Episodes
This is Let’s Talk Clipped, a companion podcast for FX’s Clipped, a Hulu sports drama based on the 30 for 30 Podcasts series, The Sterling Affairs.  In our final episode, host Ramona Shelburne chats with returning guests Gina Welch (showrunner, writer, and executive producer of Clipped) and writer and producer Rembert Browne about the sixth and final episode of Clipped, “Keep Smiling.” Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Published 07/02/24
Published 07/02/24
This is Let’s Talk Clipped, a companion podcast for FX’s Clipped, a Hulu sports drama based on the 30 for 30 Podcasts series, The Sterling Affairs.  In this episode, host Ramona Shelburne chats with Jacki Weaver, the actor who plays Shelly Sterling, and Ed O’Neill, who plays Donald Sterling, about the fifth episode of Clipped, “The Best Words.” Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Published 06/25/24
This is Let’s Talk Clipped, a companion podcast for FX’s Clipped, a Hulu sports drama based on the 30 for 30 Podcasts series, The Sterling Affairs.  In this episode, guest host Clinton Yates (host of ESPN Daily) speaks with actor Kelly AuCoin, who plays Clippers Executive Andy Roeser, and director Kevin Bray about the fourth episode of Clipped, “Winning Ugly.” Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Published 06/18/24
As WWI rages, Hobey arrives in France to prepare for aerial combat. He embraces being a fighter pilot, finding the adrenaline-fueled commonality between war and sports. While in Europe, Hobey exchanges dozens of affectionate and loving letters with Percy Pyne. And during his off-duty forays into Paris, Hobey experiences the city’s lively cultural scene – including a reignited friendship with famed songwriter Cole Porter. After proving his combat valor in the air, Hobey – now a captain -...
Published 06/12/24
His Princeton glory days behind him, Hobey moves to New York and begins a job at JP Morgan Bank. A member of what would be called the Lost Generation, Hobey misses the adrenaline rush of his college sports stardom and becomes despondent. But he soon finds himself in the social circles of the flamboyant and extremely wealthy Percy Rivington Pyne 2nd, who invites Hobey to live with him in his Gilded Age Manhattan mansion. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Published 06/12/24
After Hobey Baker makes his triumphant Princeton hockey debut against Williams, we travel back to his early days attending St. Paul’s School in New Hampshire. He develops a reputation as both an athletic phenom and a kind, generous sportsman. After the economic crash of 1907, his father struggles to send him to college at Princeton where he becomes a two-sport star in football and hockey. After graduation, Hobey embarks on a summer motorcycle trip around Europe – a grand experience...
Published 06/12/24
Welcome to Let’s Talk Clipped, a companion podcast for FX’s Clipped, a Hulu sports drama based on the 30 for 30 Podcasts series, The Sterling Affairs.  Each week, Ramona Shelburne, host and reporter of The Sterling Affairs and executive producer of Clipped, sits down with cast and writers from the show to talk about the latest episode.  In this episode, Ramona chats with Cleopatra Coleman, the actor who plays V. Stiviano, and J. Alphonse Nicholson, who plays Chris Paul, about the third...
Published 06/11/24
Welcome to Let’s Talk Clipped, a companion podcast for FX’s Clipped, a Hulu sports drama based on the 30 for 30 Podcasts series, The Sterling Affairs.  Each week, Ramona Shelburne, host and reporter of The Sterling Affairs and executive producer of Clipped, sits down with cast and writers from the show to talk about the latest episode.  In this episode, Ramona chats with show runner, writer, and executive producer Gina Welch and writer and producer Rembert Browne about the first two episodes...
Published 06/04/24
It’s been ten years since Donald Sterling was banned for life from the NBA. In this very special bonus episode, we check in with our Sterling Affairs’ mainstays: Shelly, V., and of course, the Los Angeles Clippers. A whole lot has changed for the allegedly cursed team in the past decade, from a new owner to a new arena. But can they actually take home a title?  Guests: Marc Spears, Zach Lowe, Steve Mason, John Ireland Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Published 05/31/24
The Donald Sterling story comes to an end where it all started — with a showdown in court. This time, though, it’s Donald vs. Shelly.  This series was originally aired in 2019. We’re re-releasing it in anticipation of the FX and Hulu series, Clipped, a six-part sports drama based on The Sterling Affairs. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Published 05/30/24
When the explosive tape of Donald Sterling broke, it came at a moment when power in the NBA was changing. Players, owners, and a new commissioner were faced with a major test that would re-shape the league.  This series was originally aired in 2019. We’re re-releasing it in anticipation of the FX and Hulu series, Clipped, a six-part sports drama based on The Sterling Affairs. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Published 05/29/24
Donald and Shelly Sterling escaped poverty, reinvented themselves, and became the biggest residential landlords in LA. But in housing and basketball, they never had to face the consequences of their actions.  This series was originally aired in 2019. We’re re-releasing it in anticipation of the FX and Hulu series, Clipped, a six-part sports drama based on The Sterling Affairs. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Published 05/29/24
Throughout the 80s and 90s, the Clippers were horrible and Donald Sterling was known as the worst owner in sports. But Donald Sterling wasn't the joke we all thought he was.  This series was originally aired in 2019. We’re re-releasing it in anticipation of the FX and Hulu series, Clipped, a six-part sports drama based on The Sterling Affairs. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Published 05/28/24
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.  This series was originally aired in 2019. We’re re-releasing it in anticipation of the FX and Hulu series, Clipped, a six-part sports drama based on The Sterling Affairs. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Published 05/28/24
The 30 for 30 Podcast, The Sterling Affairs, is turning into a TV show! It’s called Clipped. It starts streaming on Hulu on Tuesday, June 4.  In anticipation of FX’s Clipped, we’re re-releasing The Sterling Affairs. If you’re new, check it out. If you’ve already heard the series, stick around. We have a brand new, never-been-aired bonus episode coming out on Friday, May 31.  Finally, we’re releasing a Sterling Affairs spinoff podcast, Let’s Talk Clipped. Ramona Shelburne, host of the original...
Published 05/28/24
Every hockey fan knows the name Hobey Baker - collegiate hockey’s most prestigious trophy is named after him - but very few know the real story of this all-time great athlete. Using an archive of personal letters and source materials provided by the Mudd Library at Princeton University, as well as original research, the series charts Hobey’s glory days as the best collegiate hockey and football player in the nation, his post-grad ennui in Gilded Age New York City, and his exploits as a WWI...
Published 05/09/24
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. In the midst of a rash of mid-1990s church burnings across the United States, White’s Inner City Church boasts a growing interracial congregation, and after the building is firebombed and reduced to ashes, White believes the attack is the work of racists. The podcast brings the story to...
Published 02/13/24
The odds of seeing a Black American baseball player on the diamond were higher in the 1950s than they are today. Baseball's future will be defined by how it reckons with the past. But is it too little too late? Check out ABC Audio's "Reclaimed: The Forgotten League" on Apple Podcasts (https://tinyurl.com/27krwnxr), Spotify (https://tinyurl.com/mvejpt2t), Amazon Music (https://tinyurl.com/mrxxfkmu), or wherever you're listening now. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Published 11/09/23
Baseball's institutions fail to recognize Negro Leaguers as pressure builds for the sport to reconsider who counts as one of the greats. Check out ABC Audio's "Reclaimed: The Forgotten League" on Apple Podcasts (https://tinyurl.com/27krwnxr), Spotify (https://tinyurl.com/mvejpt2t), Amazon Music (https://tinyurl.com/mrxxfkmu), or wherever you're listening now. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Published 11/07/23
When Jackie Robinson is signed by the Brooklyn Dodgers, he opens a door that was closed for decades. The move changes baseball forever and sets Negro Leagues players on a new trajectory. But integration comes with a heavier price than they could've ever imagined. Check out ABC Audio's "Reclaimed: The Forgotten League" on Apple Podcasts (https://tinyurl.com/27krwnxr), Spotify (https://tinyurl.com/mvejpt2t), Amazon Music (https://tinyurl.com/mrxxfkmu), or wherever you're listening now. Learn...
Published 11/04/23
To draw crowds to their games, Black baseball players develop a signature style of play. It captivates audiences around the world — even gets the attention of one of Latin America's most notorious dictators. Check out ABC Audio's "Reclaimed: The Forgotten League" on Apple Podcasts (https://tinyurl.com/27krwnxr), Spotify (https://tinyurl.com/mvejpt2t), Amazon Music (https://tinyurl.com/mrxxfkmu), or wherever you're listening now. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Published 11/02/23
The newly founded Negro Leagues struggle to catch on — until savvy businessmen and fierce rivalries propel Black baseball to the national stage. Check out ABC Audio's "Reclaimed: The Forgotten League" on Apple Podcasts (https://tinyurl.com/27krwnxr), Spotify (https://tinyurl.com/mvejpt2t), Amazon Music (https://tinyurl.com/mrxxfkmu), or wherever you're listening now. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Published 10/31/23
Introducing a new series, "Reclaimed: The Forgotten League," from our partners at ABC Audio. For decades, Black baseball players were excluded from the major leagues and forced to create their own space: the Negro Leagues. In the new season of the award-winning podcast "Reclaimed," Vanessa Ivy Rose, granddaughter of Negro Leagues star Norman “Turkey” Stearnes, brings us on a quest to excavate his story and those of other Black players who were shut out of the majors, a legacy that still...
Published 10/28/23