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The Ultimate Glory Of Ultimate Frisbee

Connecticut Public Radio | By Jonathan McNicol
Published July 23, 2019 at 1:10 AM EDT
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It's been called a "glorified game of toss" and "World of Warcraft for extroverts." But has Ultimate Frisbee quietly become a real sport?

It is, apparently, a likely Olympic sport. Which would, apparently, maybe be bad for Ultimate.

This hour: The world of the Frisbee disc, including Connecticut's integral part in its history.

This show is the 12th part of a new experiment: Radio for the Deaf. Watch a simulcast of signers from Source Interpreting interpreting our radio broadcast in American Sign Language on Facebook Live.

GUESTS:

  • Patrick Fisher - Executive director of Connecticut Sports Management Group
  • David Gessner - Author of Ultimate Glory: Frisbee, Obsession, and My Wild Youth
  • Dan Haar - Columnist for the Hartford Courant
  • Dan O’Connor - President and CEO of the Frisbie Pie Company

Join the conversation on Facebook and Twitter.

Colin McEnroe, Betsy Kaplan, and Chion Wolf contributed to this show, which originally aired on August 31, 2017.

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Jonathan McNicol
Jonathan is a producer for ‘The Colin McEnroe Show.’ His work has been heard nationally on NPR and locally on Connecticut Public’s talk shows and news magazines. He’s as likely to host a podcast on minor league baseball as he is to cover a presidential debate almost by accident. Jonathan can be reached at jmcnicol@ctpublic.org.
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