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The Shocking 2006 World Cup Final: "Waiting on the World to Change"
The beautiful game meets the beautiful podcast! In the final Take A 20 episode of 2026, we revisit Zinedine Zidane’s shocking meltdown in the 2006 World Cup Final. There’s nothing Mark hates more than a French athlete who plays dirty! As this y...
The Heartbreak of Barbaro: "How to Save a Life"
A horse winning the Triple Crown is almost as rare as the Knicks winning the NBA championship. And a whole lot less annoying. In 2006, Barbaro appeared destined to make history. After dominating the Kentucky Derby, he was lauded as an all-time ...
The New Orleans Saints "Domecoming": "Alive and Kickin"
On September 25, 2006, the New Orleans Saints returned home to the Superdome for the first time since Hurricane Katrina devastated the city a year earlier. Had enough time elapsed for a symbol of despair to become a house of healing? Two minute...
The 'Canes Win the Cup: "King Without A Crown"
Hartford Whalers fan trigger warning! The Carolina Hurricanes, who relocated to Raleigh from Hartford in 1997, won their first and only Stanley Cup in 2006, legitimizing the NHL’s commitment to building in the Sun Belt. After canceling th...
A Disgraceful Tour De France: "Ridin'"
The 2006 Tour de France began with the biggest doping scandal in the history of sports. And it only got worse from there. The first race without 7-time champion Lance Armstrong was supposed to be a shining moment for a new generation of riders....