Our old friend Lee Rodio returns to the podcast for another schedule breakdown. As we go through each game, you’ll see that both me and Lee are pretty high on Duke this year, although Lee is a little higher on the Blue Devils than I am. If either of our predictions are close to right, it’ll be a fun year in Durham.
Also, I got one voicemail that I play at the end of the episode. Who left the message? Why did that person call? What is the mysterious message contained in the voicemail? Listen to the entire episode and you’ll find out.
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As we all know, people spend a lot of time thinking about Rome. If you’ve ever wondered why that is, Dr. Rhiannon Garth Jones just published All Roads Lead to Rome, a book that attempts to answer and explain just why it is that so many of us think about Rome and why we’ve done it for so long. In addition to that, we cover a lot of topics including writing styles, an ongoing issue with historical cognitive dissonance when it comes to our understanding of Rome and some troubling and problematic invocations of Rome. We also cover a very interesting want to know more section of her book and how it incorporates new and emerging forms of scholarship.
And while you’re reading stuff, why don’t you pick up a copy of Dr. Garth Jones’ book? It’s pretty darned good.
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Our old friend Steve Wiseman stopped by to bring us up to speed on where Duke is at this point in “fall camp”. (I know you can’t call it a “summer camp”, but it’s August – let’s be serious.) Before we get into the Blue Devils, Steve talks about his recent promotion, how you can subscribe to Inside Sports and our kids and college tours. After that, Steve takes us through the position groups at Duke and what to expect from each this season. Sounds like there’s some depth at key spots which is a good thing. And we’ve got a new quarterback who may be pretty darned good.
After we wrap up the football talk, we cover how things fell apart for Duke in the Final Four. You’ve been warned. And if that weren’t enough, Steve makes a big announcement about a project he’s working on. And speaking of big announcements …
As I mentioned last year, I will be cutting back on podcast episodes. And while I planned to do fewer episodes this season than in the past seasons, I decided to cut back on them even more significantly. Doing a weekly podcast during football season, along with all the work associated with it by myself, takes up a lot of time. Between work and obligations to my children (they both play fall sports), I need to cut back. What that means for this season is that I’ll probably do a season prediction episode, another one around one of the bye weeks and then an end-of-year wrap-up episode. After that, I’m not sure. Doing this podcast has been a privilege and an honor. I appreciate the fans and friends of the pod I’ve made over the years. Thank you for your support and for your time. I can’t wait to see you guys at Wallace Wade this season.
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