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The Taekcast

Ep. 168 - Rooting For The UnderDog w/ Nick Rudman, Director Of Communications For Underdog Fantasy

The Taekcast

Davis Mattek

News, Fantasy Sports, Sports, Sports News

4.9808 Ratings

🗓️ 5 August 2020

⏱️ 47 minutes

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Davis Mattek is joined by UnderDog Fantasy's Director Of Communications Nick Rudman to discuss the fantasy sports industry, UnderDog's upstart roots and much more. www.patreon.com/taekcast www.sportsgrid.com Learn more about your ad-choices at https://news.iheart.com/podcast-advertisers Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0

Hey everyone, it's Michelle Williams, and I love being able to share my story with you on my podcast, Checking in with Michelle Williams, where my guest and I, we get real as we share the ups and downs of our mental health journeys, and I'd love for you to join me.

0:14.8

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0:17.4

So listen to Checking in with Michelle Williams every Tuesday, a part of the Black

0:21.0

Effect on the IHeart Radio app, Apple Podcast, or wherever you get your podcast. Hello everyone, and welcome to another episode of the Tatecast.

0:46.2

My name is Davis-Matic.

0:47.6

You guys can find me on Twitter at Davis-Matic.

0:49.8

In this episode of the show, I'm joined by Underdog Fantasy's director of communications, Nick Rudman.

0:56.7

You can find him and get in contact with him on Twitter at the Nick Rudman.

1:00.7

So if you have any questions about Underdog Fantasy, about the Underdog Best Ball Championship, anything like that,

1:07.1

but he is definitely the guy to reach out to.

1:09.5

So Nick and I had a conversation about the

1:12.0

transition from draft to underdog, you know, how the website came about, what they're, you know,

1:17.3

how they're currently feeling about the underdog bestball championship, how, you know, the fantasy

1:22.0

sports business during COVID-19, kind of how sports betting legalization has impacted fantasy sports, how it

1:28.9

has impacted bestball and, you know, a lot of these other leagues and businesses.

1:33.5

So I think that you guys will really enjoy this conversation, a look inside of the business

1:38.4

of fantasy sports. If you want bonus episodes of the show, you can find them on

1:44.1

patreon.com slash take cast. And if you just want episodes of the show, you can find them on patreon.com slash takecast.

1:46.8

And if you just want to support the show, you want to do something nice for us.

1:50.1

Just go ahead and leave a rating and review on iTunes or wherever you listen to a podcast.

1:54.9

And now let's go ahead and get into the show.

1:56.9

All right, everyone, welcoming in Nick Rudman from underdog fantasy into the show you guys

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