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Introduction and the “best in sports” roundup
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NFL Network and NBC Sports reporter Alex Flanagan stops by to chat about her new website I Love To Watch You Play and all things football, including:
- Notre Dame football and the peculiar rise and fall of current San Diego Charger linebacker Manti T’eo
- When your athletic dreams for your kids aren’t their dreams at all
- Finding the balance between pushing and encouraging your kids in sports
- Dangers of the single-sport specialty
- A lesson on losing from the Bills and Patriots
- Cautionary tales of life as a professional athlete
- They aren’t who we thought they were! Suzy Favor Hamilton’s double life as an Olympian and Las Vegas escort
- To do list for aspiring broadcasters
- When Jackie met Alex
As always, thanks for listening. Please rate and review the podcast in iTunes and feel free to send me questions or comments on Twitter @Jackie_Pepper or via email at PepperOnSportsPodcast@gmail.com
Podcast Illustration by Lauren Purves
Voice Over intro by Chaz Kelly