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Sports Will Save Us All

Release Date: 06/03/2025

Warning: This Episode May Make You Want to Run | Jeffrey Weiss show art Warning: This Episode May Make You Want to Run | Jeffrey Weiss

Sports Will Save Us All

On this week’s episode of Sports Will Save Us All, Sasha sits down with Jeffrey Weiss—author of the wildly inspiring book Racing Against Time. Jeffrey didn’t lace up for his first 10K until the age of 48, but once he did, he never looked back. In his 50s and early 60s he went on to complete more marathons than most people care to count, knocked out two Ironman races, survived twice the notoriously brutal 56-mile ultramarathon in South Africa, and somehow decided that wasn’t enough… so he ran a 72-mile ultramarathon around Tahoe for good measure. In this conversation, Jeffrey shares...

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The Ultimate Team Sport: Filmmaking in the World’s Harshest Environments | Chris Baron show art The Ultimate Team Sport: Filmmaking in the World’s Harshest Environments | Chris Baron

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This week’s guest, Chris Baron, is an award-winning documentary producer and director, not necessarily a job that you would associate with sports until you see how Chris goes about his work. In addition to the clear parallels to team sports, Chris’s position has required he push himself to his physical limits climbing, spelunking, hiking, hanging, and lifting. Chris discusses the thrill of working in extreme environments and unforgettable filmmaking experiences, including camping by a lava lake, descending into a volcano, and crawling through an underground cave system.  His passion...

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99 Rules We Need | No Huddle Pro Tips with Sandy Cohan show art 99 Rules We Need | No Huddle Pro Tips with Sandy Cohan

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Welcome back to "No Huddle Pro Tips," our new special Sports Will Save Us All segment where we take 15 minutes to get great tips from experts in their field on living our very best lives. This week, Sandy Cohan shares insights from his books, '99 Rules Every Athlete Needs to Know' and '99 Rules Every Sport Parent Needs to Know,' emphasizing the foundational aspects of mindset, the role of parents, and the significance of fun in sports. The conversation explores how to foster growth, focus on controllables, and the difference between locking in and blocking out distractions. Sandy's practical...

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The Smashing Machine | Sports on Screen show art The Smashing Machine | Sports on Screen

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Steve joins Sasha in studio for this raucous episode of Sports on Screen featuring the new Dwayne Johnson movie, The Smashing Machine!  ABOUT is the wildly popular human interest Sports Podcast based in Arizona and hosted by Sasha Graham. Welcome to the Sports Fam. To be a guest: Contact us on or Via email at Instagram: Website: 

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Badassery After 50 | No Huddle Pro Tips with Timothy Ward show art Badassery After 50 | No Huddle Pro Tips with Timothy Ward

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No Huddle Pro Tips is our brand new special segment where we take 15 minutes to get great tips from all sorts of folks on living our very best lives. This week on Sports Will Save Us All, host Sasha Graham interviews Timothy Ward, a certified personal trainer and author of 'The Goat Within.' Timothy shares insights on achieving longevity and personal superiority through the four elements of badassery after 50: resistance training, nutrition, cardiovascular health, and rest and recovery. Sports Fam, you can find Timothy’s book, The Goat Within, on Amazon and his website is...

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Leaving a Legacy | Coach Tre Hickem & the Mountain Ridge Lions show art Leaving a Legacy | Coach Tre Hickem & the Mountain Ridge Lions

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For this week's episode Sasha sits down with Coach Tre Hickem and a group of dedicated flag and tackle football student-athletes from Mountain Ridge High School; JT, Ethan, Teymur and Sophia, to talk about the volunteer work they’re doing to make a difference in the lives of elementary school kids and the profound effects this work has had on their own lives. These players are living proof that sports aren’t just about touchdowns and trophies—they’re about heart, growth, and connection. Coach Hickem shares his passion for building a positive team culture, while his players open up...

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Arizona’s Camelot Therapeutic Horsemanship | Heidi Miller & Phil Simpson show art Arizona’s Camelot Therapeutic Horsemanship | Heidi Miller & Phil Simpson

Sports Will Save Us All

Sports Fam, today we’re saddling up for a conversation about the incredible bond between humans and horses. For centuries, horses have carried us—literally and emotionally—and science now confirms what many of us have always felt: these powerful, peaceful animals can change lives. That’s the mission at Camelot Therapeutic Horsemanship, an Arizona nonprofit that has been offering life-changing programs for children and adults with disabilities since 1983—all at no cost to participants. Camelot believes you can’t put a price on human dignity, and their raise-money-first,...

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A Legendary Broadcaster Turns the Page and Discovers Gold | Steve Physioc show art A Legendary Broadcaster Turns the Page and Discovers Gold | Steve Physioc

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What happens when a legendary sports broadcaster swaps the mic for the mountains—and a pen? Emmy Award-winning broadcaster Steve Physioc joins Sports Will Save Us All to reflect on his incredible 35-year career behind the mic, calling games for the Royals, Angels, Reds, and Giants, plus stints covering the NFL, NBA, and NCAA on ESPN, FOX Sports, and TBS. But Steve isn’t just a voice of the game—he’s a storyteller at heart. Since retiring from broadcasting in 2022, he’s embraced a bold new chapter: writing fiction.  Sports Fam, you can find Steve’s books in all of the places...

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The Rolling Pilot Who Rewrote the Rules of Flight | Michael Glen show art The Rolling Pilot Who Rewrote the Rules of Flight | Michael Glen

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What does it take to defy gravity—literally and figuratively? This week on Sports Will Save Us All, host Sasha Graham sits down with Michael Glen, known around the world as The Rolling Pilot, to explore that question from 2,000 feet in the air. Michael became the world's first paraplegic licensed hot air balloon pilot after a life-altering car accident in 1996 left him paralyzed from the waist down. Told he couldn’t, he spent 10 years proving he could—and in 2006, he did just that. Since then, he’s flown around the globe, inspired others to follow in his path, and completely reimagined...

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We Went to a Roller Derby Bout! | Sasha Graham show art We Went to a Roller Derby Bout! | Sasha Graham

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It's another 10-minute take! Host Sasha Graham shares exciting updates about , recounts a memorable (and very wet!) school-wide, family camping trip, discusses the latest in , and explores the vibrant culture of . ABOUT is the wildly popular human interest Sports Podcast based in Arizona and hosted by Sasha Graham. Welcome to the Sports Fam. To be a guest: Contact us on or Via email at Instagram: Ad Free: Website: 

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In this episode of Sports Will Save Us All, Sasha and Steve fire up the time machine and head back to 1999 to tackle the sweaty, emotionally confused, and gloriously over-the-top football flick Varsity Blues.

With whipped cream bikinis, emotionally repressed quarterbacks, and a coach who should probably be in prison, Varsity Blues is the teen sports drama we didn't know we needed—until now. Sasha and Steve break down the film's iconic moments, cringe-worthy life lessons, and the kind of small-town football fever that makes grown men cry into their Bud Light.

They dig into the real MVP of the movie—sex-ed teacher turned stripper Miss Davis—and examine what the film got right (team spirit! teen angst!) and what it got hilariously, awkwardly wrong. Expect sharp takes on toxic authority figures, generational drama, and the enduring power of a good pep rally.

Is it a cinematic touchdown or just a fumble wrapped in nostalgia? Tune in to find out, and bring your varsity jacket.

ABOUT

Sports Will Save Us All is the wildly popular human interest Sports Podcast based in Arizona and hosted by Sasha Graham. Welcome to the Sports Fam.

To be a guest: Contact us on Podmatch or via email at SportsWillSaveUsAll@gmail.com

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