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“I plan to row till my last breath” is a strong endorsement for any sport. Yet we heard this sentiment numerous times at the 2022 Head of the Charl...
- Added: Nov 16, 2022
- Length: 27:42
Howie has been an avid cyclist most of his adult life, with mileage equivalent to a few laps around the planet. But more remarkable is that he has ...
- Added: Oct 18, 2022
- Length: 18:08
Josie's decades-long struggle with Multiple Sclerosis (MS) is helped by the ongoing support of her husband, Joe, and their much-loved custom tandem...
- Added: Oct 06, 2022
- Length: 17:24
"Pregnancy is no joke," Erin tells us in this body odyssey that's both deeply personal and all-too-common. Having been on bed rest with preeclampsi...
- Added: Sep 08, 2022
- Length: 20:39
How do we know when to push through pain to pursue the activities we love? And when should we suspect that injuries are part of a disease process? ...
- Added: Aug 24, 2022
- Length: 19:56
This 2nd MBO episode features Diane, an amateur triathlete who’s also a Type 1 diabetic. Diane's completed three full Ironman triathlons, numerous ...
- Added: Aug 10, 2022
- Length: 18:04
Documentary filmmaker Elise Coker and producer Joel Shupack introduce us to twenty-two-year-old Abdel Naser Musleh, from Kafr ‘Aqab, near Ramallah....
- Added: Nov 30, 2020
- Length: 28:07
In this piece we take you to Vered HaGalil, a remote ‘dude ranch’ on a gorgeous hill overlooking the Sea of Galilee. There, we speak to head traine...
Bought by WAMC Northeast Public Radio
- Added: Nov 30, 2020
- Length: 08:48
- Purchases: 1
Recent studies have shown the therapeutic effects of running on depression. This, shouldn’t come as a surprise for people who’ve been blessed by it...
- Added: Mar 24, 2019
- Length: 08:28
Will Turner of Richmond, Virginia now holds the world record for the number of Ironman triathlons completed in a single calendar year—Sixty one. ...
- Added: Mar 05, 2019
- Length: 27:16
Will Turner is the Real Iron Man. No special effects, no suit of armor, no comic book fiction. Will is the genuine article. He now holds the world ...
- Added: Jan 16, 2019
- Length: 26:14
Will Turner is the Real Iron Man. No special effects, no suit of armor, no comic book fiction, He’s the genuine article. He now holds the world rec...
- Added: Dec 31, 2018
- Length: 15:04
With the mental pressure and rubber balls getting fired at you from all angles, playing goalie is not the ideal position in lacrosse. But, it is wh...
- Added: Apr 12, 2018
- Length: 04:11
An unconventional love story about a teenager, the Pacific Ocean, and an encounter with something wild.
Bought by Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass., and PRX Remix
- Added: Mar 27, 2018
- Length: 23:07
- Purchases: 3
Developmentally disabled kids play right along with their typically developing peers on this new basketball team, started by their former Special E...
- Added: Jan 26, 2017
- Length: 04:39
A quick biopic on the life of Tom Landry with a focus on his finest season.
- Added: Oct 02, 2016
- Length: 04:24
On this Why We Root, a story of a classic American sports town and the season that started with tragedy but ended with a championship. We’ll recall...
Bought by WHCP-LP Cambridge and KMXT
- Added: Apr 12, 2016
- Length: 29:00
- Purchases: 2
Jarvis Johnson was a basketball prodigy by age 2. He’d developed elite basketball skills by the time he was 12, which is also about the time he dis...
- Added: Nov 20, 2015
- Length: 01:00:04
Martin Redlicki is a 6'6 collegiate tennis star who is on the verge of going professional. What has he had to sacrifice along the way for the slim ...
- Added: Oct 05, 2015
- Length: 05:33
Being a soccer mom is harder than it looks.
- Added: Jul 05, 2015
- Length: 24:26
- Purchases: 2
Join the team onThe Pine as they visit with Ted Ginn, Executive Director of the Ginn Academy.
- Added: Jun 27, 2015
- Length: 18:12
Bowling as a competitive sport and family pastime peaked decades ago. The game still exists, but with fewer participants. KFAI producer Bill Lindek...
- Added: Mar 11, 2015
- Length: 06:01
From: Stories from Deep in the Heart, a project of Texas Folklife
Series: Martin Middle School Fall 2014
Series: Martin Middle School Fall 2014
This sound-rich essay looks into the spirit & teamwork that the Martin Middle School girl's volleyball team embodies.
- Added: Dec 18, 2014
- Length: 03:32
High adventure does not scare this 4-year old! Bikes, and boating are just part of his life. However, listen to find out the one thing that’s even ...
- Added: Oct 28, 2014
- Length: 04:05
No-Fear-Teti of Egypt's Cairollers discusses Women's Roller Derby in post-revolutionary Egypt.
- Added: May 06, 2014
- Length: 41:06