<![CDATA[The Build]]> https://rss.com/podcasts/the-build-podcast Everybody knows the names, the legends, the dynasties.

But there's a story behind each of them.

The Build is a thought-provoking story platform that goes beyond the highlights

Join hosts Josh Zenilman and Ryan Lugash on the journey.

]]> RSS.com 2026.320.183334 Wed, 01 Apr 2026 06:02:38 GMT en 4012e038-7f2e-58bc-8e09-5c1178ec67fc https://media.rss.com/the-build-podcast/20260218_030234_d6c69e0bea11bfc0404d37a27c7a783e.png The Build https://rss.com/podcasts/the-build-podcast yes Josh Zenilman Josh Zenilman and Ryan Lugash Josh Zenilman and Ryan Lugash false episodic podcast Baltimore, Baltimore, Maryland, 21202, USA New York, New York, New York, 10007, USA <![CDATA[The Greatest Show on Turf (1999 St. Louis Rams)]]> In August 1999, the St. Louis Rams were 200-to-1 longshots to win the Super Bowl.

Their starting quarterback had just torn his ACL.

The backup had been stocking shelves at a grocery store in Iowa three years earlier for $5.50 an hour.

By February, they'd built the most explosive offense in NFL history and won the championship on the last play of the game.

]]> https://rss.com/podcasts/the-build-podcast/2679640 2ad78aa5-b6e2-4a05-b12c-60348ae6057c 12865 full 1 1 5 5 false Wed, 01 Apr 2026 06:02:35 GMT New York, New York, New York, 10007, USA St. Louis, St. Louis, Missouri, 63101, USA <![CDATA[Mark Cuban: The Man Who Couldn't Let Go (Part 3)]]> After the sale closed, a phone lit up in Dallas, and the man who built the Mavericks learned his franchise player was gone, traded without his knowledge, to a team across the country.

Part 3 of a 3-part series from 'The Build' follows the trade, the collapse, and the bid to buy it all back: the final chapter (for now) of a book still being written.

]]> https://rss.com/podcasts/the-build-podcast/2640704 d9043953-7907-4ac6-8b24-ff8e63b342b7 1293 full 1 1 4 4 true Thu, 19 Mar 2026 01:30:24 GMT New York, New York, New York, 10007, USA Dallas, Dallas, Dallas County, Texas, 75201, USA <![CDATA[Mark Cuban: The Man Who Couldn't Let Go, Part 2]]> After the confetti fell, Mark Cuban dismantled a championship team, chased stars who never came, and watched a workplace scandal expose cracks in the empire he built.

Part 2 of a 3-part series from 'The Build' follows the hangover, the reckoning, and the billion-dollar exit that turned the most hands-on owner in sports into a minority stakeholder in his own legacy.

]]> https://rss.com/podcasts/the-build-podcast/2622027 7af64721-9d09-48b8-8ada-ef04a8713c80 1795 full 1 1 3 3 true Thu, 12 Mar 2026 03:55:36 GMT New York, New York, New York, 10007, USA Dallas, Dallas, Dallas County, Texas, 75201, USA <![CDATA[Mark Cuban: The Man Who Couldn't Let Go, Part 1]]> From humble hustler to billionaire maverick, Mark Cuban bought the Dallas Mavericks and transformed them from laughingstock to contender, only to suffer one of the most painful Finals losses in NBA history.

Part 1 of a 3-part series from 'The Build' traces Cuban's rise, his relentless bet on Dallas, and the heartbreak that set the stage for an unforgettable championship run.

]]> https://rss.com/podcasts/the-build-podcast/2592337 7029cb47-beb3-4b2e-96f1-7470502d8b4f 2366 full 1 1 2 2 true Mon, 02 Mar 2026 03:11:41 GMT New York, New York, New York, 10007, USA New York, New York, New York, 10007, USA <![CDATA[2000 Baltimore Ravens]]> Born from betrayal in Cleveland, forged through a murder charge in Atlanta, and 'carried' by a backup quarterback nobody believed in — the greatest defense in NFL history emerged. This is the story of the 2000 Baltimore Ravens. The Build, Season 1 Episode 1, hosted by Josh Zenilman and Ryan Lugash.

]]> https://rss.com/podcasts/the-build-podcast/2557389 a3e3968b-4706-4d58-8dbc-2b193e1e91e2 2929 full 1 1 1 1 false Thu, 19 Feb 2026 07:19:52 GMT New York, New York, New York, 10007, USA Baltimore, Baltimore, Maryland, 21202, USA