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Original audio documentaries from the makers of the acclaimed 30 for 30 film series, featuring stories from the world of sports and beyond. 30 for 30 offers captivating storytelling for sports fans and general interest listeners alike, going beyond the field to explore how sports, competition, athleticism and adventure affect our lives and our world. Sports stories like you've never heard before.
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Martin’s blog shines a light on a troubled but brilliant mind—and a tumultuous life defined by passion and obsession. The following podcast contains discussion of suicide and self-harm, which some listeners may find disturbing. If you or someone you know is having thoughts of suicide, or is in emotional distress, contact the Suicide and Crisis Life…
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Today, the 3-point shot is king in the NBA. But has it ruined basketball? The tale of a reclusive genius who predicted basketball’s future, then vanished. What he left behind: A website. And maybe buried treasure. From 30 for 30 Podcasts, Chasing Basketball Heaven follows two sports reporters as they take an unforgettable trip through basketball hi…
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Five years ago, Americans woke up on March 11 2020 in one reality and, by the time they went to sleep that night, they were living with a new one. Hear the story of the day everything changed — the day the NBA shut down and the pandemic became real — as told by those who lived it. This episode originally aired December 21, 2020. Learn more about yo…
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Race Day arrives. Nicole travels to Big Hill Lake, Kansas to compete in a 50-mile race against horses. All the training, medications, and strife have built up to this moment. The trail opens and Nicole begins the race of a lifetime. But can she beat even one horse? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices…
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In order to run a 50-mile race against a horse, Nicole must first figure out how to safely train by herself and how to run next to horses. Her epilepsy makes this challenging. Some days are good and some days are bad. So Nicole does what most athletes do when they hit a low: she gets a trainer. Enter Coach Sarah Scozzaro. Learn more about your ad c…
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With her epilepsy somewhat under control, Nicole sets her sights on racing a horse. She begins by exploring a theory known as “The Endurance Running Hypothesis.” To understand how this theory works, Nicole explores the long history of humans outracing four-legged animals, like persistence hunters that track and chase kudus in Namibia. Then she trav…
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Meet Nicole Teeny, a long-distance runner with a wild dream: to outrun a horse. It all started with a book, Born to Run, a theory, and an epilepsy diagnosis. After experiencing several life-altering seizures, Nicole must come to grips with a new normal and a new body. In this reality, the seizures begin to take on a greater significance, like ragin…
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Runner Nicole Teeny wants to do something possibly absurd: race an ultramarathon against a horse. It all started with a theory and a diagnosis. In GIRL v. HORSE, a four-part podcast from 30 for 30 Podcasts, Teeny comes to terms with being diagnosed with epilepsy, and hating the loss of control, decides to push her body to the limit. In the process,…
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As WWI rages, Hobey arrives in France to prepare for aerial combat. He embraces being a fighter pilot, finding the adrenaline-fueled commonality between war and sports. While in Europe, Hobey exchanges dozens of affectionate and loving letters with Percy Pyne. And during his off-duty forays into Paris, Hobey experiences the city’s lively cultural s…
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His Princeton glory days behind him, Hobey moves to New York and begins a job at JP Morgan Bank. A member of what would be called the Lost Generation, Hobey misses the adrenaline rush of his college sports stardom and becomes despondent. But he soon finds himself in the social circles of the flamboyant and extremely wealthy Percy Rivington Pyne 2nd…
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After Hobey Baker makes his triumphant Princeton hockey debut against Williams, we travel back to his early days attending St. Paul’s School in New Hampshire. He develops a reputation as both an athletic phenom and a kind, generous sportsman. After the economic crash of 1907, his father struggles to send him to college at Princeton where he becomes…
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Every hockey fan knows the name Hobey Baker - collegiate hockey’s most prestigious trophy is named after him - but very few know the real story of this all-time great athlete. Using an archive of personal letters and source materials provided by the Mudd Library at Princeton University, as well as original research, the series charts Hobey’s glory …
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This is Let’s Talk Clipped, a companion podcast for FX’s Clipped, a Hulu sports drama based on the 30 for 30 Podcasts series, The Sterling Affairs. In our final episode, host Ramona Shelburne chats with returning guests Gina Welch (showrunner, writer, and executive producer of Clipped) and writer and producer Rembert Browne about the sixth and fina…
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This is Let’s Talk Clipped, a companion podcast for FX’s Clipped, a Hulu sports drama based on the 30 for 30 Podcasts series, The Sterling Affairs. In this episode, host Ramona Shelburne chats with Jacki Weaver, the actor who plays Shelly Sterling, and Ed O’Neill, who plays Donald Sterling, about the fifth episode of Clipped, “The Best Words.” Lear…
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