Sports Podcast Talking Points

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• Important: The host should feel free to make the read their own. They are not beholden to the script.
• Focus on the podcast (not the website, etc.): Speak about the value The Jordan Harbinger Show has to your listener base as fans of your own show. Include this unique URL: jordanharbinger.com/start (and refer to the podcast in Apple Podcasts, Spotify, etc.) For example: “Search for The Jordan Harbinger Show on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, wherever you listen to podcasts, or go to jordanharbinger.com/subscribe.”
• Pick one of the reads below or synthesize one of your own.
• Please note that the host is required to select two additional episodes of The Jordan Harbinger Show to recommend to the audience. You can find a simply formatted, full-episode list on this page: https://www.jordanharbinger.com/at-a-glance/

Sports Read  #1

This episode is brought to you by The Jordan Harbinger Show.

The Jordan Harbinger Show combines in-depth interviews with some of the world’s most fascinating minds like Dennis Rodman, Dwyane Wade or Tony Hawk, with “Feedback Friday” episodes to respond to listener questions about everything from the “conventional” like asking for a raise at work to doozies like helping grandpa recognize that his new girlfriend is a grifter.

Here, you might hear us [topic your show recently covered, example: reflect on the impact Kobe Bryant has left on basketball]. On The Jordan Harbinger Show, you’ll hear [relevant interview guest on The Jordan Harbinger Show, see examples below, such as “An interview with Kobe Bryant to gain valuable insights about his approach to mindset and tenacity — an approach that, like his impact on sports, continues to far outlive him.”]. 

Jordan clearly does a lot of preparation for every single interview, too, reading the guests’ past interviews, recent writing, books, and more. Even for guests I already follow closely like [name; list of sample guests below], I always learn something (many things!) new. There are many interview-style podcasts that are a waste of time; this is not one of them.

CALL TO ACTION / VERBATIM READ

Whether Jordan is conducting an interview or giving advice to a listener, you’ll find something useful that you can apply to your own life in every single episode — whether that’s how to make the most of quarantine (which, somehow, is still relevant) or just a small mindset tweak that changes how you see the world.

Search for The Jordan Harbinger Show (that’s H-A-R, like the first three letters in HARD, B-I-N-G-E, as in how you’ll want to start catching up on his episodes, and R) on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you listen to podcasts.

ALTERNATE CTA / VERBATIM READ

Supporting my sponsors helps me make this show for you – If you go and download Jordan’s show after hearing this ad, he will continue shoveling money in our direction, so show The Jordan Harbinger Show some love.  Search for The Jordan Harbinger Show (that’s H-A-R-B-(as in boy)-I-N-(as in nancy)-G-E-R) on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you listen to podcasts

 

Sports Read #2

This episode is brought to you by The Jordan Harbinger Show, which has been one of my favorite podcasts long before they started sponsoring mine.

The Jordan Harbinger Show features in-depth interviews with some of the world’s most fascinating minds — people you’ve probably heard of like Jocko Willink. and people you haven’t, like spies, hostage negotiators, and North Korean defectors. 

Every Friday, Jordan also releases a “Feedback Friday” episode to respond to listener questions, covering everything from conventional dilemmas like asking for a raise at work to doozies like living with a roommate who threatens to kill you.

My personal favorite is his interview with [name; list of sample guests below], which dives into [topic/takeaway] along with some of those wild listener stories in Feedback Friday. 

CALL TO ACTION / VERBATIM READ

You’ll find something useful that you can apply to your own life in every single episode of The Jordan Harbinger Show, whether that’s the keys to being unforgettable or just a slight mindset tweak that changes how you see the world.

Search for The Jordan Harbinger Show (that’s H-A-R, like the first three letters in HARD, B-I-N-G-E, as in how you’ll want to start catching up on his episodes, and R, like the rating of those movies you weren’t allowed to watch as a kid) on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you’re listening to this.

ALTERNATE CTA / VERBATIM READ

Supporting my sponsors helps me make this show for you – If you go and download Jordan’s show after hearing this ad, he will continue shoveling money in our direction, so show The Jordan Harbinger Show some love.  Search for The Jordan Harbinger Show (that’s H-A-R-B-(as in boy)-I-N-(as in nancy)-G-E-R) on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you listen to podcasts

 

Sports Read #3

Folks, check out this podcast: The Jordan Harbinger Show, available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you’re listening now.

Jordan interviews top performers like Jocko Willink, Dennis Rodman, Tony Hawk, and folks we just can’t interview anymore like Kobe Bryant and Bob Saget.

Every Friday, Jordan also releases a “Feedback Friday” episode to respond to listener questions from normies like us, covering everything from “conventional” questions like navigating a hostile coworker to slightly weirder questions like helping a coworker leave an abusive partner to downright doozies like a listener trying to escape a cult.

I genuinely love Feedback Friday. It’s about life, love, work — anything that’s had you sleeping four hours at night, even if you’re not General Stanley McChrystal (who, by the way, was also a guest on the pod).

I think it’s a great complement to this show, too. Here, you might hear the latest news about [topic your show recently covered, example: recent NBA games]; on The Jordan Harbinger Show, you’ll learn useful advice from a heavy-hitting interview with [relevant interview guest on The Jordan Harbinger Show, see examples below, such as Dwyane Wade] — and that’s just the beginning.

Jordan used to tell listeners to “share the show with those you love, and even those you don’t.” I wish he’d bring it back, because it’s so true: Every single episode, whether it’s a hard-hitting interview with a top performer or an episode of “Feedback Friday” that goes even harder, has something everyone can find useful—whether it’s learning how to ask for advice the right way, or just a slight mindset tweak that changes how they see the world.

CALL TO ACTION / VERBATIM READ

Search for The Jordan Harbinger Show (that’s Jordan, H-A-R, BINGE — and honestly, you will probably want to binge Jordan’s show — R) in Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you’re listening now. Stream, download, subscribe — whatever works best for you. You know how podcasts work. ☺

ALTERNATE CTA / VERBATIM READ

Supporting my sponsors helps me make this show for you – If you go and download Jordan’s show after hearing this ad, he will continue shoveling money in our direction, so show The Jordan Harbinger Show some love.  Search for The Jordan Harbinger Show (that’s H-A-R-B-(as in boy)-I-N-(as in nancy)-G-E-R) on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you listen to podcasts

Sample Interview Guests:

• Apolo Ohno (eight-time Olympic medalist on handling setbacks, avoiding overtraining, building reliable routines, and finding purpose beyond competition)
• Bobby Gunn (bare-knuckle boxer, joined by biographer Stayton Bonner, on the realities of underground fighting, the sport’s evolution, and the personal costs of a life in the ring)
• David Epstein (author of The Sports Gene and Range on how the right constraints sharpen creativity, focus, and decision-making)
• Danny Rensch (chess player and Chess.com co-founder on growing up in a cult, escaping its control, and rebuilding his life through chess)
• Layne Norton (nutritional scientist on protein, fitness misinformation, and how to evaluate alarming claims about seed oils, sweeteners, and supplements)
• Owen Hanson (former USC athlete on his descent into international drug trafficking and the path from prison to rebuilding his life)
• Chris Dalby (journalist on the organized crime behind modern sports, from illegal betting and match manipulation to the exploitation of young athletes)
• Michael Israetel (bodybuilding and fitness expert on muscle memory, body image, nutrition myths, and sustainable approaches to training and diet)