I Played, Too

By: Rob Adler
  • Summary

  • I Played, Too is a podcast featuring relatives, athletes, musicians and entertainers who also had careers. You might know the last name but perhaps not the first. This podcast aims to let them tell their stories. (Also, from time to time, we'll talk to celebrities outside those realms who might have performed as well.) Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/rob-adler/support
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Episodes
  • John Cox (cousin of Kobe Bryant)
    Nov 6 2024

    Former Venezuelan Olympic basketball player and current La Salle assistant coach John Cox, whose cousin is former 18-time NBA All-Star and two-time NBA Finals MVP Kobe Bryant, joins the show. Coach Cox talks about representing Venezuela in the 2016 Olympics in Rio, playing games of one-on-one with his cousin Kobe, his time in college playing for San Francisco(where his dad "Chubby" Cox also played), a fan trying to invade the huddle during a road game at Gonzaga, competing for Venezuela in the 2015 Olympic qualifying tournament and beating Canada to win it, having to improve his decision-making as a pro player and the help he received from former 76ers point guard Maurice Cheeks, playing professionally in both France and Venezuela, coaching for La Salle, and so much more. Tune in now!!

    If you would like to support the podcast monetarily, go here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠I Played, Too • A podcast on Spotify for Podcasters⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

    And, if you want to learn more about the host and author Rob Adler and his career, check out his book here:

    ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠I Hammered Hank: And Other True Stories From The Worldwide Leader: Adler, Rob: 9781980219613: Amazon.com: Books⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠


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    39 mins
  • Aaron David Gleason (grandson of Monty Hall; son of Joanna Gleason)
    Oct 23 2024

    Musician, songwriter and current member of the band Pleasantville, Aaron David Gleason, whose grandfather Monty Hall was the host of the iconic game show Let's Make A Deal and whose mother is Tony Award-winning actress Joanna Gleason, joins the show. Aaron talks about how Pleasantville came about, the important advice both his grandfather and parents each gave him, Pleasantville's debut album "These Embers," what he learned two decades ago as a member of the band The Midnight Radio, working with his mother on his one-man show "Come Hell or High Water," how New York "healed" him, making his first solo album Wry Observer, and so much more. Tune in now!

    If you would like to support the podcast monetarily, go here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠I Played, Too • A podcast on Spotify for Podcasters⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

    And, if you want to learn more about the host and author Rob Adler and his career, check out his book here:

    ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠I Hammered Hank: And Other True Stories From The Worldwide Leader: Adler, Rob: 9781980219613: Amazon.com: Books⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

    --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/rob-adler/support
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    43 mins
  • Roy Campanella III (grandson of Roy Campanella; son of Roy Campanella II)
    Oct 16 2024

    Composer and audio editor Roy Campanella III, whose grandfather Roy Campanella is a former Brooklyn Dodgers legend who's in the Baseball Hall of Fame, and whose father is tv and film director Roy Campanella II, joins the show. Roy talks about the artists and composers that have made an impact on him, his creative process as a composer, what he learned from his grandfather's struggles after being tragically paralyzed in a car accident that ended his career, getting to see the "casino towns" of the US while selling merchandise for Engelbert Humperdinck, the importance of inspiration, why his 6th birthday party was such an important day in his life, and so much more. Tune in now!!

    If you would like to support the podcast monetarily, go here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠I Played, Too • A podcast on Spotify for Podcasters⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

    And, if you want to learn more about the host and author Rob Adler and his career, check out his book here:

    ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠I Hammered Hank: And Other True Stories From The Worldwide Leader: Adler, Rob: 9781980219613: Amazon.com: Books⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠


    --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/rob-adler/support
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    47 mins

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