The Crunch Time Podcast
The Crunch Time Podcast
Blake Allee-Lightfoot
A sports and pop culture podcast that discusses professional athletes and their journeys, sports fanatics favorite moments in sports, and everything for the culture.
Ep. 9 Men's Mental Health Awareness w/ Parker Sampson
We are FINALLY back after a little break, on this episode Western Michigan Kicker Parker Sampson joined the pod to discuss something that needed to be brought to attention and now is more of a perfect time than ever with men's mental health. Also towards the end of the episode we discuss a list of things men should know given to us by Parkers father. Last month was Men's Mental Health Awareness Month as men's mental health is seen as something that is not taken as serious as it should be. Just a couple facts about men's mental health: - men are 3.5x more likely to die by suicide than women - over 6 million men per year suffer from depression The point of this episode regardless if you are a male or female is to feel comfortable enough to talk to someone if you aren't feeling like yourself. Here is the suicide prevention line: 800-273-8255. Do what you can to help someone whose going through it. 
Jul 28, 2021
41 min
Ep. 8 Crunch Time X Home & Away Collide
Former guests and Hosts of the Home & Away Podcast Jakob and Kaleb Lowrance join for an epic collab episode. We discussed the verdict of the George Floyd case, Stephen Curry and his Historic Run and who is the front runner for MVP. All this and more on Crunch Time.
Apr 25, 2021
1 hr 7 min
Ep. 7 All-Time Great NCAA PG Jacob Gilyard Joins the Show
One of the arguably best PG's in College Basketball this past season and all time, Jacob Gilyard of Richmond University joins the show. We discussed his past season, his return for a grad year at Richmond and preparing for the draft. Also, we discussed his top-5 all-time steals record with the chance to break it next season. Godzilla or Kong? We picked our side... no spoiler ahead 
Apr 10, 2021
37 min
Ep.6 GP, Last Chance U Basketball & God's Got Me
Gunnar Person aka GP joins the show to discuss his personal basketball training brand GP Basketball from the beginning to where it is at now, the meaning and thought behind his merch labeled "God's Got Me". We also discussed the new inaugural season of Last Chance U Basketball and how it compares to the other Last Chance U Football seasons.  If you would like to purchase any "God's Got Me" merch the link is below:  https://gunnar-person-basketball.myshopify.com/   Also follow GP on all platforms:  -Instagram: @gper23 -Twitter: @GPer23 -Podcast: @The Noon Ball Podcast
Mar 20, 2021
49 min
Ep.5 Tucker Lepley Joins the Show to Chat About His Soccer Journey
Current UCLA men's soccer player Tucker Lepley joined the show to discuss the start of his journey from Charlotte, NC to a couple year pit stop in KC at Sporting KC's Academy to college soccer. Find out his top 5 things about California and his favorite track off Drake's Scary Hours 2!!
Mar 8, 2021
37 min
Ep. 4 Get to Know Young 3-Sport Stud Athlete Bella
On this episode I had the pleasure of interviewing my favorite little sister Bella, who is a tremendous 3-sport athlete. Bella is an 11 yr old out of Sedalia who is involved in competitive soccer, basketball, and softball. We dove deeper into who she is, which sport is her favorite, and much much more. Also, I dropped a difficult question on who her favorite family member is... Go ahead and tune in to get to know a little more about my favorite person.
Mar 1, 2021
25 min
Ep. 3 Home & Away Podcast, Jalen Johnson and the CBB Criticism, NBA All-Star Draft w/ Kaleb Lowrance
In this episode we sat down with co-host of the Home & Away Podcast Kaleb Lowrance on his basketball coaching journey, his GA year at UCM on staff with his brother and former Crunch Time guest Jakob Lowrance. We also sat down and discussed Jalen Johnson opting out of Duke for the remainder of the College Basketball season along with the future of athletes in college. Also, after the starters were announced earlier this week we partook in our very own NBA All-Star draft. Follow the Home & Away Podcast here: https://linktr.ee/Homeandawaypodcast
Feb 22, 2021
1 hr 5 min
Ep. 2 NFL QB Free Agency, The NFC Least, & The State of College Basketball w/ Marquez Raye
In this episode of Crunch Time, special guest and close friend Marquez "Quez" Raye jumps on to recall how we first met, the NFL QB Free Agent market and the potential change in the NFL. Will the Young Guns and incoming QB's be apart of a generational jump that can change the landscape of the NFL Forever? Also discussed the state of the NFL Least and College Basketball w/ the potential fall of the Blue Bloods? All of this and more on Crunch Time
Feb 15, 2021
58 min
Ep. 1 Crunch Time Kick Off w/ Jakob Lowrance
In the kickoff episode for The Crunch Time Podcast, I sat down with Professional Basketball player and college best friend Jakob Lowrance discussing his come up from being a young kid from small town Bethalto, IL who loved sports to currently being a professional basketball player in Portugal for Maia Basketball Club. On this episode we also discussed his recruiting process, past idols and players he built his game around, his go to hooping shoe, and his dream one on one NBA matchup. Whose the next up and coming NBA Superstar? Top 5 players currently in the league? MVP & Finals predictions? Best ideal trade spot for NBA scoring leader Bradley Beal and the most surprising player so far this season can all be found on this episode of Crunch Time.
Feb 8, 2021
48 min