Big Shoes is a narrative sports podcast about succession—what happens when the greatest coach or player in your team's history walks away, and someone has to try and fill those shoes. Each episode tells a complete story—complete with expert interviews, archival audio, and analysis of what went right, what went wrong, and what we can learn from it. Whether you're a fan of football, basketball, baseball, or just fascinated by how organizations handle change, Big Shoes explores the impossible question every great team eventually faces: How do you replace someone irreplaceable? Hosted by Will Shingleton. From Cerebral Media and Student of the Game. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Signup to Generate a PitchBig Shoes is a narrative sports podcast about succession, what happens when the greatest coach or player in your team's history walks away, and someone has to try and fill those shoes. Each episode tells a complete story, complete with expert interviews, archival audio, and analysis of what went right, what went wrong, and what we can learn from it.
Recent episodes include "Mike Krzyzewski" (1 May 2026, 29 minutes), "Pat Summitt" (24 April 2026, 27 minutes), and "Barry Bonds" (17 April 2026, 26 minutes).
Big Shoes publishes roughly weekly, with episodes averaging 28 minutes across 9 episodes.
Booking probability for Big Shoes is 28%, and the host is rated Selective on guests. Big Shoes requires a Pod Score of 80 or higher. Big Shoes's contact route on record: verified email.
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Big Shoes is a sports show with 9 episodes published.
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Episode #8
Jon Scheyer replaced Mike Krzyzewski as Duke basketball's head coach in 2022 with no prior head coaching experience. Three years later, he's the fastest coach in ACC history to 100 wins and has taken Duke to the Final...
Episode #7
Pat Summitt took over as Tennessee's head coach at 22 with no budget, no staff, and no scholarships to offer. By the time she was done, she had eight national championships, 1,098 wins, and had basically built women's...
Episode #6
<p>Barry Bonds is one of the most feared hitters in baseball history — 688 intentional walks, a single-season home run record that still stands, and a statistical page on Baseball Reference that's roughly half bold...
Episode #5
Harry Kane is one of the greatest strikers of his generation--a boyhood Spurs fan who joined the club at ten, was almost never given a chance, and then somehow became the most prolific scorer in their history. So how...
Episode #4
<p>In the mid-2000s, the Phoenix Suns were doing something nobody had ever seen before.</p><br><p>They ran a high-tempo, small-ball offense so good that teams literally didn't know how to prepare for it. Steve Nash and...
Episode #3
Nick Saban didn't just win football games at Alabama—he became, as one reporter put it, "the spiritual leader of the state." In this episode, we dig into what Saban actually built in Tuscaloosa, why it was so hard to...
Episode #2
<p>When Jurgen Klopp announced he was leaving Liverpool in January 2024, the club had six months to replace one of the most beloved managers in their history.</p><br><p>They didn't panic. They didn't try to find "the...
Episode #1
<p>Lightning doesn't strike the same place twice. Manchester United spent a decade learning that the hard way.</p><br><p>Between 1993 and 2013, Sir Alex Ferguson won 13 Premier League titles at United. Then he retired...
Big Shoes
<p>In May 2013, Sir Alex Ferguson retired from Manchester United after 26 years. His replacement, David Moyes, inherited a championship team from arguably the greatest manager of all time. One year later, Moyes was...
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