Three Ear-Worthy Podcasts: ARod On Steroid Usage; Mariah The Icon; The Elián González Story

 In this review, I'll be covering three ear-worthy podcasts -- one from Bloomberg and two from iHeart Podcasts.

What these three podcasts have in common is their focus on people who have been --- and are still -- famous -- and one child who was trapped in a vortex of political battles, culture wars, and ethnic denigration.

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Alex Rodriguez Opens Up About Mental Health Struggle Following His 2014 PED Suspension on Bloomberg’s "The Deal"

 
On the latest episode of Bloomberg’s video podcast The Deal, co-hosts Alex Rodriguez and Jason Kelly talk with Jay Williams, the co-founder and CEO of Improbable Media, about how athletes can build their brands using media. Williams tells the hosts how he made a major career pivot after an accident ended his professional basketball dreams, the lessons he's learned from his personal board of advisors (which includes Duke's legendary Coach Mike Krzyzewski), and how athletes today are taking advantage of NIL deals.

CLIPS:

Rodriguez opens up about his mental health struggle following his 2014 PED suspension, saying “I don’t know if I had suicidal, but whatever the stop before that is, I was probably there.”

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Listen to the full podcast episode HERE.

The Deal brings together A-Rod Corp CEO and owner of the Minnesota Timberwolves and Lynx, Alex Rodriguez, and Bloomberg’s veteran business journalist, Jason Kelly to explore the stories behind the biggest deals across industries. Alex and Jason exchange notes with athletes, entertainers, and executives about the deals that shaped their careers in sports and business. They dive into team ownership, investment philosophies, missed opportunities, and more.

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  Las Culturistas welcomes Mariah Carey

  Last week on Las Culturistas, hosts Matt Rogers and Bowen Yang revealed their highly-anticipated

"The Iconic 400" list of culture's most iconic figures -- and now "It's Time!" to welcome the #1 most iconic: Mariah Carey!

Join Matt and Bowen as they adorn themselves with festive garb for the Queen of Christmas, adverb legend and all around music GOAT.

Among many other important and ground-breaking topics, Mariah reveals her top 3 favorite Disney rides, talks vocal stacking alongside the incredible Brandy, and ponders dropping her grunge album already! Tune in now to hear M & B talk with MC, and check the show out for new episodes. Las Culturistas plunges listeners into our culture in the co-host's quirky way.

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 Chess Piece: The Elián González Story

 At the turn of the millennium, a five-year-old boy from Cuba found off the Florida coast on Thanksgiving became the most talked about child in America. Relatives in Miami — Cuban exiles — took the boy in, but his father in Cuba wanted him back.

The ensuing international custody battle over Elián González became its own mini Cold War, pitting Cuban exiles in Miami against supporters of Castro’s regime on an island just 90 miles away.

Now 25 years later, the story is revisited through the voices of people who lived it firsthand. For those of you not old enough to remember this event, be prepared. It's a heart-wrenching story.