In Depth With Graham Bensinger

J.J. Watt: Future Hall of Fame Defensive Lineman

Graham heads to Houston for a chat with Houston Texans legend J.J. Watt. The three-time NFL Defensive Player of the Year opens up about contemplating retirement after a major surgery in 2015, landing a $100 million contract and frequent reminders he was booed on draft day. In this 2016 interview, Watt also details his extreme diet and workout routine and his desire to go down as the greatest player of all time.

Trending Now: Steph Curry on playing for Team USA

Stephen Curry details his experience playing for Team USA, and explains how former head coach Mike Krzyzewski brings the best out of players.

Forward Progress With Oscar De La Hoya: Winning Olympic Gold

Oscar De La Hoya looks back on the most satisfying and yet saddest achievement in his boxing career: fulfilling his mom’s dying wish and winning an Olympic gold medal. De La Hoya shares the numbness he felt while competing at the summer games in Barcelona and his initial decision to retire from boxing.

Caeleb Dressel: 8x Olympic Gold Medal Swimmer

Competing in three events in the pool in the 2024 Paris Olympics, we revisit this 2022 interview with Caeleb Dressel. The multiple world record holder invites Graham to his farm in Florida for a candid conversation about the extreme highs and lows that come with Olympic fame, including why he had to step away from the pool following the Tokyo Games. Sports Illustrated’s 2021 “Athlete of the Year” reveals harsh self-criticism while reading entries from his swim logbooks, shares why he avoids comparisons to Michael Phelps and discusses his deep affection for his pet rat. We also hear stories from Dressel's wife, his parents and long-time coach Gregg Troy.

Trending Now: Ryan Lochte on beating Michael Phelps

In this week’s fan-favorite podcast, olympian and swimmer Ryan Lochte talks about his relationship with former teammate, competitor, and friend, Michael Phelps. Lochte recalls how he and Phelps would push each other to be better, and created an historic moment in swimming.

Forward Progress with Roy Willams: Michael Jordan needed to work harder

In this week’s motivational podcast, Hall of Fame coach Roy Williams remembers his first impression when recruiting Michael Jordan to North Carolina and the life-changing advice he offered that helped optimize MJ’s intense desire for greatness. Coach Williams refers to Michael Jordan as the GOAT and shares a story of why he considers his father, James Jordan, a personal hero.

In Depth crew reflects on inspiring Oksana Masters interview

Graham, executive producer Brad Galbreath, and associate producer Alana Gertz share behind-the-scenes stories from our interview with Paralympian Oksana Masters. 

Oksana Masters: 17-Time Paralympic Medalist

This week on the In Depth Podcast, Graham sits down with the inspirational Oksana Masters. The multisport athlete has won 17 medals across the summer and winter Paralympic games, and is the most decorated U.S. Winter Paralympian of all time. But that’s not even the biggest aspect of her story. Oksana discusses her upbringing in a hellacious Ukrainian orphanage where she endured numerous horrors. Oksana also details a childhood overcoming numerous birth defects due to radiation poisoning from the Chernobyl meltdown, which resulted in numerous surgeries, including amputations of both legs. But Masters also reveals the love she’s experienced in her life from her adoptive mother and fiance, and talks about what it takes to succeed no matter how much the odds are stacked against you.

Mike Krzyzewski on Michael Jordan’s manners and ego

In this week’s fan-favorite podcast, former Duke Blue Devils head coach Mike Krzyzewski reflects on a memorable moment with Michael Jordan that helped establish the organizational structure of the 1992 Dream Team.

Forward Progress with Ron Howard: Frightened for my brother’s life

In this week’s motivational podcast, award-winning director Ron Howard discusses tough times as his younger brother Clint wrestled with drug and alcohol addiction.