The New York Knicks are about to battle the San Antonio Spurs in the NBA Finals and Evan is on edge. To reduce (or enhance) his anxiety, Evan brings on fellow Knicks fan and Great Neck South high school alum Jerry Lee. Evan and Jerry recount the Knicks’ historic run to the finals while citing […] The post NBA Finals Preview with Jerry Lee – SA 165 first appeared on Evan Wecksell.
Ryan Manno is the co-host and producer of the Ellen K Morning Show on KOST 103.5 in Los Angeles. Fresh off his Monomania surprise birthday party, he joins Evan to break down all the matches and try to pinpoint the vibes going into Wrestlemania Vegas. How will the Pat McAfee addition play out? Will CM […] The post Wrestlemania 42 Preview w/ KOST FM’s Ryan Manno – SA 164 first appeared on Evan Wecksell.
Evan welcomes viral digital creator and Knicks superfan Duglust to Socially Awkward. After celebrating the Knicks’ NBA Cup win, they dive into the state of the team, Tyler Kolek, Mike Brown, and whether any big changes are needed. Duglust shares how he ended up doing a video with Knicks celebrity superfan Ben Stiller, plus how […] The post Knicks Superfan, Musician, and Digital Creator DUGLUST (SA Ep163) first appeared on Evan Wecksell.
Josh Goldstein (@jgold12) is a hardcore wrestling fan and podcaster – just like Evan. Josh is also from Great Neck, Long Island – just like Evan. Josh was actually live at Wrestlemania 1, 2, 20 and 29! Then hear them break down the full Wrestlemania 41 card. Hopefully they get along. 😎 Get in Wrestlemania […] The post Wrestlemania 41 Preview w/ Josh Goldstein – Ep157 first appeared on Evan Wecksell.
Derrick T Lewis does it all: actor, host, ring announcer, media personality, singer and big wrestling fan! Hear about all his successes from how he started ring announcing to his current deal with The Bleav Network. Also, last year Derrick was part of Wheel of Fortune’s WWE Week. He has also been to a ton […] The post Derrick T. Lewis & Wrestlemania 40 Predictions – Ep150 first appeared on Evan Wecksell.
Following Evan’s last episode, which created over 360 comments on a Theta Chi Facebook group thread, another Theta Chi and Evan’s newest Facebook friend, Joey Longo, wanted to come on to react to that thread and so much more. Joey and Evan cover how they may or may not have met, current events, Covid, the […] The post Joey Longo – Ep111 first appeared on Evan Wecksell.
Alan Zeitlin is a journalist and former school teacher based in New York City. He gives Evan an inside look at how NYC has been coping with Covid-19 and the road back for sports to resume. Alan also shares his battle with Complex Compartment Pain Syndrome and Cellulitis. SUBSCRIBE to SOCIALLY AWKWARD, and support the podcast […] The post Alan Zeitlin – Ep103 first appeared on Evan Wecksell.
Neil Kelly attended Mount St Joseph's and hired Evan to play their spring concert. Here they reunite to talk politics, Covid-19 and Wrestlemania 36! The post Neil Kelly – Ep099 first appeared on Evan Wecksell.
Amin Jai sits down with Evan (in his kitchen) to talk the Seahawks, California living and a whole lot of politics. Did we mention Amin was a black, pro-Trump Republican? The post Amin Jai – Ep094 first appeared on Evan Wecksell.
It’s a #SociallyAwkward Doubleheader!! First, off the breaking news that Mike Francesa, only 4 months after ‘retiring’ from WFAN, is returning to the station, Evan brings on non-Facebook friend, but Francesa expert Mike Colon of Mic’d in New Haven (4:00). He breaks down how this all went down and then Mike speaks about the time […] The post Joe Rittenhouse + Mike Francesa Pandemonium w/ Mike Colon – Ep072 first appeared on Evan Wecksell.
Evan welcomes fellow Tufts Jumbo Daniel Barbarisi to SOCIALLY AWKWARD. Now a full-time author, Dan has a new book out about fantasy sports called Dueling with Kings. Hear how he saw the fantasy sports explosion before it happens. Plus, hear how he ended up as the beat reporter for the New York Yankees at the Wall […] The post Daniel Barbarisi – Ep068 first appeared on Evan Wecksell.
In honor of Mike Francesa’s 30 year run at WFAN coming to a close, Evan interviews Facebook friend Mark Baldwin aka @markmongo aka ‘Mark from Jersey’ aka a ‘yooge’ Mike Francesa fan. How is Mark doing since Mike’s final show? Where does he see Mike ending up? How did he discover Mike & The Mad […] The post Mark Baldwin / Mike Francesa Tribute – Ep062 first appeared on Evan Wecksell.
Evan wraps up graduation season with Matteo Lentini. Evan performed at Matteo’s Kennett High School (Conway, NH) graduation party. After the party, Matteo added Evan on Facebook, and here he is on SOCIALLY AWKWARD! Hear Matteo rave about his high school principal, sports, Seinfeld, Shark Tank and how he ran cross-country as a shotputter, which […] The post Matteo Lentini – Ep046 first appeared on Evan Wecksell.
Fresh off their Francesacon performance, Jayme Lake comes on SOCIALLY AWKWARD to explain what Francesacon is (4:30), how Jayme met her husband and Evan’s wife during the same show (10:07), and what made her get into theater. Jayme also talks touring nationally, Schoolhouse Rock Live 2 (20:30), and her disdain for math. Plus, her love […] The post Jayme Lake – Ep033 first appeared on Evan Wecksell.
Chuck Lott is an announcer for Madison Square Garden, St. John’s Basketball, The New York Mets, and, thankfully, is a huge WWE fan. Evan and Chuck (aka “LaVoz”), figure out how they became Facebook friends and then Chuck talks about announcing at live events, doing improv with WWE’s Dolph Ziggler and how he can usually […] The post Announcer Chuck Lott & Royal Rumble Preview – Ep028 first appeared on Evan Wecksell.
For the first time in 12 years, Evan talks to Valentina Gomez, a Facebook friend from college whom he didn’t meet until after college. Hear them reminisce about their separate experiences at Tufts University and how their Tufts reunions compare to her husband’s more spirited Princeton reunions. Evan then counters by comparing with his high […] The post Valentina Gomez – Ep016 first appeared on Evan Wecksell.
The Cubs just won the World Series so Evan interviews his Facebook friend from Chicago, Darcy Rojas, to recap the magical night! Where was she? What were her emotions during Game 7? Where is Steve Bartman? Darcy is also a huge Bon Jovi fan so she talks about her favorite Bon Jovi albums, songs and the time […] The post Chicago Cubs & Bon Jovi Fan Darcy Rojas – Ep014 first appeared on Evan Wecksell.
In a bonus episode, Evan spontaneously reunites with professional broadcaster and Wrestlezone.com stenographer Josh Lopez. Evan talks with the native Chicagoan first about the World Series and the state of Chicago sports (6:05) before transitioning to WWE. They share their love of CM Punk (7:40), the time Evan performed with Colt Cabana (10:40) and the James […] The post Josh Lopez of Wrestlezone – Ep012 first appeared on Evan Wecksell.
With the help of Facebook friend/sister Wendy Wecksell, Evan interviews his dad. What does Donald Trump have to do to win his Republican dad’s vote? (4:30) Who’s on his Mount Rushmore of Republicans? (7:29) We also get his take of world affairs, Brexit, his disdain for GPSes and meeting Mike & The Mad Dog. (10:14) Evan […] The post Evan’s Dad – Ep011 first appeared on Evan Wecksell.
Henrik Rutgersson is a tall, dark, handsome and Swedish actor. Hear how John Hughes motivated him to move to America (7:11), his love of acting and how you may soon see Henrik’s new show “Swedish Dicks,” featuring Keanu Reeves, in the states (13:05). We also recap Henrik’s experiences on “American Horror Story” opposite Lady Gaga […] The post Actor Henrik Rutgersson – Ep006 first appeared on Evan Wecksell.
Evan brings on his good friend and fellow Tufts Jumbo Adrian Wilairat aka The A-Train. They discuss Adrian going to high school with Chelsea Clinton (6:07), not having a Facebook profile pic (9:30) as well as describing Francesacon (12:30), WFAN’s strong radio signal (17:40) and a complete state of the union for the New York baseball teams […] The post The A-Train Cometh! (Adrian Wilairat) – Ep002 first appeared on Evan Wecksell.
