From the shadow of Nassau Coliseum comes the August 6th 2015 edition of Piano Man.  We celebrate and discuss the 32nd and final Billy Joel concert at the "Old" Nassau Veteran's Memorial Coliseum.  And, we hear from a caller or two......

"Piano Man" is 100% commercial-free and no one makes a dime from it.  It debuted on Labor Day 2006 and has been going strong since.  You can hear it on Sunday afternoons from 2PM to 3PM and on Thursday afternoons from 1PM to 2PM on Long Island's 90.3FM and over the web/on smartphones at http://tunein.com/radio/WHPC-903-s29403/

The host is Chris Muldoon.

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(Please Note: There are 12 seconds of silence before the recording begins)

 

Thanks, and I hope you enjoy!

 

 

On Thursday night June 6th, we were joined by the New York Post's resident handicapper John DaSilva.  John discussed Saturday's upcoming Belmont Stakes.  Prediction: Windy and Wet.  So, sit back and listen to 26 commercial-free minutes of Belmont Talk.

New York Daily News Giants beat reporter Ralph Vacchiano joined us to look back on the 1st half of the Season and preview the rest of the way.  It's going to be a tough road for Big Blue, but we leave no stone unturned in our 48 commercial-free minute discussion with Ralph (in MP3 format).  Check out Ralph's Blog "The Blue Screen" at www.nydailynews.com and at www.twitter.com/thebluescreen

We spoke with Nick Giglia from Let There Be Lighthouse regarding the upcoming August 1st Referendum on the "new" Nassau Coliseum.  As you can guess from his website, Nick is urging a "Yes" vote on the topic.

Full Disclosure: We invited County Executive Edward Mangano (heard nothing) and Islanders Senior Vice President Michael Picker (also heard nothing) on the Yes--vote side.  We invited ABLI Executive Director Desmond Ryan (heard back immediately from his PR person Gary Lewi, but never again) and Nassau County Democratic Chairman Jay Jacobs (heard nothing, but was immediately added to their mailing list!) on the No--vote side.

The interview is approximately 45 commercial-free minutes in MP3 format.

Andy Serling joins Mike Ewald to discuss the running of the 137th Kentucky Derby. Listen in as Andy narrows his choices down to four horses, and he gives an in depth look at each horse in the field.

NFL Draft Expert Rob Rang from NFLDraftScout.com and CBSSports.com joined us to preview the upcoming 2011 NFL Draft.

Rob knows his stuff, so you'll want to listen to the 18 commercial-free minute interview.  You can find Rob's Mock Draft at http://www.cbssports.com/nfl/draft/nfldraftscout-RobRang

Rob will be joining us next week for a Draft Review.

By now, you've no doubt seen many, many clips of Wally Backman back when he was managing the South Georgia Peanuts.  Well, that footage all came from "Playing for Peanuts."  We recently spoke with filmmaker John Fitzgerald who produced/directed the 10 episode series.  Interestingly enough, John also gave us the Hall of Fame's Critic's Choice Award-winning "The Emerald Diamond" about the Irish National Baseball team.

You can purchase the entire DVD series at http://www.amazon.com/Playing-Peanuts-DVD-Box-Set/dp/B001NYRCIA/ref=cm_cr_pr_product_top

Keep an eye out for the bonus "Prank School," too.

New York Daily News Jets beat reporter Manish Mehta joined us for 27+ commercial-free minutes of nothing but Jets talk, as we dissected the upcoming First Round Playoff game against Peyton Manning and the Indianapolis Colts.  Every position on the field is discussed, and Manish is chock full of facts and opinions.

Don't forget to follow Manish on Twitter and us, too.

As we broadcast in the shadows of their home arena and consider ourselves one of the few places where Isles fans can go to talk about their favorite team, we were fortunate to welcome Newsday's Islanders beat reporter Katie Strang for a Season Preview.  The Preview is 14+ commercial-free minutes of nothing but Islanders talk and provides a nice discussion on how the team is shaping up coming out of Training Camp.  Check out Katie's work everyday in Newsday, in her Isles Files blog and at Twitter.

Daily News Rangers beat reporter Jesse Spector was kind enough to join us for 31+ commercial-free minutes of nothing but Rangers Talk.  This is Jesse's first year on the beat, and fans of the Blueshirts have really taken a liking to his reporting.  Check out Jesse's work everyday in the Daily News, at the Blueshirts Blog and on Twitter.

In what we hope is the start of an annual tradition, New York Daily News Jets beat reporter Manish Mehta joined us for a 2010 Jets Season Preview.  The 35+ commercial-free minute conversation runs the gamut of on-field and off-field topics, and is quite thorough.

We think you'll enjoy.

In what's become a tradition dating back to 2005(!), New York Daily News Giants beat reporter Ralph Vacchiano joined us for his/our Annual Giants Season Preview.  Every aspect of the team and organization was throughly discussed and dissected in the 53+ commercial-free minute discussion.  We think you'll enjoy it.

You can catch Ralph in the Daily News, on SNY and on Sirius NFL Radio.

With September 1st upon us and the Mets season not including meaningful September games again this year, what better time then to talk Mets prospects down on the farm, right?  Jon Star of Inside Pitch Magazine joined us to discuss the Top 5 Prospects, some diamonds in the rough and to give his thoughts on the younger Mets players already in the Show.

Enjoy!  And, please take a listen again in a year or two to see just how right (or wrong) Jon was...

New Orleans native and long-time Newsday columnist/Fox News contributor Ellis Henican joined us to discuss his best seller Home Team: Coaching the Saints and New Orleans Back to Life, written with Super Bowl-winning Saints Head Coach Sean Payton. 

The  28 commercial-free minute conversation is lively and delves into just about every aspect of the book.  Suffice it to say, Coach Payton has led an interesting life.

In his first in-studio appearance since joining the brand-new ESPN New York, Mets beat reporter (and Best Friend of the Show) Adam Rubin joined us for 2 commercial-free hours of nothing but Mets Talk.  It's lively and very, very informative.

Check out Adam's work at http://www.ESPNNewYork.com and at http://www.twitter.com/adamrubinespn

On the very day that Francisco Rodriguez was arraigned and Johan Santana pitched a complete game shutout, ESPN New York's Mets beat reporter Adam Rubin was kind enough to join us for a Mid-Summer's Night of Mets Talk.  This is Part 2 of the 100% commercial-free show.

Mike, Chris and Robb interview Andy Serling about the upcoming Belmont Stakes.

Andy Serling one of the track handicappers from the New York Racing Association joined us to preview this weekends upcoming Kentucky Derby.

 

 

Long-time Mets beat reporter Adam Rubin flew up from Port St. Lucie to give us 2 commercial-free hours of nothing but Mets talk.

Adam will be moving on from the New York Daily News to another exciting, but not officially-announced place in 2 weeks.  He will remain on the Mets beat, though.

In this interview, Adam talks about how this Mets team is the closest team he has covered in his 8 years on the beat, his very nice Spring Training dinner with Omar Minaya, how things are looking up for the farm system and in a totally tongue-in-cheek moment, mentions that his new contract is actually longer than Omar's.....

In a serious moment, Adam also takes the time to thank the Daily News for all the great years that he had there, and because he was not allowed to say goodbye on his blog, gets the chance to say goodbye via our show.  But, like I said, Adam's not going anywhere.  We'll get to read his Mets coverage for many years to come.

You can also watch the whole video of this show at

 

http://www.justin.tv/sportstalk

 

  (It's divided into 9 segments of 15 minutes each)

Long-time Mets beat reporter Adam Rubin flew up from Port St. Lucie to give us 2 commercial-free hours of nothing but Mets talk.

Adam will be moving on from the New York Daily News to another exciting, but not officially-announced place in 2 weeks.  He will remain on the Mets beat, though.

In this interview, Adam talks about how this Mets team is the closest team he has covered in his 8 years on the beat, his very nice Spring Training dinner with Omar Minaya, how things are looking up for the farm system and in a totally tongue-in-cheek moment, mentions that his new contract is actually longer than Omar's.....

In a serious moment, Adam also takes the time to thank the Daily News for all the great years that he had there, and because he was not allowed to say goodbye on his blog, gets the chance to say goodbye via our show.  But, like I said, Adam's not going anywhere.  We'll get to read his Mets coverage for many years to come.

You can also watch the whole video of this show at http://www.justin.tv/sportstalk  (It's divided into 9 segments of 15 minutes each)

Newsday's Jets Beat Reporter Rod Boone joined us for a Mid-Season Discussion of the Gang Green.  It's 32+ commercial-free minutes of nothing but Jets talk.

New York Post columnist extraordinaire Mike Vaccaro continued his tradition of joining us on the very day that his books are released.  This time, Mike was on to talk about The First Fall Classic, his new book about the 1912 World Series between the New York Baseball Giants and the Boston Red Sox.

Newsday's Yankees Beat Reporter Erik Boland joined Long Island Sports Talk for an ALCS Preview the night before the series started.

New York Daily News Giants beat reporter Ralph Vacchiano joined us to discuss all things Giants for the upcoming season.

Enjoy!

Back in February, former Mets Clubhouse Attendant turned Steroids Supplier Kirk Radomski joined us live to talk about his role in procuring Performance Enhancing Drugs for Players.

Since we have this new Audio site, I figured that this would be a good interview to have on the site.  We hope you enjoy.  It's quite illuminating.

What better way to christen our new audio site than with the 2009 Notre Dame Fightin' Irish Football Preview that we did with South Bend Tribune Irish beat reporter Eric Hansen shortly before Game 1?

The interview is 26+ commercial-free minutes of nothing but Irish Football talk in MP3 format.

Thanks, and we hope you enjoy!