The Moonlight Graham Show

Tim Flattery interviews Joe Carter, the hero of the 1993 World Series, and discusses hitting a walk-off home run to win the World Series, hitting a bomb off of Dave Flattery, and his place in baseball lore. Ebbets - Use promo code moonlight10 Scissors and Scotch

Tim introduces Season 5 of the show which will include interviews with Joe Carter, Doug McDermott, and Kantrail Horton and gives a brief tribute to Rex Rodenborn.

Tim interviews Mark Sabers, the founder of the 999 Challenge. Founded back in 2004, when Alex Sabers read a Page 2 article about aa Chicago Cubs fan ate 9 hot dogs and drank 9 beers during a Spring Training game, the brothers threw the first challenge in the UNI dorms. This year will be the 15th annual 9.9.9. Challenge hosted by the Sabers brothers.

We never expected this kind of results when we launched the latest #MoonlightChallenge. We asked our listeners to submit their favorite piece of sports memorabilia and the results amazed us. Tim and Tom hash it out in this mini-episode. Visit ebbets.com for authentic, american made, and classic baseball gear. Use promo code- Moonlight 10 to receive a 10% discount.

Visit ebbets.com and receive 10% off with promo code- moonlight10 This is our interview with NBA good guy Nick Collison, now formerly of the OKC Thunder. In this episode, Nick joins us in studio for a conversation with Tim and special guest host, Jack Brownlee. This freewheeling discussion covers player salaries, the genius of Roy Williams as a teacher, Kirk Hinrich, the time he balled with Obama, and his best Michael Jordan story. During the last part of the episode, Nick shares his experience growing up in Iowa, including his batboy days at Saint Edmond High School with Tim and Andy. Interview recorded in June of 2017

In the penultimate season 4 episode, Tim, Andy, and Neil Flattery discuss our love for Ebbets Field Flannels, mourn the loss of adult rec sports, and argue the controversy over Tim's impressive Moonlight Challenge 40 yard dash showing. Support the show in style by using promo code "moonlight10" at Ebbets.com for American made, authentic vintage gear.

Tim Flattery and the incomparable Tim Dwight sit down in the studio for a conversation about his ten year NFL career, his storied time as a two-sport Iowa Hawkeye, and high school track.

Neil Flattery and former Hawkeye teammate Will Teubel interview Mike Jay, the legendary voice behind the mic at the Drake Relays.

Neil Flattery interviews two-time All-American Daniel Dennis of the University of Iowa. After a crushing defeat in the NCAA 2010 finals, Daniel spent a few years away from the sport while living in his truck and trailer. In this episode, he discusses his inspirational rise to make two National teams and the 2016 Olympics.

Tim hangs out with Keith Murphy of WHO TV in Des Moines. Keith tells the story of his rise from a former athlete to a local sportscasting legend. This episode sponsored by www.goodmorningandgoodnight.us

Our first ever "listener guest hosted pod" is being brought to you by none other than Scott Westerberg. Scott is known for his time as a local sportscaster in Bismark and Cedar Rapids. We had a lot of fun hanging with Scott in Kansas City and hearing his story of the half court shot that won him a Dodge Neon.

A replay of one of our favorite interviews, a conversation with the father of this podcast, Dave Flattery. Dad was an all-american high school pitcher, was drafted several times by the MLB, and will forever hold the ISU Cyclone strikeout record.

All-American Mike Busch joins the show to tell the story of crossing the picket line during the 1994 MLB strike season while playing for the LA Dodgers. This episode sponsored by www.goodmorningandgoodnight.us www.moonlightgrahamshow.com

Tim Flattery has a conversation with Nebraska basketball great, Beau Reid. Reid played for the Huskers during their glory days of the late 80s and 90s.

Tim calls American curling gold medal winning John Shuster to talk about the curling phenomenon, his comeback story after getting cut from the team tryouts for the Olympics, and of course the real Moonlight Graham. John is our first Gold Medalist on the show.

Palmer High School and Iowa Hawkeye great Troy Skinner joins Tim Flattery on the show. www.moonlightgrahamshow.com

Neil Flattery and Scott Schebler get together at Scott's home in Cedar Rapids to talk about his rise to the MLB and to become one of the greatest sluggers ever born in the state of Iowa.

Tim chats with two-time Olympic ski jumper, Mike Holland

Tim visits Adam Haluska for an in-person chat about his stint with Larry Eustachy's Iowa State Cyclones, his transfer to the University of Iowa, and his track prowess.

Tim Flattery has a conversation with Iowan Tyler Lorenzen, a practice squad Tight End on the 2009 Super Bowl Champ New Orleans Saints. Buy your "Moonlighter tee" at www.moonlightgrahamshow.com

To close out the year we brought back five of our favorite stories from 2017 with Moonlighters Lisa Uhl, Todd Sears, Nick Punto, Nick Collison, and Bobby Hansen.

Tim sits down with long time friend, and frequent cohost, Tom Griffin to discuss modern youth, high school sports, and the future of football.

Canadian runner (and beer chugger) Corey Bellemoore calls Tim to discuss his world-class beer mile prowess.

Tim has a conversation with all-around winner, Matt Birk. Matt was a 6-time pro bowler and super bowl champion during his 15 year nfl career with the Minnesota Vikings and Baltimore Ravens.

Neil Flattery sits down to chat with former San Diego Charger and Iowa Hawkeye Kicker, Nate Kaeding.

Tim Flattery sits down with his former coach at Northern Iowa, Rick Heller. Rick is currently the head coach for the Iowa Hawkeye baseball team.

Scott Krava was a kicker on Dan McCarney's ISU Cyclone Football team. In this episode, Scott, Tim Flattery, and Tom Griffin discuss his 2 points scored, competition to see the field at a Power 5 program, and his work recent work with www.madeindsm.com. Check out Scott's own podcast, "The Handcrafted Podcast."

Tim Flattery and former Iowa Hawkeye, Utah Jazz, Sacramento King, and Chicago Bull Bobby Hansen sit down for an in-studio conversation. Topics include his LA Gear contract, the last shot in Game 6 of the NBA Finals, and repping the once ubiquitous All Sport.

Tim and AJ Pierzynski chat about his illustrious MLB career, which spanned 19 seasons and ended as one of the most productive careers of a hitting catcher of all time.

In a special release episode, Tim tells the story of the Floyd of Rosedale trophy, it's contentious beginnings, and the trophy's origins in Fort Dodge, IA. Buy the limited edition Floyd of Rosedale tee here- https://www.moonlightgrahamshow.com/buy-swag/floyd

Tim calls the always engaging Paul Shirley to chat about the ISU Cyclone Basketball alumni reunion, Larry Eustachy, and his brand new book "Stories I Tell on Dates." PLUS, listen to a free excerpt from the audiobook version of Paul's new book. Check out Paul's website at- www.storiesitellondates.com.

Todd Sears is a real life "Crash Davis." A native Iowan, Sears had big league stints with the Minnesota Twins over the course of 2 seasons in the early 2000s during his 11 year professional baseball career. In this conversation with Andy Flattery, Todd recounts the time he went yard against Pedro Martinez, his David Ortiz story, and the time his Nebraska Cornhusker team brawled with their rival, the Creighton Blue Jays. Lastly, Todd proposes an amazing "alternate reality" when he discusses the very real possiblity that he would have played both baseball and basketball at Iowa State University. Take a look at what Todd Sears is up to now at completegamekc.org This episode was sponsored by Simple Wealth Planning

Brendan Gargano is a professional Graphic Designer, Iowa State grad, and Cyclone superfan who updated the classic Johnny Orr "Orrnado" design two years ago and even pitched it to Athletic Director Jamie Pollard. He, along with many others, had noticed the need for ISU to have a secondary mark on their uniforms. This design has now been shared around since last Thursday and is being compared to the new logo unveiled on the helmets against Texas on ESPN. In this episode, Brendan, Tim Flattery, and Andy Flattery hash out the new logo and what happened to the superior version that he proposed two years ago. Check out more of Brendan's work at: https://www.instagram.com/friendan.design/

Best guy ever and retired MLB veteran Nick Punto joins the guys for a conversation about the AL Wild Card Minnesota Twins, Joe Mauer, and who he wishes he would have won a ring with instead of the Cardinals. The ultimate role player also answers the important question "do you consider yourself an underdog?"

Seneca Wallace and Tim Flattery sit down to talk about his career as a quarterback for the Iowa State Cyclones, and his 10 year NFL career with the Seattle Seahawks, Cleveland Browns, and Green Bay Packers. In the interview, he shares about why he constantly believed that he could play quarterback and why Mike Holmgren had a lot to do with it. He also recaps the 2002 win against the Iowa Hawkeyes and explains why it was one of his all time great memories in football. Lastly, Seneca shares his thoughts on Colin Kaepernick. Buy your limited quantity "Seneca was In" shirt today at www.moonlightgrahamshow.com

To conclude the second season of the show we spent some time discussing about some topics that we needed to get off of our chests. Along with recapping our first 29 episodes, and forecasting what's ahead for Season 3, the Moonlight Graham team discusses participation trophies, local sports, Tim Tebow, multi-sport athletes, and more in this slightly inebriated episode. A special thanks to all of our listeners who have grown with us these first two seasons. Some of the best Moonlighters yet are lined up for Season 3!

Uncle Terry joins Andy, Dave, & Jon Flattery to tell the family legend of the time in the 1970s that he threw 18 innings in an Iowa Central Junior College baseball game. This feat included 315 pitches, 14 K's, 23 retired batters in a row, and was followed by Terry going home to shoot hoops. Also, Jon recalls his own "big fish" story and describes the 3 HR and 10 RBI game that he had at Minnesota State.

Tim Flattery and former teammates Brandon and Brett Douglas reminisce about old times as college, summer league, and professional baseball. The Douglas brothers are former standouts at I-35, the now defunct Northern Iowa baseball program under Rick Heller, and Brandon played for 7 years in the Detroit Tigers organization. Brandon retired after making it as high as Triple A with a big league spring training invite. Topics include the state of UNI Baseball towards the end, the carefree nature of summer league, and minor league baseball salaries.

World-class endurance athlete Mike Trevino calls Tim and Neil Flattery to share his experience as an ultra-runner and ultra-cyclist. Trevino is Fort Dodge native, a graduate of Saint Edmond High School and Cornell University, and is currently the founder and CEO of Indigenous Software.

The distinguished Chuck Long talks with Tim Flattery about his unlikely rise from an under-recruited prep to Hall of Fame collegiate quarterback. Later in the episode, the Iowa Hawkeye great shares stories about his NFL career with the Detroit Lions and LA Rams, and his time as a coach.

Nick Collison is on our Mount Rushmore for guests on the show and one of our favorite athletes playing today. In this episode, Nick joins us in studio for a conversation with Tim and special guest host, Jack Brownlee. This freewheeling discussion covers player salaries, the genius of Roy Williams as a teacher, Kirk Hinrich, the time he balled with Obama, and his best Michael Jordan story. During the last part of the episode, Nick shares his experience growing up in Iowa, including his batboy days at Saint Edmond High School with Tim and Andy.

Adam Greenberg was one of only two players in MLB history to be hit by a pitch in their only plate without ever taking the field. 7 years later, an online movement led him to be signed by the Marlins for a one-day contract and one more at bat. In this episode, Adam and Tim discuss his remarkable story.

Tim calls pro golfer Troy Merritt before he headed out for last week's US Open. A native Iowan, Troy's lone tour victory was at the 2015 Quicken Loans National. In this episode, Troy talks about his unlikely rise from a walk-on collegiate golfer at Winona State to eventual champ on the PGA tour.

Viral superhero "The Freeze" of Atlanta Braves fame joins the show in this special release episode. Unmasked for the first time, the fastest man in blue spandex talks saving the world and doing it fast with Tim Flattery.

Nik Moser chats with Tim and Neil Flattery about what can only be called the "glory days" of ISU Cyclone football while playing during the Dan McCarney era. Yet another former Fort Dodge Dodger prep to join the show, Nik was a two-sport athlete while in school in football and track.

In the historic 20th episode of the Moonlight Graham Show, Wade Lookingbill sits down with Tim Flattery and Ben Meyer to talk Iowa Hawkeyes during the Dr. Tom Davis era and the great Fort Dodge Dodger hoops team of 1988. Lookingbill recalls his relationship with Chris Street, the great Hawkeye who tragically died in a car accident during the historic 1993 season and will be commemorated in this season's 25 year anniversary of his death. Lastly, Wade recalls his playing days against Glen Robinson, Glen Rice, and the Michigan Fab 5 of Chris Webber, Jalen Rose, Ray Jackson, Juwan Howard, and Jimmy King.

Distinguished distance runner Lisa Uhl joins Tim and Andy Flattery for an in-studio conversation. A Fort Dodge, IA native, Lisa reflects on her remarkable career, roller skate limbo, and the time Dan Taylor played matchmaker. Lisa is a former Iowa State Cyclone and competed in the 10,000 meters at the 2012 Olympics.

Kicking off Season 2 of the Moonlight Graham Show, Tim Flattery sits down with Former NBA D-League MVP and Iowa State Cyclone great, Curtis Stinson. 6:25: Getting recruited out of the Bronx to be an ISU Cyclone by Larry Eustachy and Wayne Morgan. 9:20: Curtis shares his thoughts on the head coach transition and how he maintained his loyalty to both coaches Larry Eustachy and Wayne Morgan. 14:20: Curtis talks Hilton Magic and the upset victory against P.J. Tucker and Texas in 2004. 17:34: Tim shows that he's "street". 19:00: Curtis talks growing up in the projects and playing 1 on 1 for money. 21:00: "You've got to earn your way to play at Rucker Park". He shares his experiencing playing with Joakim Noah, Danny Green, Ron Artest, Kemba Walker, and his best friend Allan Ray. 27:00: Curtis and Tim discuss international pro basketball. 31:00: Tim asks Curtis about getting his number retired with the Iowa Energy and winning the NBA D-League MVP. 35:27: Curtis gets us pumped up about his team in The Basketball Tournament, "Hilton Magic Legends." 39:50: "Winning in Allen Fieldhouse is great." 42:20: Curtis explains why James Johnson is the best player he's been on a team with and Tony Allen has been his toughest matchup.

In our final episode of Season 1 of the Moonlight Graham Show, MLB pitcher Cody Ege of the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim spends some time with Tim. Cody shares his best stories from his high school days in Iowa, to his CWS days at Louisville, and his four years of professional baseball. Cody shares why Jose Fernandez was the best teammate he ever played with and why he regrets giving up a bomb to Robinson Cano.

Justin Toole, author of "9 in 9: Nine Life Lessons Learned from Playing Nine Positions in One Nine Inning Baseball Game" joins Tim on the phone for another Moonlight Graham Show. Justin was made famous when he played all 9 positions in one minor league baseball game. In this episode, Tim and Justin cover Bob Feller, Francisco Lindor, Panchero's Burritos, and the best/worst minor league stadiums in America. Justin Toole is a coach in the Cleveland Indians organization and veteran minor league super utility man. An Iowa native, Justin starred for the Hawkeyes in the Big 10.