הפודקאסטים הטובים ביותר ב-Ted Sobel (2024)

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EPISODE 25 PATRIOTS FREE AGENT OL TED KARRAS TALKS HOF UNCLE ALEX KARRAS & NFL CHAMPIONSHIP SUNDAY 26:20

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Touching Greatness chats with NFL offensive lineman Ted Karras who’s just into Free Agency after his first four pro seasons with the New England Patriots where he played center this past season and snapping the ball to Tom Brady in 16 of their games including the playoffs. It’s a very prideful week for the Karras … Continued See Privacy Policy at h…

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EPISODE 24 NFL DIVISIONAL PLAYOFFS & CFP CHAMPIONSHIP PREVIEW WITH DOUG PLANK 51:21

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Former Chicago Bears safety Doug Plank again joins Touching Greatness to preview this weekend’s four NFL Divisonal playoff games and Monday night’s College Football Playoff title game between LSU and Clemson. It’s insight that only an ex-player can bring to the discussion so enjoy his passion for the sport along with his expertise as a … Continued …

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EPISODE 23 CHICAGO BEARS GREAT DOUG PLANK TALKS NFL PLAYOFFS 1:22:35

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Touching Greatness speaks with legendary Chicago Bears safety and my Sports USA Radio colleague Doug Plank about his playing days under Coach Buddy Ryan (who named his famous ’46 Defense’ for Plank’s number) and what to expect from the NFL Wild Card weekend. After listening to Doug’s passion for the game, you may just want … Continued See Privacy P…

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EPISODE 22 LAKERS & CLIPPERS FOR CHRISTMAS 21:20

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Touching Greatness covered the Christmas night game between the Lakers and Clippers and spoke with each team’s play by play voices John Ireland of ESPN-LA Radio and Prime Ticket’s Brian Sieman along with longtime Lakers Public Address announcer Lawrence Tanter. If you’re into either or both teams, you’ll get the inside scoop on the state … Continue…

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EPISODE 21 LEGENDARY HOF COACH JOHN ROBINSON TALKS #1 LSU FOOTBALL 30:21

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Rose Bowl HOF Coach and my longtime Sports USA Radio colleague John Robinson joins Touching Greatness to talk about being the consultant to LSU head football coach Ed Orgeron on their way to the nation’s top ranking and #1 seed in the upcoming College Football Playoffs. Coach Robinson led USC to a National Championship in … Continued See Privacy Po…

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Episode 20 THE 36TH BREEDERS CUP AT SANTA ANITA 27:12

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Touching Greatness previews Breeders Cup weekend with Kentucky Derby and Preakness winning trainer Doug O’Neill (who even gives out a few tips) and Breeders Cup President and CEO Craig Fravel who discuss the importance of a safe and sound two big days of racing at Santa Anita amidst the very controversial past year at Santa … Continued See Privacy …

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Episode 19 Coach Bill Curry on Winning Football and Life 57:44

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Touching Greatness speaks with three time NFL Champion and two time Pro Bowl center Bill Curry about his career as a player in Green Bay, Baltimore and the Rams and national coach of the year at Alabama. Bill snapped balls to Bart Starr, Johnny Unitas, and Joe Namath while playing under legendary coaches Vince Lombardi, … Continued See Privacy Poli…

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EPISODE 18 NFL 100 KICKS OFF WITH THE DEAN OF NFL REFS JIM TUNNEY 26:29

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The NFL is finally back and one of the league’s most recognized officials in history joins Touching Greatness as Dr. Jim Tunney recalls his years as a referee and talks about the evolution of the game from the great George Halas to today. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-n…

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EPISODE 17 Remembering the Great Jack Whitaker 19:31

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Legendary Hall of Fame sportscaster and essayist Jack Whitaker passed away this week at the age of 95 and I recorded our last chat the day after his most recent birthday in May, when he wanted to join me for a podcast to reminisce. Some of his cellphone quality was not perfect but it’s about … Continued See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/priva…

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Episode 16: THE BOYS OF SUMMER VIN SCULLY & CARL ERSKINE REUNITED 1:10:49

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Brooklyn Dodgers brothers since 1950, legendary broadcaster Vin Scully and righthander Carl Erskine speak for the first time in more than a decade and reminisce about their special bonding during the Boys of Summer era. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.…

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Episode 15: TIM MEAD TAKES OVER AS NEW PRESIDENT OF BASEBALL HALL OF FAME 29:06

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Touching Greatness speaks with the new President of the Baseball Hall of Fame Tim Mead before his 2019 class got inducted. Tim spent the past 40 years in the Angels front office and is pumped about his new gig and I got to chat with the Angels television team of Victor Rojas, Mark Gubicza, and … Continued See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/pri…

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Episode 14: Lakers and Clippers Forecast After Acquiring Kawhi, PG, and AD. 48:26

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One day after attending the Anthony Davis newser in El Segundo, we talk Lakers and Clippers summer acquisitions and their prospects for the new season with longtime South Bay Daily Breeze columnist Mike Waldner who’s covered the NBA (among all sports) locally since the mid 1960’s and added some fun stories about the old days … Continued See Privacy…

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Episode 13: Wimbledon with tennis historian Bob Kramer 42:44

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Touching Greatness talks tennis and the impact of 15 year old American sensation Coco Gauff at Wimbledon with longtime L.A. Open tournament director Bob Kramer, the son of legendary Hall of Famer Jack Kramer. We cover everything from this week’s matchups at the All England Club to the history of tennis in Southern California. See Privacy Policy at …

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Episode 12: Dodgers All-Time ’68 Draft Class and Tribute to Bill Buckner (Part Two) 40:23

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The second half of my two-part series celebrating the greatest draft class in MLB history and the recent passing of their teammate Bill Buckner. This week Touching Greatness speaks with the top pick of that 1968 Dodgers class Bobby Valentine and his close friend and minor league manager Tom Lasorda and walk up guest (former … Continued See Privacy …

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Episode 11 Dodgers All-Time ’68 Draft Class and a Tribute to Bill Buckner (Part One) 1:06:42

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Touching Greatness celebrates the 1968 Dodgers greatest MLB draft class in history with a two part series that includes stories about their late teammate Bill Buckner. Part 1 includes chats with three of the four longest tenured together L.A. infield of Steve Garvey, Ron Cey, and Bill Russell along with Buckner’s platoon-mate Manny Mota and … Conti…

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Episode 11: The USGA Speaks about the 119th U.S. Open 17:45

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Touching Greatness talks with USGA bosses Mike Davis and John Bodenhamer about the 119th U.S. Open course set up at Pebble Beach and what the best golfers in the world will expect to face in this year’s 2nd major. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.…

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Episode 10: Remembering the great Bart Starr 1on1 55:03

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After the recent passing of legendary Green Bay Packers HOF quarterback Bart Starr, Touching Greatness brings back my special one on one interview with Starr from 2014 as we reminisce about his coach Vince Lombardi and playing in two of my favorite NFL games ever, Super Bowl I and the Ice Bowl. Also included is … Continued See Privacy Policy at htt…

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Episode 9: Lakers introduce new coach Frank Vogel and TG was there! 21:22

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Special edition of Touching Greatness gives you insight in the hiring of new Lakers head coach Frank Vogel along with some of his introductory newsconference in El Segundo and a one on one with ESPN NBA reporter Dave McMenamin who’s back on the L.A. beat after covering the last several Kobe years and since has … Continued See Privacy Policy at http…

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Episode 8: PGA Championship Week with Teaching Pro Brady Riggs 1:03:04

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Touching Greatness focuses on PGA Championship week and Tiger going for back to back majors with Golf Magazine Top 100 teachers in America member Brady Riggs, who’s now the Pro at Hansen Dam in Southern California and has taught many special talents including the early development of LPGA major champion Danielle Kang and currently working … Continu…

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Episode 7: Kentucky Derby Debate 101 52:06

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Touching Greatness covers every aspect of the controversial decision to disqualify the winner of the 145th Kentucky Derby with Secretariat’s Hall of Fame jockey Ron Turcotte, track announcer Michael Wrona, and TVG racing analyst Kurt Hoover. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#d…

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Episode 6: BINGO! The Ralph Lawler Clippers Tribute 51:03

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After 40 years Ralph Lawler has called his final Clippers game and Touching Greatness spoke with Mr. ME-OH-MY himself along with Clips’ radio voice Brian Sieman, former players and now broadcasters Ryan Hollins and Mark Jackson, Golden State Warriors TV color commentator Jim Barnett, NBA analyst Chris Broussard, and even comments from Lawler’s favo…

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Episode 5: L.A. Open golf is back at Wilshire Country Club 28:59

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We touch greatness for a second straight year at the LPGA’s L.A. Open speaking with tour commissioner Michael Whan; three top American golfers with a total of three major championships and 19 tour wins Lexi Thompson, Brittany Lincicome, and USC’s Lisette Salas; hockey great Wayne Gretzky; six time MLB all-star Bobby Grich; and historic Wilshire … C…

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Episode 4: Kings new coach Todd McLellan speaks hockey in L.A. 55:59

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The L.A. hockey Kings introduced new head coach Todd McLellan this week and he gives us an in-depth look at how he sees coming to So-Cal as an old rival from San Jose and Edmonton. I also chatted with club General Manager Rob Blake and longtime radio voices Nick Nickson and Daryl Evans about this … Continued See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/…

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Episode #3 The Masters and it’s Champions 1:02:23

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Chatting it up with seven Masters champions including Hall of Famers Gary Player and Ben Crenshaw and TV’s Scott Van Pelt and Verne Lundquist from the hallowed grounds of Augusta National. YES SIR!!! See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.…

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Episode 2A: Your winning exacta ticket on the horse mess at Santa Anita 25:48

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Veteran L.A. Times sports editor/columinist and racing aficionado Bill Dwyer discusses the 23 recent horse deaths at Santa Anita racetrack and his ideas on what management should do while trying to resolve this unfortunate mess. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my…

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EPISODE 2: MAKING HORSE SENSE OUT OF THE MESS AT SANTA ANITA 57:10

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In depth and candid chat with Hall of Fame jockey Gary Stevens breaking down all angles on why the recent deaths of 23 thoroughbreds at Santa Anita race track and where to go from here. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.…

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Episode 1: Leading off MLB opening week with the Yankees and Dodgers P.A. guys 46:01

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We speak with veteran Public Address announcers Paul Olden of Yankee Stadium and Todd Leitz of Dodger Stadium on their careers and the start of the new baseball season. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.על ידי Bleav Podcast Network

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EP15 Dick Enberg 10:34

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Ted talks with Angels manager Mike Scioscia and former Angels play by play guy (currently with the Padres)Dick Enberg who today became the 39th winner of the Ford C. Frick Award for excellence in baseball broadcasting. Enberg turns 80 on Jan. 9 and will be honered during the Hall of Fame awards presentation on July 25 in Cooperstown, New York.…

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EP14 Rob Blake HOF 17:28

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This week Ted speaks with new Hockey hall of famer Rob Blake who spent 14 of his 20 NHL seasons with the Los Angeles Kings where he is their current Vice President and Assistant General Manager after winning a Stanley Cup in 2001 with the Colorado Avalanche. Ted also spoke with Kings hall of fame broadcaster Bob Miller and longtime Kings captain an…