Welcome to the Flem File: a place for stories, conversations and explorations into David Fleming's favorite, and slightly-twisted, takes from the sports world and beyond. Topics that are right at the intersection of the profoundly strange, and the strangely profound, and deeply informed by Flem's three decades as an author, a senior writer at ESPN, a Peabody-nominated correspondent for Pablo Torre Finds Out ... and a Girl Dad.

]]>https://FlemFile.comRiverside.fm (https://riverside.com)Tue, 03 Nov 2026 01:53:00 GMTMon, 30 Mar 2026 18:22:31 GMT60David Fleming<p>Welcome to the Flem File: a place for stories, conversations and explorations into David Fleming's favorite, and slightly-twisted, takes from the sports world and beyond. Topics that are right at the intersection of the profoundly strange, and the <i>strangely profound</i>, and deeply informed by Flem's three decades as an author, a senior writer at ESPN, a Peabody-nominated correspondent for Pablo Torre Finds Out ... and a Girl Dad. </p>episodicDavid Flemingflemfile@gmail.comnoThe celebratory fan riot is the strangest ritual in sports. After getting caught in the mob at UCONN following the 2023 NCAA Final Four, David Fleming set out to solve the mystery behind why happy fans riot and what our deep love of sports may be doing to our brains.

]]>b1f2cad4-7307-451c-b400-1f0300bbcabaFri, 03 Apr 2026 18:27:40 GMT<p>The celebratory fan riot is the strangest ritual in sports. After getting caught in the mob at UCONN following the 2023 NCAA Final Four, David Fleming set out to solve the mystery behind why happy fans riot and what our deep love of sports may be doing to our brains.</p>no00:28:47Inside a Sports Riotfull