Sometimes It Rains is a podcast series created by Mat Hostetler that examines the intersection between sports and social justice, told one story, one season at a time.
We aim to educate and inform our audience, spark debate, and improve the lives of those who fall victim to injustice.
Mat Hostetler
Creator/ Writer/ Host
Mat is a New York-based actor, producer and writer, having appeared in dozens of movies and television shows and performed in numerous stage productions in New York and across the country. Mat is originally from Kansas, is a proud Jayhawk and a lifelong fan of the Kansas City Royals and Kansas City Football.
Follow Mat on Twitter @HostetlerMat and Instagram @mathostetler.
Nick Schmitz, Producer
Nick has over 15 years of experience in broadcast television and has helped produce 20+ unscripted and documentary series for multiple production houses including 10x10 Entertainment & Bunim/Murray Productions. He most recently served as Executive Producer on the public television series Make48 and My World Too. Nick is a fan of Kansas City sports and the Kansas Jayhawks.
Gary Grundei, Composer
Gary is a professional musician and professor, having composed and performed program and live music for the past 3 decades.
Find out more at www.garygrundei.com
Outpost Worldwide, Production
Located in Kansas City, Outpost Worldwide is one of the heartland’s leading full service production companies, with a world of experience spanning over 17 years and six continents. Their portfolio includes branded content, entertainment, sale videos, tv and radio spots, corporate image, training & education, program content and multi-camera event production.
Mike Lucero, Executive Producer
Mike has spent the past 30 years in the convergence of media and technology, in business development, product management and licensing for and with global technology and entertainment companies. Mike lives in Seattle and his sports fandom is with the Seahawks and Washington Huskies.
Bruce Jaffe, Executive Producer
Bruce is a technology executive having spent the past 30 years operating, investing and consulting with large and small technology companies, including many in the media industry. Bruce, his wife, and their dog live in NY, and root for the SF Giants, 49ers, and Warriors.
Bruce also suggests you turn up the volume and watch THE PLAY - go Bears!
Associate Producer: Jordan Lucero
Audio Engineer: Quinn Cecil
Graphic Design: Debi Billings
Additional music provided by and licensed through PodcastMusic.com and Nagamo Publishing
Sometimes it Rains would like to acknowledge that Season II was written and recorded on the traditional land and ancestral home of Native Americans, Indigenous and First Nations people. In Brooklyn, New York, this includes the Canarsee, and Munsee Lenape tribal groups, and in Kansas City, more than 98 tribal groups, including the Kickapoo, Kaw and Kansa, Osage, Oceti Sakowin, Otoe-Missouri, Potawatomi, Sioux, Shawnee and Wyandotte. We honor their elders, both past and present, and acknowledge the vital importance of educating ourselves about the histories of these people.
Special Thanks to: Jennifer Attocknie, Free Borsey, Todd Cerveris, Gaylene Crouser, Ty Defoe, Ali Ewoldt, Vahe Gregorian, Darrell Hillaire, Rajiv Joseph, Rhonda LeValdo, Fawn Sharp, Bob Kendrick, Mark Liebl, Doug Passon, David Solomon, Ellen Adair, Eric Gilde, Kevin Thomsen, and Jon Hamm