The Global Bounce

The Global Bounce

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The Global Bounce episodes

  • Is the national team post the worst coaching job in basketball?
    The job goes way beyond getting the team together and putting a country's pride on the line. Returning Gilas Pilipinas coach Tim Cone talks about the challenges that come with leading the national team, and how it threatened his personal and professional relationship with Philippine Centennial Team star Jojo Lastimosa.

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    34 min
  • Our star-studded squad for the second half (Sneak peek)
    Meet our roster of guests for the second half of the show: veteran Philippine Basketball Association coach Tim Cone, Shiga Lakes and Gilas Pilipinas guard Kiefer Ravena, "Basketball is Jazz" author David Thorpe, and more! Subscribe to catch new episodes of The Global Bounce starting September 22.

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    3 min
  • How Serbia became a basketball behemoth, with Miloš Jovanović (Episode highlight)

    Betting on Serbia for the second round of the World Cup? Learn more about how basketball became part of this country's history and national identity with Serbian sports journalist Miloš Jovanović, from Episode 2 of this podcast.


    Listen to the full episode here: From Bodiroga to Jokić, what’s the deal with Serbian basketball?


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    8 min
  • How technology changed the way we watch and cover basketball, with Sev Sarmenta (Episode highlight)

    FIBA season is here! Are you watching the games in person or at home? Rafe Bartholomew and veteran sportscaster Sev Sarmenta have some notes on how basketball consumption has evolved in this highlight from Episode 3.


    Listen to the full episode here: Forget YouTube! Did you watch ball on VHS? In a theater? Listening on the radio?


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    6 min
  • How basketball took Leigh Ellis from the Balkans to the Philippines (Episode highlight)

    Before the former "No Dunks" co-host came to the Philippines, Leigh Ellis kicked off his tour of the world's great basketball nations in Europe. He recalls his first few stops in this highlight from the episode "How far can basketball take you?"


    Listen to the full episode here: How far can basketball take you?


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    9 min
  • What if everything you knew about the Dream Team was wrong?

    Every true basketball fan thinks they know about the Dream Team—but do you know how they came to be, and how they changed basketball around the world forever? Rafe looks back at the Dream Team's legacy and the golden generations that followed them with sports writer Jack McCallum and Serbian coach Rajko Toroman.


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    41 min
  • Forget YouTube! Did you watch ball on VHS? In a theater? Listening on the radio?

    We've gone from bleachers in packed stadiums to 30-second highlight reels. From the rise of technology, to making sure we hear different voices in basketball media, how have we changed the way we consume the game? Featuring retired sports journalist Jackie MacMullan, commentator Sev Sarmenta, Filipina sports writer Tessa Jazmines, and content creator Ize Flores of Hoops Highlights.


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    42 min
  • From Bodiroga to Jokić, what's the deal with Serbian basketball?

    If Rafe hadn’t gotten into Filipino basketball, what other basketball culture would he have been interested in? Here he talks to basketball journalist Miloš Jovanović about Serbia. They cover how it found national pride in basketball after a period of civil war and what makes it one of the great basketball nations. Is it the most hoops-crazy nation in the world? Listen and find out what they have to say.


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    34 min
  • How far can basketball take you?

    13 years after his bestselling book “Pacific Rims”, Rafe Bartholomew tells his story of falling in love with Philippine basketball culture. Former “No Dunks” host Leigh Ellis talks about his pickup basketball tour across 20 countries, and “Basketball: A Love Story” author Jackie MacMullan shares how she followed the game across 6 continents. And on their travels, they all find a strong sense of community that goes beyond the court.


    Filipino references you'll hear in the episode:


    • Laglag bola - Literally "ball dropping"; a pun on the 2015-2016 "laglag bala" (bullet planting, literally "bullet dropping") extortion scandal at the Philippines' Ninoy Aquino International Airport
    • Tsinelas - Flip flops
    • Balut - Fermented duck egg
    • Papaitan - Bitter beef or goat stew
    • Soup No. 5 - A soup made from a bull's private parts


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    30 min

About The Global Bounce

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