode 73: Upper Deck 1990 Baseball Card Collector Michael Unger, Part 7
If you're a fan of Michael Unger's 1990 Upper Deck baseball card project, then it doesn't get better than this episode of The K.P. Wee Podcast—which features a non-stop stream of sports history, trivia, game deconstructions, and remembrances. Enjoy this return visit from a fan favorite known to...
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Episode 72: "Bad Bosses" - with guest host Stan Markotich
K.P. Wee, author and podcast host, is back on the receiving end of questions when guest host (and former News Director at CJIV Radio) Stan Markotich invites his good friend to drill down on that all-important workplace relationship with … the boss! If you've been there, you know it's the worst:...
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Episode 71: Steven Cockram, Performance Mindset Coach
In this episode, New Zealand-based performance mindset coach Steven Cockram joins the podcast to discuss his transition from a former rugby player to where he is today. The founder of Athletic Mindset Ltd., Steve helps athletes, coaches, parents, and organizations to empower themselves through...
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Episode 70: Upper Deck 1990 Baseball Card Collector Michael Unger, Part 6
If you're a fan of Michael Unger's 1990 Upper Deck baseball card project, then it doesn't get better than this episode of The K.P. Wee Podcast—which features a non-stop stream of sports history, trivia, game deconstructions, and remembrances. Enjoy this return visit from a fan favorite known to...
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Episode 69: John Mahaffey, Author, Sports Commentator, and Championship Golf Player
You're in for a double-header treat – featuring both literary and golf themes – and a fascinating triple-threat conversation on this episode of The K.P. Wee Podcast. Ten-time PGA title holder John Mahaffey is sharing with Guest Host Stan Markotich and K.P. Wee everything from the story of his...
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Episode 68: Sports Rivalries Chatter with Jason Takefman
Jason Takefman joins the podcast this week to discuss his thoughts on what constitutes a sports rivalry, sharing his recollections of the Boston Bruins-Montreal Canadiens battles over the years as well as Roger Clemens in the playoffs against the Oakland A's. He also talks about why he agrees…
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Episode 67: MLB Chatter with Totally Goated's Brett Hawn
Brett Hawn of Totally Goated Podcast joins this episode to chat Major League Baseball. Topics include the Mets, Yankees, Dodgers, and Padres. Brett also shares his thoughts on the Mets' decision to not pitch Jacob deGrom against the Yankees in the two-game Subway Series (which was swept by the...
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The K.P. Wee Podcast is a podcast about sports by a teacher/writer just looking to inspire, with guests from various sports backgrounds sharing stories and perspectives. The goal is to inspire and share amazing tips, reflections, and stories about sports.
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