This week Donovan Bailey and Jason Portuondo discuss the Super Bowl, that epic halftime show, Eminem taking a knee, Erin Jackson breaking the colour barrier in speed skating, Kaillie Humphries winning for the USA, Justin Gatlin and more.

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In this episode of Donovan Bailey running things, Donovan and Jason discuss Joe Rogan's use of the N word, Whoopi Goldberg's controversial statement, NFL head coaches, the Super Bowl and track.

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On this episode of Donovan Bailey Running Things, Donovan and Jason celebrate Black History Month, set up the Super Bowl, talk track, Canada's men's soccer team, and debate the greatest athletes of all-time.

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Season two kicks off with a bang as Donovan Bailey is joined by his new co-host Jason Portuondo. They discuss racism in hockey, the NFL playoffs, MLB Hall of Fame, expectations for the indoor track eason and more.

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The hosts, Donovan Bailey and Simon Jain, welcome back guest co-host Anson Henry (Canadian track star and content creator). The finale of Season 1, kicks off with a predictions for the upcoming NBA Season. Unsuprisingly, their opinions differ on who will take the championship. The conversation then turns to Donovan's atheltic legacy and illuminates the idea that perhaps, there were many who felt his athletic accomplishments didn't deserve the acoolades and merits afforded to others; who have achieved far less in the realm of sport. The hosts delve deep into the concept of discrimination and bias, and how it may be applied solely to athletes of colour.

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In this episode, the hosts, Donovan Bailey and Simon Jain are joined by former Canadian track elite turned broadcaster, Anson Henry. Kicking off with a note on Colin Powell, and the reverance Donovan has for the statesman, who also began from Jamaican roots. The hosts then turn to a recent concert in Brooklyn featuring the legendary Rap MCs, KRS-1 and Big Daddy Kane, who rose to fame in the late 80's and early 90's. What ensues is a nuanced discussion into the merit of coming out of retirement in the entertainment world.

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On this episode, the hosts Donovan Bailey and Simon Jain get deep into the recent Heavyweight Boxing fight, which crowned reigning champ Tyson Fury once more. The hosts dig deep on what they thought the outcome would be, why they felt Fury was the superior boxer and delve into the conversation of atheltic 'body shaming' which played out post fight online. The hosts, also take time to weigh-in on recent disgraced NFL coach Jon Gruden, who joins a long-list of sports figures to be 'cancelled' by unearthed remarks heavily mirred in racist and misogynistic language. What comes next for the NFL?

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On this episode, the hosts, Donovan Bailey and Simon Jain get frank with the opiod crisis in sport. Las Vegas Golden Knight's goalie Robin Lehner uncaps the lid on a growing issue of opiates in Hockey and a massive debate erupts across the NHL. Is this the first we are hearing of this? No, in recent years the tell-tale sign of pain killers and sedatives in sports has been trickling out, only to be supressed by the organizations and the leagues themselves. It appears now, across the globe, in multiple sports, we are reaching critical mass, and the story can be contained no longer. Our hosts dissect the issue and look for who should be leading the charge in the fight against it.

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In this episode, the hosts Donovan Bailey & Simon Jain start by launching into the steadfast and determined performance of underdog Heavyweigh boxer Oleksandr Usyk, as he stunned the boxing world with an upset defeat of Anthony Joshua. The conversation then turns into the moral ambiguity of sports as it pertains to discipline and intolerance of racism and sexism; is it even remotely enough at this point? The discussion draws to to light recent events in sport such as the racist taunting incident involving Jalen Smereck in the Ukrainian hockey league, and the anti-abortion petition signed by 500 + women athletes to illuminate the on-going abortion issues in the United States.

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In this episode, the hosts Donovan Bailey & Simon Jain, get into the very real topic of idolatry as it pertains to public perception. Have we as a culture, made the dream of sports stardom seem too attainable, too desireable and altogether too unrealistic? Have we made sports 'icons' so larger than life, that a normal life, simply won't suffice? The hosts weigh in on what this could mean for the average athlete, and how much of it is social media driven, or if in fact it was always this way.

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