Nichols Talk Podcast

In this episode, we interview Coach Stone, a member of the Nichols community for over forty years. During Stone's youth, many opportunities in sports now available were off-limits to women. Despite this, after excelling athletically in high school, Stone attended St. Lawrence where she studied Physical Education and played sports. Along her journey, Stone played and took leadership roles in basketball, field hockey, and lacrosse, which eventually led her to be inducted into the National Lacrosse Hall of Fame. This podcast focuses on the story of Stone as an athlete, while touching on her coaching at Nichols, the shift of "the game" over time, and much more.
 
Hosted by Molly Duffett and Brynn Bacak.

In this episode, we interview Talvin Ghag and his father Kavel Ghag. The two were visiting their old family friend, Tommy.  Coming from London, Talvin and Kavel begin by sharing their first thoughts on Buffalo. Then, focusing on Talvin, we explore his passion for food and his journey to becoming a chef back in London. We hear about special experiences, good laughs, the passing of the family "torch," and more.
 
Hosted by Tommy Maidment.

Starting off this year, we interviewed Mr. Morris, a.k.a "Jaymo." Mr. Morris teaches many junior and senior students and also serves as the late hall proctor. Although known by students for his multipurpose classroom in Center 63', in this podcast we dive deep into Mr. Morris' passion for restoring cars, remodeling houses, and playing hockey. After discussing his interesting journey from Division 1 hockey to teaching at Nichols, Mr. Morris leaves us with some advice for those looking to pursue their own passion.
 
Hosted by Sofia Suero and Tommy Maidment.

In this episode we interview Coach Michael Benedict, the head coach for the Boys Prep Hockey Team. Mr. Benedict has played and coached hockey all around the country, including teams such as the Corpus Christi Ice Rays and the Alexandria Blizzard. Shortly after coming back to Buffalo, Benedict came to coach for the Nichols Boys Prep Team. This will be Mr. Benedicts last year at Nichols as he is leaving to coach for the Junior Sabres, a travel hockey team in Buffalo. We discuss his journey in hockey, his experience coaching here, and Mr. Benedicts plans for the future as a hockey coach and more.
 
Hosted by Chase Carter and Molly Duffett.

In this episode, we interview Dr. Harry Cohen, a graduate of the Nichols class of 1973. After graduating from Nichols, Dr. Cohen would go on to study psychology and executive coaching at Cornell University. Not only has Dr. Cohen been a mentor and coached thousands on Heliotropic Leadership, the theme of many of his presentations, but he has also written a book and founded a restaurant. During our conversations with Dr. Cohen, we explore this idea of Heliotropic Leadership along with his journey and experiences in his career.
 
Hosted by Molly Duffett and Chase Carter.

Hello and welcome back to Nichols Talk, in this episode we interview Ron Montesano, a Spanish teacher here at Nichols. In addition to Spanish, Mr. Montesano also plays, coaches, and writes about golf and is a big leader of the Bald for Bucks movement in Buffalo. Mr. Montesano tells us about the journey that Bald for Bucks has been through in the last twenty years and how the program has advanced, background stories about the stylists and volunteers, and more.   Hosted by Tommy Maidment and John Boscarino.

Congratulations to our Federation Hockey Team for winning the State Championship for the second time in two years. The team, made up of mostly Freshmen and Sophomores, surprised many other teams by beating St. Francis to become the Monsignor Martin Champions. Shortly after, they moved on to states to beat Chaminade. In this episode, we discuss the journeys this team has been through this season and some of the difficulties that they have had to overcome. TJ Bamrick, the captain of the team talks especially about the leadership role that he had on the team this season. We hear from Dru Schmidt about the role that he is going to be possibly taking over next year and what his goals will be and more.
 
Hosted by Molly Duffett and Chase Carter.

In this episode, we interview Henry Chambers and Elise Glahe, the two current co-presidents. We discuss the behind-the-scenes duties of the co-presidents and how much they contribute to our daily schedule. Then, we dive into the lives of Henry and Elise and discuss the topics of sports, clubs, and what the future looks like for each of these seniors. Elise, being a transfer student from Niagara Falls High School, shares her story and interests such as swimming. Henry on the other hand, has been at Nichols for a while and is deeply involved in activities such as Prep C Hockey and Investment Club, and more.
 
Hosted by Molly Duffett and Tommy Maidment.