What You Don’t Know About Sports
Join us every other week, as we delve into the forgotten stories, teams, and athletes of sports history and question widely held takes on today’s sports. We’ll have fun, tell some stories, and hopefully leave knowing more than when we came!
Episodes
72 episodes
FIGURES: The Disappearance of Bill Barilko
A hockey legend suddenly disappears leading his team on an 11 year championship drought. Join us this week to hear the story of Bill Barilko!
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Season 3
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Episode 16
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56:52
TOPICS: The WORST Football League
It only took us two weeks to salvage the recording, and we are back with a new episode. Unlike us, the WFL was rushed, and turned into one of the biggest fiascos in pro sports history. Join us this week to hear about the ill-fated l...
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Season 3
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Episode 15
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59:26
TOPICS: The NFL Draft
Join us this week for a nice look at the most interesting, and sometimes silly, stories in NFL Draft history.
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Season 3
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Episode 14
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54:29
FIGURES: The Greatest Golfer in Major League Baseball History
With baseball and the Masters upon us, come listen to the story of the only man to appear in both, Sammy Byrd! He won a World Series as "Babe Ruth's legs" and was called the best off the tee by Bobby Jones.
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Season 3
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Episode 13
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57:16
FIGURES: The Slam from Nowhere
Join us this week to hear about Emma Raducanu who took the women's tennis world by storm in record setting fashion.
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Season 3
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Episode 12
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58:41
FIGURES: The Woman Who Outpaced the Grim Reaper
Join us this week to hear of a woman who was discovered in obscurity, rose to her sports greatest heights, and then faced life's greatest challenge, only to rise again. The story of Betty Robinson is one of humility and perseverance that must b...
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Season 3
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Episode 11
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55:47
FIGURES: The Silver Fox of NASCAR
Richard Petty gets all the mainstream attention, while his greatest rival flies under the radar. Join us this week to hear about why Daytona 500 Champion and NASCAR Hall of Famer David Pearson may have been even better than the King.
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Season 3
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Episode 11
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1:06:55
CURSES: The Curse of the Cardinals
In 1925 the NFL season ended in a pair of controversies that left one town feeling the championship was stolen and another franchise cursed. Join us this week to hear about the Pottsville Maroons and the curse that haunts the Cardinals to...
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Season 3
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Episode 10
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1:02:49
TRAGEDY: Baylor Immortal 10
Sometimes the "tragedy" of sports bleeds into actual tragedy. Join us this week to hear about an institution changing event in the world of college basketball.
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Season 3
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Episode 9
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50:45
FIGURES: Lenny Wilkens
Only one person has ever been inducted into the Hall of Fame as both a player and coach and also led the USA to Olympic Gold. Join us this week to hear about the very dignified Lenny Wilkens.
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Season 3
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Episode 8
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1:03:46
TOPICS: 2022 Retrospective
This week, we look back at a couple of stories that we thought slipped under the radar in 2022. Join us and let us know what events you'll be looking back on via social media!
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Season 3
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Episode 7
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59:59
TOPICS: The US Soccer War
Ever wonder why soccer is just the one thing the US can't figure out in the world of sports? Join us this week to find out the answer, and why there may be hope for the future.
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Season 3
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Episode 6
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1:06:11
TOPICS: What We're Thankful For III
For our third annual Thanksgiving episode, we talk about our favorite sports records. Join us for this feast of record breaking proportions!
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Season 3
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Episode 5
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59:00
TOPICS: Blue Bloods
The discussion of who belongs in the elite of the elite in college basketball isn't as old as you may think. Join us this week to learn the origins and history of the term, then stick around to see who we include in our list of College Ba...
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Season 3
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Episode 4
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1:11:06
CURSES: The Curse of Rocky Colavito
The entire city of Cleveland, Ohio can seem to be cursed, but the baseball franchise that resides there is particularly so. Join us this week to hear about the player, the trade, and the General Manager that started it all.
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Season 3
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Episode 3
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1:03:25
OPINIONS: Commissioner For a Day
For this weeks episode we tackle some issues in present day sports. Join us, and a very special guest, as we explain what we would do if were placed as "Commissioner For a Day"
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Season 3
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Episode 2
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1:02:37
FIGURES: The Smartest Man in the Room
At the dawn of the sports TV explosion, one man saw into the future and knew what the endgame looked like. Byron White relied on his near Heisman Trophy winning college career to write the prescient dissenting opinion in NCAA vs Board of ...
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Season 3
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Episode 1
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1:00:43
CURSES: The Curse of Bobby Layne and the Lions
A franchise that is as abnormally bad as the Detroit Lions is bound to be cursed, right? Join us this week to hear about one of the least known curses in professional sports!
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Season 2
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Episode 25
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59:01
FIGURES: The Man Who Survived
Join us this week to hear the story of a man who survived many of the greatest and most infamous events of the early 1900s. R Norris Williams is the US Open Champion that almost wasn't.
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Season 2
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Episode 24
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48:05
The World's Longest Motor Race
Set just four years after the wild 1904 Olympic marathon and Tour de France, citizens of the world found another race to quench their thirst for the extreme. Join us this week to hear about the 1908 New York to Paris race.
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Season 2
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Episode 23
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49:31
TOPICS: The Wildest Race in Tour de France History
For the second time, we cover a world class race with world class hijinks. Can it top the Marathon from Hades? Join us and find out!
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56:15
FIGURES: The Great Triumvirate
Many times in life we group things together in threes. In golf, one group of three is perhaps the greatest group to have ever played the game. Join us this week to hear the story of the Great Triumvirate of Golf.
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Season 2
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Episode 21
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58:58
FIGURES: The True Tom Terrific
We're a day late, but not one dollar short: One of the greatest pitchers of his generation and of all time, Tom Seaver doesn't get brought up as often as Nolan Ryan or some of the other greats. Join us this week for a look at the ma...
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Season 2
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Episode 20
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56:57
FIGURES: The Nicest GOAT There Is
How could it be that one of the absolute best to play a sport, someone that played his entire career in the modern era with the benefit of modern media, could be forgotten in the discussion of the greatest athletes of all time? By being the nic...
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Season 2
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Episode 19
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59:07