Wild World of Sports

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Many people treat it as a national holiday, more Americans watch it than vote in presidential elections, and it leaves an economic footprint larger than the Gross Domestic Product of 49 countries: it's Super Bowl Sunday. In this hour of To the Best of Our Knowledge, we'll go behind the scenes of the greatest day in American sport. Also, "A People's History of Sports in the United States."

Allen St. John on "The Billion Dollar Game"

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Allen St. John tells Jim Fleming about the Fox game coverage strategy that has made the broadcast so iconic and recalls some of the greatest televised moments of Superbowls past.

Hans Ulrich Gumbrecht on Athletic Beauty

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Hans Ulrich Gumbrecht states Immanuel Kant's concept of Beauty is useful when applied to the world of sports, and that such Beauty approaches the sacred.

How One Woman Found Her Groove in Roller Derby

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Melissa Joulwan — A.K.A. "Melicious" — didn't know what to expect when she joined a roller derby team. What she found was camaraderie, a new athleticism and personal empowerment.

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Dave Zirin on Sports and Politics

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Dave Zirin may be the best young sportswriter in America. He's the author of "A People's History of Sports in the United States: 250 Years of Politics, Protest, People and Play."

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Dave Zirin

Journalist

Allen St. John

Author
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Hans Ulrich Gumbrecht

Professor

Melissa Joulwan

Retired Rollergirl
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August 02, 2024