Maggie Mertens joins host Krys Boyd to discuss how the modern Olympics were originally meant solely for men, the health excuses invented to keep women on the sidelines, and how innovations like the humble sports bra revolutionized sports.
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The Town That Builds Olympic Champions
New York Times reporter Karen Crouse joins us to talk about the town of Norwich and its formula for creating world-class athletes.
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Reflections On A Gold Medal Life
This hour, we’ll talk with Frank Shorter, one of the fathers of American distance running, about how a tough childhood propelled him to athletic greatness, the subject of his memoir “My Marathon: Reflections on a Gold Medal Life” (Rodale).
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