BizzleCast Sports Goes Deep: Money; racism; youths; soccer’s rise; NFL's $13.5b problem; activism

BC61.5: BizzleCast Sports Goes Deep: We talk racism and diversity among athletes and fans; the state of youth sports; the problems lying beneath the NFL's $13.5 billion juggernaut; whether MLB is dying or flying; sports as the ultimate manifestation of American meritocracy; athlete activism led by LeBron James and more with Matty G aka Goose. Topics include: -we really get deep on sports culture and what it says about our culture -superhuman spectacle of superstar athletes -racism and race dynamics in sports and the growing diversity: fans using racism to taunt opponents and get them kicked out -is there actually less racism than we think among American athletes if not the fans? -where the four major sports are at plus soccer -the American meritocracy of sports -activism led by LeBron James and other superstars -soccer as a rising force — MLS vs playing overseas -and we end with which superheroes would be which superathletes Sign up for BizzleCast on iTunes (keyword: BizzleCast) or use the RSS feed on any podcast app: http://feeds.soundcloud.com/users/soundcloud:users:35604552/sounds.rss