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Episode Synopsis
In Episode 50 of The Baldy Center Podcast, Helen “Nellie” Drew joins Ken Belson to discuss the complex intersections of professional sports, public subsidies, and policy decisions. Drawing from the Buffalo Bills stadium deal and other national examples, they explore how public-private partnerships shape urban economies, political choices, and community identity. Their conversation examines both the economic and ethical dimensions of sports development and what it reveals about how cities invest in their teams and themselves. Nellie Drew, Professor of Practice in Sports Law, is the director of the UB Center for the Advancement of Sport. Ken Belson, long-time New York Times sports business reporter, is the author of the book Every Day Is Sunday: How Jerry Jones, Robert Kraft, and Roger Goodell Turned the NFL into a Cultural & Economic Juggernaut. For transcription, please visit: Baldy Center Podcast 50
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