Beyond the Arena is a sports podcast that talks about the many positive impacts that sports have on people’s lives all over the world. From gaining strength to overcome adversity, to landing your childhood dream job to help provide for your family, sports impacts people in ways that often go overlooked or unnoticed.
Since posting the first episode on February 23, here are the stats:
- 114 total listens across Spotify and Apple Podcasts
- 19 total followers
- 13 hours listened
- 5⭐ on 7 Ratings across Spotify and Apple Podcasts
- “Beyond the Arena: Intro” most popular episode (29 plays)
I made this podcast to give a voice to ordinary people who have done extraordinary things. It’s also my dream to work in sports broadcasting and analysis, so I wanted to find something that would help me grow my love for sports.
This podcast is targeted towards non-sports fans, since most often think of sports as simply a way for atheletes to get famous and be paid hundreds of millions of dollars to dribble a ball up and down the court, but it goes much deeper than that.
I’ve posted 8 podcast episodes in total and have interviewed 7 different people, including a former Utah Utes running back, the General Manager of a Major League Baseball partner league team and a sports writer for the Deseret News. Just because the semester is over, doesn’t mean my podcast will end. More episodes are on the way, so stay tuned!
I used Async.com to distribute my podcast episodes to both Spotify and Apple Podcasts. Here’s a link!
Jack Esplin
Jack doubles as the Morning Show Host and a News Reporter for BYU-Idaho Radio. As the host of Beyond the Arena, he also runs a YouTube channel called “JackEspy” where he posts short videos daily about NFL, NBA, college basketball and college football content, from rankings, player and team comparisons and game picks. He is also a play-by-play and color commentator for BYU-Idaho Basketball and Football. Esplin aims to work for ESPN in a sports broadcasting and analysis roll.