Breakin the Norm

Breakin the Norm

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Breakin the Norm episodes

  • Kristi Yamaguchi
    '92 Olympic Figure Skating gold medalist, Kristi Yamaguchi talks about her third children's book, "Cara's Kindness", her Olympic glory days and what the wife and mother of two is doing now.
    www.kristiyamaguchi.com
    44 min
  • Ryan Leaf
    1st Round Draft Pick, Ryan Leaf, who he was then and who he is now. How he's helping others battle addictions
    www.transcendrecoverycommunity.com
    43 min
  • Floyd Landis
    10 years ago this month, FLOYD LANDIS won the 2006 Tour de France. 72 hours later, he tested positive for PED's and would launch a 4 year defense claiming his innocence, even writing a book about it and starting a defense fund. He was stripped of his title (rightly so), and eventually fell into depression, often taking 15 pain killers and downing a 5th of Jack Daniels in one day....
    He knew others were doing it, but he became the poster child. Angry and unable to regain any solid credibility to ride again, he sent an email that would change it all....
    Listen to my up close and personal interview with Floyd Landis. Find out how it all went down, if he has any regrets, and what he's doing now.
    45 min
  • Maria Toorpakai- "A Different Kind of Daughter: The Girl Who Hid from Taliban in Plain Sight"
    Too often in this country, we get complacent with what we have, or don't have. It's so easy to take for granted what freedoms we are afforded in the GREATEST country on Earth. I get the privilege to interview the amazing MARIA TOORPAKAI, Pakistan's #1 women's squash player. Raised as a boy for fear of death, she eventually left Pakistan to pursue her dream...but at what price?
    Her father, captured and tortured for speaking out for women's rights, eventually escaped and moved the family to a 'safer' place, while still receiving death threats and narrowly escaping an assassination attempt-all so his daughter could pursue her passion.
    Hear the harrowing story of a young girl, afraid to cross the street some days, survived the horrible treatment in her homeland, now on the cusp of becoming a World Champion!!
    http://mariatoorpakai.org/
    43 min
  • Mark Schultz
    Olympic Gold Medalist ('84) & 2-time World Champion Freestyle Wrestler ('85, '87) Mark Schultz! Mark was the subject of the Oscar nominated movie "Foxcatcher", starring Channing Tatum, Mark Ruffalo, Steve Carell, Sienna Miller & Vanessa Redgrave.
    Mark, who went on to win UFC IX just 4 months after his brother Dave was brutally murdered by chemical mogul John Du Pont, is now an inspirational speaker and author of the NY Times Best-Selling Memoir "Foxcatcher", which inspired the movie. His highly decorated wrestling career has earned a place into numerous Halls of Fame, and his story and presentation style makes him one of the most sought-after speakers in the world!
    Get to know the tragic, emotional and triumphant story of Mark Schultz.
    www.markschultz.com
    46 min
  • Danan Hughes: Former NFL Wide Receiver
    Think racism is dead, or just died down for a bit?? Will it ever die? Why or why not? Was Cam Newton smart for backing away from the fumble in Super Bowl 50? I'll be tackling (see what I did there?) those subjects and more, with special guest Danan Hughes
    48 min

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Former MLB player LES NORMAN brings you the most alluring, illuminating, & refreshing stories from the entertainment, business, & sports world uncovering rare, behind the scenes conversations.