Bushkin.

Why is Miami, Miami?

What does the heartbreaking fate of the Cheetah tell us about the way we raise our children?

Why do Ivy League schools care so much about sports?

I'm Malcolm Gladwell. In my new audiobook, Revenge of the

Tipping Point, I'm returning to the subject of social epidemics and the dark side of contagious

phenomenon. Find revenge of the tipping point wherever you find audiobooks out now.

From Pushkin Industries, this is deep background, the show where we explore the stories behind the stories in the news.

I'm Noah Feldman.

One of the strangest American institutions is college athletics.

In no other country in the world are college sports such a big business as they are in the

U.S.

To get a sense of perspective of just how big college sports are, an ESPN article in 2019

showed that in 40 states, the highest paid state employee is a college athletic

coach, with the majority of those coaches making at least $2 million a year.

Half a million student athletes participate in college athletics at any one time.

As I speak to you, this year's NCAA men's basketball tournament, March Madness,

has just ended. At the same time, the NCAA is facing the most serious legal battle in its history.

There's a case before the Supreme Court right now in which the plaintiffs, former college athletes,

are arguing that the current limits on

athletic compensation constitute a violation of antitrust law. It's a case that challenges

and could change the entire underlying structure of how college sports operate. The oral

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