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Athletic Obscura
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Home of the weird, strange and unknown in sports. Join sports and history aficionados Seth Moorman and Richard Manning as they discuss some of the more obscure events in the world of athletics. Take a deep dive into stories that never made the front page of the newspaper, or have been almost lost to history and, along the way, learn how these events continue to shape the landscape of our world to this day.
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Athletic Obscura 014- How Seagram’s Helped Create Advanced Sports Analytics
Jun 3, 202300:58:27Tap to summarizeIn this episode Seth and Rich dive into sports analytics and how a Canadian liquor conglomerate is behind it all.Link to Rich's article on Vine Pair- https://vinepair.com/articles/seagrams-sports-analytics/https://vinepair.com/Follow us on Twitter @athleticobscura Send us an email- athleteticobscura@gmail.comBuy us a coffee (Or some Pizza): www.buymeacoffee.com/AthleticObscura Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Transcribe →Athletic Obscura 013- Sports Curses
Nov 22, 202200:48:52Tap to summarizeSeth and Rich talk about sports curses and how they may not always be what they seem.Link to Video of locating the statue of Colonel Sanders in Osaka- https://youtu.be/LYDcPpn1BwEFollow us on Twitter @athleticobscura Send us an email- athleteticobscura@gmail.comBuy us a coffee (Or some Pizza): www.buymeacoffee.com/AthleticObscura Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Transcribe →Athletic Obscura 012- The Harlem Globetrotters Part 2
Sep 19, 202201:24:04Tap to summarizeSeth and Rich finish up the story of the Harlem Globetrotters as they discuss their transition from a focus on basketball to only entertainment. They also chronicle their decent into obscurity and their rise from the ashes. Links:The Globetrotters Popcorn Machine Variety ShowThe Globetrotters CartoonWide World of Sports Special-The Globetrotters on the White Shadow 1979Magic Johnson as a GlobetrotterUNTOLD- The Rise and Fall of And1Spinning the Globe by Ben GreeneFollow us on Twitter @athleticobscura Send us an email- athleteticobscura@gmail.comBuy us a coffee (Or some Pizza): www.buymeacoffee.com/AthleticObscura Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Transcribe →Athletic Obscura- 011- The Harlem Globetrotters Part 1
Aug 22, 202201:24:35Tap to summarizeRich and Seth talk about the formation of the most famous basketball team in the world. From their beginnings in Chicago, not Harlem, to their famous battles against the mighty Minneapolis Lakers. Along the way you will catch a glimpse of the racial struggles facing America in the early to mid 20th Century and see how one day in Berlin began international healing.Spinning the Globe by Ben GreeneBook about 1927- One Summer: America by Bill BrysonFollow us on Twitter @athleticobscura Send us an email- athleteticobscura@gmail.comBuy us a coffee (Or some Pizza): www.buymeacoffee.com/AthleticObscura Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Athletic Obscura- 010- Home Game
Feb 26, 202201:00:37Tap to summarizeOn this episode Seth takes Rich on a sports journey across the globe profiling unique and dangerous traditional sports from around the world, as well as the communities and cultures where they thrive. Locations include Florence Italy, Kyrgyzstan, The Democratic Republic of the Congo, and the tropical island of Bali. Using the Neflix Docu-series Home Game as source material, Seth will take the listeners on a global adventure and catch a glimpse of culture and history as well. Link to JDK Wyneken's podcast that Seth was on (look for episode 59).https://www.wordsbyjdk.com/ @JdkWynekenFollow us on Twitter @athleticobscura Send us an email- athleteticobscura@gmail.comBuy us a coffee (Or some Pizza): www.buymeacoffee.com/AthleticObscura Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Athletic Obscura- 009- Beyond the Miracle
Feb 12, 202201:35:23Tap to summarizeIn this episode Rich and Seth tell some of the stories leading up to the 1980 Winter Olympic hockey tournament in Lake Placid New York including the history of Russian hockey and the rise of the Soviet Red Army Teams. Tales of how the defections of the Stastny brothers from Czechoslovakia and other Russians including Sergei Federov have made the NHL what it is today. Along the way hear about some of the more prominent members of team USA and what became of them after winning the gold medal. Links to the movies that were referenced in this episode:Red Army (Amazon Prime)Of Miracles and Men (ESPN+)Russian Five (Amazon Prime)Follow us on Twitter @athleticobscura Send us an email- athleteticobscura@gmail.comBuy us a coffee (Or some Pizza): www.buymeacoffee.com/AthleticObscura Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Athletic Obscura- 008- Blood In the Water
Jan 29, 202201:07:30Tap to summarizeIn this episode, Seth and Rich talk about the 1956 Olympic Semi-Final Water Polo Match between Hungary and the Soviet Union. The match was loaded with tension after the recent Hungarian revolution that took place just weeks prior. Political ideologies and even freedom itself was on the line in the pool that day December day in Melbourne. Click HERE to watch the documentary Freedom's Fury on Amazon Prime about this amazing event. https://www.amazon.com/Freedoms-Fury-Viktor-Ageyev/dp/B0893N8H23/ref=sr_1_2?keywords=freedom%27s+fury&qid=1643493846&sprefix=freedom%27s+fur%2Caps%2C131&sr=8-2Follow us on Twitter @athleticobscura Send us an email- athleteticobscura@gmail.comBuy us a coffee (Or some Pizza): www.buymeacoffee.com/AthleticObscura Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Athletic Obscura- Bonus Episode: January 2022
Jan 13, 202200:05:14Tap to summarizeSorry for the delay in production. We will be back recording episodes ASAP and hope to have something for you all by early February 2022. Check out our friend JDK Wyneken https://www.wordsbyjdk.com/ @JdkWyneken Follow us on Twitter @athleticobscura Send us an email- athleteticobscura@gmail.comBuy us a coffee (Or some Pizza): www.buymeacoffee.com/AthleticObscura Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Athletic Obscura- 007- The Sneakers Game
Nov 22, 202101:08:31Tap to summarizeFollow us on Twitter @athleticobscura Send us an email- athleteticobscura@gmail.comBuy us a coffee (Or some Pizza): www.buymeacoffee.com/AthleticObscura Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Athletic Obscura- 006- Halloween Special
Oct 27, 202100:55:14Tap to summarizeBoo!!Music: www.bensound.com Follow us on Twitter @athleticobscura Send us an email- athleteticobscura@gmail.comBuy us a coffee (Or some Pizza): www.buymeacoffee.com/AthleticObscura Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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