Never Far from Home

About Never Far from Home

NFFH uses story-telling to examine the community of hockey, nationwide. Each episode will have an interviewee that fields questions from the host, Vladan Chase. Some content is explicit, just as life sometimes is.

Publisher

Vladan Chase - Never Far from Home

Category

society & culture · sports

Language

en

Explicit

Yes

First episode

2 Jan 2020

Latest episode

13 Oct 2026

Latest episodes

8 of 326 episodes have a transcript.

1. 

   13 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT

   Never Far from Home Ep. 327 - Family and advocacy

   Host Alex Johnson interviews goalie Emma Gardner about her journey from roller to ice hockey, navigating challenges, and advocating for herself.

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   26 Aug 2026TRANSCRIPT

   Never Far from Home Ep. 326 - The bucket with the flag

   Host Monica Quimby shares her inspiring journey from a skiing accident to global sled hockey advocacy, revealing the resilience of a fearless athlete.

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   17 Aug 2026TRANSCRIPT

   Never Far from Home Ep. 325 - Columbus Street Hockey

   Host [Host Name] interviews David Hartle, exploring his lifelong passion for hockey and the founding of Columbus Street Hockey, a non-profit building a rink for kids.

Inside a recent episode

Never Far from Home Ep. 327 - Family and advocacy

Published 13 Oct 2026 · Transcript excerpt

[…] So I ended up with the help of my parents in Ontario, California. Well, not California. Oh, my gosh. Ontario, Canada. Yeah. And I was at Ontario Hockey Academy in Cornwall, which is just north of the New York and Canada border. So COVID was definitely still a factor in our daily life. The season wasn't completely normal per se. We were still able to skate, which was great. I was on the ice four or five times a week. We had a gym on campus. The environment honestly was Super hockey conducive. Everybody in the school played. There's hockey academy, so there were guys and girls there. I believe we had three girls' teams and five guys' teams. […]

Who has been a guest on Never Far from Home

Names identified in recent episode analyses. Showing up to five guests.

• Emma Gardner
• Monica Quimby
• David Hartle
• Zac Pearson
• Delaney Collins

Reach and audience

Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.

Apple Podcasts (US)

5.0 / 5

29 ratings

Spotify

5.0 / 5

6 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 60 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

87

Social presence

0

YouTube

0

Engagement

82