Showing results for "The Olympics" in Social Sciences

Autobiography of Hall of Fame basketball star Clyde Drexler, one of basketball history's most dynamic players. Through his fifteen-year career as an NBA player, Clyde Drexler played with elegance and flair, leadership and poise, integrity and an ability to come through in the clutch. He led the Portland Trail Blazers to the NBA Finals twice and helped the Houston Rockets win the NBA championship in 1995. A ten-time All-Star, a member of the 1992 Olympic Dream Team, and now a member of basketball’s Hall of Fame, Drexler reached the top of his profession without revealing many of his inner thoughts on himself or the game.

1972. The Munich Olympics. Palestinian members of the Black September group murder 11 Israeli athletes. Nine hundred million people watch the crisis unfold on television, witnessing a tragedy that inaugurates the modern age of terror.

In Olympic Goldrush we follow b-boys Lee Demierre, Tawfiq Amrani and Gaëtan 'Lagaet' Alin during the defining moments in the qualification process for the Olympic Games in Paris, where breaking will be an Olympic sport for the first time in history. They’re all members of The Ruggeds crew and they’re all trying to qualify with different National teams. Lee with the Dutch Team, Tawfiq with the Morrocan Team and Lagaet with Team France. Who’s gonna make it? What does it take to get there? How did breaking become an Olympic sport anyway? The series drops on July 7th 2024

I giorni delle Olimpiadi. Quelli che ricordiamo, quelli che abbiamo dimenticato, quelli che mancano a Milano-Cortina 2026. Storie che s'intrecciano come cerchi olimpici, da Atene 1896 o forse anche da prima. E forse per sempre.

Nature news and community goodness from the forests and towns around Olympic National Park. Discover ways to help protect this beautiful area and, of course, join us in having fun!Olympic Marmots are a threatened species found only here in Olympic National Park. Unique! They emerge from their dens with stories to tell. Just like our Mouthy Marmots podcast crew.

"Olympic Moments, through Art" is from the August 12, 2016 Sports section of The New York Times. It was written by Melena Ryzik and narrated by Paul Ryden.

"Olympics History Rewritten: New Doping Tests Topple the Podium" is from the November 21, 2016 Sports section of The New York Times. It was written by Rebecca R. Ruiz and narrated by Keith Sellon-Wright.

"Olympic Cover-Up: Why You Won't See Some Shoe Logos" is from the August 02, 2016 Sports section of The New York Times. It was written by Jeré Longman and Joe Ward and narrated by Kristi Burns.

Le Olimpiadi sono fatte di storie. Sono le vite degli atleti e delle atlete, il percorso che hanno fatto per arrivare ai giochi. Sono anche i momenti rimasti nella memoria, le cerimonie, le proteste. Nel podcast Olympic Stories raccontiamo le storie delle Olimpiadi e quelle degli sportivi, il ruolo delle donne e la meraviglia di Parigi invasa dallo sport.

Renegade documentation from the streets of Vancouver at parties, games, events, concerts, protests, and beer gardens. Host Dave Olson AKA Uncle Weed is an experienced Olympic pundit and pioneer of social media at Olympics since Nagano 1998.

Every 4 years we get a chance to see the world's best athletes compete in the Olympics. Well, here's a few points to ponder, and some things you may not know!

The 1948 Olympics were very different from the impressive spectacle that London put on in 2012. Three years after the end of the Second World War, Britain was still gripped by austerity. Rationing was still in force, severe bomb damage was still much in evidence and no new sports facilities...

"Rio Olympics: Officials Sanction Russian Athletes, but Stop Short of Complete Ban" is from the July 24, 2016 Sports section of The New York Times. It was written by Rebecca R. Ruiz and narrated by Keith Sellon-Wright.

"The Rules of Olympic Attraction" is from the August 14, 2016 Lifestyle section of The New York Times. It was written by John Branch and narrated by Fleet Cooper.

Lords of the Rings: the GAA’s Olympic Story is a new five-part podcast series that looks at the fascinating links between Gaelic games and the Olympics, featuring some of the many players who have won gold, silver and bronze while competing on the biggest stage in world sport. Hosted by award-winning Sunday Times journalist and author Michael Foley and GAA journalist and historian Cian Murphy, they are joined by a panel of experts to look at some of the truly weird and wonderful aspects of the GAA link to the Olympics and recall some of the forgotten heroes who played hurling and football ...

"Brazil's Other Olympic Spirits: Anger, Anxiety and Indifference" is from the August 4, 2016 Sports section of The New York Times. It was written by Simon Romero and narrated by Caroline Miller.

"Russians at the Rio Olympics: Who's in and Who's Out?" is from the July 26, 2016, Sports section of The New York Times. It was written by Victor Mather and narrated by Fleet Cooper.

"Kenya Disbands Olympic Committee, Citing Disorganization" is from the August 25, 2016 Sports section of The New York Times. It was written by Jeffrey Gettleman and narrated by Kristi Burns.

"Rio Games Highlight Problems with the Olympic Model" is from the August 23, 2016 Sports section of The New York Times. It was written by Michael Powell and narrated by Fleet Cooper.

"A Tainted Olympics Won't Deter Viewers" is from the May 19, 2016 Sports section of The New York Times. It was written by Juliet Macur and narrated by Caroline Miller.