15 Best Sports Documentary Podcasts

1. Between Two Worlds

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Between Two Worlds is an audio documentary examining the Filipino-American experience in parallel with the Philippines women's national team's journey to their first-ever FIFA Women's World Cup. It connects threads of identity, history, achievement and hope through the lens of sport. Written, hosted, and co-produced by Megan Reyes.MORE Host Megan Reyes
Producer/Network Megan Reyes
Email ****@meganareyes.com
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Apple Rating 5/5Apple Reviews 158Twitter 34.6K Avg Length 28 min Format Medium form Get Email Contact Get access to full database of 2.7M podcastsCreate podcast lists, export in spreadsheet or CSV file with email contacts and start your podcast outreach in minutes.Sign Up for Free with Email Continue with Google

2. Closer Mentality

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Closer Mentality is a peak performance-focused, documentary podcast. Each episode tells the stories of elite athletes, coaches, and sport psychologists and their relationships with the mental side of the game.MORE Host Julia Mellett
Producer/Network Julia Mellett
Email ****@closermentality.com
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Apple Rating 5/5Apple Reviews 19Twitter 330 Avg Length 40 min Format Long form Get Email Contact

3. Documentary Diehards

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Three sports fans break down and review a new 30 for 30 documentary each week. Hosted by Sam Anderson, Ren Clayton, and Nic Rudolph.
Hosts Sam Anderson, Ren Clayton, Nic Rudolph
Producer/Network Documentary Diehards
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Apple Rating 5/5Apple Reviews 9Instagram 44 Avg Length 49 min Format Long form Since Jul 2020 Get Email Contact

4. Gridiron America Radio

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Gridiron America Radio is where football is celebrated through game replays, old radio shows, and documentaries in the public domain that cover the history, remembrances, culture, lore, and legends of pro football in Canada, America and around the world. Additionally, you can also find replays of the 'From the 55 Yard Line' podcast on The Sports History Network, as well as simulcasts of Gridiron Japan Radio, and replays of USFL America Radio, and Gridiron America FM Radio public domain game broadcasts.MORE Producer/Network Gridiron America Network
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Apple Rating 3.9/5Apple Reviews 149Twitter 3K Avg Length 93 min Format Extended Since Mar 2021 Get Email Contact

5. Captains & Majors - The Journey To The HBCU NY Football Classic

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Captains & Majors is a documentary style podcast focused on the lead up to the HBCU New York Football Classic. HOT 97 followed Howard University and Morehouse College through their preseason preparations for the HBCU NY Football Classic, as well as the SHOWTIME Marching Band and the House Of Funk. Learn all about the past, present, and future of HBCU Sports with HOT 97.MADE HOT BY OroCash - Sign Up For OroCash here: https://www.oro.fund/Hosted by: DJ Bugsy Buggs2 Minute Drill By: Unique ChapmanProduced and Written By: Jason N. PetersProduction Assistant: Christine DiazMORE Producer/Network HOT 97
Email ****@hot97.com
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Apple Rating 4.5/5Apple Reviews 2Facebook 2.1MTwitter 1.2MInstagram 1.9M Avg Length 30 min Format Medium form Get Email Contact

6. Parking the Bus

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Welcome to Parking the Bus part of the PTB Network. A one stop home for soccer theme podcasts hosted and produced by 'The Mister' Mike Agostinho. Classic matches, soccer film and documentary reviews, Major Tournament preview/reviews, special topics and even some hot takes.Also dabbling occasionally in MMA and other sports. All original programming found here!MORE Host Michael Agostinho
Email ****@gmail.com
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Twitter 148Instagram 95 Avg Length 65 min Format Long form Get Email Contact

7. Through Another Lens

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Through Another Lens is a weekly sports pop-culture podcast hosted by award-winning journalist Shubi Arun . With guests ranging from documentary film-makers to authors to journalists to YouTubers, TAL is an exploration of the growing contentification of sport today.MORE Host Shubi Arun
Producer/Network Shubi Arun
Email ****@gmail.com
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8. Pint of Football

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When it comes into digging into the far reaches of football's underbelly, there's nobody better than 'Pint of Football'. Our weekly releases feature 'Lost Clubs', a documentary series about football clubs who no longer exist, 'The Groundcrawlers' which tells the stories of Tom and Daz's groundhopping ventures over the years and 'In The Mix', a megamix of varying footballing topics leaving no stone unturned.Find us on the Sport Social website:https://podcast.sport-social.co.uk/podcast/pint-of-football/MORE Producer/Network Pint of Football
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Apple Reviews 3Facebook 207Twitter 961 Avg Length 43 min Format Long form Get Email Contact

9. Break Point: A Netflix Recap Show

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Inside-Out' season 2 takes a deep dive into the world of professional tennis by recapping and analyzing the latest episodes of Netflix's documentary series 'Break Point'. Hosted by Alex Gruskin and Gill Gross, the show breaks down each episode of series that follows the sport's biggest stars as they strive for greatness on and off the court.From Grand Slam tournaments to the daily grind of the pro tour, 'Inside-Out' gives you an all-access pass to the high-stakes world of professional tennis...MORE Host Gill Gross
Email ****@crackedracquets.com
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10. Unbroken: The Paralympics and its record

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Every four years, the Paralympics shines a spotlight on the world's best athletes with disabilities. The Paris Paralympics which start August 2024 promises to be the biggest yet.  But beyond moments in the spotlight, what is the record of the Paralympics movement itself? What has it achieved not just for athletes, but for people with disabilities more broadly? In an exciting new four-part audio documentary, gold medal-winning Paralympian Annabelle Williams talks to athletes, administrators and archivists to tell the story of how the Paralympics began and what it's become...MORE Producer/Network Annabelle Williams
Email ****@hireup.com.au
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Apple Rating 5/5Apple Reviews 5Facebook 36.8KTwitter 1.5KInstagram 10.1K Avg Length 35 min Format Medium form Get Email Contact

11. Football's Remarkable

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There are many radio programmes and shows which give updates about the sports events or give detailed coverage of the sports tournaments, but on very few occasions, great sporting moments, prodigious athletes and teams are discussed.There are some documentaries and shows dedicated to educating and imparting knowledge about consequential athletes and teams in a sport's history but are mostly in a television format. This podcast aims to educate football fans about some of the greatest players and some of the best teams in the history of football.MORE Host Devang Pandey
Producer/Network Devang Pandey
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Apple Reviews 2 Avg Length 12 min Format Short form Get Email Contact

12. Uphill Climb: The Women Who Conquered the Impossible Race

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On July, 1984, three dozen pioneering women stood on the starting line in France to contest the first-ever Tour de France Féminin, the world's first Tour de France for women. These courageous women rode versions of the same leg-breaking courses on the same day as the men, climbing some of the highest mountains in Europe, and descending at speeds of over 50 miles per hour to the cheers of fans who weren't expecting to see women in the Tour de France.Join Jill Yesko, director of the documentary Uphill Climb: The Women Who Conquered the Impossible Race, as she speaks to the women who rode the ..MORE Producer/Network NBC Sports, Jill Yesko
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Apple Rating 5/5Apple Reviews 12Twitter 5Instagram 440 Avg Length 20 min Format Short form Get Email Contact