The Town Mile Podcast Joe Janssen

The original crew gets together to record a Phillies reaction episode, as well as all the Birds and Bears talk to start of the season. We also get into the incredible beauty and anticipation of preparing to be a Dad for the first time. Thanks for listening!!

The VanLeur Chronicles series continues after a few month hiatus, with Gerad VanLeur. Gerad shares his experiences of growing up and being around his Dad's incredible coaching career; and how it continues to impact him to this day. He also shares his memories of his stellar hoops prowess, which led to a memorable career at the University of Sioux Falls. Huge thank you to Gerad for carving out some time to join, and huge thank you for hitting play!

There wouldn't be a VanLeur Chronicles series without him. In this episode, I had the privilege of sitting down with South Dakota Hall of Fame Coach VanLeur to go over his remarkable coaching career in Emery. We talk about the milestones of his 40+ year career: from the early years in the 80's, to the '93 team that made the first playoff run; and the first title team in 2001. Was a pleasure to talk to Coach, thanks for listening.

Happy Father's Day to all the Dads out there! Especially to my Dad, Terry Janssen. I sat down with my Dad on a recent trip home to discuss his formative years growing up in Emery, and when basketball and baseball first became a thing in his life. Very proud to get to hear my Dad's story of incredible resilience, and share it on The Town Mile. Thanks for listening.

The VanLeur Chronicles series continues with Tony Klock. Tony was at the forefront of Emery teams that broke the mold in 1993/'94 and made the State Championship in both football and basketball. Remarkably, Tony was the 300m Hurdles Champion in all classes in South Dakota: without a track to practice on. Simply put, there is no Town Mile without Tony Klock.

Longtime South Dakota media mogul Mike Henriksen joins the Town Mile Podcast for the 4th installment of the VanLeur Chronicles series. Mike is South Dakota broadcasting royalty, who takes us through his media journey from growing up in Nebraska. Many of us grew up in the late 80's with his voice on KELOAM 1320 in the mornings as part of Chad & Mike for many years. He gives us great stories of memorable games he covered, his short list of best players he saw; and gives tremendous props to Coach VanLeur. Thanks for listening!