10 Best NPR Sports Podcasts

1. Embedded

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Host Kelly McEvers takes a story from the news and goes deep. Whether that means digging into the Trump administration's past, the stories behind police shootings caught on video, or visiting a town ravaged by the opioid epidemic, Embedded takes you where the news is happening.MORE Host Kelly McEvers
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Apple Rating 4.7/5Facebook 7.7MTwitter 8.3MInstagram 7.3M Avg Length 30 min Since Mar 2016 Get Email Contact Get Influential Podcasters ContactsGet access to 100k active Podcasters, Influencers in 1500 niche categories.Get targeted media contact list in your niche at your fingertips so you can focus on running your campaign.Email us the categories of Podcasters you want to reach out for your marketing campaign at anuj@feedspot.com Copy email. We'll share active Podcasters list with verified email contacts in an Excel or CSV format.Email us

2. Football Fridays in Georgia

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Hosts Jon Nelson and Hannah Goodin of GPB Sports share highlights of high school football games from around Georgia. They also share stories from players, coaches, play-by-play announcers, and other people who live and breathe high school football.MORE Hosts Jon Nelson, Hannah Goodin
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Apple Rating 4.7/5Facebook 69.7KTwitter 8.3KInstagram 8.4K Avg Length 39 min Get Email Contact

3. ‎In Play

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We bring you world-class radio storytelling featuring the highest journalistic integrity. We tell true stories of our state and true stories of people who are doing something or creating something for a reason. We tell these stories with intelligence, fairness, compassion, and imagination. We bring our listeners into the conversations and keep them In the Moment.MORE Host Craig Mattick
Producer/Network Nate Wek
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Apple Rating 4.9/5Facebook 7.7MTwitter 8.3MInstagram 7.3M Avg Length 42 min Get Email Contact

4. Big Red Wrap-Up

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Provides a weekly recap of each Husker football game, including highlights, in-depth analysis, background segments, special guests from the world of Nebraska sports, and the latest Cornhusker recruiting news.MORE Hosts Mike'l Severe, Jay Moore
Producer/Network Nebraska Public Media
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Apple Rating 4.5/5Facebook 49.4KTwitter 20KInstagram 6.9K Avg Length 56 min Get Email Contact

5. SportsJam with Doug Doyle

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SportsJam with Doug Doyle features in-depth interviews with top athletes, coaches, reporters, authors, and fans of the sports world. WBGO News Director Doug Doyle started the award-winning podcast SportsJam in 2008. The Pennsylvania State University graduate is one of the most decorated reporters in New Jersey radio history. SportsJam with Doug Doyle was named one of the top sports podcasts in 2017, and recently claimed the first-place prize for 'Best Interview Podcast' at the 2023 Public Media Journalist Awards .Check out the rest of our line up at WBGO Studios.MORE Producer/Network Doug Doyle
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Apple Rating 5/5Facebook 57.4KTwitter 38.7KInstagram 23K Avg Length 29 min Get Email Contact

6. The Ostrom Avenue Podcast

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The Ostrom Avenue Podcast is a Syracuse University sports podcast from WAER Syracuse Public Media Studios hosted by Ethan Frank and Jordan Leonard. The Ostrom Avenue Podcast takes a deep dive into Orange sports and aims to break down game specifics, key players, and big storylines. It is catered to the diehard Syracuse sports fan who wants to feel like they're a part of the conversation.MORE Email ****@syr.edu
Apple Rating 5/5Facebook 2.8KTwitter 2.8KInstagram 1.6K Avg Length 44 min Video Podcast YouTube
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7. Sports Innerview with Ann Liguori

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Sports Innerview with Ann Liguori airs every Saturday morning from 9-10 AM EST and features award-winning sports talk show host, reporter, interviewer and author, Ann Liguori, talking to top personalities, experts and best-selling authors on a variety of topics in sports, leisure, health, travel, fitness, nutrition and recreation. Each week, Ann converses with two guests per show and is at ease talking about any subject.MORE Host Ann Liguori
Producer/Network Ann Liguori
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Apple Rating 4.8/5Facebook 3.5KTwitter 275 Avg Length 31 min Get Email Contact

8. Reading Baseball

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Reading Baseball is a WSIU Radio original series of baseball essays and commentaries by Richard 'Pete' Peterson, editor of the St. Louis Baseball Reader and author of Growing Up With Clemente and the upcoming Pops: The Willie Stargell Story.MORE Host Richard Peterson
Producer/Network WSIU Public Radio
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Apple Rating 5/5Facebook 3.1KTwitter 2K Avg Length 5 min Get Email Contact

9. Sports at Large

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Sports at Large is a weekly exploration of the issues and people who play and watch sports. SaL goes behind the headlines and stats to find the how and why, and the ways in which sports intersect with and influence our daily lives. SaL features interviews and commentaries from professionals and fans a like to tell a more complete story. One person described it as a thinking fan's guide to sports.MORE Host Brandon Hyde
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Apple Rating 5/5Facebook 13.5KTwitter 24.1KInstagram 5.5K Avg Length 4 min Get Email Contact

10. The View from Pluto

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Sports are a huge part of life in Northeast Ohio: the good, the bad, and the ugly. There's the Browns, Cavs, and Indians, not to mention a wealth of college action. Every Wednesday morning, sportswriter Terry Pluto from the Cleveland Plain Dealer stops by talking about it all with Amanda Rabinowitz.MORE Producer/Network Amanda Rabinowitz
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Apple Rating 5/5Facebook 34.6KTwitter 7.2KInstagram 2K Avg Length 8 min Get Email Contact