Best Knowledge Bandits Podcasts (2025)

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Cav Aquatics, UVA Swimming coach Gary Taylor on probation 23:46

6d ago23:46

23:46

Still no news on the status of Gary Taylor, the head coach of Cavalier Aquatics, the Piedmont Family YMCA competitive swim team, and an assistant coach with UVA Swimming, who is currently serving a two-year probation handed down by the U.S. Center for SafeSport. AFP was the first to report on the investigation that concluded with Taylor admitting t…

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VSP, FBI, Homeland Security involved in Harrisonburg immigrant raid 16:49

11d ago16:49

16:49

Eight immigrants went to work in Harrisonburg on Tuesday morning and didn’t return home that night. Crystal Graham tracked down the story of what happened to them, talking with a witness at the scene where the FBI and Homeland Security detained the eight, and threatened locals who tried to intervene to inform the immigrants of their rights.…

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Bartender, drag queen finds home in Staunton 13:53

11d ago13:53

13:53

The Alejandro Queen will bring all her showmanship to the stage – big hair and makeup and elaborate clothing – Saturday night at The Foundry in Waynesboro. On the pod: I speak with AFP editor Crystal Graham, who interviewed Alejandro Circelli, the Staunton man behind The Alejandro Queen, to talk about how he became a drag performer, his life as a g…

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Brian O’Connor got his bag of money from Mississippi State 13:53

11d ago13:53

13:53

The world learned Thursday night that Brian O’Connor, who had signed an extension with UVA just last June that paid him $1.4 million a year, making him the eight-highest-paid coach in college baseball, is now the second-highest-paid coach in college baseball, at $2.9 million a year. Mississippi State Athletics went out of its way to make this publi…

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Everything I know about what’s happening with UVA Baseball 40:07

14d ago40:07

40:07

I’d much rather be writing about UVA Baseball getting ready for another Super Regional weekend, but things didn’t work out as expected. Instead, the news is, Brian O’Connor left town in the middle of the night for Mississippi State, supposedly because Mississippi State is a better situation baseball-wise. I’ve been covering this from all possible a…

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Whatever happened to Morganna the Kissing Bandit 31:11

19d ago31:11

31:11

Rod Mullins started off our podcast talking about this past weekend’s Indy 500 and Coca-Cola 600, and NASCAR star Kyle Larson’s second failed attempt at “The Double.” A sidebar story about a fan who tried to steal Ross Chastain’s hat in Victory Lane at the 600 led to a lengthy discussion of ‘70s and ‘80s superfan Morganna the Kissing Bandit, and wh…

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#TeamAFP on the WHS coach DUI, Medicaid cuts, Trump pardon 51:30

21d ago51:30

51:30

#TeamAFP editors Chris Graham and Crystal Graham get together for our weekly “Street Knowledge” podcast, which starts with a high school football coach arrested for DUI, and ends with the president pardoning a corrupt Virginia sheriff. Topics in the podcast include: Waynesboro High School football coach arrested on misdemeanor DWI charge Augusta Co…

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O’s in turmoil, Nats in perpetual rebuild, UVA Baseball 29:58

29d ago29:58

29:58

How about a half-hour of baseball talk to start your week off? All apologies to the other ball sports, but baseball is my jam. On today’s show: The Baltimore Orioles fired manager Brandon Hyde over the weekend, and the firing season may not be over just yet. The Washington Nationals, for their part, are in Year 5 of a perpetual rebuild. Are the pie…

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Augusta County Sheriff’s Office embroiled in controversies 58:27

1M ago58:27

58:27

AFP editors Crystal Graham and Chris Graham have been hard at work this week tracking down the details of three ongoing controversies involving the Augusta County Sheriff’s Office. In our Friday podcast, #TeamAFP breaks down: Augusta County: Family of man who died in police custody wants answers The family of a Staunton man who died in the back of …

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A lotta Kyle Larson, with some Pete Rose thrown in 39:48

1M ago39:48

39:48

It’s weekly NASCAR podcast time, and we have to go into depth about Kyle Larson, who now has three Cup Series wins on the season, and is about to test the waters with another try at the Indy 500/Coca Cola 600 double on Memorial Day weekend. But since our intrepid NASCAR journalist, Rod Mullins, is a lifelong Cincinnati Reds fan, we had to spend a g…

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It's going to rain. A lot. 32:37

1M ago32:37

32:37

The rain is here, and it’s going to get interesting in the Shenandoah Valley and Central Virginia this week, weather-wise. #TeamAFP’s Chris Graham and Crystal Graham talk about the weather to open the Monday podcast. Crystal Graham is our resident weather reporter. She has the scoop on what we can expect from the slow-moving storm making its way fr…

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Joey Logano to Chipper Jones: Can you drive? 18:08

1M ago18:08

18:08

Just last week, Joey Logano and Baseball Hall of Famer Chipper Jones engaged in an odd back-and-forth over a late-race mistake by Logano at Talladega. So of course, it was Logano who would go on to take the checkered flag a week later in Texas. The NASCAR gods are having fun with us.By Chris Graham

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NASCAR News and Notes: Joey Logano goes off on Chipper Jones 40:49

2M ago40:49

40:49

Chipper Jones raised issue, seemingly innocently, with a decision by Joey Logano in last weekend’s NASCAR Cup Series race at Talladega. Logano, he of obviously thin skin, fired back at the Baseball Hall of Famer. This is a real thing, as our NASCAR writer, Rod Mullins, explains on our weekly podcast. Also on today’s show: Austin Cedric takes the ch…

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The drought is over: UVA Basketball is a step closer to filling out a roster 4:37

2M ago4:37

4:37

The uncomfortable couple of weeks with no activity in the talent-acquisition part of the silly season ended Monday with the news that UVA Basketball coach Ryan Odom has landed a top Euro prospect, 6’11”, 235-pound German center Johann Grünloh. Story link: https://augustafreepress.com/news/the-drought-is-over-uva-basketball-is-a-step-closer-to-filli…

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Maryland is paying Buzz Williams how much? Yeah, UVA Basketball is falling behind 3:13

2M ago3:13

3:13

I’ve been telling everybody who writes me worrying about the financial state of UVA Basketball, don’t worry, we have the money to play big-boy basketball. Then I see today what Maryland is paying Buzz Williams, and, gotta say, sorry, I take it all back, y’all were right, I was wrong. Story link: https://augustafreepress.com/news/maryland-is-paying-…

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NASCAR News and Notes: The fallout from a wild weekend in Rockingham 24:49

2M ago24:49

24:49

The NASCAR Cup Series had last weekend off, but the Truck Series and Xfinity Series were busy down in Rockingham, N.C. Rod Mullins joined me on our weekly NASCAR podcast to hit the highlights from the weekend, focusing on the DQ of apparent Xfinity winner Jesse Love that gave the victory to Sammy Smith, and the threats from fans that have derailed …

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Staunton PD had past issues with tow-truck driver charged in April 5 rally incident 6:07

2M ago6:07

6:07

The Armentrout Towing/Old Dixie Towing guy facing a criminal reckless driving charge for driving menacingly through a Staunton political protest rally on April 5 got himself on the radar of the Staunton Police Department last fall for something else. Story online: https://augustafreepress.com/news/staunton-pd-had-past-issues-with-tow-truck-driver-c…

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UVA Basketball: All’s (uncomfortably) quiet on the transfer portal front 5:23

2M ago5:23

5:23

You might remember, I was on top of the UVA Basketball coach search from the get-go, being the first to tell you, among other things, way back in December, that Ryan Odom was one of the top candidates getting a look from the powers-that-be. I only know that kind of stuff because people in the know tell me that kind of stuff. I wish I was just that …

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What’s next for former UVA Basketball coach Tony Bennett: Maybe the NBA? 3:24

2M ago3:24

3:24

There is talk in the industry about former UVA Basketball coach Tony Bennett being a possible target for the San Antonio Spurs, who don’t exactly have an official opening right now, but the writing seems to be on the wall, with respect to Gregg Popovich. I can argue a million reasons why I don’t see Bennett-to-San Antonio happening, but still, this…

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Tim Kaine and Mark Warner need to be more like Chris Van Hollen 4:57

2M ago4:57

4:57

Maryland Sen. Chris Van Hollen, in the first week of the Senate’s two-week recess, risked his life to try to bring home Kilmar Abrego Garcia. Virginia’s senior senator, Mark Warner has been puttering around the state doing grip-and-grins with locals around the occasional roundtable discussion with important people in business suits. Tim Kaine, the …

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Youngkin claims 500+ arrests of immigrant gang members from task force 2:01

2M ago2:01

2:01

MAGA Gov. Glenn Youngkin is claiming that an outfit called the Virginia Homeland Security Task Force has made more than 500 arrests as of Monday, though the governor’s office isn’t able to give us much detail on the nature of the arrests.By Chris Graham

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Virginia 2025 Republican ticket set 4:03

2M ago4:03

4:03

Are White MAGA voters in Virginia ready to cast their lots with a Black immigrant woman for governor, a gay White man for lieutenant governor, and a Latino for attorney general? Have to wonder how Democrats are going to play this in the fall. I mean, it’s the MAGAs who are the anti-“woke,” anti-DEI crowd. This one seems to be playing into Democrats…

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Note to whiny White liberals: You don’t need permission to protest 8:50

2M ago8:50

8:50

Whiny White liberals are complaining to me about how they felt penned in at a local protest in Staunton on Saturday. My message: one, stop being a whiny White liberal. Seriously, not a good look. Your problems with being protected from people who would rather run you over with a truck as they would spit on you are what we call First World problems.…

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Staunton: Magistrate issues warrant in ‘rolling coal’ incident 5:27

2M ago5:27

5:27

A magistrate has issued an arrest warrant for the driver in the “rolling coal” incident that disrupted an April 5 protest rally in front of the Augusta County Courthouse in Staunton. It literally took me swearing out a complaint and presenting evidence to the magistrate on Tuesday to get this to happen, because Staunton Police had no interest in th…

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A weekend at Bristol with Kyle Larson, Johnny Bench 46:45

2M ago46:45

46:45

#TeamAFP staff writer Rod Mullins spent the weekend down at Bristol Motor Speedway, where he was witness to a historic weekend of dominance from Kyle Larson, who won two of the three races, and was second in the third. As much fun as that was, Rod, a lifelong Cincinnati Reds fan, was able to talk for a few minutes with Baseball Hall of Famer Johnny…

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NASCAR heads to Bristol for 2025 spring race weekend 21:19

2M ago21:19

21:19

NASCAR will settle in at Bristol Motor Speedway this weekend for racing action that will begin Friday night with the Craftsman Truck Series. #TeamAFP’s Rod Mullins will carry the Augusta Free Press flag for us at Bristol this weekend. Rod joins the “Street Knowledge” podcast to get us ready for the short-track mayhem.…

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UVA Basketball: I like what Ryan Odom is doing on the recruiting trail 18:47

2M ago18:47

18:47

Ryan Odom is getting heat for the mass exodus from the UVA Basketball program, but the reality is, the Tony Bennett/Ron Sanchez guys that are leaving aren’t fits in the new Odom system. Let me break it down for you, with analysis of the six commits that Odom has been able to pick up from the transfer portal and the April prep signing window.…

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Witness: ‘Agitated’ man in truck brandished gun at Staunton protest rally 13:29

2M ago13:29

13:29

Staunton Police confirmed that they are investigating a reported incident involving a man with a gun at the April 5 Hands Off! protest rally, and one of the witnesses to the incident told AFP on Wednesday that he intends to press charges against the man.By Chris Graham

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UVA Basketball rolls out the red carpet for Ryan Odom 34:53

3M ago34:53

34:53

The search is over, and UVA Basketball has its guy, Ryan Odom, who was introduced to the world on Monday with a public press conference at JPJ. Odom said hello by offering the observation “I love offense,” and that he want to “play fast,” which might take some getting used to by the Embrace the Pace set.…

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Notebook: The latest on what we know about the UVA Basketball coach search 17:35

3M ago17:35

17:35

The timestamp on the email from the UVA Basketball SID announcing that the school was cutting ties with Ron Sanchez was 5:00 p.m. ET on the dot. #TeamAFP’s Scott German noted that the FlightAware flight-tracking app had the team in the air over the Virginia-North Carolina border as the email was going out. Sanchez didn’t learn his fate by email in …

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UVA Basketball at the ACC Tournament, update on the coach search 43:31

3M ago43:31

43:31

There are two stories to follow right now with UVA Basketball – the season, which is now down to whatever happens in the ACC Tournament, and the coach search, which is at the end stages on a different time frame. Today’s podcast tries to dive into both. I start with a look ahead to Wednesday’s second-round ACC Tournament 8-9 game between UVA and Ge…

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NASCAR fights back, with suit against 23XI Racing, Front Row Motorsports 45:36

3M ago45:36

45:36

The gloves are off at NASCAR headquarters, with news breaking that the racing giant has filed a countersuit against 23XI Racing and Front Row Motorsports, which initiated action against NASCAR last year over the terms of the new team charters. Rod Mullins, our NASCAR beat writer, joined the show to help me break down the particulars to the latest m…

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#TeamAFP breaks down the latest in the UVA Basketball coaching search 55:59

4M ago55:59

55:59

The search committee that has been vetting candidates for the open UVA Basketball coaching job is in crunch time. We know who the top candidates are now, but of course there are so many variables at play. I had Scott German on with me on today’s podcast to break down the latest of what we know, which is a lot – that the search is revolving around, …

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Podcast: What should NASCAR do about TV, streaming? 24:52

4M ago24:52

24:52

Rod Mullins, our NASCAR beat writer, joins “Street Knowledge” to review Christopher Bell’s OT win in Atlanta, and to help get us ready for this weekend in Texas. The meat of the podcast this week is on the topic of TV ratings: for the Cup Series, Xfinity Series and the Truck Series, with an eye toward what NASCAR will do in the next couple of years…

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The latest on the UVA Basketball coach search 29:55

4M ago29:55

29:55

Ron Sanchez is the interim coach with the UVA Basketball program, but there’s some momentum toward Sanchez being a serious candidate to get the job on a full-time basis. I go into detail about what we’re hearing on the Sanchez candidacy in this podcast, and also share what I learned from the look at the contracts of Virginia Tech basketball coach M…

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College Dropout to $100k/Mo Amazon Seller In 6 Months (How He Did It) 30:04

4M ago30:04

30:04

In this episode, we sit down with Hisham, a young entrepreneur who went from dropping out of college to scaling his Amazon business to $100K per month—all in just six months!By EcomHish

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UVA Basketball pulls road upset at Pitt 11:58

4M ago11:58

11:58

A busy couple of days for UVA Basketball, with the loss at home to Virginia Tech at the buzzer on Saturday, then the quick turnaround for a road trip to Pitt. The ‘Hoos dominated the NCAA Tournament aspirant, winning 73-57 in a game that was essentially over at halftime. We break down how UVA did it, ahead of talking through the news coming up the …

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How A Military Vet Became A Full Time Amazon Seller In Less Than A Year | 27:45

5M ago27:45

27:45

From military service to full-time Amazon seller in under a year! 🇺🇸📦 In this episode of the boys sit down with a military veteran who turned e-commerce into his next mission—scaling an Amazon business to full-time success in record time.By Avantachief

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MAGA flexing its muscles during first week of Trump 2.0 16:42

5M ago16:42

16:42

DEI – diversity, equity, inclusion – is “immoral,” per Donald Trump, a White man born into millions whose father bought him an Ivy League degree and gave him a $400 million head start in the business world. Your first indication that U.S. Sen. Mark Warner, D-Va., is planning to run for re-election in 2026: he voted for the Laken Riley Act, the pret…

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How A Mom Of 5 Built A Successful Amazon Side Hustles (On Top Of Her 9-5) 31:12

5M ago31:12

31:12

Balancing a 9-5 job and raising five kids is no easy feat—but building a successful Amazon side hustle on top of it? 🏆 In this episode of the BuyBox Bandits, the boys talk to an inspiring mom of five who’s done just that!By amazonlovestory

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UVA-Boston College, issues on defense 19:53

5M ago19:53

19:53

The UVA Basketball team, which has lost its last five, and is 1-6 in the ACC, gets Boston College, which has lost its last four, and is 1-6 in the ACC, in JPJ on Tuesday night. The only reason this one is on TV – ACC Network, 7 p.m. ET – is because every game is on TV in this day and age. True story: my wife gave up her season tickets this season (…

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UVA community reacts to the Carla Williams extension news 22:29

5M ago22:29

22:29

The reactions to the news that UVA President Jim Ryan has finalized an extension with Athletics Director Carla Williams that includes a substantial raise for Williams aren’t trending in a good direction. Fans and alums are in meltdown mode on social media over a raise for an AD whose football and men’s basketball programs are in free-fall. Meanwhil…

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UVA Basketball, spending a week out west, still searching for an identity 28:25

5M ago28:25

28:25

The UVA Basketball program has taken up residence on the Left Coast, with a two-game road trip to new ACC members Cal and Stanford. The 75-61 loss to Cal on Wednesday revealed more in the way of warts for the ‘Hoos, who were awful on offense, and worse on defense. Interim coach Ron Sanchez, for his part, seems at a loss for answers. It’s feeling li…

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AEW, reluctantly, shares the spotlight with New Japan 52:44

5M ago52:44

52:44

AEW finally played the back half of the home-and-home with New Japan, sending a handful of stars to Tokyo last week for “Wrestle Dynasty.” I had resident #TeamAFP AEW beat writer Ray Petree on for our weekly wrestling podcast, and the relationship between AEW and NJPW was a focal point. Among the discussion points: Kenny Omega made his in-ring retu…

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The OA/RA To Wholesale Transition With Corey Ganim 37:56

5M ago37:56

37:56

Thinking about transitioning from Online Arbitrage (OA) and Retail Arbitrage (RA) to Wholesale? 🛒 In this episode of the boys chat with Corey Ganim about his journey shifting business models and scaling with wholesale.By Corey Ganim

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UVA Basketball-Louisville preview, point guards update, Ron Sanchez 20:49

6M ago20:49

20:49

UVA Basketball gets Louisville on Saturday in JPJ, with the Cardinals fresh off a 13-point win over North Carolina. In this podcast, we preview the UVA-Louisville matchup, with updates on the status of point guards Dai Dai Ames and Christian Bliss, and we get a glimpse into the thinking of interim coach Ron Sanchez, with every game, at this point, …

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UVA Basketball coaching search, NC State preview, FSU-NIL 31:29

6M ago31:29

31:29

The UVA Basketball team hosts NC State on New Year’s Eve in the ACC home opener for the ‘Hoos, with a lot on the line, including, apparently, the job prospects of interim head coach Ron Sanchez. I’m overstating that, as I discuss in this podcast – the writing is on the wall as far as the coaching search is concerned. We go into that, and also get i…

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#TeamAFP predicts winners, losers at AEW ‘World’s End’ PPV 41:22

6M ago41:22

41:22

AEW has had a nice run of shows as lead-ins to Saturday night’s “World’s End” pay-per-view, which will feature the semifinals and final of the Continental Classic and a four-way match for the AEW world championship. I had #TeamAFP resident AEW beat writer Ray Petree on the podcast today to review this week’s “Collision” and “Dynamite,” as the basis…

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AEW ‘Dynamite’ returns to Washington, D.C., its ancestral home 34:10

6M ago34:10

34:10

AEW returned to Washington, D.C., this week, for the “Holiday Bash” edition of “Dynamite.” The show, which featured an instant classic between Darby Allin and Will Ospreay, a TBS title defense by Mercedes Mone and backstage musings from Swerve Strickland, Ricochet and Toni Storm, got a nice jolt in the ratings, and drew 3,000 people to the Entertai…

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How To Know Your Numbers With 8 Figure Seller Chris Potter 37:50

6M ago37:50

37:50

In this episode of the BuyBox Bandits, the boys dive into the critical numbers you need to track for success on Amazon and Walmart. Chris shares his expertise on profit margins, cash flow management, and key metrics to help you make smarter business decisions and scale to 8 figures.By Chris Potter

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