In Episode 71 of the FocalFlip Podcast, Mike sits down with Ryan Curtis, Dan Curtis, and (in a surprise moment) Jarrett Curtis for an episode full of basketball, legacy, laughter, and perspective. The conversation spans generations and shows how sports can shape identity, relationships, and purpose.

Mike and Ryan go way back to their elementary days at Dixie Heights basketball camp, and their friendship grew into years of coaching together across Northern Kentucky. Ryan shares what it’s like being an assistant coach at Conner High School under his childhood best friend Nathan Browning, and why relationships with players and strategy are at the center of how he coaches.

Ryan also opens up about the battles people don’t always see—his struggle with weight, dealing with eight kidney stones, and working the same job for 21 years while w ...