SportsWise: A Podcast About Sports and the Law
Hosted by Gabe Feldman--Director of the Tulane Sports Law Program and sports industry consultant, this podcast looks at current and breaking stories in the sports world and tells the largely untold (and often misunderstood) legal story behind the headlines.
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Oct. 20, 2026
Ep. 123: Will Congress Protect College Sports? With Randy Levine, President of the New York Yankees
Send us Fan Mail On this episode, I’m joined by Randy Levine, President of the New York Yankees and a key figure in President Trump’s efforts to reform college sports. Randy helped lead the President’s roundtable on college athletics and played a major role in shaping the Protect College Sports Act, which recently passed the Senate and now faces an uncertain future in the House. We discuss the future of college sports, the debate over athletes’ rights and collective bargaining, the proposed a...
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Oct. 10, 2026
Ep. 122: The Looming CBA Battle in Major League Baseball, with the Executive Director of the MLBPA, Bruce Meyer
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On this episode, I'm joined by the executive director of the Major League Baseball Players Association, Bruce Meyer, for an inside look at the labor battle between the players and the owners. With the collective bargaining agreement expiring in December, owners are pushing for a salary cap, players are pushing back, and another lockout is looming. We'll discuss the competing economic proposals, competitive balance, player solidarity, and whether a lockout could jeopardize the 20
On this episode, I'm joined by the executive director of the Major League Baseball Players Association, Bruce Meyer, for an inside look at the labor battle between the players and the owners. With the collective bargaining agreement expiring in December, owners are pushing for a salary cap, players are pushing back, and another lockout is looming. We'll discuss the competing economic proposals, competitive balance, player solidarity, and whether a lockout could jeopardize the 20
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Sept. 28, 2026
Episode 121: The First Small Step Towards Unionizing College Football Players? With Jason Stahl, Founder of the College Football Players Assocation
Send us Fan Mail On this episode, I'm rejoined by Jason Stahl, founder of the College Football Players Association, an organization that has emerged to attempt to represent college football players, provides advocacy and legal support to college football players, and is building team-based chapters that could eventually become conference-wide unions. We discuss the College Football Players Association's first chapter at Stanford, how they plan to move from a fraternal players associatio...
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Sept. 22, 2026
Ep. 120: Collective Bargaining in College Sports? With Brandon Copeland, Former NFL Player and Co-Founder of Athletes.Org
Send us Fan Mail On this episode, I'm joined by Brandon Copeland, 10-year NFL veteran and co-founder of Athletes.org, an organization that has emerged to represent college athletes, provide them with legal and other professional support, and work to give them a voice in shaping the rules of college sports. We discuss the latest eligibility lawsuits, whether former professional athletes should be allowed to return to college sports, and why Cope believes collective bargaining is inevitable.&nb...
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Sept. 17, 2026
Ep. 119: The Protect College Sports Act, with United States Senator Eric Schmitt, Co-Author of the Act
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On this episode, I'm joined by United States Senator Eric Schmitt, one of the co-authors of the Protect College Sports Act. We discuss the Act, what it does, why it does it, and where it goes from here. We talk about the proposed limits on athlete compensation, restrictions on conference expansion, collective bargaining, coaching salaries, agent regulation, pooled media rights, and when he expects a final vote on the legislation.
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On this episode, I'm joined by United States Senator Eric Schmitt, one of the co-authors of the Protect College Sports Act. We discuss the Act, what it does, why it does it, and where it goes from here. We talk about the proposed limits on athlete compensation, restrictions on conference expansion, collective bargaining, coaching salaries, agent regulation, pooled media rights, and when he expects a final vote on the legislation.
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