#195 - When Sad Becomes Stupid - The Insistentness of Mookie Blaylock

This week, we look at a a man who played a sport that we didn't know existed. He ended up being the guy to take the sport of snooker from a stuffy, not televised bore, into a televised, slightly less ...

25 Jul 20232h 52min

This week, we catch up with a guy who most people last saw, in a video, being beaten in the street, rather than being in the NBA Finals, next to Lebron James, and possibly Lebron's mom, as well! There...

18 Jul 20232h 28min

This week, we check out the life of a man who had a horrible start to his life. He ended up, understandably, full of anger at the world, that he channeled into overcoming gigantic odds, and fighting h...

11 Jul 20232h 12min

This week, we look at a legendary baseball player, who had skill, style, a really nasty fastball, and an appetite for cocaine, and driving drunk. He was plagued by playing for one of the cheapest owne...

4 Jul 20232h 6min

This week, we look at someone who was thought to be the toughest man alive, by just about everyone who ever met him. A college football player/wrestler, who made his mark in pro wrestling, all over th...

27 Jun 20232h 20min

This week, we tell the rest of the tale of a man who achieved great success, at the same time as he seemingly began to lose his mind, with strange interactions, violent encounters, and horrible accusa...

20 Jun 20232h 18min

This week, we check out the happenings of a guy who gained worldwide fame, seemingly overnight. He quickly became the UFC's biggest draw, with both his aggressive fighting style, and brash persona. Bu...

13 Jun 20232h 4min

This week, we look at a man who had very large aspirations, but didn't quite have the talent to make them a reality. He was raised to be strong, and politically active, but he may have taken the "stre...

6 Jun 20232h 41min