HeyJaredConversations with Sports Fans
A podcast for sports fans by a sports fan all about being a sports fan.
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Season 5, Episode 52 - Erik "The Peanut Guy" Mertens (opens the original)
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As baseball's regular season comes to a close this weekend, it seemed an appropriate time to talk to someone who knows a thing or two about visiting ballparks. Erik Mertens aka "The Peanut Guy," has been a member of the Tri-City Dust Devils ' staff since their introduction 25 years ago. Somewhere along the way, however, Erik decided to take his love of baseball on the road and began visiting ballparks. Earlier this summer, he completed his longstanding goal of visiting ALL the ballparks. Well, a
Season 5, Episode 51 - James Rowlands (opens the original)
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In this episode, we're joined by a professional world traveler (seriously, he's a commercial pilot!) and fan of major events, James Rowlands, who shares how a resident of Leeds, England, just recently watched a game in his 30th MLB ballpark. (He was even featured by MLB.com !) Oh yeah, he also shares stories of a Super Bowl, FIFA World Cup final, Rugby World Cup finals, Cricket World Cup finals, becoming a member of the 92 Club , attending eight F1 circuits, and witnessing all four of go
Season 5, Episode 50 - Dr. Aaron Mansfield (opens the original)
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We're joined in this episode by Dr. Aaron Mansfield , associate professor of sports management at Merrimack College. A native of the Buffalo, NY, area, Aaron is unsurprisingly a big fan of the Bills and Sabres. We spend a fair amount of time learning about his early years of fandom and how the Music City Miracle brought his younger self to tears of anguish. Today, Aaron lists his areas of expertise on Merrimack's website as "healthy fandom, sports consumer behavior, health and well-being, and sp
Season 5, Episode 49 - Danny Funt (opens the original)
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Our guest in this episode is writer and editor Danny Funt . Earlier in 2026, Danny's debut book-length work was published. Everybody Loses: The Tumultuous Rise of American Sports Gambling builds on Funt's years of work exploring The Washington Post and The New Yorker . In addition to sharing plenty of backstory about Everybody Loses , Danny also reflects on his life growing up a fan of the San Francisco Bay Area teams, including some discussion about a Steve Young poster in his room
Season 5, Episode 48 - Philip Hover-Smoot (opens the original)
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Our guest this episode is Philip Hover-Smoot , the founder and chief executive officer of the Atlas Cup , which bills itself as the first professional orbital racing league. Put another way: space racing. The Atlas Cup remains in the building phase with a goal of providing racing fans with a uniquely different option in the latter half of 2028. Philip, who grew up in the San Francisco Bay Area attending games at Candlestick Park , compares orbital racing to sail racing, only instead of buoys to
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