What do you wear when it's cold? What about when you go to the beach, or to the mountains? Help beginning Spanish learners navigate their wardrobe choices with a catchy song full of fundamental vocabulary.

With the start of the 2010 Winter Olympics just a week away, we'll talk about an emerging potential threat to fair competition -- gene doping. How will advances in genetic manipulation affect athletics, and are athletes and referees...

Even though the 2007 Super Bowl showcases two teams both with black head coaches, Richard Purcell argues that black coaches and athletes are underrated and rarely given deserved credit due to still-existing racism in American spectator...

It is possible to drink too much water in hot weather. A discussion with Douglas Casa, of the Korey Stringer Institute, about how to stay hydrated in a healthy way when being physically active on a hot day. He also talks about the move...

A discussion of a video about the biomechanics of the high jump. The world record at that point was about eight feet. Jesus Dapena, a kinesiologist, talks about his research into this sport. Aired Jul. 20, 2012 [4:46]

Sports technology has been making huge advances in recent years. When Oscar Pistorius ran in the 2012 London Olympics, he ran on prosthetic legs. In this interview, Philippa Oldham from the Institution of Mechanical Engineers recommends...

Choreographer and gravity-junkie Elizabeth Streb pushes the boundaries of Newtonian physics with dance.

A ceremonial stone belt from central America. Neil MacGregor, Director of the British Museum, looks at the ceremonial version of the leather and fibre padding used in an ancient ball game - the world's oldest-known organised sport....

Science Friday talks about science and medicine as they relate to America's pastime, baseball.

The lexicon of rugby, and the men's game itself, return to Olympic competition after a 92-year absence. The return in Rio also involves a couple of debuts: It's the first Olympic appearance for women in the sport, and a first for Rugby...

Five podcast episodes geared to elementary students learning English -- subscription is free. Each show is an individual episode that you can listen to from the site or download to an iPod or MP3 player. Choose from sports, first...

Since the end of his cycling career, Lance Armstrong has turned his attention to other pursuits. This site produces podcasts of his interviews with people on a variety of topics including sports, politics, business, etc. The podcasts can...

Jerry Spinelli was born in Norristown, Pennsylvania in 1941. He grew up playing a wide variety of sports, including soccer and baseball. For years Jerry dreamed of becoming a major league baseball player. Yet during high school, two...

What does affirmative action have in common with the Super Bowl? With the Chicago Bears and Indianapolis Colts both having black head coaches, this Super Bowl is more than a championship game--it's a victory for affirmative action....

Headstrong looks at the high price some athletes pay for staying in the game.

A discussion with Everett Lehman from the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health about a research finding that professional football players have a higher incidence of neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer's and...

Audio story offers a discussion of a book on baseball legend Jackie Robinson and how he became "a ballplayer with the guts not to fight back."

Ira and guests talk about the physics and materials science that go into the making of a baseball bat.

What do circadian clocks have to do with sporting events? New research suggests that a sports team competing more in sync with theri internal clocks might have a competitive advantage.

A medical group has come out with new guidelines for dealing with concussions in sport.

Will the next big Olympics competition be a race for more technology?

With the Olympics approaching, we take a look at the science of drug testing. [17 mins. 47]

FInd out the factors behind an increase in deaths due to mixing of prescription medications with alcohol or street drugs.

A discussion of the soccer ball to be used for the World Cup, and the science behind how it is constructed. Aired June 13, 2014 [8:50 min]