Podcasts by More Than A Game (Formerly Why Sports Matter)
Many of us experience sports much like religion: they give us a shared identity, a sense of community, and a common purpose. So what wisdom can we draw from the sports world to help us navigate the chaos and confusion -- and also the awakening and transformation -- happening today? Join host Varun Soni, Dean of Religious and Spiritual Life at the University of Southern California, in this limited-run series from Religion of Sports.
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Introducing: Roughhousing from 2023-03-02T20:29:56
In Religion of Sports' latest podcast series, Host Iggy Monda takes listeners inside America’s locker rooms and field houses to explore hazing in high school sports today. Through deeply personal s...
ListenIntroducing Man in the Arena: Haters from 2021-12-01T01:00
America’s collective adoration of the underdog means that people love to hate Tom Brady. In the world of sports, hatred is inevitable, so why are haters always gonna hate? And in the context of spo...
ListenReligion of Sports presents: False Idol from 2021-09-02T02:00
Religion of Sports and PRX present False Idol, a new podcast examining the rise and fall of South African sprinter Oscar Pistorius, and the murder of Reeva Steenkamp. Join Host Tim Rohan as he revi...
ListenIntroducing: Lost in Sports | The AND1 Mixtapes from 2021-06-17T07:00
From Religion of Sports and PRX, Lost in Sports is a new sports mystery podcast where host Ben Baskin takes on some of the biggest questions in sports and some you never thought to ask. In the seco...
ListenIntroducing: Crushed from 2021-04-08T20:39:41
The newest Religion of Sports show, Crushed, revisits the steroid era to untangle its truth from the many myths, examine the legacy of baseball’s farthest-reaching scandal, and explore what it tell...
ListenResilience, with Victoria Garrick from 2020-08-06T13:31
Volleyball player and mental health advocate Victoria Garrick is a mentor to many student athletes and others who have been inspired by her public journey of vulnerability and strength. During this...
ListenJustice, with Jody Armour from 2020-07-30T07:00
The most recognizable symbol of solidarity with today's movement against racism and police brutality has been to take a knee, an act of protest popularized by Colin Kaepernick. He's the latest in a...
ListenJustice, with Jody Armour from 2020-07-30T07:00
The most recognizable symbol of solidarity with today's movement against racism and police brutality has been to take a knee, an act of protest popularized by Colin Kaepernick. He's the latest in a...
ListenJustice, with Jody Armour from 2020-07-30T07:00
The most recognizable symbol of solidarity with today's movement against racism and police brutality has been to take a knee, an act of protest popularized by Colin Kaepernick. He's the latest in a...
ListenIntroducing: More Than A Game from 2020-07-23T10:00
Many of us experience sports much like religion: they give us a shared identity, a sense of community, and a common purpose. So what wisdom can we draw from the sports world to help us navigate the...
ListenJourney's End (Belonging) from 2018-12-11T08:05
"You can see me, right?" We follow a newly-formed soccer team of young refugees who’ve all, somehow, found their way to Buffalo, New York -- and explore what their stories tell us about sports,...
ListenSadie In The Woods (Resilience) from 2018-12-04T08:02
"How do I get to a place like that"The episode explores resilience through two young leaders in the Native American community, and how they’ve used basketball to overcome immense adversity and buil...
ListenSan Quentin (Rehabilitation) from 2018-11-27T08:28
"90 percent are coming back" San Quentin State Prison inmates have an organized baseball team that competes against local Bay Area rec teams, which are bussed in from the outside. San Quentin's ba...
ListenHumboldt Broncos (Healing) from 2018-11-13T08:05
"The Cure for Pain is in the Pain" In April of 2018, a deadly bus crash involving the Humboldt Broncos junior ice hockey team that killed 16 and injured 13 people left a small tight-knit town and ...
ListenMyth of the Lifetime Warranty (Mortality) from 2018-10-30T07:10
Conrad Anker is one of the most accomplished mountain climbers alive and has spent his whole life confronting death by choice. During a 2016 climb, Anker suffered a heart attack while on the side o...
ListenIntroduction to Why Sports Matter from 2018-10-19T17:00:48
Gotham Chopra, Tom Brady, and Michael Strahan bring you “Why Sports Matter”, the first 8-episode audio documentary series from Religion of Sports. Each week, a new story is built around larger them...
ListenIntroduction to Why Sports Matter from 2018-10-19T17:00:48
Gotham Chopra, Tom Brady, and Michael Strahan bring you “Why Sports Matter”, the first 8-episode audio documentary series from Religion of Sports. Each week, a new story is built around larger them...
ListenIntroduction to Why Sports Matter from 2018-10-19T17:00:48
Gotham Chopra, Tom Brady, and Michael Strahan bring you “Why Sports Matter”, the first 8-episode audio documentary series from Religion of Sports. Each week, a new story is built around larger them...
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