Moral Questions of Sports: Intersection of Business, Law, and Philosophy

Episode 10 - Philosopher and Sports Journalist Kailyn Smith - Draymond Green Article

Episode 10! This is our season 1 finale episode of The Moral Questions of Sports Intersection of Business, Law, and Philosophy Podcast. 2025 will bring in Season 2 with more episodes from fantastic guests! Today, John Camacho interviewed Kailyn Smith who is a Brilliant PhD Candidate in Philosophy at Boston University and she is also a Sports Columnist for The Daily Free Press, The Independent Student Newspaper at Boston University. On October 29, 2024, Smith published the article, “The Post-Up: Draymond Green got his first tech of the season, but one doesn’t mean two.” We discuss her academic journey studying philosophy at Morgan State University, HBCU, talk about her research interests in philosophy of law, ethics, and philosophy of science. We talk about her recent article and the role of sports punishment. Please read her article here. https://dailyfreepress.com/2024/10/29/the-post-up-draymond-green-got-his-first-tech-of-the-season-but-one-doesnt-mean-two/ [https://dailyfreepress.com/2024/10/29/the-post-up-draymond-green-got-his-first-tech-of-the-season-but-one-doesnt-mean-two/] Lastly, we are happy to announce that this episode also concludes the final interview in preparation of our book that will be published in early 2025. We cannot wait to share this project with you!

Episode 8: Kevin Bryant on Spies on the Sidelines and Sports Cheating

Kevin Bryant does another fantastic interview about his book, “Spies on the Sidelines The High-Stakes World of NFL Espionage.” Kevin brilliantly discusses NFL spy jargon like “honey pot” which describes sports tactics to steal information. These tactics repeat themselves including the 2024 Olympics. Kevin is smart and knowledgeable, so listen to what he says!

Episode 7: Eric Magrum on Emotional Intelligence of Sports Coaches

Eric Magrum discusses his recent dissertation, “Emotional Intelligence in Coaching: Predicting Success of Collegiate Coaches.” Eric is a Professor at James Madison University. Listen to him! He’s doing cutting edge work!

Episode 6: Brian Moritz on Rooting for the Story and Sports Journalism

Brian Moritz, the Sports Media Guy, at St. Bonaventura talks about his 2014 dissertation, “Rooting for the Story: Institutional Sports Journalism in the Digital Journalism” and the current state of sports journalism. Brian is brilliant! Listen to him especially aspiring sports journalists.

Episode 9: Darrell Lovell on Name, Image, and Likeness (NIL)

Darrell Lovell discusses his new book, “Name, Image, and Likeness Policies.” Darrell is one of the first in Academia to write a professional book on this topic. We discuss his book and the inner workings of academia. University Life is crazy and unpredictable, so listen to Darrell. He knows things.