WPR: To the Best of our Knowledge - Sports

SUPER BOWL XLVII - The Billion Dollar Game

webmaster@wpr.org (Wisconsin Public Radio) — Sun, 3 Feb 2013 00:00:00 -0600

Would televised football be the same without the announcer? They give us background, commentary and insight.Listen as Allen St. John talks about the Fox game coverage strategy that has made the broadcast iconic, and recalls some of the greatest televised moments of Superbowls past.

SUPER BOWL XLVII - The spirituality of football

webmaster@wpr.org (Wisconsin Public Radio) — Sun, 3 Feb 2013 00:00:00 -0600

For others, football is sacred. In fact, William Dean says the game is part of "American spiritual culture." He talks with Jim Fleming about the way religious beliefs crop up in American popular culture.

SUPER BOWL XLVII - History of Sunday

webmaster@wpr.org (Wisconsin Public Radio) — Sun, 3 Feb 2013 00:00:00 -0600

Maybe you're not interested in football. Maybe you prefer your Sundays productive or peaceful. If so, then this interview is for you. Here's Craig Harling on Sunday: A History of the First Day from Babylonia to the Super Bowl.

SUPER BOWL XLVII - Shaun Alexander

webmaster@wpr.org (Wisconsin Public Radio) — Sun, 3 Feb 2013 00:00:00 -0600

A lot of pro football players cross-train. They practice the plays and the running, the throws and the tackles. We've even heard stories of pro athletes taking ballet lessons to lighten their footwork. But for NFL MVP Shaun Alexander, training also included chess.

SUPER BOWL XLVII - High School Football in Ohio

webmaster@wpr.org (Wisconsin Public Radio) — Sun, 3 Feb 2013 00:00:00 -0600

The whole town of Massillon, Ohio, is obsessed with their high school football team, the Tigers. Former player Kenneth Carlson was so crazy for the team, and curious about his town's obsession, he made a documentary about it. He tells Anne Strainchamps about his film, his team and his town.

SUPER BOWL XLVII - Football and War

webmaster@wpr.org (Wisconsin Public Radio) — Thu, 31 Jan 2013 00:00:00 -0600

Point of attack. Defensive Line. Football and war have a lot in common. Former foreign policy advisor to President Clinton, Michael Mandelbaum, talks conflict and the game.

Kevin Sheppard - Basketball in Iran

webmaster@wpr.org (Wisconsin Public Radio) — Sun, 13 Jan 2013 00:00:00 -0600

Kevin Sheppard on playing basketball in Iran.

Alan Garner on Alan Turing

webmaster@wpr.org (Wisconsin Public Radio) — Fri, 17 Aug 2012 00:00:00 -0500

Alan Turing wasn't just a brain. He was also an accomplished athlete -- a runner, who nearly made it to the Olympics. British writer Alan Garner knew Alan Turing as his friend and running partner.

Gretchen Reynolds on Exercise Science

webmaster@wpr.org (Wisconsin Public Radio) — Mon, 30 Jul 2012 00:00:00 -0500

Most of us want to exercise smart, to get the most bang for our buck in the least amount of time. Gretchen Reynolds writes the Phys Ed column for the New York Times. She’s compiled the latest in exercise science into the book “The First 20 Minutes" to help keep our work-outs working.

Dave Raichlen on the Science of Runner's High

webmaster@wpr.org (Wisconsin Public Radio) — Mon, 30 Jul 2012 00:00:00 -0500

If there is an evolutionary imperative for running, maybe runner's high holds a clue. Dave Raichlen conducted a study about runner's high using humans, dogs and ferrets.

John Carlos Becomes an Activist Icon at the '68 Olympics

webmaster@wpr.org (Wisconsin Public Radio) — Mon, 30 Jul 2012 00:00:00 -0500

The '68 Olympic games changed everything for John Carlos. He and fellow runner Tommie Smith raised their fists in the black power salute on the podium in a moment that became known as the most defiant and controversial in Olympics history.

Adharanand Finn on Running with the Kenyans

webmaster@wpr.org (Wisconsin Public Radio) — Mon, 30 Jul 2012 00:00:00 -0500

Adharanand Finn had always been a runner. But when he started to train seriously after his child was born, he thought, why not go to Kenya, to run seriously and to try to unlock the secrets of speed.

Aimee Mullins on Superpowers

webmaster@wpr.org (Wisconsin Public Radio) — Wed, 8 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0600

Aimee Mullins is an athlete, fashion model and activist who uses whichever of her 12 pair of prosthetic legs is appropriate for the task at hand. To see a gallery of Aimee Mullin's prosthetic legs please click HERE (http://www.aimeemullins.com/gallery/index.php)

Christopher McDougall on the Tarahumara tribe

webmaster@wpr.org (Wisconsin Public Radio) — Sun, 17 Jul 2011 00:00:00 -0500

The Tarahumara tribe of Mexico grow up running barefoot and live very long lives happily running into advanced old age...

Jason Robillard on Barefoot Running

webmaster@wpr.org (Wisconsin Public Radio) — Sun, 17 Jul 2011 00:00:00 -0500

Jason Robillard is a barefoot ultramarathon runner and founder of Barefoot Running University.

Gretchen Reynolds on Running Myths

webmaster@wpr.org (Wisconsin Public Radio) — Sun, 29 Aug 2010 00:00:00 -0500

Gretchen Reynolds talks with Jim Fleming about the theories concerning running and the body.

Jim Fleming reads Haruki Murakami's "What I Talk About When I Talk About Running"

webmaster@wpr.org (Wisconsin Public Radio) — Sun, 17 Jul 2011 00:00:00 -0500

Jim Fleming reads excerpts from Murakami's book "What I Talk About When I Talk About Running."

Andre Agassi on "Open"

webmaster@wpr.org (Wisconsin Public Radio) — Sun, 17 Oct 2010 00:00:00 -0500

Andre Agassi tells Steve Paulson about his father who was driven to make him a champion, but whom he does not consider to have been abusive.

Christopher McDougall on the Tarahumara tribe

webmaster@wpr.org (Wisconsin Public Radio) — Sun, 17 Jul 2011 00:00:00 -0500

The Tarahumara tribe of Mexico grow up running barefoot and live very long lives happily running into advanced old age...

Jason Robillard on Barefoot Running

webmaster@wpr.org (Wisconsin Public Radio) — Sun, 17 Jul 2011 00:00:00 -0500

Jason Robillard is a barefoot ultramarathon runner and founder of Barefoot Running University.