Pridecast Podcast: Recent Episodes
Hofstra Athletics
Episode #25 features Hofstra Vice President and Director of Athletics Rick Cole Jr. chatting about the fall semester and the start of basketball season, among other topics.
Episode #24 features Hofstra men's basketball Associate Head Coach Mike Farrelly discussing his career and the Pride's incredible success over the last few years.
Episode #23 features Hofstra Senior Associate Director of Athletics for Compliance, Diversity, and Inclusion Alyssa Morales Kelly and Assistant Field Hockey Coach Courtney Deena discussing Hofstra's diversity and inclusion initiative and the No Locker For Racism campaign.
Episode #22 features Hofstra University Head Women's Basketball Coach Danielle Santos Atkinson chatting about her stellar playing career and her highly-successful career as a coach.
Episode #21 features former Hofstra men's basketball star Justin Wright-Foreman talking about his first season of professional basketball including his time with the Utah Jazz and the Salt Lake City Stars.
Episode #20 features Hofstra baseball pitcher Mark Faello, chatting about his inspirational story of overcoming Hodgkin's lymphoma and his career with the Pride.
Episode #19 features Hofstra Vice President and Director of Athletics Rick Cole Jr. chatting about a multitude of topics including Hofstra Athletics and his career and family.
Episode #18 features Mike Skudin '11, Hofstra men's lacrosse standout and member of the 2020 Major League Lacrosse Champion Boston Cannons.
The Directors Cut: Episode 6 - Chatting with Hofstra Vice President and Director of Athletics Rick Cole Jr. is now available. This week features Rick along with Head Men's Basketball Coach Joe Mihalich.
The Directors Cut: Episode 5 - Chatting with Hofstra Vice President and Director of Athletics Rick Cole Jr. is now available. This week features Rick along with Head Strength and Conditioning Coach Jimmy Prendergast.
The Directors Cut: Episode 4 - Chatting with Hofstra Vice President and Director of Athletics Rick Cole Jr. is now available. This week features Rick along with Hofstra Cross Country/Track student-athlete Alex Masai and Head Cross Country and Track Coach Vince Giambanco.
The Directors Cut: Episode 3 - Chatting with Hofstra Vice President and Director of Athletics Rick Cole Jr. is now available. This episode features Rick along with a special guest - Hofstra Associate Director of Athletics for Marketing and Strategic Partnerships Chrissy Arnone.
The Directors Cut: Episode 2 - Chatting with Hofstra Vice President and Director of Athletics Rick Cole Jr. is now available. This episode features Rick along with a special guest - Hofstra Head Women's Soccer Coach Simon Riddiough.
Welcome to a special series of the Pride Cast - The Directors Cut. Join us for Episode 1 as we chat with Director of Athletics Rick Cole Jr. on the state of Hofstra Athletics and a variety of other topics.
Episode #17 features Hofstra University Men's Basketball student-athlete Justin Wright-Foreman.
Episode #15 features Hofstra University Cross Country student-athlete Alan Hetherington.
Episode #13 features Hofstra University Head Women's Lacrosse Coach Shannon Smith. Coach Smith discusses her life growing up on Long Island, attending college at Northwestern and her time as the head coach at Hofstra.
Episode #12 features Hofstra University Assistant Baseball Coach John Habyan. Coach Habyan talks about his life in baseball - from his start as a child growing up on Long Island, through his professional playing career to his coaching career at both the scholastic level and at Hofstra, where he is now in his second season as an assistant coach.
Episode #11 features Hofstra University Head Men's Lacrosse Coach Seth Tierney. Coach Tierney talks about his life in the lacrosse world - up to his time at Hofstra, where he is now in his 11th season as the head coach.
Episode #10 features Hofstra University Associate Head Women's Basketball Coach Faisal Khan. Coach Khan talks about his life as a basketball coach and the many travels he has done throughout his interesting life.
Episode #9 features Hofstra University Assistant Men's Basketball Coach Craig "Speedy" Claxton.
Episode #7 features Hofstra University Head Women's Basketball Coach Krista Kilburn-Steveskey.
Episode #5 features Chrissy Arnone, Jay Artinian and Rachel August, members of the Hofstra Athletics Administration who are also former Hofstra student-athletes. Arnone was a member of the Hofstra Women's Soccer team, while August played Hofstra Volleyball and Artinian played Hofstra Men's Lacrosse.