It's been ten years since the amazing run dubbed "Linsanity", took the world by surprise and in today's podcast, Mike and Leo reflect on the impact Jeremy Lin had and continues to have on Asian Americans and the world. Jeremy Lin went from being overlooked and on the brink of giving up his basketball dreams to becoming a superstar and one of the most talked-about athletes in 2012.

2:45 - Linsanity Intro

4:30 - Linsanity went viral

5:25 - Leo talks about where he was when he first heard about Linsanity

12:20 - Jeremy Lin was something we had never seen before

12:45 - On the cover of Sports Illustrated and GQ

14:47 - Going over the Linsanity timeline

19 - Jeremy's journey was a reflection of the Asian American experience

20 - After the dust settled, the scrutiny came

21 - The beef between Lin and the Knicks superstar Melo

23 - Receiving a substantial Houston Rockets contract

26 - After ten years, we still don't have anyone remotely close to Jeremy Lin

27 - Linsanity continues to be an essential moment in Asian American history

30 - How popular basketball is to Asia and Asian Americans

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