30 for 30 Podcasts

From the basketball-nerd mecca of the Sloan Conference to the always-brilliant mind of stats guru Bill James, Martin’s unusual legacy lives on—along with some of the questions that defined his life. L...

Our hosts take a trip to Kansas, where the women in Martin’s life speak about the man they knew and loved—and hunt for Martin’s buried treasure. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices....

Martin’s blog shines a light on a troubled but brilliant mind—and a tumultuous life defined by passion and obsession. The following podcast contains discussion of suicide and self-harm, which some ...

Martin’s compulsive number-crunching lays the groundwork for people like Daryl Morey and Dean Oliver to later transform the sport, while the hunt for statistical meaning impacts his own life in profou...

A young Midwesterner becomes obsessed with basketball, with an opportunity to make history. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The dominance of the 3-point shot in today’s NBA can be partially traced to strange and humble origins - the curious world of a Kansas genius named Martin Manley. Learn more about your ad choices. Vis...

Today, the 3-point shot is king in the NBA. But has it ruined basketball? The tale of a reclusive genius who predicted basketball’s future, then vanished. What he left behind: A website. And maybe b...

Five years ago, Americans woke up on March 11 2020 in one reality and, by the time they went to sleep that night, they were living with a new one. Hear the story of the day everything changed — the da...

Race Day arrives. Nicole travels to Big Hill Lake, Kansas to compete in a 50-mile race against horses. All the training, medications, and strife have built up to this moment. The trail opens and Nicol...

In order to run a 50-mile race against a horse, Nicole must first figure out how to safely train by herself and how to run next to horses. Her epilepsy makes this challenging. Some days are good and s...