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PODCAST CURATOR’S NAME: Ben Shields and Paul Michelman

WHY THIS THEME?: The role of sports analytics is becoming more and more prevalent in the global sports industry. It’s impacting the people who work in the business, athletes, and millions of fans.

MONDAY: Counterpoints  So, Do Analytics Actually Work? – 35 minutes

TUESDAY: Freakonomics  – Think Like a Winner – 55 minutes

WEDNESDAY: Bloomberg Business of Sports – The $220 Billion Company Shaping the Sports Future – 38 minutes

THURSDAY: Wharton Moneyball – The 2019 MIT Sloan Sports Analytics Conference – 29 minutes

FRIDAY: Men in Blazers – MIT Sloan Sports Analytics Conference Pod Special –28 minutes


GET IN TOUCH: Ben’s Twitter | Paul’s Twitter 

SELF PROMO: Sports analytics is changing the entire sports industry, and its lessons apply to many other enterprises and organizations. In our podcast, Counterpoints, we engage premier sports analytics experts in a lively, sometimes controversial conversation about what drives performance both on and off the field. We’ve released over 20 episodes on the topic to date, and new episodes go live every other Thursday.

CROWDSOURCING QUESTION:How much of a difference do you think analytics make in the sports industry?

HASHTAG FOR DISCUSSION:#SportsAnalytics #SportsPodcast