Miles Kennedy, Patrick Green

The World Wide Web of Sports

Kids EN ↓ 3 episodes

The World Wide Web of Sports is a podcast dedicated to the greatest sports stories you’ve never heard of... until now. It’s the kind of podcast you can put on during the drive to school or the ride home from practice — something kids, parents, and die-hard sports fans can all lean forward and listen to together. Every episode is an adaptation of real-world events using narrative techniques, thorough research, and cinematic scripting to enhance dramatic impact. Each one is produced like a dramatized movie for your ears — voice acting performances, immersive sound design, and original music soun...

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Miles Kennedy, Patrick Green

Episodes

Paul the Octopus 19.06.2026 17:32

The biggest star of the 2010 World Cup wasn’t Lionel Messi or Cristiano Ronaldo. It was an octopus named Paul, an ordinary sea creature with an extraordinary knack for predicting soccer matches. Was Paul an oracle? A publicity stunt? Just a lucky octopus riding a hot streak? Dive into this story about how the World Cup connects us and the power of belief. Thank you for listening to the World...

Tubby Johnston 21.05.2026 15:58

Long before girls were allowed to play Little League, Kathryn “Tubby” Johnston loved baseball so much she disguised herself as a boy, lied about her name and played her way onto a Little League team in 1950s America. What started as the pursuit of a childhood dream became a symbolic act of rebellion that helped crack open the sport for generations of girls to come. Thank you for listening to the W...

Panyee FC 20.03.2026 19:33

On a tiny floating village in southern Thailand, a group of boys dream of playing futbol after watching the 1986 FIFA World Cup. The problem? Their home has nowhere to play futbol. So the boys build a pitch on the water. What begins as a few planks nailed together becomes something much bigger — a team, a dream, and eventually the legend of Panyee FC is born, proving that no matter where you build...