Episodes

  • Episode 7: Professor Eddie Comeaux
    Apr 29 2024

    UC Riverside Professor Eddie Comeaux sits down for a conversation about being both a college and professional athlete, the goals of higher education, and changing the current NCAA model.


    *DISCLAIMER*: The ideas and opinions expressed by the guests of this podcast are uniquely their own, and do not express those of the host or any affiliated institutions unless otherwise expressed.


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    48 mins
  • Episode 6
    Apr 29 2024

    Ethnographer and Professor at John Jay College, Lucia Trimbur, comes on The Racket to discuss creating a well-rounded college community, restructuring the education system, her work on head injury with a Division One, Ivy League football team, as well as her own experience as an Ivy League athlete.


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    44 mins
  • Episode 5
    Apr 29 2024

    The Racket welcomes sport sociologists Nathan Kalman-Lamb and Derek Silva to discuss the unionization of college athletes, their experiences being Canadians, but also as a professor and student at Power-5 institutions, and the impact of NIL.


    In the description of the podcast, and of each episode, I was also wondering if we could put this disclaimer:

    *DISCLAIMER*: The ideas and opinions expressed by the guests of this podcast are uniquely their own, and do not express those of the host or any affiliated institutions unless otherwise expressed.



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    1 hr and 27 mins
  • Episode 4: Shannon Scovel
    Apr 29 2024

    Our host sits down with Shannon Scovel, an Assistant Professor of Sports Communication at the University of Tennessee Knoxville with an extensive research background in NIL from a gender studies lens. Scovel discusses her research, as well as her own experiences with the NCAA and shares her hopes for the future.


    Throughout the episode, some studies are mentioned- please check them out!


    https://cnsmaryland.org/titleix/ ⁠


    ⁠https://www.usatoday.com/in-depth/news/investigations/2022/05/26/title-ix-falling-short-50-exposes-how-colleges-still-fail-women/9722521002/


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    44 mins
  • Episode 3: Tim Bryson
    Apr 29 2024
    A conversation with Tim Bryson, a college sport consultant and former division one athlete, about his own experiences as well as international athletes and the humanization of college sports.

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    52 mins
  • Episode 2: Dr. Wayne Black
    Apr 29 2024
    Natalie hosts Dr. Wayne Black for a conversation about the differences between divisions in the NCAA, and how identity impacts the treatment and experiences of college athletes

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    1 hr and 8 mins
  • Episode 1
    Apr 29 2024

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    28 mins
  • Trailer
    Apr 29 2024

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    3 mins