Michael Jordan: he still owes me that 75 cents | Part one

About this episode

This episode explores the controversial life and times of Michael Jordan during the 1990s.

The 1990s were a different time. You could smoke on planes, recite your best friend’s phone number, and get noshed off in the Oval Office. And the biggest star on the planet was a tight-fisted genius from Teachy, North Carolina: Michael Jordan. He broke bread with drug barons, paid off his mistresses and lost $100k on a game of rock paper scissors. From cocaine in the dressing room to measuring his son’s knob, this is his story… EXCLUSIVE NordVPN Deal ➼ https://nordvpn.com/upshot Try it risk-free now with a 30-day money-back guarantee 🌐 Links from the episode:“Travelling cocaine circus” interview: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/FsF-JZR_wtM Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

People in this episode

Host: The Upshot

Topics covered

• Michael Jordan
• 1990s culture
• sports history
• celebrity scandals
• drug use in sports

Keywords

• Michael Jordan
• 1990s
• sports
• scandals
• NordVPN

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Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Travelling cocaine circus

Places: Teachy, North Carolina

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