Today, we pivot from our usual commentary on the news of Sport and introduce SEMINAL CONVERSATIONS. This will be an ongoing series where we have important conversations with individuals discussing key topics in the every day lives of people.

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Seminal Conversations: Episode 001 - Race & Racism in the United States

This week the NFL proposed a new diversity incentive for Teams to encourage the hiring of minority coach and front office executives, but does a plan like this work - or backfire? I'll dive into it in detail for this week's episode.

Episode 010: Hiring Diversity in the NFL - Draft Incentives, Networks & The Rooney Rule

In this episode, I discuss Major League Baseball's proposal to begin their 2020 season in early July. The good, the bad and the questionable of MLB Opening Day 2020.

Episode 009: MLB Opening Day - Trailblazing, Patriotism and COVID-19

In a blockbuster trade, the New York Giants send all-world wide receiver Odell Beckham Jr. to the Cleveland for a player plus draft compensation. We discuss the winners, losers and dig deep into the nuances of why this trade happened and what it means for the players as well as the teams.

Episode 008: OBJ - The Trade, The Fallout & What's Next?

The NFL, Colin Kaepernick and Eric Reid settled their joint collusion complaint on Friday 2/15 in news that was reported late Friday afternoon on a holiday weekend. There's a reason that's done - to hide it. Well, we discuss it in detail and give you everything you need to know.

Episode 007 - NFL/ Kaepernick Settlement & The Friday News Dump Bombshell

In this episode we discuss New Orleans Hornets star Anthony Davis and his trade demand... who it benefits, where he could end up - and why it may not be the team that could use him the most.

Episode 006 - Anthony Davis & The Nuances of A Trade Demand

In this episode we discuss the in's and out's of Franchise Contracts in the NFL by talking about the new Poster Boy for these contracts - Le'Veon Bell of the Pittsburgh Steelers.

Episode 005 - Le'Veon A Prayer: Bell, The Steelers and Franchise Contracts

Discussing the controversial ending of the US Open Women's Final, dissecting whether or not it was fair, foul, sexist, etc.

Episode 004 - The U.S. Open Women's Final: Fair or Foul?

In this episode, we discuss the different levels of Nike's 30th anniversary 'Just Do It' campaign - from Nike's perspective, Kaepernick's and the NFL's.

Episode 003 - Just Did It: Kaepernick, Nike and the NFL

On this week's episode we discuss the issues surrounding both Ray Lewis and Terrell Owens as they entered the Pro Football Hall of Fame this past weekend. With the unsolved double murder Lewis was involved in 18 years ago still hanging over his head, does he owe the families of the victims answers? And Terrell Owens skipped his Canton induction, opting instead to take a stand against the injustice of not making it in on the first ballot... but does he have a point regarding the voting?

Episode 002 - Sharp Knives and Sharpies: Lewis, Owens and the Pro Football Hall of Fame

In this debut episode, we discuss the hypocrisy surrounding success and morality in major sports, the issues surrounding guaranteed money in the NFL and the recent rash of social media investigators exposing old controversial posts of professional athletes.

Episode 001 - Hypocrisy, Guaranteed Contracts & Social Media

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