Episode 11: Year One
In their 10-game season, the Lions have seen success with wins against Wagner and Yale — the team's first victories in years — but remained...
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How do you go from losing to winning? Columbia University's football team hasn't won in two years. Each week, we see what it takes to make a comeback. This isn't just about football.
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Episode 10: And The Band Plays On
The Lions define success by wins and losses. But members of the Columbia University Marching Band — who are sometimes the only Columbia stud...
Episode 9: Moral Victory
The Columbia Lions are quick to tell you that they don't believe in "moral victories." In football, you either win or lose; there's no gray,...
Episode 8: 'The Worst Part About Our Sport'
Everybody knows football is a tough, violent sport. But the long-term consequences of playing — particularly as they relate to concussions —...
Episode 7: Necessary Toughness
Hang around a football team long enough and you'll probably start hearing one phrase over and over again: mental toughness. Coaches, athlete...
Episode 6: The Bagnoli Bowl
Fresh off its first win in more than two years, the Columbia Lions go up against the University of Pennsylvania Quakers and try to prove las...
Episode 5: It Happened
After three weeks of steady progress — but still no win — there was a sense that Saturday's game between the Columbia Lions and the Wagner S...
Episode 4: They’re Losing, Better
At many colleges, football players are like celebrities. Tens of thousands of fans pack the stadium — home or away, rain or shine — to root...
Episode 3: Scrub Talk
There's an unwritten rule in Columbia football: no bragging about past glory. On a team like the Lions, it's the last thing that matters. Pl...
Episode 2: 'Where Is It Written That You Guys Can't Win?'
Fans of the Columbia Lions hadn't seen a football game like this in years. Though the team ultimately fell to the Fordham Rams 44 to 24, the...
Episode 1: The Closest Person You’re Gonna Get to a Miracle Worker
Columbia University’s football team hasn’t won a game in over two years. They've had just three winning seasons in the past five decades. Tu...
Welcome to 'The Season'
The Season is a new weekly podcast from WNYC that will follow Columbia University's football team, the Lions , over their ten-game season. I...