Vanguard Podcast

In this last recorded episode of The Turn Around podcast, Stewart concludes the story of how he almost lost his freedom again and why a friend’s advice to “reinvent himself” changed the direction of his life. Today, Stewart stays close to the game by coaching and officiating recreation and school […]

In episode 13, “De Ja Vu”, Stewart experiences all too familiar troubles as he continues to struggle with alcohol addiction. Squirt flirts with danger once more putting himself behind the wheel after a night of drinking, which results in a car accident. Back in the crosshairs of the local police, […]

In this episode of the Turn Around Podcast, Stewart discusses the realities of relapsing into the negative patterns of disappointment, heartbreak, alcoholism, and despair. Holley’s storytelling is at its finest in “Man Apart”, an unflinchingly honest account of his second go-around with a broken heart and self-destructive habits. After three […]

The 11th episode of season 2 of The Turn Around Podcast follows Stewart Holley and the Bull City Legacy as they compete in the Tobacco Road Basketball League. He has dedicated himself to the TRBL and continues to work toward his goal of making it to the NBA, but can […]

Stewart “Squirt” Holley begins his career in the Tobacco Road Basketball League (TRBL) in Season 2, Episode 10, and for the first time in a long time, begins to enjoy playing professional basketball again. The TRBL provides him with another opportunity to represent his hometown of Durham as a member […]

In Season 2, Episode 9, Stewart “Squirt” Holley reflects on his time spent with the Fayetteville Flight and Carolina Jaguars of the American Basketball Association (ABA) in North Carolina. Stewart returns to the court still dealing with the death of his Grandmother, the breakup, and the DUI charge. This time […]

In this bonus episode of Season 2, Holley’s friend and teammate at Rockingham Community College, Wallace Clayton, and another friend, 13-year NBA veteran Chucky Brown, share their memories and stories with Stewart “Squirt” Holley on and off the court.  To book Stewart “Squirt” Holley for speaking engagements or as a […]

Mental fortitude has been the theme of Stewart “Squirt” Holley’s “turnaround”. In this episode, Holley continues to pursue his basketball dreams while dealing with a series of setbacks and disappointments. In this episode Squirt is at it again, baring all as he makes a return from the depths of heartache […]

In episode 6, Stewart “Squirt” Holley returns from Lithuania and begins looking for a Basketball team in the states to call home.  Squirt’s life appears to be heading in the right direction when he is selected as the eighth draft pick in the WBA selection. A new love interest, a […]