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Rec Room with Bryan Rector

🎙️ Welcome to The Rec Room Podcast — a space where sports, faith, culture, and purpose intersect. Hosted by commentator and storyteller Bryan Rector, The Rec Room is more than just a podcast — it’s a conversation about who we are beyond what we do. Each episode features in-depth, vulnerable, and often unexpected conversations with athletes, coaches, broadcasters, and thought leaders who are living out their calling in bold, often unconventional ways. 🏆 Featured Guests Include: 🏀 Jay Bilas – ESPN

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16:43

EMERGENCY EP: "Where did the phrase Flight 55...

Rec Room with Bryan Rector ·

2024/11/07

Jack Stager is one of the finest voices in the Big Ten Conference, and he is a key cog to the broadcasting efforts. We sat in an emergency podcast room to talk about how in the heck he came up with this gem of a call. In rare form, he lets listeners how he prepares, the difference that the program has made on him as well as why MSU is the epicenter of student broadcasting. This midweek podcast is a MUST WATCH because it takes listeners inside the ropes of Michigan State media coverage. New episodes

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17:06

"How to navigate serial entrepreneurship and family...

Rec Room with Bryan Rector ·

2024/11/07

Anthony Tomey is a serial entrepreneur who has now become the most controlling Jimmy John's franchisee in Michigan, he is the CEO of Born in Detroit and 8 Mile Vodka, operating over 60 businesses. The Rec Room begins with a show on how he manages the wide variance of a portfolio, and also contributes to his marriage, raising children and learn some of the tips he uses to strike this balance.

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66:25

A Case for Christ : with Brody Jessee, professional...

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2024/10/14

Brody joins the show from Washington D.C, where he is situated after a year of pitching in the Cincinnati Reds organization. He and I connected through Corey Ito when Brody was at Gonzaga University. Throughout this show, we talked about how he has grown in his faith, the keys behind making Christ known across the professional baseball scene, how his relationship with another professional athlete has helped him along the way and what it means to him to come from a state such as Alaska and be able to

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10:20

Celebrating American Decathlon Champion Heath Baldwin...

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2024/10/14

Bryan sits down with freshly minted Olympian Heath Baldwin to talk about his experience in Paris, what he remembers most about the games and where his career will head in the future. The idea for this interview originated on July 11th when Bryan drove to Hackett Catholic Preparatory in Kalamazoo Michigan for a send-off celebration for Baldwin. On July 14th, as mentioned in the video, Heath left for Germany and the wheels began to turn regarding how to best share his story. After many phone calls, we

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69:44

Trial By Fire: The Keira McNamee Story

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2024/10/14

Keira McNamee is a women's hooper at Hope International University in Fullerton, CA - but her story is considerably more than this. She is an advocate for mental health, who is studying biblical topics and looking to convert her knowledge and learnings into quite the adventure post school. During the show, we talk how she is dealing with injury, family dynamics that are changing and how she is closing in post graduate plans. EP 26 is an absolute gem, and it is available on YT, Spotify and IG

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78:54

How to Coach Wrestling, Love God and Impact Community...

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2024/07/25

This EP celebrated the completion of our rebrand from Confluence World to Treading Grain. 1 Timothy 5:17 describes an ox treading out grain, and we truly believe that this is the type of unwavering, methodical approach that each guest shares together. The disposition towards their craft is similar to that of an Ox treading a field, and preparing the crops for harvest. Rayvon speaks on how he changed his orientation towards the sport of wrestling by deepening his pursuit of Christ, expands the vision

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60:32

CONFLUENCE WORLD POD : When World's Collide ft. MSU...

Rec Room with Bryan Rector ·

2024/06/20

In a twist of fate, God brought Sydney Burns and Tiernan Shoudy together at Ultimate Training Camp in Fort Collins, Colorado. Sydney is a point guard for the UC Davis Aggies, and Tiernan a forward for Michigan State ice hockey. Sydney is a long time friend of Bryan's as they grew up being neighbors and graduated from high school together. Tiernan is the roommate of Matt Basgall, who came on the Confluence in Season 1. In this electric crossover, Sydney and Tiernan bridge the gap of faith and sport

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45:32

Bamboo Kid: PRO HOOPER KAMARIA MCDANIEL speaks on...

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2024/06/19

I drove to Inkster, Michigan in order to film this episode with Kamaria McDaniel at her family home. It was a phenomenal experience to take the show on the road and tangibly see where a guest comes from. Her story is full of twists and turns, but the one thing that stayed consistent is God. Kamaria walks in faith, and this is illustrated through her basketball journey at Penn State, Baylor and Michigan State. She is pursuing international basketball as well as climbing the ladder in real estate, and

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72:38

CINDY SEMBER: INTERVIEWING A 2x Olympian About GOD,...

Rec Room with Bryan Rector ·

2024/05/28

Cindy Sember is a professional sprinter for Great Britain, and currently is pursuing her third Olympics, with Paris 2024 well within her sights. Confluence Podcast got divinely connected with her and the experience was truly nothing but pleasant. Bryan Zoom called with Cindy from Atlanta, GA proving that the show is becoming national now... We spoke about her Olympic training cycles, how God has shown her the separation between her identity and her sport, what her college career looked like, how her

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42:44

JUMPING FOR JOY WITH SAGE KELLERMAN AND SYDNEY...

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2024/05/24

Michigan State Gymnastics has reached new heights over the last couple of seasons and there has been an amazing culture shift within the program to conduct Bible studies on the road, team prayers before meets and interactions with other Believers at AIA. I love what Sydney and Sage shared about the pressures of performance, what it takes to lead a program AND some insights from the Word of God. Hope and pray that you enjoy this sit down from Studio 667 with Bryan.

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41:11

MSU Cheer Sofia Gasperoni Brightens the Early Morning...

Rec Room with Bryan Rector ·

2024/05/24

Sofia brings a wonderful level of thoughtfulness and positive energy to the table as we sat down to talk about her faith, the culture with the cheer team and uniquely dive into the Word of God through Ecclesiastes 11:4 This was a great addition to the show and we will aim to continue speaking on matters directly from His Word and makes sense of how they apply to our lives. I loved this conversation and am proud to acknowledge that we have made it through 20 EP's

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42:23

Confluence CONNECTS WITH MSU Speedster Tone Postell

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2024/05/24

Tone Postell has been a fixture within the MSU track and field team for years, and Bryan got the chance to speak with him on his Faith, how he grew up, why school and extra cirriculars matter to him so much and more! Episode 19 of Confluence World Podcast is worth checking out! Connect to Tone on IG tone_postell3

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59:04

International Footballer Nathan Harmitt Points Upward...

Rec Room with Bryan Rector ·

2024/05/24

Nathan Harmitt has been a friend of mine since early high school and we have shared memories together and forged an unbreakable bond as he spoke about many a time through out our show. We had the opportunity to break his family ties, the reasons why he has come and gone to England, how he has continued to elevate in the game of soccer and why he is looking to move into the public speaking profession down the line. Stay up to date with his journey on IG @nathan_harmitt

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64:33

ACU VB WARRIOR Ashli Edmiston ON CONFLUENCE

Rec Room with Bryan Rector ·

2024/05/24

Ashli Edmiston sat down with Bryan to fill viewers in on her journey to recovery from an ACL, how it feels to be at a faith based school, what the program means to her and how incredible the growth of women's sports has been to watch unfold from her perspective!

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51:31

MSU ENTREPRENEUR and FUTURE MARINE RAPS WITH BRYAN ON...

Rec Room with Bryan Rector ·

2024/05/24

Ricky Saucedo is one a million because of his story and how he has grown and matured. What is remarkable after our conversation is that he is nowhere near done with God's Plans and purpose for his life. We have only just begun the quest for eternal life! From Bensonville, Illinois to East Lansing, Michigan we chat about his sports journey (baseball and football to wrestling and boxing), how caddying for golfers is paying for his school, and how he has turned his Body into a weapon which he will use

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57:58

Linfield Football Athlete Frank Cooper Connects to...

Rec Room with Bryan Rector ·

2024/05/24

Frank is a prime example of someone who takes adversity and molds it into growth and progress. I love his story because I can relate to it at a deep level. During his football career he has learned the value of deep work, understood his identity, and personally seen God work in his life. An aspiring financier, Frank is disciplined in different aspects of sport, health, school, reading and content creation. Check out more on @c0nfluenceWRLD and connect with Frank @frankcoop3r on IG or

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55:13

Michigan State Student Broadcast Personality...

Rec Room with Bryan Rector ·

2024/05/24

Derrick Mitchell is in the house! To share laughs, stories and wisdom. This was an episode that revealed the underside of Derrick's journey to Michigan State, his supportive family net work and the way he goes about preparing to perform live for Big Ten Network! Come along Confluence for EP 14! @derrickmitchell5 on IG

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31:00

MSU Sports Writer Caden Handwork articulates his...

Rec Room with Bryan Rector ·

2024/05/24

Confluence World is changing and evolving! Caden is our first non athlete and someone who is well known among the athletic circles. We break down his history in faith and sports, how he narrowed his path and his feelings on the current state of MSU athletics! Thank you for meeting us at the Confluence! Much more available at C0nfluenceWRLD on IG

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93:34

MSU Basketball Legend Joshua Langford Signs on to...

Rec Room with Bryan Rector ·

2024/05/24

Joshua Langford is someone who we have deeply admired for a long time, and when the opportunity arose to connect with him, there was no second thought. Since ascending through the college hoop landscape, he has worn multiple hats as a program director at MSU Broad College of Business, ministry duties, and has gone on to coach at his alma mater, Madison Academy, in Huntsville, AL. Joshua proved to be genuine, candid and profound as he led us through his journey in the game, the reasons for his

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53:41

Alabama Soccer Transfer Zivana Labovic Updates...

Rec Room with Bryan Rector ·

2024/05/24

Zivana Labovic wears so many unique hats as a collegiate soccer player including but not limited to : captain, leader, influencer, Christ Follower, transfer and soon to be graduate of MSU It goes without saying, that she had an unbelievable impact on the MSU community and the trajectory of Spartan Women's Soccer. I am so thankful to Z for joining me on the show and send her the absolute best wishes on her new challenge at U of Alabama. Throughout the show, we discuss her family history, her take on

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