Mark Fainaru-Wada & Lance Williams: THE BALCO STEROIDS SCANDAL, Double Life Of Barry Bonds, Victor Conte, Facing Prison, Legalizing PEDs & The Danger Of Ego
On this episode of The AUXORO Podcast, Mark Fainaru-Wada and Lance Williams discuss The BALCO Steroids Scandal of the early 2000's lead by mastermind Victor Conte, the duality of Barry Bond's existence as a beloved home run king and steroids user, how steroids infiltrated almost every professional sport all the way up to the Olympic level, congressional hearings on baseball's drug problems, grand jury testimony, how Mark and Lance faced possible prison time for covering the story, whether PEDs should be legalized in sports, and more.
Guest bio (Mark Fainaru-Wada): Mark Fainaru-Wada is an investigative journalist and writer who was worked for ESPN since 2007. He formerly was a reporter with the San Francisco Chronicle, where he and Lance Williams first uncovered the BALCO steroid scandal, and is the co-author of 'Game of Shadows: Barry Bonds, BALCO, and the Steroids Scandal that Rocked Professional Sports.'
Guest bio (Lance Williams): is an investigative journalist and writer who is the senior reporter for the CIR (Center Of Investigative Reporting). He formerly was a reporter with the San Francisco Chronicle, where he and Mark Fainaru-Wada first uncovered the BALCO steroid scandal, and is the co-author of Game of Shadows: Barry Bonds, BALCO, and the Steroids Scandal that Rocked Professional Sports.
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Game of Shadows: Barry Bonds, BALCO, and the Steroids Scandal that Rocked Professional Sports: https://amzn.to/3cWAXNV
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League of Denial: The NFL, Concussions and the Battle for Truth: https://amzn.to/3qgKORx
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Game of Shadows: Barry Bonds, BALCO, and the Steroids Scandal that Rocked Professional Sports: https://amzn.to/3cWAXNV
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Reveal News (CIR): https://revealnews.org/
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