American Prodigy: Becoming Great
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American Prodigy: Becoming Great
What does it mean to be great? Greatness might indicate a Hall of Fame career. But it can also be exemplified by blazing new trails o the field, or carving out a unique role in the pages of history. There are many different ways to be great, and everyone’s path is one-of-a-kind. Two-time Super Bowl...
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Julian Edelman
Chris looks back at the career of 3x Super Bowl Champion WR Julian Edelman and how Julian went from QB to WR, fitting in with the Patriots offense, hi...
Eric Dickerson
Chris reviews the career of Hall of Fame RB Eric Dickerson and discusses Eric's upbringing in the small of town of Sealy, Texas, his record-breaking p...
Tony Boselli
Chris highlights the career of Hall of Fame LT Tony Boselli with discussion about the pressure of being a high pick for a new franchise, Tony getting...
Osi Umenyiora
Chris looks at the career of 2x Super Bowl champion DE Osi Umenyiora as he reviews Osi's journey from London to Nigeria to Alabama, learning from coac...
Ryan Fitzpatrick
Chris reflects on the career of former NFL QB Ryan Fitzpatrick and Ryan's time at Harvard University, his stints with multiple NFL teams, Fitzmagic, h...
Terrell Owens
Chris breaks down the career of Hall of Fame WR Terrell Owens & highlights TO playing with his idol, Jerry Rice, his iconic celebrations, excelling wi...
Lane Johnson
Chris highlights the career of Super Bowl champion and former teammate RT Lane Johnson as he discusses growing up in east Texas, his transition from q...
Aaron Donald
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...
Trailer: American Prodigy: Becoming Great
What does it mean to be great?
Greatness might indicate a Hall of Fame career. But it can also be exemplified by blazing new trails o the field,...
S3 Ep. 9: Finding Freedom in the Air
Host Amira Rose Davis and story editor Jessica Luther recap their highlights from the American Prodigies series, talk about the gymnasts and topics th...
S3 Ep. 8: Brown Girls Doing Gymnastics
Brown Girls Do Gymnastics was born in 2015 with a mission to serve underrepresented and marginalized athletes in gymnastics and the circus arts. Its f...
S3 Ep. 7: Some Serious Pressure: Simone Biles
**Content note** This episode contains graphic accounts of sexual abuse and child neglect. There are also accounts of physical and emotional abuse, su...
S3 Ep. 6: And The Crowd Is Loving It: Sophina DeJesus and Nia Dennis
This episode looks at how Black gymnasts came to create spaces of joy for themselves and how college programs benefited from that. After Olympic dream...
S3 Ep. 5: Nobody Has Beyoncé’s Weavologist: Gabby Douglas
Amira has a conversation with Dr. Samantha Sheppard and Dr. Courtney Cox answering, “Whatever happened to Gabby Douglas?” The trio zoom in and out of...
S3 Ep. 4: She Was Just Everything To Me: Dominique Dawes
When you ask people of a certain age to remember the first Black gymnast, odds are they’ll remember Dominique Dawes. What they don’t remember – or may...
S3 Ep. 3: I Wanted Freedom: Betty Okino
Betty Okino started gymnastics “late” — at age 9 — and begged her mother to let her train with Bela Karolyi so that she could realize her Olympic drea...
S3 Ep. 2: Life Is Too Short To Be Bitter: Dianne Durham
Dianne Durham could have represented the United States at the 1984 Olympics in LA, but she was injured during trials. A combination of racism and inte...
S3 Ep. 1: We’re Inevitable
Jordan Chiles tells Amira about losing her love for gymnastics and how she discovered who she wanted to become – just in time to win a silver medal in...
S3 Trailer: American Prodigies: The Rise of Black Girls in Gymnastics
This season of American Prodigies is the story of how Black girls moved from the margins of gymnastics to the core. You’ll hear from trailblazers and...
S3 Preview: The Next American Prodigies
Amira talks with her Burn It All Down cohost, Jessica Luther, about what to expect from this season of American Prodigies
Learn more abo...
S2 Ep. 5: The Last Swing
In June of 2010, hours before the Mariners hosted the Twins, a 40-year-old Ken Griffey Jr. got into his car and drove out of Seattle. He told no one t...
S2 Ep. 4: What the F*** is a Met?
If Ken Griffey Jr. was the charismatic new face of MLB who brought tons of new fans to the sport, why has baseball's popularity continued to decline o...
S2 Ep. 3: Do Your Thing
In 1999, Griffey was in the prime of his career with the Mariners. Yet, instead of playing out his last season, he turned down an extension, requested...
S2 Ep. 2: Griffey To The Max
After the strike, Griffey became a superstar on and off the field. From cameos on “The Simpsons” and “Fresh Prince,” to record-selling video games and...
S2 Ep. 1: The Two Kids
He's remembered as one of the biggest stars in America and a 90's cultural icon, yet somehow, it seems like Griffey's legacy has gone missing. Where d...
S2 Trailer: American Prodigy: The Kid
What ever happened to Ken Griffey Jr., our love for him, and our love for baseball? Seattle musician and friend of Griffey, Kid Sensation (Xola Malik)...
S2 Preview: The Next American Prodigy
Grant Wahl is back to introduce Season 2 of American Prodigy. Grant talks to Xola Malik and producer Alex Ward about "The Kid," his impact on Seattle,...
S1 Bonus: The Breakdown
Grant sits down with producer Harry Swartout and goes behind the scenes of the making of American Prodigy: Freddy Adu. What did it take to get the int...
S1 Ep. 7: The Return
While this podcast was being made, 31-year-old Freddy signed with Swedish third-division club Österlen, his first pro club in two years. Playing now f...
S1 Ep. 6: Freddy’s Legacy
It’s been two years since Freddy played competitive soccer, but at age 31 he’s still trying to make a comeback, even as he teaches the next generation...
S1 Ep. 5: All Falls Down
After a championship-winning rookie season, anything seemed possible for Freddy. Yet over the next 14 years, Freddy would play for more than a dozen t...
S1 Ep. 4: That Smile
Freddy Adu had a million dollar smile. He flashed it on the field when he beat defenders twice his age. He showed it for the media when he gave interv...
S1 Ep. 3: Young and Black in America
Not even Freddy was ready for the passionate response to him from Black Americans, many of whom had rarely engaged with MLS or soccer before. American...
S1 Ep. 2: The Freddy Adu Show
Freddy stepped off the stage of his introductory MLS press conference and right onto The Late Show with David Letterman. Before Adu had even played a...
S1 Ep. 1: The Legend of Freddy Adu
In the streets of Ghana, Freddy played with boys twice his age. In the D.C. suburbs, Freddy went from playing at recess to dominating travel tournamen...
S1 Preview: Finding Freddy
When Nike signed thirteen-year-old Freddy Adu to a million dollar contract, they thought he could be bigger than Michael Jordan, Tiger Woods, and LeBr...
S1 Trailer: American Prodigy: Freddy Adu
He was an American Prodigy. The next Pelé. The savior of U.S. Soccer. But he wasn’t even old enough to drive. In 2004, Freddy Adu joined MLS at 14 yea...