In this week's episode, host Ted Keith talks with former heavyweight champion George Foreman about winning back the title at the age of 45, taking on Michael Moorer in Las Vegas. Keith also talks with Foreman about facing Muhammad Ali, his relationship with him after their careers were over and Foreman's business ventures outside of the ring. As we approach the anniversary of Foreman's knockout of Moorer, Keith will also read Richard Hoffer's story, "KO'd," from the November 14, 1994​ issue...

In this week's episode, host Ted Keith talks with senior writer Rick Telander about his story, "The Record Almost Broke Him," from the June 20, 1977 issue of Sports Illustrated. Telander and Keith discuss how the run-up to breaking Babe Ruth's long-standing homerun record, and the media storm that followed, impacted Maris's life. It was well known that Maris shied away from the spotlight, even in the years after he walked away from baseball with one of the most important records in...

SI Vault host Ted Keith reads Tim Layden's piece, "A Patriot's Tale," from the September 24, 2001 issue of Sports Illustrated, a story of New England Patriots guard Joe Andruzzi and his brothers, all New York City firefighters, in the wake of the attacks on September 11th. After the reading, Keith speaks with Layden about the story, what it was like being with the family, where he was on that day and more. We love to hear our listener's thoughts. Please tweet our host at...

On this edition of the SI Vault Podcast, host Ted Keith welcomes Sports Illustrated senior writer Tim Layden to talk about his vault piece, "Matinee Idol Now Playing On Saturday Afternoons: Tennessee's Peyton Manning, Who Is Reveling In His Birthright As The Nation's Best Quarterback". Layden paints a fascinating picture of the Manning family while sharing a behind-the-scenes look of the Mannings and how the piece came together. You can find the original article here:...

SI Vault host Ted Keith talks with S.L. Price, who wrote "A Death in the Baseball Family" in the September 24, 2007 issue of Sports Illustrated. After a potentially serious injury to Yankees pitcher Bryan Mitchell on August 17, Keith recounts Price's feature chronicling the fatal injury to Mike Coolbaugh, after the coach was hit by a line drive. Keith also pays tribute to SI's 61st anniversary with memories from the magazine's first staffers, and ends with a reading of "A Death in the...

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SI Vault Podcast host Ted Keith talks with Richard Hoffer, who wrote Mickey Mantle's obituary in the August 21, 1995, issue of Sports Illustrated. On the 20th anniversary of his death, the pair discuss why Mantle has continued to be a fascinating figure in the sports world. Keith also reads Mantle's obituary, "Mickey Mantle: The Legacy of the Last Great Player on the Last Great Team," by Hoffer.

SI Vault podcast host Ted Keith sits down with "Friday Night Lights" author Buzz Bissinger to discuss the excerpt of his book "Friday Night Lights, 25th Anniversary Edition: A Town, a Team, and a Dream" in the August 3, 2015, issue of Sports Illustrated. Bissinger discusses the impact the book had on him in relation to Odessa, Texas, and where the idea originally came from. Keith also reads an excerpt from the original book from 25 years ago.

SI Vault Podcast host Ted Keith talks with his father and former Sports Illustrated baseball editor and assistant managing editor Larry Keith about Pete Rose as he takes center stage at the MLB All-Star Game. The pair also discuss Rose's legacy as a player and banishment from baseball.

Hall of Fame basketball writer Jack McCallum joins the SI Vault podcast to discuss LeBron James's place in history after his brilliant but losing performance in the NBA Finals.

SI Vault Podcast host Ted Keith talks with Mark Kram Jr., son of the late Sports Illustrated writer Mark Kram, to discuss his father's legacy. Kram Jr. is the editor of the new book "Great Men Die Twice: The Collected Works of Mark Kram" and Keith reads Kram's April 11, 1977, SI article, "Why Ain't I In The Hall? The Cooperstown case for Hack Wilson," in memoriam.

SI Vault Podcast host Ted Keith sits down to read Frank Deford's story "HUGE COMMOTION IN MUDVILLE AMAZING FINISH! Mighty Casey Fans – Slugger Didn't Arrive Till Seventh Inning – Beautiful Evil Woman Seen In His Company" from the July 18, 1988 issue of Sports Illustrated in honor of the 1888 famous poem by Ernest Thayer.

SI Vault Podcast host Ted Keith sits down with writer Lars Anderson and University of Alabama alum Kelsey Hendrix to discuss Anderson's May 23, 2011 story "Terror, tragedy and hope in Tuscaloosa," a look at the deadliest tornado in Alabama history through the eyes of Crimson tide athletes.

The SI Vault Podcast talks to former SI editor Mark Mulvoy about the fictional story "The Curious Case Of Sidd Finch."

SI Vault Podcast host Ted Keith sits down with Sports Illustrated executive editor Jon Wertheim to discuss "Unsinkable", the story of how two of the world's best tennis players in the early 20th century survived the Titanic—in very different ways.