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Adam Parrish on Leveling Up, Writing Bridge Books and What It Takes to Win at the Nationals
In this episode, I sit down with Adam Parrish, a two-time winner of the American Bridge Teachers Book of the Year Award, host of the Leveling Up podcast, and author of six bridge books. Adam spent all of 2025 on a self-improvement project, dedicating an entire year to getting better at bridge while ...
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Ep: 107: Adam Parrish on Leveling Up, Writing Bridge Books and What It Takes to Win at the Nationals
In this episode, I sit down with Adam Parrish, a two-time winner of the American Bridge Teacher...
Ep. 106: Avery Silverstein on Junior World Championships, Family Bridge Mentorship, and Chasing Gold
In this episode, I sit down with Avery Silverstein, a 17-year-old bridge prodigy who has fallen...
Ep. 105: Teaching Bridge to a New Generation with Maya Jonas-Silver
I was inspired to interview Maya Jonas-Silver, because of this post she made on Bridge Winners ...
Ep. 104: From Water Polo to World Championships with Ethan Derman
In this episode, I sit down with Ethan Derman , a remarkable young talent who just got accepted...
Ep. 103: Antonio Palma Finally Breaks Through After Seven Straight Finals Losses
I'm thrilled to welcome Antonio Palma from Portugal to the show today. Antonio has had an incre...
Ep. 103: Ella & Julie β Denmark's Rising Stars
In this episode, John McAllister sits down with Julie Marina Sigsgaard and Ella RosthΓΈj, two yo...
Ep. 102: Emanuel Unge β All in for Bridge, Building the Premier Bridge Practice Tool
In this episode, John McAllister sits down with Emanuel Unge, the creator of Cue Bids, the hott...
Ep. 101: Christina Lund Madsen β Bridgeβs Master Mixer
In this episode, John McAllister sits down with Christina Lund Madsen, a writer, journalist, to...
Ep. 100: Eat Like Gold: David Gold on Bridge, Food, and Playing with Legends
This is a long anticipated conversation for our host John McAllister as he finally sits down wi...
Ep. 98: From Control Room to Card Table: Tracy Brines' Unique Journey in Bridge and Nuclear Power
In this captivating episode, John McAllister welcomes Tracy Brines, whose extraordinary backgro...
Ep. 97: From Hearts to Champion: John McAllisterβs Personal Bridge Odyssey
In a special solo episode, John McAllister shares his own personal journey into the world of br...
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Two-Time NABC Title Winner
Hi, I'm John!
I started playing bridge as a freshman in college thanks to my auntβs insistence, though I wish it had been earlier!
My love for bridge permeates every part of my life. Most days I'm engaging with the game in several different ways.
My goal is to introduce bridge to a new generation of players. I love talking about bridge with the amazing cast of characters that make up the bridge world.
Sharing these conversations with the broader bridge community brings me a lot of satisfaction. I love to receive listener feedback.
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Ep: 107: Adam Parrish on Leveling Up, Writing Bridge Books and What It Takes to Win at the Nationals
In this episode, I sit down with Adam Parrish, a two-time winner of the American Brid...
Ep. 106: Avery Silverstein on Junior World Championships, Family Bridge Mentorship, and Chasing Gold
In this episode, I sit down with Avery Silverstein, a 17-year-old bridge prodigy who ...
Ep. 105: Teaching Bridge to a New Generation with Maya Jonas-Silver
I was inspired to interview Maya Jonas-Silver, because of this post she made on Bridg...
Ep. 104: From Water Polo to World Championships with Ethan Derman
In this episode, I sit down with Ethan Derman , a remarkable young talent who just go...
Ep. 103: Antonio Palma Finally Breaks Through After Seven Straight Finals Losses
I'm thrilled to welcome Antonio Palma from Portugal to the show today. Antonio has ha...
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