Episodes

  • The Rhoades Pod: Former Major Leaguer Joe Beimel
    Oct 23 2025

    District 9 native Joe Beimel of Kersey is a former Major League pitcher in a career that spanned 20 seasons in the Majors and Minors. He spoke about a multitude of different things from his career: -- Beginnings, 1990s local scene -- Unretiring/Getting into Business (7:37) -- Signing with Padres in 2021 (13:35) -- Beimel gets into training athletes (19:50) -- Advice to parents (34:15) -- On Social Media at ... (40:15) -- Bowling (42:20) -- Beimel in record book (44:40) -- Beimel's baseball heroes (45:10) -- MLB retired player benefits (47:30) -- Remembering all the stops (51:22) -- Facing the greats, by the numbers (50:50) -- 1 career ejection (not in majors) (59:54) -- Looking back at career (1:01:07) -- Dodgers or Blue Jays (1:01:40)

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    1 hr and 6 mins
  • The Rhoades Pod, Episode 8, 10-15-25: Team USA Wrestler Mick Stormer
    Oct 15 2025

    Brookville's Mick Stormer talks about his trip to the UWW Veterans Freestyle World Championships in Hungary. Stormer, 43, is an assistant coach for the Brookville Raiders high school wrestling program.

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    39 mins
  • The Rhoades Pod: Episode 7, 10-2-25, Bucknell's Evie Bliss and Ryan Protzman
    Oct 2 2025

    USA Track and Field women's javelin champion Evie Bliss (D9 native, Rimersburg) is back at Bucknell after her whirlwind summer season that saw her finish 19th at the World Championships in Tokyo. She and throws coach Ryan Protzman are both D9 natives as Protzman is a Moniteau graduate. They both recap and review what happened this summer and what's next as Bliss begins her junior year this fall.

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    41 mins
  • The Rhoades Pod, 9-13-25: Episode 6, University of Delaware baseball coach Greg Mamula
    Sep 12 2025

    DuBois native Greg Mamula is the head coach of the Blue Hens baseball team. He recalls his days in Little League and playing for his father Larry with the Beavers in high school. Mamula played at St. Bonaventure University before embarking on a college coaching career that also made stops at Shippensburg, West Chester, Cincinnati and Florida International.

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    49 mins
  • The Rhoades Pod, 9-12-25: Episode 5, What's happened, what's ahead and D9 football talk
    Sep 12 2025

    Rich Rhoades catches up with what happened at the Walker Cup and U.S. Captain's Nathan Smith's squad while promoting the Episode 6 podcast interview with University of Delaware baseball coach Larry Mamula. Then it's a look at Friday night football in District 9.

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    12 mins
  • Episode No. 4, 9-3-25: District 9 football talk, news and notes
    Sep 3 2025

    A look back and Week 2 of District 9 football and a glance ahead for Week 3 with other news and notes.

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    13 mins
  • Episode 3, 8-31-25: Bucknell's Evie Bliss (D9 native) USA javelin champion
    Aug 31 2025

    Interview with Bucknee junior and Rimersburg's Evie Bliss after her USATF javelin championship on Aug. 6. She landed a berth at the World Track and Field Championships in Tokyo, Japan, on Sept. 18.

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    27 mins
  • Episode No. 2, 8-26-25: The week ahead
    Aug 26 2025

    PIAA District 9 football, this week's schedule and Bucknell's (D9 native) Evie Bliss waiting for Worlds nod in javelin.

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    17 mins