ROS Presents: Counterattack Podcast By Religion of Sports | PRX cover art

ROS Presents: Counterattack

ROS Presents: Counterattack

By: Religion of Sports | PRX
Listen for free

About this listen

ROS Presents is home to Religion of Sports’ most ambitious and engaging audio storytelling, existing at the intersection of sports and society.

We are now in our fourth season with Counterattack, which follows the journey of Sinead Farrelly from hometown soccer star to league whistleblower to comeback kid. Sinead’s experiences in professional soccer and her brave decision to speak out ignited the revolution taking place in professional women’s soccer today. She and her fellow players are continuing a long tradition of sisterhood in women’s soccer. They are changing the game and forging a new path forward—for themselves, for their league, and for the next generation of little girls with big soccer dreams.

Our first season, Crushed, presented a fresh take on legacy the home run race of ’98 and baseball’s steroid era.

Season 2, the award-winning series False Idol, examined the murder of Reeva Steenkamp and the myths surrounding her killer, Oscar Pistorius.

Season 3, Roughhousing, took listeners inside America’s locker rooms to explore hazing in high school sports today — why we do it, what it says about us, and whether change is possible.

 Soccer
Episodes
  • Trailer: CRUSHED

    Trailer: CRUSHED
    Mar 24 2021

    Sportswriter Joan Niesen is revisiting the steroid era to untangle its truth from the many myths, examine the legacy of baseball’s farthest-reaching scandal, and explore what it tells us about sports culture in America. Launching on April 1, Opening Day 2021.
    Show more Show less
    3 mins
  • CRUSHED Part 1: The Feel-Good Story

    CRUSHED Part 1: The Feel-Good Story
    Apr 1 2021

    What happens when your love of a sport is built on a major-league lie? Sportswriter Joan Niesen was a kid in St. Louis in the summer of 1998, when the home run race made baseball magic. Mark McGwire was her favorite player, and she tracked his every move that season as he chased baseball immortality. But the spectacle of that summer was not what it seemed. McGwire and countless other players had been using anabolic steroids for years. Now, Joan is revisiting the steroid era to untangle the truth from its many myths and search for answers. What happens when our heroes let us down? What can those years tell us about sports culture in America? And what is the legacy of baseball’s farthest-reaching scandal?
    Show more Show less
    38 mins
  • CRUSHED Part 2: The Snoop

    CRUSHED Part 2: The Snoop
    Apr 8 2021

    When reporter Steve Wilstein started asking questions about a bottle of pills in Mark McGwire’s locker, it set off a chain reaction that would cast doubt on the home run record and the power that had come to define baseball.
    Show more Show less
    35 mins
All stars
Most relevant  
Captivating reminder why I love baseball, warts and all. This podcast incapsulates the feeling of talking with someone brand new, a stranger who has the same passion for the sport you love.

Captivating reminder why I love baseball.

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.