Colleges and universities are spending more and more money to recruit athletes to their campuses. The Shoops look at what is fueling the 'recruiting arms race' and how it affects the very athletes it's supposed to impress. In particular looking at the lavish lockers the University of Texas just built for its football team. Each locker costs more than $10-thousand dollars. (Music featured includes Next Level by Audiobinger)

The Shoops talk with BPR's Matt Bush about the role religion plays in the locker room - and sports in general. (Music featured includes Baseline by Nctrnm)

The Shoops talk with BPR's Matt Bush about the role religion plays in the locker room - and sports in general. (Music featured includes Baseline by Nctrnm)

The Shoops talk with BPR's Matt Bush about success and disillusionment, and Marcia's belief that sports fans are seeking redemption in their fandom, as outlined in her book Touchdowns For Jesus & Other Signs Of Apolcalypse (Music featured includes Portal by Evan Schaeffer)

The Shoops talk with BPR's Matt Bush about success and disillusionment, and Marcia's belief that sports fans are seeking redemption in their fandom, as outlined in her book Touchdowns For Jesus & Other Signs Of Apolcalypse (Music featured includes Portal by Evan Schaeffer)

The Unlikely Alliance to Legalize Medicinal Cannabis Part 2 - The Shoops continue to dive into the push to legalize medicinal cannabis and how it's united former football players and mothers of children who suffer from seizures and other conditions that can be treated by medicinal cannabis. Guests include Heather Jackson, the founder and CEO of the Realm of Caring Foundation. (Music featured includes Sympho Nick by Skoz)

The Unlikely Alliance to Legalize Medicinal Cannabis Part 2 - The Shoops continue to dive into the push to legalize medicinal cannabis and how it's united former football players and mothers of children who suffer from seizures and other conditions that can be treated by medicinal cannabis. Guests include Heather Jackson, the founder and CEO of the Realm of Caring Foundation. (Music featured includes Sympho Nick by Skoz)

The Fab 5 (or 5X) Part 1 – The Shoops look at the lasting legacy of the University of Michigan's fabled Fab 5 men's basketball team, not just in sports culture but also in how the NCAA doles out punishments to players and schools. Guests include Ray Jackson and Jimmy King, members of that Michigan team. (Music featured includes Next Level by Audiobinger)

The Fab 5 (or 5X) Part 1 – The Shoops look at the lasting legacy of the University of Michigan's fabled Fab 5 men's basketball team, not just in sports culture but also in how the NCAA doles out punishments to players and schools. Guests include Ray Jackson and Jimmy King, members of that Michigan team. (Music featured includes Next Level by Audiobinger)

The Fab 5 (or 5X) Part 2 – The Shoops continue their examination of the legacy of the University of Michigan's Fab 5 men's basketball team 25 years after they first hit the court, and the role of race in how the players were punished by the NCAA. Guests include Yago Colas, a former professor at Michigan who taught courses on sports studies. (Music featured includes Next Level by Audiobinger)