The Global Bounce
Does the Philippines really love basketball more than any other nation? Is coaching a national team the most thankless job in basketball? And how good do you have to be to make it to the NBA? Explore these questions and more on The Global Bounce, hosted by Rafe Bartholomew, author of Pacific Rims. In every episode, Rafe takes us on a deep dive of basketball with different voices from around the world: Leigh Ellis, Coach Rajko Toroman, Jackie MacMullan, "How Basketball Can Save the World" author...
Episodes (15)
Is the national team post the worst coaching job in basketball?
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Our star-studded squad for the second half (Sneak peek)
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Halftime! The FIBA World Cup huddle with Rafe Bartholomew
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How Serbia became a basketball behemoth, with Miloš Jovanović (Episode highlight...
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How technology changed the way we watch and cover basketball, with Sev Sarmenta...
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How basketball took Leigh Ellis from the Balkans to the Philippines (Episode hig...
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What if everything you knew about the Dream Team was wrong?
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Forget YouTube! Did you watch ball on VHS? In a theater? Listening on the radio?
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From Bodiroga to Jokić, what's the deal with Serbian basketball?
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How far can basketball take you?
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Kiefer Ravena on taking a shot at playing overseas (Sneak peek)
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Rajko Toroman explains why Japanese basketball is ahead of the curve (Sneak peek...
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Leigh Ellis goes balling in the Balkans (Sneak peek)
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Meet the all-stars who will be appearing on the podcast! (Teaser)
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Rafe Bartholomew is dropping knowledge from beyond the arc (Trailer)
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