March Madness Comes to Capitol Hill

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🗓️ 29 March 2023

⏱️ 31 minutes

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Summary

Two years ago, the NCAA changed their rules to allow college athletes to make money from their “name, image and likeness.” It was a stop-gap measure at best, and some folks even want to see athletes gain employee status. But, the NCAA has taken to Capitol Hill today to try to prevent just that.

Guest: Dan Murphy, staff writer at ESPN and author of Start By Believing.

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0:00.0	Oh, Mackie Dees, give us a fry.
0:03.0	Help yourself.
0:04.0	Wait, what?
0:05.0	I've won, Dad.
0:06.0	They were free.
0:07.0	Free fries, huh?
0:08.0	Signed up for rewards on them at Donald's App.
0:09.0	But Donald's a very wardsky.
0:11.0	Yes, and an app is a thing you get on your phone when you don't want to.
0:14.0	Okay, thank you.
0:15.0	I'm having another one for that.
0:17.0	My McDonald's rewards.
0:18.0	Sign up on the McDonald's App and get free fries and a thousand points when you place your first order.
0:23.0	18 plus.
0:25.0	Only via app of participating restaurants.
0:26.0	Register by the 16th of August and order within 14 days.
0:29.0	Minimum spend required to supply.
0:36.0	If you've been watching college basketball this month, you know that it has been a season of underdogs.
0:42.0	And that will do it.
0:44.0	After you believe it, for just the second time ever, a 16 beats a one.
0:54.0	Or is that game where a 16th seed fairly Dickinson beat top-ranked Purdue?
0:59.0	Then this past weekend.
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