The Backstraight Boys Podcast's Bayo and Jody Furlong On Their Extremely Die-Hard Passion For Athletics, The Changing Landscape of Track Media

A long-awaited collab. The Backstraight Boys Podcast hosts, Bayo and Jody Furlong, sit down with Chris Chavez and Kyle Merber for the first reunion of track and field's four biggest fans in the world. They share a bit about their origins in how they fell into the sport; traveling the world to see some of the most obscure Olympic and World Champions from the 50s, 60s, 70s and 80s; their experience within the media space in track and field + why good change is happening with more diversity.

This podcast is a guaranteed good time.

Hosts: Chris Chavez, Kyle Merber and David McCarthy

Guest: Bayo and Jody Furlong of The Backstraight Boys Podcast

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CITIUS MAG LIVE AT WORLDS: The show will air on the CITIUS MAG YouTube Channel between the morning and evening sessions of competition (Every day at 8 a.m. EST in the U.S.). 

CHAMPS CHATS ON THE CITIUS MAG PODCAST DAILY: The CITIUS MAG team of Chris, Kyle, David McCarthy, Jasmine Todd and Katelyn Hutchison will unpack all of the day’s biggest surprises and offer up their insights and analysis from being at the new National Athletics Centre and interviewing athletes each day. The podcast recording will be streamed on YouTube at the end of every day and will also be available on The CITIUS MAG Podcast feed on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or wherever you listen to shows. 

DAILY CITIUS MAG NEWSLETTER: David Melly will recap all of the biggest moments, highlighting his must-watch athletes and events for each day while also pulling together some of our best content, photos and social moments that the CITIUS MAG team captures.