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American Prodigy: Becoming Great

Aaron Donald

American Prodigy: Becoming Great

Blue Wire

Sports

4.81.1K Ratings

🗓️ 27 October 2022

⏱️ 35 minutes

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Summary

For the first episode, Chris Long breaks down Super Bowl Champion & All-Pro DT Aaron Donald's football journey; from the days in the dungeon with his dad, to being a breakout DT at Pittsburgh, to playing with the Rams and creating the top defensive moves in his arsenal, and more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0

This is Jonathan Mackery from the NYX Film School podcast. In case you didn't know,

0:04.4

the show you're listening to right now, as well as my show, is part of the BlueWire podcast

0:08.9

network. BlueWire was founded in 2018 on the concept that independent podcasts would be more

0:14.0

successful if they worked together. Today, BlueWire has grown to feature 300 shows led by former

0:19.4

athletes, media professionals and passionate fans. Over the past few years, BlueWire has privately

0:24.3

raised over $10 million to expand their team podcast network and business operations.

0:29.5

Now, they are raising another round on WeFunder. WeFunder is a crowdfunding service that connects

0:34.8

startups with investors. It's a cool platform that gives everyone the opportunity to be part

0:39.3

of a growing startup. You could invest for as little as $100. In other words, you don't have

0:44.3

to be a millionaire to invest in cool companies on WeFunder. BlueWire is raising money to expand

0:48.6

their sales team and improve operations, which in turn will help this show continue to grow.

0:53.7

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information, go to WeFunder.com backslashbluewire.

1:08.2

Chris Long here. The American Prodigy series originally set out to tell unique stories from

1:13.6

the world of sports. We're hoping to put our own spin on that with this new season,

1:18.2

a fresh twist on an old classic, if you will. Since I started the green light pot a few years ago,

1:25.2

I've been able to chop it up with dozens of current and former NFL players.

1:29.3

Some of these guys were my teammates. Some, I played against. And some I watched every Sunday

1:35.1

on TV with the rest of y'all. Over the course of the show, I've had some fantastic combos.

1:40.8

And whether you're talking to guys with gold jackets or whether you're talking to guys who

1:44.4

had to claw like hell just to get a roster spot, there's no one measuring stick for success or

1:49.4

greatness. And what we're striving for is to present stories of players who are great in a variety

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