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Original audio documentaries from the makers of the acclaimed 30 for 30 film series, featuring stories from the world of sports and beyond. 30 for 30 offers captivating storytelling for sports fans and general interest listeners alike, going beyond the field to explore how sports, competition, athleticism and adventure affect our lives and our world. Sports stories like you've never heard before.

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    • 4.3 • 9.4K Ratings

Original audio documentaries from the makers of the acclaimed 30 for 30 film series, featuring stories from the world of sports and beyond. 30 for 30 offers captivating storytelling for sports fans and general interest listeners alike, going beyond the field to explore how sports, competition, athleticism and adventure affect our lives and our world. Sports stories like you've never heard before.

    THE STERLING AFFAIRS Part 2: The Opposite of Showtime (2019)

    THE STERLING AFFAIRS Part 2: The Opposite of Showtime (2019)

    Throughout the 80s and 90s, the Clippers were horrible and Donald Sterling was known as the worst owner in sports. But Donald Sterling wasn't the joke we all thought he was. 
    This series was originally aired in 2019. We’re re-releasing it in anticipation of the FX and Hulu series, Clipped, a six-part sports drama based on The Sterling Affairs.
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    • 50 min
    THE STERLING AFFAIRS Part 1: That Tape (2019)

    THE STERLING AFFAIRS Part 1: That Tape (2019)

    A domestic battle boils over and sends the NBA into crisis when secretly recorded tapes of Donald Sterling and his mistress V. Stiviano leak on TMZ. 
    This series was originally aired in 2019. We’re re-releasing it in anticipation of the FX and Hulu series, Clipped, a six-part sports drama based on The Sterling Affairs.
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    • 36 min
    How The Sterling Affairs Became Clipped

    How The Sterling Affairs Became Clipped

    The 30 for 30 Podcast, The Sterling Affairs, is turning into a TV show! It’s called Clipped. It starts airing on FX and Hulu on Tuesday, June 4. 
    In anticipation of Clipped, we’re re-releasing The Sterling Affairs. If you’re new, check it out. If you’ve already heard the series, stick around. We have a brand new, never-been-aired bonus episode coming out on Friday, May 31. 
    Finally, we’re releasing a Sterling Affairs spinoff podcast, Let’s Talk Clipped. Ramona Shelburne, host of the original series, will sit down with the cast and crew of Clipped in engaging, spoiler-filled conversations that follow along with the TV show. First episode drops Tuesday, June 4.
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    Searching For Hobey Baker

    Searching For Hobey Baker

    Every hockey fan knows the name Hobey Baker - collegiate hockey’s most prestigious trophy is named after him - but very few know the real story of this all-time great athlete. Using an archive of personal letters and source materials provided by the Mudd Library at Princeton University, as well as original research, the series charts Hobey’s glory days as the best collegiate hockey and football player in the nation, his post-grad ennui in Gilded Age New York City, and his exploits as a WWI fighter pilot, which ended tragically in a mysterious crash in 1918. Beyond Hobey’s adventures on the ice and in the air, this podcast also re-contextualizes the hockey legend through the lens of his lesser known struggles as a queer man in the early 20th century.

    Listen to the three-part series wherever you get your podcasts June 12th.
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    THROUGH THE FLAMES: REGGIE'S CHURCH

    THROUGH THE FLAMES: REGGIE'S CHURCH

    NFL Films producer Courtland Bragg investigates the mysterious 1996 burning of Reggie White’s church in Knoxville, Tennessee, and in the process, shines a light on the greater legacy of the NFL Hall of Famer. In the midst of a rash of mid-1990s church burnings across the United States, White’s Inner City Church boasts a growing interracial congregation, and after the building is firebombed and reduced to ashes, White believes the attack is the work of racists. The NFL legend and pastor uses his platform to maintain public pressure on the investigation, even as the sensitive nature of the crime causes government officials to tread carefully. As the story unfolds, questions are raised about the church’s financial status, along with the possibility of arson. The podcast brings the story to life through the voices of those involved with the church and the investigation – and in the process, draws a powerful parallel between these ugly incidents and the deeper challenges the nation still faces.
    30 for 30 Podcasts and Andscape present Through the Flames: Reggie's Church.
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    • 53 min
    Through the Flames: Reggie's Church

    Through the Flames: Reggie's Church

    NFL Films producer Courtland Bragg investigates the mysterious 1996 burning of Reggie White’s church in Knoxville, Tennessee, and in the process, shines a light on the greater legacy of the NFL Hall of Famer. In the midst of a rash of mid-1990s church burnings across the United States, White’s Inner City Church boasts a growing interracial congregation, and after the building is firebombed and reduced to ashes, White believes the attack is the work of racists. The podcast brings the story to life through the voices of those involved with the church and the investigation – and in the process, draws a powerful parallel between these ugly incidents and the deeper challenges the nation still faces.
    30 for 30 Podcasts and Andscape present Through the Flames: Reggie's Church. Available February 20th.
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Customer Reviews

4.3 out of 5
9.4K Ratings

9.4K Ratings

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The Greatest Baseball Player You’ve Never Heard Of….

If you’re looking for a podcast that will take you on a journey through hidden American sports history, extraordinary talent, and personal stories, then look no further than Reclaimed: The Forgotten League. The podcast is hosted by Vanessa Ivy Rose, who has an energetic voice and a genuine and empathetic approach to storytelling. She also happens to be the granddaughter of Negro Leagues star Turkey Stearnes.

The podcast covers a range of topics, including the segregation and integration of professional baseball and its impact in Black players. It also highlights the equity gaps that still exist today in MLB and the opportunity that remains to rewrite history.

In episode 5 titled “The Hall” the podcast explores how baseball institutions still fail to recognize the Negro Leaguers, and notes the fact that leadership needed to change in the past for change to happen in the future. The episode is both informative and emotional, and it’s a great example of the kind of storytelling that Reclaimed is known for.

Overall, if you’re looking for a podcast that invites you think deeply about the history around you, learn about the overlooked greats of America’s favorite pastime, and touch on personal family stories, then Reclaimed: The Forgotten League is definitely worth the listen!

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Once great content…..

Your once great brand / stories is no longer. Please do better.

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30 for 30 podcasts

30 for 30 podcasts are all about race in sports. It’s not about the love of the game that millions of us have, but it has to be about the divide. Truly sad and no longer worth listening to.

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