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I Played, Too

I Played, Too

By: Rob Adler
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 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.)Rob Adler
Episodes
  • Phil Knies (brother of Matthew Knies)

    Phil Knies (brother of Matthew Knies)
    Feb 11 2026

    Former Miami(OH) college hockey player Phil Knies, whose brother is Toronto Maple Leaf forward Matthew Knies, joins the show. Phil talks his career at Miami and being named captain his senior season, knowing Auston Matthews as a teenager, the commercial he did for Adidas alongside Matthew, being coached at a young age by current Vancouver Canucks head coach Adam Foote, his family moving from Slovakia to Arizona, going on the Maple Leafs mentors' trip and getting to meet legends like Wendel Clark and Joe Thornton, playing professionally in his native Slovakia, and much more. Tune in now!

    ***This episode was taped in November of 2025***

    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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    50 mins
  • Anthony Bilas (son of Jay Bilas)

    Anthony Bilas (son of Jay Bilas)
    Jan 14 2026

    Former Wake Forest basketball player Anthony Bilas, whose father is current ESPN basketball analyst Jay Bilas, joins the show. Anthony talks about starting his first game on Senior Day vs Florida State, his current role as Director of Statistics and Original Programming with the WWE, playing a pick-up game against Tim Duncan and Chris Paul, working at CBS Sports with Jay Wright and Ernie Johnson, why he chose to walk-on at Wake Forest, moving to New York City after college and how much he loves living there, and much more. Tune in now!

    ***This episode was taped in November 2025***

    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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    43 mins
  • Mark Heatley (brother of Dany Heatley)

    Mark Heatley (brother of Dany Heatley)
    Dec 17 2025

    Retired hockey player Mark Heatley, whose brother is former NHL All-Star and Olympic gold medalist Dany Heatley, joins the show. Mark talks about winning multiple league titles in the German second division, meeting Justin Bieber while playing for Manchester in the UK, currently living near Freiburg in Germany, the advice he got from college teammate and future NHL All-Star Joe Pavelski, why Halloween is his favorite time of year, overcoming multiple injuries in college, fans in Manchester creating a Mark Heatley fan club, and much more. Tune in now!!

    ***this episode was taped in October 2025***

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