Puke and Rally (The Michael Jordan Flu Game)
Rachel is going to need Rachna to hold her hair. It’s game 5 of the 1997 NBA Finals, and Michael Jordan’s Bulls are tied 2-2 with the Utah Jazz. But after a midnight snack goes awry for MJ, it doesn’t...
12 Okt 202038min
There Will be Blood (2009 Rugby Bloodgate Scandal)
Rachna is going to need Rachel to grab a tissue and apply pressure. It’s the quarter finals of the 2009 Heineken Cup. The Harlequins are up against Leinster when their star player, Nick Evans, gets in...
5 Okt 202038min
Temper, Temper! (Our Top 5 Meltdowns in Sports)
Rachel is breathing deeply and counting to ten. Athletes — they’re just like us. Except they’re usually bigger. And definitely stronger. And they really REALLY like to win. But sometimes these big, st...
28 Sep 202046min
Keep your friends close, and your gangsters closer (The Black Sox Scandal)
Rachna is going to need Rachel to slip her a $10. In 1919, the Chicago White Sox were favored to win the World Series. But they were also, in their view, criminally underpaid. So who better to supplem...
21 Sep 202044min
Throne of Lies (New England Patriots Spygate Scandal)
Rachel is cracking open that beer because football season is back! The 2002 Super Bowl was momentous. It was Tom Brady and Bill Belichick’s first with the New England Patriots and with zero seconds le...
14 Sep 202052min
Run For Your Life (1904 Olympic Marathon)
Rachna is going to need Rachel to pack a water bottle. The 1904 Olympics were, to be generous, a catastrophe. Against a backdrop of horrible planning, racist sideshows, and the worst racing conditions...
7 Sep 202040min
In Solidarity (with Atlanta Dream's Elizabeth Williams)
This week Rachel and Rachna sit down with Atlanta Dream’s Elizabeth Williams to reflect on her teams decision to strike, their beef with Senator Loeffler, and the WNBA's history of activism.
31 Aug 202027min
Wire, Wire, Pants on Fire (The 1976 Soviet Fencing Scandal)
If Rachel says, en garde, Rachna better say fence. In 1976, a Ukrainian pentathlete with a chip on his shoulder arrived at the Olympics in Quebec ready to win the gold. Of the five pentathlon events, ...
24 Aug 202038min
