On The 'Rocks Podcast
This podcast was started by two Saint Patrick High School (Chicago) alums, Michael Glynn '13 and Daniel Cortez '13. Mike and Dan were broadcasting anchors and best friends during their time at Saint Patrick. They also both attended Marquette University together. This podcast aims to highlight successful Saint Patrick alums along with exciting happenings around the school. Go Shamrocks!
Episodes
19 episodes
Season 4 Episode 1: On the 'Rocks with Tom Shallcross '02
Dan and Mike connect with Tom Shallcross, from the Saint Patrick class of 2002. Tom is the owner of Now Serving Properties, LLC, a company that specializes in flipping and managing properties. His properties are primarily on the Northwest Side ...
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19:24
Season 3, Episode 6: On the 'Rocks - Lacrosse Part 2 with Rich Zei
Tune in for a midseason recap and look ahead to the rest of the games!
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30:14
Season 3, Episode 5: On the 'Rocks with Rich Zei
Saint Patrick now has a lacrosse program! Hear from our first ever coach on what it has been like starting the inaugural season!
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29:52
Season 3, Episode 4: Saint Patrick Hoops Preview with Dominic Cannon
Assistant coach Dom Cannon sits down with Mike and Dan to preview the 2023-24 Saint Patrick basketball year!
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19:19
Season 3, Episode 3: On the 'Rocks with Al Biancalana
Mike and Dan sat down with dean of students and assistant basketball coach at Saint Patrick High School, Al Biancalana, to discuss his upbringing and successful college and high school basketball coaching career. Al shares stories about college...
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42:31
Season 3 Episode 2: On the 'Rocks with Jack Donovan '14
Mike and Dan catch up with fellow Shamrock Jack Donovan. Jack is planning to run the six Abbot World Marathons for charity, including his most recent fundraising efforts for Saint Pats. This is an inspirational story for any Shamrock to listen ...
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19:33
Season 3, Episode 1: On the 'Rocks with Frank Iozzo '05
We are back with Season 3! This month, we caught up with Frank Iozzo from the class of 2005! Frank is the Founder and Principal at FMI Financial. He specializes on helping successful people living life on their terms. Tune in to hear his story ...
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Season 3
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Episode 1
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38:42
Season 2, Episode 7: The Alumni Series with Jerome Robinson '08
During this episode of On The 'Rocks, we take a moment to reflect on all the great Alumni we've had the opportunity to connect with over the past year. Jerome Robinson from the class of 2008 takes center court for this episode. During thi...
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Season 2
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Episode 7
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35:46
Season 2, Episode 6: The Alumni Series with Luke Mertens '94
During this episode, we caught up with Saint Patrick's new Head Football Coach, Luke Mertens '94. We spent some time learning about his experiences as a Shamrock and journey as an accomplished football coach in the State of Illinois. Listen to ...
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Season 2
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Episode 6
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45:40
Season 2, Episode 5: The Alumni Series with Patrick Downey '09
Mike and Dan caught up with Patrick Downey '09 to talk about his experiences as a Shamrock and how they prepared him for life and his professional career. We also spent some time talking about his recognition as a Hometown Hero by the Chi...
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Season 2
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Episode 5
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32:04
Shamrock Hoops Preview with Coach Mike Bailey
Join Mike and Dan as they discuss the 2021-22 Shamrock basketball season. Coach Bailey discusses the current roster/state of the program, intriguing schedule matchups to look forward to, an ESCC preview, and NBA talk discussing the best players...
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31:42
Season 2, Episode 4: The Alumni Series with Scott Cruz '95
From St. Pat's to Marquette to University of Illinois Law School, Scott Cruz from the class of 1995 sits down to talk to us about his time at Saint Patrick and journey to becoming an Attorney. Growing up, Scott always knew that he wanted ...
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Season 2
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Episode 3
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42:56
Season 2, Episode 3: The Alumni Series with Coach Dan Galante
One word. HOMECOMING. On this Episode, Mike and Dan catch up with Dan Galante to talk about his return to St. Pat's and his new role at our Alma Mater. Coach Galante is known for impacting the lives of so many young men throughout the course of...
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Season 2
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Episode 3
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53:27
Season 2, Episode 2: The Alumni Series with Kevin Golden '05
Dan and Mike talk with their former Saint Pats history teacher, Coach Kevin Golden. In this alumni feature, Kevin discusses his path to choosing Saint Pats and his time as a Shamrock. He also talks about his college career at Holy Cross, both o...
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1:05:50
Season 2, Episode 1: The Alumni Series with Joe Cermak '04
Season 2 of On The 'Rocks will be titled "The Alumni Series." Mike and Dan will interview members of the proud Saint Patrick High School Alumni base and discuss their time at Saint Pats, as well as their college and professional career. We star...
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1:03:08
Catching-Up With The New President of SPHS, Dan Santucci '02
From St. Francis Borgia, to St. Patrick, to the University of Notre Dame and later the NFL-Dan Santucci '02 is coming full circle and returning home to serve as the President for the oldest and finest all-male catholic high-school in the Chicag...
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Season 1
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Episode 5
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37:46
Catching Up With Former Shamrock Elijah Watson
Mike and Dan interview their fellow classmate and friend, Elijah Watson, from the Saint Patrick Class of 2013. Elijah had a very accomplished basketball career, making the 2010s All-Decade team for both St. Pats and the University of Missouri-S...
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Season 1
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Episode 4
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39:49
Catching up with Michael Bailey, SPHS Head Basketball Coach
During this episode, we catch up with one of the most well known and respected head basketball coaches in the Chicago land area. Coach Bailey shares how he got into coaching, his opinions on the All-Decade Team, his greatest memories as head co...
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Season 1
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Episode 3
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32:48
The Return of the Dynamic Duo (Unfiltered)
Mike and Dan return after an 8 year hiatus to talk about their comeback, debate the Saint Patrick all-decade team that recently came out in the Sun Times, Marquette Basketball, Bears/NFL, Sunday (12/27/2020) Bets, and Christmas cocktails. ...
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Season 1
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Episode 1
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