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Acclaimed actor Bill Camp joins Seth and a bar in NYC to discuss his illustrious career and his new venture as the narrator of the EPIX mini-series "Road to the Outdoor Classics." Produced by 54-time Emmy award winner and former Sports with Friends guest Ross Greenburg. Presented in partnership with NHL Original Productions, EPIX Presents Road To the NHL Outdoor Classics will provide viewers with a sports tech-driven, intimate look at these athletes in their professional and personal settings, capturing all the action, drama, heartaches and triumphs as they unfold. This season, the series tells the stories of the athletes and coaches from four teams and their journey to two games played on outdoor rinks. In commemoration of the Leagues Centennial Celebration, the Detroit Red Wings and Toronto Maple Leafs will compete in the 2017 Scotiabank NHL Centennial Classic on New Years Day in Toronto, Canada. The Chicago Blackhawks and St. Louis Blues meet in the 2017 Bridgestone NHL Winter Classic on January 2, in St. Louis. In addition to its airing on EPIX, U.S. hockey fans will be able to stream each episode of EPIX Presents Road To the NHL Outdoor Classics as a simulcast on EPIX.com and NHL.com.

Former Sportscaster turned college professor Sam Marchiano joins the podcast to discuss a new clause in the Collective Bargaining Agreement that bans all forms of hazing and bullying. Many players have come out against this saying that a long-standing tradition of having rookies dress up, sometimes as women, is a bonding tradition with teams, that outsiders don't understand. Sam has worked in great detail with Athlete Ally, and is a professor at NYU.

From Washington, DC, Episode 85 features Spink Award winner Tracy Ringolsby. Is baseball on the decline? Is the game evolving positively? And what about the Print Industry? All subject visited with longtime friend Tracy Ringolsby.

Dan and Ozzie Silna owned the ABA's Spirits of St. Louis in the 1970's. The merger with the NBA ended the Spirits but lead to the most unique sports transaction arguably in history. Dan is taking part in organizing the Columbia Law Schools Panel Discussion "Lessons From the Munich Olympics." Forty-four years ago, in the early hours of September 5, members of the Black September Palestine Liberation group invaded Munichs Olympic Village and brutally murdered eleven Israeli hostages. This single vicious act of terror changed the world: If enmity cannot be put aside for the Olympic Games, then nowhere is safe. Bob Costas will headline Lessons from Munich, as part of the Gerrard Berman Day School Torch Talk series. Costas will moderate a panel of experts who will discuss the tragedy at the 1972 Summer Olympic Games in Munich, Germany. From 7:00 pm 10:00 pm; 435 West 116th Street, Manhattan, 201-207-3685. More information and tickets available at: http://www.eventbrite.com/e/wells-fargo-presents-torch-talks-lessons-from-the-munich-olympics-panel-discussion-moderated-by-bob-tickets-27993566511

Two-time USA Olympic Gymnastics Gold-Medal Winner Aly Raisman is an exclusive guest on the Podcast. She and The 2016 U.S. Olympians participating in the Tour are: The Final Five Simone Biles, Gabby Douglas, Laurie Hernandez, Madison Kocian and Aly Raisman; mens gymnastics Chris Brooks, Jake Dalton, Danell Leyva, Sam Mikulak and Alex Naddour; rhythmic Kiana Eide, Monica Rokhman, Jennifer Rokhman, Kristen Shaldybin and Laura Zeng; and trampoline Nicole Ahsinger and Logan Dooley. 2008 Olympic all-around champion Nastia Liukin, 2008 Olympic balance beam champion Shawn Johnson and 2012 Olympic team champion Jordyn Wieber are also on the cast. Raisman discusses her experience in Rio in 2016. She also laughed about her interviews with Bob Costas (last week's guest). Finally, she addressed recent headlines she made concerning a Reebok campaign against Bullying and Body Shaming. As an added bonus, John Orozco is also on the podcast. John overcame incredible odds to make his second Olympic team after suffering through the death of his mother in February 2015 and a torn Achilles tendon a few months later. He wasn't at his strongest at the U.S. Olympic Men's Gymnastics Trials in early June, but he made it through the competition cleanly and it was enough for the Olympic selection committee to give him a spot on the five-man squad. Follow @aly_raisman on Instagram and Twitter. Also kelloggstour.com and via USA Gymnastics social media channels including Facebook, USAGymnastics; and Twitter, #kelloggstour and @usagym.

Bob Costas joins the show hours before Game 7 of the 2016 World Series. He also discusses his new role Bob Costas where he will headline Lessons from Munich, at Columbia Law School. Costas will moderate a panel of experts who will discuss the tragedy at the 1972 Summer Olympic Games in Munich, Germany. The Event is Saturday, November 19th From 7:00 pm 10:00 pm; at Columbia Law School. 435 West 116th Street, Manhattan, 201-207-3685.

Christies Auction House is presenting one of the most important and comprehensive collections of baseball memorabilia and photography ever offered at auction with The Golden Age of Baseball, Selections from the National Pastime Museum, a two-day auction on October 19-20 in New York. The sale is the largest collection of baseball ephemera to appear at an international auction house in more than 15 years. Comprised of a remarkable assemblage of game-used bats, letters, contracts, memorabilia and a treasury of vintage baseball photography, Part I of the sale is devoted to memorabilia and Part II is devoted to photography. With 485 lots in total, estimates start at $300-500 for photographs and memorabilia, while the top lot of the auction is a Shoeless Joe Jackson Professional Model Bat, estimated at $500,000-700,000. The contents of the auction are from the National Pastime Museum, which is an online museum based on a private collection of baseball artifacts. Simeon Lipman, Christies Consultant, and former MLB Pitcher (& frequent podcast guest) LaTroy Hawkins joined the show to discuss the items and the auction. The auction represents the legends of baseball, spanning more than 130 years from the inception of the game through modern day, with items owned and used by icons such as Babe Ruth, Mickey Mantle, Lou Gehrig, Willie Mays, Grover Cleveland Alexander, Jimmy Foxx, as well as a bat used by Derek Jeter. Letters and contracts from Ty Cobb, Shoeless Joe Jackson, and Cy Young, in addition to notable pieces relating to Jackie Robinson, Mike King Kelly, Roberto Clemente and Christy Mathewson are also available. The collection is notable for some of the greatest artifacts extant relating to the Negro Leagues and its most celebrated stars such as Satchel Paige, Josh Gibson, and Oscar Charleston.

Less than a week after 24 year old Jose Fernandez's tragic death, the man who calls the Marlins games on TV joined us for a raw, emotional conversation about the amazing story that is Jose. His defection, his journey to the big leagues, his 4 year short but brilliant career. Plus, we detail the last days of his life, and the emotional game Monday night where the players paid tribute to their fallen teammate and dear friend.

The Sportsworld has been busy with Colin Kaepernick not standing during the National Anthem. That action has set up a firestorm of interest. He has raised issues about the state of America. Recently, Adam Jones of the Baltimore Orioles responded to Kaepernick's story with strong opinions, ultimately calling baseball "a white man's sport." This drew a response from Diamondbacks executive Tony LaRussa where he was critical of Kaepernick. Former MLB pitcher LaTroy Hawkins is no stranger to the podcast. He also welcomes open dialogue about many social issues. Recently at Christie's Auction House in New York City, our friend "Hawk" rejoined the show to address these issues.

Maryland native Helen Maroulis recently became the first U.S. Olympic womens wrestling champion, winning Gold at the 2016 Olympics. She recounts her experience in an exclusive interview upon her return stateside.

What is Whoop? WHOOP is the first scientifically-grounded system designed for continuous wear that provides athletes with data to reduce injuries and predict peak performance. It's wearable tech, and 20 Olympic athletes, including front-runners like swimmer Ryan Lochte, wrestler Adeline Gray, and beach volleyball team Casey Patterson and Jake Gibb, are training on the sports performance platform in preparation for Rio. WHOOP was founded in 2012 by Will Ahmed, a Harvard College Scholar and Captain of the Harvard Mens Varsity Squash Team, who joins the show to explain the new platform.

Meet Andrew Catalon, fellow-Syracuse alum and CBS Sports Play-By-Play Announcer. He is also now my new neighbor. Hear the story of how 2 Cuse broadcasters wound up living across the street from each other. Also, Andrew's ascension from Syracuse to local TV Anchor to network Play-by-Play announcer. Plus, the 2 preview the 2016 Olympics and the upcoming NFL Season. Follow Andrew on Twitter @AndrewCatalon.

Billy Bean is a former MLB player who played 9+ seasons with the Tigers, Padres, and Dodgers. In 1999, Bean became the second Major League Baseball player to publicly come out as gay. Now, he is a VP, Social Responsibilty and Inclusions for Major League Baseball. In this special 75th episode, Bean discusses his role in the LGBT community as well as the MLB community. He addresses controversial comments made about him by former Met, current National Daniel Murphy, as well as the tragic shooting earlier in the month in Orlando, Florida.

2-time Super Bowl Champion Eli Manning makes his 2nd appearance on the podcast. Eli was the 1st ever guest when this podcast was created. He is the Host of the 38th Annual Guiding Eyes Golf Classic, a fund raiser for the amazing Guiding Eyes for the Blind. They discuss the event and his situation with the New York Giants, as well as his brother Peyton Manning's retirement.

Accomplished former US Senator George Mitchell joined the show to discuss his monumental "Mitchell Report" on Steroids in Major League Baseball. He also dictates his new Soccer Venture in partnership with MP Silva.