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Twenty-four hours a day in every city in America, you can hear shock jock radio types screaming their outrage at the latest sports scandal, and the din has become loud and steady. Diana Nyad, on the other hand, is thirsting for the poetry, the sociology, the philosophy of sports. On "The Score," she tells poignantly inspirational stories, covers the broad spectrum of characters who play parts in the sports world and lifts listeners to feel the same passion for sports that she has.

Despite Diana's attempt revisit the dream she couldn’t accomplish in 1978 – swimming from Cuba to Florida -- circumstances forced her to postpone her swim until this year -- and now she's trying again--visit www.kcrw.com/dream for updates!

Photo credit: Marc Goldstein

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Diana Nyad

Hall of fame swimmer Diana Nyad’s inspiring and insightful stories about sports heroes and villains.

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