Pro Sports Joining the eSports Team

Pro Sports Joining the eSports Team

Top of Mind with Julie Rose - Radio Archive, Episode 653 , Segment 3

Episode: NRA's Clout, Patents for Startups, Mass Trauma

  • Oct 4, 2017 11:00 pm
  • 12:30 mins

Guest: T. Bettina Cornwell, PhD, Head of Marketing Department, Director for Sports Marketing Center, University of Oregon The Philadelphia ‘76ers, the New England Patriots, the Los Angeles Rams are just a few of the pro-sports teams with owners branching out into the world of professional gaming--video-gaming. Or “e-Sports,” as it’s called these days. A stamp of approval from an NFL, NBA or NHL investor seems as sure a sign as any that eSports are here to stay.

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How the NRA Shapes the Debate Over Guns After a Mass Shooting

21 MINS

Guest: Kelly Patterson, PhD, Professor of Political Science, Brigham Young University  After each tragic mass shooting comes a spin cycles that’s now familiar: Gun control advocates press for restrictions on access to firearms and blame the NRA for blocking them. Meanwhile, the NRA goes silent. Up until Friday of last week, the NRA was posting multiple times daily on its Facebook and Twitter feeds. Since the shooting in Las Vegas, nothing. No public statements from the NRA in the press, either. And allies of the NRA in Congress say now is not the time to talk about gun laws, it’s the time for “thoughts and prayers.”  If the recent past is any indication, when the time to talk about gun laws does come, Congress is unlikely to make changes. How much credit can the NRA take for that?

Guest: Kelly Patterson, PhD, Professor of Political Science, Brigham Young University  After each tragic mass shooting comes a spin cycles that’s now familiar: Gun control advocates press for restrictions on access to firearms and blame the NRA for blocking them. Meanwhile, the NRA goes silent. Up until Friday of last week, the NRA was posting multiple times daily on its Facebook and Twitter feeds. Since the shooting in Las Vegas, nothing. No public statements from the NRA in the press, either. And allies of the NRA in Congress say now is not the time to talk about gun laws, it’s the time for “thoughts and prayers.”  If the recent past is any indication, when the time to talk about gun laws does come, Congress is unlikely to make changes. How much credit can the NRA take for that?