30 for 30 Podcasts

Original audio documentaries from the makers of the acclaimed 30 for 30 film series, featuring stories from the world of sports and beyond. 30 for 30 offers captivating storytelling for sports fans and general interest listeners alike, going beyond the field to explore how sports, competition, athleticism and adventure affect our lives and our world. Sports stories like you've never heard before.

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THE STERLING AFFAIRS Part 3: Property (2019)
Donald and Shelly Sterling escaped poverty, reinvented themselves, and became the biggest residential landlords in LA.
50 min
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THE STERLING AFFAIRS Part 2: The Opposite of Sh...
Throughout the 80s and 90s, Donald Sterling was known as the worst owner in sports. But Donald Sterling wasn't the joke we all thought he was.
48 min
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THE STERLING AFFAIRS Part 1: That Tape (2019)
A domestic battle boils over and sends the NBA into crisis when secretly recorded tapes of Donald Sterling and his mistress V. Stiviano leak on TMZ.
34 min
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How The Sterling Affairs Became Clipped
The 30 for 30 Podcast, The Sterling Affairs, is turning into a TV show! It’s called Clipped. In anticipation of Clipped, we’re re-releasing The Sterling Affairs.
2 min
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THROUGH THE FLAMES: REGGIE'S CHURCH
NFL Films producer Courtland Bragg investigates the mysterious 1996 burning of Reggie White’s church in Knoxville, Tennessee, and in the process, shines a light on the greater legacy of the NFL Hall of Famer.
51 min
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TRAILER: THROUGH THE FLAMES: REGGIE'S CHURCH
NFL Films producer Courtland Bragg investigates the mysterious 1996 burning of Reggie White’s church in Knoxville, Tennessee.
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THE BAG GAME Episode 1: The Making of Billy Pre...
34 min
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THE BAG GAME Episode 2: Nichole and the Bag Man
49 min
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THE BAG GAME Episode 3: The Sting
40 min
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THE BAG GAME Episode 4: Plausible Deniability
43 min
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TRAILER: THE BAG GAME
ESPN and 30 for 30 Podcasts present "The Bag Game."
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PINK CARD Episode 1: Red Girl
Series host Shima Oliaee found soccer was a portal to her mother’s home country: Iran. Why did soccer mean so much to her? Shima and her mom meet a young Iranian woman and soccer fan, who’s been named an enemy of the state.
20 min
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PINK CARD Episode 2: The Mannequins
The new regime in Iran strips women’s rights, bit by bit. When women are banned from the national soccer stadium, it becomes a battleground.
26 min
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PINK CARD Episode 3: The White Scarves
An activist group, the "White Scarves,” meets in secret. The women use high-profile soccer games to get press. Their capers get them into the stadium, but they face grave danger.
39 min
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PINK CARD Episode 4: Blue Girl
A new generation defies the stadium ban. They cross-dress as men and go public on social media. They face dire consequences and also a brief victory. Pink Card connects the 2022 uprising to the longer struggle for women.
37 min
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TRAILER: PINK CARD
Pink Card tells the story of Iranian women fighting for their rights, with the soccer stadium as a battleground.
2 min
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S9, E2: THE LONGEST GAME
The Longest Game tells the story of a surreal baseball game, a record-breaking 33 innings. As they slug it out from dusk to dawn, the teams make history.
42 min
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S9, E1: A STREETBALL MIXTAPE
Drawing inspiration from hip hop mixtapes, this 30 for 30 Podcast explores the essence of streetball through a collection of legendary stories.
39 min
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THE KING OF CRENSHAW BONUS: The Xtra Lap
Nipsey’s life story lives on in his music, but only a handful of people witnessed Hussle in creation mode. Meet the brothers behind the beats and hear some of the secrets of the “slaps.”
25 min
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THE KING OF CRENSHAW Episode 4: Neighborhood Nip
Nipsey Hussle created a blueprint for this friends to follow, and through them, Nipsey’s prophetic mantra, ‘The Marathon Continues’ will do just that.
42 min
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THE KING OF CRENSHAW Episode 3: Songs in the Ke...
The highs, lows, joys, and pains of Nipsey’s decade-plus-long voyage to his debut album ‘Victory Lap.’ And how that marathon ran parallel with the NBA players who were in awe of his every move.
42 min
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THE KING OF CRENSHAW Episode 2: Where You From?
A look at the world that raised, bruised, and ultimately made Nipsey Hussle the man he became.
36 min
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THE KING OF CRENSHAW Episode 1: To Live and Die...
The death of rapper Nipsey Hussle reverberated throughout the NBA, where Hussle had deep ties. Why was this connection so deep and what made Nipsey such an inspiration?
43 min
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TRAILER: THE KING OF CRENSHAW
Coming August 23rd from 30 for 30 Podcasts and The Undefeated, The King of Crenshaw — a story of basketball, rap, and the legacy of Nipsey Hussle.
3 min
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MARCH 11 2020
March 11 2020 tells the story of a day that started in one reality and ended with a new one — the day the NBA shut down and the pandemic became real — as told by those who lived it.
64 min