Record-Breaking Technology in Running

Guest: Geoffrey Burns, professional ultrarunner and Research Fellow at the University of Michigan, with a focus in sport performance, running, and biomechanics

Technological advancements in sports have long evaded the simplicity of running. But the Nike Vaporfly led to new records in running across the globe. Is it fair and sporting? How is the sport responding?

 

Sneakers: An American Tale

Guest: Nicholas Smith, author of “Kicks: The Great American Story of Sneakers”

Sneakers were created not to protect the human foot, but to protect the lawn, the croquet lawn to be precise, from the human foot. The story of sneakers is tied to the famous name Goodyear, and the business wouldn't be what it is today without the phenom Michael Jordan.