The Sporting Life with Jeremy Schaap
ESPN's renowned investigative reporter and TV commentator, Jeremy Schaap, takes a historical look at some of the greatest sports figures of past and present. Conversations with his guests range from the profoundly serious to the wildly ridiculous in a podcast that is guaranteed to inform the listener.
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Howard Bryant, ESPN
Howard joins us to share his thoughts on everything going on the world, including putting the current wave of social activism amongst athletes into historical context.
15 min
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William C. Rhoden, The Undefeated
Rhoden discusses the sports landscape in the wake of George Floyd's death, including how he felt about Drew Brees' comments and subsequent apology.
11 min
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Terence Moore, Forbes
Moore explains what it was like to be one of the first African-American national sports writer at a major US newspaper.
11 min
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The Sporting Life: 5/29/20
Jeremy is joined by ESPN Reporter John Barr. Plus, we listen to Jeremy's OTL conversation with Chris Carpenter. And, author John Shea also joins.
40 min
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John Barr, ESPN
John joins the show to talk about his in-depth story on the late Roy Halladay and the E:60 piece airing on Friday night.
19 min
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John Shea, Author
The co-author of a new memoir by Willie Mays, John talks about the incredible career of Willie and why he was so excited to co-write the book with one of the GOATs.
21 min
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The Sporting Life: 5/22/20
Jeremy is joined by former NFL player Dr. Milt McColl, 23-time Olympic Gold Medalist Michael Phelps, attorney Braeden Anderson and columnist/author Mike Lupica.
41 min
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Mike Lupica, NY Daily News
Mike and Jeremy reminisce about the days of the Sports Reporters and talk about Jeremy's dad, Dick Schaap. Plus, Mike explains his writing process.
16 min
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Braeden Anderson, Attorney
The former D-1 basketball player and current attorney talks about some of the challenges he has faced, and his unusual journey from on the court to in the courtroom.
15 min
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Michael Phelps, 23-time Olympic Gold Medalist
We play Jeremy's OTL conversation with the 23-time Olympic Gold Medalist where he addresses the challenges he has faced with mental health.
6 min
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Dr. Milt McColl, former NFL LB
A Super Bowl Champion who is now a practicing physician, Dr. McColl discusses the winding road his career has taken and his thoughts on the current pandemic.
14 min
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The Sporting Life: 5/15/20
Jeremy talks with Nobel Prize-winning scientist and former NIH Director, Harold Varmus. Plus, a conversation with MLB HOF'er and 18-time All Star, Rod Carew.
39 min
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Rod Carew, MLB Hall of Famer
Rod discusses the major challenges he faced in his life, including the loss of his 17-year old daughter in 1996 and growing up with an abusive father.
20 min
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Dr. Harold Varmus, Nobel Prize-winning Scientist
The former Director of the National Institutes of Health joins the show to give his perspective on how the sports world is handling COVID-19.
21 min
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The Sporting Life: 5/8/20
Jeremy talks with 49ers Legend Roger Craig, sportswriting pioneer Diane Shah and author Bill Poehler.
39 min
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Bill Poehler, Author
The author of a new book about auto racing pioneer Rajo Jack, Bill explains how Jack, a black driver in the 1920's, was able to overcome obstacles and break barriers.
11 min
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Diane Shah, Sports Journalist
The longtime sportswriter describes the challenges she faced as an up-and-coming female sports journalist in the early 1970's and how the industry has changed over the years.
16 min
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Roger Craig, 49ers Legend
Roger talks about why Tom Brady is the GOAT, how he played for two of the greatest coaches in football history, and why he thinks he deserves to be in the Hall of Fame.
19 min
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The Sporting Life: 5/1/20
On this baseball history special, Jeremy talks with longtime baseball writers Keith Law, Jon Pessah, Adam McCalvy and Zack Meisel.
41 min
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Zack Meisel, The Athletic Cleveland
Jeremy and Zack revisit the 1995 Cleveland Indians, one of the greatest collections of hitters to NOT win the World Series.
14 min
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Adam McCalvy, MLB.com Brewers Writer
Adam discusses how Bud Selig brought the Brewers to Milwaukee from Seattle and talks about the greatest player in franchise history: Robin Yount.
14 min
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Jon Pessah, Author
The author of a new book about Yogi Berra, Jon chats with Jeremy about Yogi's incredible career and how he was a much better baseball player than people remember.
14 min
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Keith Law, Author & MLB Writer
Jeremy talks with Keith about how he's dealing with having no baseball to cover and how decisions made in baseball shed light on us as people and as a culture.
14 min
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The Sporting Life: NFL Draft Special 2020
An NFL Draft TSL Special! Jeremy talks with former scout Jim Nagy, former GM Mike Tannenbuam and Injury Expert Stephania Bell. They each give unique perspective on the Draft.
40 min
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Mike Tannenbaum, ESPN NFL Front Office Insider
Mike talks about the challenges of doing this Draft virtually, and why trades may be more complicated this year. Plus, he gives his thoughts on some of the prospects.
12 min