Basketball, Etc.
Basketball, Etc.
Basketball, Etc., a new podcast from iHeart Podcasts, offers an antidote to the hot take shouting matches dominating sports media: a show for the nuance, the et cetera of it all. Host Claire de Lune guides listeners through cool, weird, untold and under-told basketball stories— with guests ranging from players, and insiders, to celebrity fans, and more.
Ep 6: A Supersonic Sabotage with Sarah Enni
Any basketball fan with a cursory amount of historical knowledge of the sport probably knows that before the 2025 World Champions were the “Oklahoma City Thunder,” they were the Seattle Supersonics, a beloved team in a town known, in part, for their sports passion. But do you know the whole story a…
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Ep 5: The Secret Life of NBA Mascots with Eve Peyser
Mascots have become a quintessential part of most NBA arena experiences— but who are the mysterious people behind the oversized suits? And why do they choose the anonymous mascot life? Intrepid culture reporter Eve Peyser dove deep into mascot lore and even shadowed an NBA mascot to get some answer…
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Ep 4: 23 Years of #23: a LeBron James Deep Dive with Nick Wright
This week on Basketball, Etc.: FS1’s First Things First and the What’s Wright podcast’s Nick Wright, one of the brightest and most noteworthy voices in sports media today, joins Claire to talk about a mutual favorite subject of analysis: LeBron James. Nick has selected 23 defining moments from the …
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Ep 3: Art, Philosophy and the Lakers with Flea
Multi-talented musician Flea (whose new solo album of jazz trumpet music, Honora, is out now), is obviously most famous for his work as the bassist for multi-time platinum, Grammy award winning band Red Hot Chili Peppers. But he’s also one of the most ubiquitous basketball fans on the planet, ofte…
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Ep 2: The Agony and Ecstasy of Knicks Fandom with Desus Nice
What happens when the losing team you’ve been loyal to since childhood starts actually winning? Before the New York Knicks went on their storybook Championship run of domination through the 2026 NBA Playoffs, host Claire de Lune went to New York City to talk to one of the most high profile (and fun…
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Ep 1: Meditation and Mindfulness in Basketball with Claire de Lune
Have you ever watched a professional basketball player take a free throw? Have you noticed that it seems like they’re….meditating? In the first episode of Basketball, Etc., host Claire de Lune talks to a variety of experts and thought leaders in the field to find out how often basketball players ar…
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Introducing: Basketball, Etc.
Basketball, Etc., a new show from iHeartPodcasts, offers an antidote to the hot take shouting matches dominating sports media: a show for the nuance, the et cetera of it all. Host Claire de Lune guides listeners through cool, weird, untold and under-told basketball stories— with guests ranging from…
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