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Graham spends the day with NBA center Dwight Howard at his Atlanta-area estate. The 8-time all-star and 2020 NBA champion discusses career highlights, from going first overall at the 2004 NBA Draft, to winning the NBA Dunk Contest and upsetting LeBron James and the Cavs en route to the 2009 NBA Finals. In this 2019 interview, Dwight also opens up about his family - from his state-trooper father to his five children - and shares his philosophical outlook on the many lessons learned during his ascension to and through stardom.

In this week’s fan-favorite podcast, former defensive lineman J.J. Watt shares some aspects of his daily diet, discusses taking his box jump to new heights, and the family-like bond with his trainer of 10 years.

In this week’s motivational podcast, Formula One driver Sir Lewis Hamilton describes his fast-paced, tireless travel schedule and work-life balance.

Explorer and entrepreneur Ray Dalio shares his long-standing passion for the ocean and why he wants to fund research and cinematically document the deep sea. In this 2020 conversation, the founder of financial powerhouse Bridgewater Associates also explains his principles of management and details moments with Elon Musk and Bill Gates. Plus, he opens up about losing his mother and helping his son battle depression.

In this week’s fan-favorite podcast, award-winning director and producer Ron Howard remembers George Lucas’s surprising, uncensored film school advice and his inability to get an audition as Lucas was casting for “Star Wars.”

In this week’s motivational podcast, DJ and musician Steve Aoki candidly reflects on the sacrifices necessary to stay at the top of his industry. Aoki says his current schedule doesn’t allow for a family or children, but he wants to have kids eventually. Aoki remembers his best friend, who passed away in 2020, and encourages viewers to embrace every moment spent with those who matter.

Graham is in Azerbaijan with Bernie Ecclestone - the man who made Formula 1 a worldwide sporting phenomenon and led the premier racing league until his 40-year reign ended in 2017. In this 2017 interview, Ecclestone shares stories from early beginnings as a used car salesman to earning enormous wealth running F1, and bumpy business relations with former President Trump and Vladimir Putin.

In this week’s fan-favorite podcast, legendary actor Tom Hanks calls himself a “lay student of history,” his filmography indicates a fascination with war. Plus, Hanks recounts stepping foot on Omaha Beach after filming Saving Private Ryan and comments on gaps in the teaching of American History.

In this week’s motivational podcast, tennis icon Billie Jean King on how her fiance helped her become a feminist, realizing women athletes were not equal to men and the risky decision to break away and form the first-ever women’s tennis series

Graham sits down with NBA legend Jerry West to discuss his pursuit of perfection and his love-hate relationship with the game of basketball. The Hall of Famer also opens up about an abusive childhood, depression and various career highlights, from winning Olympic gold to signing Kobe Bryant and Shaquille O’Neal.