The Second City Sports Podcast features three Chicago friends talking sports and pop culture the way you and your friends do. Our goal is to make you feel like you're at the bar with your 3 best friends with our meathead takes and the simple logic that comes with being a diehard sports fan.
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Welcome to Second City Sam's HOT Takes Sam Pioppo records his thoughts and releases them to you. Sports, wrestling, food, life and anything he pleases will be included. WARNING: Hot takes will be said whether they are right or wrong. Enjoy! Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/scshottakes/support
Kelly connects with Ben Ramalingam, who just became the Director of Strategy for the British Red Cross and has been a senior leader, innovator, and researcher specializing in international crisis management and development. His new book is called “Upshift: Turning Pressure into Performance and Crisis into Creativity.” https://serve.castfire.com/aud…
Welcome to Episode 117 of Musings on Madison, here on the Second City Hockey podcast network, your weekly destination for a roundup of all things involving the Chicago Blackhawks. With Mil out, Eric joined up with Betsy, Shepard and Dave for a lengthy discussion on the Blackhawks decision to not wear Pride-themed warmups for Sunday's Pride Night ga…
Kelly talks to Anuradha Dayal-Gulati who, after fifteen years in finance and academia, began a new path of helping people release the past and reclaim their power. Her new book is titled “Heal Your Ancestral Roots: Release the Family Patterns That Hold You Back.” https://serve.castfire.com/audio/4100824/4100824_2023-03-16-005524.64kmono.mp3 “If we …
Welcome to Episode 116 of Musings on Madison, here on the Second City Hockey podcast network, your weekly destination for a roundup of all things involving the Chicago Blackhawks. This week, Dave, Shepard, Mil and Betsy gathered to talk about the Blackhawks recent win over the Bruins, what it does and doesn't say about the team (and coach Luke Rich…
Kelly connects with David Glasgow, NYU Law School professor and the Executive Director of the Melzer Center for Diversity, Inclusion and Belonging. He has a new book co-written with Kenji Yoshino called “Say The Right Thing: How to Talk About Identity, Diversity and Justice.” https://serve.castfire.com/audio/4099979/4099979_2023-03-13-231919.64kmon…
Welcome to Episode 115 of Musings on Madison, here on the Second City Hockey podcast network, your weekly destination for a roundup of all things involving the Chicago Blackhawks. This week, Dave, Shepard, Mil and Betsy gathered to a play a game centered on the futures of several current members of the Blackhawks roster, discuss the Minnesota Wild …
Kelly sits down with MD and Chief Innovation Officer at BetterUP, Gabriella Rosen Kellerman, to discuss her new book co-authored with Martin Seligman: “Tomorrowmind: Thriving at Work – Now and in an Uncertain Future.” https://serve.castfire.com/audio/4097605/4097605_2023-03-06-233505.64kmono.mp3 “Agency protects us from learned helplessness.” “No o…
Kelly re-connects with American University professor Caty Borum whose new book, “The Revolution Will Be Hilarious,” looks at the intersection of social justice and comedy. https://serve.castfire.com/audio/4094700/4094700_2023-02-26-234700.64kmono.mp3 “Creativity and culture are still too often relegated to the theoretical sidelines of serious advoc…
Welcome to Episode 114 of Musings on Madison, here on the Second City Hockey podcast network, your weekly destination for a roundup of all things involving the Chicago Blackhawks. In this emergency recording, the group of Dave, Eric, Betsy, and Shepard gather to discuss every angle of the Blackhawks' decision to trade Patrick Kane to the Rangers.Le…
Kelly connects with former Comedy Central executive Tara Schuster to talk about her powerful book about the work she’s done as an adult to overcome a very rough childhood. https://serve.castfire.com/audio/4094699/4094699_2023-02-26-232339.64kmono.mp3 “If you’re not dealing with the thing you know you need to deal with, it’s dealing with you.” “Time…
Welcome to Episode 113 of Musings on Madison, here on the Second City Hockey podcast network, your weekly destination for a roundup of all things involving the Chicago Blackhawks. This week, Dave, Shepard, Mil and Betsy discussed the initial round of trades made by the Blackhawks, briefly touched on the Patrick Kane trade saga (with more news expec…
Kelly has a wild conversation with neuroscientist Patrick House about his new book “19 Ways of Looking at Consciousness.” https://serve.castfire.com/audio/4092780/4092780_2023-02-21-050620.64kmono.mp3 “The brain abhors a story vacuum.” “Like the oceans, like an orchestra, the brain has cadence.” “Speech and laughter are uniquely human. Although the…
Welcome to Episode 112 of Musings on Madison, here on the Second City Hockey podcast network, your weekly destination for a roundup of all things involving the Chicago Blackhawks. Mil returned to join back up with Dave, Shepard and Betsy to discuss the trade discussions swirling around a few member of the Blackhawks and then are joined by Ryan Nann…
Kelly spends Valentine’s Day with Scott Barry Kaufman and Jordyn Feingold to talk about their amazing new book, “Choose Growth: A Workbook for Transcending Trauma, Fear, and Self-Doubt.” https://serve.castfire.com/audio/4089860/4089860_2023-02-12-125700.64kmono.mp3 “Aside from the obvious benefits of laughter to bring about a more positive mood, th…
Kelly has a fascinating conversation with Stanford professor Geoffrey Cohen about his new book, “Belonging: The Science of Creating Connection and Bridging Divides.” https://serve.castfire.com/audio/4086275/4086275_2023-02-02-015015.64kmono.mp3 “Don’t believe everything you think.” “Our genetic code matters, but so does our zip code.” “The meaning …
Welcome to Episode 111 of Musings on Madison, here on the Second City Hockey podcast network, your weekly destination for a roundup of all things involving the Chicago Blackhawks. With Mil unavailable this week, Dave, Shepard and Betsy are joined by one of SCH’s newest additions in Eric, who all assembled to discuss the future of Toews and Kane bas…
Kelly connects with PepsiCo’s first-ever Chief Design Officer Mauro Porcini to talk about his new book, “The Human Side of Innovation: The Power of People in Love with People.” https://serve.castfire.com/audio/4084883/4084883_2023-01-29-040323.64kmono.mp3 “A process is only a tool, and a tool without a human being to use it is simply meaningless.” …
Welcome to Episode 110 of Musings on Madison, here on the Second City Hockey podcast network, your weekly destination for a roundup of all things involving the Chicago Blackhawks. This week, Dave, Mil, Shepard and Betsy opened with some thoughts on the approaching end for Second City Hockey and the other SB Nation NHL sites, discussed the Blackhawk…
Kelly plops down on the couch with Michael Alcee, a clinical psychologist and Mental Health Educator at Manhattan School of Music, to talk about his book, “Therapeutic Improvisation: How to Stop Winging It and Own It as a Therapist.” https://serve.castfire.com/audio/4082463/4082463_2023-01-22-005703.64kmono.mp3 “Improvisation, like good poetry, wor…
New Year, New You, Same Us, Different Episode! If you made a NYE resolution to listen to even more lovely music in 2023, whilst tolerating nonsensical chat in-between, then this is the show for you. The trio from Second City talk resolutions, Ginger Beatnik laments new working regimes and no more naked Wednesdays, and there's a new job in there too…
Welcome to Episode 109 of Musings on Madison, here on the Second City Hockey podcast network, your weekly destination for a roundup of all things involving the Chicago Blackhawks. This week, Dave, Mil, Shepard and Betsy gathered to take a look around the rest of the league and lament the re-assignment of Lukas Reichel back to the AHL before explori…
Kelly talks to Scott Witthoft about his new book is called “This is A Prototype: The Curious Craft of Exploring New Ideas.” https://serve.castfire.com/audio/4082461/4082461_2023-01-21-231201.64kmono.mp3 “Prototyping is a slow art of figuring out by fumbling around; it takes practice to create prototypes that fail well.” “Turning a question into an …
Welcome to Episode 108 of Musings on Madison, here on the Second City Hockey podcast network, your weekly destination for a roundup of all things involving the Chicago Blackhawks. This week, Dave, Mil, Shepard and Betsy gathered to discuss a pair of Blackhawks victories, Lukas Reichel’s sudden emergence, Blackhawks prospects at the World Juniors an…
Kelly talks to Dr. Richard Winters, a practicing emergency physician at the Mayo Clinic and the medical director of Professional Leadership Development for the Mayo Clinic Care Network, about his new book, “You’re the Leader, Now What? Leadership Lessons from Mayo Clinic.” https://serve.castfire.com/audio/4077226/4077226_2023-01-06-010126.64kmono.m…
Welcome to Episode 107 of Musings on Madison, here on the Second City Hockey podcast network, your weekly destination for a roundup of all things involving the Chicago Blackhawks. This week, Dave, Mil, Shepard and Betsy gathered for the first podcast of 2023 to examine what a pair of ugly Blackhawks losses says about coach Luke Richardson, briefly …
Kelly welcomes neuroscientist Paul Zak back to the podcast to talk about his new book “Immersion: The Science of the Extraordinary and the Source of Happiness.” https://serve.castfire.com/audio/4066714/4066714_2022-12-29-171014.64kmono.mp3 “Attention opens the door to action, but the neurologic signature of emotional resonance causes people to act.…
Kelly connects with Ross Dawson, a world-leading futurist, entrepreneur, and keynote speaker to talk about his new book, “Thriving on Overload: The 5 Powers for Success in a World of Exponential Information.” https://serve.castfire.com/audio/4064793/4064793_2022-12-22-005833.64kmono.mp3 “Information is only meaningful in context.” “Do you think you…
Welcome to Episode 106 of Musings on Madison, here on the Second City Hockey podcast network, your weekly destination for a roundup of all things involving the Chicago Blackhawks. This week, Dave, Mil, Shepard and Betsy discussed the futures of Blackhawks franchise fixtures Jonathan Toews and Patrick Kane, a recent round of roster moves made by the…
Kelly sits down with science writer Jessica Nordell to talk about her new book “The End of Bias: A Beginning: The Science and Practice of Overcoming Unconscious Bias.” https://serve.castfire.com/audio/4062468/4062468_2022-12-15-034408.64kmono.mp3 “Laws create a floor; people determine the ceiling. In the space between floor and ceiling, the interpe…
Welcome to Episode 105 of Musings on Madison, here on the Second City Hockey podcast network, your weekly destination for a roundup of all things involving the Chicago Blackhawks. This week, Dave, Mil, Shepard and Betsy quickly tore through the week of games missed while on hiatus, discussed the historical Tuesday night at the United Center, explor…
Kelly connects with writer and creative strategist Becky Blades to talk about her new book “Start More Than You Can Finish: A Creative Permission Slip to Unleash Your Best Ideas.” https://serve.castfire.com/audio/4058517/4058517_2022-12-09-031117.64kmono.mp3 “There’s no degree or curriculum for creative initiative. We learn it in the wild.” “I’ve l…
Kelly connects with happiness entrepreneur Scott Simon to talk about his new book: “Scare Your Soul: 7 Powerful Principles for Harnessing Fear and Living Your Most Courageous Life.“ https://serve.castfire.com/audio/4055849/4055849_2022-12-04-234949.64kmono.mp3 “I knew full well that scaring myself would mean intentionally seeking out my edges, sear…
Welcome to Episode 104 of Musings on Madison, here on the Second City Hockey podcast network, your weekly destination for a roundup of all things involving the Chicago Blackhawks. This week, Mil returned alongside Dave, Shepard and Betsy to offer their impressions from the first 20 games of Luke Richardson's tenure behind the bench, reactions to Ki…
Kelly talks to former Obama White House staffers Marina Nitze and Nick Sinai about their new book: “Hack Your Bureaucracy: Get Things Done No Matter What Your Role on Any Team.” https://serve.castfire.com/audio/4052228/4052228_2022-11-28-182428.64kmono.mp3 “Constraints can unleash creativity.” “You should always question ‘water cooler rules.’” “If …
Kelly talks to Brian Wong, the first American employee of Alibaba, about his new book “The Tao of Alibaba: Inside the Chinese Digital Giant That is Changing the World.” https://serve.castfire.com/audio/4045095/4045095_2022-11-20-231835.64kmono.mp3 “If you want to change the world, you can start by changing yourself.” “The potency of a strong value …
Welcome to a Episode 103 of Musings on Madison, here on the Second City Hockey podcast network, your weekly destination for a roundup of all things involving the Chicago Blackhawks. With Mil out this week, Dave, Shepard and Betsy assembled to discuss the Marian Hossa retirement ceremony, how the Blackhawks should handle its young players in the lin…
Kelly snags an interview with the legendary baseball manager Joe Maddon to talk about his new book “The Book of Joe: Trying Not to Suck at Baseball & Life.” https://serve.castfire.com/audio/4045094/4045094_2022-11-20-234934.64kmono.mp3 “Leadership is the courage to extend people’s thinking, boundaries, and ultimately, capabilities so they become th…
Kelly connects with legendary Harvard professor Max Bazerman to talk about his new book: “Complicit: How We Enable the Unethical and How to Stop.” https://serve.castfire.com/audio/4041706/4041706_2022-11-11-204706.64kmono.mp3 “When we collaborate with people who act in egregious ways, we are complicit in their harm.” “Silence is an action. Blindly …
Kelly talks to Christie Hunter Arscott, an award-winning advisor and speaker. She has a new book, it’s called: “Begin Boldly: How Women Can Reimagine Risk, Embrace Uncertainty, and Launch a Brilliant Career.” https://serve.castfire.com/audio/4041689/4041689_2022-11-11-204029.64kmono.mp3 “The surprising truth: risks are good things, provided that th…
Welcome to a Episode 102 of Musings on Madison, here on the Second City Hockey podcast network, your weekly destination for a roundup of all things involving the Chicago Blackhawks. This week, the usual group of Dave, Shepard, Mil and Betsy have assembled to discuss the last week of Blackhawks games, take a look at the NHL standings and, of course,…
Kelly reconnects with Tracy Dawson, a Canadian American actor and writer who got her start at The Second City Toronto. Her new book is called “Let Me Be Frank: A Book About Women Who Dressed Like Men To Do S**t They Weren’t Supposed To Do.” https://serve.castfire.com/audio/4038738/4038738_2022-11-07-010138.64kmono.mp3 “We all know that history book…
Welcome to a Episode 101 of Musings on Madison, here on the Second City Hockey podcast network, your weekly destination for a roundup of all things involving the Chicago Blackhawks. This week, the usual group of Dave, Shepard, Mil and Betsy have assembled during the first period of Tuesday’s game against the Islanders to discuss the Blackhawks' now…
Kelly gets to know Mike Evans, the founder of GrubHub, who has a new book called “Hangry: A Startup Journey.” https://serve.castfire.com/audio/4023023/4023023_2022-10-28-000123.64kmono.mp3 “I am pretty good at quitting things.” “The best way to start is to start.” “If I learned anything creating GrubHub, it is this: be intentional.”…
Kelly connects with Dandapani, a Hindu priest, entrepreneur, and a former monk of 10 years, to discuss his new book, “The Power of Unwavering Focus.” https://serve.castfire.com/audio/4020259/4020259_2022-10-21-005359.64kmono.mp3 “We cannot leave it up to our environment to determine what we focus on. The outcome would be disastrous.” “The world is …
Welcome to a very special Episode 100 of Musings on Madison, here on the Second City Hockey podcast network, your weekly destination for a roundup of all things involving the Chicago Blackhawks. This week, the usual group of Dave, Shepard, Mil and Betsy have assembled during the first period of Tuesday's game against the Panthers to discuss Chicago…
Kelly ideates with Jeremy Utley, the Director of Executive Education at Stanford d.school and an Adjunct Professor at Stanford’s School of Engineering. He is the co-author with Perry Klebahn of the book “Ideaflow: The Only Business Metric That Matters.” https://serve.castfire.com/audio/4020258/4020258_2022-10-21-000858.64kmono.mp3 “Traditional lead…
Welcome to Episode 99 of Musings on Madison, here on the Second City Hockey podcast network, your weekly destination for a roundup of all things involving the Chicago Blackhawks. This week, the usual group of Dave, Shepard, Mil and Betsy have assembled to recap the first three games from the '22-23 Blackhawks regular season, discuss a big-picture t…
Kelly welcomes Dolly Chugh back to the podcast. Dolly is a social scientist at NYU’s Stern School of Business to discuss her new book “A More Just Future: Psychological Tools for Reckoning with Our Past and Driving Social Change.” https://serve.castfire.com/audio/4018346/4018346_2022-10-16-224046.64kmono.mp3 “Bedtime stories often serve as accident…
Kelly welcomes Friederike Fabritius back to the show. She is a neuroscientist and trailblazer in the field of neuro-leadership. Her new book is called “The Brain Friendly Workplace: Why Talented People are Quitting and How to Get Them to Stay.” https://serve.castfire.com/audio/4014774/4014774_2022-10-06-024114.64kmono.mp3 “A fun workplace is a brai…
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