Listen Now: Sports Explains the World

Business Movers

Wondery

History, Business, Entrepreneurship

4.8 • 1.5K Ratings

🗓️ 28 August 2023

⏱️ 6 minutes

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Summary

Sports Explains the World unveils some of the wildest and most surprising sports stories you’ve never heard - And they’re all true. From the teenager who wrote a Wikipedia page that got a young athlete signed to a million-dollar deal - to the Ugandan National basketball coach who was really an undercover agent for the CIA, these stories will amaze and move you at every turn. Reported by award-winning journalists across the globe, Sports Explains the World reveals the human side of athletics in provocative and unexpected ways. You’ll never view sports the same way again.

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0:00.0	When we think of sports stories, we tend to think of tales of epic on-the-feel glory,
0:05.2	or incredible against all odds' comebacks.
0:07.9	But on the new podcast, Sports Explains the World, you'll hear some of the wildest and
0:12.3	most surprising sports stories you've never heard, mostly because they've never made
0:16.8	the front page.
0:18.0	Like how Nike, Michael Jordan, and a very specific NBA uniform rule, accidentally created
0:23.7	a black market for basketball sneakers.
0:26.3	Nissan hinged an unregulated reselling market, is projected to reach 30 billion in sales
0:31.7	by 2030, and everyone from common criminals to Nike executives to Michael Jordan's own
0:37.2	son have tried to secure their part of it.
0:39.8	But how did basketball shoes become so incredibly valuable?
0:43.5	From award-winning journalists across the globe, Sports Explains the World goes beyond
0:47.9	leagues and stats to share stories like this one and many more, all that will redefine
0:53.0	your understanding of sports and their impact on the world.
0:56.3	You're about to hear a clip from Sports Explains the World.
0:59.4	To hear this and other incredible stories from the wide world of sports, listen to Sports
1:03.8	Explains the World on the Wonder App, or wherever you get your podcasts.
1:07.8	You can listen to Sports Explains the World early and ad-free on Wonder e Plus.
1:12.1	Join Wonder e Plus in the Wonder app or on Apple Podcasts today.
1:22.8	The foundation for a sneaker Ponzi scheme was laid more than half a century ago in Eugene
1:27.3	Oregon.
1:28.3	Eugene is a key part of sneaker history, in part because it's home to the University
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