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The Greatness with Kareem Maddox USG Audio
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Kareem Maddox is a professional 3x3 basketball player and a lifelong fan of the Olympics, and he’s spent the last year exploring one question: What does it mean to be an Olympian?
The Greatness with Kareem Maddox features athletes from different countries, different sports, and different decades. They share their Olympic dreams, what happens off the field, and what the Olympics mean to all of us.
Credits:
Josh Bloch- For USG Audio
Jessica Grimshaw- For USG Audio
Jennifer Sears- For USG Audio
Gretta Cohn- Executive Producer
Kareem Maddox- Executive Producer, Host
Alex Sujong Laughlin - Senior Producer
Mitchell Johnson - Producer
Jess Shane - Producer
Greta Weber - Producer
Sara Nics- Executive Editor
Alex Overington - Sound Design
This is a USG Audio Podcast in collaboration with Transmitter Media
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Billy Mills and the Eagle
Since he was a kid, Billy Mills dreamed of going to the Olympics. But to make it there, he’d have to fight back against centuries of oppression. Content warning: This episode features some discussion of suicidal ideation.
Credits:
Josh Bloch- For USG Audio
Jessica Grimshaw- For USG Audio
Jennifer Sears- For USG Audio
Gretta Cohn- Executive Producer
Kareem Maddox- Executive Producer, Host
Alex Sujong Laughlin - Senior Producer
Mitchell Johnson - Producer
Jess Shane - Producer
Greta Weber - Producer
Sara Nics- Executive Editor
Alex Overington - Sound Design
AJ Hanneld- Key Art Design
This is a USG Audio Podcast in collaboration with Transmitter Media
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“Korean, Korean”
Randi Griffin thought her hockey career was over — until the South Korean national team invited her to join their ice hockey team for the 2018 Winter Olympics.
Credits:
Josh Bloch- For USG Audio
Jessica Grimshaw- For USG Audio
Jennifer Sears- For USG Audio
Gretta Cohn- Executive Producer
Kareem Maddox- Executive Producer, Host
Alex Sujong Laughlin - Senior Producer
Mitchell Johnson - Producer
Jess Shane - Producer
Sara Nics- Executive Editor
Alex Overington - Sound Design
AJ Hanneld- Key Art Design
This is a USG Audio Podcast in collaboration with Transmitter Media
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Just One Woman
Sharon Jewell’s father taught her to “be the first, be the best, do it better, or do it longer than anybody else.” And that’s what she did. But what does it mean to be the best in a world that sees you as less?
Credits:
Josh Bloch- For USG Audio
Jessica Grimshaw- For USG Audio
Jennifer Sears- For USG Audio
Gretta Cohn- Executive Producer
Kareem Maddox- Executive Producer, Host
Alex Sujong Laughlin - Senior Producer
Mitchell Johnson - Producer
Jess Shane - Producer
Sara Nics- Executive Editor
Alex Overington - Sound Design
AJ Hanneld- Key Art Design
This is a USG Audio Podcast in collaboration with Transmitter Media
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A Game of Momentum: Khalil Thompson
Khalil Thompson had all the potential of a great Olympic fencer. To get there, he just had to conquer one last opponent: himself. Content warning: This episode features some discussion of suicidal ideation.
Credits:
Josh Bloch- For USG Audio
Jessica Grimshaw- For USG Audio
Jennifer Sears- For USG Audio
Gretta Cohn- Executive Producer
Kareem Maddox- Executive Producer, Host
Alex Sujong Laughlin - Senior Producer
Mitchell Johnson - Producer
Jess Shane - Producer
Sara Nics- Executive Editor
Alex Overington - Sound Design
AJ Hanneld- Key Art Design
This is a USG Audio Podcast in collaboration with Transmitter Media
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It Iz What It Iz
What has a fuzzy blue body, huge red sneakers, and lightning bolt eyebrows? In Atlanta in the 90s, an unusual Olympian came to town and brought a storm of controversy.
Credits:
Josh Bloch- For USG Audio
Jessica Grimshaw- For USG Audio
Jennifer Sears- For USG Audio
Gretta Cohn- Executive Producer
Kareem Maddox- Executive Producer, Host
Alex Sujong Laughlin - Senior Producer
Mitchell Johnson - Producer
Jess Shane - Producer
Greta Weber - Producer
Sara Nics- Executive Editor
Alex Overington - Sound Design
AJ Hanneld- Key Art Design
This is a USG Audio Podcast in collaboration with Transmitter Media
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Diplomat in a Bathing Suit
East German Sylvia Gerasch was a swimming prodigy who shattered world records early in her career. But competing without compromising her political freedom meant making it to the Olympics would be many more years in the making.
Credits:
Josh Bloch- For USG Audio
Jessica Grimshaw- For USG Audio
Jennifer Sears- For USG Audio
Gretta Cohn- Executive Producer
Kareem Maddox- Executive Producer, Host
Alex Sujong Laughlin - Senior Producer
Mitchell Johnson - Producer
Jess Shane - Producer
Greta Weber - Producer
Sara Nics- Executive Editor
Alex Overington - Sound Design
AJ Hanneld- Key Art Design
NOVA Audio provided by GBH Archives
This is a USG Audio Podcast in collaboration with Transmitter Media
See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.