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False Idol

Religion of Sports

Oscar Pistorius, the double-amputee sprinter from South Africa, was once considered the greatest Paralympian of all time. Running on carbon-fiber legs, he racked up gold medals, broke world...

Episodes

20 of 37 episodes

COUNTERATTACK Part 6: The Comeback

Telling their stories opens the door for Sinead Farelly and Mana Shim — and the NWSL itself — to undergo radical transformations.

31:29Jun 15, 2023

COUNTERATTACK Part 5: The Reckoning

Sinead Farrelly and Mana Shim go public with their stories of abuse and coverup in the NWSL and, in doing so, inspire a reckoning across wom...

29:17Jun 8, 2023

COUNTERATTACK Part 4: The Awakening

The creation of Angel City FC, a new NWSL team owned and operated by women, promises the kind of culture players have long envisioned for th...

22:52Jun 1, 2023

COUNTERATTACK Part 3: The Whistleblower

The National Women’s Soccer league launches, creating new opportunities for elite female soccer players, including Sinead Farrelly, Michelle...

35:33May 25, 2023

COUNTERATTACK Part 2: The Reality

Sinead Farrelly leaves college early to go pro. But when she arrives, it’s not all it’s cracked up to be. Abysmal pay, poor conditions, and...

27:32May 18, 2023

COUNTERATTACK Part 1: The Dream

The US Women’s National Team’s historic World Cup win in 1999 changed the narrative for female athletes everywhere and inspired a generation...

25:23May 11, 2023

COUNTERATTACK: Trailer

World Cup champion goalkeeper Briana Scurry follows the journey of Sinead Farrelly from young soccer phenom to league whistleblower to comeb...

02:14May 4, 2023

ROS Presents: Elena Delle Donne on In The Moment with David Greene

Two-time MVP Elena Delle Donne is considered one of the best to ever play in the WNBA. In 2019, she led the Washington Mystics to their firs...

35:06Apr 27, 2023

ROS Presents: Carli Lloyd on In The Moment with David Greene

In the 2011 FIFA Women’s World Cup final, the USWNT suffered a devastating loss to Japan after the 2-2 match went to penalty kicks. In 2015,...

33:08Apr 6, 2023

ROUGHHOUSING Part 6: F*ck Closure

The trauma from violent hazing can lodge itself inside the victim, metastasizing in the years that follow. In our final episode, we’ll find...

33:10Mar 30, 2023

ROUGHHOUSING Part 5: The Good Fight

When a violent hazing occurs, the natural impulse is to search for ways to make sure it doesn’t happen again. This effort to stop hazing has...

33:52Mar 23, 2023

ROUGHHOUSING Part 4: The Snitch

We’ve all heard that ‘snitches get stitches.' It’s a rule on the streets but also on many sports teams. So what happens when kids speak out...

37:15Mar 16, 2023

ROUGHHOUSING Part 3: The Coach

What role do coaches and other school leaders have in a hazing incident? And how much oversight can parents expect when their kids participa...

32:12Mar 9, 2023

ROUGHHOUSING Part 2: The Line

What if the person being hazed is kinda having fun? Is all hazing a bad thing? A lot of guys on Rodney’s team say the locker room “tussling”...

31:41Mar 2, 2023

ROUGHHOUSING Part 1: Hell Week

What does hazing look like in high school sports today? Our series begins in Mobile, Alabama, where Rodney Kim, Jr. was a freshman with drea...

34:51Feb 23, 2023

ROUGHHOUSING: Trailer

Roughhousing is a new narrative series examining hazing culture in high school sports today. Host Iggy Monda takes listeners inside locker r...

02:56Feb 16, 2023

ROS Presents: NFL Great Larry Fitzgerald on In the Moment with David Greene (and an announcement...)

Larry Fitzgerald is considered one of the best wide receivers of all time, and is expected to be a first ballot NFL Hall of Famer. He’s also...

34:42Feb 9, 2023

ROS Presents: MLB Hall of Famer Pedro Martínez relives "Who's Your Daddy" rivalry on In the Moment with David Greene

When the Yankees lost the ALCS to the Astros this week, Hall of Famer Pedro Martínez turned an old insult back on the Yankees and their fans...

07:16Oct 25, 2022

CRUSHED Bonus Episode: The New Steroid Problem

Joan Niesen, the host of Crushed, is back with a bonus episode exploring baseball’s latest steroid controversy. Find the entire seven-part s...

27:50Oct 26, 2021

FALSE IDOL Part 7: Culpability

Would Pistorius be convicted of murder? Finally, Judge Thokozile Masipa delivered her verdict, and it drew a visceral reaction from across S...

33:46Sep 30, 2021