• Sports Explains the World

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Sports Explains the World unveils some of the wildest and most surprising sports stories you’ve never heard. And they’re all true. From the unemployed history teacher turned CIA agent and Uganda national basketball coach, to the teenager who invented a mythical athlete…then watched him sign a million-dollar deal, these stories will amaze and move you at every turn. From award-winning journalists across the globe, Sports Explains the World reveals the human side of sports in provocative and unusual ways. Whether you’ve ever thrown a spiral or been in one, prepare to experience the action on and off the field from an unexpected – and sometimes shocking – vantage point.

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Sports Explains the World is a Co-production of Meadowlark & Wondery in association with Campside Media.

Host: Sam Dingman 
Executive Producers: Adam Hoff, Matt Shear 
Contributing Producers/Writers: Cody Nelson, Janae Morris, Rachel Miller-Howard, Sanam Skelly 
Managing Producer: Tommy Andres 
Story Editor: Mac Montandon 
Mix & Sound Design: Rod Sherwood, Bart Warshaw, John Delore, Takahiko Yasuzawa