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30 for 30 Podcasts
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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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CHASING BASKETBALL HEAVEN Episode 4: Clock Management
Jul 22, 202500:49:51Summary readyMartin’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 Lifeline at 9-8-8, or 988lifeline.org. Listener discretion is advised. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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CHASING BASKETBALL HEAVEN Episode 3: Almost Vulcan
Jul 22, 202500:47:46Summary readyMartin’s compulsive number-crunching lays the groundwork for people like Daryl Morey and Dean Oliver to later transform the sport, while the hunt for statistical meaning impacts his own life in profound ways. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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CHASING BASKETBALL HEAVEN Episode 2: Shoot Your Shot
Jul 22, 202500:51:22Summary readyA young Midwesterner becomes obsessed with basketball, with an opportunity to make history. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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CHASING BASKETBALL HEAVEN Episode 1: The Imperfect Arc
Jul 22, 202500:44:26Summary readyThe dominance of the 3-point shot in today’s NBA can be partially traced to strange and humble origins - the curious world of a Kansas genius named Martin Manley. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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TRAILER: CHASING BASKETBALL HEAVEN
Jul 10, 202500:02:06Summary readyToday, 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 history and uncover the lengths a person might go to be remembered. Available July 22nd. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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MARCH 11 2020 (Re-air)
Mar 11, 202501:07:39Tap to summarizeFive 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 your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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GIRL v. HORSE Episode 4: RACE DAY
Sep 24, 202400:46:18Tap to summarizeRace 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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GIRL v. HORSE Episode 3: TIME ON LEGS
Sep 24, 202400:43:39Tap to summarizeIn 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 choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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PINK CARD Episode 1: Red Girl
Dec 8, 2022Tap to summarizeGrowing up Iranian American, Shima Oliaee found her mother didn’t talk much about where she came from. Watching soccer, though, was a portal to Iran, a place that was in large part a mystery. Shima delves into the stories she didn’t hear growing up: Iran's mandated modernization and how soccer played a role, the women-led 1979 revolution, and her parents’ mistaken-identity love story. Shima and her mom meet Zeinab Sahafy, a young Iranian woman and avid soccer fan whose love of the game led to her being named an enemy of the state. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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