Former Goizueta Business School Professor Manish Tripathi rejoins the show to discuss the latest developments in Major League Baseball's ongoing lockout.

In this episode, Professor Mike Lewis and Manish discuss the proposed postseason expansion, draft format, and revenue sharing changes in light of recent developments.

In the latter half of the episode, the two discuss the future of the sport and explore changes that could save baseball.

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Fanalytics and The Emory Marketing Analytics Center present a special podcast episode featuring the Founder and President of Situation Interactive Damian Bazadona.

Situation Interactive's clients include The Empire State Building, HBO, MLS, Wicked, National Geographic, and multiple Broadway theater companies.

Damian joins the show to discuss building passionate fandom communities and moving them to action. Topics of conversation include the magic of limited supply, learnings from virtual experiences amidst the pandemic, and the challenge of getting fans in seats during the digital era.

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The NBA created an unspoken star hierarchy with its "Team LeBron" and "Team Durant" All-Star format.

So how does the league fare when LeBron and Durant's respective teams struggle?

We discuss in this podcast. This episode also includes discussion of the NBA All Star Game, Slam Dunk Contest, trade deadline, and much more.

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Author and sports writer Ray Glier joins Emory Marketing Professor Mike Lewis for a deep dive into his recent MLB Lockout article for the Emory Business Magazine.

In this episode, Ray and Mike discuss all sides of Major League Baseball's ongoing labor dispute as well as implications for the sport's fans.

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Emory Marketing Professor Mike Lewis and his co-host Doug Battle break down all aspects of Super Bowl LVI - from the game to the ads to the halftime show.

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Former Goizueta Business School Professor and longtime Washington football fan Manish Tripathi returns to Fanalytics this week to discuss Washington's rebrand as the Commanders.

Mike Lewis joins Manish to explore alternative options for the Washington football franchise in an exercise the two created for sports marketing students.

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The last week of January consisted of two major headlines: Joe Burrow leading the Bengals to the Super Bowl and Joe Rogan triggering musician boycotts against Spotify.

Emory Marketing Professor Mike Lewis applies his unique "fandom analytics" approach in this episode.

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Following a hectic weekend in professional football, Professor Mike Lewis talks Joe Burrow's likability from a marketing perspective as well as the NFL's postseason narratives.

The episode also features discussion of the ongoing MLB lockout negotiations as well as a look-ahead to the Super Bowl Half Time Show featuring Dr. Dre, Eminem, Snoop Dogg, Kendrick Lamar, and Mary J. Blige.

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Emory Marketing Professor Mike Lewis kicks off the New Year with a preview of 2022's sports stories.

In this podcast, Lewis breaks down storylines across the NFL, NBA, MLB, Olympics, and college sports including: Joe Burrow's NFL Rise, LeBron's last dance, the MLB lockout, the 2022 Winter Olympics, the NCAA transfer portal,

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Enes Kanter, or now Enes Kanter Freedom, has been one of the top stories in the NBA this year. His media prominence might is a little surprising if you only consider his impact on the court. Kanter is an 11 year veteran with a career scoring average of 11.4 points per game, averaging just 4.7 points in the current season. But the politicization of sports made Kanter or someone like him inevitable.

Of course, Kanter’s prominence is due to his outspoken advocacy related to Chinese human rights abuses and his confrontations with LeBron James. Kanter is challenging the nation being advanced as the USA’s gravest threat and feuding with the league’s biggest star. He offers a perfect narrative for the world of 2021.

In this episode, Emory Marketing Professor breaks down why he believes Enes Kanter is the most influential athlete in sports today. Lewis and his co-host Doug Battle look back on a few stories from 2021 before looking ahead to the new year.

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