The Barkley Marathons

In December 1900 three lighthouse keepers vanished without a trace from a deserted island in Scotland. To this day no one knows exactly what happened to them. Find out all about this strange situation in this classic episode.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. 

Private equity is a business operation where companies are bought and run at their leanest to maximize returns for a handful of investors. It can be a lifeline for a flailing company or run it into the ground. Either way, PE firms make out like bandits.See omnystudio.com/listener ... Show More

Why aren't there lemurs in Africa? That question created a whole theory about a lost continent. Turns out it's not true.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. 

Until the 1960s, it was deemed too "dangerous" for women athletes to run distances longer than 200m - and a marathon would kill them, or leave them unable to have children. Rubbish, of course. But when Kathrine Switzer signed up for the 1967 Boston Marathon, it wasn't the distanc ... Show More

Daniel laces up for a conversation with ultrarunner John Kelly, one of only 20 people to finish the brutal 60-hour, 100+ mile Barkley Marathons race in the event's nearly 40-year history.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. 

You might not have realized this but the New York City Marathon is considered and pretty much treated like a holiday around here. The race happened this past Sunday and Alia decided to make a whole day out of the event, so here we are discussing the beauty of watching runners fro ... Show More

Regardless of everyone's differences in this wide, wide world, it's safe to say every culture loves some kind of sport. Often these sports can seem strange to outsiders -- but before we cast proverbial stones, let's remember almost every sport looks bizarre to people who don't kn ... Show More

Dan reminds us that there is such a thing as a stupid question. And Charles Barkley stops by and opens up about his negotiations with the LIV Golf Tour.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. 

For a brief window in the late 1800s, America’s favorite sport was walking in circles over and over and over. The biggest sporting events in the country were “6 Day Races” – days-long tests of endurance where competitive walkers competed to see who could log the most miles. Check ... Show More

Have you ever thought about running a marathon or half marathon? Have you ever wondered how marathoners finish the race alive? Proper nutrition and electrolyte intake before, and during the race, are a major part of the process. In this latest episode of the podcast discuss this ... Show More

This 2012 episode from prior hosts Sarah and Deblina explains how the 1900 Paris Olympics are considered some of the strangest. Many of the events were so under-promoted, the athletes competing in them didn't know they were even in the Olympics.See omnystudio.com/listener for pri ... Show More

Georgia Bell was a great runner as a child - but in college she fell out of love with the sport. She hung up her running shoes - and they gathered dust until Covid hit and she began to run again for fun. Turns out that aged 30, she's one of the fastest women in the world and is n ... Show More

David Goggins is a retired Navy SEAL and former USAF Tactical Air Control Party member who served in Iraq and Afghanistan. He is an ultramarathon runner, ultra-distance cyclist, triathlete and world record holder for the most pull-ups done in 24 hours. http://davidgoggins.com/ Le ... Show More