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Sports Conversation Starters for Your Workweek Oct 27, 2025

After a weekend with my family I am once again convinced that my mother is the most unlikely sports radio listener you'd ever meet. When I was a kid s...

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NFL Linebacker Boye Mafe in the Kitchen Oct 26, 2025

Seattle Seahawks linebacker Boye Mafe takes time away from the field to join me in the kitchen. If you're a Taco Bell fan, this meal is for you. An...

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Sports Conversation Starters for Your Workweek Oct 20, 2025

There's always something new in sports. Whether it's a Game 7 that determines the World Series matchup or the college basketball preseason rankings. T...

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Practicing Leadership: Lessons from the NFL’s Oldest Quarterbacks Oct 16, 2025

Tonight, the oldest quarterbacks in the NFL — Aaron Rodgers and Joe Flacco — face off in what’s being called the “Icy Hot Bowl.” On paper, this looks ...

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Sports Conversation Starters for Your Workweek Oct 12, 2025

I recently saw a couple posts about research from 2021 about cursing and the level of authenticity it adds in an interaction. I love that it’s being c...

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Sports Conversation Starters for Your Workweek Oct 05, 2025

 

I love a good sports adjacent topic, especially if it involves champagne. 

Let's back up for just a second so I can offer this reminder - sports t...

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Sports Conversation Starters for Your Workweek Sep 28, 2025

Sports talk can take 15 seconds or 15 minutes. You get to call the shots in small talk and if you have a limited amount of time - set the expectation ...

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Sports Conversation Starters for Your Workweek Sep 21, 2025

You already know that I think sports topics are the best way to break the ice and get a little banter and conversation going with colleagues.

Here’s ...

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Sports Conversation Starters for Your Workweek Sep 14, 2025

We're trying a new format to make it even easier to catch up on a handful of sports topics that could be useful in small talk this week. Every week I ...

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Sports Conversation Starters for Your Workweek Sep 07, 2025

Small talk is as much about giving people grace as is it making a connection – especially when it comes to sports talk. Unless you’re a sports broadca...

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Sports Conversation Starters for Your Workweek Aug 31, 2025

Okay peeps! I spent a lot of time trying to come up with something interesting to say but it’s a holiday weekend. It’s also football season so this sh...

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Sports Conversation Starters for Your Workweek Aug 24, 2025

 

The "official" start of the college football season this weekend is a great time to jump into football conversations. (There were a handful of game...

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