Every champion is the same. Every loser is a loser in their own way. Yet we mostly hear about the winners. We're all losers sometimes, and Can't Win For Losing explores what it means to lose, and how defeat can be an essential part of winning.

Can't WAIT For Losing: The Can't Win For Losing Trailer

This week on Can't Win 4 Losing: The Stanley Can caps. They were the worst team in hockey history, and when they finally got a win after 37 straight road losses, 17 overall, they celebrated in a way that was "totally frickin' crazy." Listen and subscribe: Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, VSporto.com.

Episode 2 Trailer: The Stanley Can

With the Yankees in the '50s, he had the greatest run in managerial history. But before that, Casey Stengel skippered a series of relentlessly terrible teams. Host King Kaufman asks: Did the Old Perfessor learn to win by losing?

Episode 3 Trailer: Casey Stengel: How to Learn By Losing

You spend a lifetime as the long-suffering fan of a losing team. It shapes who you are. And then: They win it all! Authors Scott Raab ("The Whore of Akron," "You're Welcome, Cleveland") on the Cleveland Cavaliers and Barry Gifford ("In the Neighborhood of Baseball," "Wild at Heart") on the Chicago Cubs. Plus: Host King Kaufman visits yet another championship parade for his once-hapless Golden State Warriors. Photo: Keith Allison (CC BY-SA 2.0)

Episode 4 Trailer: At Long Last: The Cavaliers, the Warriors and the Cubs

When the Chargers left San Diego this year, some fans were devastated. Others said good riddance. Maya Kroth reports. Plus: The Browns left St. Louis to become the Baltimore Orioles in 1954, but back in their old home, there are still people who miss them. And: We talk to one of 14 surviving former Browns players.

Episode 5 preview: Breaking up: When Cities Lose Their Teams

Zippy Chippy ran 100 races and lost 100 times. But he was a star. Featured in People magazine and on "Good Morning America." And so many fans bet on him that he routinely went off as the favorite. Now, in retirement, million-dollar champion horses owe this ornery old cuss their lives.

Episode 6 Preview: Zippy Chippy, Legendary Loser

Trey Junkin was a long-snapper in the NFL longer than anyone else, ever. He can count on his fingers the number of bad snaps he made in 20 seasons in the NFL. But if you remember him, you remember him because of his very last snap. And it was a bad one. Also: You are a New York Giants fan.

Episode 7 Preview: My Fault: The Trey Junkin Story

Growing up in Los Angeles, Jonathan Tinajero dreamed of playing in the NFL. He's still chasing that dream, in the LFA, Mexico's professional football league. Juan Reyes reports from Mexico City. PLUS: A Bronx tale of losing at the candy store, aka the bookie parlor, in 1953. And: The story behind our theme song! A talk with bluesman Johnny Rawls.

Episode 8 Preview: Chasing American Football Dreams in Mexico

This is an update of our pilot episode and an expansion of the story that was featured on NPR's "Only a Game" this week. As a football player in high school and college, Michael Porter played on teams that went a combined 0-77.  So what did he do next? Became a coach. This year was a rough one for his team, starting with Hurricane Harvey. But he's been through it.

Episode 9 Preview: We Kicked It Like National Champions

Weight cutting. It's hard. It's painful. It doesn't really give fighters a competitive advantage. And it can be deadly. Andrew Stelzer on some fighters' toughest battle, the one fans never see. Plus: King Kaufman on Billy Conn, the Pittsburgh Kid, who gave Joe Louis all he wanted — and then a little too much.

Episode 10 Preview: Weight Loss—the Sometimes Deadly Fight Fans Don't See

Years before YouTube or its "Cocky Fighters Get Knocked Out" genre, undefeated light-heavyweight contender Anthony Hembrick danced up a storm with his cornermen before getting KO'd in the first round on national TV. The former U.S. Olympic captain did eventually fight for the championship, but he'll always be best remembered for that one humbling night.

Episode 12 Preview: Anthony Hembrick, the Godfather of "Cocky Fighters KTFO"

A podcast about losing. And maybe a little bit of winning. Debuts Sept. 25 on iTunes and VSporto.com

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