Originally published at: MICHAEL STRAHAN AND KATE MARA TELL THE STORY BEHIND AMERICA’S MOST POPULAR SPORT IN NEW AUDIBLE ORIGINAL PODCAST “AMERICAN FOOTBALL” -
Author: Newsroom
NEW YORK (DEC 1, 2022) – “American Football,” a new eight-episode series that explores the rough-and-tumble origins of America’s most popular sport launched today on Audible. Produced for Audible by The HISTORY Channel, SMAC Productions and Misher Films, narrated by actress Kate Mara and presented by former professional football player Michael Strahan, American Football drops December 1 on Audible.
American Football, an Audible Original, is produced by The HISTORY Channel, SMAC Productions, and Misher Films with additional production services by High Five Content. The podcast explores the origins of America’s most popular sport, detailing how it transitioned from an amateur game defined by drama and corruption to one of the most prolific and beloved sports in America today. Each episode introduces listeners to the extraordinary sports heroes whose goals and desires shaped the game into what it is today. American Football also features a play-by-play format that recreates classic games using the renowned voices of today’s greatest football personalities. The entire eight-episode season of American Football is available now on Audible. It supports the expansion of Audible’s commitment to sports-related storytelling with their “Call An Audible” initiative.
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“Our collaboration with Audible underscores our burgeoning podcast division’s creative force – both for its renowned in-house originals and as a premium production studio – and ability to attract A-list talent to projects,” said Mark Garner, executive vice president, Global Content Sales and Business Development, A+E Networks. “The HISTORY Channel is uniquely-suited to explore football through the lens of the past to bring context and focus to today’s most popular sport.”
“American Football captures the untold, complicated history of the sport and demonstrates its evolution for the better,” said Constance Schwartz Morini, co-founder and CEO, SMAC Entertainment. “As Michael Strahan and I have spent our careers in and around the sport, we believe this podcast has something for every football fan around the world, as we weave together the voices of today’s game with the stories of the past. This is the football story you didn’t know you needed to hear!”
“Having discovered that there is an actual ‘origin story’ of our country’s most popular sport, we wanted to bring a cinematic quality to this quintessentially American saga,” said Kevin Misher. “ In Misher Films’ inaugural foray into audio storytelling, Audible’s backing meant that we were able to execute at the highest level – in a way that does justice to the thrills the game evinces in its most passionate fan.”