The Sporting Class

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One of the great pleasures I have at Meadowlark Media is hosting a show called The Sporting Class (or, as I keep trying to rebrand it: Rich Guys OnlyFans).

It’s a paywall-worthy hour with Meadowlark CEO John Skipper (who happens to be the ex-president of ESPN) and Nothing Personal’s David Samson (who happens to be the ex-president of the Marlins). Except we publish it for free, as a show tucked inside other shows (heretofore The Dan Le Batard Show with Stugotz).

And one thing you’ll soon realize, in case you’ve never seen The Sporting Class before, is that John and David are — in some very noticeable ways — opposites.

But what they share is an interest in debunking bullshit. And laughing at themselves. And indulging my curiosities about sports business, at the highest levels. Which is how they wind up revealing — with incomparable firsthand perspective — how rich people actually wield money and power, in private.

You’ve seen John on PTFO explaining what it was like to take the witness stand, in federal court, at the FIFA bribery trial. (You’ve also seen David prove that he cannot smell or taste by eating some of the most violent hot sauces on the planet.)

My near-term goal is to keep building The Sporting Class, out of Meadowlark’s New York studio, with the help of PTFO, a couple times a month, to start.

I strongly suspect that the premise of this show will only become more important.

DKN/YOUTUBE SPOILER ALERT:

Richly,

Pablo