We're back! Dr. Maddy Orr from SUNY-Cortland joined us to talk about sport ecology. She discussed the concept of sport ecology, The Sport Ecology Group, research happening within the field, curriculum applications, and more!

Dr. Richard Southall of South Carolina joined me for an in-person episode to chat about the recent news within college athletics regarding NCAA transfer rules (and proposals), name-image-likeness (plus involvement on NCAA and Congress), Power 5/Group-of-5 dynamics, and other topics.

Dr. Liz Sattler (Illinois State) joined the podcast to talk about becoming a parent as a faculty member. We chatted about breaking the news to your department, preparing for changes to your work availability, what life was like in the days/weeks/months after becoming a parent, biggest adjustments + challenges, and advice for others.

Dr. Seifried joined us to talk about a much-discussed topic: journal reviews! Specifically we talked about getting a review back on your manuscript and how to approach your response. Agree, compromising, and disagreeing with the reviewers? How to format your response document? When to involve the editor? How to handle split opinions from the reviewers? Who gives the best reviews (on average) from sport journals?

Dr. Alicia Cintron joined us to talk about mid-tenure review! It's a process that is rarely discussed until you take a tenure-track job, but it's an important process that is time-consuming and complicated. She talked about her experience in 2018-19 going through the mid-tenure review and advice she would give to others. *Following the podcast recording, Dr. Cintron learned that she would be able to respond to comments made by others if she felt compelled, please keep that in mind while listening to this episode*

Part two of negotiation! Dean Damon Andrew joined the podcast to talk about faculty negotiation from the perspective of administration and the university making the new hire. Dean Andrew also provides some great insight into his experiences as a faculty member and his own negotiations over the years.

Negotiation Episode - Part 1! Dr. Heidi Grappendorf at Western Carolina joined us to talk about her experience negotiating and advice for others as they get an offer and talking points with their new institution.

Our next guest is the 2019 NASSM Zeigler Award winner, Jennifer McGarry. We talked about her much-discussed Zeigler speech, what it means for our field, and her role as a department chair. We also chatted a little about the holy grail, sabbatical.

Dr. Lindsey Darvin joined the podcast to chat about her tweet on Megan Rapinoe and Alabama football, the message behind it, and why it has been so popular with other members on Twitter. We also talked about starting a research project, choosing topics/themes/research partners, and other important steps.

Kicking off Season 2! We brought Sam Schmidt in to talk about eSport. We talked about defining eSport, platforms, streaming providers, important stakeholders, Sam's involvement in eSport as a college coach, and eSport changes coming in the future. We also chatted about sport management research on eSport and topics that are ripe for examining eSport moving forward.