Where I Come From with Dirk Chatelain

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Pat Venditte - Nov. 7 Nov 08, 2017

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Pat Venditte, pro baseball's only ambidextrous pitcher, discusses growing up with a six-finger glove, nearly failing at Creighton, making his big-league debut at Fenway, adapting to today's long-ball hitters, his favorite minor-league promos and more.

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Harrison Beck - Oct. 31 Nov 01, 2017

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Harrison Beck, former Nebraska quarterback, discusses losing his father at a young age, idolizing Brett Favre, how he ended up at Nebraska and why he left so abruptly, why he thinks he was blacklisted from the NFL and more.

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Renee Saunders - Oct. 24 Oct 25, 2017

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Renee Saunders, Omaha Skutt volleyball coach, discusses growing up as a two-sport star, playing volleyball and basketball at Nebraska, concerns about youth volleyball, memories of Skutt's 44-0 season and what it's like to coach a ninth-grade phenom.

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Koang Duluony - Oct. 17 Oct 18, 2017

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Koang Doluony, founder of the Omaha Talons Academy and Nebraska's first Sudanese basketball standout, discusses growing up in an African refugee camp, playing Division I college basketball, why he returned to Omaha and overcoming the inferiority complex that grips his community.

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Joba Chamberlain - Oct. 10 Oct 11, 2017

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Joba Chamberlain, former Husker and 10-year MLB veteran, discusses his humble childhood, his ascension from mediocre Division II pitcher to Yankees phenom, the "Joba rules," A-Rod and Jeter, his memories of Nebraska's 2005 CWS and the value of fatherhood.

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Richie Incognito - Oct. 3 Oct 04, 2017

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Richie Incognito, Buffalo Bills Pro Bowl offensive lineman and former Husker, talks about learning to confront bullies, his tumultuous career at Nebraska, his reputation as the dirtiest player in the NFL, the Jonathan Martin scandal, his post-football plans and more.

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Doug McDermott - Sept. 26 Sep 27, 2017

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Doug McDermott, former Creighton All-American and New York Knicks forward, discusses growing up in small-town Nebraska, the toughest phone call he ever had to make, the challenges of playing for his dad, why he thrived at Creighton and his struggles in the NBA.

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Gene Haynes - Sept. 19 Sep 20, 2017

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Gene Haynes, Omaha North principal and the first African-American high school head coach in Nebraska, discusses growing up in Mississippi, the mentors who drove him to succeed, shuttling Johnny Rodgers to high school practices, his approach to social grievances and what's keeping him from retirement.

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Terry Pettit - Sept. 12 Sep 13, 2017

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Terry Pettit, former Nebraska national championship-winning volleyball coach, author and poet, discusses lessons from his dad, how he built NU into a national powerhouse and the internal tension between competitiveness and creativity that drove him to retirement at 53.

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Carol Frost - Sept. 5 Sep 06, 2017

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Carol Frost — 1968 Olympian in the discus, former Nebraska track and field coach and mother of national championship-winning quarterback Scott Frost — discusses being a pioneer in women’s sports, the resistance she faced at the University of Nebraska, coaching football, welcoming Bill Walsh to Wood River, Nebraska, and the backlash her son endured as a Husker.

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