Michael Johnson & Matt Stutzman Paralympian ‘Rising Phoenix’ Podcast Launches For HTYT & Persephonica
deadline.comEXCLUSIVE: Content company Harder Than You Think (HTYT) and podcast creator Persephonica have unveiled Paralympian podcast Rising Phoenix: What Does It Take?.
The production – which is a spin-off the Emmy-winning Paralympic documentary Rising Phoenix – is co-hosted by U.S. Paralympian Matt ‘the Armless Archer’ Stutzman, and Michael Johnson, the track and field legend with four Olympic Gold medals under his belt.
The eight-part series, which aim to explain the sacrifice and effort it takes to make it as a Paralympian, is launches today, as excitement builds around the upcoming Paralympics in Paris from August 28 to September 8.
Stutzman and Johnson will talk to a range of Paralympians including U.S. track star Hunter Woodhall, UK sprinter and cyclist Kadeena Cox, Norwegian rowing champion Birgit Skarstein; Argentinian wheelchair tennis star Gustavo Fernández and French Blind Footballer Gaël Rivière.
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