Podcast Episodes

Grant Holloway Defends His World Championship 110M Hurdles Gold Medal, Unpacking The "Fiasco" Of Devon Allen's False Start

"I just came into this year, worked my tail off and worked hard. The two goals that I've had, even when we were at New Balance Indoors, I said I wanted to win the World indoor title and I wanted to c…

Published on 2 years, 7 months ago

Malcolm Gladwell On Legacy Of Speed & Telling The Full Story Of The 1968 Olympic Protest by John Carlos And Tommie Smith

"It's about the iconic 1969 Mexico City Olympic Games photograph of Tommie Smith and John Carlos on the victory stand of the 200m with their fists raised, black socks and no shoes with their heads bo…

Published on 2 years, 7 months ago

Keira D'Amato After Finishing 8th At The World Championships Marathon Off Less Than Three Weeks Of Training

“The caption I kept seeing was ‘Women supporting women.’ … I could feel Sara Hall & Emma Bates. You know that dance move where someone throws out a fishing line? I could see them and I felt like they…

Published on 2 years, 7 months ago

Robert Griffin III, Trayvon Bromell and Marvin Bracy On The Resilience To Get Back To The Top And Inspiring Their Respective Communities

"This moment and stuff like this means a little bit differently because of where we come from. When I was growing up, Baylor is not an easy school to get into. When my coach came with the grades, the…

Published on 2 years, 7 months ago

2x Olympic Champion Ashton Eaton Opens Up On How He Navigated The Workforce Market After Retiring At 28 Years Old + Advice For Other Athletes

“Personally, I never identified as just an athlete. I did sport my whole life. It was the only thing I knew but I’ve always been the kind of person that’s not necessarily that thing that I’m doing. I…

Published on 2 years, 7 months ago

12x Gold Medalist Michael Johnson On The State of Track and Field in America, How To Improve Athlete Storytelling

"The athletes are great and they're the best. We do need to highlight them and not have them hidden. We need the best of the best to stand alone by themselves so that they are highlighted but we have…

Published on 2 years, 7 months ago

10x World Champion Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce Is Redefining What's Possible For Sprinters, Mothers In Their 30s + Leading Jamaica's 100m Sweep

"Motherhood has definitely helped me transform my own thinking in just knowing that I am strong, fierce and beautiful. Yes, your body has changed. Things changed but you can still do it...It doesn't …

Published on 2 years, 7 months ago

World Athletics President Seb Coe On The Importance Of America To Grow Track and Field's Popularity

"We've got a world championships here. That is only the start of the story. It can not be the end of it. We had the World Juniors here in 2014 and World Indoors in 2016. We always made it really clea…

Published on 2 years, 7 months ago

USATF President Vin Lananna On How Eugene Landed The World Championships + What Happens After It's Over

"When it's all over and when it's all said and done, the question becomes can we create a road map that gets us to 2028. Those kids that you're motivating are going to be the ones that have a shot at…

Published on 2 years, 7 months ago

WORLD CHAMPS CHATS DAY 10: ATHING MU MAKES HISTORY WITH HER 800M GOLD, TEAM USA FINISHES WITH MOST MEDALS EVER!

THE FINAL DAY OF THE 2022 WORLD ATHLETICS CHAMPIONSHIPS.

Team USA finished the meet with 33 total medals including 13 gold, 9 silver and 11 bronze. That's the most medals ever by a single country at …

Published on 2 years, 7 months ago