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Michael Barr, Scarlet Fu and Damian Sassower follow the money in the world of sports, taking listeners inside decisions that power the multibillion dollar industry. From media and technology to finance and real estate, leagues and teams across the globe have matured into far more than just back-page entertainment. The show explains the money behind the final score.
This podcast features Open Book and A Good Read. Open Book talks to authors about their work. In A Good Read Harriett Gilbert discusses favourite books.
The uncles you'll want to remember. We'll hold your hands and sing the dumb worship songs you like.
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Celebrating its 30th birthday in 2013, the Edinburgh International Book Festival brought 800 authors from around the world to Scotland’s capital city to take part in events on themes as diverse as Feminism Today, Memory and the Imagination, Making Music, Comics and Graphic Novels and Blueprints for the Future. Booker and Pulitzer prize-winners rubbed shoulders with bestsellers, debut novelists, scientists, philosopher, children’s authors and illustrators and inspirational storytellers. You c ...
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MLB Network's Tom Verducci on WBC Buzz, MLB New Rules
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With MLB's opening day right around the corner, and the World Baseball Classic creating a lot of buzz, hosts Michael Barr and Damian Sassower welcome MLB Network Insider Tom Verducci to the show. Verducci has covered the game for more than 40 years, and is a FOX Sports broadcaster and senior columnist for Sports Illustrated. They discuss baseball's…
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Why Syracuse Should Have Ditched Jim Boeheim Sooner
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Hosts Scarlet Fu and Damian Sassower speak with Matthew Boyle, Bloomberg Senior Management and Workplace Reporter on why long time Syracuse Men's Basketball coach Jim Boeheim staying on for longer than needed is a reminder to other organizations and corporations: ditch the CEO that's past their prime. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy informa…
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Organizing the Colgate Women's Games with Olympic Track Star Cheryl Toussaint
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Hosts Scarlet Fu and Damian Sassower speak with Cheryl Toussaint, Olympic Silver-Medalist of the 1972 Munich Games and Director of the Colgate Women's Games. They talk about the importance of young girls getting involved in track and field, how the Colgate Women's games have helped young women pursue their educational goals, and how Toussaint manag…
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BOOK OF THE WEEK: Rootless by Krystle Zara Appiah
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We love platforming talented new voices on the podcast and this week we're thrilled to be joined by debut author Krystle Zara Appiah, as she reads from her new book, Rootless. When an unplanned pregnancy forces Efe and Sam to confront their differences, they’ll discover if what they really want is still each other… A poignant, heart-breaking story …
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A Good Read: Sophie Raworth and Patrick Ness
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Hosts Scarlet Fu and Damian Sassower speak with Bloomberg Senior Buyside Relationship Manager and Big 10/Rutgers Sports Network Analyst Austin Johnson on selection day reactions, the importance of March Madness for schools involved, and the NIL journey for an NCAA athlete. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.…
Johny Pitts explores the work of two writers who have combined comedy with tragedyBy BBC Radio 4
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Ivy League Ban on Athletic Scholarships Under Fire
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Hosts Scarlet Fu and Damian Sassower talk with Bloomberg legal reporter Hadriana Lowenkron about a challenge to a longstanding ban on athletic scholarships at Ivy League schools. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.By Bloomberg
Hosts Scarlet Fu and Damian Sassower welcome Joe Moglia to the show. The former TD Ameritrade CEO and Chairman was also the head football coach for Coastal Carolina, where he currently serves as Chair of Athletics and Executive Advisor to the President. Moglia outlines the challenges facing new NCAA President Charlie Baker, and his own sweeping pro…
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JOJO MOYES SPECIAL: in conversation about Someone Else's Shoes
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Welcome to this special episode sharing a conversation between Jojo Moyes and Alex Clark about Jojo's new novel, 'Someone Else’s Shoes'! Jojo's novels have sold over 51 million copies worldwide, hit the Number One spot in 12 countries, have been translated into 46 languages and one of her bestselling books was adapted into a film starring Sam Clafl…
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A Good Read: Janet Street-Porter and Felicity Ward
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The broadcaster and comedian discuss favourite books with Harriett Gilbert.By BBC Radio 4
Hosts Scarlet Fu and Damian Sassower speak with Bloomberg's Ira Boudway about his recent piece in Bloomberg Businessweek about how Athletes First is shifting its approach, and how that approach is being shaped by some new VC-firm investors. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.By Bloomberg
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Hall of Fame QB Steve Young Under Center at Movella
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Hall of Fame QB Steve Young joins the Bloomberg Business of Sports after ringing the opening bell on the NASDAQ floor with Movella, a firm he's an investor in. Young talks about his interest in Movella, and why former athletes are moving into private equity. He also discusses recent NFL headlines, including where QB Aaron Rodgers might be heading, …
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St. Louis City SC President and CEO Carolyn Kindle
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Hosts Scarlet Fu, Damian Sassower, and Dan Schwartzman speak with Carolyn Kindle, the President and CEO of the newest expansion club in MLS Soccer, St. Louis City SC. St. Louis City SC bills itself as the "first majority female-owned club in MLS history and one of the few in professional sports globally. They talk about her journey to owning an MLS…
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BOOK OF THE WEEK: Old God's Time by Sebastian Barry
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We’re delighted to welcome award-winning author Sebastian Barry to the podcast, reading from his new novel Old God’s Time. Recently retired policeman Tom Kettle is settling into the quiet of his new home, but when two former colleagues turn up at his door with questions about a decades-old case, one which Tom never quite came to terms with, he find…
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BONUS: A Championship Chat with Marcus Ericsson
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On this bonus podcast for Bloomberg Business of Sports, hosts Michael Barr and Dan Schwartzmann speak with Indy 500 winner Marcus Ericsson on his fantastic win, the differences between IndyCar and Formula 1, and what he sees in the future of racing around the world. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.…
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A Good Read: Philippa Perry and Anil Seth
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Psychotherapist writer Philippa Perry and Professor of Neuroscience Anil Seth join Harriett Gilbert to talk about books they love.Anil Seth, who explores consciousness and the self in his book Being You, recommends Klara and The Sun by Kazuo Ishiguro, where our near-future world is seen through the eyes of an Artificial Friend. Philippa Perry's cho…
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Enhancing the Ballpark Experience with Catie Griggs
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Hosts Michael Barr, Scarlet Fu, and Damian Sassower speak with Catie Griggs, President of Business Operations for the Seattle Mariners. They discuss logistics behind organizing the 2023 MLB All-Star Game and 2024 NHL Winter Classic, ways that ballparks are enhancing the fan experience, and how the new baseball rules affect operations. See omnystudi…
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Tom Bullough on writing about the climate crisis, and Richard Wright's lost novel
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Tom Bullough on writing about the climate crisis, and Richard Wright's lost novelBy BBC Radio 4
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WWE Sale On the Ropes with $9 Billion Asking Price
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Host Michael Barr and guest host Dan Schwartzmann speak with Bloomberg Technology and Media Analyst Geetha Ranganathan on the numerous obstacles WWE may face as it seeks a potential sale, starting with its high asking price of $9 billion. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.By Bloomberg
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Ex-NFL Running Back Gets Support in Disability Benefits Appeal
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Hosts Michael Barr, Damian Sassower and guest host Dan Schwartzmann speak with Bloomberg Law reporter Jacklyn Wille on former NFL running back Michael Cloud's court win for receiving increased amounts of disability benefits he sustained from concussions during his career that the NFL appealed to reversed. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy inf…
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BOOK OF THE WEEK: In Ordinary Time by Carmel McMahon
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If you love literary memoir by newly discovered Irish authors then have we got the book for you! Carmel Mc Mahon’s In Ordinary Time is a revelation - a multi-layered exploration of memory, grief and addiction that mines the ways that trauma reverberates through time. From tragically lost siblings to the broader social scars of the Famine and the Ma…
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A Good Read: James Marriott and Jude Rogers
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Columnist at The Times James Marriott and arts journalist for The Guardian Jude Rogers discuss favourite books with Harriett Gilbert.James picks The Past by Tessa Hadley, a contemporary novel about family, place and the modern world encroaching upon the old; Jude recommends Border Country by Raymond Williams, a semi-autobiographical story of a man …
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Aleksandar Hemon, Roddy Doyle on Soul, and Dorothy Tse on Hong Kong
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Chris Power talks to Aleksandar Hemon about his new novel The World and All That It HoldsBy BBC Radio 4
Art historian Kate Bryan and comedian Mark Steel talk to Harriett Gilbert about their favourite books. Kate loves Funny Weather: Art in an Emergency by Olivia Laing, an inspiring collection of essays which make a case for why art matters. Mark is a big fan of Stalin Ate My Homework by Alexei Sayle, a comedic memoir about growing up in a Jewish athe…
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Man United Up for Grabs, Man City Under Fire
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Hosts Michael Barr, Scarlet Fu and Damian Sassower welcome Bloomberg UK Business reporter David Hellier to discuss two big soccer headlines. They discuss the latest in Manchester United's sale, and the allegations faced by Manchester City. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.By Bloomberg
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Sportradar CEO Carsten Koerl Bets Big on Sports Data
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Hosts Michael Barr, Scarlet Fu and Damian Sassower welcome Sportradar Founder and CEO, Carsten Koerl. With sports betting on the rise across the US, Koerl discusses how his firm is leading the way in providing data to fans, teams, leagues, sportsbooks and more. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.…
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Rumble Ventures Elevating Africa's Sports Market
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On this special bonus episode of the Bloomberg Business of Sports podcast, host Michael Barr presents a conversation with Earl Patton, Managing Partner of Rumble Ventures. Patton discusses his career and why he believes in investing in Africa's growing sports and entertainment industries. He speaks to Bloomberg Business of Sports contributor Dawn K…
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BOOK OF THE WEEK: The Garnett Girls by Georgina Moore
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Publicist to the stars, Georgina Moore, is our beloved guest of the week. Her debut novel The Garnett Girls is the most talked about book of 2023, and trust us when we say: believe the hype! The charismatic Margo is matriarch of the Garnett girls: Rachel, Imogen and Sasha, her three daughters who live in the shadow of their larger than life mother.…
Hosts Michael Barr, Scarlet Fu and Damian Sassower welcome Anna Sainsbury, Co-Founder & CEO of GeoComply to the show to recap the rise of sports betting during this NFL season, including a potentially recording setting Super Bowl. She discusses her firm’s findings and some of the cybersecurity concerns in online betting. See omnystudio.com/listener…
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Lebron's Crowning Achievement and a Big Game Preview
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ASM Global CEO Ron Bension and Doug Thornton, the company's Global EVP of Arenas, Stadiums and Theaters join Bloomberg Business of Sports ahead of Super Bowl LVII. ASM Global operates State Farm Stadium in Glendale, AZ, the site of Super Bowl LVII (57) between the Kansas City Chiefs and Philadelphia Eagles. The two discuss the massive effort that g…
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Leigh Steinberg Previews Super Bowl and QB Carousel
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Leigh Steinberg, founder and chairman of Steinberg Sports and Entertainment, joins hosts Scarlet Fu and Damian Sassower to preview the Super Bowl this weekend. He also shares his thoughts on the importance of a franchise QB, and where some of the bigger QB names might head in the offseason. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.…
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BOOK OF THE WEEK: Someone Else’s Shoes by Jojo Moyes
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It’s our 250th episode! My how time flies when you’re enjoying phenomenal books. Since it’s a very special episode, we have a very special guest to celebrate with us - the one and only internationally bestselling Jojo Moyes! We couldn't be more thrilled to have Jojo join us with a wonderful reading from her new book, Someone Else’s Shoes. Sam and N…
Favourite books chosen by well known guests and presenter Harriett GilbertBy BBC Radio 4
Hosts Michael Barr and Scarlet Fu welcome Ron Kruszewski, chairman and CEO of Stifel Financial to the show to discuss his firm’s various sports interests, including a four-year sponsorship deal with the US Alpine Ski team. The team is led by Mikaela Shiffrin, who is chasing an all-time wins record. They talk about her chase and the state of sports …
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A Look at Tom Brady's Legacy and Future in Business
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For the second time, Tom Brady announced he was retiring from the NFL. This time, the seven-time Super Bowl champion says it's for good. Hosts Michael Barr and Scarlet Fu talk to Andrew Zimbalist, Robert A. Woods Professor Emeritus of Economics at Smith College about Brady's legacy and his future in business and broadcasting. See omnystudio.com/lis…
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Courtside Ventures Backing Sports Startups Worldwide
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Venture capital firm Courtside Ventures recently raised $100 million dollars from investors for a new fund aiming to back sports-related startups around the world. Hosts Michael Barr and Scarlet Fu speak with the firm's founding partner Vasu Kulkarni and Executive Board Member and part owner John Burbank about the firm's goals and how it plans to c…
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BOOK OF THE WEEK: Getting Better by Michael Rosen
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We welcome national treasure Michael Rosen onto the podcast this week to share some beautiful, witty and thoughtful reflections from his new memoir, Getting Better. Exploring the roles that trauma and grief have played in his own life, Michael investigates the road to recovery, asking how we can find it within ourselves to live well again after - o…
Guest choose favourite books to discuss with Harriett GilbertBy BBC Radio 4
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MSG's Dolan in Hot Water Over Facial Recognition Tech
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Hosts Michael Barr, Scarlet Fu and Damian Sassower talk with Bloomberg Law's Andrea Vittorio about MSG owner James Dolan's reported use of facial recognition technology at his venues, including at Madison Square Garden, and what potential action could come from NY Attorney General Letitia James. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.…
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Dark Academia with Katy Hays, RF Kuang and Kate Weinberg. Plus Saba Sams' Book I'd Never Lend
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Chris Power discusses one of the most talked about trends in publishingBy BBC Radio 4
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Behind the Scenes of Soaring Team Valuations
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Hosts Michael Barr, Scarlet Fu and Damian Sassower welcome Sal Galatioto, President and Founder of Galatioto Sports Partners, a leading sports finance and advisory firm, to the show. Galatioto takes us behind the scenes of how some of the biggest team deals work, and discusses the latest team sale headlines. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy …
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Mercedes-Benz Stadium Sets the New Standard for Venues
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Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta sees around three million annual visitors and around 50 events per year. Hosts Michael Barr, Scarlet Fu and Damian Sassower talk with AMB Sports + Entertainment Vice Chair Steve Cannon about how the state-of-the-art facility is setting the standard for sports venues, including with sustainability. See omnystudio.com…
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BOOK OF THE WEEK: Mouth to Mouth by Antoine Wilson
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We’re back with another episode of the podcast featuring the bestselling literary thriller, Mouth to Mouth, selected as a Best Book of the Year many times over by Vogue, Esquire and even Barack Obama. Alone on the beach, Jeff spots a drowning man in the rough surf. He rescues and resuscitates him, then quietly leaves when the emergency services tak…
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NBA Takes Stake in Consumer Data Firm StellarAlgo
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The NBA signed a multiyear deal with consumer data firm, StellarAlgo, with the league's new investment arm taking an ownership stake. Hosts Scarlet Fu and Damian Sassower speak with Bloomberg's Kim Bhasin about the deal, and to learn more about the NBA's focus on growing its investment portfolio. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.…
Monica Heisey talks to Johny Pitts about her debut novel about divorce in your twentiesBy BBC Radio 4
LIV Golf is entering a deal with Nexstar Media Group, making the Nexstar-owned CW Network the TV and streaming home of LIV Golf competition starting this season. Hosts Scarlet Fu and Damian Sassower welcome Bloomberg's Gerry Smith to discuss. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.By Bloomberg
Join hosts Michael Barr, Scarlet Fu and Damian Sassower, along with Bloomberg's Dawn Kissi, as they speak with Jon Patricof, Co-Founder and CEO of Athletes Unlimited. It's a growing network of professional women's sports leagues, pioneering a new model for pro sports. Patricof discusses how his company's unique model works and how it's elevating wo…
