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Original audio documentaries from the makers of the acclaimed 30 for 30 film series, featuring stories from the world of sports and beyond. 30 for 30 offers captivating storytelling for sports fans and general interest listeners alike, going beyond the field to explore how sports, competition, athleticism and adventure affect our lives and our world. Sports stories like you've never heard before.

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THE FASTEST GIRL IN SOMALIA Bonus: Minneapolis

2026-10-15 · 14 min

The reporting team visits Somali Olympic legend Abdi Bile in Minnesota where he is training the next generation of Somali runners - runners like Samia. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
THE FASTEST GIRL IN SOMALIA Episode 5: The Sea

2026-10-01 · 44 min · Season 18, episode 5

As Samia attempts to cross the Mediterranean Sea, her Olympic dream collides with the deadly realities of one of the world’s most dangerous migration routes. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit…
THE FASTEST GIRL IN SOMALIA Episode 4: Libya

2026-09-29 · 33 min · Season 18, episode 4

Inside Libya’s brutal migrant underworld, Samia faces imprisonment, extortion, and impossible choices as the Mediterranean crossing draws closer. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
THE FASTEST GIRL IN SOMALIA Episode 3: The Sahara

2026-09-24 · 41 min · Season 18, episode 3

When Samia realizes living in Ethiopia won’t get her to the Olympics, she begins a dangerous journey north toward Libya and then to Europe. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
THE FASTEST GIRL IN SOMALIA Episode 2: Nowhere to Run

2026-09-22 · 29 min · Season 18, episode 2

After Beijing, Samia returns to Somalia where athletes are hunted, sports are banned, and her Olympic dream increasingly puts her life in danger. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
THE FASTEST GIRL IN SOMALIA Episode 1: Nine Seconds

2026-09-22 · 36 min · Season 18, episode 1

A teenage runner from the East African country of Somalia arrives at the 2008 Beijing Olympics with borrowed gear, little formal training, and a dream far bigger than the race in front of her. Learn more about your ad…
Introducing: The Fastest Girl in Somalia

2026-09-15 · 2 min

Olympian Samia Yusuf Omar will stop at nothing to get to the next Summer Olympics. Running across borders. Running away from authorities. And running for her life. From 30 for 30 Podcasts, The Fastest Girl in Somalia…
THE BETRAYAL OF SHOHEI OHTANI Episode 6: Footnote E

2026-08-11 · 37 min · Season 17, episode 6

One man begins a prison sentence and the other goes on a World Series run, but putting to rest questions about what really happened between these two men isn’t so simple. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit…
THE BETRAYAL OF SHOHEI OHTANI Episode 5: The Feds E

2026-08-06 · 34 min · Season 17, episode 5

Encrypted text messages, a trunk full of baseball cards, and a private bank account - federal law enforcement takes us inside their investigation of Shohei and Ippei. Next episode coming Tuesday, August 11th. Learn more…
THE BETRAYAL OF SHOHEI OHTANI Episode 4: The Bookie E

2026-08-04 · 40 min · Season 17, episode 4

Matt Bowyer was running one of the largest illegal sports betting operations in the country when he thought he scored the client of a lifetime. Next episode coming Thursday, August 6th. Learn more about your ad choices.…

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Oldest episode in feed: 06/2017 · over 9 years
Typical length: 37 min
Format: Episodic Newest first, episodes stand alone

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