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October 27, 2017

Between 1966 and 1975, one in three Formula One and professional auto racing drivers died. So why did Brian Redman keep driving? (Michael Keyser)

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Brian Redman left school at 16 and found a career in auto racing during the sport's most deadly decade. This week on Only A Game, Redman tells a story about love in the face of injuries, accidents and brushes with death. Plus, the name "Hal Chase" probably doesn't come to mind when you think of baseball's infamous fixers, but maybe it should. And why do New Yorkers play a different style of basketball from everyone else? Join us!

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This program aired on October 28, 2017.