Amazing Sport Stories Podcast
Sport but not as you know it. Forget the champions. This is about underdogs, myths, drama. Global stories, all told in mini-seasons and one-off episodes.
Sport but not as you know it. Forget the champions. This is about underdogs, myths, drama. Global stories you’ll wish you’d known about and now probably won’t forget. There are other podcasts about gold medals and millionaire superstars. This is about courage, rule breakers and the unexpected. Tales from around the world, all told in mini-seasons and one-off episodes. #AmazingSportStories
Episodes to download
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Evaristo: Brazil’s unsung hero
Mon 25 Mar 2024
A Barcelona legend who holds a goalscoring record not even Pele matched
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Leon Edwards: Saved by sport
Mon 18 Mar 2024
How a UFC champion escaped a violent gang life to win MMA's biggest prize
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The Curse of County Mayo Special: Curses and superstitions—The Curse of County Mayo
Mon 11 Mar 2024
What causes fans and players to think their team could be cursed?
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The worst betrayal
Mon 26 Feb 2024
The boxing champion betrayed by a teammate and sent to a Nazi concentration camp
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The Black 14 - Ep 4—The Black 14
Mon 19 Feb 2024
There had been no apology. The “Black 14” moved on. Was that about to change?
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The Black 14 - Ep 3—The Black 14
Mon 12 Feb 2024
Kicked off the team, the “Black 14” watch from the stands and then turn to the courts
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The Black 14 - Ep 2—The Black 14
Mon 5 Feb 2024
Racism on the field leads “the Black 14” to ask a question with grave consequences
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The Black 14 - Ep 1—The Black 14
Mon 29 Jan 2024
Racism and protests are about to change the lives of “the Black 14” American footballers
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The Black 14 - Trailer—The Black 14
Mon 22 Jan 2024
The lives of 14 black American footballers are changed forever in a fight against racism
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The unfriendly friendly
Mon 15 Jan 2024
USA v Iran. The soccer game that lead to death threats and the closure of US airspace
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Ear wrestlers and high kickers
Mon 8 Jan 2024
How ripped ears and high kicks help preserve a rare part of Alaskan culture
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Surfing the ocean’s mountains
New Year's Day 2024
The Nazare surfers who put their lives in the ocean’s hands
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The long ride home
Christmas Day 2023
The sisters who fled the Taliban to cycle for all Afghan women
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The Curse of County Mayo - Ep 3—The Curse of County Mayo
Sat 16 Dec 2023
Is the truth about the curse finally in sight?
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The Christmas truce
Wed 13 Dec 2023
The beautiful moment football replaced fighting in World War One
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The Curse of County Mayo - Ep 2—The Curse of County Mayo
Sat 9 Dec 2023
Can the last surviving player shed any light on the curse?
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The Curse of County Mayo - Ep 1—The Curse of County Mayo
Sat 2 Dec 2023
Is County Mayo’s Gaelic football team cursed?
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Frozen Out - Ep 3—Frozen Out
Sat 25 Nov 2023
Sport but not as you know it. Forget the champions. This is about underdogs, myths, drama
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The Curse of County Mayo - Trailer—The Curse of County Mayo
Mon 20 Nov 2023
Ireland’s “cursed” Gaelic football team – our next amazing sport story
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Frozen Out - Ep 2—Frozen Out
Sat 18 Nov 2023
Sport but not as you know it. Forget the champions. This is about underdogs, myths, drama
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The never-ending tunnel
Mon 13 Nov 2023
Welcome to the 200-mile underground race where hallucinations are all but guaranteed
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Frozen Out - Ep 1—Frozen Out
Sat 11 Nov 2023
Sport but not as you know it. Forget the champions. This is about underdogs, myths, drama
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Frozen Out - Trailer—Frozen Out
Mon 23 Oct 2023
Schoolgirl Justine’s fight for the right to play ice hockey on the boys’ team
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Introducing Amazing Sport Stories
Tue 10 Oct 2023
Sport but not as you know it. Amazing Sport Stories kicks off on 30 October 2023
