Reggie Joule is considered the greatest-ever practitioner of the blanket toss—a traditional Iñupiat celebration and competitive sport where people are thrown dozens of feet into the air from a tight walrus skin and perform daring stunts. The World Eskimo-Indian Olympics are underway in Alaska, and Reginald Joule III grew up attending them, watching his dad be launched. The elder Reggie garnered many medals over the course of his athletic career. But he worried that his legacy would burden his son. They reflect on how they each found their own way onto the blanket. Heard on @NPR's Morning Edition.
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