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A recent installment of ESPN\u2019s 30 for 30 series, \u201cThe Minister of Defense\u201d (now streaming on ESPN+), chronicled the extraordinary career, complicated life, and profound spiritual journey of NFL Hall of Famer and Super Bowl champion Reggie White. Now, ESPN introduces a new podcast \u2013 Through the Flames: Reggie\u2019s Church \u2013 which focuses on one unfortunate in White\u2019s life \u2013 the mysterious 1996 burning of his church in Knoxville, Tennessee.

In the midst of a rash of mid-1990s church burnings across the United States, White\u2019s Inner City Church boasts a growing interracial congregation, and after the building is firebombed and reduced to ashes, White believes the attack is the work of racists. The NFL legend and pastor uses his platform to maintain public pressure on the investigation, even as the sensitive nature of the crime causes government officials to tread carefully. As the story unfolds, questions are raised about the church\u2019s financial status, along with the possibility of arson. The podcast brings the story to life through the voices of those involved with the church and the investigation \u2013 and in the process, draws a powerful parallel between these ugly incidents and the deeper challenges the nation still faces.

A three-time Emmy Award winner, Courtland Bragg is a Director and Producer at NFL Films, the film/television production company of the National Football League. In addition to co-directing the ESPN 30 for 30 \u201cThe Minister of Defense\u201d and producing /hosting the Through the Flames podcast, Courtland was a director on multiple seasons of Hard Knocks for HBO, All or Nothing for Amazon and A Football Life for NFL Network.


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