EconBuff Podcast #57 with Ty Garrett Professor Ty Garrett joins me to discuss martial arts as a business. We begin with an overview of the business model in martial arts. Mr. Garrett explains how the traditional model of martial arts falls short. We then turn to the model that he employs at his business, where he took inspiration from the Crossfit business model. He lays out how he learned from his first martial arts business and its failure and how that set him up to succeed

EconBuff #44 with Cristian Sepulveda Dr. Cristian Sepulveda talks with me about how sports teams impact their local economies. Dr....

EconBuff #48 with Brent Evans and Chris Clark Dr. Brent Evans and Dr. Chris Clark talk with me about marijuana and recruiting in college athletics. Dr. Evans and Dr. Clark explain why marijuana legalization might impact college basketball and college football recruiting. We discuss the timeline of legalization in different states and Dr. Evans and Dr. Clark highlight why recruiting is so important to universities, arguing that athletics programs are important to universities

EconBuff Podcast #26 with Lee Stitzel Dr. Lee Stitzel talks with guest host Dr. Ryan Mattson about The Houston Astros Cheating Scandal....

Econ Buff Podcast #10 with Nick Gerlich Dr. Nick Gerlich talks with me about how baseball came back to Amarillo, TX. We discuss what...

Econ Buff Podcast #8 with Anne Barthel Dr. Anne Barthel talks with me about the sport of curling. We discuss what curling is, how it works, and how the sport is organized. Amateurism and the Olympics is examined. We talk about strategies in the game and team construction. We consider competitive balance of curling, at the amateur level and at the Olympic level. We explore the facilities the sport is played in at different levels and how Dr. Barthel views the future of the spo