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Jim Thorpe was one of the greatest athletes the world has ever known. A Native American hero who broke records in three different sports. Today his...

Bought by South Dakota Public Broadcasting - Radio, WILL, KOSU, KAAD-LP, KUT and more


  • Added: Feb 27, 2023
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 17
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HOUR ONE: "The Spirit Of Jim Thorpe" - Jim Thorpe was one of the greatest athletes the world has ever known. A Native American hero who broke reco...

  • Added: Jan 13, 2023
  • Length: 01:59:00
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HOUR ONE: "Why We Fight" - Why would a 40-year-old English professor want to become a cage fighter? This hour, a look at ritual combat. HOUR TWO:...

  • Added: Aug 09, 2019
  • Length: 01:58:57
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HOUR ONE: "Is Anger A Useful Emotion?" - What if being angry made you feel better? We'll see red this hour. HOUR TWO: "Our Invisible Universe" - ...

  • Added: Aug 02, 2019
  • Length: 01:58:59
Caption: Book cover, Credit: Lyon Press
One Sunday afternoon in August 1965, on a day when baseball’s most storied rivals, the Giants and Dodgers, vied for the pennant, the national pasti...

Bought by KCBX


  • Added: Apr 21, 2015
  • Length: 21:01
  • Purchases: 1
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As Brazil prepares to host the 2014 soccer World Cup many are questioning the economic, environmental, and social cost of this sporting mega-event....

Bought by KMXT


  • Added: May 24, 2014
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: Gino Bartali
A new book, Road to Valor, by Aili and Andres McConnon is the inspiring, against-the-odds story of Gino Bartali, the cyclist who made the greatest ...

Bought by KMXT


  • Added: Aug 14, 2012
  • Length: 28:51
  • Purchases: 1
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Sam and Alan chat with real live Kansas City Royals fan Erick Hellwig, but not before Alan delivers a blistering endorsement of socialized sports o...

  • Added: May 03, 2012
  • Length: 39:16
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Memorialized in a Bob Dylan song and an Academy Award nominated Denzel Washington film, Rubin “Hurricane” Carter was a successful prize fighter, wh...

Bought by WEZU, WOUB, NPR Illinois, RadioFreePalmer, Red River Radio Network (E. Texas/Louisiana/Arkansas/Mississippi) and more


  • Added: Dec 28, 2011
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 28
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What's the harm in using anti-feminine taunts, like "You play ball like a girl!" to motivate athletes?

Bought by KMXT and WEKU


  • Added: Jul 18, 2011
  • Length: 28:59
  • Purchases: 2
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Martial arts lineage, is it important?

  • Added: Jun 29, 2011
  • Length: 03:29:15
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Will Weaver, Bemidji-area author of books like “Sweet Land,” is also deep into the young-adult writing business. His current entry in that field i...

Bought by KKWE Niijii Radio


  • Added: Aug 16, 2010
  • Length: 03:15
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: Orli Shaham, Credit: Christian Steiner
Pianist Orli Shaham dreams of playing in front of the enthusiastic and traditionally very responsive audiences that attend the figure skating compe...

Bought by Northwest Public Broadcasting


  • Added: Apr 30, 2008
  • Length: 01:31
  • Purchases: 1
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Does competition create character and excellence or, more often. conflict and disillusionment? Or a bit of both? A provocative discussion this time...

Bought by Radio Baha'i, WLGI, KCNP, Radio Baha'i, WLGI, KSFR, KMXT and more


  • Added: Jul 03, 2007
  • Length: 28:59
  • Purchases: 6
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Does competition create character and excellence or, more often. conflict and disillusionment? Or a bit of both? A provocative discussion this ti...

Bought by KUNM, KTSW 89.9, KSVR Studios: Skagit Valley Radio, KUOW, KUOW and more


  • Added: Jul 02, 2007
  • Length: 58:45
  • Purchases: 8