Latest Grant wahl Podcast Episodes
Julian Edelman
American Prodigy: Becoming Great - December 22, 2022 08:05 - 47 minutesChris 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, his relationships with Tom Brady & Bill Belichick, the Patriots 2016 resurgence and Super Bowl LI, Super Bowl LII, and more. Learn more about your a...
Eric Dickerson
American Prodigy: Becoming Great - December 15, 2022 08:05 - 37 minutesChris 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 performances in the NFL, playing for the Rams in the 80's, his stints with the Colts and the Raiders and more. Learn more about your ad choices. Vis...
Tony Boselli
American Prodigy: Becoming Great - December 08, 2022 08:05 - 28 minutesChris 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 his own McDonalds burger, career ending injuries, Tony's long wait for his Hall of Fame induction and more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visi...
Osi Umenyiora
American Prodigy: Becoming Great - December 01, 2022 08:05 - 28 minutesChris 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 coach Mike Waufle, the journey to Super Bowl XLII, missing the 2008 season and more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Ryan Fitzpatrick
American Prodigy: Becoming Great - November 17, 2022 08:05 - 27 minutesChris reflects on the career of former NFL QB Ryan Fitzpatrick and Ryan's time at Harvard University, his stints with multiple NFL teams, Fitzmagic, how Ryan wants to be remembered and more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Terrell Owens
American Prodigy: Becoming Great - November 10, 2022 08:05 - 47 minutesChris breaks down the career of Hall of Fame WR Terrell Owens & highlights TO playing with his idol, Jerry Rice, his iconic celebrations, excelling with the Eagles before his ankle injury, his journey to the Hall of Fame, the possibility of coming back to play in the NFL and more. Learn more abo...
Lane Johnson
American Prodigy: Becoming Great - November 03, 2022 07:05 - 34 minutesChris highlights the career of Super Bowl champion and former teammate RT Lane Johnson as he discusses growing up in east Texas, his transition from quarterback to right tackle, Super Bowl LII, his journey with mental health and more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adc...
Aaron Donald
American Prodigy: Becoming Great - October 27, 2022 12:00 - 33 minutesFor 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 dad, to being a breakout DT at Pittsburgh, to playing with the Rams and creating the top defensive moves in his arsenal, and more. Learn more abou...
Trailer: American Prodigy: Becoming Great
American Prodigy: Becoming Great - October 20, 2022 16:00 - 56 secondsWhat 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 Bo...
S3 Ep. 9: Finding Freedom in the Air
American Prodigy: Becoming Great - April 18, 2022 09:00 - 36 minutesHost Amira Rose Davis and story editor Jessica Luther recap their highlights from the American Prodigies series, talk about the gymnasts and topics that they wished they could have covered, and consider whether to abandon gymnastics or whether there’s something there worth believing in. Click h...
Finding Freedom in the Air
American Prodigy: Becoming Great - April 18, 2022 09:00 - 36 minutesHost Amira Rose Davis and story editor Jessica Luther recap their highlights from the American Prodigies series, talk about the gymnasts and topics that they wished they could have covered, and consider whether to abandon gymnastics or whether there’s something there worth believing in. Click h...
S3 Ep. 8: Brown Girls Doing Gymnastics
American Prodigy: Becoming Great - April 11, 2022 09:00 - 50 minutesBrown Girls Do Gymnastics was born in 2015 with a mission to serve underrepresented and marginalized athletes in gymnastics and the circus arts. Its founder, Derrin Moore, talks to Amira about her work – from teaching parents how to advocate for their children in this particular sport, to launchi...
Brown Girls Doing Gymnastics
American Prodigy: Becoming Great - April 11, 2022 09:00 - 50 minutesBrown Girls Do Gymnastics was born in 2015 with a mission to serve underrepresented and marginalized athletes in gymnastics and the circus arts. Its founder, Derrin Moore, talks to Amira about her work – from teaching parents how to advocate for their children in this particular sport, to launchi...
S3 Ep. 7: Some Serious Pressure: Simone Biles
American Prodigy: Becoming Great - April 04, 2022 09:00 - 57 minutes**Content note** This episode contains graphic accounts of sexual abuse and child neglect. There are also accounts of physical and emotional abuse, suicidal ideation, and racism. In 2016, both Simone and Gabby are on the world’s stage — and USAG starts to crack. There’s no accountability, just c...
Some Serious Pressure: Simone Biles
American Prodigy: Becoming Great - April 04, 2022 09:00 - 57 minutes**Content note** This episode contains graphic accounts of sexual abuse and child neglect. There are also accounts of physical and emotional abuse, suicidal ideation, and racism. In 2016, both Simone and Gabby are on the world’s stage — and USAG starts to crack. There’s no accountability, just c...
S3 Ep. 6: And The Crowd Is Loving It: Sophina DeJesus and Nia Dennis
American Prodigy: Becoming Great - March 28, 2022 09:00 - 53 minutesThis episode looks at how Black gymnasts came to create spaces of joy for themselves and how college programs benefited from that. After Olympic dreams are dashed because of injury, some elite gymnasts, like Sophina DeJesus and Nia Dennis, opt to compete at top-notch college programs. Sophina and...
And The Crowd Is Loving It: Sophina DeJesus and Nia Dennis
American Prodigy: Becoming Great - March 28, 2022 09:00 - 53 minutesThis episode looks at how Black gymnasts came to create spaces of joy for themselves and how college programs benefited from that. After Olympic dreams are dashed because of injury, some elite gymnasts, like Sophina DeJesus and Nia Dennis, opt to compete at top-notch college programs. Sophina and...
S3 Ep. 5: Nobody Has Beyoncé’s Weavologist: Gabby Douglas
American Prodigy: Becoming Great - March 21, 2022 09:00 - 42 minutesAmira has a conversation with Dr. Samantha Sheppard and Dr. Courtney Cox answering, “Whatever happened to Gabby Douglas?” The trio zoom in and out of Gabby’s career, highlighting her as a transitional figure between Black pioneers like Dominique Dawes and today’s media savvy icons like Simone Bil...
Nobody Has Beyoncé’s Weavologist: Gabby Douglas
American Prodigy: Becoming Great - March 21, 2022 09:00 - 42 minutesAmira has a conversation with Dr. Samantha Sheppard and Dr. Courtney Cox answering, “Whatever happened to Gabby Douglas?” The trio zoom in and out of Gabby’s career, highlighting her as a transitional figure between Black pioneers like Dominique Dawes and today’s media savvy icons like Simone Bil...
S3 Ep. 4: She Was Just Everything To Me: Dominique Dawes
American Prodigy: Becoming Great - March 14, 2022 09:00 - 48 minutesWhen 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 maybe never knew about – is the immense pressure that she faced as a Black prodigy in the sport. Today, Dominique is using her powerful legacy to dist...
She Was Just Everything To Me: Dominique Dawes
American Prodigy: Becoming Great - March 14, 2022 09:00 - 48 minutesWhen 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 maybe never knew about – is the immense pressure that she faced as a Black prodigy in the sport. Today, Dominique is using her powerful legacy to dist...
I Wanted Freedom: Betty Okino
American Prodigy: Becoming Great - March 07, 2022 10:00 - 53 minutesBetty 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 dream. She won bronze medals at the 1992 Olympics. And despite having stories of training until her knees and back broke, being denied food, and being ...
S3 Ep. 3: I Wanted Freedom: Betty Okino
American Prodigy: Becoming Great - March 07, 2022 10:00 - 53 minutesBetty 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 dream. She won bronze medals at the 1992 Olympics. And despite having stories of training until her knees and back broke, being denied food, and being ...
Life Is Too Short To Be Bitter: Dianne Durham
American Prodigy: Becoming Great - February 28, 2022 10:00 - 50 minutesDianne Durham could have represented the United States at the 1984 Olympics in LA, but she was injured during trials. A combination of racism and internal gymnastics coaching politics meant that she was unable to petition for a spot on the team. In this episode, we give the trailblazer the flower...
S3 Ep. 2: Life Is Too Short To Be Bitter: Dianne Durham
American Prodigy: Becoming Great - February 28, 2022 10:00 - 50 minutesDianne Durham could have represented the United States at the 1984 Olympics in LA, but she was injured during trials. A combination of racism and internal gymnastics coaching politics meant that she was unable to petition for a spot on the team. In this episode, we give the trailblazer the flower...
S3 Ep. 1: We’re Inevitable
American Prodigy: Becoming Great - February 21, 2022 10:00 - 45 minutesJordan 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 Tokyo in 2021. Click here for the transcript of episode 1 Click here for the Blue Wire newsletter Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcast...
We’re Inevitable
American Prodigy: Becoming Great - February 21, 2022 10:00 - 45 minutesJordan 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 Tokyo in 2021. Click here for the transcript of episode 1 Click here for the Blue Wire newsletter Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcast...
S3 Trailer: American Prodigies: The Rise of Black Girls in Gymnastics
American Prodigy: Becoming Great - February 14, 2022 08:20 - 2 minutesThis 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 viral sensations – coaches and mentors and trainers – journalists and academics – and athletes themselves – as we unpack what it means to be a Blac...
Trailer: American Prodigies: The Rise of Black Girls in Gymnastics
American Prodigy: Becoming Great - February 14, 2022 08:20 - 2 minutesThis 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 viral sensations – coaches and mentors and trainers – journalists and academics – and athletes themselves – as we unpack what it means to be a Blac...
Preview: The Next American Prodigies
American Prodigy: Becoming Great - February 14, 2022 08:00 - 25 minutesAmira talks with her Burn It All Down cohost, Jessica Luther, about what to expect from this season of American Prodigies Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices