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Sports Media with Richard Deitsch

Kenan Kamwana Holley, the director of "Soul Power: The Legend of the American Basketball Association"

Sports Media with Richard Deitsch

Audacy

Sports, News, Sports News

4.5757 Ratings

🗓️ 13 February 2026

⏱️ 39 minutes

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Summary

Episode 591 of the Sports Media Podcast with Richard Deitsch features Kenan Kamwana Holley, an Emmy Award documentarian who directed "Soul Power: The Legend of the American Basketball Association," a four-part docu-series that will debut on Feb. 12 on Prime Video. In this podcast Holley discusses why the ABA was worth examining; how the project came to him, and the time from conception to completion; the revolutionary aspects of the league, from the 3-point shot to the All-Star Game slam dunk competition to player empowerment; how the ABA fit into the era of Vietnam protests, civil rights protests and women's liberation; procuring still images of ABA games and ABA footage; the genius of having a multicoloured basketball; the importance of Spencer Haywood and Rick Barry;  his interviews with Julius Erving and discovering ABA footage showing Dr. J at the height of his prime; learning stories about Moses Malone; beginning his filmmaking career at NFL Films and working under the tutelage of sports documentarian, Steve Sabol and more.  You can subscribe to this podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify and more.

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0:00.0

What happened?

0:05.1

From director Maggie Jelenhall.

0:07.0

We dug you up and brought you back to life.

0:10.4

Starring award winners Jesse Buckley.

0:12.4

What did you want with a dead girl?

0:14.4

And Christian Bale.

0:15.6

I'm the same.

0:16.5

Born from the dead.

0:17.6

A master.

0:18.4

With Peter Sarnsguard, Annette Benning, and Penelope Cruz.

0:21.4

The dead have got something to say, and I'm saying it.

0:25.0

Every funny screen.

0:26.8

The ride in cinemas March 6th. Welcome to the sports media podcast.

0:39.4

I'm your host, Richard Ditch.

0:40.2

My producer is Patrick Antonetti.

0:42.0

One guest on this episode, a very, very talented filmmaker.

0:46.3

Kenan Kamwana Hawley is the director of a four-part docu-series that is airing on Prime video. I think it's February 12th.

0:56.5

It's February 12th. That's right. All four episodes.

0:59.0

Thank you, Kenneth. Beautiful. All right. The documentary explores the rise and fall of the

1:03.2

ABA and how it's had a massive lasting impact on American culture.

1:12.0

The documentary is called Soul Power.

1:13.9

Am I missing something else,

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