1 rich Libsyn https://www.libsyn.com 90 600 This is not a very Z List episode if you are already a Basketball fan&amp;nbsp; but I'm guessing, not many of us history nerds are... Steve Cross is tho! He explains the magic formula to inventing a world-popular sport. (And it is more than just a random number generator with a soap opera attached.. but not that much more!) Everything has a history, and this one is particularly amusing. James Naismith&amp;nbsp;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Naismith Steve Cross is a comedian, consultant, trainer, Creator of&amp;nbsp;@BrightClubLDN@ScienceShowoff. 'dementedly detailed... and very enjoyable' -The Guardian PODCAST:&amp;nbsp;@ChaoticAdequate Iszi Lawrence is a comedian and podcaster and contributor to BBC's Making History and presenter of The British Museum Membercast.www.iszi.com and on twitter: @iszi_lawrence. &amp;nbsp; Please do check out more of iszi's podcasts on www.iszi.com and support the show by donating to paypal here: &amp;nbsp; https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_s-xclick&amp;amp;hosted_button_id=7ZECZ8GLF5SSU The Z List Dead List http://zlistdeadlist.libsyn.com/ <iframe title="Libsyn Player" style="border: none" src="//html5-player.libsyn.com/embed/episode/id/7153282/height/90/theme/custom/thumbnail/yes/direction/forward/render-playlist/no/custom-color/88AA3C/" height="90" width="600" scrolling="no" allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen></iframe> https://assets.libsyn.com/secure/content/23863621