The Turn Around Podcast

By: Vanguard Podcast Network
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  • Summary

  • The Turn Around Podcast documents the hoop journey of Bull City's own Stewart “Squirt” Holley. Squirt's raw storytelling is both a cautionary tale and a hero's journey, starting from worn park courts to polished hardwood floors where only professionals are allowed to play. The Turn Around Podcast is a true-life basketball story of how a tall, skinny, Black boy from rural North Carolina became a prison yard baller, international basketball star, and a hometown legend. Squirt's firsthand account provides an authentic insight into the world of basketball, making it a must-listen for fans of the game, underdogs, and anyone who loves a story of determination and success.
    2021
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Basketball
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Episodes
  • Episode 1: Half Edentonian - Half Durhamite

    Episode 1: Half Edentonian - Half Durhamite
    Oct 27 2021

    In the first episode, we hear about Squirt's life as a young boy of a single mother who journies from the small country town of Edenton, NC to Bull City, Durham, NC. Holly reflects on how his tough beginnings and the unwanted attention of bullies helped shape him into the fighter he is today.

    To book Stewart "Squirt" Holley for speaking engagements or as a guest on your show, send an email to theturnaround77@gmail.com and follow theturnaround_podcast on Instagram 

    Produced by Talib Jasir, Vanguard Podcast Network

    Music by Mack G Music Studio

    Voiced by Stewart "Squirt" Holley
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    24 mins
  • Episode 2: Family and Forgiveness

    Episode 2: Family and Forgiveness
    Nov 1 2021

    "Family and Forgiveness" is the 2nd episode of The Turn Around Podcast, listen in as Holley tells different stories of how his upbringing shaped his misguided reactions to insecurity and not fitting in, and why forgiveness is oftentimes necessary to move forward in life.

    To book Stewart "Squirt" Holley for speaking engagements or as a guest on your show, send an email to theturnaround77@gmail.com and follow theturnaround_podcast on Instagram

    Produced by Talib Jasir, Vanguard Podcast Network

    Music by Mack G Music Studio

    Voiced by Stewart "Squirt" Holley
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    19 mins
  • Episode 3: Wrong Train - Wrong Track

    Episode 3: Wrong Train - Wrong Track
    Dec 8 2021

    In Episode 3 of The Turn Around Podcast, Holley explains how his misguided behaviors turned an innocent kid who loved basketball into a juvenile offender. Squirt speaks about the coaches who tried to positively intercede in his life and reflects on the reality of not having a consistent male presence to hold him accountable for some of his choices and how that led him down a path of confusion and criminality as an adolescent.

    To book Stewart "Squirt" Holley for speaking engagements or as a guest on your show, send an email to theturnaround77@gmail.com and follow theturnaround_podcast on Instagram

    Produced by Talib Jasir, Vanguard Podcast Network (audio quality was produced by a landline and cell phone connection in early recordings).

    Music by Mack G Music Studio

    Voiced by Stewart "Squirt" Holley
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    18 mins

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