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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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THE KING OF CRENSHAW Episode 3: Songs in the Key of Life from 2021-08-23T07:50
There are a ton of descriptions that could properly summarize Nipsey Hussle’s music career. But “overnight” isn’t one of them. A decade-plus-long journey through time that weaves in the highs, lows...
ListenTHE KING OF CRENSHAW Episode 2: Where You From? from 2021-08-23T07:40
Nipsey Hussle is a Los Angeles icon, but what’s the story behind that? Before the fame, he was Ermias Asghedom, a young kid coming of age in the South Crenshaw district. Life in South LA was beauti...
ListenTHE KING OF CRENSHAW Episode 1: To Live and Die in LA from 2021-08-23T07:30
When Nipsey Hussle was murdered on March 31, 2019 in front of his South LA clothing store, the tragedy elicited immediate tributes across industries, walks of life, and international borders. One w...
ListenTHE KING OF CRENSHAW Episode 1: To Live and Die in LA from 2021-08-23T07:30
When Nipsey Hussle was murdered on March 31, 2019 in front of his South LA clothing store, the tragedy elicited immediate tributes across industries, walks of life, and international borders. One w...
ListenTRAILER: THE KING OF CRENSHAW from 2021-08-18T11:00
The King of Crenshaw is a four-part podcast series that will focus on how the late Nipsey Hussle’s life, death, and legacy deeply impacted the sports world. This series aims to examine how that ove...
ListenTRAILER: MARCH 11 2020 from 2020-12-14T11:00
There has perhaps been no greater event in recent history that has so clearly underlined how integral sports are to our culture than the coronavirus pandemic has. March 11 2020 will tell the story ...
ListenHEAVY MEDALS Part 6: The Rise of Martha from 2020-07-14T08:20
For years, Martha Karolyi avoided the spotlight — appearing only as the mysterious and subservient partner of her boisterous husband. But when she is tapped to take over the national team, Martha f...
ListenHEAVY MEDALS Part 5: The Karolyi Way from 2020-07-14T08:10
After the glory of winning gold in Atlanta, the U.S. National Team slips on the world stage, finishing last in the finals at the 1999 World Championships. With the next Olympics less than a year aw...
ListenHEAVY MEDALS Part 4: Home Games from 2020-07-14T08:00
Pulled back onto the world gymnastics stage by the precocious talent of their newest protege, Dominique Moceanu, Bela and Martha are all in on winning gold at the Atlanta Games. But when Dominique ...
ListenHEAVY MEDALS Part 3: The Bela Show from 2020-07-14T07:50
Growing his image as the most well-known coach in gymnastics, Bela builds his brand and aims for more gold medals with a new star athlete. But after his champion fails at the 1992 Olympic Games in ...
ListenHEAVY MEDALS Part 2: American Hustle from 2020-07-14T07:40
After defecting from Romania, the Karolyis begin to build their gymnastics empire in the U.S. But they need a champion. Enter Mary Lou Retton, the bubbly teenager whose perfect 10 at the 1984 Olymp...
ListenHEAVY MEDALS Part 1: Made in Romania from 2020-07-14T07:30
In the middle of the Cold War, Romanian gymnastics coaches Bela and Martha Karolyi turn Nadia Comaneci, a 14-year-old gymnast from a Communist country, into a global symbol of excellence at the 197...
ListenHEAVY MEDALS Part 1: Made in Romania from 2020-07-14T07:30
In the middle of the Cold War, Romanian gymnastics coaches Bela and Martha Karolyi turn Nadia Comaneci, a 14-year-old gymnast from a Communist country, into a global symbol of excellence at the 197...
ListenTRAILER: HEAVY MEDALS from 2020-07-07T13:00
For 40 years, as athletes came and went, there was one constant presence in Olympic gymnastics: Bela and Martha Karolyi — the most successful coaches in the sport's history, and the most controvers...
ListenCURSED AND BLESSED from 2019-12-02T18:27
According to local legend, the Louisiana Superdome was always a haunted place. First plagued by construction problems, then years of bad luck for the host Saints team -- by 2005 those Saints were p...
ListenTHE FALL OF THE CONDOR from 2019-11-26T10:51
During qualifying for the 1990 World Cup, Chile's national team felt that it needed to be "more bandits than the bandits." Driven by an intense desire to eliminate rival Brazil, goalkeeper Roberto ...
ListenOUT OF THE WOODS from 2019-11-19T09:21
World-class biathlete Kari Swenson was on an afternoon trail run in the mountains near Big Sky, Montana in July 1984 when two men blocked her path. Reported by ESPN's Bonnie Ford. Hosted by Jody Av...
ListenTHE SPY WHO SIGNED ME from 2019-11-12T10:30
For legends Diana Taurasi and Sue Bird, life in the WNBA paled in comparison to the lavish treatment they received in Russian professional basketball, courtesy of their team owner and benefactor, S...
ListenTrailer: Season Six from 2019-11-05T14:45
The new season of 30 for 30 Podcasts launches November 12th, with four new stories spanning four sports and three continents. The new episodes will tell a range of fascinating stories about kidnapp...
ListenTHE STERLING AFFAIRS Part5: Not Fit from 2019-08-20T07:05
The Donald Sterling story comes to an end where it all started -- with a showdown in court. This time, though, it was Donald vs. Shelly. The Sterling Affairs is hosted by Ramona Shelburne. Produced...
ListenTHE STERLING AFFAIRS Part 4: Fallout from 2019-08-20T07:04
When the explosive tape of Donald Sterling broke, it came at a moment when power in the NBA was changing. Players, owners, and a new commissioner were faced with a major test that would re-shape th...
ListenTHE STERLING AFFAIRS Part 3: Property from 2019-08-20T07:03
Donald and Shelly Sterling escaped poverty, reinvented themselves, and became the biggest residential landlords in LA. But in housing and basketball, they never had to face the consequences of thei...
ListenTHE STERLING AFFAIRS Part 2: The Opposite of Showtime from 2019-08-20T07:02
Throughout the 80s and 90s, the Clippers were horrible and Donald Sterling was known as the worst owner in sports. But Donald Sterling wasn't the joke we all thought he was. The Sterling Affairs is...
ListenTHE STERLING AFFAIRS Part 1: That Tape from 2019-08-20T07:01
A domestic battle boils over and sends the NBA into crisis when secretly recorded tapes of Donald Sterling and his mistress V. Stiviano leak on TMZ. The Sterling Affairs is hosted by Ramona Shelbur...
ListenTrailer: The Sterling Affairs from 2019-08-15T02:30
A story of power and scandal in Los Angeles. When an audio recording of a racist rant by Clippers owner Donald Sterling was leaked online, it caused an uproar that changed the NBA forever. But Ster...
ListenRICKEY WON'T QUIT from 2018-11-13T11:24
At age 46, Rickey Henderson refused to walk away from the game of baseball. This is the story of a baseball legend doing everything he can to keep playing the game he loves, whether or not it will ...
ListenTHE LOOPHOLE from 2018-11-06T10:41
In 1995, star pitcher Hideo Nomo attempted to do what no Japanese player had done since 1965 - join Major League Baseball. Nomo and his agent hatched a plan to overcome the legal and cultural barri...
ListenSIX WHO SAT from 2018-10-30T07:27
Before the 1970s, women were not welcome at the world's great marathons, but a few brave pioneers sought to challenge that system. Six Who Sat tells the story of two iconic moments in women's runni...
ListenALL IN: SPARKING THE POKER BOOM from 2018-10-23T07:07
The 2003 World Series of Poker should not have been a success. Its host casino teetered on the edge of bankruptcy, internet qualifiers knocked out the most marketable stars, and the production comp...
ListenTrailer: Season Four from 2018-10-10T14:38
Our new season of five original audio documentaries starts Tuesday, October 16th. We'll bring you stories about Jose Canseco, Rickey Henderson, a protest at the NYC Marathon, and more. More informa...
ListenBIKRAM Part 5: Reckoning from 2018-05-22T04:16
Members of the Bikram community wrestle with Bikram's behavior, their own complicity, and the question, "Can Bikram the yoga be separated from Bikram the man?" Reported by Julia Lowrie Henderson. H...
ListenBIKRAM Part 4: Truth from 2018-05-22T01:52
As Bikram's darkest behaviors begin to emerge, the community devoted to his yoga is forced to face the truth about its leader. Reported by Julia Lowrie Henderson.. More information at 30for30podcas...
ListenBIKRAM Part 3: Power from 2018-05-22T01:42
Bikram claims ownership over his brand of yoga using increasingly hardball tactics. Julia investigates the roots of yoga to try to separate what is true from what is false in Bikram's story. Report...
ListenBIKRAM Part 2: Process from 2018-05-22T01:24
Bikram spreads his brand of hot yoga through teacher trainings, where he puts his most devoted followers through nine weeks of intense suffering and begins to reveal the complexities of his charact...
ListenBIKRAM Part 1: Arrival from 2018-05-22T01:18
Bikram Choudhury begins his journey to fame, wealth, and scandal in 1970s Los Angeles. He takes Beverly Hills by storm, using his Hollywood connections and rags-to-riches origin story to build a de...
ListenSeason Three Trailer: BIKRAM from 2018-05-04T14:36
In the early 1970s, a young Indian yogi named Bikram Choudhury used his Hollywood connections to launch a hot yoga empire. America's fitness obsession brought the Speedo-clad and Rolex-wearing guru...
ListenMADDEN'S GAME from 2017-12-05T08:00
To different generations, John Madden has been a different kind of icon: coach, broadcaster and, since the late 1980s, video game mogul. This is the story of how Madden linked up with an upstart co...
ListenTHE LIGHTS OF WRIGLEYVILLE from 2017-11-28T08:00
When the Tribune Company bought the Chicago Cubs in 1981, its executives saw nighttime baseball as a way to turn around the club's fortunes. The only problem? Scores of Wrigleyville residents were ...
ListenNO RULES: THE BIRTH OF UFC from 2017-11-21T08:00
Who is the ultimate fighter? A wrestler? A boxer? A martial arts master? The first ever Ultimate Fighting Championship set out to answer that question. The results were violent, chaotic, and led to...
ListenHOODIES UP from 2017-11-14T08:00
The story of a protest photo taken in 2012 by LeBron James, Dwyane Wade, and the Miami Heat. Reported and hosted by Jody Avirgan. More at 30for30podcasts.com
ListenTrailer: Season Two from 2017-10-31T07:00
Our new season of original documentaries launches on November 14th. Read more at 30for30podcasts.com
ListenTHE FIGHTER INSIDE from 2017-07-25T07:00
How does a professional boxer, convicted of armed robbery in 1975, end up rising in the ranks of the sport -- from inside a state penitentiary? The Fighter Inside is the unlikely story of an inmate...
ListenON THE ICE from 2017-07-11T07:00
Twenty years ago, hundreds of women answered a classified ad seeking adventurers for an all-women trek to the North Pole - no expedition experience necessary. On the ice, 20 of those women came fac...
ListenYANKEES SUCK from 2017-07-04T07:00
How a chant and a shirt came to dominate one of baseball's biggest rivalries, thanks to a group of hardcore punks from Boston. Reported by Julia Lowrie Henderson. Hosted by Jody Avirgan. This piece...
ListenYANKEES SUCK from 2017-07-04T07:00
How a chant and a shirt came to dominate one of baseball's biggest rivalries, thanks to a group of hardcore punks from Boston. Reported by Julia Lowrie Henderson. Hosted by Jody Avirgan. This piece...
ListenYANKEES SUCK from 2017-07-04T07:00
How a chant and a shirt came to dominate one of baseball's biggest rivalries, thanks to a group of hardcore punks from Boston. Reported by Julia Lowrie Henderson. Hosted by Jody Avirgan. This piece...
ListenTHE TRIALS OF DAN AND DAVE from 2017-06-27T07:00
The 1992 Summer Olympics produced a great many heroes, but that spring TV viewers were led to believe they were all about Dan O'Brien and Dave Johnson -- decathletes competing not only for the USA ...
ListenTHE TRIALS OF DAN AND DAVE from 2017-06-27T07:00
The 1992 Summer Olympics produced a great many heroes, but that spring TV viewers were led to believe they were all about Dan O'Brien and Dave Johnson -- decathletes competing not only for the USA ...
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