Armchair Expert with Dax Shepard
Acquired Podcast on the NFL (with Ben Gilbert and David Rosenthal)
05 Feb 2025
Ben Gilbert and David Rosenthal (Acquired) are hosts of the critically acclaimed podcast covering business history and strategy. Ben and David join the Armchair Expert on this special Super Bowl episode to discuss the metric of being right more often but having less fun, how the Super Bowl is the best weekend for a wedding, Disneyland, and Costco, and how LA refused to participate in early games due to segregation. David, Ben, and Dax talk about Teddy Roosevelt starting the NCAA in 1905 to prevent football fatalities, JFK passing antitrust legislation for televising football, and how the NFL uniquely collectivizes resources so all teams get equally distributed resources from league-wide television deals. Ben and David explain the breakdown of the gentleman’s agreement between the AFL and NFL to not poach players, how the formation of the NFL compares to the founding of the United States, and why Monday Night Football revolutionized modern television.Follow Armchair Expert on the Wondery App or wherever you get your podcasts. Watch new content on YouTube or listen to Armchair Expert early and ad-free by joining Wondery+ in the Wondery App, Apple Podcasts, or Spotify. Start your free trial by visiting wondery.com/links/armchair-expert-with-dax-shepard/ now.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Full Episode
Wondery Plus subscribers can listen to Armchair Expert early and ad-free right now. Join Wondery Plus in the Wondery app or on Apple Podcasts. Or you can listen for free wherever you get your podcasts. Welcome, welcome, welcome to Armchair Expert, experts on expert. Hi, Monica. Hi. Hi, Aaron Weakley. Hi. We have a really fun and special episode.
We love and you've probably heard us talk many times about Acquired, one of our favorite podcasts. They do these incredible deep dives into different companies, the history of the companies, their finances, everything. And the Super Bowl is upon us.
That's right.
And so I thought it was your idea. I was about to say you had a great idea.
Well, I had the idea to bring them in to do this.
You did. And then they had the idea. What about the NFL? What timing? So we're going to learn the history and the finances of the NFL. And I need you to give me a testimonial. It's so much more interesting than probably anyone would expect, right?
It's so interesting. I don't care about NFL history. When they suggested it, I thought that's a good idea for timing, but I don't, I'm not that, I wanted the row. Sure. But you know what? It was so fantastic. And I was talking about it all night at your party.
Acquired is hosted by Ben Gilbert and Davin Rosenthal. Please, if you like this, check out Acquired. There is certainly a business that will interest you. Costco.
Everyone should listen to the Costco episode and be reminded what a beautifully run business.
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