Core Four Podcast: Recent Episodes
Charlie and Will
Two sport business management majors dive into the worlds of the four major professional sports. Breaking news, latest developments, popular trends, and more! New episodes streaming every week. Follow us on Twitter @TheCoreFourPod for more news and notes!
On this episode of the Core Four Podcast, we discuss our free agency predictions by position for the 2021-2022 offseason, as well as the impending player lockout with the expiration of the current Collective Bargaining Agreement on December 1st.
On this episode of the Core Four Podcast, we discuss everything ticket sales and had the privilege of hosting Kelton Clarke, Direct Sales Representative with the St. Louis Cardinals, on the show.
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On this episode of the Core Four Podcast, we discuss the outcome of the National League Wild Card Game, the NHL's new multi-media rights deal with Turner Sports and the Walt Disney Co./ESPN, and the latest on the city of St. Louis' lawsuit against Stan Kroenke and the Los Angeles Rams.
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On this episode of the Core Four Podcast, we rank our favorite jerseys from the National and American Leagues of Major League Baseball and discuss them with you all!
We hope you enjoy and thanks for listening!
On this episode of the Core Four Podcast, we welcome Will back to St. Louis, discuss our class and volunteer work so far this semester, talk about the Bishop Sycamore high school football scandal, and dive into the Mets' "thumbs down" debacle.
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(And sorry for any audio issues- somebody turned their microphone echo on by accident... We will have this resolved for next time).
On this episode of the Core Four Podcast, we discuss some of the biggest deals that went down at one of the craziest trade deadlines we can remember. Our conversation includes a recap on who/what we believe were some of the biggest winning teams, losing teams, 'no-brainer' decisions, and 'head scratcher' decisions.
We hope you enjoy and thanks for listening!
The Core Four Podcast is back! We apologize for the delay, but the following is the final product of an episode recorded on June 5th (the content discussed may be a bit outdated).
In this episode, we complete our conversation on the best and worst trades in Major League Baseball within the past decade. Thanks for listening!
On this episode of the Core Four Podcast, we discuss a number of different topics including but not limited to the best and worst baseball trades in recent MLB history.
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Thanks for your patience!
In this episode, we discussed the uptick in benches clearing brawls around the league, as well as playing with your heart on your sleeve and what it means for today's game.
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On today's episode of the Core Four Podcast, we discuss potential MLB rule changes being tested throughout the minor league levels, the termination of the partnership between Nike and Kobe Bryant's estate, and the upcoming NFL draft.
Our retired little league umpire had a lot to say about the inevitable electronic strike zone...
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On today's episode of The Core Four Podcast, we discussed all things English, European, and American soccer! This was a refreshing way to mix things up and discuss something new on the show, as we had the pleasure of hosting professor Daniel Schmidt who provided us with some great insights on this topic!
From the Nicholas Castellanos-Yadier Molina benches-clearing brawl to the new line of Nike City Connect jerseys set to release during the 2021-2022 seasons, we discussed all things MLB in the spirit of opening weekend on today's episode!
From cable television to streaming, we discuss all things media rights on the latest edition of the Core Four Podcast:
-Cable/Streaming Overview (0:25)
-MLB (2:30)
-NBA/WNBA (34:15)
-NHL (41:40)
-NFL (46:00)
-Q & A (4625)
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This was a fun one...
From player salaries and incentives to qualifying offers and max deals, we discussed all things contracts on today's episode:
-Contracts Overview (0:55)
-MLB (1:25)
-NFL (23:30)
-NBA (29:15)
-NHL (38:35)
-Everything Comes Back to Baseball TM (45:45)
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The power balance, or struggle, between owners and players in sports can be very complicated and definitely varies by league. We discussed that relationship in each of the four leagues we cover on the show in today's episode:
-Power Balance Overview (0:50)
-NBA (1:45)
-NFL (9:40)
-NHL (12:15)
-MLB (17:15)
-NFL again (29:15)
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From professional athletes building personal brands off the playing field to students like us building our brands as young professionals in the classroom, we discuss all things branding on today’s very special episode, as we had the pleasure of hosting professor Jason Williams on the show:
-Branding Overview (0:20)
-MLB (1:30)
-NBA (18:00)
-NHL (18:40)
-Q&A (23:55)
-Jason Williams interview (25:15)
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From the National’s official sports betting partnership with BetMGM to our picks for the favorites to win each division in baseball this season, we discuss a wide range of topics pertaining to sports betting on today’s episode:
-Betting overview (0:40)
-MLB (3:45)
-NBA (47:15)
-NFL (50:35)
-NHL (53:25)
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From social media and press releases to the Houston Astros sign-stealing scandal and engaging owners like Steve Cohen and Tom Stillman, we discuss all things public relations in today’s episode:
PR Overview: (1:00)
MLB: (7:10)
NHL: (28:45)
NBA: (37:10)
NFL: (37:45)
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From Super Bowl commercials and sports betting to uniform and divisional advertising, we discuss the vast world of sponsorship in today’s episode:
-Sponsorship overview: (0:30)
-NFL: (2:10)
-MLB: (9:55)
-NBA: (20:00)
-NHL: (24:25)
-Everything circles back to baseball: (32:15)
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From revenue loss and playoff bubbles to Nickelodeon broadcasts and eSports, we cover a large range of topics pertaining to the COVID-19 pandemic on today’s episode:
-Get to meet the hosts (1:00)
-COVID-19 overview (4:00)
-MLB (5:30)
-NFL (23:25)
-NBA (28:00)
-NHL (48:40)
-Everything circles back to baseball (53:45)
Thanks for listening!