Many of our articles are excerpts from podcast episodes on the network. Below is a list in descending order of release.

Kicking Cousins–Anglo and American Football Ties
You’re a freshman at Harvard in 1827. It’s Bloody Monday. You’re out on the commons field and the upperclassmen bellow

Inside the Record Makers Invitational: The Weightlifting Showdown of the 80s
I started Olympic Weightlifting in 1981, and up to that point, I didn’t know much about weightlifting history or the

Ric Flair’s Fake Heart Attack: The Shocking WCW Moment That Fooled Fans
A few weeks ago I found an Instagram video of Ric Flair having a heart attack on a live WCW

Victorian Football: From Mob Rule to Class Rule
In the early 1800s, British football begins to slowly take a more orderly form, becoming a sport for privileged boys

1963 New York Yankees: A Season of Dominance, A World Series To Forget
After winning the World Series in 1961 and 1962 under Manager Ralph Houk, the 1963 New York Yankees set out

From Elegant Ancient Chinese Footballers to the United Kingdom’s Crude Rabble
Over the last two millennia, humans have dotted the world with football. Connect these milestones and we eventually arrive at