A behind the scenes recount of the Washington Nationals World Series run told through the eyes of three time Cy Young award winner Max Scherzer and his wife Erica. In the second episode of a three part series Lindsay Czarniak takes listeners behind the scenes with Max as he faces unexpected injury ahead of his Game 5 start in the World Series.

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A behind the scenes recount of the Washington Nationals World Series run told through the perspective of three time Cy Young award winner Max Scherzer, his wife Erica and former MLB Star Jayson Werth. This first episode of a three part series takes listeners inside the dugout with Max before the World Series matchup was decided and illustrates what it really takes on and off the field to win it all at the highest level. 

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Some of the biggest names in country and rock n’ roll music, sports, and entertainment pull back the curtain and share stories on how they made it to the top and why they are just like you and me in this compilation of memorable moments from Players with Lindsay Czarniak. 

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Actress Stephanie Szostak, who plays Delilah on the hit ABC series “A Million Little Things”, stops by for a wildly open and fun conversation about her professional path, sports, music and acting. She shares the unexpected moment in her adult life when she realized what she wanted to do professionally, how playing golf competitively has helped in her career as an actress. Plus some candid stories about adjusting to life in the US after moving from France to attend college. 

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Imagine if the band you threw together for your middle school talent show stuck. That’s what happened to OAR. Twenty years later, the band is celebrating its 10th studio album called “The Mighty”. Frontman Marc Roberge opens up about the unique road the group has taken to this point, about his love of sports and balancing fatherhood on the road. 

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Country music star Chase Rice opens up about everything from how sports eventually lead him to a career in music to his many experiences including careers as a NASCAR pit crew member and “Survivor” show contestant before he made it big in country music. Chase joins the Players conversation with friend and Washington Nationals first baseman Ryan Zimmerman who stops by to compare notes on life as a pro athlete and his journey to this point. While Rice considers this a new beginning of his life as an artist, Zimmerman is staring at his final years as the face of the Nationals franchise. Both get candid about the ups and downs of “making it” to the height of their respective professions.

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Country artist Ryan Hurd is one of the most respected songwriters in Nashville. His career as an artist is taking off with hit singles “Michigan for the Winter” and “To a T”.In this episode of Players with Lindsay Czarniak, Ryan opens up about songwriting, spray tans and the time he was so good, he was invited back to MLB batting practice. He also shares how he and his wife, country music superstar Maren Morris make it all work balancing fame and skyrocketing music careers. 

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Country star Kane Brown has soared to fame with hit songs Heaven, What Ifs and his current single Good as You but he didn't earn his monster fanbase through radio; he did it through social media. In this episode Kane opens up about his journey, the quality he shares with  pro athletes and the triumphs and challenges he's faced along the way. 

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Jimmie Allen slept in his car, switched jobs every 6 months and put in the work based on what he saw athletes do to try to make it in music. He shares his thoughts, his humor and his daily ritual that helps him keep perspective in this episode of “Players with Lindsay Czarniak” 

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Country music star and die hard Panthers fan Chris Lane is such a big fan of NFL linebacker Thomas Davis he has to hit the picture he has hanging of Davis on his tour bus before he takes the stage. Thomas Davis is so into Chris Lane’s music, he has posted himself singing his songs on social media. Lane and Davis sit down with Lindsay to talk about their friendship and the similarities between their respective paths to stardom from injuries to pre show rituals to the realities of “making it”. They both get candid. Davis shares how depression turned into motivation following the end of his 14 year career with the Carolina Panthers in January while Lane talks about his next big step in music and life off stage. 

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Sara Evans may have the best arm out of any female country artist. Just ask her husband and former Alabama football star Jay Barker. I’m this episode Sara sits down for a candid conversation about what it takes to make it to the top in country music. She talks sports and and family and also shares her thoughts on the sport of staying relevant and the frustrations facing many women in the country music industry. 

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