Ben Barr Sports Podcast

10/06/2021

Minot's Gavin Argent wins Class A State Boys Golf Individual Championship

Gavin Argent joins the show to talk about capping off his high school golf career with a Class A State Boys Golf Individual Championship.

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26/02/2021

25/01/2021

22:08, ignore everything before that 😂 https://youtu.be/j8CI4eA8_l8

Ben previews the NFL season in rapid fire with big questions for every team and award/playoff predictions.NFC North (00:00-01:44)NFC East (01:44-04:21)NFC We...

22/01/2021

Episode 110: Pete Stenberg on Hank Aaron

Minot head baseball coach Pete Stenberg reflects on Hank Aaron's life and legacy after the Hall of Famer passed away at 86.

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Minot head baseball coach Pete Stenberg reflects on Hank Aaron's life and legacy after the Hall of Famer passed away at 86.

19/01/2021

Taking a little time off the Monday/Wednesday Friday schedule. Episodes may appear right as they're recorded or if something comes up from my news interviews, like Nadia Post today. Ton of work and happy that I've been able to pull that content output off for nearly a year. Stay tuned for when I'll put that back up, and thanks for listening!

19/01/2021

Episode 109: Nadia Post

Nadia Post joins the show to talk about signing with NDSCS basketball and her Glenburn career.

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16/01/2021

Episode 108: Dwayne Roloson

Dwayne Roloson joins the show to talk about watching his sons Brett and Ross play for the Minot Minotauros (00:00-02:53) and his NHL career (02:53-07:24).

25/12/2020

Merry Christmas from our hard-working team at the pod! We'll be taking a short holiday break to get home to PA and work through some piling up prep work. See you in the New Year!

23/12/2020

Episode 107: Taylor Lakoduk

Taylor Lakoduk joins the show to talk about teaching (00:00-00:58), the Vardon (00:58-06:29), playing golf well with etiquette (06:29-11:34), the Velva Country Club and losing his cool (11:34-14:52), groundskeeping vs. Justin Lauf (14:52-15:48), golf simulators (15:48-17:27), Rory McIlroy (17:27-21:40), Delaney Huss/walking vs. driving/Target shopping (21:40-24;37), golf gear (24:37-27:08), and what’s on his golf bucket list (27:08-29:08).

21/12/2020

Episode 106: Morgan & Tessa Olson

Morgan and Tessa Olson join the show to talk about playing sports together (00:00-02:45), playing for Kara Nunziato and Scott Peterson (02:45-05:54), going to State Tournaments in basketball and volleyball (05:54-09:44), ORCS volleyball vs. Minot High (09:44-12:20), sibling rivalries and Morgan reffing (12:20-17:05), weddings (17:05-21:42), and the future (21:42-24:11).

18/12/2020

Episode 105: Lauren Hendrickson

Lauren Hendrickson joins the show to talk about playing sports at ORCS (00:00-12:27), skydiving in Arizona (12:27-14:43), her upcoming wedding (14:43-16:27), and pursuing an education career (16:27-23:37).

16/12/2020

Episode 104: Beth Hoole

Beth Hoole joins the show to talk about growing up in Illinois and the outdoors (00:00-09:04), Bison and Cornhuskers (09:04-17:59), NDSU football’s dominance and broadcasts (17:59-36:29), Wentz vs. Lance (36:29-40:52), covering big sports events like the Super Bowl/Final Four/NFL Draft & Combine/Bison White House visit (40:52-44:56), UND sports (44:56-47:55), and living in Fargo (47:55-50:11).

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14/12/2020

Episode 103: Shaun Sipma

Shaun Sipma joins the show to talk about working in TV news in Minot (00:00-10:36), city government process/goals/hearing out criticism (10:36-44:14), and his golf/cigar game (44:14-49:27).

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11/12/2020

Episode 102: Jonas Nelson

Jonas Nelson joins the show to talk about life before KHRT (00:00-06:13) and being the station’s program director with sports/non-sports jobs (06:13-20:32).

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09/12/2020

Episode 101: Devan Shumway

Devan Shumway joins the show to talk about competing in cross country and track & field in Williston (00:00-08:24), moving from Williston to Minot State (08:24-16:27), working at KMOT (16:27-17:44), and what he’s up to now and in the future (17:44-22:19).

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07/12/2020

Episode 100: Chauncy Hendershot

Chauncy Hendershot joins the show to talk about his energy (00:00-01:04), becoming the Minot head football coach (01:04-02:44), experiences from his first season in charge (02:44-12:38), football vs. track & field skills (12:38-14:27), and what it would mean to win it all (14:27-15:56).

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04/12/2020

Episode 99: Jersey Selzler & Gage Florence

Jersey Selzler and Gage Florence join the show to talk about growing up playing sports together (00:00-01:10), how basketball and baseball help their football skill sets (01:10-01:49), working on football outside of Aggies practices (01:49-02:14), being coached by Larry Sandy and the Aggies staff (02:14-03:04), looking up to Velva football players as they grew up (03:04-03:41), their best performances (03:41-04:49), where their in-game instincts come from (04:49-06:21), gearing up for college football (06:21-10:47), Gage on route running and separation (10:47-11:39), Jersey on building his decision-making skills and option offense (11:39-12:34), their coaches utilizing their strengths (12:34-13:33), watching other teammates succeed (13:33-14:55), and the rest of their senior sports seasons (14:55-15:58).

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02/12/2020

Episode 98: Michelle Bliven

Michelle joins the show to talk about being an educator (00:00-04:03), the Minot Dream Catchers (04:03-14:12), enjoying local sports with her son Aaron (14:12-17:18), being on Extreme Makeover: Home Edition (17:18-29:04), and advice on leading a family with someone with special needs (29:04-30:56).

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30/11/2020

Episode 97: Peter Theodos

Peter Theodos joins the show to talk about West Virginia (00:00-02:40), college baseball close to Cleveland (02:40-09:05), pursuing a sports management career (09:05-09:48), working as the Minotauros Game Day Ops Manager (09:48-20:08), and live entertainment (20:08-21:30).

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27/11/2020

Episode 96: Ken Oda

Ken Oda joins the show to talk about going to DePaul (00:00-02:30), the Chicago Blaze and Bravo Sierra Productions (02:30-06:30), law school vs. broadcasting (06:30-07:54), dealing with career uncertainty (07:54-13:32), officiating weddings (13:32-16:31), joining the Minotauros (16:31-21:19), play-by-play (21:19-24:29), working in hockey (24:29-28:25), facing the Central Division (28:25-32:21), the goal of winning a Robertson Cup and the 2018 Tauros’ trip to the Robertson Cup Final (32:21-39:19), the Chicago Blackhawks and Cubs winning championships (39:19-46:28), and what it would mean to win the Robby (46:28-49:27).

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25/11/2020

Episode 95: Charlee Young

Charlee Young joins the show to talk about growing up in Utah on a sheep ranch and the outdoors (00:00-03:23), being a lifeguard (03:23-06:03), going to BYU and her internship in NYC (06:03-09:05), being basic (09:05-10:45), joining KMOT and working with Ben and Joe (10:45-15:03), getting married to Dante (15:03-17:14), hunting and excavating (17:14-20:58), living without a TV (20:58-22:21), and what the future holds (22:21-23:42).

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23/11/2020

Episode 94: Matthew Semisch

Matthew Semisch joins the show to talk about being an NCHC columnist (00:00-03:52), growing up in Omaha (03:52-07:31), becoming the Bottineau Courant sports editor (07:31-10:37), best Bottineau stories (10:37-12:20), the new DCB women’s hockey team (12:20-16:34), writing vs. photography (16:34-18:34), pro soccer (18:34-22:14), being really tall (22:14-23:06), and his brother Tim becoming a pro athlete (23:06-27:17).

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20/11/2020

Episode 93: Steve Wagner

Steve Wagner joins the show to talk about the formation of the Expedition League (00:00-03:56), his background (03:56-08:32), traveling around the league (08:32-10:26), being the league president and GM of the Sabre Dogs this year (10:26-13:05), navigating COVID-19 (13:05-20:28), original and new franchises (20:28-24:45), the summer wood bat league experience (24:45-26:55), when EL players make MLB (26:55-28:30), and what he does away from the baseball field (28:30-33:00).

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18/11/2020

Episode 92: Robby Rosselli

Robby Rosselli joins the show to talk about how he got into racing (00:00-02:18), working with his cousin Craig Kastner in the pits (02:18-05:30), who he has to thank for his career (05:30-06:58), building and painting his car (06:58-08:32), loving the sport whether he wins or not (08:32-09:33), Iowa and Minnesota racing (09:33-11:27), recent success (11:27-13:34), honoring his dad Bob “Rosie” Rosselli (13:34-20:51), 2020 and what the future holds (20:51-22:57).

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16/11/2020

Episode 91: Jeff Risk

Jeff Risk joins the show to talk about getting his recreation degree and reffing (00:00-17:39), best players in games he’s been worked including Roger Clemens and Don Mattingly (17:39-21:46), Gene Steratore reffing high-level football and basketball (21:46-23:02), the Mon-Dak Conference (23:02-25:21), local venue fan experiences (25:21-26:50), the Nedrose Cardinals (26:50-30:13), longtime friends through sports (30:13-32:27), his favorite food at the Gudmonson wedding (32:27-34:45), and being honored at the Minot Auditorium (34:45-36:46).

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13/11/2020

Episode 90: Nick Dreyer

Nick Dreyer joins the show to talk about Willow City (00:00-02:26), Minot State and KMOT (02:26-10:04), politics (10:04-13:19), fantasy football (13:19-15:57), crop insurance (15:57-19:12), Margaret’s salon (19:12-21:37), his tavern (21:37-24:40), the Dallas Cowboys (24:40-37:09), going to concerts (37:09-39:49), and his kids playing for the Nedrose Cardinals (39:49-43:05).

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11/11/2020

Episode 89: Neil Roberts

Neil Roberts joins the show to talk about why he starting to love broadcasting (00:00-02:56), music radio growing up (02:56-04:30), teaching at Minot State and other spots (04:30-13:14), MSU job placement (13:14-16:18), industry changes over the years (16:18-22:29), broadcasting influences/lessons (22:29-33:08), Ben guest speaking at his classes (33:08-34:33), the KMSU Auction (34:33-38:25), and the Vikings/fantasy football (38:25-48:00).

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09/11/2020

Episode 88: Andy Lach

Andy Lach joins the show to talk about playing and coaching baseball (00:00-13:30), the 2020 summer season (13:30-18:10), the most fun age to play baseball and chatter (18:10-21:18), and the best local players and Magic City Youth Baseball fundraisers (21:18-25:45).

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06/11/2020

Taylor Teske off to craft another hunting lie, 04:25 in https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MLsQqoVcpRA&t=867s

Taylor and Jade Teske join the show to talk about the Westhope bees (00:00-01:04), Taylor gearing up for a DLB football season and learning from Coach Johnson (...

06/11/2020

Episode 87: John Salling

John Salling joins the show to talk about wanting to be a reporter (00:00-01:41), Bishop Ryan/UMary and Rome school trip (01:41-06:40), growing up in a military family (06:40-07:50), starting at KFYR in Bismarck and significant stories (07:50-10:27), moving to KMOT in Minot around family and big Minot stories (10:27-14:00), filling in on sports (14:00-15:15), and what’s behind the scenes (15:15-18:28).

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