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Real Sports Podcast

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Go even deeper into the award-winning coverage of Real Sports with exclusive conversations with correspondents, sports figures and experts on the Real Sports Podcast. This bi-weekly series i...

Episodes

20 of 35 episodes

“Chechen Warlord Hosts MMA Fight-Club” with Karim Zidan

Host Max Gershberg is joined by journalist Karim Zidan. Zidan has reported on Chechen warlord Ramzan Kadyrov since 2017. It’s been reported...

40:15Jul 8, 2022

“The History of the AR-15“ with Zusha Elinson

Host Max Gershberg is joined by Zusha Elinson, reporter from the Wall Street Journal who is currently writing a book on the history of the A...

35:00Jun 7, 2022

“Depression Among Elite College Athletes“ with Daniel Eisenberg

Host Max Gershberg is joined by Daniel Eisenberg, a professor of health policy at UCLA who specializes in mental health. They discuss the re...

18:51May 13, 2022

“Jake Paul: Problem Child“ with Chris Mannix

Host Max Gershberg is joined by boxing writer for Sports Illustrated and broadcaster for DAZN, Chris Mannix to comment on David Scott’s piec...

33:15Apr 21, 2022

“Fighting the Gray“ with Jay Glazer

Host Max Gershberg is joined by NFL reporter Jay Glazer to revisit a portion of Bryant Gumbel’s 2011 piece on the well-connected “scoop arti...

27:20Apr 7, 2022

“Home Schooled“ with Jalen Rose

Host Max Gershberg is joined by former collegiate and NBA basketball star, turned broadcaster and educator, Jalen Rose to talk about tacklin...

35:47Mar 23, 2022

“The Sports World Freezes Out Putin“ with Michael Payne

Host Max Gershberg is joined by the former Marketing Director of the International Olympic Committee, Michael Payne to reflect on Bernard Go...

30:42Mar 9, 2022

“Bitcoin Beach“ with Kate Rooney

Host Max Gershberg is joined by Kate Rooney of CNBC to examine the surfing hotspot El Zonte, a rustic beach town on the shore of El Salvador...

36:39Feb 23, 2022

Exclusive: The Untold Story of The Washington Football Investigation

With the NFL still concealing the results of its investigation into the Washington franchise and its alleged culture of sexual harassment, t...

29:57Feb 3, 2022

“Show Me The Money” with Keith Whyte

Host Max Gershberg is joined by Keith Whyte, the Executive Director for the National Council on Problem Gambling to examine the post-legaliz...

34:44Jan 26, 2022

“Olympians in Debt” with Johnathan Cheever

Host Max Gershberg is joined by Jonathan Cheever, former Team USA snowboarder and 2018 Olympian to discuss the lack of revenue from the Unit...

31:45Jan 13, 2022

“A Year in Review” with Bomani Jones

Host Max Gershberg is joined by Bomani Jones, host of HBO’s “Game Theory with Bomani Jones”. They look back at the major stories over the pa...

29:52Dec 20, 2021

“Playing for Peanuts” with Harry Marino

Host Max Gershberg is joined by former ballplayer turned lawyer and Executive Director of the organization Advocates for Minor Leaguers, Har...

29:22Dec 10, 2021

“The University of Michigan Sexual Abuse Trouble” with Dr. Amos Guiora

Host Max Gershberg is joined by Professor of law at the University of Utah and author of “Armie of Enablers’ Survivor Stories of Complicity...

35:17Nov 24, 2021

“The NHL’s Problem with Pain” with Daniel Carcillo

Host Max Gershberg is joined by former NHL Hockey Player, Daniel Carcillo to talk about his beliefs around the distribution of prescription...

32:16Nov 4, 2021

“The Fallout From Jon Gruden’s Emails” with Andrea Kremer

Host Max Gershberg is joined by Real Sports Correspondent, Andrea Kremer in an attempt to make sense of Jon Gruden’s leaked emails, and what...

28:43Oct 21, 2021

“Making New Strides” with Mary Cain

Host Max Gershberg catches up with running prodigy Mary Cain from January 2021. Mary reacts to her former coach Alberto Salazar’s suspension...

34:53Oct 6, 2021

“Love & Loss: Living in the Shadow of 9/11” with Jon Frankel

Host Max Gershberg is joined by Real Sports Correspondent Jon Frankel. Jon Frankel opens up about ESPN Reporter Adam Schefter reaching out t...

34:50Sep 23, 2021

“The Case of Race Norms and Dementia” with Dr. Charles Golden

Host Max Gershberg is joined by Dr. Charles Golden, a Neuropsychologist with experience examining retired NFL players, and diagnosing them w...

37:53Sep 9, 2021

“Card Craze” with Mike Gioseffi & Harrison Barnes

Host Max Gershberg is joined by host of the Ringer Podcast, Sports Cards Nonsense Mike Gioseffi to talk about the recently unexpected boom i...

32:42Aug 26, 2021