Mar 30, 2021
This episode of The K.P. Wee Podcast features author, speaker, and former athlete Bo-Dean Sanders. In the ’80s, Bo-Dean transferred from Cheyney University (the oldest HBCU in the U.S.) to Villanova to play on a majority-white football team. His book, Race Against … Against Race: My Journey of Diversity and...
Mar 23, 2021
The greatest mascot of all-time, the Famous Chicken makes an appearance on the podcast as Ted Giannoulas relives some of the most memorable moments of his career with host K.P. Wee. Originally known as the KGB Chicken and the San Diego Chicken, Ted began entertaining fans at Padres baseball games in the 1970s—while...
Mar 16, 2021
In March 1974—47 years ago this month—Ted Giannoulas was hired by KGB-FM Radio in San Diego to wear a yellow chicken costume as part of a promotion to distribute Easter eggs to children at the San Diego Zoo. Shortly after, Ted began appearing at Padres baseball games—and the rest was sports mascot history. Now...
Mar 9, 2021
Today’s episode features part of a conversation with former NHL goaltender Bill Ranford, who recalls his heroic 1990 Stanley Cup playoff run with the Edmonton Oilers. It’s part of a longer chat with the winner of the 1990 Conn Smythe Trophy (as playoff MVP), which was recorded in February 2021 and will be featured...
Mar 2, 2021
In this episode, a special “This Week in Baseball History” edition, sports consultant Jason Takefman joins host K.P. Wee to reminisce about baseball news and sports memories from the week of March 1st from past years. It’s just two sports fans having fun talking sports. Topics include pranks, the importance of...