Introducing: The Untold History of Sports in America
The Odd Couple with Rob Parker & Kelvin Washington
Fox Sports Radio and iHeartPodcasts
4.5 • 1.3K Ratings
🗓️ 5 August 2022
⏱️ 5 minutes
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Summary
Join celebrated UNC professor Matt Andrews to learn how sports have reflected various facets of American identity throughout our nation’s history. Whether you love sports or find the American sports obsession confounding, this course will help you answer the fascinating question of why sports have mattered so much to this country. Although today’s sporting events bear little resemblance to the bloodsports of the early colonies, the passion with which Americans play and watch sports remains alive and well. Available on the Curiosity Audio Network, the iHeartRadio app or wherever you get your podcasts. https://www.iheart.com/podcast/1119-the-untold-history-of-spo-99800523/
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| 1:38.4 | Hey you, yeah you podcast listener. Do you like sports, running, throwing, catching, hitting a ball, hitting other people who have a ball? |
| 1:47.0 | Of course you do. You're an American. But how much do you actually know about the history of sports in this country? |
| 1:52.6 | If you're not 100% sure about that, then I have the curriculum for you. |
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| 2:04.6 | I'm your host Mike Cosgrole, and I'll be guiding you through lessons from one of the great history professors in American academia, Matt Andrews. |
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