Whistles

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  • 5.0 (8)
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On the ‘Whistles’ podcast, Northwestern football stars Jeremy Larkin, Jake Saunders, and Jared Thomas give you an in-depth look at the student-athlete lifestyle and what it’s truly like to balance school and the workload of an elite athlete.

Episodes

  1. 09/06/2019

    Whistles Ep. 9: Life After Sports w/ Traveon Henry

    On this episode, Jeremy brings on a new (temporary) co-host in Jesse Brown and talks with graduate assistant and former safety Traveon Henry about acclimating to the cold Chicago winter (4:04), what he's learned through playing football and where he is now (18:50), the importance of finding balance and avoid exhaustion (26:27), and all the changes in Jeremy's life over the past year (40:22).

  2. 08/30/2019

    Whistles Ep. 8: The Pressure of Expectation w/ Paddy Fisher

    The crew brings on linebacker Paddy Fisher to talk about his love for music and lyrics (3:30), becoming comfortable with being uncomfortable (13:01),  his growth after losing his father (20:08), and who Paddy Fisher really is (30:18).

  3. 08/23/2019

    Whistles Ep. 7: Kenosha Face Condition

    The Whistles Crew discusses their first Camp Kenosha (1:25) before Jeremy and Jared talk to rising sophomores Greg Newsome and Isaiah Bowser about graduating high school early and adjusting to college life (12:43), how the team's brotherhood makes it easier for young guys to thrive (20:10), and why Greg thinks Crocs should become the new trend on the team (39:30).

  4. 08/09/2019

    Whistles Ep. 6: The Camp Struggles of a Big Man

    The 'Whistles' crew talks Super Bowl favorites (3:00) before getting into the titular topic with three different guests...while recording in the hot tub. They welcome on Joe Spivak to talk about his alter-ego, DJ Spivs (14:20), Nik Urban to discuss an O-Line tradition in the "Kenosha Water-Tasting Test" (30:47), and Gunnar Vogel to describe the short film he recently starred in and his big-time acting career (46:30).

  5. 08/02/2019

    Whistles Ep. 5: Offseason Grind

    During this episode, we introduce a new segment called “Random Thought of DEUCE8” (3:25), discuss our favorite teams on NCAA Football ‘14 & why the video game should be brought back (4:12), how decompressing from coaches can help young athletes focus on themselves (18:52), and how dancing is symbolic to the offseason grind (25:32). Lastly, we hear a story about Jake’s McDonald Christmas dinner (26:50), who would star on NUFB’s own version of Hard Knocks (32:50), and possible breaking news during “Set The Record Straight” on NU’s favorite band, “Foster Revival” (39:09).

  6. 07/26/2019

    Whistles Ep. 4: Definition of High School Harry

    This week on 'Whistles,' Riley Lees & Tre Williams join the podcast to discuss their LEGENDARY high school careers and their 'transitions' to playing B1G Football. Beginning w/ Riley, we get an +/- line on how many times Jeremy screws up the intro (1:23), how Riley became known as 'Leesus' in Libertyville, Illinois (4:47), why he takes his roommates' clothes (10:13), & when Jeremy shared a low-point during freshman year w/ Riley (21:06). Jared and Jeremy then interview Tre, who explains his favorite anime shows (36:17), what playing alongside 'Mr. Football' Joe Burrow was like (42:20), the process of having to change positions in college (49:12) and how Tre has learned on & off the field in terms of creating a foundation for being leader (1:00:19).

  7. 07/25/2019

    Whistles Ep. 3: Preparation and Self-Talk With the NU Strength Staff

    Jeremy & Jake are joined by NU Strength coaches to discuss how important their jobs are to an athlete's development and team's culture by instilling the head coach's principles. This interview also explains why Alex Spanos doesn't listen to Drake (4:29), why Matt Flannery got into strength coaching (6:04), how Spanos never uses lower-case letters for anything (13:57), Lark's hard-work ethic and why the road to recovery doesn't have to be lonely (20:09), the strength coaches claim Jeremy is more crazier than them (24:06), Flan talks about his encounter with preparing players for upcoming seasons (29:14), and Lark explains his mentality on the everyday self-talk needed for a student-athlete (34:32).

  8. 07/19/2019

    Whistles Ep. 2: Dealing With Adversity

    On the second episode of ‘Whistles,’ Jared, Jake, & Jeremy discuss why a locker room is so important to a team (1:41), the transition from dominating in high school to college workouts (3:50), how the crew feels about naps (7:33), Jared’s three tips to being a successful athlete (9:49), Jake’s misconceptions about what a college weight room would be like (11:44), how Jeremy tricks the media with his humility (27:00), and how being injured has a psychological affect on a players recovery (37:26).

  9. 07/19/2019

    Whistles Ep. 1: Transitions

    On the first episode of ‘Whistles,’ co-hosts Jeremy Larkin, Jared Thomas, and Jake Saunders talk about the inspiration behind the podcast (1:32) before diving into important conversations such as whether or not Jeremy is really from Cincy (5:20) and how Jake started a trend on the football team by wearing Birkenstocks (16:26).

    Whistles Ep. 1: Transitions
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On the ‘Whistles’ podcast, Northwestern football stars Jeremy Larkin, Jake Saunders, and Jared Thomas give you an in-depth look at the student-athlete lifestyle and what it’s truly like to balance school and the workload of an elite athlete.

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  • Creator
    UNPLUGG'D
  • Years Active
    2019
  • Episodes
    9
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
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