Episodes

In Part 5 of the Legends of the Cue conversation with WPBA Hall of Famer Mary Kenniston, the road stories, rivalries, and tournament triumphs keep coming. Mary takes listeners back to the mid-1980s pool scene in Los Angeles, ...

In Part 4 of our seven-part conversation with WPBA Hall of Famer Mary Kenniston, the road keeps rolling and the stories keep getting better. Mary takes us deep into the action-heavy pool world of the early 1980s, from Houston...

In Part 3 of our conversation with WPBA Hall of Famer Mary Kenniston, the stories get even richer as she takes us deeper into pool’s road era—when instinct, nerve, and a well-kept spot book could mean the difference between s...

In Part 2 of our conversation with WPBA Hall of Famer Mary Kenniston , the road opens up and the stories get even better. Mary takes us back to the years just after college, when shorthand, typing, bookkeeping, and supermarke...

In this first installment of our conversation with WPBA Hall of Famer Mary Kenniston , we begin at the beginning—Long Island roots, a fiercely competitive childhood, and the natural athletic gifts that made her a standout lon...

In the final installment of this four-part conversation on Legends of the Cue , Austrian Hall of Famer Gerda Hofstatter-Gregerson reflects on the closing chapters of her competitive career and the deeply personal choices that...

In Part 3 of our four-part conversation with Austrian Pool Hall of Famer Gerda Hofstatter-Gregerson , the stories are as rich as the accomplishments. Gerda joins Allison Fisher, Mark Wilson, and Mike Gonzalez for a candid and...

In Part 2 of our four-part conversation with Austrian Pool Hall of Famer Gerda Hofstatter-Gregerson , Gerda’s story takes a bold turn—across an ocean, into the spotlight, and straight onto the American tour. Gerda recounts ho...

In Part 1 of our four-part conversation, we welcome the unstoppable “G-Force” —Austrian legend Gerda Hofstätter-Gregerson —for a deep dive into the roots of a world-class competitor. Before she became a trailblazer in women’s...

In this moving final chapter of our six-part Legends of the Cue conversation, Mitch Laurance brings his remarkable journey full circle—through gratitude, reflection, and the relationships that have shaped a life squeezed for ...

In Episode 5 of our six-part life-story series with Mitch Laurance, we pick up where his improbable second act really takes flight—behind the microphone, on the biggest stage pool had at the time: ESPN. Mitch takes us back to...

In Episode 4 of our six-part conversation with actor, producer, and longtime billiards broadcaster Mitch Laurance, the story turns on a single moment in Winston-Salem that changed everything. Mitch takes us back to 1990—sent ...

In Part 3 of our multi-part life-story conversation with American film and television actor—and longtime sports broadcaster— Mitch Laurance , we detour through the worlds that shaped him long before pool took center stage. Mi...

In Part 2 of our conversation with actor and sports broadcaster Mitch Laurance , Mitch takes us deeper into the improbable zigzags that turned a behind-the-scenes job at Saturday Night Live into a front-row seat to entertainm...

In this opening chapter of our multi-part conversation, Mitch Laurance takes us all the way back—before the bright lights of television, before the broadcast booth, before the roles that made his career a near-constant highli...

In the final chapter of our four-part life story with WPBA Hall of Famer Ewa Mataya Laurance , we land where legends are forged: on the road, under the lights, and in the moments that reveal what matters most. Ewa takes us in...

In Part 3 of our four-part Legends of the Cue conversation with pool Hall of Famer Ewa Mataya Laurance , the “Striking Viking” hits the most turbulent—and transformative—stretch of her career. We rewind to 1990–91 , the perio...

Part 2 picks up as Ewa Mataya Laurance—“The Striking Viking”—plants her feet in America with one goal: play pool, and nothing else. From home in Michigan to road trips with her friend Vicky Frechen (Paski), Ewa relives the hu...

In this first chapter of our four-part life-story series, we welcome one of the most captivating figures ever to pick up a cue: Pool Hall of Famer Ewa Mataya Laurance —the iconic “Striking Viking.” From her earliest days in S...

In the powerful final chapter of our four-part Legends of the Cue conversation with Jerry Briesath , we arrive at the heart of a life devoted not just to playing pool—but to teaching it, elevating it, and preserving its futur...

In Part Three of our four-part conversation with Pool Hall of Famer and BCA Dean of Master Instructors Jerry Briesath, we dive deep into the heart of what made Jerry one of the most influential teachers the game has ever know...

In Part 2 of our four-part Legends of the Cue conversation with Jerry Briesath , we dive deep into the heart of his instructional philosophy—and the ideas that forever changed how generations of players approach the game. Thi...

In this opening episode of a special four-part series, Legends of the Cue begins the remarkable life story of Jerry Briesath , widely regarded as the father of modern pool instruction and the longtime Dean of the BCA’s Master...

In this powerful and deeply human conclusion to our multi-part conversation, Pat Fleming reflects on a life spent giving more to the game of pool than he ever took from it. Known worldwide as the founder of Accu-Stats , Flemi...