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The Journey of My Mother"s Son

My name is Dan Clouser. I am a podcast host, author and a speaker. I founded and ran a nonprofit youth sports organization for 30 years called the Berkshire Baseball & Softball Club, which later became the BIG Vision Foundation. We ran teams, tournaments and a 130 acre sports complex. I loved every second of what I did. I loved working with kids and teaching them leadership skills and life lessons through sports and community service. I thought that I would have died doing what I loved. Then in

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54:04

Dr. Toni Palermo – Finding Her Calling After the Game

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2021/09/07

In this episode of “The Journey of My Mother’s Son” podcast, I sit down to talk with Dr. Toni Palermo. Toni was one of the youngest players to play in the AAGPBL. After her playing days, she entered the convent and became Sister Toni. After Toni became a Nun, she went on to earn her Bachelor of Science Degree in English, History and Math from Alverno College. She then earned three Master Degrees and a Doctor of Philosophy Degree from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. She taught in the Physical

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Ryan Woodward – How a trip to Reading, PA changed his...

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2021/09/03

In this episode of “The Journey of My Mother’s Son” podcast, I sit down to talk with Ryan Woodward. Ryan is a board member of the International Women’s Baseball Center (IWBC). We first connected back in 2016 when my old organization, the BIG Vision Foundation, in partnership with the IWBC sponsored the Ruth Hartman Memorial Girl’s Baseball Festival. At the time, Ryan was living in Wilmington, Delaware and wasn’t a member of the IWBC board yet. He wasn’t sure if he really should to drive up to

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Jack Graham – An Attitude of Gratitude

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2021/08/31

In this episode of “The Journey of My Mother’s Son” podcast, I sit down to talk with Jack Graham. Jack is now the General Manager of the Aberdeen Ironbirds minor league baseball team. The Ironbirds are a division of Ripken Baseball. Jack and I first met back in 2015 when he was fresh out of his professional baseball career and working in sales on the amateur side of Ripken Baseball. His hard work and dedication moved him up through the ranks and he was promoted to General Manager of the Ironbirds

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Marge Gibson – A Life of Giving to the Birds

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2021/08/27

In this episode of “The Journey of My Mother’s Son” podcast, I sit down to talk with Marge Gibson. Marge is the founder and executive director of the Raptor Education Group, Inc. in Antigo, Wisconsin. Sandy and spent one week volunteering at REGI through the A Year to Volunteer project. It was one of the most impactful experiences of our lives. I wrote extensively about it in my blog last week. The day after our group completed the project, Sandy and I were able to go back over to REGI and spend

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Rocky McCann – Reconnecting with another Silver Bullet

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2021/08/24

In this episode of “The Journey of My Mother’s Son” podcast, I sit down to talk with Rachelle “Rocky” McCann-Henley. This was the last podcast that I was able to do while Sandy and I were at the BFA Nationals in Aberdeen, Maryland. She puts the explanation point on the ten amazing women that I was able to sit down with and talk to at that event. Rocky is the third former Colorado Silver Bullet as well as the third member of Evolution Girl’s Baseball that I was able to sit down and talk with. Rocky

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Beth Greenwood – Wisdom Beyond Her Years

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2021/08/20

In this episode of “The Journey of My Mother’s Son” podcast, I sit down to talk with Beth Greenwood. Beth and I first met back in 2018 when she was on a road trip from New England to Pittsburgh with mutual friends of ours, Erin Pappas and Jacque Reynolds to participate in a women’s baseball event that the Pirates were sponsoring. On the way through, they stopped by the sports complex that I was managing at the time just outside of Reading, Pennsylvania. It was a great visit, and Beth and I, who

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Jennifer Hammond – Baseball is in her Blood

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2021/08/17

In this episode of “The Journey of My Mother’s Son” podcast, I sit down to talk with Jennifer Hammond. Jennifer and I connected a few years ago on social media when my old organization, the BIG Vision Foundation first started to organize the Ruth Hartman Memorial Girl’s Baseball Festival. Jennifer literally eats, sleeps, and breathes baseball. I’m pretty sure that if you took an X-Ray of her chest, you would see a baseball beating as her heart. At one point in her life, she said that if she could

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Denae Benites – Growing with the BFA Nationals

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2021/08/13

In this episode of “The Journey of My Mother’s Son” podcast, I sit down to talk with Denae Benites. Denae is a member of the Evolution Girl’s Baseball 19-U program as well as a member of the US Women’s National Baseball team that won the gold medal in Mexico in 2019. Still on location at the Baseball for All Nationals, Denae has been participating in the BFA National tournament since 2016 when she played in the 2nd annual event in San Francisco. Even at a young age, Denae understands the importance

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16:37

Alex Oglesby – An Evolution of Baseball

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2021/08/10

In this episode of “The Journey of My Mother’s Son” podcast, I sit down to talk with Alex Oglesby. Alex is a former member of the United States Women’s National Baseball team, as well a current member of national team coaching staff and the founder and president of the San Francisco based, Evolution Girls Baseball program. This was another one of the podcasts that I was able to do on location at the Baseball for All Nationals in Aberdeen, MD. We talk about her journey from baseball player to

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Anika Orrock – A Conversation between Storytellers

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2021/08/06

In this episode of “The Journey of My Mother’s Son” podcast, I sit down to talk with a fellow author and storyteller, Anika Orrock. This podcast was truly an honor and surprise for me, I’ve followed Anika and her work on social media for quite some time. I had no idea that she would be attending the Baseball for All Nationals until our mutual friend, Donna Eden Cohen had let me know. Knowing that she was on a tight schedule, I still didn’t know if we’d be able to do an interview. As it turned

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Jeneane Lesko – Another Legend Helping the Next...

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2021/08/03

In this episode of “The Journey of My Mother’s Son” podcast, I sit down to talk with another one of the living legends of the AAGPBL, Jeneane Lesko. Another one of the amazing trailblazers that I was able to meet and chat with at the Baseball for All Nationals, Jeneane Lesko is truly an amazing individual. After her playing days in the AAGPBL, she went on to play in the LPGA as well. Her biography, is best described in her own words, on the AAGPBL website, is as follows: I went to Spring Training

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Merrie Fidler - A Master’s Thesis Leads to so much more

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2021/07/30

In this episode of “The Journey of My Mother’s Son” podcast, I sit down to talk with the secretary and official historian of the AAGPBL Players Association, Merrie Fidler. Merrie is also a published author. She published the book, The Origins and History of the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League in 2006. The book was originally her master’s thesis, and as she became more involved with the players association, several of the former players were so impressed with her work, that they

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Gloria Rogers - A short, but impactful career

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2021/07/27

In this episode of “The Journey of My Mother’s Son” podcast, I sit down to talk with another former player of the AAGPBL, Gloria Rogers. As I continue with the series of podcasts that I conducted during our week in Aberdeen, MD attending the Baseball for All Nationals, I met a little firestick of a women in Gloria Rogers. She was a treasure to hang out with and she made Sandy and I smile every time that we were around her. As with every podcast that I do, I’m honored to help tell her story. As

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Maybelle Blair & Shirley Burkovich – Two Trailblazers...

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2021/07/23

In this episode of “The Journey of My Mother’s Son” podcast, I sit down to talk with Maybelle Blair and Shirley Burkovich. Maybelle and Shirley were former players in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League (AAGPBL), the league in which the movie, A League of Their Own was based on. I originally met them back in 2016, when I was still with the BIG Vision Foundation. We partnered with the International Women’s Baseball Center (IWBC), in which Maybelle and Shirley serve as board members,

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Ebony McNeil – The Forge

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2021/07/16

In this episode of “The Journey of My Mother’s Son” podcast, I sit down to talk with Ebony McNeil, founder of The Forge. The Forge is an organization that was formed at the beginning of 2021 to help men become the version of themselves that our culture needs. It stresses focus on positive imagery, service and fellowship!

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Lillian Lingle – Teamwork and Chemistry

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2021/06/25

In this episode of The Journey of my Mother’s Son podcast, I sit down and talk with another one of my grand-daughter’s, Lillian Lingle. One of the locations that we stay at when we come back to visit in Pennsylvania is at Lillian’s parents’ house in Duncannon. At 14 years old, Lillian is wise beyond her years. She is an athlete who currently plays field hockey and softball, and like her grandfather, enjoys writing. She just came off two great seasons in both field hockey and softball. Her junior

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Justin Schenck – The Growth Now Movement

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2021/06/18

In this episode of The Journey of my Mother’s Son podcast, I’m honored to sit down and talk with my good friend, Justin Schenck. I’ve known Justin for several years now and we’ve really become close over the past three years. We originally had a few “chance encounters” before being connected by a mutual friend who had recommended that he would be a great asset to the board of the BIG Vision Foundation, which was the nonprofit organization that I had founded and served as its president for just over

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Jeff Potter – World’s Largest Game of Catch

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2021/06/11

In this episode of The Journey of my Mother’s Son podcast, I sit down and talk with my good friend, Jeff Potter. This is the second podcast that I’ve done with Jeff. We’ve known each other for over 12 years now and our common love for baseball, teaching kids life lessons through the game and giving back is what makes us such great friends. One of the most iconic lines in movie history goes like this, “Hey…Dad, you want to have a catch?” Jeff Potter is the founder of the Potter Baseball Summer Tour

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Sally King – Always willing to give a Little

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2021/06/04

In this episode of The Journey of my Mother’s Son podcast, I sit down and talk with my aunt, Sally King. When Sandy and I first decided to live in an RV full-time, my Aunt Sally reached out to us and told me that she had full hook-ups for us and we were welcome to stay with her whenever we wanted to. That eventually turned into us using her address as our official domicile address in the state of Florida. Now for a few weeks or sometimes even months, we park our RV in her and my Uncle Randy’s yard,

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Jeff Woytovich – Helping kids and families deal with...

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2021/05/28

In this episode of The Journey of my Mother’s Son podcast, I sit down and talk with Jeff Woytovich, founder of the Children’s Alopecia Project. Jeff and I have known each other for a little over ten years now. He is one of my best friends and we share a passion for helping others, especially kids. Jeff started the Children’s Alopecia Project (CAP) in 2003 when his daughter, Maddie started to lose her hair. After going through a rollercoaster of emotions, Jeff felt that it was important to create a

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