Episode – 1883 : Questions and Answers: Volume 34 Podcast Transcript September is upon us. It means going back to school and the autumnal equinox. The days get shorter in […]
Episode – 1814 : Innovative Sports Strategies
Episode – 1814 : Innovative Sports Strategies Podcast Transcript All sports are governed by a body of rules. Within those rules, there is usually a set of norms for how […]
Episode – 1785 : A History of Memorial Day (Redux)
Episode – 1785 : A History of Memorial Day (Redux) Podcast Transcript Every year, on the last Monday in May, the United States honors its war dead. It is often […]
Episode – 1770 : The Ancient Greek Olympics
Episode – 1770 : The Ancient Greek Olympics Podcast Transcript Almost 3000 years ago, the Ancient Greeks established what was a unique method of honoring their gods: an athletic competition. […]
Episode – 1741 : All About Fiji
Episode – 1741 : All About Fiji Podcast Transcript Located in the South Pacific is the nation of Fiji. Fiji is an archipelago of 330 islands located about 1,100 nautical […]
Episode – 1728 : The Knuckleball
Episode – 1728 : The Knuckleball hr class=”wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity”/> Podcast Transcript In the game of baseball, it might not seem at first glance that there is much strategy involved in […]
Episode – 1717 : March Madness
Episode – 1717 : March Madness hr class=”wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity”/> Podcast Transcript Every March, the United States experiences a period known as March Madness. It is the time when college basketball […]
Episode – 1706 : Artificial Turf
Episode – 1706 : Artificial Turf Podcast Transcript In 1965, the world’s first fully enclosed sports facility, the Houston Astrodome, was opened to the public. The Astrodome itself was a […]
Episode – 1686 : Poker
Episode – 1686 : Poker Podcast Transcript One of the most popular card games in the world is poker. The game was played in the old west among cowboys, by […]
Episode – 1661 : Performance Enhancing Drugs and Substances
Episode – 1661 : Performance Enhancing Drugs and Substances Podcast Transcript One of the biggest controversies in the world of sports over the last several decades has been the use […]
Episode – 1647 : Hosting the Olympics
Episode – 1647 : Hosting the Olympics Podcast Transcript In July 2017, the International Olympic Committee did something unprecedented. It awarded not one, but two cities Olympic games at the […]
Episode – 1638 : Tokyo
Episode – 1638 : Tokyo Podcast Transcript Tokyo, Japan, is currently the largest city in the world, with a total metropolitan population of over 37 million people. However, it wasn’t […]
Episode – 1609 : Questions and Answers: Volume 25
Episode – 1609 : Questions and Answers: Volume 25 Podcast Transcript December is upon us, and we should be cognizant of the fact that December is based on the Latin […]
Episode – 1548 : Questions and Answers: Volume 23
Episode – 1548 : Questions and Answers: Volume 23 Podcast Transcript Every October in the Northern Hemisphere, leaves on the trees turn color and fall to the ground. While the […]
Episode – 1545 : Relocated Sports Teams
Episode – 1545 : Relocated Sports Teams Podcast Transcript Many people have one or more favorite sports teams. Most people support these teams because they happen to be the team […]
Episode – 1537 : Bowling
Episode – 1537 : Bowling Podcast Transcript A popular activity that millions of people around the world engage in every week is bowling. Today, all the equipment manufacturers and bowling […]
Episode – 1511 : Mos Maiorum and Unwritten Rules
Episode – 1511 : Mos Maiorum and Unwritten Rules Podcast Transcript Every day, whether or not you even realize it, you are subject to a host of unwritten rules. These […]
Episode – 1493 : The GOATs
Episode – 1493 : The GOATs Podcast Transcript In any sport, there is always one debate that comes up. It comes up year after year, and it has been around […]
Episode – 1463 : The English Premier League
Episode – 1463 : The English Premier League Podcast Transcript The most popular sports league in the world in terms of the number of people who follow and watch is […]
Episode – 1399 : Canadian Football
Episode – 1399 : Canadian Football Podcast Transcript In 1903, the Ontario Rugby Football Union adopted a set of rules for their sport which were codified by Thrift Burnside, the […]