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The Long Game is a leadership and sports podcast about how the greatest coaches, teams, and organizations built success that lasted.
Championships are won in moments. Dynasties are built over years.
This podcast studies elite coaching, leadership through sports, and the long-term systems behind sustained excellence. Each episode explores a legendary coach, team, or program from across football, basketball, baseball, soccer, hockey, and beyond, blending sports history, biography, and leadership analysis to uncover how the best leaders thought in decades, not seasons.
You’ll learn:
This isn’t a highlight show or a podcast about quick wins. It’s a story-driven guide to long-term leadership, coaching philosophy, organizational culture, and understanding how the best leaders in history played — and won — the long game.
If you’re interested in leadership, sports leadership, coaching philosophy, team culture, organizational leadership, performance psychology, great coaches, and learning how enduring success is built over time — this podcast is for you.
The Long Game Because real success is never built overnight.
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Hannibal's Epic Alpine Ambition and Ultimate Downfall
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Mar 02, 2026 |
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Fall of Singapore: A Masterclass in Failure
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Mar 01, 2026 |
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Gregor Mendel's Ignored Genius
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Feb 28, 2026 |
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Operation Eagle Claw: A Rescue Mission Failure
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Feb 26, 2026 |
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The East India Company's Epic Fail
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Feb 25, 2026 |
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James K. Polk: The Dark Horse President
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Feb 24, 2026 |
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New Coke: A Lesson in Metrics vs. Emotion
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Feb 23, 2026 |
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Frobisher's Fool's Gold Fiasco
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Feb 22, 2026 |
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Barbara McClintock and the Dogma of Genetics
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Feb 20, 2026 |
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Bill Bowerman's Coaching Philosophy and Nike's Origins
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Feb 16, 2026 |
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Dan Gable: The Pursuit of Absolute Dominance
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Feb 15, 2026 |
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Newt Rockne's Football Legacy
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Feb 14, 2026 |
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Connie Mack: The Quiet Leader of Baseball
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Feb 13, 2026 |
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Greg Jackson's Coaching Philosophy in MMA
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Feb 12, 2026 |
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Krzyzewski's Coaching Philosophy and Legacy
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Feb 11, 2026 |
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Bill Belichick’s Leadership Style
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Feb 10, 2026 |
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Bear Bryant's Leadership: Organizational Certainty
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Feb 09, 2026 |
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Gregg Popovich: Leadership Lessons from the Hardwood
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Feb 08, 2026 |
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Uncertainty's End: Clive Woodward's System for Peak Performance
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Feb 07, 2026 |
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Lombardi's Leadership: Certainty Under Pressure
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Feb 06, 2026 |
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Butch Harmon's Coaching Leadership
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Feb 05, 2026 |
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Bollettieri's Controversial Path to Tennis Stardom
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Feb 04, 2026 |
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Bollettieri's Controversial Path to Tennis Stardom
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Feb 04, 2026 |
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Bollettieri's Controversial Path to Tennis Stardom
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Feb 04, 2026 |
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Pat Summitt's Legacy of Clarity and Accountability
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Feb 03, 2026 |
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Phil Jackson's Coaching Masterclass: Beyond Talent
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Feb 02, 2026 |
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John Wooden: The Power of Preparation
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Feb 01, 2026 |
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John McGraw: Leadership Lessons From Baseball's Forgotten Innovator
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Jan 31, 2026 |
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John McGraw: Leadership Lessons From Baseball's Forgotten Innovator
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Jan 31, 2026 |
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Standards Over Sentiment: The Nick Saban Method
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Jan 24, 2026 |