Ethan Strauss of The Athletic joins Host Ben Domenech to discuss the implications of politicized sports and sports media on viewership numbers. Using the NBA as an example, Strauss and Domenech break down the “taboo” of acknowledging the cultural effects of incidents like the NBA’s conflict with China and recent Black Lives Matter walkouts and it impact the sport’s audience.

 

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  1. Nohaaj Coolidge
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    LOL< I don’t have to listen to this podcast to know the answer to the question posed in the title. 

     

    YES! 

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  2. colleenb Member
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    I liked the interview with Ethan. If I were at all interested in sports, I might follow his stuff. Beats Sally Jenkins at the WaPo by a mile.

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