The Express Podcast Presented by Dansby Swanson

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Your Struggles Fuel Your Success ft. Kyle Castlin Jul 14, 2020

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Kyle currently Is a professional basketball player for the Salt Lake City Stars. On today's episode we dive Into some strategies that allow you to be the best version of yourself and how to block out the opinions and pressures from other people when considering your life goals and aspirations. We will discuss goal setting, successful habits, and even talk about some of our favorite books that we are reading. If you would like to listen to Kyle's Podcast you can find It on apple podcast It's called Trials Make Champions Pod. You can also find him on Instagram @trialsmakechampionspod.
The books that we discuss In this episode are:

The Inner Game of Tennis by W. Timothy Gallwey
Above the Line: Lessons in Leadership and Life from a Championship Season by Urban Meyer and Wayne R Coffey
Seven Days In Utopia: Golf's Sacred Journey by David L. Cook
Relentless: From Good to Great to Unstoppable by Tim S. Grover

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How Sports and Social Movements are Connected ft. Dr. Eric Hall Jul 07, 2020

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Dr. Eric Hall Is an Associate Professor of History at Northern Illinois University where he teaches an array of history classes including United States History, History of the Black Athlete, and other Civil Rights classes. In addition to him being an educator, Dr. Hall is an author having released a book titled Arthur Ashe: Tennis and Justice In the Civil Rights Era In 2014. On this episode we will be discussing the current Issues In America, their link to sports, Colin Kaepernick, the 1918 flu pandemic and Its relation to the current situation of sports In 2020 and a few strategies from Dr. Hall on what he believes you can do to be the most successful version of yourself.

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The Importance of Routines Jun 30, 2020

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In this episode we dive Into the Importance of having a routine and examine what that looks like for the members of the Express Podcast. We will give out some suggestions on ways to develop a routine and how to get through the rough patches of the everyday grind. Further we will discuss some of the biggest news In sports such as the return of the MLB.
The books that we touch on during the episode are:

The ONE Thing: The Surprisingly Simple Truth Behind Extraordinary Results by Gary W. Keller and Jay Papasan
The Ruthless Elimination of Hurry: How to Stay Emotionally Healthy and Spiritually Alive In the Chaos of the Modern World by John Mark Comer

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How Positive Psychology Can Change Your Life ft. Dr. Ashleigh Maxcey Jun 23, 2020

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Dr. Asheigh Maxcey Is a Senior Lecturer and Research Assistant Professor In the department of Psychology at Vanderbilt University. Ashleigh has a diverse background In education with spending time at Purdue, Iowa, Ohio State, Manchester and Tennessee State University. On this episode we are discussing positive psychology and how It Is achieved on a daily basis. We will also dive Into several routines and habits that you can Implement Into your daily routine. Further we discuss gender and racial Inequalities from a psychological view.
If you would like to hear more conversation from Asheigh you can find her on her podcast, Brain Bios.

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How Championship Programs Are Made ft. Jon Jackson Jun 16, 2020

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Jon Jackson serves as the Deputy Director of Athletics/ Men's Basketball and External Affairs at Duke University. He has been apart of the program since 2000 and on today's episode he is going to give us some personal Insight on the Duke program. We will discuss the legendary Coach K, some of the greatest Duke teams, and many stories about the Duke/UNC rivalry. Duke Basketball's social media has the largest following In the nation In any sport, with more than 1.4 million fans on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter which can be credited to Jon and his staff.

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NFL Running Back Kenyan Drake Jun 09, 2020

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Kenyan Drake Is a professional athlete who currently plays for the Arizona Cardinals. During this episode we will discuss Kenyan's journey to success, his work off of the field to help advance his community and the lives of others, as well as the current events that are happening In America.
01:30 Kenyan's Childhood
05:57 Multi Sport Athlete
13:15 Time at Alabama
30:11 Transition to the Next Level
41:19 Giving Back to the Community
47:55 Being Better for Tomorrow

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The Current State of Sports Jun 03, 2020

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We are going to dive Into the current state of sports during Covid-19. What do we miss about sports and what does the future look like with states starting to reopen.
9:18 Impact of High School Senior Season Being Lost
12:56 College Athletes Gaining an Extra Year
21:56 Younger Athletes Being Over Worked
26:37 Should Players Audio Be Live If Sports Return

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The Intro Jun 02, 2020

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In this episode we introduce the hosts of The Express and explain our Individual journeys to where we are now.
The time marker for each persons journey is
2:37 Mitchell's Journey
8:15 Dansby's Journey
17:04 Macen's Journey

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