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Hosted by Unknown Host · 🇺🇸 US · EN · 55 episodes
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Sports are great, but sometimes the stories outside of the game are even better than the game itself. Our intrepid host dives into the wide, wide world of sporting hijinks, with expert amateur analysis and cutting-edge rehashing of some of the most wild, the most weird, and the most...surreal sports stories out there.
Unknown Host hosts Surreal Sports Stories, a sports show with 55 episodes published.
No full episode today: just a quick heads-up that Surreal Sports Stories now has a Substack! I’ve tried Instagram. I’ve tried YouTube. I've even tried BlueSky. I’m bad at all of them. But writing? That's something your i
🛎 If You're New Subscribe ► https://tinyurl.com/yc2d3ep4 Sucker Punch | SURREAL SPORTS STORIES One night in a New York nightclub changed everything for Plaxico Burress. In this episode, our intrepid host dives into that
🛎 If You're New Subscribe ► https://tinyurl.com/yc2d3ep4 Sucker Punch | SURREAL SPORTS STORIES The Eagles said it best: "Life in the fast lane...sure to make you lose your mind!" In this episode, our intrepid host dives
🛎 If You're New Subscribe ► https://tinyurl.com/yc2d3ep4 Sucker Punch | SURREAL SPORTS STORIES When the world is already prepared to hate on you and you go and make a dumb mistake, at what point is your punishment enoug
🛎 If You're New Subscribe ► https://tinyurl.com/yc2d3ep4 Sucker Punch | SURREAL SPORTS STORIES Is this the weirdest sport that we've ever covered, or is it animal abuse? In this episode, our intrepid host confronts one
🛎 If You're New Subscribe ► https://tinyurl.com/yc2d3ep4 The Running Men | SURREAL SPORTS STORIES It's one of the most punishing athletic events you can subject your body to. But what is the real story of the marathon?
🛎 If You're New Subscribe ► https://tinyurl.com/yc2d3ep4Who Do You Think You Are?... | SURREAL SPORTS STORIES In which our intrepid host discovers Pete Weber's greatest moment. Original Air Date: March 5, 2025❤️ iHeartR
🛎 If You're New Subscribe ► https://tinyurl.com/yc2d3ep4Who Do You Think You Are?... | SURREAL SPORTS STORIESIn which our intrepid host dives into the life and times of pro bowling's bad boy himself: Pete Weber.Original
🛎 If You're New Subscribe ► https://tinyurl.com/yc2d3ep4 Skyhooked | SURREAL SPORTS STORIES The slam dunk is one of the most recognizable acts in sports. But what's the history of the move that Dr. J, Michael Jordan, an
With the help of his wife Betty, George Wagner would re-invent himself and the sports world around him. In this episode, our intrepid host uncovers the ways that George Wagner's evolution into Gorgeous George took him on
Where does the cultural obsession with larger-than-life athletes come from? In this two-parter, our intrepid host dives into the life of a man you've probably never heard of, yet someone who was instrumental in creating
In which our intrepid host takes another look at the story behind the supposed boxing trailblazer, Jackie Tonawanda. Follow our host on BlueSky! https://bsky.app/profile/thewritingirishman.bsky.social Also on Instagram @
In this wild tale, our intrepid host dives into the story of one Jackie Tonawanda, a trailblazer in the sport of boxing whose story contains a staggering twist. Find your intrepid host BlueSky: https://bsky.app/profile/t
In this bonus episode (and on this spookiest of days), our intrepid host dives into the story of a hotel that just might have it in for the poor Major League Baseball players who dare to book a room there... Special than
In the season finale of Surreal Sports Stories, our intrepid host dives into the aftermath of the 2024 Olympic Games, and Imane Khelif's quest for justice after weathering a storm of hate. Also, our host lets loose on an
Our intrepid host dives into the 2024 Summer Olympic Games, and the hurricane of hate that nearly overtook Imane Khelif.
Who is Imane Khelif? Our intrepid host does a deep dive into the woman at the center of the storm, tracing back to her roots growing up in Algeria, her dreams of becoming an Olympic boxer, and the long road she took to g
Russia's invasion of Ukraine doesn't just create seismic tremors in the world of international geopolitics, it also causes a massive earthquake in the world of international boxing. Infighting amongst the IBA, separatist
In order to know the exactitudes of how Imane Khelif became the victim of a conspiracy both greater and pettier than her, it's important to know the backstory of the main players. In this episode, our intrepid host dives
The biggest sports story of 2024 deserves more than just a few episodes, because it's a bigger story than of just one boxer. It's a story of trials, tribulations, corruption, hate, love, sport, and courage. For the seaso
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