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  • A Mid-Finals Mailbag: Instant Classics, Wemby the Villain, Officiating Angst, Brunson and KAT Questions, The Parity Decade, and Lots More

    Greatest Of All Talk | Jun 9
    A Mid-Finals Mailbag: Instant Classics, Wemby the Villain, Officiating Angst, Brunson and KAT Questions, The Parity Decade, and Lots More
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  • Warner Bros. Discovery and the NBA, The Zaslav Doctrine

    Wednesday, November 16, 2022

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    Warner Bros. Discovery is clearly still interested in the NBA, Twitter chatter notwithstanding; then, the Zaslav doctrine about content becomes clearer.


  • MLS on Apple TV, The MLS Perspective, The Apple Perspective

    Wednesday, June 15, 2022

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    MLS agreed to a 10 year deal with Apple; exploring the details, what it means for MLS, other sports, Apple, and bundling.


  • An Interview with Michael Nathanson About Streaming and Digital Advertising

    Thursday, June 2, 2022

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    An interview with analyst Michael Nathanson about streaming, cable, digital advertising, and a whole lot more.


  • MLB Versus Sinclair, What Happened to Sinclair, The Problem for Sports Leagues

    Thursday, October 14, 2021

    The Internet has uniquely impacted regional sports networks, thanks to the reality of free distribution. Sports leagues will need to adapt.


  • The NFL’s New Rights Deals, Amazon’s Rumored Deal, Post-Pandemic Sports

    Monday, March 8, 2021

    The upcoming renewal of NFL rights is a marker in what will be a decade of upheaval in TV.


  • Nonfungible Tokens, NBA Top Shot, The Creation of Consumption

    Monday, February 22, 2021

    NFTs are useful not simply because they are unique, but because they are an easy-to-understand way to understand the importance of blockchains.


  • The NBA and Microsoft, and An Interview with Adam Silver and Satya Nadella

    Thursday, April 16, 2020

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    Microsoft and the NBA are announcing a new partnership; then, an interview NBA Commissioner Adam Silver and Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella


  • An Interview with Ethan Sherwood Strauss About Writing Online, Social Media and the NBA, and The Victory Machine

    Thursday, April 16, 2020

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    An interview with Ethan Sherwood Strauss about being a writer on the Internet, the problem with social media and the NBA, and his new book The Victory Machine


  • Working From Home with Kids, What About Pay TV?, An NBA Proposal

    Monday, March 16, 2020

    Some tips for working from home, then wondering what the lack of sports means for pay TV. Might the NBA come to the rescue?


  • The Corona Virus Whistleblowers; NBA Salary Cap Decreases; Apple, Benefits, and Risks

    Monday, February 10, 2020

    The Coronavirus continues to spread in China, even as reports emerge of why it was not dealt with in time to make a difference, reframing the costs of authoritarianism.


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    Thursday, June 4, 2026
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  • A Mid-Finals Mailbag: Instant Classics, Wemby the Villain, Officiating Angst, Brunson and KAT Questions, The Parity Decade, and Lots More

    Greatest Of All Talk | Jun 9
    A Mid-Finals Mailbag: Instant Classics, Wemby the Villain, Officiating Angst, Brunson and KAT Questions, The Parity Decade, and Lots More
  • A Working Siri

    Dithering | Jun 9
    A Working Siri
  • WWDC Questions

    Dithering | Jun 5
    WWDC Questions

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  • An Interview with Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella About Finding Core Competencies

    Thursday, June 4, 2026
  • An Interview with Eric Seufert About Models and Ads, and AI’s Upside for Humanity

    Thursday, May 28, 2026
  • An Interview with Parallel Founder Parag Agarwal About Valuing Content on the Agentic Web

    Thursday, May 21, 2026
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  • Steph Curry Turns to China
    Friday, June 5, 2026
  • How Spencer Pratt Happens
    Friday, May 29, 2026
  • Elon’s OpenAI Lawsuit Is Boring and Insulting, and It’s Already a Success
    Friday, May 15, 2026
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  • Google Buys Compute From SpaceX, Broadcom’s Outlook, Apple’s AI Politics

    Monday, June 8, 2026
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    Thursday, June 4, 2026
  • The Nvidia AI PC, Project Solara, Microsoft AI

    Wednesday, June 3, 2026
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  • A Mid-Finals Mailbag: Instant Classics, Wemby the Villain, Officiating Angst, Brunson and KAT Questions, The Parity Decade, and Lots More

    Greatest Of All Talk | Jun 9
    A Mid-Finals Mailbag: Instant Classics, Wemby the Villain, Officiating Angst, Brunson and KAT Questions, The Parity Decade, and Lots More
  • A Working Siri

    Dithering | Jun 9
    A Working Siri
  • WWDC Questions

    Dithering | Jun 5
    WWDC Questions

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Interviews

  • An Interview with Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella About Finding Core Competencies

    Thursday, June 4, 2026
  • An Interview with Eric Seufert About Models and Ads, and AI’s Upside for Humanity

    Thursday, May 28, 2026
  • An Interview with Parallel Founder Parag Agarwal About Valuing Content on the Agentic Web

    Thursday, May 21, 2026
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