Merlins Podcast: Knights of Sports
The Merlins story did not begin at NBC.
NBC was the moment the world saw it.
But the road was already long.
As the Merlins Podcast continues, the next episodes open chapters that have never been publicly told — journeys across countries, industries, and proving grounds that quietly shaped what Merlins would become.
These are the next pages in the Merlins Journal.
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Episode 2 — Before NBC: The Unseen Road
Before broadcast television, before boardrooms, before studios — there was the road.
Episode 2 travels back to the years before NBC, to the early search for direction, identity, and purpose. From discovery abroad to the experiences that began shaping the Merlins mindset, this chapter explores the unseen path that led to the first real door.
This episode is about foundation.
The questions before the answers.
And the road no one saw.
Including the early discoveries that began to form the Merlins vision — from Sweden and beyond.
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Episode 3 — Screen to Streets: When Merlins Entered Hollywood
This chapter opens when imagination met industry.
Episode 3 explores Merlins’ first true collision with Hollywood — supplying worlds inspired by The Matrix, collaborating within the Warner Bros ecosystem, and building a brand during a moment when studios, beverages, and culture were converging.
It follows the rise of Merlins Energy Drink, the connection to Seagram, and the shockwaves that followed when Seagram was sold in a move to acquire Universal Studios — a turning point that changed the course of Merlins.
This is the story of access, momentum, ambition — and why it all stopped.
And why it didn’t end.
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Episode 4 — Merlins Racing: The Podium in Gold Coast
Some proving grounds aren’t offices or studios.
They’re tracks.
Episode 4 moves into the world of motorsport — where speed, pressure, and performance became teachers. From entering racing culture to standing on the podium at the Gold Coast, this chapter explores how competition, risk, and elite environments reshaped the Merlins philosophy.
Racing didn’t just add adrenaline.
It added precision.
It added standards.
It added a new way of seeing performance.
This is where Merlins met speed.
Episode 5 — The Patrick Dempsey Story: Memory of a Killer
Episode 5 follows the world behind Patrick Dempsey’s upcoming Fox television series Memory of a Killer, meeting the people and creative forces shaping the project.
This chapter also marks the beginning of a new Merlins adventure format — filmed inside the Merlins Ineos Grenadier and rooted in the Screen to Streets philosophy. No studios. No traditional sets. Just movement, conversation, and access.
This is where Merlins steps into new worlds.