The Town Mile Podcast
By Joe Janssen
The Town Mile Podcast was created by Joe Janssen in July of 2017 and is a home for all things ball, rock and roll, small town anecdotes, big city anecdotes, and everything in between. Matt Scioli jumped on board shortly after the inception, and has truly been a perfect addition. The name comes from Hall Of Fame Coach Jeff Vanleur’s ability to get young kids to run hard on paved roads. Most notably Tony Klock: who in 1994 won the gold medal state title in the 300 hurdles, despite not having a track to train on. Track practice consisted of running through town: town miles. This is The Town Mile.
The Town Mile PodcastJun 16, 2018
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#55
The original crew gets together to record a Phillies reaction episode, as well as all the Birds and Bears talk to start of the season. We also get into the incredible beauty and anticipation of preparing to be a Dad for the first time. Thanks for listening!!
Oct 27, 202301:05:05
#54 Gerad VanLeur
The VanLeur Chronicles series continues after a few month hiatus, with Gerad VanLeur. Gerad shares his experiences of growing up and being around his Dad's incredible coaching career; and how it continues to impact him to this day. He also shares his memories of his stellar hoops prowess, which led to a memorable career at the University of Sioux Falls. Huge thank you to Gerad for carving out some time to join, and huge thank you for hitting play!
Oct 20, 202356:45
#53 Jeff VanLeur
There wouldn't be a VanLeur Chronicles series without him. In this episode, I had the privilege of sitting down with South Dakota Hall of Fame Coach VanLeur to go over his remarkable coaching career in Emery. We talk about the milestones of his 40+ year career: from the early years in the 80's, to the '93 team that made the first playoff run; and the first title team in 2001. Was a pleasure to talk to Coach, thanks for listening.
Jun 23, 202349:20
#52 Terry Janssen
Happy Father's Day to all the Dads out there! Especially to my Dad, Terry Janssen. I sat down with my Dad on a recent trip home to discuss his formative years growing up in Emery, and when basketball and baseball first became a thing in his life. Very proud to get to hear my Dad's story of incredible resilience, and share it on The Town Mile. Thanks for listening.
Jun 18, 202358:35
#51 Tony Klock
The VanLeur Chronicles series continues with Tony Klock. Tony was at the forefront of Emery teams that broke the mold in 1993/'94 and made the State Championship in both football and basketball. Remarkably, Tony was the 300m Hurdles Champion in all classes in South Dakota: without a track to practice on. Simply put, there is no Town Mile without Tony Klock.
Jun 10, 202301:09:03
#50: Mike Henriksen
Longtime South Dakota media mogul Mike Henriksen joins the Town Mile Podcast for the 4th installment of the VanLeur Chronicles series. Mike is South Dakota broadcasting royalty, who takes us through his media journey from growing up in Nebraska. Many of us grew up in the late 80's with his voice on KELOAM 1320 in the mornings as part of Chad & Mike for many years. He gives us great stories of memorable games he covered, his short list of best players he saw; and gives tremendous props to Coach VanLeur. Thanks for listening!
May 12, 202301:08:58
#49: Bill Marquardt
Coach Bill Marquardt joins The Town Mile Podcast for the 3rd installment of the VanLeur Chronicles series. Bill was a longtime Cornbelt Conference mainstay at the helm of both Bridgewater football and Hanson basketball programs during his coaching career; leading both teams to State Championships. Grateful to Coach Marquardt for sharing his perspective of his Cornbelt years. Thanks for listening!
Apr 28, 202301:03:55
#48: Jamin Arend
Jamin Arend joins the Town Mile Podcast for the 2nd installment of the VanLeur Chronicles. A great young man who comes from a long line of Arend Emery royalty, we're stoked to have him join for a great conversation. One correction: in the intro I mentioned he started playing football in 2001; this may be true, but unlikely since he was born in 2001. Thanks for listening.
Apr 22, 202301:04:28
#47: Josh Kayser
Josh Kayser joins the Town Mile Podcast for the first installment of the VanLeur Chronicles series. One of the best guys I’ve ever known, was great to make this one.
Apr 15, 202301:13:05
#46: Jeff Pearlman
New York Times bestselling author Jeff Pearlman joins us to discuss his upcoming book ‘The Last Folk Hero: The Life and Myth of Bo Jackson.’ Want to give massive thanks to Jeff for the time he gave to discuss his career. (Note: the late, great Frank Deford is the name of the SI writer that I couldn't think of during the discussion.) Thanks for listening!
Oct 24, 202256:46
TM Podcast #45
It's been too long! Time to get this going again: the 45th Town Mile Podcast, back after a long hiatus. Since our last episode: we've had a marriage, a birth of a new little guy, Eagles & Bears kickoffs, and 60 Aaron Judge home runs. All great things to catch up on. Thanks for listening, we appreciate you!
Sep 24, 202201:10:41
The Town Mile Podcast #44: Brad Balukjian
LA Times best-selling author Brad Balukjian joins the Town Mile Podcast to discuss his incredible book The Wax Pack. Brad takes us through his quest to meet with all 15 ballplayers he pulled from a random pack of 1986 Topps Baseball Cards, and finding deeper meaning with each encounter.
Apr 09, 202101:00:23
The Town Mile Podcast #43
Happy Thanksgiving! Today we ask the important questions: Who sucks worse? Da Bears or the Birds?
Nov 21, 202057:41
The Town Mile Podcast #42: Jeff Arend
Thanks to Jeff Arend for joining the Town Mile Podcast for our 42nd episode. We go deep into his memory to discuss the early first days of Hall Of Fame Coach Jeff VanLeur, and give my dad Terry his due for the incredible effort he put into the 80's/90's Emery Amateur Baseball Teams. This was a blast!
Sep 12, 202001:19:38
TM Podcast #41: Paul's Boutique
1989: 3 MC's + DJ Hurricane + The Dust Brothers = Masterpiece
May 22, 202054:23
TM Podcast #40: Ryan Deal
Ryan Deal from the Mitchell Daily Republic joins us for our 40th podcast. Ryan is a media giant in South Dakota, and recently wrote a terrific piece on the historic 1992 Harrold Cardinals vs. Warner Monarchs Class B Championship that instantly took everyone back to 1992. He tells us all about his journey from Northern State to Mitchell, and what it's like to get Tweeted at by a Senator.
Apr 24, 202055:48
The Town Mile Podcast: Legends of Hair Metal presents HEAVY METAL PARKING LOT
Saturday, May 31st 1986. Judas Priest concert. Capital Centre in Landover, Maryland. Tailgate party. Parking lot.
Feb 16, 202030:50
The Town Mile Podcast: Legends of Hair Metal presents DOKKEN
It's time to throw the horns up and pay homage to the Legends of Hair Metal!!! This is a brand-new Town Mile series we are jacked to get rolling, and we kick it off with Dokken. Crank that baby to 11 and smash that play button!!!
Jan 25, 202045:33
TM Podcast #37: Lionel Brodie
Lionel Brodie, founder of Original Propaganda Athletic Club (O.P.A.C), joins the Town Mile Podcast for our 37th episode. From 2007-2018 he worked as equipment manager and director of equipment at Villanova University. In that time 'Nova won two National Championships in hoops, and Brodie tells us about the time he threw subtle and respectful shade at Michael Jordan.
Nov 17, 201901:08:02
The Town Mile Podcast #36
Bears. Birds. Weezy. Blink.
Sep 21, 201954:12
The Town Mile Podcast #35
Football is back and kicked off last Thursday! Unfortunately, Da Bears redemption kicked off with an offensive dud this week. I feel like that's been going on for how many years now? What year is it again?? Thanks for listening! Smash that play button!
Sep 07, 201938:44
TM Podcast #34: The 1991 Fantasy Football Draft
You asked for it, you got it! We heard your listener requests loud and clear: You wanted us to record a Fantasy Football Draft of 1991 NFL Players. In June. So that's just what we did! We picked our teams then added up their points that season to see who the winner was. Matt was barely a baby in 1991, but it doesn't matter. This sounds silly, but it was a blast. Smash that play button! Thanks for your support.
Jun 29, 201946:43
The Town Mile Podcast #33: Macy Miller
Macy Miller joins The Town Mile Podcast to discuss her South Dakota State Jackrabbit hoops career, and getting drafted into the WNBA where she will take her talents to Seattle. She also talks Mitchell Kernel basketball, where her teammates went out and celebrated after big wins in Brookings, and what shoes she rocked during the season. Big thanks to Macy for joining us, this was a fun one.
May 01, 201928:54
The Town Mile Podcast #32
The Gang gets together to catch up on the first few weeks of the Bryce Harper Phillies, the Sixers round one playoff series, recent questionable NBA Hall Of Famers, Jordan Howard, and the 10th Anniversary of the beginning of a complicated legacy. Smash play and enjoy the rest of your weekend!!
Apr 14, 201959:00
The Town Mile Podcast #31: Nirvana Nevermind
The "Approaching 40 Guy" and "The Millennial" got together again for their second album review: this time we get into Nevermind. On what would've been the 52nd birthday of Kurt Cobain no less. (Spoiler alert: it's hard to review perfection)
This was a blast: shoutout to Matthew for diving in heavy.
Feb 22, 201955:44
The Town Mile Podcast #30
Happy Dirty 30 to The Town Mile Podcast!! Excited to get out the 30th episode, titled the "What do we do now? Podcast" The Birds and Bears both done in consecutive weekends. If you're bummed there won't be another parade down Broad Street: we've got you covered.
Jan 19, 201941:58
The Town Mile Podcast #29
Did you get your still-beating heart ripped out of your chest last night?? Or maybe you almost did, but then didn't when a field goal bounced twice off of a goal post. Either way, we've got you covered with an emergency episode of The Town Mile Podcast.
Jan 08, 201940:27
The Town Mile Podcast #28
Christmas and New Years is over, so finally time to relax this weekend??? GOOD ONE! It's Bears vs. Birds playoff weekend!! It's on, and we got the band together last night to show some heart and crank up our not-exactly-expert insight on this NFC Wild Card matchup from Soldier Field on Sunday. Buckle in and snap on your chin strap! This ones gonna be physical.
Jan 05, 201954:41
The Town Mile Podcast #27
Merry Christmas and Happy Hanukkah from the Town Mile Podcast!! We took a breather for a month, but are now back at it! In this episode we talk Birds on life support, if Bears can clinch vs. a dude that has terrorized them for a decade, Creed 2, News With Matt, and more. Thanks for smashing play!! Holla at us
Dec 15, 201855:54
The Town Mile Podcast #26: Pulp Fiction
The Town Mile is proud to present our first Town Mile Film Society episode and salute Quentin Tarantino's 1994 masterpiece Pulp Fiction. Cap'n Drew Degen @swingtimekingtime joins us for a deep-dive as we share our favorite scenes, favorite lines, and why Winston Wolf was wearing a tuxedo at 8:30 in the morning.
Nov 03, 201801:05:35
The Town Mile Podcast #25
On the latest Town Mile Podcast, Matthew gets Joe's reaction to the Bombers getting steamrolled by the Red Sox in the ALDS, we dive into the Eagles/Giants blowout, we discuss another Bears letdown in Miami (you mean it's not the first time?!), and we continue to be the two most fired-up dudes in the world for Creed 2.
Oct 20, 201801:15:15
The Town Mile Podcast #24
In this Town Mile Podcast, Matt and I do an album review: you might think Born To Run? Exile On Main Street? ...And Out Come The Wolves? Ten? Nevermind? Well, none of those. It's not what you'd think. We discuss Astroworld by a guy named Travis Scott. Apparently the kids love Travis Scott. So Matt had Joe listen to it and share his thoughts. It gets heavy from there! Then we discuss the unbelievable Creed 2 trailer that dropped last week. Have a great weekend!
Sep 29, 201856:45
The Town Mile Podcast #23: Jamie Davies
On the newest Town Mile Podcast we're joined by one of the All-Time great dudes, Jamie Davies. He tells us about his journey from Alexandria, South Dakota and we take it back to the late 80's/early 90's and discuss that epic run of Hanson vs. Emery ballgames. He was a part of a legendary one in himself in '92, when he ripped off 4 tds vs. Emery-Ethan in the 4th quarter and broke my 7th grade heart. We get into his history as a Philadelphia Eagles fan as well, and what that ride has been like for him. Huge props to him for taking some time to talk to us, this was a fun one! We also roll out a couple new segments on this 23rd episode. Curious what that is?? Smash that play button and find out!
Sep 23, 201801:00:22
The Town Mile Podcast #22
Its time for week #1 of professional football! We discuss the first Birds dub, Khalil Mack to Da Bears, Draft Party at the Scioli's, South Dakota dudes playing for the Eagles, and Matthew going nearly 2 years sans haircut. Have a great Sunday!!! Lets do this.
Sep 09, 201847:59
The Town Mile Podcast #21: Lach and Dawk HOF episode
Yo yo yo who's ready for a 21 run?! Been many years since we had ours so it's nice to let it rip on our 21st TM Podcast. We had some serious pride watching Brian Urlacher and Brian Dawkins enshrined in Canton: so why not talk about it on a recorded track for an hour?! That's just what we did. The Town Mile Podcast can now buy beer: so this one is on us.
Aug 17, 201858:08
TM Podcast #20: Padraic Duffy
Padraic Duffy joins The Town Mile podcast to talk South Dakota West River basketball history. He's been a fixture in the Black Hills South Dakota sports media community, and goes way back with Joe to their days in Binnewies Hall at South Dakota State. He drops some serious hoops knowledge, big thanks to him for taking time to lay down the 20th episode with us!!
Jul 28, 201801:03:17
TM Podcast #19: John Combs, An Appalachian Trail Journey
John Combs joins The Town Mile Podcast to talk about his incredible exploit of completing the entire Appalachian Trail in 2016. The Appalachian Trail (AT) is the longest hiking trail in the world and spans 2,200 miles through 14 states. He completed the whole thing! Huge thanks to John for sharing with us his epic journey.
Jul 07, 201859:34
TM Podcast #18: Ryan Miller, A Life in Hoops
The Town Mile Podcast is joined by Texas Christian University Asst. head basketball coach Ryan Miller. Ryan shares his basketball journey starting in Mitchell, SD and playing for the late, great Gary Munsen as a Mitchell Kernel. We talked about his legendary '98 performance at Frost Arena, his coaching career, and the tremendous pride he has for his younger brother Mike. Huge thanks to Ryan for joining us, this was a fun one.
Jun 30, 201839:26
The Town Mile Podcast #17: Rebecca Barber
Good morning! Last night we had the privilege of sitting down with Philly's own Rebecca Barber, who is the founder of The Rocky 50K. She tells us all about her running and rock and roll journey, and was an awesome guest. This was a fun one, thanks to her for taking the time to join us. Have an awesome Thursday, smash that play button!
Jun 21, 201855:53
TM Podcast #16: Jack Silverstein, Chicago Sports Historian
One of the best Twitter follows there is, Jack Silverstein @readjack joined us tonight to give us some high-level insight on the 72-10 Chicago Bulls of 1996. Jack wrote a great book called "How The Goat Was Built: 6 Life Lessons From the 1996 Chicago Bulls", and linked up with us for our 16th episode. He's an absolute Chicago sports encyclopedia, and was great to have him join and drop some knowledge.
Jun 16, 201844:12
The Town Mile Podcast #15
Happy Weekend! This one is fresh out of the oven! The Town Mile links up to discuss the strange case of Bryan Colangelo, as Matt explains to Joe what a burner account is. Got coffee brewing?? Bringing the kids to the big little league tournament today?! Fire it up!
Have a great weekend!!
Have a great weekend!!
Jun 09, 201849:18
The Town Mile Podcast #14 w/ Justin Ross of Knocean Life
It's Memorial Day Weekend!! Before heading to the beach, our main man Justin Ross joined us via satellite to drop some knowledge of ocean sustainability. He is the founder of KnOcean Life, a dedicated cause to help protect mother earth's beautiful ocean waters. It's the first ever episode we've done via phone, so it took us a few seconds to get it rolling at the beginning. Stoked for Justin to take the time with us today, big thank you to him for joining us. Have a great weekend!
May 25, 201801:00:27
The Town Mile Podcast #1
The Town Mile has it's first podcast! After a few months of no content, finally have some fresh material! Big thanks to one Matt Scioli for being the catalyst for this to get done.
May 14, 201853:51
The Town Mile Podcast #2; Freddy "The Finisher" Druding: A Life In Boxing
The second installment of The Town Mile Podcast is up! We had the privilege of sitting down with Fred Druding, Jr. and hearing about his life in boxing in and out of the ring. Huge thank you to Fred to take the time and give us an amazing inside perspective on professional boxing.
May 14, 201852:36
The Town Mile Podcast #3: Marc Vink
Merry Christmas from The Town Mile! Huge thank you to Marc Vink for joining The TM Podcast tonight to tell his amazing story of moving to the United States at age 7 from the Netherlands. What a journey! He also opened up to Matt and I on his career as a US National Paralympic Judo Coach and hosting the annual Great American 4th of July Celebration from Riverton, NJ.
May 14, 201854:50
The Town Mile Podcast #5: NFC Championship Game Preview
Tonight we recorded the latest episode of The Town Mile podcast. IT'S ON!!!!! 2 physical, classic throwback NFC teams are about to throw down this Sunday. **Matt would like correct the name Jeff Schwartz to mean he meant to say Eagles defensive coordinator Jim Schwartz. We sometimes fact-check on the Town Mile.**
May 14, 201846:50
The Town Mile Podcast #6: A Tale Of Two Bowls
Good Saturday morning, The Town Mile Podcast #6 is fresh out of the oven: Last night our main man Skin and Bones joined us to discuss two upcoming Bowls and the NFC Champion Birds!! Huge Thanks to Breandan Lyman for giving us his Philly Food Knowledge, the Wing Bowl veteran comes through big for us. As the Great Wayne Campbell said: "It's Friday, it's 9:30, and it's time to party...."
May 14, 201859:12
The Town Mile Podcast #7: The Super Bowl Champion Philadelphia Eagles!
To the city of Philadelphia: It happened, it's real: Your Eagles are the Champions. Finally tonight, we're able to take the time and reflect on an incredible last two weeks in South Philadelphia. Our boy Jason Kelce has been down with Matt since day one. And now Jason Kelce is forever a Philadelphia Icon. What a time! What a week! Whew, enjoy it. Keep it rolling.
May 14, 201801:01:60
The Town Mile Podcast #8: Money Mike Miller and Matt Forte
Happy Friday to the good Lads! The Town Mile Podcast #8 is fresh out of the frying pan for a brand-new Friday edition. It may be blowing and snowing like crazy outside in Philly, but it's toasty warm in here and we've got topics from Money Mike Miller to Matt Forte's career to cover. Let 'er rip and have an awesome weekend!
May 14, 201801:00:42
The Town Mile Podcast #9: The 30 for 30 Episode
The Town Mile Podcast #9: The 30 for 30 EpisodeHappy freakin' Saturday! It's weekend time! Last night we recorded our 9th episode, Matt had the idea of discussing the ESPN 30 for 30 film series and rating our top 3 favorites. We also plugged a couple honorable mentions in there just for the heck of it. Got some free time this weekend? Road tripping somewhere? Fire it up! Thanks and have a great weekend.
May 14, 201801:00:46