Bloomberg Business of Sports

The pandemic just accelerated the way reporters and journalists gain access to athletes and coaches and changes how sports is now consumed. Jon Wertheim has seen his fair share of sports moments and stories working for Sports Illustrated. And this past year has been no different.He joined Michael Barr and Mike Lynch to discuss changes within the industry.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Never in his wildest dreams could he have expected this. He trained and put the work in and Michael McDowell still can't believe it. Its a dream come true as he is crowned Daytona 500 champion. McDowell joined Michael Barr and Mike Lynch to discuss what its like winning the "The Super Bowl of Racing" and the long journey he took to get here.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Former NBA All-Star and two-time champion Pau Gasol was never your typical pro ball player. Now, with lessons learned on and off the court, he's directing his attention to investments to make us better at being humans. He joins Jason, Mike and Michael to talk about his goals, getting back on the court and to the Olympics, and the deep influence Kobe had on him as a player and a man.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

After the Super Bowl comes the Super Bowl of racing. It's the Daytona 500! NASCAR President Steve Phelps joined the team to discuss the new season and lessons learned from 2020, when NASCAR was one of the first sports to return to action after shutting down due to the pandemic. He touches on the technology that has transformed the sport and how the sport continues to push to be more inclusive, at the fan level as well as with team ownership.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

NASCAR was one of the first sports to return after COVID-19 struck last year. The sport has gone through numerous changes over the years as it relates to sponsorships and safety implementations. Driver Kevin Harvick joined Michael Barr to discuss how they were able to navigate last season and how he is preparing for Daytona 500 this Sunday. They touched on the 20-year anniversary of Dale Earnhardt Sr.'s passing. He also discussed his sports agency KHI and its foray into MMA fighting and golf.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Super Bowl LV is in the books and our crew breaks down the big game. Jason Kelly, Michael Barr and Richard Trueman discuss the winners and losers of Super Bowl LV, Tom Brady’s legacy and how the NFL made it through the covid-19 season. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Ahead of Super Bowl LV, host city Tampa finds itself in all sorts of uncharted territory. There's the global pandemic and the extraordinary measures the city and the NFL are taking to ensure player and fan safety. There's the economic consequences of a scaled-down run-up. And there's the happy matter of having the home team playing in the game for the first time ever. We break all of that down with Rob Higgins, executive director of the Tampa Bay Sports Commission.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Ahead of this weekend's Super Bowl, we catch up with Mike Tannenbaum, a front office fixture in the National Football League who now works at ESPN. The former Jets GM goes deep on the economics underneath the recent blockbuster trade, the drama around the Texans and their unhappy quarterback and talks about his early days as a Saints intern learning the vagaries of the salary cap.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Arizona has hundreds of millions of dollars flowing in each springtime, when half of Major League Baseball shows up for spring training. But health concerns are outweighing economics in 2021 and the Cactus League has called for a delay. Bridget Binsbacher, executive director of the Cactus League, joins the show to talk about the gravity of the decision, and how an eventual spring training could look in her backyard.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

As Boston's former favorite adopted son preps for another Super Bowl with a different team, we check in with Dan Shaughnessy of the Boston Globe for his take on Tom Brady, Curt Schilling and a lot more. He and Lynchie go deep on the big moments across the decades of Boston sports, and discuss a fan base that's created some of the most valuable franchises in all of sports. Plus, part of Jason's interview with Olympian Katie Ledecky, who discusses the state of college sports in an uncertain time.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.