Esports competitions have seen a boom in popularity in recent years with some of the highest paid players making up to six figures. Celebrities like Drake and Post Malone have even invested in the sport. Host Roy Wood Jr. sits down with Daily Show correspondent Michael Kosta and LA Thieves Call of Duty player Sam “Octane” Larew to break down the similarities ... Show More
Oct 2023
The Battle Over Critical Race Theory (featuring Kimberlé Crenshaw)
Critical Race Theory has become the right wing’s new boogeyman, but no one seems to even know how to define it. Leading scholar, Professor Kimberlé Crenshaw, and producer CJ Hunt join host Roy Wood Jr. to break down what CRT actually is, why it’s necessary, and how ignoring the b ... Show More
1h 9m
Feb 2021
Inside the Meteoric Rise of Professional E-sports
In the last few years, professional, competitive video-gaming, or “e-sports,” has seen tremendous growth. In 2018, over 100 million people watched the League of Legends World Championship Finals, held in South Korea, which beat viewership of the Super Bowl that year. Before COVID ... Show More
27m 18s
Jan 2021
How Esports Is on Its Way To Becoming One of the Biggest Sports in the World
<p>Today’s episode is a GaryVee TV classic. For a lot of people, esports is already a huge part of their lives and is in no question about its popularity of viability as a form of competition and entertainment. For many others, however, the concept of esports is still novel and c ... Show More
8m 59s
Mar 2021
How Esports Is on Its Way To Becoming One of the Biggest Sports in the World
<p>Today’s episode is a GaryVee TV classic. For a lot of people, esports is already a huge part of their lives and is in no question about its popularity of viability as a form of competition and entertainment. For many others, however, the concept of esports is ... Show More
8m 59s
Mar 2020
The Rise And Rise Of Esports
On the show today, your host Alex Kalinauckas (Grand Prix Editor, Autosport) is joined by Jonathan Noble (F1 Editor Motorsport.com), Stuart Codling (Executive Editor, GP Racing) and Jake Boxall-Legge (Technical Editor).
Last weekend saw two big Esports events happen in the world ... Show More
42m 56s
Aug 2020
E208 Nadeshot Talks Warzone, Dr. Disrespect & Future Of Fortnite - IMPAULSIVE EP. 208
From McDonald’s employee to the founder of the $125M eSports organization 100Thieves, Nadeshot joins the boys on today's episode! We debated the greatest Call of Duty, how he’s never lost a Gulag, Logan wrestling Dr. Disrespect, Nadeshot’s bromance with Courage, partnering with D ... Show More
1h 22m
Aug 2020
E208 Nadeshot Talks Warzone, Dr. Disrespect & Future Of Fortnite - IMPAULSIVE EP. 208
From McDonald’s employee to the founder of the $125M eSports organization 100Thieves, Nadeshot joins the boys on today's episode! We debated the greatest Call of Duty, how he’s never lost a Gulag, Logan wrestling Dr. Disrespect, Nadeshot’s bromance with Courage, partnering with D ... Show More
1h 22m