The Sports Refuge Podcast

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From Delaware ... almost live! This is the show where host Earl Holland interviews guests about their connection with sports, journalism, pop culture and more. Set your coordinates and lock in your location for your sports escape.

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Going for the Gold with Jenny Hopkinson

Jenny Hopkinson has two passions – journalism and ice hockey, both of which she became interested in at a young age. Starting out creating her own newspaper that she would distribute to family members, Hopkinson parlayed that into a decade-long career that included nearly five years at The Politico before ultimately stepping away from journalism a few years ago. Hopkinson’s on-ice exploits alternated over several periods of her life, including her youth, in college at the University of Maryland ...

Aug 11, 2021•1 hr 20 min•Season 1Ep. 89

Pain and Gain with Vanessa Junkin

Running can be a painful endeavor if you ask Vanessa Junkin. The wear and tear Junkin accrued training for marathons has led to running injuries ranging from the traditional shin splints up to the fracture of her ribs. But one of Vanessa’s most painful experiences stemmed from being struck by a car while on an evening run late last year. In this episode, Junkin joins host Earl Holland to discuss that harrowing moment and how the rest of her 2020 running goals were affected by the COVID-19 pandem...

Jul 21, 2021•53 min•Season 1Ep. 86

Friends For Life: The HCASC Reunion Episode

In the heat of battle, the ones who are standing to your left and right are not just your battle buddies but your compatriots. During his days of playing in the Honda Campus All-Star Challenge competition, Earl Holland competed alongside several teammates and eventual friends as they took part in the fast-paced battle of wits among members of 64 historically black colleges and universities. And as the years go by, the memories from those experiences remain, often as colorful as the instanced occ...

Jul 07, 2021•2 hr 58 min•Season 1Ep. 84

Friends at First Sight with Victoria Robinson and Scott Johnson

Victoria Robinson and Scott Johnson are from two different worlds – one is from Washington D.C. area, and the other is a native New Yorker. Those two worlds collided one faithful day in a freshman class at the University of Maryland Eastern Shore. The two have been close ever since while forming a sibling-like bond and remaining in constant contact. In this episode, Robinson and Johnson discuss their friendship, how they arrived at UMES, and their experiences at the historically black college. V...

Jun 23, 2021•1 hr 21 min•Season 1Ep. 83

The Spice of Life with Edward Holland Sr.

It's said that variety is the spice of life. Whoever said that surely hasn't done a taste test of 10 different hot sauces in one setting. That's what Earl Holland and his guest, Edward Holland Sr., did in this episode as they put their taste buds (and common sense) on the line by running the gamut of spicy sauces. Topics of conversation include sports, life, and their thresholds of spiciness. Sauces in the taste test include: Dawson's Hot Sauce Shaquanda's West Indian Curry Hot Sauce Satan's Rag...

Apr 07, 2021•1 hr 7 min•Season 1Ep. 76

Lang's Ambition with Matthew Lang

Matthew Lang has a passion for many things, including basketball, literature, and the pursuit of knowledge. But one of his greatest ambitions is to become a published author. In this episode, Lang and host Earl Holland discuss Lang’s basketball experiences, including his time as a camp counselor for future NBA MVP and world champion Kevin Durant as well as his participation in the Honda Campus All-Star Challenge, the competition featuring Historically Black Colleges and Universities in a battle ...

Sep 02, 2020•1 hr 18 min•Season 1Ep. 64

Diamond Dreams with Jeff Fleetwood

How do you get to be on an MLB field without playing, umpiring, or illegally trespassing? By becoming a member of a major league groundskeeping crew, like Jeff Fleetwood has. Fleetwood, a teacher, and baseball coach at Mount Vernon High School in Alexandria, Virginia, is living the dream as he takes the field with the Washington Nationals grounds crew. His forays into coaching and as a grounds crew member are a continuation of a diamond dream starting from playing baseball at both the high schoo...

Aug 14, 2018•29 min•Season 1Ep. 1

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