

Bloomberg Business of Sports
Bloomberg
Michael Barr, Vanessa Perdomo 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 games.
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Aug 11, 2022 • 27min
La Liga North America CEO Boris Gartner
Hosts Michael Barr and Scarlet Fu are joined by La Liga North America CEO Boris Gartner to talk about the start of the new season, soccer's growing popularity in the US, and how Apple TV sitcom Ted Lasso has helped.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Aug 10, 2022 • 17min
Serena Williams Retiring and Female Equity, LIV vs PGA
Hosts Michael Barr, Scarlet Fu and Damian Sassower discuss Serena Williams' potential retirement. They explore her comments suggesting she might not need to leave the sport if she were male with Bloomberg Senior Editor Lindsey Rupp. They also get an update on legal proceedings between the PGA Tour and LIV Golf with Bloomberg Law's Peter Blumberg.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Aug 8, 2022 • 22min
Davis Love III on LIV Golf, Presidents Cup
Hosts Michael Barr, Scarlet Fu and Damian Sassower talk with USA Presidents Cup captain and World Golf Hall of Famer Davis Love III on the upcoming Presidents Cup, and the ongoing tension between LIV Golf and the PGA Tour. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Aug 4, 2022 • 20min
LIV Golf Files Suit, NFL Files Appeal
Hosts Michael Barr and Scarlet Fu bring in legal experts to talk about two major sports headlines. Dan Lust, attorney at Geragos & Geragos in New York City joins to dive into LIV Golf's antitrust lawsuit against the PGA Tour. Plus, Martin Edel, Co-Chair of Goulston & Storrs Sports Law Practice and Adjunct Instructor of Law at Columbia Law School joins to discuss the NFL's appeal of Deshaun Watson's six-game suspension.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Aug 3, 2022 • 21min
Metta Sandiford-Artest on Potential Investment Fund (Podcast)
Hosts Michael Barr and Scarlet Fu are joined by former NBA star, Metta Sandiford-Artest, formerly known as Metta World Peace. Their wide-ranging conversation focused on his various business interests through his Artest Management Group, and his plans to launch a large investment fund.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Aug 1, 2022 • 15min
The Life and Legacy of Bill Russell (Podcast)
Hosts Michael Barr and Scarlet Fu are joined by Professor Aram Goudsouzian, a Professor of History at the University of Memphis, and author of the book, "King of the Court: Bill Russell and the Basketball Revolution". They discuss how Bill Russell changed the game of basketball with his style of play, leading to 11 championship wins, and helped to break down racial barriers off the court as an activist.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jul 28, 2022 • 32min
Former Oakland Raiders CEO Amy Trask (Correct)
Hosts Michael Barr and Scarlet Fu welcome Former Oakland Raiders CEO and current CBS Sports Analyst Amy Trask to the show for an extended conversation on the historic hiring of the first Black female team president in NFL history by her former franchise, the globalization of US sports, and her book, "You Negotiate Like a Girl". (Corrects duplicate audio in podcast).See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jul 27, 2022 • 10min
76ers Plan to Build a New Arena with Private Funds (Podcast)
Hosts Scarlet Fu and Damian Sassower bring in Bloomberg Markets Editor Michael Marois to discuss the NBA's Philadelphia 76ers plan to build a brand new arena in downtown Philly using private money instead of taxpayer dollars.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jul 25, 2022 • 12min
The NFL Launches a New Mobile Streaming Service, NFL+ (Podcast)
Hosts Scarlet Fu and Damian Sassower are joined by Bloomberg Media Reporter Gerry Smith to talk about the NFL's new mobile streaming service, NFL+. The platform will allow users to stream certain NFL games on mobile devices, starting at $4.99 per month.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jul 25, 2022 • 56min
Athlete | Empire: Ndamukong Suh
Ndamukong Suh started planning his life in business even before he made it to the University of Nebraska and, ultimately, an All-Pro, Super Bowl-winning NFL career. He leveraged Nebraska connections like Warren Buffett and TD Ameritrade CEO Joe Moglia and started buying property with his dad. Now, as the 35-year-old Suh weighs whether and when to wind down his time in pro football, he's using his hometown of Portland as a base to tackle massive social and economic issues -- from the wealth gap to affordable housing -- by thoughtfully buying and building real and estate and restaurants. For the latest installment in our "Athlete|Empire" series, Bloomberg's Jason Kelly sat down with Suh at the Portland home he shares with his wife Katya and twin one-year-old sons to dig into his history and ambition.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.


