Torg Stories

Let’s Catch Up First With the Play-In Tournament Western Conference Play-In: Eastern Conference Play-In: The regular season records: Go over regular season records. Small number of wins separat...

https://thetorg.com/2024/04/22/nba-catch-up-getting-ready-for-the-playoffs/

Torg 10 favorite movies from the 80’s: 80s movies I haven’t seen but maybe should: 2nd Segment: Caitlin Clark What draws people to Caitlin Clark? How do we think it goes in the WNBA for Caitl...

https://thetorg.com/2024/04/14/fav-80s-movies-caitlin-clark-and-universal-studios-orlando/

On this April Fools Day edition of the Torg Stories Podcast, Anne and I discuss the women’s NCAA tournament games LSU vs. Iowa and UConn vs. USC. We also look ahead to men’s and women’s Fin...

https://thetorg.com/2024/04/02/march-madness-from-the-sweet-sixteen-to-the-final-four/

Today’s guest on The Torg Stories Podcast is Coach Matt Hackenberg. I know Matt as @CoachHackGo on Twitter and MattHackenbergBasketball on Tik Tok. Matt is by far the person who creates my most...

https://thetorg.com/2024/03/28/social-media-marketing-and-the-encyclopedia-of-zone-offense-with-matt-hackenburg-basketball/

Hoosiers the movie questions for discussion:

https://thetorg.com/2024/03/19/its-march-lets-talk-the-movie-hoosiers/

True Detective Season 4 Episode 1 Night Country Let’s talk HBO first: List some of the main shows you’ve watched on the platform. (Torg’s list follows this prompt in list) How about crime s...

https://thetorg.com/2024/01/22/true-detective-season-4-on-hbo-max/

Barbie Movie Discussion Questions: Thanks for listening to the podcast everyone!

https://thetorg.com/2024/01/08/barbie-movie-podcast/

Today, we discuss the 2003 holiday film Elf. It stars Will Ferrell and was directed by Jon Favreau. We’re going to assume most of you have seen this and you’re here to remember it with us. An...

https://thetorg.com/2023/12/19/will-ferrell-in-the-christmas-movie-elf/

Bill Torg’s Favorite Songs From the 80’s: Click here to access Torg’s Spotify Playlist. Anne’s Favorite Songs From the 80s Click here to access Anne’s Spotify Playlist

https://thetorg.com/2023/12/11/our-favorite-songs-from-the-1980s/

Thank you for listening to the Torg Stories Podcast. Before we get into Coach Prime Deion Sanders and Dolphins Coach Mike McDaniel, I want to give you a heads up that we’ll be working from a Ro...

https://thetorg.com/2023/12/03/coach-prime-deon-sanders-and-dolphins-mike-mcdaniels/

Today, Anne and I are talking about what makes for a good team captain, and I’m drawing pretty heavily from a book by Sam Walker titled The Captain Class: A New Theory of Leadership. Anne, is i...

https://thetorg.com/2023/11/27/characteristics-of-elite-team-captains-and-sam-walkers-book-the-captain-class/

Thank you for listening to the Torg Stories Podcast. Today we’re focusing on player tips for sports parents and talking a little bit of Paige Bueckers and Caitlyn Clark. Before we get started, ...

https://thetorg.com/2023/11/19/sports-parent-tips-paige-bueckers-caitlin-clark-and-a-watauga-basketball-check-in/

Thank you for checking out the Torg Stories Podcast. This episode was recorded November 11, 2023. Watauga Women’s Basketball Fundraiser: Torg Stories and/or Content Recommendation: Thanks for l...

https://thetorg.com/2023/11/12/coach-knight-inspired-question-game-and-player-tips-for-basketball-coaches/

Click the player above to listen to this week’s episode where my sister Anne and I talk Providence Day Scrimmages, ACL injuries, the NBA In-Season tournament, James Hardin and OG Fortnite. Than...

https://thetorg.com/2023/11/05/acl-injuries-nba-in-season-tournament-james-hardin-and-og-fortnite/

Sun Oct 29, 2023 Podcast: on this episode of the Torg Stories Podcast, Anne asks me about tryouts, we play the headline game, and we list the NBA teams we are most looking forward to watching. Gu...

https://thetorg.com/2023/10/29/podcast-basketball-tryouts-headlines-and-nba-teams-to-watch/

Thank you for listening to the Torg Stories Podcast. We got on a pretty big tangent on Taylor Swift’s album Folklore, headlines about Taylor, and a check in on the Watauga women’s basketball ...

https://thetorg.com/2023/10/23/podcast-guess-the-publication-taylor-swift-folklore-and-watauga-hoops-check-in/

On this episode, we talk favorite NFL players of all time, NFL statistics, play sibling trivia, and remember Kings Island in Mason, OH. Tell me your 5 favorite NFL players to watch of all time. G...

https://thetorg.com/2023/10/15/podcast-fav-nfl-players-sibling-trivia-and-kings-island-memories/

Three screens going for Sunday sports at the Torg Household Thank you for checking out the Torg Stories Podcast. On this episode we check in on NFL week five, we discuss WNBA Finals Game 1, and A...

https://thetorg.com/2023/10/08/nfl-week-5-wnba-finals-game-1-and-the-vegas-sphere/

We were in the air the day that the Lahaina fires broke out of control on Maui August 8, 2023. On this episode of the Torg Stories Podcast, I tell my sister Anne the story of our trip. The timeli...

https://thetorg.com/2023/10/01/torg-family-trip-to-maui-podcast-discussion/

Thank you for listening to the Torg Stories Podcast. For this episode, we’re going to turn the tables a bit. My sister Anne is going to lead a conversation about my new role as the head women�...

https://thetorg.com/2023/09/25/head-womens-basketball-coach-at-watauga-hs/

Here’s what’s on deck for today: Anne says on the pod… Here are some pics from Anne’s American Southwest Road Trip: Sphere at Las Vegas San Miguel Chapel in Santa Fe Rio Grande Gorge Brid...

https://thetorg.com/2023/09/20/anne-road-trip-bill-new-coaching-position/

All Apologies and The Hope that Kills You are the final two episodes of Ted Lasso Season 1. Here are my notes for the podcast discussion: Big ticket items to discuss: Guess the Golden Line. Here ...

https://thetorg.com/2023/09/04/ted-lasso-podcast-divorces-and-lots-of-other-things-are-hard/

Happy Birthday Anne! I hear a rumor you were out in LA with a birthday sash on. Thank you for listening to the Torg Stories Podcast. Even if you haven’t seen Ted Lasso, I think there’s a lot ...

https://thetorg.com/2023/08/28/ted-lasso-darts-divorce-papers-and-annes-birthday/

Golden Line Game: Let’s see if you can tell me who said these… More notes from the podcast… Favorite Scenes: Favorite Scenes All Time So Far Through 6 episodes: Character Development: Coach...

https://thetorg.com/2023/08/07/two-aces-and-a-new-all-time-scene-ted-lasso-episodes-5-and-6/

In this podcast episode we focus on Season 1, episodes 3 & 4 of Ted Lasso. We get started with a quick summary of teach episode. Like Phil Jackson, Coach Ted Lasso gives each player a book. Here,...

https://thetorg.com/2023/07/31/the-leadership-methods-of-ted-lasso/

Thank you for listening to the Torg Stories podcast. My sister Anne and I are talking Season 1, Episodes 1 and 2 of Ted Lasso today. The title of this episode is “You’re a Godsent Ted Lasso.�...

https://thetorg.com/2023/07/24/podcast-youre-a-godsent-ted-lasso/

Thank you for checking out the Torg Stories Podcast. Today, my sister Anne and I revisit a major feature of our childhoods: Coach Bob Knight’s Indiana Hoosiers. As a catalyst for conversation, ...

https://thetorg.com/2023/07/17/podcast-a-season-on-the-brink-by-john-feinstein/

The film Pulp Fiction is the topic for this edition of the Torg Stories Podcast. General background on film: Why this film: What’s interesting? Favorite scenes: Golden Lines: Shots / Cinematogr...

https://thetorg.com/2023/07/10/podcast-tarantino-and-avarys-film-pulp-fiction/

x Why this film? 6th in the series that started in 1996. I’ve seen them all. The big news on internet research: A couple reviews, Rotten Tomatoes, etc. Prioritize why people come to watch, what...

https://thetorg.com/2023/07/03/podcast-mission-impossible-fallout/

Why these two films? Top Gun / Maverick Internet Research: Tik Tok Breakout Scenes. My favorite scenes to watch: Cinematography Great Shots: Connections between the original TG and Maverick: Stea...

https://thetorg.com/2023/06/26/podcast-top-gun-maverick-double-feature/

Anne, you up for Top Gun Maverick Double Feature next week? We’ll re-watch both films and talk about them as a pair? Father’s Day Celebration segment: Happy Father’s Day to all the fathers ...

https://thetorg.com/2023/06/18/fathers-day-nba-season-review-and-nba-fits/

Welcome to the Torg Stories podcast. In this episode we try to believe that the Miami Heat are at least the 2nd best NBA team, Tyler Herro’s fits, introduce ourselves to the WNBA’s Indiana Fe...

https://thetorg.com/2023/06/11/nba-finals-heat-and-nuggets-meet-the-indiana-fever-and-local-news/

Heat win game 2! On this week’s episode my sister Anne and I read and discuss articles about Heat Coach Erik Spolestra and the Nuggets Michael Malone, we get a broken leg update from Anne, and ...

https://thetorg.com/2023/06/04/nba-finals-nuggets-and-heat-coaches-mike-malone-and-erik-spolestra-and-two-torg-stories/

Hello and welcome to the Torg Stories Podcast. Today, Anne and I come up with a simile for each of the four NBA teams in the conference finals. That’s a fun little game you can try out yourself...

https://thetorg.com/2023/05/28/podcast-we-get-a-heat-celtics-game-7-and-heres-a-simile-for-each-nba-conference-finals-team/

Good Books, Teaching, Social Media, Digital Literacy, and Movies from Professor William Torgerson

https://thetorg.com/2023/05/21/nba-conference-finals-podcast-lakers-nuggets-heat-and-celtics/

Anne puts $15K at risk on her brick order working for a general contractor, and I tell the “Mystery of the Ripped Boat Cover” to open this Torg Stories Podcast episode. We also talk NBA Playo...

https://thetorg.com/2023/05/14/mothers-day-edition-podcast-two-stories-nba-playoffs-and-the-player-pyramid-rankings/

It’s Sunday, May 7 and welcome to the Torg Stories Podcast. I’m here with my sister Anne and we’ve got more stories to tell, we’re going to go over the NBA playoff picture and we’re goi...

https://thetorg.com/2023/05/07/podcast-the-stories-people-tell-you-nba-playoffs-and-the-nba-playoff-player-pyramid/

Peak Blue Travel Basketball Team: Coach Bill Torgerson. Please feel free to reach out by email or text to discuss the possibility of these players being a good fit for your college program. (203)...

https://thetorg.com/2023/05/07/peak-blue-travel-player-information/

Welcome to the Torg Stories Podcast April 30th, 2023 edition. Anne and I are opening with stories. We’re doing an NBA Playoff update, and get ready for a new feature: the NBA Playoff Player Pyr...

https://thetorg.com/2023/04/30/college-visit-and-nba-playoff-pyramid/

Topics include traveling to Knoxville for a women’s basketball tournament during the NCAA exposure period, the process of getting recruited to play sports in college, finding morel mushrooms, a...

https://thetorg.com/2023/04/24/college-recruitment-nba-playoffs-and-mailbag/

My dad Martin is 85 and back when he was more spry, one of his favorite pastimes was looking for morel mushrooms. It’s been many years since he could go in the woods to look for them, but one a...

https://thetorg.com/2023/04/20/morel-mushrooms-outside-dads-window/

My sister Anne listens to games without the sound on if she cares about who will win. Welcome to the Torg Stories Podcast. Anne and I are going to look back at the NBA Play-In games and ahead to ...

https://thetorg.com/2023/04/17/travel-basketball-nba-playoffs-and-player-draft/

Welcome to the Torg Stories Podcast. In this edition we’ll learn why Anne hates the Masters golf tournament so much, go over the NBA Playoffs set up including the play in tournament, talk about...

https://thetorg.com/2023/04/09/masters-golf-nba-playoffs-and-the-promise-of-victor-wembanyama/

We start with the NCAA Final Fours and the LSU vs. Iowa championship game. Torg Notes for Discussion on the 10 Topics: 10 – Final 4 Men 9 – Final 4 Woman 8 – Favorite Athlete All Time 7 –...

https://thetorg.com/2023/04/02/10-topics-4-mins-each-podcast/

Welcome to the Torg Stories Podcast at TheTorg.com. This episode was recorded Sunday, March 25, 2013. If you enjoy this episode of the podcast, we hope you’ll take time to tell someone you know...

https://thetorg.com/2023/03/27/putting-ai-chatgpt-to-work/

You might not even know what ChatGPT is YET, but I asked it to write tonight’s introduction for the show. Here’s what it had to say: Artificial Intelligence and ChatGPT are the topic’s on t...

https://thetorg.com/2023/03/20/getting-started-on-chatgpt-and-artificial-intelligence/

Ok Anne, set the scene for us. Where were you? What day of the trip? How was the snow? Give us as much as you can before the minutes before the broken leg. Anne, what did you know about Sedaris b...

https://thetorg.com/2023/03/12/anne-breaks-her-leg-and-david-sedariss-collect-of-essays-happy-go-lucky/

My sis Anne and I talk about the women’s college basketball conference tournaments, that Indiana women’s team couldn’t beat the Ohio State press, and Anne’s proclivity to vacation alone. ...

https://thetorg.com/2023/03/06/big-ten-and-acc-womens-basketball-conference-tournaments/

That I coach my daughters in basketball is the topic of this Feb 26, 2023 edition of the Torg Stories Podcast. I’ve had a busy week as an assistant at Watauga High School in Boone, NC where I�...

https://thetorg.com/2023/02/26/coaching-your-kids-in-sports/

Welcome to the Sunday, Feb 19, 2023 Edition of the Torg Stories Podcast. My sister Anne and I discuss Eric Nuzum’s book, Make Noise: A Creator’s Guide to Podcasting and Great Audio Storytelli...

https://thetorg.com/2023/02/19/make-noise-a-creators-guide-to-podcasting-and-great-audio-storytelling/