The Cardinal Chirp Podcast

Episode 13: Olivia Quinn and Ali Murphy

Hey Wessss! Olivia Quinn and Ali Murphy joined us this week for an awesome chat about team traditions, traveling to Vegas for a few games, Pi Cafe, and nyming...all the nyms! 

Episode 12: Sam Galanek and Parker Caldara

On this week's pod, Kayla and Cat got to sit down with Sam Galanek and Parker Caldara of the women’s ice hockey team. Sam is a senior captain out of Hopkinton, Mass. and Parker is a freshman out of Scarsdale, New York. The Cardinals are coming off back-to-back wins against Conn. in NESCAC play and the pair discuss that along with art classes at Wes, sleep schedules, bedazzling, Heated Rivalry, and much more.

Episode 11: Sam Pohlman and Oscar Edelman

The Cardinal Chirp is BACK! We're kicking things off in the spring semester bringing in Sam Pohlman and Oscar Edelman, two key contributors from the men's basketball team, who join Cat and Will on the pod this week to discuss the recent win over the defending National Champion and #1 ranked Trinity as well as last year's incredible run to the Final Four, among other things including Sam being the founder of Jam Scsh Inc and Oscar about being a host of his own podcast Inside the Huddle. 

Episode 10: The Smith Sisters

We got the dominant Smith sister duo Sami and Emily on the pod this week. Sami is a junior dual-sport athlete on the women's ice hockey and women's lacrosse teams while Emily is a first-year on field hockey, having just earned NESCAC Rookie of the Year honors this fall. 

Episode 9: Fall Recap + MBB Preview w/ Liam Farrell

As the 2025 fall sports season officially came to an end, Cat, Will, and Kayla highlight each team in what was the best fall season in the history of Wesleyan Athletics - as every team either won the NESCAC or competed in their respective NCAA Tournament or Championship.
 
Then, the group is joined by avid Cardinal Athletics follower Liam Farrell '26, who speaks on the incredible fall season and previews the men's basketball 2025-26 season. 

Episode 8 - Dan DiCenzo and Adam Chicoine

Wesleyan football Head Coach Dan DiCenzo and Defensive Coordinator Adam Chicoine join Cat and Will to discuss the Cards' second straight NESCAC Championship, their professional journeys within the world of collegiate football, and what makes Wesleyan a special and unique place to coach. 

Episode 7: Josh Nadison and Will Geballe

Yet another NESCAC Tournament appearance, the team's first outright Little Three Championship since 2011, and an epic come-from-behind Quarterfinal win over Amherst...Wesleyan men's soccer is enjoying another stellar season and joining us on the pod this week to discuss it and much more are seniors Josh Nadison and Will Geballe.

Episode 6: Molly Brumbach and Maria Utz

We got Molly Brumbach and Maria Utz from Women's Soccer for 40 minutes...a cappella, Halloween, high school, and slippers were all discussed in depth...many laughs were shared and we think you'll enjoy this one. 

Episode 5: Homecoming, Tailgates, Football and More with Dave Bagatelle '86

This is your one-stop shop for all things Homecoming as we welcome the unofficial King of the the Wesleyan Tailgate - Dave Bagatelle, Class of 1986 - as the featured guest in this week's episode. 

Episode 4: Audrey Pace and Kenzie Mauro

Having just experienced one of the best weekends in program history, Audrey Pace '26 and Kenzie Mauro '27 join the pod to talk about the weekend that saw the Cardinals defeat Williams to secure the program's first Little Three Championship since 2003 and then follow that up with a 2-1 double overtime win at seven-time defending NCAA National Champion Middlebury, representing the first time Wesleyan has ever beaten the Panthers in Vermont.