The Extreme Life of Matt Hardy

Introducing No Place Like Nebraska with Jen Karson-Strauss from Good Game with Sarah Spain.

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Director and producer Jen Karson-Strauss joins Sarah to talk through the process of making “No Place Like Nebraska,” a new E:60 documentary that provides a behind-the-scenes look at Nebraska volleyball. Plus, we outline the highlights of the NWSL’s huge CBA news, answer a great question from a slice, and debut our first ever “Weird Flex, But Okay” courtesy of producer Alex.

• Watch “No Place Like Nebraska,” which debuts this Sunday at 5pm ET on ESPN and ESPN+. You can stream it here

• Got questions about strange rules or how playoffs work in your new favorite sport? Send ‘em our way and we’ll do our best to answer! Send us a note at [email protected] or leave us a voicemail at 872-204-5070

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He is the head of The Patriarchy, he hates your father, and he's the subject of this week's episode of The Extreme Life of Matt Hardy! Matt discusses the career and legacy of one of his greatest opponents, Christian Cage!

Hear stories of how Christian broke out of the Funkin' Dojo in the WWF, became one-half of one of the greatest tag teams of all-time, and how a little reinvention went a long way to cementing his Hall of Fame career!

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Introducing Golden Goals with Masai Russell & The Bakeshop of Progress with Kathryn Bertine from Good Game with Sarah Spain.

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It’s a jam-packed episode, y’all. Olympic 100m hurdles gold medalist Masai Russell tells Sarah about why she’s working out just days after winning in Paris, the DMV’s secret sauce and how her failures helped her reach the top of the sports world. Plus, former pro cyclist and forever activist Kathryn Bertine discusses the history of the Tour de France Femmes and why equality in cycling is still a long way away.

• Read Kathryn Bertine’s memoir, Stand, watch her film, Half the Road & check out Homestretch Foundation

• Watch the 2024 Tour de France Femmes! Here’s a schedule / TV info 

• Read more about where Jordan Chiles’ case stands here

• Live in the D.C. area? Celebrate the USWNT’s win and the Triple Espresso with a drink paid for by the NWSL’s Washington Spirit. Details here 

• Friday night’s WNBA schedule: 

• Seattle Storm @ Atlanta Dream - 7:30pm ET 

• Phoenix Mercury @ Indiana Fever - 7:30 ET 

• Connecticut Sun @ Dallas Wings - 9:30 ET

• Full WNBA schedule is here

• A few highlights from this weekend’s college soccer schedule:

• #2 Stanford plays UC Irvine @ 4pm ET Sunday – ACC ESPN Network

• #5 Clemson faces High Point @ 5pm ET Sunday – ACC ESPN Network

• #1 FSU takes on North Florida @ 6pm ET Sunday – ACC ESPN Network

• You know we always love to hear from you! Send us a note at [email protected] or leave us a voicemail at 872-204-5070

• Follow Sarah on social! X: @SarahSpain Instagram: @Spain2323

• Follow producer Misha Jones! X: @mishthejrnalist Instagram: @mishthejrnalist TikTok: @mishthejrnalist

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It is the era that defined so many of our wrestling fandoms, and it's the topic of this week's Extreme Life! Join Matt Hardy and Jon Alba LIVE on stage in Atlantic City from 90s Wrestling Con, as Matt shares some of the funniest stories from the iconic WWF Attitude Era! Hear road tales with Michael Hayes, stories of JBL's locker room patrolling, Wrestlers Court, and more!

Special thanks to this week's sponsors!

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Introducing B-Girls, Hoopers & Pap Sch-mears from Good Game with Sarah Spain.

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Start your weekend early by indulging in a charcuterie board of Olympic stories! As the Paris Games wind down, we feast on the U.S. basketball dynasty, nibble at the breaking competition and feed you a wrestling story you need to know. Plus, statues you wanna see and astronauts we wanna rescue.

• Submit your suggestion for the Toronto WNBA team name here

• Check out Angel Reese’s Reebok collection here 

• Watch Sha’Carri Richardson anchor the U.S. 4x100m relay team in prelims here 

• Read more about Vinesh Phogat and the protests she led here

• Follow Erica L. Ayala’s Olympic coverage @blackrosiemedia 

• A few Olympic events to watch today (Friday, August 9) 

• 9:00am ET - Diving individual springboard final

• 10:00am ET - Breakdancing round robin 

• 11:30am ET - USA basketball semifinal vs. Australia 

• 1:30pm ET - 4x100m relay final 

• 2:00pm ET - Field hockey gold medal game

• 2:15pm ET - Heptathlon concludes with the 800-meter race

• 4:30pm ET - Beach volleyball gold medal match

• Follow Sarah on social! X: @SarahSpain Instagram: @Spain2323

• Follow producer Misha Jones! X: @mishthejrnalist Instagram: @mishthejrnalist TikTok: @mishthejrnalist

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HERE COMES THE MONEY! On this week's Extreme Life, Matt Hardy gives his take on the Shane McMahon and Tony Khan meeting, thoughts on a possible relationship between Shane and AEW, and discusses his history with the McMahon family in WWE!

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Introducing Books, Routines, and Habits: The Founders' Guide to Self-Improvement from The Art of Manliness.

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A lot of self-improvement advice and content feels empty. And there's a reason for that. It often offers routines and habits to practice, but doesn't offer a strong, overarching reason to practice them.

That's why the self-improvement advice of the Founding Fathers is particularly compelling. Though they were imperfect men, they had a clear why for trying to become better than they were. For the Founders, life was about the pursuit of happiness, and they equated happiness with excellence and virtue — a state that wasn't about feeling good, but being good. The Founders pursued happiness not only for the personal benefit in satisfaction and tranquility it conferred, but for the way the attainment of virtue would benefit society as a whole; they believed that political self-government required personal self-government.

Today on the show, Jeffrey Rosen, a professor of law, the president of the National Constitution Center, and the author of The Pursuit of Happiness, shares the book the Founders read that particularly influenced their idea of happiness as virtue and self-mastery. We talk about the schedules and routines the Founders kept, the self-examination practices they did to improve their character, and how they worked on their flaws, believing that, while moral perfection was ultimately an impossible goal to obtain, it was still something worth striving for.

• AoM's series on Benjamin Franklin's 13 Virtues
• Ben Franklin Virtues Journal available in the AoM Store
• AoM Article: Young Benjamin Franklin’s Plan of Conduct
• AoM Article: Thomas Jefferson’s 10 Rules for Life
• AoM Article: The Libraries of Famous Men — Thomas Jefferson’s Recommended Reading
• AoM Article: The Best John Adams Quotes
• AoM Article: George Washington’s Rules of Civility and Decent Behavior in Company and Conversation
• AoM Podcast #366: Teach Yourself Like George Washington
• AoM Article: The Spiritual Disciplines — Study and Self-Examination
• Tusculan Disputations by Marcus Tullius Cicero
• The Golden Verses of Pythagoras 

• The National Constitution Center website 
• We the People podcast
• Jeffrey's faculty page
• Jeffrey on X

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Who is the true BEST IN THE WORLD right now in professional wrestling?

Whether it's their in-ring work, drawing power, or presence on the mic, there are only a few who can claim to be the best wrestler on the planet. In this week's Extreme Life, Matt Hardy and Jon Alba put it to debate to find out who is the true No. 1 in the game.

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It's time to GET THE TABLES on this week's Extreme Life! Join Matt Hardy as he dives in on the Hall of Fame career of Bubba Ray Dudley!

Matt shares road stories about the Dudley Boyz, discusses Bubba's turn to Bully Ray, his love for HEAT, and more!

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It's time to ASK MATT HARDY ANYTHING! This week on the Extreme Life, Matt answers YOUR questions! Hear what he thinks are his best matches, his thoughts on John Cena's retirement, Mariah May's heel turn, Enzo & Cass failed WWE run, ladder match psychology, and more!

Special thanks to this week's sponsors!

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