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Alex Hutchinson: The Battle For Credibility
Season 8 Episode 2
Journalist, author, and speaker Alex Hutchinson is passionate in his search for truth. As the author of three books ('Which Comes First, Cardio or We…
2 months, 3 weeks ago
The Rise of the Machines: Can AI Take Over Coaching? / Talent ID's Imprecise Guess
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2 months, 3 weeks ago
New Year Predictions: The Biggest Stories to Expect in 2026
Season 8 Episode 1
Join Mike, Ross and the chief sportswriter at The Guardian, Sean Ingle, as we look ahead to the biggest events in 2026. From the Winter Olympics to t…
2 months, 4 weeks ago
Festive Season Catch-up: What We Missed, Watched and Debated During The Holidays
There's a lot to catch up on today's Spotlight. Four weeks of Festive season sport means a range of topics from technology failures in the Ashes to …
3 months ago
The 2025 Sport & Science Awards Show
As 2025 winds down, Gareth, Mike and Ross reunite to look back on a packed and fascinating year in sport and sports science in a bumper Year-end show…
3 months, 3 weeks ago
AIU's Brett Clothier: Catching Athletics' Doping Cheats
Season 7 Episode 30
The Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU) is the body established to oversee drug testing and other integrity issues within the sport of athletics and road …
4 months ago
Elite Athletes and Weight Worries - GLP-1 Debates and RED-s Warnings
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4 months, 1 week ago
Are You Being Injured By Your Running Shoes? / Mondo Soars Again / Preventing Head Impacts / A $1400 Mattress That Does What?
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4 months, 1 week ago
Mediocre Male Beats Strong Women, But Justice Prevails / Should XC Running Be In The Winter Games? / Concussion Prevention Illusions
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4 months, 3 weeks ago
US Anti-Doping Chief Travis T. Tygart: Inside The Politics and Fight Against Doping
Season 7 Episode 28
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4 months, 3 weeks ago