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Enough About Me with Kirk Minihane

Kirk Minihane hosts "Enough About Me," which features a collection of guests from the sports, media and entertainment industries.
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Episodes

Ep. 123 - Madeleine Woods on Harvard not renewing Ronald S. Sullivan Jr. as Faculty Dean

The Dean of Harvard College recently chose not to bring back Ronald S. Sullivan Jr. as Faculty Dean of Winthrop House (a residential house for undergraduates). The decision was due to mounting pressure from student activists. Kirk talks with one of these student activists, Madeleine Woods, who explains what exactly they were actually protesting. Headlines would make it seem like this story was focused on the criminal defense of accused rapist Harvey Weinstein, but Madeleine articulates why she a...

May 14, 201940 min

Ep. 122 - Burying the hatchet with Mike Lombardi

Did we just become best friends?!?! NFL Insider Mike Lombardi joins Kirk to clear the air. The two rehash their time when Mike was a guest on Kirk's former show and talk about Mike's recent pod with Sporty R. McKenzie. They also discuss Lombardi's relationship with Bill Belichick and get into a brief discussion about music (which inevitably means Springsteen talk).

May 13, 201927 min

Ep. 120 - Deacon Patrick Moynihan on turning down Robert Kraft's donation

After rejecting a rather generous donation from Robert Kraft, Deacon Patrick Moynihan, President of the Haitians Project maintains that he was morally obligated to turn down the money. Kirk and Deacon Moynihan get into it as they debate the decision to turn away enough money to operate the charitable foundation for an entire year because of Robert Kraft’s alleged prostitution solicitation charge. Is Deacon Moynihan in the right to reject this gift or does bread come before ethics,?

May 08, 201935 min

Ep. 119 - Dissecting articles from the Boston Globe and Boston Herald

Kirk takes on two stories - one from the Boston Globe and one from the Boston Herald. First up, Patrick Moynihan is the president of The Haitian Project who recently refused a generous donation of $100,000 from Robert Kraft because he felt morally obligated to. Kirk unfolds the many layers of hypocrisy in this decision. Next, inspired by an article in the Herald, Kirk dissects a story from the former mayor of Boston that seems too good to be true. ?

May 07, 201943 min

Ep. 117 - Turtleboy

Kirk talks with investigative journalist Turtleboy about the origins of Turtleboy Sports, getting deactivated on twitter, how he is able to break so many stories and are we living in the scariest most hypocritical time in history? He remains the only person in the media to have Kirk’s back.

May 01, 201935 min

Ep. 114 - Human rights activist Dani Bostick on the Kate Smith controversy

Amidst the controversy surrounding singer Kate Smith's performance of songs that included racist content back in the 1930s, Kirk speaks with human rights activist Dani Bostick about the mob's reaction. In response to this story, the New York Yankees and the Philadelphia Flyers have stopped playing Smith's rendition of "God Bless America" and the Flyers took down a statue of Smith that had stood in front of their arena since 1987.

Apr 23, 201935 min

Ep. 113 - Mark Moroso, Kirk's interim producer

Kirk scrapes the bottom of the barrel of guests by having his borderline incompetent, stand in producer Mark Moroso on the podcast once again. Mark pitches a list of moronic thoughts that he calls "Ideas for the show" and Kirk finds out what some of his old coworkers have to say about him when he's not around.

Apr 22, 201941 min

Ep. 112 - Kirk details the origins of his ongoing battle with depression

As the anniversary of his parent's passing nears, Kirk opens up about his ongoing struggle with depression. He talks about his family life growing up and the experiences that molded who he is today. This may be a good listen for anyone dealing with the feelings of sadness and depression. It’s never too late to seek help. ?

Apr 19, 201941 min

Ep. 111 - Sue O'Connell, Host of The Take on necn

Sue O'Connell is the host of necn's The Take with Sue O'Connell. Kirk appeared on her show shortly after he announced he was leaving WEEI. In this episode, the two of them talk about a Boston Globe column that suggested waiters could ‘tamper’ with Trump officials’ food. The Boston Globe revised the column a few times and eventually pulled it.

Apr 17, 201942 min

Ep. 110 - Andrew Beckwith, President of the Massachusetts Family Institute

Kirk talks with Andrew Beckwith, President of the Massachusetts Family Institute and opponent of the gay conversion therapy ban recently placed into law by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Kirk and Andrew debate whether or not one is born gay or chooses to be gay, if God exists, what happens when we die and what it's like dealing with Andrew's opposition of the ban.

Apr 16, 201938 min

Ep. 107 - The one-year Kevin Cullen anniversary podcast

Kirk revists the Kevin Cullen story that he and his former producer Chris Curtis broke in April of 2018. It was determined that Boston Globe columnist Kevin Cullen fabricated details in his writing, suggesting that he was at the scene of the Boston Marathon bombing on Boylston Street when the bombs went off. After Kirk's report, the Globe placed Cullen on leave pending a review of his work. Cullen was later suspended for three months.

Apr 10, 20191 hr 13 min

Ep. 105 - Alan Dershowitz

Harvard Law School Professor Alan Dershowitz joins Kirk to talk about his defense of Jeffrey Epstein, the Me Too movement and his contributions to the Boston Globe.

Apr 04, 201929 min

Ep. 104 - WEEI's Christian Fauria

Christian Fauria finally makes his long awaited appearance on Enough About Me. Kirk and Christian talk about their past confrontations and how their friendship has grown since then. They also talk about movies, Christian's take on CTE, and the Ordway, Merloni & Fauria show moving to afternoon drive on WEEI.

Apr 03, 20191 hr 17 min

Ep. 101 – Stuttering John Melendez from The Howard Stern Show

Kirk talks with Stuttering John Melendez. Melendez has been a comedian, actor, television writer, announcer on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, and now a podcast host. He is best known for being on The Howard Stern Show from 1988 to 2004. Stuttering John has a book out, "Easy For You To Say", and tells a number of stories from his time working with Howard.

Mar 28, 201948 min

Ep. 100 – Lisa L. Thompson and Ben Kichen

Double interview! Lisa L. Thompson, Vice President of Policy and Research for the National Center on Sexual Exploitation, talked with Kirk about the Robert Kraft story and her stance that he should be expelled from the NFL due to his conduct. Former WEEI and Enough About Me producer Ben Kichen reconnects with Kirk about the start of the podcast, regrets, highlights and why Ben left WEEI.

Mar 21, 201954 min

Ep. 99 - David Portnoy, Barstool Sports

El Pres makes his return to Enough About Me. He first appeared on Episode 1. Kirk and Portnoy talk about the Robert Kraft story, activism, Deadspin and all things Barstool.

Mar 20, 201935 min

Ep. 98 - Richard Deitsch, media reporter for The Athletic

Richard Deitsch makes his third appearance on Enough About Me. Deitsch was a guest on episodes 6 and 54. Kirk also joined Deitsch on his podcast to announce his plans to move to RADIO.COM. The two talk about mental health, activism, the Monday Night Football booth, the rise of Tony Romo as a broadcaster and the health of ESPN.

Mar 19, 201942 min
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