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Feel Focused, Energetic and Rested Today, click the link belowhttps://www.c60evo.com/redpill78/Use coupon code REDPILL78 to get an extra 10% offSave $60 off a 4 week supply of food: http://www.PrepareWithRedPill78.comBe Prepar...2024-02-281h 58Making Majik Podcast with Bradley Morris from Majik MediaMaking Majik Podcast with Bradley Morris from Majik MediaGrow Your Biz With A Quiz (Chanti Zak Guest Workshop)In this 75-minute workshop, you will learn 3 ways a quiz can help you improve your most meaningful metrics and how to make one! In this training let by Chanti Zak, you’ll learn why a quiz could be a major needle mover in your biz. If learning more about your people, email list growth, and increased conversions (without increased hustle) are metrics that matter in your world, you’ll walk away from this workshop with a wealth of new ideas and clarity on how to implement them.Learn about: Zero party data: why interactive and personalized marketing are the future (+ how...2023-11-241h 17Making Majik Podcast with Bradley Morris from Majik MediaMaking Majik Podcast with Bradley Morris from Majik MediaCustomize your Marketing Strategy with Audience Quizzes (Interview with Chanti Zak)This was a fantastic marketing conversation with Chanti Zak (https://ChantiZak.com), diving into the world of fantastic funnels, custom quizzes, homesteading and turning your marketing strategy into a curiosity sparking, inspiring journey of self discover for your audience. Learn your Online Business Growth Type at https://chantizak.com/growthtype-quiz Do the "Grow your Biz with a Quiz" Quiz at https://chantizak.com/quiz Write & Produce your Comedy Commercial at https://MajikMedia.com/Comedy Book a free 15-minute coaching session with me at https://calendly.com/majikmedia/15-minutes-free Join the Majik Mind Creator Community at https://MajikMedia.com/Majik-Mind Apply...2023-10-3130 minBBCollectiveBBCollectiveNFL's đŸ“ș The Odd Couple: Al Davis & Pete Rozelle.Welcome back to the Bill Bradley Collective, where it is the first Tuesday in May and that means one thing (no, not the tired *NSYNC meme), its rivalry week and In this installment we present the saga of Al Davis and Pete Rozelle. Quite possibly the most significant off-field feud in NFL history, Rozelle and Davis are two of the architects of the National Football League behemoth as we know it, but never did these two contrasting visionaries work well in concert with one another. Join us as we start at the beginning, as Rozelle rises to NFL commissionership...2023-05-0239 minBBCollectiveBBCollective“Free Agency”? In this NFL?Welcome back to the Bill Bradley Collective, where with the NFL Draft merely a couple of weeks ago and the free agency period wading in the deep end of the pool, your hosts examine the very relationship at hand: that between what constitutes “free agency” and the labor movement, at large. The curious cases of QB’s Aaron Rodgers and Lamar Jackson take centerstage, but the conversation dives deeper into the factors that have made this offseason in particular markedly more owner/franchise-friendly than beneficial to the league’s rank-and-file union member. But first a rant or three: where Zak play...2023-04-1351 minBBCollectiveBBCollectiveFear, Loathing and Northeast Elites: The Yankee/Red Sox SagaWelcome back to the Bill Bradley Collective, where it is rivalry week, and with baseball back in action what better athletic struggle of epic proportion to profile than that between the Boston Red Sox and New York Yankees. Likely the most visible rivalry professional sports has to offer and one with it’s geographic profile at the center of the BBCollective Universe, Sox/Yanks is more than a century old with hostilities perhaps hitting their peak within the last twenty years. The sale of a guy named Ruth from Boston to New York altered the baseball narrative for the ne...2023-04-0449 minBBCollectiveBBCollectiveThe Original Frenemies: Adams and JeffersonWelcome back to the Bill Bradley Collective, where it is once again rivalry week with a conversation about the complicated relationship between Founding Fathers John Adams and Thomas Jefferson. The two chief architects and drafters of the Declaration of Independence, and the second and third men to hold the office of the Presidency, Adams and Jefferson’s individual histories are tied at the hip. For all they accomplished together in their early years serving in the Continental Congress, their ideological differences gave way to great political conflict while in office, and a personal impasse post-Presidency that was eventually reconciled vi...2023-03-1447 minBBCollectiveBBCollectiveMisadventures in the Forest City: the 1899 Cleveland SpidersWelcome back to the Bill Bradley Collective, where it is another installment in our critically acclaimed series of Dollop-style bonus episodes. This week Ed presents the story of the 1899 Cleveland Spiders baseball team. There are often brutal seasonal campaigns across team sports, but the Spiders of 1899 set high marks for futility that have lasted well over a century. Join us this week for a deep dive into a team that managed a near impossible 20 wins against 134 losses, found themselves outscored by a mind-blowing 723 runs, averaged a mere 145 fans per home game despite only playing 42 of them, and unsurprisingly ended...2023-03-0734 minBBCollectiveBBCollectiveFrom the Peanut Farm to the PresidencyWelcome back to the Bill Bradley Collective, where this week your hosts deep dive the life and presidency of James Earl “Jimmy” Carter Jr. With Carter recently placed in hospice care in this the 99th year of an illustrious American life, now seems a better time than ever to examine the history of America’s oldest living former President. Carter’s history is complicated, and that is the tenor of this week’s episode. Join us as we look at the man and politician responsible for granting amnesty to Vietnam War defectors as a first act in office, establishing the Department...2023-02-2848 minBBCollectiveBBCollectivePod of the Century (by way of the Philippines): Ali Vs. FrazierWelcome back to the Bill Bradley Collective, where this week it is the second in our season-long, monthly deep-dives focusing on this season’s main-topic: rivalries. Boxing has been the stage for many of sports’ greatest rivalries: think Leonard/Hearns, Morales/Barrera, Pacquaio/Marquez, among others. But the one that goes beyond the others, both for it’s legendary in-ring trilogy and the shared personal animus, is the rivalry between Muhammad Ali and Joe Frazier. Tune in this week as we break down not only the three epic contests between the greatest heavyweight there ever was and his fiercest, most compet...2023-02-0754 minBBCollectiveBBCollectiveThe Bill Bradley Collective Book ClubWelcome to the first meeting of the Bill Bradley Collective Book Club. On this week’s episode your hosts put their literary critic hats on and share their favorite books on both sports and politics. Remember making that New Years’ resolution to read more? Trying to get a several months head start on curating that summer reading list? Tune in and get the jump on both as the panel induct their first class of literary essentials to the Collective library. But first, we rant: where Ed lambastes the pathetic submissiveness of NHL owners in standing down in the face of more...2023-01-3152 minBBCollectiveBBCollectiveRantapalooza VWelcome back to the Bill Bradley Collective, where this week we proudly present our bi-annual tradition unlike any other: Rantapalooza. That’s right, it is the Collective’s late season spectacular where in lieu of a main topic it is all the rants fit to record. Nine rants to be specific, a veritable pu pu platter of sports takes and political musings. Among the topics addressed on this installment of Rantapolooza: for-profit hospitals and the continued disgrace of the American healthcare model; the career and legacy of one of college football’s foremost originals; the inevitable entry of a certai...2022-12-201h 00BBCollectiveBBCollectiveSportswashing: The NFL in the Spin CycleWelcome back to the Bill Bradley Collective, where this week we present the final episode in our season-long examination of sportswashing. All season we’ve examined sportswashing as government manipulation of sports as a means to enhance disreputable standing and to cover-up abuses. But governments are not the only guilty parties. Look no further than the men in control of the NFL: individuals (not governments) wielding sport as a way to improve reputations sullied by misconduct. Amongst their peers, Robert Kraft, Jerry Jones, Jim Irsay and (soon to be jettisoned) Daniel Snyder are all apart of the most exclusive and po...2022-12-0641 minBBCollectiveBBCollectiveAs the Mavs Turn: a Big 3 Soap OperaWelcome back to the Bill Bradley Collective, where it is a bonus week here as Ed continues on his Parisian honeymoon excursion. Today Andrew recounts the story of the Dallas Mavericks of the early 1990’s and the A-list recording artist who may (or may not) have played a hand in their demise and dissolution. So-called big 3’s have been a dominant narrative in NBA team building for much of modern history, reaching something of an apex when LeBron James famously took his talents to South Beach to team with fellow stars Dwyane Wade and Chris Bosh. Some twenty years befo...2022-11-2238 minBBCollectiveBBCollectiveBest & Worst Couples in Sports/PoliticsWelcome back to the Bill Bradley Collective, where wedding weekend has come and gone and our resident newly-wed is Paris-bound as a honeymooner. But not before, and by before we mean RIGHT before our patriarch Ed officially tied the knot, we carved out some time to discuss our favorite, least favorite, and most fascinating marriages, past and present, across political and sporting landscapes. Whether it is a power couples using their on-court/on-pitch greatness to influence positive social change; the unlikely partnership of high profile strategists working for opposing parties; the longest wed Presidential couple in history in this...2022-11-1520 minBBCollectiveBBCollectivePanic on the Tarmac: When WWE met the KSAWelcome back to the Bill Bradley Collective, where it is a seasonal focus week. That’s right, join us for a conversation show examining the relationship between World Wrestling Entertainment, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and sportswashing. WWE has been the world’s dominant professional wrestling company for the greater part of the last half century. A publicly traded entity boasting gross revenues in excess of $1 billion in 2021, the WWE maintains lucrative rights deals with both NBCUniversal and Fox that are expected to expand when they come up for renewal next year. Despite this fiscal prosperity, WWE made the deci...2022-11-011h 02BBCollectiveBBCollectiveFat City: Heavyweight History in Sensitive SettingsWelcome back to the Bill Bradley Collective, where this week it is the latest installment in our season-wide focus on sportswashing, with the spotlight focused on boxing. Perhaps the sport’s preeminent power-broker, promoter Eddie Hearn has staged two heavyweight championship fights: a 2019 tilt featuring Andy Ruiz and Anthony Joshua and a 2022 bout between the aforementioned Joshua and Oleksandr Usyk in Saudi Arabia. How and why these fights, contested for the sport’s showcase prize, could occur in such a locale with a record so poor on human rights set the table for a conversation that works in reverse chro...2022-10-0444 minUn_Fore_Getable GolfUn_Fore_Getable GolfThe Golf TripIn case the title wasn't clear, this episode is all about the golf trip! Enjoy. 2022-09-121h 05BBCollectiveBBCollectiveWe did this before the Dollop!!Welcome back to the Bill Bradley Collective, where it is a special bonus week documenting the intersection of Rafael Trujillo’s rise to power in the Dominican Republic and the legendary career of baseball legend Satchel Paige. Trujillo rules the Dominican for north of thirty years, both officially as President and an unelected military warlord. Trujillo rises up the ranks of the Dominican military swiftly, despite an extensive criminal reputation and finds himself elected President in 1930. Trujillo oversaw one of the bloodiest political regimes in global history, aided by a cult of personality promoted by the leader. As part of...2022-08-2339 minUn_Fore_Getable GolfUn_Fore_Getable GolfThe Pre-Golf Trip EpisodeJust mere days before their golf trip, Brad and Zak jumped online to record this episode. Apparently, they both have been keeping things from the other in an effort to be the better golfer on their trip. They also discuss the trip details. Tune in for more!2022-08-1642 minUn_Fore_Getable GolfUn_Fore_Getable GolfBad Courses, Mowers, Coolers, and RetirementIn this episode one of the Un-FORE-getable guys is playing really bad golf. So bad he wants to retire. What's to blame for this? Lawn mowers and bad courses! Or at least that's what he says. The golf trip is officially planned. Brad finally has his own story time too! Tune in for the details and much, much more. 2022-08-0248 minBBCollectiveBBCollectiveLIV, Laugh, Golf: Lipstick on an Oppressive Pig’s HeadWelcome back to the Bill Bradley Collective, where we raise the curtain on our seventh season, live from the Social Bar and Kitchen in downtown New London, with an examination of the Saudi-bankrolled LIV Golf tour in the context of our season-long theme of “sportswashing” and the presence of oppressive oligarchies across sports. LIV Golf claims to want to change the landscape of professional golf in aspiring to host the world’s best players, playing for the world’s biggest purses, with a reduced 54-hole, no cut format while also introducing a team-scoring format. But LIV’s on-course ambitions pale in co...2022-07-0537 minBBCollectiveBBCollectiveSix Months in a Leaky Boat: The Worst of Our PoliticsWelcome back to the Bill Bradley Collective, where we have reached season’s end and you know what that means. That’s right, it is time to look back to our January draft of the worst people in politics and grade the picks! Each of your hosts drafted *five* political figures: a minimum of one Democrat and maximum of one pundit. Each of the fifteen selections are evaluated on a 10-point scale by the two non-selecting hosts. “Worst” is rewarded here today, as the judging criteria boils down to qualifying what constitutes the very bottom class of our elected official...2022-06-2858 minUn_Fore_Getable GolfUn_Fore_Getable GolfImproving & The Shank-O-PotamusWant to break 120, 110, 100, or 90? While we aren't experts by any means, we have tried and failed at tons of different things to become better golfers. Fortunately for you, we have gotten better! So, in this episode we talk about what helped us, with hopes it helps you. Don't worry, this episode still has our unFOREgetable golf moments. In possibly the best, craziest moment yet, the shank-o-potamus is born!2022-06-2457 minUn_Fore_Getable GolfUn_Fore_Getable GolfWhat's In The BagIn this episode, Zak and Brad run you through what they are currently playing. You'll also find out one of them is extremely cheap and still somehow judge-y and the other one accidentally buys golf clubs when he is bored. Tune in for all the unFOREgetable moments.2022-06-2341 minBBCollectiveBBCollectiveRantapalooza iVWelcome back to the Bill Bradley Collective, where we have reached the climax of yet another season, our sixth, which now ties us with iconic television series including The Sopranos, Lost, Oz and Nash Bridges, among many others. As we do to cap off our seasons we present the fourth installment of Rantapalooza. That’s right, Rantapalooza IV is live, and while Super Bowl IV featured one of the great upsets in NFL history and Rocky IV single-handedly cooled off longstanding American-Soviet hostilities, this fourth iteration is up to that lofty standard. In lieu of a concentrated main topic, th...2022-06-2158 minUn_Fore_Getable GolfUn_Fore_Getable GolfZak Breaks 90!Zak does it! What an unFOREgetable moment! Zak breaks 90! Everything after that is just a bonus.2022-06-2151 minUn_Fore_Getable GolfUn_Fore_Getable GolfThe Debate - Zak vs Brad - Round 1Ready for another unFOREgetable episode? This one is unique! Zak is your host as we debate whether or not golf is a sport. We also go back and forth about whether or not Zak could go pro. Let us know who takes Round 1 in this epic debate from Zak vs Brad.*As a side note, this episode contains more background noise than we would like. We want to apologize in advance for that. After discussion, we decided there was too much good content to let a bit of background noise get in the way of releasing this...2022-06-1341 minUn_Fore_Getable GolfUn_Fore_Getable GolfStanding MudThis episode is packed full of unFOREgetable topics! We have the latest round updates and Zak welcomes "Muddy Bev" to the beaver tail family. We also talk about our improvement plans and training aids.2022-06-0850 minBBCollectiveBBCollectiveThe King of Her CourtWelcome back to the Bill Bradley Collective, where it is our regularly scheduled second drop on a back-to-back, belly-to-belly twin bill: a conversational profile about tennis legend and iconic activist/advocate Billie Jean King. Few, if any, athletes can boast the combined on- and off-court level of achievement that can King. An owner of the rare career singles’ Grand Slam and 12 singles’ Slams in total, a further 27 were won in combined women’s and mixed doubles. In a pre-Evert/Navratilova landscape, King, along with Margaret Court, were the standard-bearers of the time. Perhaps King’s most notable on-court accomplishment also cre...2022-06-0742 minUn_Fore_Getable GolfUn_Fore_Getable GolfBeaver IslandEtiquette, rules, and a growing beaver community. Yes, this still is a podcast about unFOREgetable golf!2022-06-0655 minBBCollectiveBBCollectiveWhere has The Magic goneWelcome back to the Bill Bradley Collective, where we have for you the rare Monday drop: a subject we just had to get some takes off on that didn’t quite fit into tomorrow’s episode. When a man of one Ryan Fitzpatrick’s magnitude walks away from football before the end of an eternal prime, that is means for commemorating one of the game’s most distinct and unique careers. Fitzpatrick has stepped away from quarterbacking in the NFL, but not before your hosts put some proper respect on his distinguished career. The Ivy League’s greatest contribution to the NFL...2022-06-0615 minUn_Fore_Getable GolfUn_Fore_Getable GolfThe IntroWelcome to our podcast. Zak and I (Brad) are your hosts. This is our intro episode. We love golf! We need to get better at it and we talk about golf all day long. From our friendship and love of golf, the unFOREgetable golf podcast is born, Enjoy!!2022-05-3138 minBBCollectiveBBCollectiveThe 2030s: A Sporting Landscape OdysseyWelcome back to the Bill Bradley Collective, where this week your hosts offer a look to the future with a nod to the present: a conversation about the state of American sports’ so-called “big four” and the chances of an upstart brand or property moving into that esteemed tier. Here’s what we know. The NFL is king. The NBA continues to broaden the gap between themselves and everyone else. Major League Baseball is flush with regional network dollars and some early season buzz following an offseason lockout. The NHL is enjoying nice early returns in the first year of their...2022-05-171h 02BBCollectiveBBCollectiveHead of the ClassWelcome again to the Bill Bradley Collective, where it is part two of this week’s double drop: a conversation profiling legendary Tennessee women’s college basketball coach Pat Summitt. Over a career spanning nearly four decades, the late Summitt set the record book for all to try and catch. Eight national titles, eighteen Final Four appearances, 1,000+ wins and an Olympic gold medal are among her many notable accomplishments, but her legacy goes far beyond the stat sheet and the hardware. Summitt’s career and eventual ascension of her and the Lady Vols’ program coincide with the rise and growth o...2022-05-1038 minBBCollectiveBBCollectiveElon and his MuskovitesWelcome again to the Bill Bradley Collective, where this week we examine billionaire Tesla CEO Elon Musk move to acquire social media giant Twitter and the broader picture of billionaire influence over our news media and free speech. But first a rant or three, as Zak highlights the passage of a Connecticut bill aimed to protect abortion rights for recipients and providers against out-of-state legal backlash from the many other far more restrictive states; Ed spotlights the fallout from the watershed Katie Taylor-Amanda Serrano unification bout from last weekend and the promising future of headline female prize-fighting; and finally...2022-05-031h 08BBCollectiveBBCollectiveDraft: Political MoviesWelcome back to the Bill Bradley Collective, where in deference to the forthcoming NFL Player Selection Meeting, your hosts present the inaugural Political Movie Draft. You’ve heard us draft the best and worst men and women across each sports and politics, as well as our choices for best sports movies, and this week follows a similar format. *Five* selections per collective host, drafted in snake fashion following a hotly contested session of roshambo determining the all important order. Choices are discussed and analyzed for the extent and substance of their political content, as well as cinematic quality. No fo...2022-04-2653 minBBCollectiveBBCollectiveFrom the Locker Room to SCOTUS - Lisa Olson & MisogynyWelcome back to the Bill Bradley Collective, where this week we continue our season long feature on women in sports with a profile of sports journalist Lisa Olson and her place in the NFL’s problematic history of female disenfranchisement. Olson got her start fresh out of college at the Boston Herald, where she quickly ascended to cover the New England Patriots beat. Shortly into her first season, Olson was sexually harassed and psychologically assaulted by three Patriots in a disgusting locker-room incident, one seemingly abetted and endorsed by team higher-ups including owner Victor Kiam. The league investigation and su...2022-04-1941 minBBCollectiveBBCollectiveđŸŽ¶đŸŽ€ “Sorry Ms. Jackson (You Are For Real)” đŸŽŒđŸŽ”Welcome back to the Bill Bradley Collective, where this week your hosts shine a deserved spotlight on the latest appointee to the Supreme Court, one Ketanji Brown Jackson. But first, we set the table with a rant or three, as Ed details the pending fate of Lizelle Herrera, charged with murder in the wake of Texas’ on-going legislative anti-abortion crusade; Andrew decries some of the coverage surrounding NFL QB Dwayne Haskins’ tragic and untimely passing, and Zak censures the right wing characterization of the Disney Company as supporters of so-called child “grooming” in response to the media behemoth’s opposition...2022-04-1356 minBBCollectiveBBCollectiveFORE! A Coup IncomingWelcome back to the Bill Bradley Collective, where it is a Dollop-style bonus week, as Andrew presents the story of golf icon Jack Nicklaus’ failed endeavor at removing then-PGA Tour commissioner Deane Beman in an attempted PGA Tour coup. As tour profits and assets sky-rocketed through much of the 70’s and early 80’s under Beman’s watch, golfers prospered in lock-step, competing for increasingly lucrative purses in-line with the tour’s respective growth. The explosion of competitive income was not enough for Nicklaus, nor was it for Arnold Palmer or Tom Watson, recruited by the old bear to combat what they...2022-04-0536 minBBCollectiveBBCollectiveFear Strikes Out For GoodWelcome again to the Bill Bradley Collective, where this week your hosts survey the evolving relationship between sports and mental health awareness. Rants set the table, where Ed lays out the abhorrent details of a proposed Tennessee bill granting individuals the right to sue abortion providers and thusly allowing charges to be brought upon rape victims; Andrew wraps up day one of the NCAA Tournament with a post-mortem dissection of UConn’s performance in a losing effort and what the future might hold; and finally Zak denounces disgraced ex-New York Governor Andrew Cuomo following the latest stop on his no...2022-03-221h 14BBCollectiveBBCollectiveBest of FrenemiesWelcome back to the Bill Bradley Collective, where it is seasonal profile week as we present a deep dive on the lives of and rivalry between tennis greats Martina Navratilova and Chris Evert. Two of the greatest to ever pick up a racket, male or female, Navratilova and Evert each re-wrote the record book during their era and the only one stopping each of them from greater success was the other. As their careers largely intersect one another, the on-court rivalry between the two is one of the greatest across gender or sport. Join us as we examine the...2022-03-0856 minBBCollectiveBBCollectiveJack Donagahy's Worst DatesWelcome back to the Bill Bradley Collective, where this week we profile one of history’s most significant African American women, Condoleezza Rice. National security advisor during President George W. Bush’s first term and U.S. Secretary of State for his second, Rice was the highest ranking African American woman in U.S. history until Kamala Harris’ ascension to the vice presidency in 2021. Her upbringing in Birmingham, Alabama in the era of Jim Crow and entry into politics during the Carter administration set the table for a conversation about a career and legacy notable for both historic professional achiev...2022-02-0143 minBBCollectiveBBCollectiveRenee Montgomery #woman #huskie #champion #dreamWelcome back to the Bill Bradley Collective, where this week we present our much anticipated season six premier with a profile of women’s basketball great, broadcaster, business executive and philanthropist Renee Montgomery. This season is centered around women in sports, and there is perhaps no better subject when taking into account off-court purpose and achievement than Montgomery. A standout at the University of Connecticut and a multi-time WNBA champion, her on-court career is outdone by a second act that is virtually unprecedented for an athlete. Amidst the wave of racial unrest that enveloped the country during the summer of...2022-01-1136 minBBCollectiveBBCollectiveCobb: Baseball’s Labor Bellwether?textWelcome back to the Bill Bradley Collective, where this week we present something of a bittersweet Dollop-style bonus in lieu of our regularly scheduled season premier. COVID reared its ugly head into the Collective game plan, but fear not, we will be raising the curtain on season six very soon and for the time being Ed has a thing or two to say on the life, career and legacy of Tyrus Raymond “Ty” Cobb. Conventional wisdom might suggest the focus be placed on Cobb’s standing amongst the greats of baseball’s dead-ball era, or perhaps his reputation for being am...2022-01-0429 minBBCollectiveBBCollective2021 - Worst People in Sports DraftWelcome back to the Bill Bradley Collective, where this week we present the epilogue to season number five, also known as the results of our annual draft of the worst people in sports. That’s right, because six months ago your hosts drafted their respective choices of the absolute worst the world of sports had to offer and here we are six months later to appraise, debate and litigate all of the choices. If you are new to this space, here is how we roll: fantasy/snake-style Zak, Ed and Andrew drafted a curated and researched collection of their be...2021-12-2843 minBBCollectiveBBCollectiveRantapalooza IIIWelcome back to the Bill Bradley Collective, where this week the panel bids farewell to season five with another installment of Rantapalooza. That’s right, our biannual extravaganza devoted entirely to the extended musings, gripes and observations from the members of the Collective troika. This season’s edition totals nine rants, three from each host: one focused on the political side, one sport-centric dispatch, and one final wild-card harangue of the host’s choosing. Zak gets the ball rolling from the political end with a broadside aimed at House Speaker and Collective favorite Nancy Pelosi and her stance on Congre...2021-12-2146 minBBCollectiveBBCollectiveRunning from Himself: The Lawrence Phillips TragedyWelcome back to the Bill Bradley Collective, where this week in the last of our season-wide profiles through the lens of criminal justice we discuss the life and times and crimes of Lawrence Phillips. Phillips’ story is not one for the faint of heart, but one that incapsulates everything this Collective attempts to capture from a sporting, moral, judicial and human perspective. Phillips is best remembered as a prodigious yet highly-troubled collegiate running back at the University of Nebraska and a controversial early first round pick of the then-St. Louis Rams, but the narrative of this man goes far de...2021-12-0751 minBBCollectiveBBCollectiveGeorge Steinbrenner: The original TrumpWelcome again to the Bill Bradley Collective, where this week in deference to our season-wide theme of criminal justice and sports, your hosts examine the life and crimes of George M. Steinbrenner III. Like many bull’s-eyes on the proverbial Collective dartboard, Steinbrenner is born into the dual advantage of white privilege and inherited wealth. His beginnings as a shipping magnate of the Great Lakes eventually leads to ownership of the New York Yankees in 1973. Until his death in 2010, George assumes a massive celebrity persona in New York City, not unlike a certain businessman who failed all the way up...2021-11-0247 minBBCollectiveBBCollective“The Arrival of the Golf Hooligan”Welcome back to the Bill Bradley Collective, where it is a bonus week! That’s right, join us for the newest addition to our catalogue of critically acclaimed Dollop-inspired installments. This week Andrew submits the definitive history of the 1999 Ryder Cup Matches. The bi-annual golf exhibition/corporate outing, profiled in broader strokes on a recent Collective episode, hit an unprecedented fever pitch in ’99 at the Country Club of Brookline, Massachusetts. On the course it is a tale of two events. The underdog European side rode sublime play in the team sessions to get out to a seemingly insurmountable lead by t...2021-10-2646 minBBCollectiveBBCollectiveA Cocaine Car WashWelcome back to the Bill Bradley Collective, where this week as part of to our season-long theme of criminal justice in sports we deep-dive the life and crimes of baseball ne’er do well, Lenny Dykstra. Coming to you from the intersection of the BBCollective and E! True Hollywood Story, “Nails’” footprint in our sporting culture is one of both brief on-field excellence and protracted off-field delinquency. Born into the great cocaine and ego-fueled Mets’ of the mid-to-late ‘80s and later the overachieving Phillies of the early-‘90s, Dykstra’s baseball career excels and declines as a product of injury and plato...2021-10-0546 minBBCollectiveBBCollectiveWhat the Fuck is the Debt Ceiling?Welcome back to the Bill Bradley Collective, where this week your hosts attempt to answer the question many economic neophytes have had through our latest news cycle: what the f--- is the debt ceiling? At the center of recent political discourse amidst our latest Congressional standoff, the debt ceiling is something many find hard to grasp (including one of our very own), but fear not, for our resident politicos Zak and Ed are here to outline the debt ceiling’s history and relevance to modern politics and economic policy. Exploited for electoral gain and manipulated for political expediency, the na...2021-09-2856 minBBCollectiveBBCollectiveTo Catch (but not hit) a SpyWelcome to the Bill Bradley Collective, where this week we present yet another of our award-winning Dollop-style in-season bonus installments, as Ed unveils the remarkably strange but true story of one Morris “Moe” Berg. Located directly at the three-way intersection of baseball mediocrity, higher education and international espionage, Ed’s chronology of Berg’s life and times render his Collective brethren floored well before even the halfway mark. Join us for the narrative of baseball’s fourth greatest non-Gentile catcher, an adult life that commences with a pair of Ivy League degrees, followed by a professional baseball career that though oth...2021-08-3140 minBBCollectiveBBCollective5 - A Case Of The MondaysDo not adjust your calendars, yes it is Monday and yes, we are the Bill Bradley Collective kicking off your work week with a special Monday drop. Following a busy and tumultuous week across the sporting world, your hosts had takes we couldn’t fit into Tuesday’s season profile so we went ahead and recorded a bonus installment for you, our faithful listener. Tune in as the panel examines the expected fallout from Texas’ and Oklahoma’s pending exit from the the Big 12 for the “greener” pastures of the SEC; a look at the just concluded NBA Draft and the bigg...2021-08-0246 minBBCollectiveBBCollectiveThe War on Drugs is back on TrackWelcome back to the Bill Bradley Collective, where with the Summer Olympic Games in Tokyo somehow set to commence, we examine the suspension of American track and field sprinter Sha’Carri Richardson following a positive test for marijuana. Richardson recorded the fastest time at the U.S. Olympic trials in the 100-meter, just months after recording the sixth-fastest 100-time in women’s history, qualifying her for the Tokyo games. She admitted to using marijuana following the recent death of her mother as well as to cope with anxieties brought on the pressure of Olympic qualification. Expected to be one of t...2021-07-1352 minBBCollectiveBBCollectiveOJ & AmericaThis week the Bill Bradley Collective ushers in season five on location before a live audience of friends, family and listeners at New London’s own Draft Choice. The topic of conversation centers around the many lives of O.J. Simpson. One of the great collegiate and professional football players in modern history, Simpson’s second act saw him stay immersed in the public limelight as a network commentator, screen presence and Madison Avenue pitchman. His celebrity hits a crescendo in 1994, as he stands trial for the murder of both his ex-wife and an acquaintance of her’s in what m...2021-07-0646 minBBCollectiveBBCollective- Worst People In Politics Draft ResultsWelcome back to the Bill Bradley Collective, where this week we close the curtain on season four and revisit our selections from January 2nd of the worst people across politics. It would not be a proper Collective draft without a little competition, so the format is as follows. 18 politicos were drafted in total, representing three six-member teams. Each host defends their pick in the order they were originally plucked, on the grounds of where they stood six months ago, what has happened since to perhaps enhance they’re reprehensible standing, and the relative value of the pick: i.e., bo...2021-06-2949 minBBCollectiveBBCollectiveBonds’ Bushes and...Balls’Welcome back to the Bill Bradley Collective, where it is Father’s Day weekend and we are here to commemorate it with a deep dive into paternalism at work across the spectrums of both sports and politics. We lead with a mini-draft of sorts, as each of your hosts highlight a series of father/son pairs in seeking to find the most athletically accomplished duo of them all. The positive and negative impacts a “sports dad” have had historically on their gifted progeny at the highest athletic level lead out the sports end  of our conversation to the political. Fathers...2021-06-221h 00BBCollectiveBBCollectiveRantapalooza IIWelcome back...to the Bill Bradley Collective, where this week you are cordially invited to the second installment of what we call Rantapalooza. That’s right, three fists to the face of sports and politics in our rawest form: the rants that typically set the table for a singular conversation on a broader topic are the chef d’oeuvre on this Saturday where our individual grievances and musings are the headline attraction. Join us for this bi-annual tradition unlike any other, where Zak (without the use of Spider Tack!) retires the latest New York Yankee bilk on called strikes, buri...2021-06-1548 minBBCollectiveBBCollective- La Lutte pour les Droits des AthlĂštesWelcome once again to the Bill Bradley Collective, where the topic de la semaine concerns the rights of athletes, specifically their rights as laborers, performers and/or contractors and how they are acknowledged and treated as such across sports by different leagues and institutions. Among the angles explored include the franchise/athlete dynamic in today’s NBA era of player empowerment; the racial overtones that exist there in contrast to the current self-inflicted situation a discontented present and all-time NFL great finds himself in; the power of player unions in affording their members their rights; and the circumstances behind a...2021-06-0856 minBBCollectiveBBCollectiveLive @ The Social... Time to Clean our InboxComing to you via remote from the back patio of New London’s own The Social Bar and Kitchen, we welcome you back to the Bill Bradley Collective. In the outdoor company of friends, listeners and a wonderful stewardess, this week your hosts empty out our mailbag full of questions and return correspondence with some of our most ardent listeners. The questions are great and they span the breadth of the Collective universe. Who is the sporting equivalent to the most noteworthy imbecile amongst Georgia’s elected officials? What would be the one change we’d make to the many a...2021-05-1145 minBBCollectiveBBCollectiveOur First Collective Q & AWelcome back to the Bill Bradley Collective, where we present yet another bonus Monday installment as something of an appetizer for what’s to come in tomorrow’s regularly scheduled release. Listen in for a Collective Q&A, as some of our wonderful friends who joined us live on the patio of New London’s own The Social Bar & Kitchen probe your hosts with a serious of thoughtful queries. The potentially broader angle of the Deshaun Watson situation; great unrest in the fanbase of an EPL mega-power; the personal culpability of fighters and footballers entering their respectively violent fields; gambli...2021-05-1021 minBBCollectiveBBCollectiveBonus - NFL Draft TalkWelcome back to the Bill Bradley Collective, where here you can sink your teeth into an abbreviated, perhaps bonus “episode,” as your hosts tackle all things 2021 NFL Draft-related. The Collective enters a busy week where tomorrow you’ll hear three fists in the face of boxing punditry regarding everything boxing; past, present, future. And then Saturday we are on location at New London’s own The Social Bar & Kitchen, for an outdoor, socially distanced conversation touching on sports, politics and their cross-section at a tremendous New London gastro-pub. Hit play today, as Zak and Andrew try to come to grips wi...2021-05-0317 minBBCollectiveBBCollectivePay Inequality in Women's SportsThis week on the Bill Bradley Collective, women are rightly at the forefront, as your hosts present something akin to a “state of the union” on the condition of the top women’s sports in the U.S. and abroad. Three unique situations: the 21st century achievement of women in professional tennis finally garnering equality in prize and sponsorship compensation, the present fight of top female American soccer players for similarly deserved recompense, and the now quarter century-old WNBA and what’s kept their athletes below a compensatory curve befitting their quality and what appears to be behind what may brin...2021-04-1359 minBBCollectiveBBCollectiveThe Fire-Fighting, Tackle-Missing, Rose-Stealing Colorado PhenomenonThis week the Bill Bradley Collective presents another installment of our in-season Dollop-inspired features, as Zak documents the life and times of Ryan Sutter. Coming to you from the intersection of sports and pop culture, Sutter’s NFL career is here and gone in a mere five second kick return, but it is his second life five years later as the winner of The Bachelorette’s very first season (and the heart of one, Trista Rehn) that people most remember(?) the safety turned firefighter for. Zak’s yarn sets the table for a conversation that includes some of Ed’s memori...2021-03-3031 minBBCollectiveBBCollective- Our First Year: Sports Politics, & a PodcastWelcome back to the Bill Bradley Collective, where this week your hosts reflect on both a full year in the COVID-19 pandemic and the completion of our first year as a podcast. The conversation  focuses on the effect COVID has had on how we consume, critique and appreciate sports, and how this unprecedented year has shaped our consideration of this country’s politics and government. One of the silver linings of 2020 and this first quarter of 2021 has been the ability to record this podcast safely distanced and largely outdoors. Commencing a project centered on sports and politics days before the...2021-03-2355 minBBCollectiveBBCollective- Trump 2: Impeachment BoogalooThis week the Bill Bradley Collective present Trump 2: Impeachment Boogaloo, the most electrifying sequel since the famed 1984 companion to the motion picture classic, “Breakin’.” Donald Trump is the first president in history to be impeached twice, and his second trial is set to commence this week. Join us, as the boys dissect how insurrection brought us here; the “question” of impeaching a non-sitting president and the importance of holding Trump accountable; some key Senate members and what to expect from their votes; and finally a consideration of the related censuring of Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene and some of her pals on th...2021-02-0949 minBBCollectiveBBCollectiveProfile - Henry “Hank” AaronThis week on the Bill Bradley Collective, your hosts consider the life, career and legacy of recently passed baseball icon, Henry “Hank” Aaron. The subject of this season’s individual profile, Aaron’s twenty-three year career is among the most accomplished across any sport. The panel delves into his many accolades and achievements, as well as his standing among the game’s other titans, but not before examining his youth in Mobile, AL, his entry into the pros with the Indianapolis Clowns of the Negro American League, and the circumstances that led him to the Braves instead of the Giants and...2021-02-0240 minBBCollectiveBBCollective- The Long National Nightmare is OVER!!!This week on the Bill Bradley Collective, your hosts put the first four days of the Biden administration under the microscope and evaluate some of the early returns. The inauguration itself is given a quick review, before the boys get to examining some of Biden’s cabinet nominees and political appointees, including Marty Walsh, Janet Yellen and Merrick Garland, among others. In a week where the newly minted President signed 30 executive orders and actions, the panel weigh in on the repeal of Schedule F, as well as the immediate enactment of many COVID-19 and environmental policies. But first the ra...2021-01-2650 minBBCollectiveBBCollectiveThings that have Gone on Tooooooo Long As we eagerly count down the final days, hours and minutes of Donald Trump’s first and god-willing last term as President, in tribute, the Bill Bradley Collective presents their desired collection of the things in sports, politics and media, that have gone on far too long and should simply go the fuck away. In this first intra-season bonus episode, join your hosts as they each describe in detail why certain athletes, coaches, institutions, members of the media and a certain multi-billion dollar movie franchise would be best served to make both like a tree and the Trump administration (ju...2021-01-1941 minBBCollectiveBBCollective- The Supreme CourtIt’s Tuesday. You know what that means. That’s right, season four of the Bill Bradley Collective is off and running and how else to ring in the new year than with a conversation about our nation’s Supreme Court. On the heels of two historically unqualified appointments and an election fallout dominated by the question of whether or not the court would back efforts to challenge the veracity of the results, the focus on the Supreme Court’s composition, size and tenure has never been more in question. Join your hosts as they weigh in with their thoughts...2021-01-0549 minBBCollectiveBBCollective14. RantapaloozaThis week on the Bill Bradley Collective, the hosts round out season three with the very first installment of “Rantapalooza.” Inspired in part by the eclectic annual concert festival bearing a similar name, Rantapalooza is the proper embodiment of the two words it combines. The rants: the backbone of this catalogue and the concentration of this episode. What of a-palooza? Well, it “emphasizes or exaggerates the element of a situation.” Because this week for your listening pleasure, Ed, Zak and Andrew rant not once, not twice nor thrice, but four individual times; covering our intertwined landscape of the athletic, politica...2020-12-2935 minBBCollectiveBBCollective13. Vetoed!This week on the Bill Bradley Collective, your noble hosts are granted the opportunity to wield the kind of power normally reserved for officers of state: the power of the veto. Join your panel as they enter their respective chambers to argue the merits of six individual vetoes of legislation impacting the world of sports and in one case our very Constitution. The rules are simple. Each host presents two vetoes, and whether the veto goes forth rests in the hands of his two cohorts. Just as two-thirds votes in the House and Senate override presidential vetoes, the presenting...2020-12-221h 03BBCollectiveBBCollective12. Sports in a Biden White HouseThis week on the Bill Bradley Collective, the hosts outline how they expect the transition from a Trump presidency to a Biden White House to impact the sporting world. Among the major topics addressed include whether the new administration will seek to push for stricter and more centralized protocols for leagues with regard to COVID-19, the impact an ideological shift in our judicial system could have on athletes both pro and collegiate, and if to expect actual enthusiasm and participation in the once-esteemed White House tradition of annually hosting each championship team across sports. We start with the rants...2020-12-151h 03BBCollectiveBBCollectiveB2. The Rules Make No Sense“Boys, the rules don’t make much sense. But I believe in the rules. Some of us broke them. I broke them. I can’t do this. I can’t win like this.” From Coach Pete Bell’s mouth to our ears, this week the Bill Bradley Collective return to the movies for a discussion of William Friedkin and Ron Shelton’s 1994 basketball drama, Blue Chips. Tepidly received by critics and audiences alike upon release, the Collective return a unanimous positive appraisal of the film’s artistic merits: the strong performances of Nick Nolte as the aforementioned Coach Bell, Alfre Woodard, J...2020-12-0937 minBBCollectiveBBCollective11. Is there hope for the hardwood?This week on the Bill Bradley Collective, the hosts preview the fast-approaching 2020-21 NBA season. Determined to plow ahead bubble-less amidst the still devastating COVID-19 pandemic, the league believes they have the protocols in place to complete a full campaign. Do they? The Collective examines that question among other league topics, as we consider the changes being implemented to both the regular and post-season structure with additional commentary on what to expect on the court following a brief but frenetic offseason full of player movement and coaching/front office overhaul. The rants set the table, where Andrew outlines his...2020-12-0152 minBBCollectiveBBCollectiveB1. It’s All Right - weighing in on CaddyshackIn this intra-season bonus episode, we present the Bill Bradley Collective: At the Movies, as your hosts dive into the famed 1980 sports comedy, Caddyshack. A modest success upon release, subsequent re-appraisal has garnered Caddyshack a massive cult following and frequent citation as one of the great sports movies of all time. The Collective set out to assess this legacy, as we detail the cocaine-fueled production responsible for both the film’s gaping plot issues and most iconic comedic sequences, how some of these sequences and lines have aged with respect to racial and gender sensitivity and good-taste, and how ex...2020-11-2438 minBBCollectiveBBCollective10. The Good, The Bad.... It's the NFL.This week on the Bill Bradley Collective, the hosts review all things NFL as the league’s season passes it’s mid-point. The on-field and off-field, the good (yes, there’s some) and the bad, join us as the panel weighs in on the superlative young crop of quarterbacks spread across the league, year one for both Brady and Belichick as each goes it without the other for the first time, the continued futility of North Jersey’s disgraced second tenant, and the myriad shortcomings in the NFL’s COVID protocols and the directions the season may take as a result...2020-11-1756 minBBCollectiveBBCollective9. The Longest (Tues)DayThis week the Bill Bradley Collective comes to you in the immediate aftermath of the 2020 Presidential election being called for Joe Biden, completing a near five-day odyssey of sleep-deprivation, cable news consumption and alcohol intake  the likes of which we recommend be left to us, your noble hosts. The fallout from this election is the focus, as the panel covers everything from the late-arriving call delivered in Biden’s favor, plus thoughts on all of the media coverage, another heavily flawed performance by those in the predictive model game, and where exactly, as we await the last-ditch bad-faith litigious effo...2020-11-101h 11BBCollectiveBBCollective8. The Year is 2024Election Day 2020 is here, and as a final supplement to our election coverage, the Bill Bradley Collective consult their proverbial crystal balls and preview what the lay of both the political and sporting landscapes will look like in 2024. Who will represent each party’s ticket, how the hierarchy of professional sports will stand, and what exactly college sports will look like are the questions on the table as each of the hosts play prognosticator. The rants lead it off, where the junior panelists both take aim at the just-completed World Series as Zak lambastes both the actions of COVID-positive Ju...2020-11-0351 minBBCollectiveBBCollective7. Dark Clouds PlaybookThis week on the Bill Bradley Collective, the panel give their respective impressions on the second and final Presidential debate between Donald Trump and Joe Biden, before giving way to a broader discussion of how we all project November 3rd (and the probable weeks beyond) unfolding. Consider it a forecast, as the hosts each outline what they perceive to be best- and worst-case scenarios, with closing prognostications on the eventual outcomes of both the Presidential election and upon which side of the aisle the Senate majority lands. As always we lead with the rants, where Zak thoroughly censures the...2020-10-2752 minBBCollectiveBBCollective6. Snakes in the SenateThis week, the Bill Bradley Collective presents “Snakes in the Senate,” a snake-draft style conversation about the forthcoming Senate races where red incumbents find their prospects for (re-)election in varying degrees of peril. The eligible contests are broken down into three categories, as round one examines those where the Democratic candidate appears likely to win, round two focuses on the “coin-flip” seats, and finally round three surveys blue challengers facing seemingly long-odds. What ensues is a thorough primer of what to watch for November 3rd as Democrats look to regain control of the Senate in this election year of immea...2020-10-201h 11BBCollectiveBBCollective5. The Consolation DebateThis week on the Bill Bradley Collective, the hosts weigh in on the Vice Presidential debate between Mike Pence and Kamala Harris. In assessing the performance of incumbent, candidate and moderator, the panel uses the 1965 NCAA Tournament consolation game and collegiate adieu of our very namesake as the guide for evaluation. While the debate mirrored Princeton’s 36-point evisceration of Wichita State to the respective advantage of Sen. Harris, how her showing stands up to that of Bill Bradley’s 58-point masterclass is just one example of what to expect from the conversation. But first the rants do cometh, wher...2020-10-1352 minBBCollectiveBBCollective4. The 1st Presidential Debate (finally)This week on the Bill Bradley Collective, the hosts break down the first Presidential debate between Donald Trump and Joe Biden. The virtually nonexistent good, largely bad and often ugly highlights of this spectacle are the focus of a conversation that attempts to gauge the respective performance of each candidate, as well as moderator Chris Wallace. Before we assess the debate, Zak outlines how to expect the Senate to proceed with regard to Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett, in light of the White House COVID outbreak that enveloped not only Trump but a considerable swath of GOP leadership...2020-10-061h 20BBCollectiveBBCollective3. Trump, Sports, COVIDThis week on the Bill Bradley Collective, the hosts examine Donald Trump’s efforts from high atop his Twitter pulpit to influence how our sporting landscape navigates the COVID-19 pandemic. A concentrated nod to Trump’s perceived-electorally expedient (and answered) call on the Big 10 to salvage their previously-aborted college football season sets the table for a discussion that attempts to hammer home how every amoral machination from 45’s mouth and cell-phone as it regards to sports comes solely in the interest of retaining his position post-November 3rd. First the rants, as Zak gives a precursor to the election-oriented content coming...2020-09-2958 minBBCollectiveBBCollective2. Who are these books aimed at?This week on the Bill Bradley Collective, the hosts examine the complicated nature of the “tell-all” book, from the three narrative perspectives of insider, embedded journalist, and outside reporter. These tell-all documents represent a significant, in-demand segment of the sport and political publishing arenas, most recently brought to public focus in the wake of books detailing the Trump presidency from John Bolton, Michael Cohen and veteran journalist Bob Woodward, of which the latter’s grim details regarding presidential (and perhaps journalistic) inaction sit at the forefront of our current news cycle. But first the rants, where Andrew applauds Len Elmore...2020-09-1557 minBBCollectiveBBCollective1. The Day (most) Sports Stood StillOn the season three premier of the Bill Bradley Collective, the hosts examine protest in sports within the broader context of the national movement. As the NBA, followed by the NHL and select MLB teams, withheld their professional services following the police shooting of Jacob Blake, the panel discusses the actions of these athletes, how their response was covered by the sports and mainstream media, their role in the national protest movement for racial equality and social justice, and most importantly, what comes next. But first the rants, where Zak implores the “anonymous” sources leaking out the many Trump impr...2020-09-081h 02BBCollectiveBBCollectiveThe Best of Season 2For the best of season two of the Bill Bradley Collective, we highlight a pair of profiles in ignominy, as Zak rakes departed Trump NSA John Bolton for his self-serving swing for the Times’ best-seller list and Ed debuts his vitriol for disreputable GA Senator and Atlanta Dream owner Kelly Loeffler that underscores much of this season. Lastly for rants, Andrew fires from his wheel-house with a portrait of the golfer as a young man, mercurial pro Haotong Li. No main subject perhaps better encompasses the essence of this podcast, so revisit our discussion on the “sportification” of news media...2020-09-051h 05BBCollectiveBBCollectiveB3. Draft: The Worst People in PoliticsOn our third and final post-season two bonus episode, the Bill Bradley Collective draft whom we consider to be the worst of the worst amongst elected officials in American politics. *Elected* members of both houses of Congress, state Governors and mayors of major U.S. cities are all on the board. In the interest of bipartisanship, both parties are up for rightful condemnation, as no less than two Democrats and Republicans each of the six respective choices are required. Coming to you from the cul-de-sac of legislative, state and municipal government, engage us on Facebook with any thoughts on...2020-09-0147 minBBCollectiveBBCollective8. The Worst #45 in SportsOn the season 2 finale of the Bill Bradley Collective, the hosts examine Donald Trump’s history of involvement in the sporting landscape. The starting point is his association with the USFL, where Trump was the majority owner of the New Jersey Generals franchise and due in large part to some of his signature rapacity and ineptitude was largely responsible for the league’s suspension after merely 3 seasons. Next, we size up Don’s sordid presence in the world of golf, where all of the man’s worst traits are reflected both in the manner of how he plays the game and...2020-08-111h 17BBCollectiveBBCollective7. Hosting the Olympics.On this week’s episode of the Bill Bradley Collective, the hosts tackle the Olympic Games. Originally scheduled for, in part, this current early August window, we are without the Games of the XXXII Olympiad in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. In lieu of our medalist predictions for male tae-kwon-do, the panel assesses whether or not the games are really all that missed from the dual perspectives of the sports fan starved for world-class competition in the course of a usually largely vacant late summer sports calendar and the benevolent observer well-versed in the Games’ sordid history of corr...2020-08-0458 minBBCollectiveBBCollective6. The "Sportification" of News MediaOn this week’s episode of the Bill Bradley Collective, the hosts tackle the “sportification” of news media. We examine how debate culture, expanded use of quantitative research, and intensified tribalism within sports and politics have rendered coverage of each virtually indistinguishable from the other. Where sports are “the playground of life,” political outcomes affect the livelihoods of each and every one of us, and that’s where the conversation leads. Why does the nature of how the news media covers Congressional votes, high court decisions and federal elections so closely mirror the way in which sports media covers the likes of...2020-07-281h 07BBCollectiveBBCollective5. Sports in the Middle EastOn this week’s episode of the Bill Bradley Collective, the hosts discuss the state of professional sports in Saudi Arabia. We start by describing the financial incentives that resulted in the UFC and European Tour expanding their products to the Middle East to begin with, namely to Dubai and Abu Dhabi. Saudi Arabia is the focus, as we examine the entry of the WWE, prominent global golf professionals and a massive heavyweight prizefight into a country with manifest failings across a number of human rights considerations, all in the name of Western profit. We conclude by addressing the qu...2020-07-2151 minBBCollectiveBBCollective4. Can sports beat COVID?On this week’s episode of the Bill Bradley Collective, the hosts analyze the few pros and many cons in how each major North American sports league plans to return to action by month’s end and later this fall. Topics of player health, competitive integrity, scheduling ambition and geographical relocation are the backdrop to a conversation that considers the relative feasibility of each league’s plan and whether any of these re-openings are ultimately worth the potentially serious personal cost involved. But first the rants, where Zak profiles Keisha Bottoms’ efforts to combat the surge in Atlanta COVID-19 cases ag...2020-07-1455 minBBCollectiveBBCollective3. NASCAR in America todayOn this week’s episode of the Bill Bradley Collective, the hosts examine the cultural evolution of NASCAR. Their 20th century footprint as a deeply Southern, union-suppressing institution is first summarized, giving way to a conversation about more recent attempts to expand the product to a broader audience. The backlash from the Southern base towards improvements to driver safety and race culture, and the geographic diversification of the schedule and circuit roster lead us into the much more progressive NASCAR of 2020, where the flag of the confederacy is now persona non grata and the sport as a whole finds it...2020-07-0748 minBBCollectiveBBCollective1. Maya MooreOn the season 2 premiere of the Bill Bradley Collective, the hosts discuss modern basketball great Maya Moore and her dedicated work towards criminal justice reform. Moore’s extensive basketball legacy and local collegiate ties to the panel are the backdrop to a conversation focused around her work specific to the case of wrongfully imprisoned Jonathan Irons, deep-rooted systemic problems within our justice system, and the present and future of athletes as activists. But first, the rants, as Zak takes former White House NSA John Bolton to task for his self-expedient memoirs of a flunky, Andrew examines how the PGA To...2020-06-2346 minBBCollectiveBBCollectiveThe Best of Season 1For the best of season 1 of the Bill Bradley Collective, we feature Zak’s conflicted takeaways from the NFL Draft, Ed’s dive into Trump press secretaries and how each mirrors a different member of the Cleveland Browns quarterbacking fraternity, and Andrew’s thoughts on a controversial heavyweight champion that never was. Our chosen main topic, a conversation about the NCAA and most notably the need to properly compensate collegiate athletes, is one we find particularly relevant at this time, in light of current news surrounding the transfer portal and eligibility issues, and the question of how institutions plan to man...2020-06-1654 minBBCollectiveBBCollective4. The MastersThis week, the Bill Bradley Collective discuss the highly troubled discriminatory history of the Augusta National Golf Club and Masters Tournament. Both the club’s racial and gender issues are examined, with a focus examining the club’s inception, the esteemed first African American competitor, the sexist mores that still permeate and finally whether there is any hope for a progressive transition in Augusta National’s values and attitudes. In this week’s rants, Zak considers our sporting world devoid of fans in the wake of COVID-19, Ed calls out the political expediency of Trump encouraging protests against shelter-in-place orders...2020-04-2156 minBBCollectiveBBCollective2. Bill BradleyFor this week’s episode, the hosts dive into the athletic and political lives of their very namesake, Bill Bradley. We discuss the superlative collegiate career at Princeton and ten-year NBA run that follows. His second act as U.S. Senator and Democratic presidential nominee is also examined. Also this week, Zak rebukes the myth of cancel culture vis-a-vis John Rocker, Ed considers the charitable efforts of old friend Robert Kraft in the wake of our global pandemic, and Andrew highlights three of the newest inductees to the Basketball Hall of Fame. Come for our rants and the Bill Br...2020-04-0754 minBBCollectiveBBCollectiveWelcome to the Bill Bradley CollectiveAndrew, Ed, and Zak introduce themselves and discuss what to expect from the BBCollective2020-03-1606 min