The Greatness with Kareem Maddox
Kareem Maddox is a professional 3x3 basketball player and a lifelong fan of the Olympics, and he’s spent the last year exploring one question: What does it mean to be an Olympian? The Greatness with Kareem Maddox features athletes from different countries, different sports, and different decades. They share their Olympic dreams, what happens off the field, and what the Olympics mean to all of us. Credits: Josh Bloch- For USG Audio Jessica Grimshaw- For USG Audio Jennifer Sears- For USG Audio Gretta Cohn- Executive Producer Kareem Maddox- Executive Producer, Host Alex Sujong Laughlin - Senior Producer Mitchell Johnson - Producer Jess Shane - Producer Greta Weber - Producer Sara Nics- Executive Editor Alex Overington - Sound Design This is a USG Audio Podcast in collaboration with Transmitter Media
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Kareem Maddox is a professional 3x3 basketball player and a lifelong fan of the Olympics, and he’s spent the last year exploring one question: What does it mean to be an Olympian?
The Greatness with Kareem Maddox features athletes from different countries, different sports, and different decades. They share their Olympic dreams, what happens off the field, and what the Olympics mean to all of us.
Credits:
Josh...
Since he was a kid, Billy Mills dreamed of going to the Olympics. But to make it there, he’d have to fight back against centuries of oppression. Content warning: This episode features some discussion of suicidal ideation.
Credits:
Josh Bloch- For USG Audio
Jessica Grimshaw- For USG Audio
Jennifer Sears- For USG Audio
Gretta Cohn- Executive Producer
Kareem Maddox- Executive Producer, Host
Alex Sujong Laughlin - Senior Pr...
Randi Griffin thought her hockey career was over — until the South Korean national team invited her to join their ice hockey team for the 2018 Winter Olympics.
Credits:
Josh Bloch- For USG Audio
Jessica Grimshaw- For USG Audio
Jennifer Sears- For USG Audio
Gretta Cohn- Executive Producer
Kareem Maddox- Executive Producer, Host
Alex Sujong Laughlin - Senior Producer
Mitchell Johnson - Producer
Jess Shane - Producer
Sara Nic...
Sharon Jewell’s father taught her to “be the first, be the best, do it better, or do it longer than anybody else.” And that’s what she did. But what does it mean to be the best in a world that sees you as less?
Credits:
Josh Bloch- For USG Audio
Jessica Grimshaw- For USG Audio
Jennifer Sears- For USG Audio
Gretta Cohn- Executive Producer
Kareem Maddox- Executive Producer, Host
Alex Sujong Laughlin - Senior Producer
Mitchell Jo...
Khalil Thompson had all the potential of a great Olympic fencer. To get there, he just had to conquer one last opponent: himself. Content warning: This episode features some discussion of suicidal ideation.
Credits:
Josh Bloch- For USG Audio
Jessica Grimshaw- For USG Audio
Jennifer Sears- For USG Audio
Gretta Cohn- Executive Producer
Kareem Maddox- Executive Producer, Host
Alex Sujong Laughlin - Senior Producer
Mitchell ...
What has a fuzzy blue body, huge red sneakers, and lightning bolt eyebrows? In Atlanta in the 90s, an unusual Olympian came to town and brought a storm of controversy.
Credits:
Josh Bloch- For USG Audio
Jessica Grimshaw- For USG Audio
Jennifer Sears- For USG Audio
Gretta Cohn- Executive Producer
Kareem Maddox- Executive Producer, Host
Alex Sujong Laughlin - Senior Producer
Mitchell Johnson - Producer
Jess Shane - Producer
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East German Sylvia Gerasch was a swimming prodigy who shattered world records early in her career. But competing without compromising her political freedom meant making it to the Olympics would be many more years in the making.
Credits:
Josh Bloch- For USG Audio
Jessica Grimshaw- For USG Audio
Jennifer Sears- For USG Audio
Gretta Cohn- Executive Producer
Kareem Maddox- Executive Producer, Host
Alex Sujong Laughlin - Sen...
In 2016, the first ever Refugee team competed in the Rio Olympics. But what happens when the stakes of competition are so much higher than a gold medal?
Credits:
Josh Bloch- For USG Audio
Jessica Grimshaw- For USG Audio
Jennifer Sears- For USG Audio
Gretta Cohn- Executive Producer
Kareem Maddox- Executive Producer, Host
Alex Sujong Laughlin - Senior Producer
Mitchell Johnson - Producer
Jess Shane - Producer
Greta Weber - Produce...
After learning from Olympians past and present about how they made it, it’s Kareem’s turn in the hot seat. In an intimate conversation with former Olympian and NBC sports commentator Ato Boldon, Kareem reflects on what the Olympic pursuit of the games has taught him about himself.
Credits:
Josh Bloch- For USG Audio
Jessica Grimshaw- For USG Audio
Jennifer Sears- For USG Audio
Gretta Cohn- Executive Producer
Kareem Madd...
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Episode 1: Isolated Incident - Right after 9/11, the FBI scrambles to stop a second-wave attack using a deadly toxin. When a Florida photo editor is poisoned by a rare bacteria, agents uncover ...
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