30 for 30 Podcasts

Murder at The U on The Dan LeBatard Show with Stugotz

31 Mar 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Three days after the trial of Rashaun Jones, Paula Lavigne and Dan Arruda, the hosts of Murder at The U, joined The Dan Le Batard Show with Stugotz.Th...

MURDER AT THE U: An Update

25 Mar 2026

Contributed by Lukas

In May, the State of Florida will re-try Rashaun Jones for the murder of Bryan Pata.  After that, we’ll be back with a bonus episode - hopefully w...

MURDER AT THE U Episode 7: Gut Feeling

12 Mar 2026

Contributed by Lukas

The State of Florida v. Rashaun Jones gets underway but nothing goes according to plan.  After the trial, a juror talks and Paula learns what happen...

MURDER AT THE U Episode 6: An Arrest

26 Feb 2026

Contributed by Lukas

After ESPN publishes an explosive article on the Miami-Dade police investigation’s shortcomings, the police arrest Rashaun Jones for Bryan’s murde...

MURDER AT THE U Episode 5: Open and Active

24 Feb 2026

Contributed by Lukas

A dozen years after Bryan’s murder, the Pata family is frustrated. No arrests have been made, and yet the police say the case is far from cold.  M...

MURDER AT THE U Episode 4: The Teammate

19 Feb 2026

Contributed by Lukas

The night of Bryan’s murder, one other player failed to show up for the mandatory team meeting. From there, rumors began to swirl. Could that teamma...

MURDER AT THE U Episode 3: Everybody’s a Suspect

17 Feb 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Paula and the reporting team begin asking who would have wanted Bryan dead, only to discover a long list of possible suspects.  As the team starts t...

MURDER AT THE U Episode 2: An Execution

12 Feb 2026

Contributed by Lukas

ESPN Investigative Reporter Paula Lavigne and the team take a closer look at The Miami Hurricanes’ 2006 season, including the events that led to Bry...

MURDER AT THE U Episode 1: Chillin’ with the Canes

12 Feb 2026

Contributed by Lukas

In 2006, Bryan Pata – a football star at the  University of Miami – was shot and killed outside his apartment. The death of a high-profile player...

Introducing: Murder at The U

27 Jan 2026

Contributed by Lukas

In 2006, Bryan Pata was a senior defensive tackle for the University of Miami with a bright future ahead of him. The NFL was right around the corner, ...

CHASING BASKETBALL HEAVEN Episode 6: Occasionally Brilliant

22 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

From the basketball-nerd mecca of the Sloan Conference to the always-brilliant mind of stats guru Bill James, Martin’s unusual legacy lives on—alo...

CHASING BASKETBALL HEAVEN Episode 5: The Last Manley

22 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Our hosts take a trip to Kansas, where the women in Martin’s life speak about the man they knew and loved—and hunt for Martin’s buried treasure....

CHASING BASKETBALL HEAVEN Episode 4: Clock Management

22 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Martin’s blog shines a light on a troubled but brilliant mind—and a tumultuous life defined by passion and obsession. The following podcast con...

CHASING BASKETBALL HEAVEN Episode 3: Almost Vulcan

22 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Martin’s compulsive number-crunching lays the groundwork for people like Daryl Morey and Dean Oliver to later transform the sport, while the hunt fo...

CHASING BASKETBALL HEAVEN Episode 2: Shoot Your Shot

22 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

A young Midwesterner becomes obsessed with basketball, with an opportunity to make history. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com...

CHASING BASKETBALL HEAVEN Episode 1: The Imperfect Arc

22 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

The dominance of the 3-point shot in today’s NBA can be partially traced to strange and humble origins - the curious world of a Kansas genius named ...

TRAILER: CHASING BASKETBALL HEAVEN

10 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Today, the 3-point shot is king in the NBA. But has it ruined basketball? The tale of a reclusive genius who predicted basketball’s future, then v...

MARCH 11 2020 (Re-air)

11 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Five years ago, Americans woke up on March 11 2020 in one reality and, by the time they went to sleep that night, they were living with a new one. Hea...

GIRL v. HORSE Episode 4: RACE DAY

24 Sep 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Race Day arrives. Nicole travels to Big Hill Lake, Kansas to compete in a 50-mile race against horses. All the training, medications, and strife have ...

GIRL v. HORSE Episode 3: TIME ON LEGS

24 Sep 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In order to run a 50-mile race against a horse, Nicole must first figure out how to safely train by herself and how to run next to horses. Her epileps...

GIRL v. HORSE Episode 2: RIDE OR DIE

24 Sep 2024

Contributed by Lukas

With her epilepsy somewhat under control, Nicole sets her sights on racing a horse. She begins by exploring a theory known as “The Endurance Running...

GIRL v. HORSE Episode 1: I WANT TO RACE A HORSE

24 Sep 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Meet Nicole Teeny, a long-distance runner with a wild dream: to outrun a horse. It all started with a book, Born to Run, a theory, and an epilepsy dia...

TRAILER: GIRL v. HORSE

18 Sep 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Runner Nicole Teeny wants to do something possibly absurd: race an ultramarathon against a horse. It all started with a theory and a diagnosis. In GIR...

SEARCHING FOR HOBEY BAKER Episode 3: Going West

03 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

As WWI rages, Hobey arrives in France to prepare for aerial combat. He embraces being a fighter pilot, finding the adrenaline-fueled commonality betwe...

SEARCHING FOR HOBEY BAKER Episode 2: The Lost Generation

03 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

His Princeton glory days behind him, Hobey moves to New York and begins a job at JP Morgan Bank. A member of what would be called the Lost Generation,...

SEARCHING FOR HOBEY BAKER Episode 1: The Natural

03 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

After Hobey Baker makes his triumphant Princeton hockey debut against Williams, we travel back to his early days attending St. Paul’s School in New ...

TRAILER: Searching for Hobey Baker

03 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Every hockey fan knows the name Hobey Baker - collegiate hockey’s most prestigious trophy is named after him - but very few know the real story of t...

The Sterling Affairs: Let’s Talk Clipped (E6)

02 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

This is Let’s Talk Clipped, a companion podcast for FX’s Clipped, a Hulu sports drama based on the 30 for 30 Podcasts series, The Sterling Affairs...

The Sterling Affairs: Let’s Talk Clipped (E5)

25 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

This is Let’s Talk Clipped, a companion podcast for FX’s Clipped, a Hulu sports drama based on the 30 for 30 Podcasts series, The Sterling Affairs...

The Sterling Affairs: Let’s Talk Clipped (E4)

18 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

This is Let’s Talk Clipped, a companion podcast for FX’s Clipped, a Hulu sports drama based on the 30 for 30 Podcasts series, The Sterling Affairs...

The Sterling Affairs: Let’s Talk Clipped (E3)

11 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to Let’s Talk Clipped, a companion podcast for FX’s Clipped, a Hulu sports drama based on the 30 for 30 Podcasts series, The Sterling Affa...

The Sterling Affairs: Let’s Talk Clipped (E1 and E2)

04 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to Let’s Talk Clipped, a companion podcast for FX’s Clipped, a Hulu sports drama based on the 30 for 30 Podcasts series, The Sterling Affa...

THE STERLING AFFAIRS Bonus: 10 Years Later

31 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

It’s been ten years since Donald Sterling was banned for life from the NBA. In this very special bonus episode, we check in with our Sterling Affair...

THE STERLING AFFAIRS Part 5: Not Fit (2019)

30 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

The Donald Sterling story comes to an end where it all started — with a showdown in court. This time, though, it’s Donald vs. Shelly.  This serie...

THE STERLING AFFAIRS Part 4: Fallout (2019)

29 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

When the explosive tape of Donald Sterling broke, it came at a moment when power in the NBA was changing. Players, owners, and a new commissioner were...

THE STERLING AFFAIRS Part 3: Property (2019)

29 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Donald and Shelly Sterling escaped poverty, reinvented themselves, and became the biggest residential landlords in LA. But in housing and basketball, ...

THE STERLING AFFAIRS Part 2: The Opposite of Showtime (2019)

28 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Throughout the 80s and 90s, the Clippers were horrible and Donald Sterling was known as the worst owner in sports. But Donald Sterling wasn't the joke...

THE STERLING AFFAIRS Part 1: That Tape (2019)

28 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

A domestic battle boils over and sends the NBA into crisis when secretly recorded tapes of Donald Sterling and his mistress V. Stiviano leak on TMZ. ...

How The Sterling Affairs Became Clipped

28 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

The 30 for 30 Podcast, The Sterling Affairs, is turning into a TV show! It’s called Clipped. It starts streaming on Hulu on Tuesday, June 4.  In an...

THROUGH THE FLAMES: REGGIE'S CHURCH

20 Feb 2024

Contributed by Lukas

NFL Films producer Courtland Bragg investigates the mysterious 1996 burning of Reggie White’s church in Knoxville, Tennessee, and in the process, sh...

TRAILER: THROUGH THE FLAMES: REGGIE'S CHURCH

13 Feb 2024

Contributed by Lukas

NFL Films producer Courtland Bragg investigates the mysterious 1996 burning of Reggie White’s church in Knoxville, Tennessee, and in the process, sh...

THE BAG GAME Episode 1: The Making of Billy Preston

18 Apr 2023

Contributed by Lukas

To unravel how a top college recruit’s NBA dreams ran into a sprawling federal investigation, reporter Paula Lavigne explores his early years. Billy...

THE BAG GAME Episode 2: Nichole and the Bag Man

18 Apr 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Billy’s mom Nichole lets her son focus on improving his game. Meanwhile she fields all the onlookers who want Billy on their team. To play for a top...

THE BAG GAME Episode 3: The Sting

18 Apr 2023

Contributed by Lukas

The NCAA’s amateurism rules kept schools from paying players like Billy, so money wouldn't sway their college decision. But Paula learns how the you...

THE BAG GAME Episode 4: Plausible Deniability

18 Apr 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Federal prosecutors tell the college sports world, “We have your playbook." As court cases begin, details come out on secret payments. Who made them...

TRAILER: THE BAG GAME

13 Apr 2023

Contributed by Lukas

ESPN and 30 for 30 Podcasts present "The Bag Game." Investigative reporter Paula Lavigne shines light on the biggest pay-to-play scandal in college ...

PINK CARD Episode 1: Red Girl

08 Dec 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Growing up Iranian American, Shima Oliaee found her mother didn’t talk much about where she came from. Watching soccer, though, was a portal to Ira...

PINK CARD Episode 2: The Mannequins

08 Dec 2022

Contributed by Lukas

This episode starts with two questions: If women equally led the 1979 revolution, why were their rights stripped away first? How does this happen to a...

PINK CARD Episode 3: The White Scarves

08 Dec 2022

Contributed by Lukas

One game sets off a movement. In 1997 Iran surprisingly makes the World Cup in the last three minutes of play against Australia. When Iran's national ...

PINK CARD Episode 4: Blue Girl

08 Dec 2022

Contributed by Lukas

(Warning: this episode includes description of a suicide). The newest generation of Iranian girl soccer fans take a bold new approach. They cross-dr...

TRAILER: PINK CARD

28 Nov 2022

Contributed by Lukas

In Iran, women are banned from soccer stadiums. But some dare to defy that. From 30 for 30 Podcasts, Pink Card tells a story of Iranian women fighting...

S9, E2: THE LONGEST GAME

23 Aug 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Baseball holds its records sacred. Most home runs, strikeouts, career wins. But what about the longest game ever? That honor goes to a 1981 AAA game, ...

S9, E1: A STREETBALL MIXTAPE

31 May 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Streetball. It's a style of basketball defined by trash talk, windmill dunks, no-look passes, and broken ankles. You can find streetball at city parks...

THE KING OF CRENSHAW BONUS: The Xtra Lap

30 Aug 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Nipsey’s life story lives on in his music, but only a handful of people witnessed Hussle in creation mode. Meet the brothers behind the beats and he...

THE KING OF CRENSHAW Episode 4: Neighborhood Nip

23 Aug 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Nipsey traveled across the world, but all of his love and loyalty funneled back to the community that raised him. With the corner of Crenshaw Boulevar...

THE KING OF CRENSHAW Episode 3: Songs in the Key of Life

23 Aug 2021

Contributed by Lukas

There are a ton of descriptions that could properly summarize Nipsey Hussle’s music career. But “overnight” isn’t one of them. A decade-plus-l...

THE KING OF CRENSHAW Episode 2: Where You From?

23 Aug 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Nipsey Hussle is a Los Angeles icon, but what’s the story behind that? Before the fame, he was Ermias Asghedom, a young kid coming of age in the Sou...

THE KING OF CRENSHAW Episode 1: To Live and Die in LA

23 Aug 2021

Contributed by Lukas

When Nipsey Hussle was murdered on March 31, 2019 in front of his South LA clothing store, the tragedy elicited immediate tributes across industries, ...

TRAILER: THE KING OF CRENSHAW

18 Aug 2021

Contributed by Lukas

The King of Crenshaw is a four-part podcast series that will focus on how the late Nipsey Hussle’s life, death, and legacy deeply impacted the sport...

MARCH 11 2020

21 Dec 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Americans woke up on March 11 2020 in one reality and, by the time they went to sleep that night, they were living with a new one. Hear the story of t...

TRAILER: MARCH 11 2020

14 Dec 2020

Contributed by Lukas

There has perhaps been no greater event in recent history that has so clearly underlined how integral sports are to our culture than the coronavirus p...

HEAVY MEDALS Part 7: The Unraveling

14 Jul 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Martha has turned the U.S. women’s gymnastics program into a world powerhouse. But as Martha is taking her final victory lap at the 2016 Olympics in...

HEAVY MEDALS Part 6: The Rise of Martha

14 Jul 2020

Contributed by Lukas

For years, Martha Karolyi avoided the spotlight — appearing only as the mysterious and subservient partner of her boisterous husband. But when she i...

HEAVY MEDALS Part 5: The Karolyi Way

14 Jul 2020

Contributed by Lukas

After the glory of winning gold in Atlanta, the U.S. National Team slips on the world stage, finishing last in the finals at the 1999 World Championsh...

HEAVY MEDALS Part 4: Home Games

14 Jul 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Pulled back onto the world gymnastics stage by the precocious talent of their newest protege, Dominique Moceanu, Bela and Martha are all in on winning...

HEAVY MEDALS Part 3: The Bela Show

14 Jul 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Growing his image as the most well-known coach in gymnastics, Bela builds his brand and aims for more gold medals with a new star athlete. But after h...

HEAVY MEDALS Part 2: American Hustle

14 Jul 2020

Contributed by Lukas

After defecting from Romania, the Karolyis begin to build their gymnastics empire in the U.S. But they need a champion. Enter Mary Lou Retton, the bub...

HEAVY MEDALS Part 1: Made in Romania

14 Jul 2020

Contributed by Lukas

In the middle of the Cold War, Romanian gymnastics coaches Bela and Martha Karolyi turn Nadia Comaneci, a 14-year-old gymnast from a Communist country...

TRAILER: HEAVY MEDALS

07 Jul 2020

Contributed by Lukas

For 40 years, as athletes came and went, there was one constant presence in Olympic gymnastics: Bela and Martha Karolyi — the most successful coache...

S6, E4: CURSED AND BLESSED

02 Dec 2019

Contributed by Lukas

According to local legend, the Louisiana Superdome was always a haunted place. First plagued by construction problems, then years of bad luck for the ...

S6, E3: THE FALL OF THE CONDOR

26 Nov 2019

Contributed by Lukas

During qualifying for the 1990 World Cup, Chile's national team felt that it needed to be "more bandits than the bandits." Driven by an intense desire...

S6, E2: OUT OF THE WOODS

19 Nov 2019

Contributed by Lukas

World-class biathlete Kari Swenson was on an afternoon trail run in the mountains near Big Sky, Montana in July 1984 when two men blocked her path. Re...

S6, E1: THE SPY WHO SIGNED ME

12 Nov 2019

Contributed by Lukas

For legends Diana Taurasi and Sue Bird, life in the WNBA paled in comparison to the lavish treatment they received in Russian professional basketball,...

TRAILER: SEASON SIX

05 Nov 2019

Contributed by Lukas

The new season of 30 for 30 Podcasts launches November 12th, with four new stories spanning four sports and three continents. The new episodes will te...

THE STERLING AFFAIRS Part 5: Not Fit

20 Aug 2019

Contributed by Lukas

The Donald Sterling story comes to an end where it all started -- with a showdown in court. This time, though, it was Donald vs. Shelly. The Sterling ...

THE STERLING AFFAIRS Part 4: Fallout

20 Aug 2019

Contributed by Lukas

When the explosive tape of Donald Sterling broke, it came at a moment when power in the NBA was changing. Players, owners, and a new commissioner were...

THE STERLING AFFAIRS Part 3: Property

20 Aug 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Donald and Shelly Sterling escaped poverty, reinvented themselves, and became the biggest residential landlords in LA. But in housing and basketball, ...

THE STERLING AFFAIRS Part 2: The Opposite of Showtime

20 Aug 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Throughout the 80s and 90s, the Clippers were horrible and Donald Sterling was known as the worst owner in sports. But Donald Sterling wasn't the joke...

THE STERLING AFFAIRS Part 1: That Tape

20 Aug 2019

Contributed by Lukas

A domestic battle boils over and sends the NBA into crisis when secretly recorded tapes of Donald Sterling and his mistress V. Stiviano leak on TMZ. T...

TRAILER: THE STERLING AFFAIRS

15 Aug 2019

Contributed by Lukas

A story of power and scandal in Los Angeles. When an audio recording of a racist rant by Clippers owner Donald Sterling was leaked online, it caused a...

S4, E6: BACK PASS

12 May 2019

Contributed by Lukas

The 1999 Women's World Cup transformed Mia Hamm, Julie Foudy, and the National Team into celebrities overnight. They used their newfound fame to launc...

S4, E5: RICKEY WON'T QUIT

13 Nov 2018

Contributed by Lukas

At age 46, Rickey Henderson refused to walk away from the game of baseball. This is the story of a baseball legend doing everything he can to keep pla...

S4, E4: THE LOOPHOLE

06 Nov 2018

Contributed by Lukas

In 1995, star pitcher Hideo Nomo attempted to do what no Japanese player had done since 1965 - join Major League Baseball. Nomo and his agent hatched ...

S4, E3: SIX WHO SAT

30 Oct 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Before the 1970s, women were not welcome at the world's great marathons, but a few brave pioneers sought to challenge that system. Six Who Sat tells t...

S4, E2: ALL IN: SPARKING THE POKER BOOM

23 Oct 2018

Contributed by Lukas

The 2003 World Series of Poker should not have been a success. Its host casino teetered on the edge of bankruptcy, internet qualifiers knocked out the...

S4, E1: JUICED

16 Oct 2018

Contributed by Lukas

At the end of his career, Jose Canseco, the self-proclaimed "godfather of the steroid era," was effectively forced out of baseball. As revenge, Cansec...

TRAILER: SEASON FOUR

10 Oct 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Our new season of five original audio documentaries starts Tuesday, October 16th. We'll bring you stories about Jose Canseco, Rickey Henderson, a prot...

BIKRAM Part 5: Reckoning

22 May 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Members of the Bikram community wrestle with Bikram's behavior, their own complicity, and the question, "Can Bikram the yoga be separated from Bikram ...

BIKRAM Part 4: Truth

22 May 2018

Contributed by Lukas

As Bikram's darkest behaviors begin to emerge, the community devoted to his yoga is forced to face the truth about its leader. Reported by Julia Lowri...

BIKRAM Part 3: Power

22 May 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Bikram claims ownership over his brand of yoga using increasingly hardball tactics. Julia investigates the roots of yoga to try to separate what is tr...

BIKRAM Part 2: Process

22 May 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Bikram spreads his brand of hot yoga through teacher trainings, where he puts his most devoted followers through nine weeks of intense suffering and b...

BIKRAM Part 1: Arrival

22 May 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Bikram Choudhury begins his journey to fame, wealth, and scandal in 1970s Los Angeles. He takes Beverly Hills by storm, using his Hollywood connection...

TRAILER: BIKRAM

04 May 2018

Contributed by Lukas

In the early 1970s, a young Indian yogi named Bikram Choudhury used his Hollywood connections to launch a hot yoga empire. America's fitness obsession...

S2, E4: MADDEN'S GAME

05 Dec 2017

Contributed by Lukas

To different generations, John Madden has been a different kind of icon: coach, broadcaster and, since the late 1980s, video game mogul. This is the s...

S2, E3: THE LIGHTS OF WRIGLEYVILLE

28 Nov 2017

Contributed by Lukas

When the Tribune Company bought the Chicago Cubs in 1981, its executives saw nighttime baseball as a way to turn around the club's fortunes. The only ...

S2, E2: NO RULES: THE BIRTH OF UFC

21 Nov 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Who is the ultimate fighter? A wrestler? A boxer? A martial arts master? The first ever Ultimate Fighting Championship set out to answer that question...

S2, E1: HOODIES UP

14 Nov 2017

Contributed by Lukas

The story of a protest photo taken in 2012 by LeBron James, Dwyane Wade, and the Miami Heat. Reported and hosted by Jody Avirgan. More at 30for30podca...

TRAILER: SEASON TWO

31 Oct 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Our new season of original documentaries launches on November 14th. Read more at 30for30podcasts.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastch...

S1, E5: THE FIGHTER INSIDE

25 Jul 2017

Contributed by Lukas

How does a professional boxer, convicted of armed robbery in 1975, end up rising in the ranks of the sport -- from inside a state penitentiary? The Fi...

S1, E4: A QUEEN OF SORTS

18 Jul 2017

Contributed by Lukas

In 2012, poker star Phil Ivey pulled off an elaborate baccarat scheme that won him over $20 million and landed him in court. But Ivey had another card...