Society & Culture
Remember playing sports as a kid, with terrible equipment, unexplainable injuries and fields littered with gopher holes? We definitely do!Cheer us on from the sidelines as Eve, Chris, Courtney and Lori share both our athletic triumphs and defeats along with memorable sporting events and mishaps (Nancy Kerrigan anyone?). Plus thoughts on 2020/2021 Olympic brouhaha, obsolete sports we’d like to see again (can you say Skijoring?) and so much more. Grab one of those useless helmets and drive on in.Episode links About the Wide World of Sports “agony of defeat” guyPhiladelphia Eagles fans climbing greased polesTotem Tennis (what smacked Courtney in the head)Water and orange slices1984 OlympicsTour de FranceMark Cavendish1985 Chicago Bears Michael Jordan: The Last Dance movieCubs Win the World SeriesNancy Kerrigan/Tonya Harding: live footageI, Tonya (movie)Pete Rose Gets Booted from BaseballRocky Statue Story in PhillyVeterans StadiumBaseball is boring ABC Wide World of SportsReal Sports with Bryant GumbelStone SkippingYoung Bull RidersIOC rules on weedIOC Rule 50 revised2020 Olympics MascotGolden SlamSkijoring Is Winter’s Wildest Sport. Here’s How to Do ItConnect with usSubscribe to GenX Stories in your favorite podcast appWrite us a reviewVisit our siteJoin our Facebook GroupFollow our 80’s inspired InstagramSend us an email