Michael sits down with Ali Markus, manager of Indianapolis Intensity and the longest serving manager in MLQ to talk about what it takes to be a manager. Continue reading Off the Pitch Ep. 18: Managing an MLQ Team with Ali Markus
FBI staffer and Indianapolis Intensity manager Ali Markus joins Jackie Ross on this episode of What’s Next to talk about the Midwest and Great Lakes regions and issues with being a leader in the quidditch community. Continue reading What’s Next? Ep. 10: The Midwest, Great Lakes, and Being a Leader in the Community with Ali Markus
We’re back to talk about some of our favorite underrated players from the 2018-2019 quidditch season. Continue reading USQ Cup 12 Wrap Up: Underrated Players*
Before we turn our attention to the star players flying to Italy to compete in the World Cup, we feel the need to look at some of the constantly overlooked and more unheralded players that fill out rosters across the country. Continue reading USQ Cup 11 Wrap Up: Underrated Players
We’re back again with our second annual Pool Party, this time covering the Community side of Nationals. We’re sad to say that this is the extent of our pre-tournament coverage, but due to a number of reasons outside of our control, we ran out of time to finish up our initial plans and our College coverage fell by the wayside. That being said, we got … Continue reading FBI Pool Party XXL: Community Coverage
Ali Markus digs deep into the past of GL community quidditch to discuss the problem facing community teams today. Continue reading Dissecting the Community Team Problem
Karissa Kirsch, Ryan Smythe, Ali Markus, Bruce Donnelly, Ryan Sparks, Elizabeth Barcelos, and Marcus Toomey come together to discuss USQ Cup 10. Continue reading Roundtable: Post-USQ Cup 10
What’s the fastest way to piss off the largest number of people? Well, by talking about every single team going to Nationals of course! The crew here at FBI spent some time talking about every pool with varying levels of competence – at the very least, we promise you an entertaining show. Note: these podcasts were not recorded in numerical order. Note #2: Ryan is … Continue reading FBI Pool Party – US Cup X
Ali is one step away from summoning our favorite Spirit, but she needs you to know that that’s okay. Okay? Yeah: it will be. Continue reading Quidditch, a Nerd Sport: an Entreaty
Ali Markus details how she went about drafting a predominantly female squad for 2016 Midwest Fantasy – and what she learned from the experience. Continue reading Drafting Women & Non-Majority Players in a Fantasy Tourney
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