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Westward

Westward chronicles the history of basketball in the NBA and how the city of Los Angeles not only saved the fledgling league by bringing the Lakers from Minneapolis, but gave birth to the modern NBA w... Read more

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Ranked #1

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Bonus Episode Two: Interview with Jerry West

Bonus Episode Two: Interview with Jerry West

At the center of the podcast series "Westward" has always been Jerry West. This bonus episode features raw audio of orig... Read more

6 Jul 2021

42mins

Ranked #2

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Bonus Episode One: Michael Cooper and Sam Watson

Bonus Episode One: Michael Cooper and Sam Watson

Bobby Glanton-Smith hosts a special bonus episode with two rare interviews with Los Angeles icons, former Laker great Mi... Read more

29 Jun 2021

56mins

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Ranked #3

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Episode Ten: Season Interrupted

Episode Ten: Season Interrupted

As the Clippers and Lakers head towards the 2019-20 playoffs, the unprecedented happens when the NBA suspends all games ... Read more

22 Jun 2021

26mins

Ranked #4

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Episode Nine: The Mamba and the Mongoose

Episode Nine: The Mamba and the Mongoose

The city of Los Angeles and the world, is left in shock after the sudden death of Kobe Bryant. Friends of former superst... Read more

15 Jun 2021

32mins

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Ranked #5

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Episode Eight: The Guy is Kind of Weird

Episode Eight: The Guy is Kind of Weird

In 1981, while the “Showtime” era was in the early stages of launching the entire league into the stratosphere of cultur... Read more

8 Jun 2021

27mins

Ranked #6

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Episode Seven: It's Showtime

Episode Seven: It's Showtime

Long before Jerry Buss came up with the idea of “Showtime,” there was a coin toss that gave the Lakers the Number One pi... Read more

1 Jun 2021

48mins

Ranked #7

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Episode Six: Fine by Me

Episode Six: Fine by Me

The roots of the troubled Los Angeles Clipper franchise are traced back to Buffalo, where, as the Braves, the team is so... Read more

25 May 2021

30mins

Ranked #8

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Episode Five: This Will Be a War

Episode Five: This Will Be a War

After losing Elgin Baylor to retirement just weeks into the ‘71-‘72 season, the Lakers go on an historic winning streak,... Read more

18 May 2021

30mins

Ranked #9

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Episode Four: In the Middle of Crenshaw and Watts

Episode Four: In the Middle of Crenshaw and Watts

While the Laker franchise tries to heal after their sixth loss to the Celtics in the Finals, the city of Los Angeles tri... Read more

11 May 2021

29mins

Ranked #10

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Built on a Fault Line

Built on a Fault Line

The Lakers take a massive step forward in building a championship team when drafting Jerry West in 1960. Together with E... Read more

4 May 2021

36mins

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