In Depth With Graham Bensinger

Forward Progress with Lewis Hamilton: I didn’t enjoy my first championship win

In this week’s motivational podcast, Lewis Hamilton on pressure to impress as a rookie and why he didn’t enjoy winning a championship in year two.

Kobe Bryant: Remembering a Legend

In this episode of the In Depth Podcast, we revisit our 2012 interview with the legendary Kobe Bryant five years after his tragic passing. Hear Kobe reflect on his unforgettable career moments, unshakable mindset, and complex relationship with Shaquille O’Neal. Bryant also opens up about the challenges he faced, including the impact of criminal charges that threatened his career.

Trending Now: Dan Hurley on March Madness, NIL and College Athletics

In this week’s fan-favorite podcast, UConn men’s basketball coach Dan Hurley shares his perspective on the state of college athletics. Hurley praises the success of March Madness, the significance of NIL, and the fans of college athletics who have helped gain greater financial freedom to support their athletes better. However, Hurley also emphasized the need for additional guardrails and policies to support the universities during these growing pains better.

Forward Progress with Wayne Gretzky: Family Support and Overcoming Adversity

In this week’s motivational podcast, NHL legend Wayne Gretzky talks about the support of his parents to help him capitalize on natural talent, why the Edmonton Oilers would ask his dad to attend games and his dad’s long recovery process from a brain aneurysm in 1991.

Annika Sorenstam: World Golf Hall of Famer

Graham chats with golf great Annika Sorenstam about memorable moments on the course, including how she made history playing with the men at Colonial, and how she’s helping young players off of it. She also reflects on first coming to America to pursue her golf career, and she details her son’s fight for survival after he was born three months early. Plus, Sorenstam addresses the fallout of accepting the Medal of Freedom one day after the January 6th U.S. Capitol riot.

Trending Now: Charles Barkley on the toughest part of forgiving his father

In this week’s fan-favorite podcast, NBA legend Charles Barkley talks about his absent father and why welcoming him back into his life was hard.

Forward Progress with Brett Favre: No one has job security in the NFL

In this week’s motivational podcast, Green Bay Packers Hall of Famer Brett Favre said he started for 321 consecutive games because he was always worried about losing his job.

Billie Jean King: Tennis Legend & Gender Equality Advocate

Graham sits down with the iconic tennis star and advocate Billie Jean King. Winner of 12 Grand Slam singles titles, King is best remembered for her win against Bobby Riggs at their Battle of the Sexes match in 1973. In this 2014 interview, she reflects on that match and how it reinforced the recent passing of Title IX. The tennis hall of famer also remembers her historic “coming out” and the challenges that came with it in the early 1980’s.

Trending Now: Nikki Glaser on her comedic process

In this fan-favorite podcast, stand-up comic Nikki Glaser dishes on the intricacies of her comedic process and offers a self-analysis that she’s not living to her full potential. Nikki explains that her best comedic performances come when she’s invested significant time in preparing for those gigs. Yet, she generally opts out of that level of preparation… unless she’s performing on someone else’s show (a late-night appearance, Comedy Central roast, etc.).

Forward Progress with Dan Hurley: Overcoming rock bottom and bouncing back

In this week’s motivational podcast, UConn men’s head basketball coach Dan Hurley recalls the moment he received a frightening phone call about his brother’s life-threatening car accident. Hurley opens up about the difficult period following the accident, during which he quit the team and isolated himself in his dorm room for several weeks. Coach Hurley also shared that he experienced moments of suicidal thoughts and discussed the process he went through to overcome that mental state.