by Melanie
<p>A podcast meant to tell the stories of the who, what, when and how behind the sports, games and video games you love, Uniting sports fans and gamers of all stripes under one podcast!</p>
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December 14, 2024
Journalist Ken Bensinger and producers John Battsek and Miles Coleman discuss the shocking FIFA scandal, exposing corruption and deceit at the highest levels of international soccer.
October 4, 2024
<p>PowerPlay Paralympic Explainer 2 Episode Description</p><p>In which Mel tries to explain the inner workings of both wheelchair basketball and wheelchair tennis.</p><p>Sources:</p><p>Canadian Paralympic Committee. (2024) <em>Wheelchair Basketball. </em>Wheelchair Basketball- Canadian Wheelchair Basketball Committee <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://paralympic.ca/sport/wheelchair-basketball/#:~:text=Each%20player%20is%20assigned%20a,range%20from%200.5%20to%204.5">https://paralympic.ca/sport/wheelchair-basketball/#:~:text=Each%20player%20is%20assigned%20a,range%20from%200.5%20to%204.5</a>.</p><p>International Wheelchair Basketball Federation. (2024). <em>History of Wheelchair Basketball. </em>History of Wheelchair Basketball. <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://iwbf.org/the-game/history-wheelchair-basketball/">https://iwbf.org/the-game/history-wheelchair-basketball/</a></p><p>World Netball. (2024). <em>2024 Rules Update. </em>World Netball. <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://netball.sport/game/the-rules-of-netball/">https://netball.sport/game/the-rules-of-netball/</a></p><p><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="http://RulesofSport.com">RulesofSport.com</a>. (2022), <em>Netball Rules. </em>How to Play Netball. <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.rulesofsport.com/sports/netball.html">https://www.rulesofsport.com/sports/netball.html</a></p><p>History of Tennis. (2024, September 25). In <em>Wikipedia.</em> <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=History_of_tennis&oldid=1246609819">https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=History_of_tennis&oldid=1246609819</a></p><p>International Paralympic Committee. (2024). <em>History of Wheelchair Tennis. </em>Wheelchair Tennis- About. <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.paralympic.org/wheelchair-tennis/about">https://www.paralympic.org/wheelchair-tennis/about</a></p><p>Joe Rivera (N/A) <em>Tennis Scoring Explained: A guide to understanding the rules, tiebreakers, terms & points system. </em>Tennis scoring explained. <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.sportingnews.com/us/tennis/news/tennis-scoring-explained-rules-system-points-terms/7uzp2evdhbd11obdd59p3p1cx">https://www.sportingnews.com/us/tennis/news/tennis-scoring-explained-rules-system-points-terms/7uzp2evdhbd11obdd59p3p1cx</a></p><p>Canadian Paralympic Committee. (2024). <em>Wheelchair Tennis</em>. Wheelchair Tennis- Canadian Paralympic Committee. <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://paralympic.ca/sport/wheelchair-tennis/#:~:text=Classification%20Paralympic%20wheelchair%20tennis%20competition%20is%20open%20to,women%20are%20allowed%20to%20play%20against%20each%20other">https://paralympic.ca/sport/wheelchair-tennis/#:~:text=Classification%20Paralympic%20wheelchair%20tennis%20competition%20is%20open%20to,women%20are%20allowed%20to%20play%20against%20each%20other</a>.</p><p>British National Anthem and German National Anthem curtesy of Free Beta Records</p><p>British Anthem: <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://goo.gl/peHHCX">https://goo.gl/peHHCX</a></p><p>German Anthem: <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://goo.gl/peHHCX">https://goo.gl/peHHCX</a></p>
September 9, 2024
<p>PowerPlay: Paralympic Explainer 1</p><p>In which Mel explains the epicness of the Paralympic Games in Paris 2024. Not only a brief history of the Games themselves, but also explainers for two of the Games’ most unique sports: Goaiball, and Boccia. I ran out of source space. See next episode for more. </p><p>Sources:</p><p>International Olympic Committee (2024). <em>History of the Paralympic Games. </em>Olympics.</p><p><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://olympics.com/en/paris-2024/the-games/olympic-paralympic-games/history-paralympic-games">https://olympics.com/en/paris-2024/the-games/olympic-paralympic-games/history-paralympic-games</a></p><p>International Paralympic Committee. (2024). <em>Paralympics History. </em>Paralympics.</p><p><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.paralympic.org/ipc/history">https://www.paralympic.org/ipc/history</a></p><p>International Paralympic Committee. (2024). <em>History of Boccia. </em>Paralympics.</p><p><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.paralympic.org/boccia/about">https://www.paralympic.org/boccia/about</a></p><p>BCC. (2024). Paralympics 2024: <em>A guide to boccia at the Paris Games.</em> BBC Sport.</p><p><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.bbc.com/sport/articles/crgg0d8wr2do">https://www.bbc.com/sport/articles/crgg0d8wr2do</a></p><p>Canadian Paralympic Committee. (2024). <em>Get to Know Boccia</em>. Canadian Paralympic Committee.</p><p><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://paralympic.ca/sport/boccia/">https://paralympic.ca/sport/boccia/</a></p><p>Ben Morse. (August 28,2024). <em>What is boccia, the Paralympics’ ‘fastest-growing’ event? </em>CNN Sport</p><p><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.cnn.com/2024/08/28/sport/boccia-paralympics-2024-paris-explainer-spt-intl/index.html">https://www.cnn.com/2024/08/28/sport/boccia-paralympics-2024-paris-explainer-spt-intl/index.html</a></p><p>International Paralympic Committee. (2024). <em>Classification</em>. International Paralympic Committee.</p><p><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://paralympic.ca/sport/boccia/#:~:text=Players%20are%20classified%20into%20four%20classes%20depending%20on,For%20players%20with%20other%20involved%20physical%20disabilities.%20">https://paralympic.ca/sport/boccia/#:~:text=Players%20are%20classified%20into%20four%20classes%20depending%20on,For%20players%20with%20other%20involved%20physical%20disabilities.%20</a></p>
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