Sports.MP3
A podcast about iconic sounds from sports. Host Will Gatchel explores the story behind a famous quote, play call, or soundbite each episode, and shares what gets missed along the way. After all, sounds are stories too.
Episodes
You'll Never Walk Alone is now synonmous with Liverpool Football Club, but it didn't start that way. Today's episode explores how a 1946 Broadway show tune turned into an anthem, and much more, for one of the world's most popular football clubs.
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Rappers have name dropped sports stars in their music for decades, but not all athlete references are created equal. Today's quick hits episode explores the most referenced sports star in rap of all time, a particularly clever namedrop from a 2013 song, and why Steph Curry holds the unfortunate title of being "the athlete with the least original references in rap."
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Can a simple internet meme really mischaracterize Michael Jordan, one of the greatest basketball players ever? It sure seems that way, but you'll have to listen to the episode to find out the full story.
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The season finale of Sports.MP3 is going out with a bang! Explore the true stories behind a few quotes from a few GOATS, aka the greatest of all time, across the history of sports.
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The Heisman Memorial Trophy, college football's most prestigious individual award, is named after legendary coach John William Heisman. Listen now to hear the story of the man behind college football's most iconic award, how he's responsible for the most lopsided victory in college football history, and so much more.
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Lawrence Peter "Yogi" Berra has won more World Series than any other player in MLB history, but that untouchable legacy might be overshadowed by the fact that he's one of the most quoted people, not just athletes, of the last century. Berra didn't actually say many of these famous yogi-isms, however, and the true story is a lot different than you might expect. So listen to the episode now and hear the full story of the man, myth, a...
Grunting is undoubtedly the most controversial sound in tennis. And Monica Seles, arguably the greatest tennis prodigy ever, was one of its greatest pioneers, using the grunt to help dominate opponents on the court. Seles wasn’t the first to use it, and her legacy extends far beyond the grunt… so listen now to hear the full story.
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Dennis Green's "They Are Who We Thought They Were" post-game rant is one of the most memorable of all time. But what fueled it? Well, just one of the most improbable NFL comebacks in the history of the sport...
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The shrill, piercing sound of the whistle has been involved in countless unforgettable (for better and for worse) sports moments, but the story of its rise to prominence as the weapon of choice for referees across sports and continents isn’t well known.
Listen now to hear how a toymaker turned into a tycoon by using a pea to revolutionize the whistle, the former ref who ushered in a new era of whistle design, and why it all...
Exploring three stories behind iconic Olympic sounds: the man who designs the sports sounds you hear on TV; the other Miracle on Ice call, and the Australian who "accidentally" won gold.
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A dive into Iron Mike Tyson’s bizarre, poetic, and unforgettable post fight speech calling out Lennox Lewis, among other things…
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Richard Sherman's viral "sorry receiver like Crabtree" callout after the NFC Championship game and Marshawn Lynch saying "I'm here so I won't get fined" 27 times during Super Bowl Media Day are famous for completely different reasons.
And yet, they both occurred within a year of each other, coming from future hall of famers on the Seattle Seahawks right before impending Super Bowl games... Join me as I explore how two of football's...
Jim Mora will forever be remembered for his iconic "playoffs?!" postgame rant in his 4th and final season as Head Coach of the Indianapolis Colts. But the story behind Mora's iconic rant is equally as iconic.
Did I mention the sound bite isn't even the most outrageous of Mora's career and that the particular target of his playoffs tirade was none other than Peyton Manning?
Join me as I explore the full story that led to Jim Mora's ...
The vuvuzela was the defining sound of the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa. And whether you hated or loved the cheap, plastic horns, it was impossible to go to a stadium, listen to a broadcast, or watch a game without hearing their iconic, incessant buzzing.
Players, broadcasters, and fans complained about how loud they were, millions of people across the world took sides for or against them, and there were even calls t...
Allen Iverson used the word practice over 20 times in his infamous, instantly viral practice rant on May 7, 2002.
But, over 20 years later, the true story behind that press conference remains largely unknown.
Listen now to learn the missing context behind AI’s infamous practice rant… and why it was never really about practice.
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