BIKRAM Part 2: Process

BIKRAM Part 2: Process

Author: ESPN May 22, 2018 Duration: 36:20
Bikram spreads his brand of hot yoga through teacher trainings, where he puts his most devoted followers through nine weeks of intense suffering and begins to reveal the complexities of his character. Reported by Julia Lowrie Henderson. More information at 30for30podcasts.com/bikram Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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THE BAG GAME Episode 1: The Making of Billy Preston [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 36:36
To unravel how a top college recruit’s NBA dreams ran into a sprawling federal investigation, reporter Paula Lavigne explores his early years. Billy Preston and his mom struggle to get by in L.A. An active kid, Billy fin…
THE BAG GAME Episode 2: Nichole and the Bag Man [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 51:52
Billy’s mom Nichole lets her son focus on improving his game. Meanwhile she fields all the onlookers who want Billy on their team. To play for a top college, Billy couldn’t accept any money or he’d ruin his eligibility.…
THE BAG GAME Episode 3: The Sting [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 42:45
The NCAA’s amateurism rules kept schools from paying players like Billy, so money wouldn't sway their college decision. But Paula learns how the youth teams delivering top recruits could serve as a go-between, where infl…
THE BAG GAME Episode 4: Plausible Deniability [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 45:57
Federal prosecutors tell the college sports world, “We have your playbook." As court cases begin, details come out on secret payments. Who made them and for whose benefit? Who was the victim of all this and what, exactly…
TRAILER: THE BAG GAME [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:41
ESPN and 30 for 30 Podcasts present "The Bag Game." Investigative reporter Paula Lavigne shines light on the biggest pay-to-play scandal in college basketball, through the story of Billy Preston. He was a five-star recru…
PINK CARD Episode 1: Red Girl [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 22:43
Growing up Iranian American, Shima Oliaee found her mother didn’t talk much about where she came from. Watching soccer, though, was a portal to Iran, a place that was in large part a mystery. Shima delves into the storie…
PINK CARD Episode 2: The Mannequins [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 28:42
This episode starts with two questions: If women equally led the 1979 revolution, why were their rights stripped away first? How does this happen to an emboldened part of the population? At first, the women fight back, c…
PINK CARD Episode 3: The White Scarves [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 41:50
One game sets off a movement. In 1997 Iran surprisingly makes the World Cup in the last three minutes of play against Australia. When Iran's national team gets helicoptered into Azadi Stadium to celebrate, women are aske…
PINK CARD Episode 4: Blue Girl [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 39:52
(Warning: this episode includes description of a suicide). The newest generation of Iranian girl soccer fans take a bold new approach. They cross-dress as men to sneak into Azadi Stadium, documenting their rebellion live…
TRAILER: PINK CARD [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 2:05
In Iran, women are banned from soccer stadiums. But some dare to defy that. From 30 for 30 Podcasts, Pink Card tells a story of Iranian women fighting for their rights across three generations. They use ingenious tactics…