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FB News & Double Guests: Tar Heel OL Nick Polino & Carolina FB Director of Communications & Branding, Jeremy Sharpe Aug 20, 2019

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We're BACK! Season Four of the Pod is underway with Tar Heel football Training Camp news (including the Heels naming Sam Howell the Blue Team QB) (2:59)...then starting offensive lineman Nick Polino joins the Pod to talk training camp, playing multiple positions on the offensive line and why his golf game was better 60 pounds ago. (15:20)

Plus, Carolina Football Director of Communications and Branding, Jeremy Sharpe, joins the Pod to talk his new role at UNC, working with Mack Brown and advancing the Tar Heel FB brand.

ALSO: Adam's List (59:38), #WhatUp (1:05:41), #HCYJT (1:12:18) and a Local News reading with a (shell)shockingly ironic ending (1:17:46).

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FB Training Camp, Director of Kenan Stadium James Spurling & Adam is handed an all-time "L" Aug 14, 2019

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Tar Heel Football is deep into training camp and the guys break down the major story lines thus far (2:05) then Director of Kenan Stadium James Spurling joins the Pod to talk his history with Chapel Hill and Carolina, managing Kenan and how he remembers which of his 72 keys goes to which door (28:11).

Plus, an all-time Adam's List (54:14) includes: someone is putting up pictures of Big Grits all over the world...seriously (1:00:38), Adam takes an enormous L versus an escalator (1:16:50) and the return of #WorkingForTheBubble (1:25:45)

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Former Tar Heel QB Jason Stanicek & the Mack-to-Mack era All-Carolina FB team Aug 06, 2019

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Former Tar Heel QB Jason Stanicek joins the Pod to talk choosing Carolina, playing for Mack Brown, running the option to perfection and shares advice for the current Tar Heel team (4:00).

Plus, Jones and Adam pick their first Mack era to second Mack era (Mack-to-Mack) All-Carolina Football team (34:44).

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Deon Thompson, FB's new facilities, BB's All-Access show, Double #LocalNews readings Jul 26, 2019

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The ACC Kick-off event was last week including preseason predictions and All-ACC teams (2:39), Carolina Football has new facilities (9:35), Carolina Basketball is getting its own ACC Network All-Access series (12:00) and former Tar Heel Deon Thompson joins the Pod to talk his Carolina career, a decade overseas and his Roy Williams tattoo (14:42)

Plus, Adam's List (43:51), "Top Gun Maverick" trailer (45:15) and double #LocalNews readings (58:03)

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Wayne Ellington joins the Pod, lots of FB/BB news and a Pod AMA Jul 18, 2019

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Lots of Tar Heel news including the Battle 4 Atlantis field being set (4:37), Carolina BB will play Wofford in Carmichael (7:45), football season is creeping closer (14:16) and the ACC announced its new bowl tie-ins (18:25).

Then, 2009 Final Four MOP Wayne Ellington joins the Pod to talk his time at Carolina, a decade in the NBA and if Carolina fans should forgive Gerald Henderson (28:05).

Adam's List (50:16) includes ACC Network talk (55:22), a new #ChristmasInJuly MadLibs (1:02:22) and Jones gives himself a #SoClassy for helping a woman order a Dr. Pepper.

Plus, you asked and we answered, a Pod AMA (1:12:08)

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Sam Perkins joins the Pod and the 2019 Poddy Awards! Jul 09, 2019

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Tar Heel news catch-up (3:40) then Carolina and NBA great Sam Perkins joins the Pod to talk winning the 1982 championship, his battles with Ralph Sampson, playing for both Dean Smith and Bob Knight and becoming the first real "stretch four" in basketball (9:10).

Plus, Adam's List (40:35) includes an outright attack on backpacks (42:39), an in-depth explanation of alternate timelines in Back to the Future (50:31) and Adam plays golf for the first time (55:25).

Then, the event of the summer, The 2019 Poddy Awards! (58:15)

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Joel Berry/Theo Pinson, New WBB HC Courtney Banghart, Back to the Future #RHC and more Jun 28, 2019

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It's a Summer Blockbuster Pod! The Heels had three players chosen in the first round of the NBA Draft (2:18), Jones and Adam have watched some pick up basketball (11:33) and Carolina's new women's basketball coach, Courtney Banghart, joins the Pod to talk coming to Carolina, how to be an effective leader and ALMOST being on "The Amazing Race" (19:33).

Then, Theo Pinson and Joel Berry join the Pod to talk their professional basketball experiences and tell some of their favorite stories from their time at Carolina (39:50).

Plus, Adam's List (1:00:26), the toughest defeats of the Roy Williams era (1:08:40), Jones's seersucker commencement speech (1:13:51), an awesome #WhatUp (1:22:20) and a textbook #HCYJT (1:24:43).

Then, "Back to the Future" goes through the #RoadHouseChallenge (1:27:15) and Jones and Adam reveal this year's Poddy nominees (2:12:13).

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Former UNC BB Asst Joe Holladay, Summer Update and more Jun 14, 2019

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Carolina Baseball's season ends in the Super Regional ending the UNC Athletic year (3:30) and former Tar Heel Basketball Assistant Joe Holladay joins The Pod to talk working with Coach Williams for 20 years, what changed to allow the 2005 team to win it all and just how close was Kevin Durant to coming to Carolina (9:50).

Adam's List (43:47) includes Traffic Circles causing tornadoes (50:56) and #ChristmasInJuly Mad Libs (52:47). PLUS: Skittles Vending Machines (56:02), New Pod World HQ update (57:38) and more!

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UNC BB S&C Coordinator Jonas Sahratian, Baseball hosting a Regional and more May 31, 2019

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It's the first Pod of the Summer! Carolina baseball won the ACC Tournament and is hosting a Regional (2:44), women's lacrosse came up just short in the Final Four (14:07), we make our annual ACC/B10 Challenge prediction (18:01) and Carolina Basketball Strength & Conditioning Coordinator Jonas Sahratian joins the Pod to talk how he trains the Heels, why it is fitting Marvin Williams's name is on the weight room and the Tar Heel he believes has the most potential (22:22).

PLUS: Adam's List (52:15), #HCYJT (1:05:53) about paying in change, #WhatUp (1:15:25) and #IDontEvenWantThis (1:17:25) about a near disaster at Jones's Memorial Day gathering

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Justin Watts joins the Pod, NBA Combine, New rules proposed for college hoops May 22, 2019

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Spring sports update (1:45), NBA Combine talk (6:49), new rules proposed for college hoops (12:01) & Justin Watts joins the Pod to talk playing overseas, learning new cultures, what makes Roy Williams so good and the shock of finding his first gray hair (17:21). Plus: we open the email inbox (55:41) and the Pod (essentially) has a horse in an upcoming Kentucky Derby (1:07:29)

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