10 Best NPR Sports Podcasts

1. Embedded

Podcast https://www.npr.org/podcasts/510311/embedded Play
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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 Producer/Network Embedded
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Apple Rating 4.7/5Facebook Followers 6.8MTwitter Followers 8.7MInstagram Followers 6.7M Frequency 10 episodes/quarter Avg Length 35 min Since Mar 2016 Follow 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

Podcast https://www.gpb.org/podcasts/football-fridays.. Play
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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
Producer/Network Georgia Public Broadcasting
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Apple Rating 4.7/5Facebook Followers 63KTwitter Followers 8.3KInstagram Followers 7.5K Frequency 1 episode/day Avg Length 37 min Follow Get Email Contact

3. Big Red Wrap-Up

Podcast https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/big-red-wrap.. Play
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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 Followers 38.3KTwitter Followers 18.3KInstagram Followers 6.1K Frequency 1 episode/week Avg Length 56 min Follow Get Email Contact

4. ‎In Play

Podcast https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/in-play.. 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 Producer/Network SDPB
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Apple Rating 4.9/5Facebook Followers 7.6MTwitter Followers 8.7MInstagram Followers 6.7M Frequency 17 episodes/year Avg Length 39 min Follow Get Email Contact

5. SportsJam with Doug Doyle

Podcast https://www.wbgo.org/podcast/sportsjam Play
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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 Followers 54KTwitter Followers 38.7KInstagram Followers 20.6K Frequency 1 episode/month Avg Length 29 min Video Podcast YouTube
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6. Sports Innerview with Ann Liguori

Podcast https://www.wliw.org/radio/programs/sports-in.. Play
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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 Followers 3.5KTwitter Followers 251 Frequency 5 episodes/month Avg Length 31 min Follow Get Email Contact

7. Reading Baseball

Podcast https://www.npr.org/podcasts/381444381/readin.. Play
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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 Followers 3.1KTwitter Followers 2.1K Frequency 1 episode/week Avg Length 5 min Follow Get Email Contact

8. Sports at Large

Podcast https://www.wypr.org/podcast/sports-at-large Play
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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
Producer/Network WYPR Baltimore
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Apple Rating 5/5Facebook Followers 13.5KTwitter Followers 25.4KInstagram Followers 4.8K Frequency 4 episodes/month Avg Length 4 min Follow Get Email Contact

9. The Ostrom Avenue Podcast

Podcast https://www.waer.org/podcast/the-ostrom-avenu.. Play
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The Ostrom Avenue Podcast is a Syracuse University sports podcast from WAER Syracuse Public Media studios hosted by Brendan Mortensen and Owen Valentine. 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. A new episode of The Ostrom Avenue Podcast can be found weekly during the school year.MORE Producer/Network WAER
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Facebook Followers 2.8KTwitter Followers 1KInstagram Followers 1.5K Frequency 1 episode/week Avg Length 41 min Follow Get Email Contact

10. The View from Pluto

Podcast https://www.npr.org/podcasts/476237891/the-vi.. Play
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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 Email ****@wksu.org
Facebook Followers 33.2KTwitter Followers 7.5KInstagram Followers 2K Frequency 25 episodes/year Avg Length 5 min Follow Get Email Contact