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Gamebreaker with Keith Olbermann

By: Keith Olbermann
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  • [Contains explicit content] The latest Audible Original series "GameBreaker with Keith Olbermann" brings listeners inside the experience of athletes who can teach us lessons far beyond sports. From the runner who rewired her brain's reaction to pain, to the Olympic swimmer whose refusal of rules revolutionized the sport, to the cyclist with a soap tattoo and a burning sense of what's right, the series looks at the personal sacrifice and societal pressures that impact athletes and challenge the way we think about sports.

    When you add GameBreaker with Keith Olbermann to your library you will receive all 10 episodes, each with a runtime of approximately 32 minutes. To hear more great podcasts and short listens, visit Audible.com/AudioShows.
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Episodes
  • Ep. 10: The Double Wing

    Ep. 10: The Double Wing
    Mar 8 2018
    A small town in Oregon has embraced a controversial way of playing football that can almost guarantee a winning season. To people who love this offensive strategy, the "The Double Wing" is a thing of beauty. To others, it is ugly, slow, and painful to watch. A real-life David vs. Goliath match-up puts it to the test.
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    26 mins
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  • Ep. 9: What Happened to Josh Anderson?

    Ep. 9: What Happened to Josh Anderson?
    Mar 8 2018
    Josh Anderson was considered a genius at soccer, and was once the top high school player in the country. But he walked away from college play at age 20 for reasons he kept secret until much later. Gamebreaker's producer and Josh's old teammate, Anders Kelto, shares the full story for the first time.
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    43 mins
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  • Ep. 8: The Man with the Soap Tattoo

    Ep. 8: The Man with the Soap Tattoo
    Mar 8 2018
    The effects of Lance Armstrong's doping scandal were felt across the sport, even damaging the careers of clean cyclists – like Phil Gaimon. Disgruntled and almost destitute, Phil went on a quest to stop another cyclist from cheating and emerged as a symbol of sports justice.
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    22 mins
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Great for American Sports Fans

This series is unapologetically American, which while no bad thing in itself, does mean that listeners have to have a decent knowledge of American sports culture and it's stars for some of the content to make sense. As an Englishwoman most of the sports stars in this series are people I'd never heard of and although I still found their stories interesting I felt I missed some of the "WoW" factor the makers were aiming for as I had no point of reference.
It's an interesting series as although most episodes are autobiographical in nature it takes 3 episodes to explore a well known( even I'd heard of this story!) rape case perpetuated by 2 school Football players. Taken as a whole it feels a little like a bunch of sports guys sat round and told each other their favourite sporting stories which they then went and recorded - again not a bad thing at all!
I enjoyed the series and would definitely recommend giving it a try - just be prepared not to recognise a single sports "star" if you are not American :)

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loved the diversity of the book.

loved the diversity of the book. interesting stories with fantastic commentary. recommended it to friends

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Great story telling

I hadn't heard most of the stories here. Well put together and the combination of narrative and interview was just right.
My favourite was the ice hockey episode but all were worth a listen. Great way to finish the series too.

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Fascinating

What did you like most about Gamebreaker with Keith Olbermann?

In depth analysis, there story behind the headlines

What was one of the most memorable moments of Gamebreaker with Keith Olbermann?

Understanding how ice hockey developed in to a sport with very distinct roles

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Priorities

Gives more favorable focus to the poor sobbing rapist who never intended to rape anyone and got back on the football team, than the victim. Applauds happily that the people who threatened violence got more prison time than the rapists who committed violence. Ends with a triumphal song that if you think American justice needs reform you can leave America. Truly stupid.

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Sometimes simplistic

I found the 3-part Steubenville story to be enormously one-sided. I left with no more understanding of what caused distrust in the police, or how the media referred to them as "promising athletes" rather than "convicted rapists", and so on. The conclusion is that "internet trolls caused harm and the town/law enforcement had no issues". So much is left out that it sounds like Disney villains descending on a small town.

Seeing how they picked a side for that, rather than understanding the social issues and previous cases, left me hollow. What of the other stories I didn't see on the news - maybe the all-star NHL player has a side that isn't told? Or was the female boxer not always a victim? I've lost my trust in the series to tell the whole story, which unfortunately undermines the otherwise interesting stories.

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