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30 for 30
Credit - SportsFor sports fans who prefer thoughtful analysis to hot takes: the award-winning 30 for 30 Podcasts, the audio-only extension of the critically acclaimed ESPN documentary series of the same name. Across 65 episodes, the podcast, which launched in 2017, has taken a closer look at the stories that captivate the sports world and beyond, the kinds of compelling narratives that need more time than SportsCenter could ever offer. In its first two seasons, 30 for 30 covered the 1997 all-woman trek to the North Pole, the birth of UFC, and how football coach and analyst John Madden built a video game empire. Since then, the podcast has dedicated entire seasons to the legacy of rapper and NBA favorite Nipsey Hussle, the dark side of Bikram yoga, the search for forgotten hockey legend Hobey Baker, and the downfall of former Los Angeles Clippers owner Donald Sterling, which inspired the FX docudrama Clipped. In the end, these immersive audio documentaries feel more akin to This American Life than First Take.(See: Girl v. Horse.) With curiosity and enthusiasm, 30 for 30 offers a deeply reported look at the joy, the pain, and the agony that comes with loving us at letters@
