Jalen Rose, member of the University of Michigan's Fab Five and 14-year veteran of the NBA, has made efforts to provide free education to underserved youth in Detroit by opening up his own school, the Jalen Rose Leadership Academy. Rose, like many of his students, never met his own father, but unlike those kids fathers, his was one of the most famous Detroit Pistons players of his time, a fact that would drive Rose to success and inspire him to open his school. 

Stories discussed in the episode include DeMaurice Smith's one-on-one discussion with Gumbel on the emails sent by Jon Gruden; a profile of Las Vegas Raiders owner Mark Davis; athletes with long-term effects from COVID-19; motivational speaker and extreme sports athlete Wim Hof and the Barkley Marathons; the impact that high school and youth sports have played on the spread of COVID-19; obstacles faced by female sports reporters in the male-dominated industry; former NBA players jumping into the billion-dollar cannabis industry; the inspiring story of Minneapolis North High School's football coaching staff; the incorporation of jiu-jitsu into police training to curb violence; the sexual abuse allegations within the University of Michigan and the world of All-Star cheerleading; student-athletes being allowed to profit from their name, image and likeness; Michael Schwimer's Big League Advance that funds minor leaguers for a percentage of their future baseball earnings; and hunting contests to curb animal populations.