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Roberto Clemente
From: Richard Stull
Series: Doc Stull's Sports Today and in the Day
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The first Latino elected to Baseball's Hall of Fame and only the 11th player in baseball history to amass 3000 hits in his career, Roberto Clemente...

Bought by KSLU


  • Added: Nov 14, 2013
  • Length: 02:35
  • Purchases: 1
Muhammad Ali - Personal Reflection
From: Richard Stull
Series: Doc Stull's Sports Today and in the Day
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As a freshman at UC San Diego I attended the Muhammad Ali-Kenny Norton heavyweight fight on Mach 30, 1973 at the San Diego Sports Arena. A small ...

Bought by KSLU


  • Added: Jul 30, 2013
  • Length: 02:37
  • Purchases: 1
" A Lifelong Journalist / NYC Cyclist on Biking and What The Latest Twist in the Lance Armstrong Saga Teaches Us About Journalism"
From: Paul Fischer
Series: What's the Frequency, Kenneth? a newsical series
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Notes, thoughts and observations from a lifelong NYC biker on the art of cycling ( I have the broken bones to prove it )and what the real lesson is...

  • Added: Jan 17, 2013
  • Length: 57:53
Culturology: An essay from Erika Kooda relaying the experience of skiing.
From: Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE, Minnesota
Series: Culturology
Caption: Erika Kooda
Erika Kooda is a senior at Grand Rapids High School. During the school year she's been checking in with essays reflecting on her experience. In thi...

Bought by KKWE Niijii Radio


  • Added: Jan 07, 2013
  • Length: 03:54
  • Purchases: 1
Latitude News Podcast #6 — The Shady Trade in American Horsemeat
From: Latitude News
Caption: This racehorse never should have been eaten. , Credit: Ken Terpenning
Are Europeans eating drugged-up American horses?

Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio and Louisville Public Media


  • Added: Dec 17, 2012
  • Length: 14:04
  • Purchases: 2
The Catch
From: Richard Stull
Series: Doc Stull's Sports Today and in the Day
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"The Catch" in San Francisco in 1982 becomes one of the great plays in football history. To hear the show, click on the INTRO and 2 MIN links belo...

Bought by KSLU


  • Added: Oct 05, 2012
  • Length: 02:36
  • Purchases: 1
Stalking And Killing For Sport
From: Dick Meister
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Commentary: Millions of Americans think it sporting to chase, maim and kill innocent animals.

  • Added: Sep 30, 2012
  • Length: 02:50
Future Sport
From: Richard Stull
Series: Doc Stull's Sports Today and in the Day
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The science fiction writer's had it right. And so did the the ancient Greeks when they wrote about "hubris."

Bought by KSLU


  • Added: Sep 18, 2012
  • Length: 02:36
  • Purchases: 1
Marriage and Severe Weather
From: Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE, Minnesota
Series: Acoustic Stories
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Aaron Brown on severe weather.

  • Added: Sep 06, 2012
  • Length: 02:09
Road to Valor
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: Turning Pages: Authors and Their Words
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
Magic Time
From: Sam Dingman
Series: Baltimorons
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This thing is getting real, folks! As the Orioles approach mid-August just 4.5 back in the AL East and definitively in the hunt for the 2012 playo...

  • Added: Aug 09, 2012
  • Length: 44:57
Harvard Beats Yale 29-29 (2009) Documentary Review
From: Richard Stull
Series: Doc Stull's Sports Today and in the Day
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College football classic in 1968 eerily reflects and portends America's political and popular culture future.

Bought by KSLU


  • Added: Jul 20, 2012
  • Length: 02:34
  • Purchases: 1
The Olympic Games: Who Wins?
From: Making Contact
Caption: Torch Blocked at Downtown East Side, Credit: AMANDA ZEIDERS / Pittsburgh Indymedia
The Olympic Games have grown into a multibillion dollar industry. But with that growth comes concerns about the negative effects of the event on t...

Bought by KBRP Community Radio, Marfa Public Radio, KUFM - Montana Public Radio, and KVSC


  • Added: Jul 12, 2012
  • Length: 29:01
  • Purchases: 4
Indie on Demand Reviews FIGHTVILLE
From: Daniel Persons
Series: The Indie on Demand Movie Review
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A review of the gritty Mixed Martial Arts documentary.

  • Added: May 09, 2012
  • Length: 01:59
Forged In The Flames Of Heartbreak (w/ Erick Hellwig)
From: Sam Dingman
Series: Baltimorons
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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
Scions Of French Onion Fortunes
From: Sam Dingman
Series: Baltimorons
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Well, that was fast. The Orioles went from undefeated Twin-slayers to broom fodder for the hated New Yorkers this week, and Sam and Alan are none ...

  • Added: Apr 12, 2012
  • Length: 16:02
Epaulettes and Pig Spears
From: Sam Dingman
Series: Baltimorons
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A shameful run-down of actual real players apparently in competition for roster spots with the big league squad, as well as the announcement of Ope...

  • Added: Mar 08, 2012
  • Length: 30:02
Body Shots
From: Richard Stull
Series: Doc Stull's Sports Today and in the Day
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An old boxing coach teaches a junior high school kid that one can't avoid the body blows - or the psychological pain to come later in life.

Bought by KSLU


  • Added: Feb 23, 2012
  • Length: 02:39
  • Purchases: 1
Lynne Cox - Open Water Swimmer: The Greatest Athlete You've Never Heard Of
From: Richard Stull
Series: Doc Stull's Sports Today and in the Day
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Lynne Cox - Open Water Swimmer: - She is an author, advocate, adventurer, motivational speaker, and athlete extraordinaire, Lynn Cox.

Bought by KSLU


  • Added: Feb 03, 2012
  • Length: 02:39
  • Purchases: 1
Women Warriors
From: Richard Stull
Series: Doc Stull's Sports Today and in the Day
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Women Warriors in antiquity set the bar high for future female role models.

Bought by KSLU


  • Added: Feb 03, 2012
  • Length: 02:47
  • Purchases: 1
The Fight of the Century: Ali - Frazier I
From: Richard Stull
Series: Doc Stull's Sports Today and in the Day
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Two undefeated heavyweight boxing champions capture the imagination of a polarized America on March 8, 1971.

Bought by KSLU


  • Added: Jan 27, 2012
  • Length: 02:46
  • Purchases: 1
Humankind: Rubin Carter's Hurricane
From: Humankind
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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
Real Men
From: With Good Reason
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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
Who's Yo Sensei!? Pt. 1
From: Karate Cafe
Series: Karate Cafe
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Martial arts lineage, is it important?

  • Added: Jun 29, 2011
  • Length: 03:29:15
Green Speed Merchants: Leilani Münter & Ward Burton
From: Alex Wise
Series: Sea Change Radio
Caption: Leilani Munter
Auto racing, also known as burning tons of fossil fuel to drive really fast in circles, has got to be one of the most environmentally unfriendly us...

  • Added: Jun 02, 2011
  • Length: 02:03:52