Fave Five Podcast

Fave Five Podcast 23 - Tom Marcus

Tom now lives in South Pasadena after many years in San Francisco. He was the winner of the first (and only) Clayton Invitational Table Tennis Tournament. Tom was one of four Clayton classmates to attend Yale, two of whom have been previous podcast guests, Gingy Scharff [https://stangarfield.substack.com/p/fave-five-podcast-2-virginia-scharff] and Peter Krentz [https://stangarfield.substack.com/p/fave-five-podcast-16-peter-krentz]. Tom loves to reminisce about the American Basketball Association. He convinced me to attend my first Final Four with him in St. Louis in 1978, and I have now been to 21 more (and counting). Links for this episode * LinkedIn [https://www.linkedin.com/in/tommarcus/] * Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/thomas.marcus.587] * Spirits of St. Louis [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spirits_of_St._Louis] * Remember the ABA [http://www.remembertheaba.com/Spirits-of-St-Louis.html] * The night Freddie Lewis of the Spirits made the shot heard 'round the world [https://www.stltoday.com/news/archives/the-night-freddie-lewis-of-the-spirits-made-the-shot-heard-round-the-world/article_1d1d8362-9ddc-11eb-976c-93bc7b64665a.html] * High School Classmates at Hotel Cafe Stage [https://stangarfield.substack.com/p/high-school-classmates-at-hotel-cafe] Video Version [https://youtu.be/dO6-hIEkYME] This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit stangarfield.substack.com [https://stangarfield.substack.com?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_1]

Fave Five Podcast 22 - Peggy Najarian

I met Peggy through her husband, John Bommarito, who was my guest on the third episode [https://stangarfield.substack.com/p/fave-five-podcast-3-john-bommarito] of the podcast. Peggy and I share a love of food and playing games, especially euchre. She is an avid golfer. Links for this episode * The Guncle [https://www.amazon.com/Guncle-Steven-Rowley/dp/0525542302/] by Steven Rowley (mentioned by Peggy) * #1 UNLV 95, #21 Michigan State 75 on December 15, 1990 in Auburn Hills, MI [https://www.upi.com/Archives/1990/12/15/UNLV-95-Michigan-State-75/6153661237200/] * Air and Air Quality (Michigan State University Master’s Thesis) [https://d.lib.msu.edu/etd/28204] * Outstanding Biology Teacher Award (OBTA) [https://nabt.org/Awards-2009-OBTA-Honorees] * Using Play-Doh to Demonstrate the Development of Endochondral Bone [https://nabt.org/files/galleries/Peggy_Najarian.pdf] * Superintendent Honors Teachers [https://www.hometownlife.com/story/news/2017/05/27/superintendent-honors-teachers-students/344313001/] Video Version [https://youtu.be/OVYsz0vjSSI] This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit stangarfield.substack.com [https://stangarfield.substack.com?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_1]

Fave Five Podcast 21- Sierra Woods

I met Sierra at Knowledge Summit Dublin in 2025, the KM conference for which she leads marketing, branding, and social media. I currently serve as her mentor. Links for this episode * Sierra’s LinkedIn Profile [https://www.linkedin.com/in/sierradwoods/] * Parascape Consulting Ltd. [https://www.linkedin.com/company/parascapeconsulting/] * Rend Collective [https://rendcollective.com/] (Irish band Sierra mentioned) * Mike Birbiglia [https://www.birbigs.com/] (comedian Sierra mentioned) * Knowledge Summit Dublin [https://www.knowledgesummitdublin.com/] * Humans in the Loop Podcast [https://www.youtube.com/@humansintheloopxksd] Video Version [https://youtu.be/gOeSPpthsHQ] This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit stangarfield.substack.com [https://stangarfield.substack.com?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_1]

Fave Five Podcast 20 - Cheyenne Wilbur

I met Cheyenne (then known as John) in 1965 in the seventh grade at Tenafly Junior School in New Jersey. He now lives in the Los Angeles area where I get to see him at least once during the winter. We also meet regularly via Zoom. His latest book is Grace Notes. As an actor, he is known for The Rules of Attraction (2002), True Blood (2008) and Desperate Housewives (2004). Links for this episode * Grace Notes [https://johncheyennewilbur.com/] * The Black List [https://blcklst.com/profile/Cheyenne-Wilbur] * IMDb [https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0928105/] * The Movie Database (TMDB) [https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1219564-cheyenne-wilbur] * True Blood Wiki [https://trueblood.fandom.com/wiki/Cheyenne_Wilbur] * Wilbur Real Estate [https://wilburrealestate.com/] * Real Estate Agent - Compass [https://www.compass.com/agents/cheyenne-wilbur/] * Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/cheyenne.wilbur/] * Nate Bergatze [https://nateland.com/pages/nate] (the comedian who hosted the Emmys mentioned by Cheyenne) * The Stand [https://www.thestand.com/location/pasadena/] (the burger place across from the Pasadena Playhouse mentioned by Cheyenne). Video Version [https://youtu.be/Im79vzfEepA] This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit stangarfield.substack.com [https://stangarfield.substack.com?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_1]

Fave Five Podcast 19 - Mark Edwards

March Madness is an appropriate time to feature my friend Mark Edwards. Yesterday was Selection Sunday and the men’s and women’s tournaments begin tomorrow. I ran into Mark at the 2001 Final Four in Minneapolis and the 2003 Final Four in New Orleans, and he had a lot of success in the D3 tournament over his years at WashU. I met Mark in 1981 when the basketball program at Washington University was restarted after a ten-year hiatus. I contacted Athletic Director, John Schael, with an offer to lead scorekeeping and stats, which John gratefully accepted. I became the official scorekeeper for the first two seasons of the resumed program, and I got to know Mark during this time. Mark’s 685-293 (.700) overall record included back-to-back NCAA Division III national championships in 2008 and 2009. He received D3hoops.com (2008), NABC (2008, 2009) and Molten/DIII News Coach of the Year honors (2002, 2008, 2009), along with 10 University Athletic Association (UAA) Coach of the Year awards (1988, 1991, 1995, 1999, 2001, 2003, 2009, 2010, 2014, 2018). Links for this episode * Washington University in St. Louis [https://washubears.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/coaches/mark-edwards/62] * Missouri Sports Hall of Fame [https://mosportshalloffame.com/inductees/mark-edwards/] * Building a Championship Culture [https://www.theaperio.com/009-mark-edwards] * ‘He is Wash. U. basketball:’ Edwards to retire after 37 as head coach [https://www.studlife.com/sports/2018/03/22/edwards-to-retire-after-37-as-head-coach] * Two coaching legends, one court [https://www.d3hoops.com/notables/2015/10/washu-two-legends-one-floor] Video Version [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cFoypByFFgc] This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit stangarfield.substack.com [https://stangarfield.substack.com?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_1]