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Season Finale! We complete our World Cup coverage and look at what the French National Team, Les Bleues, means to the nation it represents. Will they succeed in repeating as World Cup Champions in 2022? Hosted by Molly Bloom. Produced by FilmNation Entertainment in association with Gilded Audio.

In 2010, corruption became common practice in the highest ranks of the world soccer administration, FIFA. We investigate what it looked like when a nation tried to win the right to host the World Cup, and what was sacrificed in the process. Hosted by Molly Bloom. Produced by FilmNation Entertainment in association with Gilded Audio.

We speak with Caroline Marks, American pro surfer, and get into what it was like to represent Team USA in the inaugural surfing event at the 2020 Summer Olympics. Hosted by Molly Bloom. Produced by FilmNation Entertainment in association with Gilded Audio.

We talk with Lindsey Jacobellis, the most decorated snowboarder in history, and delve into her winning ways as an athlete, mentor, and published author. Hosted by Molly Bloom. Produced by FilmNation Entertainment in association with Gilded Audio.

Hear the story of Stasia Czernicki, a mother and homemaker, who also happened to be one of the greatest candlepin bowlers of all time. Her determination to be the best at this little known sport catapulted her to celebrity status in the New England area. Hosted by Molly Bloom. Produced by FilmNation Entertainment in association with Gilded Audio.

In a short amount of time, we’ve gone from gambling being stigmatized and barely legal, to omnipresent and woven into the sports we watch. But how did we get here? Writer on the show Albert Chen leads us down the winding road to sports gambling in the modern age. Hosted by Molly Bloom. Produced by FilmNation Entertainment in association with Gilded Audio.

There’s never been a card game controversy quite like the Stones Gambling Hall Incident. It’s a story that made national headlines, and at the center of the story was a woman who dared challenge the improbable rise of a poker star. Veronica Brill shares how she unveiled his controversial tactics, and the backlash she endured throughout her sleuthing. Hosted by Molly Bloom. Produced by FilmNation Entertainment in association with Gilded Audio.

After twenty years in the military, Judge Rosemarie Aquilina became an author, speaker, law professor, and perhaps most importantly, a 30th circuit court judge. We speak with Judge Aquilina about her most infamous case, Larry Nassar's Trial, and how she helped empower the young women who bravely took the stand. Hosted by Molly Bloom. Produced by FilmNation Entertainment in association with Gilded Audio.

For over a century, college athletes were required to perform for no pay. That included money won at tournaments outside the NCAA, or sponsorship payments from companies for using their products on social media. Molly's brother Jeremy Bloom joins us to discuss his own personal fight against these stringent stipulations, and how athletes have finally begun to make money off the big business that exists because of their talents and their sacrifices. Hosted by Molly Bloom. Produced by FilmNation...

Today nearly 200 thousand female college athletes have filed a Title IX since its creation in 1972. Title IX outlawed discrimination based on gender in education and opened doors for women’s athletic programs. We’ll talk with Donna Lopiano, who spent six decades in women’s competitive sports and was one of the first Women’s Athletic Directors in the country. We’ll also look at the present obstacles that elite athletes still face when it comes to equal opportunity, even when they’ve...

Winter sports are a passion for many, but what if there was only a future without them? Climate activist, businessman and author, Auden Schendler joins us to help unveil the simplest concepts behind tackling climate change, and saving the long-term future of our beloved winter sports. Hosted by Molly Bloom. Produced by FilmNation Entertainment in association with Gilded Audio.

Esther Williams, a champion swimmer whose success on the big screen made her an international sensation, introduced moviegoers to synchronized swimming. Williams would become a trailblazer for other athletes and put her body through the wringer while doing it. Follow along as we explore how her legacy still makes waves as the sport continues to evolve. Hosted by Molly Bloom. Produced by FilmNation Entertainment in association with Gilded Audio.

In 2020, breaking, an art form, dance, and cultural movement, was announced to be an upcoming Olympic Event in 2024. However, reactions to this decision were mixed, with the most vocal critics of its ascendancy to the Olympic stage being breakers. Their distrust comes after decades of misunderstanding, misrepresentation, and even denigration of an art form they know and love. To many, the recent Olympic debate is part of an ongoing question: whether breaking can preserve its integrity and...

From the US Women's National Team to GM and Head of Operations at the New Jersey / New York Gotham FC, Yael Averbuch West has significantly contributed to the world of women's soccer. Thanks to her competitive edge she’s paving new paths for tomorrow’s soccer stars. Hosted by Molly Bloom. Produced by FilmNation Entertainment in association with Gilded Audio.

This week, we’re sharing a clip from the first episode of the new season of All-American, talking about how even though Venus & Serena Williams are beloved today, they weren’t 20 years ago. Their story reveals ugly truths about how America often ignores, scorns, and resists Black Excellence -- until it becomes apparent it's the only path to dominance. Listen to the full episode by searching for All-American wherever you get your podcasts.

To some, the 2018 Winter Olympic Games in Pyeongchang had impeccable staging and organization. But to those on the inside, the games represented a time of confusion, doubt, and deception. We talk with cyber-analysts to figure out how a game with the highest geopolitical stakes imaginable got tangled with the most dangerous hackers in the world. Hosted by Molly Bloom. Produced by FilmNation Entertainment in association with Gilded Audio.

Athletes, coaches, and lab techs often deal with or escape the consequences of doping. But imagine if there was a government-mandated program to dope their athletes? In this episode, we talk with Russian athletes and international watchdogs — to discover how Russia’s elaborate, state-sponsored doping regime has become virtually unstoppable and why taking away medals from Russian Olympians won’t change a system that’s set them up to take the fall. Hosted by Molly Bloom. Produced by FilmNation...

There aren’t many people who don’t know the name Lance Armstrong. Lance is a beast of an athlete. A physiological phenomenon. He also used performance enhancing drugs. Many know about his cancer diagnosis. Few know how close to death’s door he was. His story is an inspiration on how to stage a comeback – and how to grow past your mistakes, even when the world doesn’t want to let you. Hosted by Molly Bloom. Produced by FilmNation Entertainment in association with Gilded Audio.

Season 2 launches with a two tales from the Tour De France, which has, over the course of decades, become a stain on the sport of competitive cycling. Our first story, about Greg LeMond’s unexpected showdown with his mentor Bernard Hinault, shows what happens when a rider violates the unwritten rules about team loyalty and fair play. And our second story, about the rise of doping in the Tour de France, shows exactly what happens to a sport when players seem to throw one of its most basic...

Torched is back! Season 2 brings you the same high-stakes controversial Olympic stories you loved in Season 1, while expanding to other iconic sporting events and timely topics - from the Tour de France to Title IX to the World Cup. Hosted by Molly Bloom, Produced by FilmNation Entertainment in association with Gilded Audio.

Sharing a new Pushkin show, Legacy of Speed. When two Black sprinters raised their fists in protest at the 1968 Olympic Games, it shook the world. More than 50 years later, the ripple effects of their activism are still felt. Host Malcolm Gladwell tells the stories of the runners who took a stand, and the coaches and mentors who helped make them fast enough — and brave enough — to change the world. In this episode, we hear how coach Bud Winter took what he learned from working with fighter...

"In 2022, Elana Meyers Taylor officially became the most decorated black athlete in the winter games, the oldest American woman to medal in the Olympics and the most decorated female Olympic bobsledder. These are no doubt incredible accomplishments on their own but perhaps more impressive is the fact that this was her first Olympics as a mother. How do elite athletes find dimension in their lives? Hosted by Molly Bloom. Produced by FilmNation Entertainment in association with Gilded Audio."

Listen to the full conversation with Gwen Berry from our Rule 50 episode. Hosted by Molly Bloom. Produced by FilmNation Entertainment in association with Gilded Audio.