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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Michael Waltrip, 2x Daytona 500 Champion
The former NASCAR driver opens up about the 2001 Daytona 500, when he won the race, but lost his close friend, Dale Earnhardt Sr.
15 min
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Ryan Leaf, ESPN CFB Analyst
The 1997 Heisman finalist and new ESPN college football analyst joins Jeremy to discuss his new role at ESPN and what he's expecting this season in CFB.
10 min
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The Sporting Life: 8/23/19
Jeremy sits down with Dr. Peter Attia, a physician, podcast host, longevity expert, and boxing analyst. The pair have a long and wide-ranging conversation about modern athletics, boxing, tennis, running and much more.
48 min
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The Sporting Life: 8/16/19
Jeremy is joined by ESPN's Don Van Natta, who has a new series debuting next week. Plus, tennis analyst Mary Carillo and Raiders PxP broadcaster, Beth Mowins.
36 min
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Beth Mowins, Play-by-Play Broadcaster
The Raiders preseason play-by-play announcer chats with Jeremy about the drama surrounding Oakland, plus how she approaches her job as a broadcaster.
13 min
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Mary Carillo, Tennis Analyst
The former tennis player talks with Jeremy about her style of broadcasting, plus why she stands behind her criticisms of Serena Williams' behavior at the 2018 US Open.
23 min
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Don Van Natta, ESPN
The host/EP of a new series, "Backstory", joins the show to discuss the first episode of the show, which is a deep dive into Serena Williams' controversy at the 2018 US Open.
10 min
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The Sporting Life: 8/9/19
Jeremy talks with former NFL GM Mike Tannenbaum, wrongfully convicted former NFL player Brian Banks and Red Sox writer for the Boston Globe, Alex Speier.
37 min
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Alex Speier, Boston Globe
The Boston writer talks about his book on the 2018 World Series Champion Red Sox and why things haven't gone as well for the team in 2019.
11 min
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Brian Banks, former NFL player
The former NFL player who spent 5 years in prison after a wrongful conviction explains what he's doing now and why he wants to help change the justice system.
10 min
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Mike Tannenbaum, former NFL GM
The former NFL GM turned ESPN analyst discusses his transition to broadcasting from the NFL front office and some of the intriguing NFL story lines to watch this year.
19 min
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The Sporting Life: 8/2/19
Jeremy is joined by E:60's Sam Borden, NFL Films and Hard Knocks Producer Ken Rogers, Thurman Munson HOF advocate Larry Schnapf and Fenway Park groundskeeper Dave Mellor.
37 min
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Dave Mellor, Head Groundskeeper - Fenway Park
The acclaimed head groundskeeper at Fenway Park talks about his career and the day that changed his life forever.
14 min
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Larry Schnapf, Lawyer
Larry argues why former Yankees' catcher Thurman Munson, who died in a plane crash 40 years ago, belongs in the Baseball Hall of Fame.
13 min
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Ken Rogers, NFL Films & Hard Knocks
Producer Ken Rogers discusses the upcoming season of Hard Knocks, featuring the Oakland Raiders. Plus, he shares some of his favorite memories from the show's history.
14 min
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Sam Borden, E:60
Sam joins Jeremy to talk about his upcoming profile of US Soccer phenom, Christian Pulisic, and the start of his English Premiere League career.
12 min
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The Sporting Life: 7/26/19
Jeremy talks with ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowski about his career and the NBA, plus baseball historian Gaylon White. And, a profile of WSU head coach, Mike Leach.
36 min
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Gaylon White, Baseball Historian
The baseball historian talks about some of the greatest baseball players in history that most fans have never even heard about.
11 min
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Adrian Wojnarowski, ESPN NBA Insider
Jeremy chats with the incomparable Woj about growing in central Connecticut and returning there to work at ESPN, and how the NBA landscape has evolved over the years.
11 min
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The Sporting Life: 7/19/19
Jeremy is joined by legendary NFL QB, Joe Namath, for a wide-ranging conversation about Namath's life and career. Plus, Dr. Rebecca Timlin-Scalera joins the show.
36 min
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Dr. Rebecca Timlin-Scalera, The Cancer Couch Fo...
The former D-1 college soccer player and current breast cancer awareness, prevention and research advocate explains why the USWNT victory meant so much to her, plus she details her efforts to help those diagnosed with breast cancer, including the work of
13 min
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Joe Namath, Legendary QB
Joe talks with Jeremy about his new book, "All the Way: My Life in Four Quarters." In the conversation, Namath details the lowest point in his life - when his wife told him that he had a drinking problem and needed to get help. Plus, he talks about his v
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The Sporting Life: 7/12/19
Jeremy is joined by Megan Rapinoe and Alex Morgan of the World Cup-winning USWNT, soccer team owner Rocco Commisso and NYT's editor Matthew Futterman.
36 min
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Matthew Futterman, New York Times
The author of a recently published book discusses distance running in America and some of the most important figures of the sport's popularity in this country.
11 min
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Rocco Commisso, ACF Fiorentina
The owner of ACF Fiorentina and the New York Cosmos chats with Jeremy about the state of soccer in America, and what he envisions for his two soccer franchises.
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