by John U. Bacon | Oct 20, 2021 | Season 1
Episode Summary Red Berenson, former NHL and University of Michigan player and coach At the ripe age of 18, Berenson had the courage to turn down the Montreal Canadiens’ offer and pursue college hockey. Four years later he proved Montreal’s general manager wrong when...
by John U. Bacon | Oct 12, 2021 | Season 1
Episode Summary Anne Curzan Anne Curzan, the granddaughter of legendary Michigan State University president John Hannah, attended Yale, where she participated in some-two dozen intramural sports. After earning her Ph.D. in English language and Literature at the...
by John U. Bacon | Sep 28, 2021 | Season 1
Episode Summary Carol Hutchins Entering her 38th season at the University of Michigan, Carol Hutchins is just six wins away from winning more games than any softball coach at any level, nationwide. Though she couldn’t guess it within a hundred, her win total currently...
by John U. Bacon | Sep 14, 2021 | Season 1
Episode Summary Tim Williams To get to his current post, as Vice-President of a 250-store chain, Tim Williams beat the odds repeatedly. Born and raised in inner-city Milwaukee, Williams earned an academic scholarship to a Catholic boys’ school, then an athletic...
by John U. Bacon | Sep 7, 2021 | Season 1
Episode Summary John U. Bacon, Author, Let Them Lead In this introductory episode, I explain why I wrote Let Them Lead: Unexpected Lessons in Leadership from America’s Worst High School Hockey Team, how it led to launching this podcast, and what this podcast is all...
