Crunching Tackles
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Hello and welcome to Crunching Tackles, a podcast where John Nekrasov and Chad Wylie discuss the biggest cultural issues that affect the sports world. Tune in to hear our takes on the controversial topics that touch the games we watch every week. If you enjoy our content, like, follow, subscribe (all the fun stuff), and follow us on Twitter @john_nekrasov and @chadewylie!
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Episode 183: Is Sportswashing Beginning to Fail?
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Feb 04, 2026 |
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Episode 182: The NFL Coaching Carousel Hits Full Speed
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Jan 24, 2026 |
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Episode 181: Top 5 Movies of 2025
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Jan 07, 2026 |
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Episode 180: Top 5 Athletes of the Century
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Dec 19, 2025 |
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Episode 179: Top 5 for 2025
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Dec 03, 2025 |
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Episode 178: Our 2025 World Cup Temperature Check
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Nov 25, 2025 |
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Episode 177: Trouble at ESPN
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Nov 13, 2025 |
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Episode 176: The Worst Gambling Scandal Yet
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Oct 30, 2025 |
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EMERGENCY PODCAST: Apple Goes All-in on Formula 1
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Oct 17, 2025 |
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Episode 175: Does Anyone Really Care Who the MVP Is?
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Sep 25, 2025 |
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Episode 174: Steve Ballmer's Alleged Aspirations
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Sep 10, 2025 |
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Episode 173: The NFL and ESPN are Dancing With Their Hands Tied
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Aug 27, 2025 |
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Episode 172: Another Shocking Scandal at the NFL
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Aug 01, 2025 |
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Episode 171: F1 The Movie Races to Success
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Jul 18, 2025 |
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Episode 170: The Gentrification of Sports
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Jun 30, 2025 |
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Episode 169: The World is Coming to America
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Jun 16, 2025 |
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Episode 168: Who is the New Bill Belichick?
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May 29, 2025 |
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Episode 167: Pope Leo XIV and the Theology of Sports
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May 14, 2025 |
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166: Shedeur Sanders' Slide
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Apr 30, 2025 |
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Episode 165: Rory Achieves Glory
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Apr 21, 2025 |
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Episode 164: March, but no Madness
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Mar 26, 2025 |
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Episode 163: President Stephen A. Smith?
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Mar 13, 2025 |
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Episode 162: The Transgender Sports Ban
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Feb 27, 2025 |
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Episode 161: Super Bowl LIX Recap
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Feb 11, 2025 |
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Episode 160: 2025 Super Bowl Preview and Australian Open Review
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Jan 31, 2025 |
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Episode 159: NFL Playoffs and College Football Format Review
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Jan 15, 2025 |
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Episode 158: The 2024 Review Show
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Dec 16, 2024 |
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Episode 157: A Rowdy Rivalry Week
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Dec 05, 2024 |
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Episode 156: Dana White: Presidential Matchmaker?
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Nov 14, 2024 |
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Episode 155: City Of Stars vs. The Big Apple
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Oct 30, 2024 |
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Episode 154: A New Look for College Football and The Champions League
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Oct 10, 2024 |
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Episode 153: Shohei Ohtani Hits (and Runs) into History.
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Sep 30, 2024 |
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Episode 152: The Complications and Conclusions from Tyreek Hill's Arrest
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Sep 11, 2024 |
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Episode 151: Jannik Sinner: Victim, Cheater or Something In-Between?
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Sep 04, 2024 |
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Episode 150: Paris 2024 in the Books
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Aug 14, 2024 |
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Episode 149: 2024 Olympics Week 2 Recap!
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Aug 07, 2024 |
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Episode 148: Paris 2024 Week 1 Recap!
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Aug 01, 2024 |
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Episode 147: A Double for Spain and Chaos in Miami
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Jul 16, 2024 |
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Episode 146: 2024 Olympic Preview
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Jul 05, 2024 |
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Episode 145: Protecting the Paris Olympics 2024
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Jun 20, 2024 |
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Episode 144: The Death of College Sports + Caitlin Clark
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Jun 07, 2024 |
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Episode 143: Scheffler Arrest and City Win the Premier League
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May 23, 2024 |
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Episode 142: Does God Care Who Wins the Masters?
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May 08, 2024 |
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Episode 141: What the Government Can Do To Legislate Sports Betting
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Apr 24, 2024 |
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Episode 140: Caitlin Clark: The Main Character of March
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Apr 11, 2024 |
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Episode 139: Shohei Scandal and Sports Gambling in the Mainstream
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Mar 26, 2024 |
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Episode 138: Christian Horner is Trying to Survive
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Mar 13, 2024 |
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BONUS POD: Dune 2—Long Live the Podcasts
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Mar 05, 2024 |
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Episode 137: Fans on the Court
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Feb 29, 2024 |
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Episode 136: Patrick Mahomes Does It Again!
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Feb 14, 2024 |
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Episode 135: 2024 Football and 2018 Hockey
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Jan 31, 2024 |
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Episode 134: Everton in Crisis and the NFL in Chaos
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Jan 17, 2024 |
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Episode 133: 2023 Year-End Review
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Jan 05, 2024 |
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Episode 132: Rahm Sells Out and Shohei Defers
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Dec 13, 2023 |
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Episode 131: A Series of Unfortunate Mismanagements
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Nov 29, 2023 |
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Episode 130: FIFA Gives Saudi Arabia Soccer's Biggest Prize
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Nov 16, 2023 |
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Episode 129: Is It Just Me, or do Those Athletes Look Bigger?
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Nov 02, 2023 |
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Episode 128: Israel at War
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Oct 18, 2023 |
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Episode 127: Taylor Swift Is the NFL's Wildest Dream
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Oct 06, 2023 |
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Episode 126: 24 for Novak
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Sep 14, 2023 |
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Episode 125: A Blind Side Legal Filing
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Aug 23, 2023 |
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Episode 124: U-S-Nay
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Aug 10, 2023 |
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Episode 123: Barbenheimer + Sports (yes, we do talk about sports still)
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Jul 26, 2023 |
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Episode 122: Elon vs. Mark Fight (in the App Store)
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Jul 12, 2023 |
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Episode 121: Saudi Arabia Bought . . . All of Golf?
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Jun 14, 2023 |
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Episode 120: Ja Morant's Troubles Deepen
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May 25, 2023 |
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Episode 119: The Coaching Carousel Goes Round and Round
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Apr 27, 2023 |
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Episode 118: UConn and LSU Reign Supreme
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Apr 07, 2023 |
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Episode 117: Streaming Wars and Soccer
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Mar 08, 2023 |
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Episode 116: Hot Takes—Good Entertainment or Damaging Incivility?
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Feb 27, 2023 |
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Episode 115: All Hail Chiefs Kingdom
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Feb 17, 2023 |
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Episode 114: King James Stands Alone
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Feb 10, 2023 |
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Episode 113: The Leaders of the Troops
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Feb 04, 2023 |
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Episode 112: Why Sports Have a Domestic Violence Crisis
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Jan 19, 2023 |
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Episode 111: Damar Hamlin and the Road to Recovery
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Jan 05, 2023 |
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Episode 110: Reflecting on Grant Wahl and the World Cup
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Dec 16, 2022 |
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Episode 109: Bring On the Dutch!
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Dec 01, 2022 |
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108: Preparing for Qatar
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Nov 15, 2022 |
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Episode 107: Kyrie Irving and the Danger of Player Expression
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Nov 04, 2022 |
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Episode 106: Have Tom Brady and Aaron Rodgers Lost Their Teams?
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Oct 25, 2022 |
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Episode 105: Another Horrific Investigation
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Oct 18, 2022 |
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Episode 104: Going, Going, Gone!
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Oct 03, 2022 |
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Episode 103: Silver vs. Sarver
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Sep 20, 2022 |
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Episode 102: Upon Further Review
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Sep 12, 2022 |
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Episode 101: Are You Not Entertained?
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Sep 08, 2022 |
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Episode 100: Serena's Swansong
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Sep 03, 2022 |
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Episode 99: Reflections on Serena William's Retirement
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Aug 15, 2022 |
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Episode 98: Deshaun Watson Suspended: Was 6 Games Enough?
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Aug 05, 2022 |
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Episode 97: Fake Cricket and Blatant Match-fixing
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Aug 01, 2022 |
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Episode 96: When The Stars Come Out
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Jul 25, 2022 |
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Episode 95: The Big 10 + 2
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Jul 15, 2022 |
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Episode 94: FINA's Transgender Decision
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Jun 27, 2022 |
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Episode 93: Wrongfully Detained and the Fallout of War
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Jun 21, 2022 |
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Episode 92: LIV Golf is Live, but Should We Care?
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Jun 10, 2022 |
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Episode 91: A Cover-up of Incompetence
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Jun 03, 2022 |
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Episode 90: Has Activism in Sports Gone Too Far?
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May 27, 2022 |
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Episode 89: Sports Agents In the Multiverse of Contracts
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May 09, 2022 |
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Episode 88: Transfer Portal Mania
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May 02, 2022 |
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Episode 87: The NBA Through the Decades
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Apr 25, 2022 |
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Episode 86: Congress Investigates the Commanders
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Apr 18, 2022 |
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Episode 85: Sanctions Foreign and Domestic
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Apr 08, 2022 |
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Episode 84: The Tobacco Road Rivalry Meets the Final Four
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Mar 31, 2022 |
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Episode 83: Chelsea Caught in the Crosshairs
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Mar 11, 2022 |
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Episode 82: Equal Pay and the Harsh Costs of War
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Feb 25, 2022 |
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Episode 81: Winter Olympics and Super Bowl Recaps
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Feb 23, 2022 |
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Episode 80: Super Bowl Preview & Book of Boba Fett Review
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Feb 11, 2022 |
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Episode 79: The Best Weekend of Football!
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Jan 25, 2022 |
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Episode 78: Is the ManningCast the Future?
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Jan 18, 2022 |
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Episode 77: Would We Care about Football without John Madden?
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Jan 10, 2022 |
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Episode 76: Spider-Man: No Way Home and a 2021 Revisit
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Dec 23, 2021 |
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Episode 75: Will We See Baseball on March 31?
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Dec 14, 2021 |
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Episode 74: Good Coaches' Secret Stuff
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Dec 03, 2021 |
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Episode 73: #WhereIsPengShuai?
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Nov 22, 2021 |
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Episode 72: So Aaron Rodgers Isn't Vaccinated; Should We Care?
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Nov 12, 2021 |
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Episode 71: Commissioner Chaos
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Nov 05, 2021 |
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Episode 70: The Twitterfication of Sports
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Oct 29, 2021 |
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Episode 69: Gamers Galore
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Oct 22, 2021 |
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Episode 68: Foreign Takeovers and Domestic Turmoil
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Oct 08, 2021 |
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Episode 67: Do It For The Brand
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Oct 04, 2021 |
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Episode 66: Sports SOS
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Sep 23, 2021 |
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Episode 65: Djokovic Goes Down
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Sep 17, 2021 |
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Episode 64: The Rise . . . and Rise . . . and RISE of Ted Lasso
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Sep 10, 2021 |
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Episode 63: Who's Got the Power?
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Sep 07, 2021 |
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Episode 62: "Good Game" vs. "In Your Face!"
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Aug 27, 2021 |
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Episode 61: A Messi Situation
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Aug 13, 2021 |
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Episode 60: John, Israel, and Hatikvah
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Aug 06, 2021 |
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Episode 59: A Case of the Twisties
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Jul 30, 2021 |
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Episode 58: 2020 Olympic Preview
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Jul 26, 2021 |
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BONUS TACKLES: Loki, Black Widow, and the Multiverse of Madness
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Jul 19, 2021 |
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Episode 57: EURO 2020 Recap and More
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Jul 14, 2021 |
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Episode 56: Courtroom Corner!
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Jun 25, 2021 |
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Episode 55: Performance or Profit
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Jun 21, 2021 |
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Episode 54: Playing (or Not) on Her Terms
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Jun 11, 2021 |
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Episode 53: Graduation Special!
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May 24, 2021 |
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Episode 52: Power to the People
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May 05, 2021 |
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Episode 51: The Rise and Fall of the European Super League
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Apr 22, 2021 |
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Episode 50: Top 10 Days in Sports
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Apr 12, 2021 |
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Episode 49: Transgender Athletes—equality or unfairness?
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Apr 02, 2021 |
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Episode 48: March Madness is Back!
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Mar 26, 2021 |
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🚨 🚨SPECIAL PODCAST ANNOUNCEMENT 🚨 🚨
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Mar 17, 2021 |
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Episode 47: Time to Say Goodbye
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Mar 15, 2021 |
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Episode 46: Zlatan v. LeBron
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Mar 08, 2021 |
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Episode 45: Why Don't We Talk About Mike Trout?
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Feb 26, 2021 |
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Episode 44: Super Bowl 55
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Feb 10, 2021 |
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Episode 43: Changing Teams
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Feb 05, 2021 |
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Episode 42: Back to the Bubble?
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Jan 28, 2021 |
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Episode 41: Age — Just a Number?
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Jan 13, 2021 |
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Episode 40: Young Superstars
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Jan 05, 2021 |
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Episode 39: Merry Christmas — This Is The Way!
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Dec 21, 2020 |
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Episode 38: Around the World - Brazil
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Dec 02, 2020 |
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Episode 37: Around the World - Ireland
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Nov 26, 2020 |
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Episode 36: Reunited, and it feels so good!
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Nov 16, 2020 |
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Episode 35: Around the World - Canada
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Nov 11, 2020 |
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Episode 34: Around the World — South Africa
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Nov 03, 2020 |
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Episode 33: Around the World — India
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Oct 19, 2020 |
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Episode 32: Around the World — Japan
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Oct 12, 2020 |
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Episode 31: What a Weekend!
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Oct 06, 2020 |
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Episode 30: Behind the Paywall
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Sep 28, 2020 |
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Episode 29: Stereotyping Sportsfans
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Sep 22, 2020 |
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Episode 28: Lights, Camera, SPORTS!
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Sep 15, 2020 |
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Episode 27: What's On Second?
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Sep 07, 2020 |
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Episode 26: The NBA Boycott
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Sep 01, 2020 |
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Episode 25: How to Define the Best
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Aug 21, 2020 |
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Episode 24: Will College Football Happen?
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Aug 17, 2020 |
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Episode 23: Covid-19 Update
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Aug 10, 2020 |
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Episode 22: Rivalries
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Aug 03, 2020 |
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Episode 21: A Breath of Fresh Air
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Jul 24, 2020 |
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Episode 20: What's in a Name?
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Jul 20, 2020 |
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Episode 19: Should It Stay or Should It Go?
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Jul 10, 2020 |
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Episode 18: DEBATE - Are Fighting Sports Immoral?
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Jun 22, 2020 |
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Episode 17: Changing Times, the Rooney Rule, and Minority Representation in Coaching
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Jun 15, 2020 |
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Episode 16: The Fight Against Racism
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Jun 05, 2020 |
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Episode 15: Esports & A Changing Sports Landscape
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Jun 03, 2020 |
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Episode 14: Competitive Drive & The Stigma of Mental Illness in Sports
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May 26, 2020 |
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Episode 13: Sports Are BACK + Breaking Down the Equal Pay Lawsuit
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May 11, 2020 |
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Episode 12: Equal Pay, Equal Exposure - A Look at the State of Women's Sports
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May 02, 2020 |
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Episode 11: Our (Expert) Guide to Choosing a Soccer Club
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Apr 25, 2020 |
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Episode 10: The Salary Cap
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Apr 21, 2020 |
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Episode 9: A League Divided
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Apr 13, 2020 |
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Episode 8: The Greatest Sports You've Never Heard Of
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Apr 04, 2020 |
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Episode 7: A Quarantine Special
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Mar 28, 2020 |
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Episode 6: Coronavirus 1, Sports 0
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Mar 02, 2020 |
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Episode 5: Culture of Heroes?
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Feb 24, 2020 |
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Episode 4: All Work, No Pay
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Feb 15, 2020 |
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Episode 3: The CTE Crisis
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Feb 08, 2020 |
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Episode 2: The Legacy of Kobe Bryant
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Feb 01, 2020 |
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Episode 1: Qatar & the World Cup
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Jan 24, 2020 |