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Season 3 - Ep. 31
Published on 6/7/2021
Published on 6/7/2021
It's been a long and adventurous year, but that hasn't stopped the Eastern Insider Podcast from delivering coverage each and every week. Like all good things, however, it is time for season three of the show to come to an end, 31 episodes down!
Hosts Greg Steiner and Alex Jewell are back for one final goodbye ahead of the summer, and they're joined for an extensive sit-down with Vice President/Director of Athletics, Scott Wetherbee, who just might be the most open and honest administrator in the country. You don't want to miss his take on the last year of events, challenges, and triumphs, for the chair of an AD.
From gut-wrenching laughs, to incredible stories of EMU's past, and much more in-between, the Eastern Insider is the only show that brings fans all things Eastern, all the time.
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