The CavsCast

Chris Gay

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Education

Augusta Prep's podcast about education and myriad other topics.

Mar 3

CavsCast: Varsity Boys Soccer preview 2026

Seniors Thomas Lane Estes and Crawford McDougal sit down with Augusta Prep Director of Communications Chris Gay to discuss the upcoming varsity boys soccer season, their college plans, World Cup soccer, and more.

20 min
Feb 25

CavsCast: Varsity Girls Soccer and Baseball 2026

Augusta Prep baseball coach Todd Booker and senior varsity soccer player, Reese Little, talk about this 2026 spring sports season. Hosted by Chris Gay and junior Josie Crawford.

15 min
12/22/2025

CavsCast: The Greatest Christmas Movies of All Time

Augusta Prep Director of Communications Chris Gay sits down with Film Studies and English teacher Nick Mims and junior Noah Kimbrough to discuss the greatest Christmas movies of all time. Does Die Hard make the list? What about some of the newer films? What's the last Christmas movie to be nominated for Best Picture? Check out this edition of the CavsCast to learn more.

1h 43m
11/18/2025

CavsCast: Math! Math! Math!

In this episode of the CavsCast, Augusta Prep Director of Communications Chris Gay chats with four members of the math department across three divisions (Upper, Middle and Lower School) - Department Chair and Middle School math teacher Ryan Kho, Upper School math teachers Seth Harbin and Ben Finlan and Lower School math teacher Tracie Long. They discuss what got them interested in math, how they engage students in math and what they learned at a recent national math conference in Atlanta.

50 min
11/13/2025

CavsCast: Interview with Head Boys Varsity Basketball Coach Kim Schlein

Augusta Prep Director of Communications Chris Gay interviews Head Boys Varsity Basketball Coach Kim Schlein as the Cavaliers prepare for their season opener on Nov. 18. Coach Schlein, an Augusta coaching legend, talks about her highly successful run leading the Cross Creek girls program for two decades, surviving Covid in 2020, winning a state championship in 2021 and taking over the Augusta Prep boys program.

37 min
10/22/2025

CavsCast: Senior Night for Football and Cheer 2025

In this episode, host Josie Crawford, a junior at Augusta Prep, chats with Dean of Students, music teacher and cheer coach Jeannie Williams about the impact of Senior Night when Augusta Prep will see one football player and eight cheerleaders step on the home field for the final time during the regular season on Friday, Oct. 24. Josie also interviews senior cheerleaders Kennedy Chambers and Isabella Deaner about their time at Prep, their thoughts about being seniors and what Senior Night will be for them.

19 min
10/19/2025

CavsCast: Horror Movies, Part 2

In this episode, Augusta Prep Director of Communications Chris Gay, English/Movie teacher Nick Mims and junior student Noah Kimbrough discuss their top 10 favorite horror movies of all time, as well as honorable mentions. Enjoy their list of films as well as random trivia mixed in. Mr. Mims, along with Jamie McAteer, teach a movie course as an elective at Augusta Preparatory Day School in Augusta, Ga. Learn more about Augusta Prep by visiting the website: www.augustaprep.org

1h 16m
10/17/2025

CavsCast: Horror Movies, Part 1

In this episode, Augusta Prep Director of Communications Chris Gay, English/Movie teacher Nick Mims and junior student Noah Kimbrough discuss the movie class at Augusta Prep, the difference between horror movies and thrillers and their top five horror movies since 2000.

59 min
06/05/2025

CavsCast: Keeping children engaged during the summer

Augusta Prep Director of Communications Chris Gay chats with Augusta Prep Director of Student Support Kara Deaner about fun and engaging ways to keep children engaged during the summer. They also discuss topics like: structured vs. unstructured play, summer library reading programs, types of vacations and more. If you're looking for a fun way to keep your child engaged during the summer, check out Augusta Prep's Camp Cavalier. Prep has a smorgasbord of camps, ranging from artistic to athletic to much more. Visit: www.augustaprep.org/summer

34 min
05/20/2025

CavsCast: Head of School Eric Hedinger on his first year leading Augusta Prep

Augusta Prep Head of School Eric Hedinger sits down with Director of Communications Chris Gay and talks about his first year leading Prep, a year that included a natural disaster, snow days and the tragic passing of a Columbia County Deputy who also served on the rotation of security officers at Prep. Mr. Hedinger talks about his summer plans and his recent purchase of a house in Augusta.

25 min
03/24/2025

CavsCast: The Greatest Baseball Movies of All Time

In this episode of the CavsCast, host Chris Gay discusses the greatest baseball movies of all time with English teacher Nick Mims, who teaches a movie class at Augusta Prep (Augusta, Ga.) with Jamie McAteer. Chris and Nick discuss what makes a great baseball movie, what films didn't make their lists and go into depth about their favorite movies.

1h 51m

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Augusta Prep's podcast about education and myriad other topics.

Creator

Chris Gay
Years Active

2025 - 2026
Episodes

11
Rating

Clean
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