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The Varsity

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Puck Sports Correspondent John Ourand and a rotating cast of industry insiders take you deep inside the executive suites and owner boxes that run the entire sports business. You’ll hear interviews with everyone from players to network execs and everyone in between. The Varsity is an extension of John's private email for Puck by the same name. New episodes publish twice-weekly, every Wednesday and Sunday.

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239 episodes

  1. College Park’s Finest! 43:52
  2. Why Hollywood Money Is Fleeing to Sports 43:45
  3. ESPN’s Aikman & McAfee Messes 43:40
  4. The Road to L.A. ’28 43:49
  5. Charlie Baker’s NCAA Vision 43:52
  6. Should Netflix Buy NBCU? 43:41
  7. Is Netflix About To Go Big On Sports? 43:49
  8. Jay Bilas’s NCAA Gospel 43:39
  9. Can the NHL Really Go Global? 43:47
  10. What’s Next For Adam Silver’s NBA? 43:50
  11. The Passion of Saint Nick 43:48
  12. Golf’s Rolapp Revolution 43:40
  13. The NFL’s Ratings Slump & PGA Tour’s New Swing 43:44
  14. Ted’s Monumental Adventure 46:51
  15. Kevin Burkhardt's Art of "Not Showing How Smart You Are" 43:51
  16. TV’s New Gatekeepers 42:42
  17. Peter Schrager’s Big Day 43:46
  18. Nick Khan's Plan to Let the Boxers Box 43:40
  19. Jim Gray’s History Lessons 43:23
  20. Can Washington Actually Fix College Sports? 43:52
  21. The NFL’s Broadcasting Shake-Up 43:43
  22. NASCAR’s $7.7 Billion Bet 43:49
  23. Life After SI 43:39
  24. Inside D.C.'s Sports Ownership Boom 43:49
  25. How Iger Got the Lakers 43:49
  26. Cable Bundles of Joy 43:57
  27. A ’26 NFL Off-Field Season Preview 42:16
  28. Netflix’s NFL Booth & CBS’s Romo Conundrum 43:48
  29. Can the WNBA Survive Its Own Success? 43:46
  30. Is the A.I. Arms Race Coming for Sports? 43:40
  31. What ESPN’s Layoffs Really Signal 43:40
  32. Has the U.S. Finally Fallen in Love with Soccer? 43:44
  33. Can MLB Surpass the NBA? 43:48
  34. Presenting: Fantasy Football Today 11:57
  35. Caught Stealing… The View? 43:46
  36. Fanatically Speaking 43:51
  37. Can Linear TV Actually Afford More NFL? 43:50
  38. Wimbledon’s Grass is Always Greener 43:49
  39. Fox Sports’ Golden Boot 43:48
  40. Soccer’s American Dream 43:31
  41. FanDuel’s Next Gamble 43:40
  42. College Sports Confidential 43:41
  43. The James Dolan Paradox 43:53
  44. UFC's White House Fright Night 43:45
  45. YouTube’s NFL Discipline & NFL Partner Math 43:58
  46. Full Court Press! 43:38
  47. Burke Magnus’s ESPN Wish List 43:55
  48. Is the U.S. Ready for the World Cup? 43:52
  49. In Defense of Apple’s Crazy F1 Math 43:45
  50. The Beautiful (iPhone) Game 43:55