Das Fan-Erlebnis Podcast
4 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 4 years ago -Servus und Herzlich Willlkommen! Hello and Welcome to Das Fan-Erlebnis Podcast! My name is Fritz Baldauf, and I am the host and creator of this podcast series, and a diehard German-American sports fan and aspiring sports journalist from the Bay Area. This series covers the differences in sports business and fan culture between the German Bundesliga (the top division of German soccer) and professional American sports such as the NFL, NBA, NHL and MLB. This series is the culmination of a months long research project for which I have conducted interviews with many fans of the sports concerned, important figures involved with the teams and leagues, and several media members as well. If you're interested in a deeper dive into some of the key structural and cultural differences of German soccer (and European soccer as a whole) I strongly suggest you give my podcast series a listen! I hope that you enjoy it, and if you do, please pass it on to your friends! Dankeschön!
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Episodes
Internation Interest
May 06, 2020 01:45 - 19 minutes - 29.9 MBToday's episode focuses on the differences in international interest between the two models. I talk about American sports leagues playing competitive matches abroad in places such as London, Mexico City, Australia, Japan, etc, and why the Bundesliga will never have teams play any matches other than friendlies outside of Germany.
Episode 3: Ticket Pricing
April 28, 2020 04:00 - 19 minutes - 30.2 MBThis episode focuses on the differences in ticket prices between Germany and America, most notably how Bundesliga tickets are incredibly afforable, especially when compared to tickets to American sporting events. I spend time talking about how German soccer teams are still incredibly successful financially and competitively despite the cheap tickets, how the pricing of tickets is correlated with the famed atmospheres of German soccer, and spend time talking about what the American sports mod...
Episode 2: Ownership
April 27, 2020 20:29 - 31 minutes - 48.6 MBThis episode focuses on the differences in ownership models between the Bundesliga and US Sports, including segments on the Green Bay Packers, the 50+1 rule, fan involvement and empowerment, Bayern Munich, RB Leipzig, Bayer leverkusen, VfL Wolfsburg, and more! This episode runs a little over half an hour, and includes audio clips from Bayern Munich project consultant Fabian Raabe and several ultra fans of Bayern Munich! Hope you enjoy, and if you find this series interesting, please share it...
Das Fan-Erlebnis Podcast Episode 1: League Structure
April 23, 2020 04:46 - 42 minutes - 63.8 MBServus und herzlich willkommen! Welcome to the first episode of Das Fan-Erlebnis Podcast! My name is Fritz Baldauf, and this podcast is the culmination of a several month long research project that I have conducted comparing the differences in sports business and fan culture between the German Bundesliga (professional German soccer) and pro American sports. This first episodes focuses on the differences in league structure. In this episode, I discuss the promotion/relegation model vs. the cl...