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🗓️ 15 May 2023
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James Dolan was born into immense privilege. He could have done anything with his life. But he chose the family business — a cable television empire that came to include ownership of the New York Knicks, one of the most beloved franchises on earth. What happened from there is a tragedy of Shakespearean proportions. Dolan didn’t just lead the Knicks to disaster (and the worst record in the NBA in the 21st Century); he also built a laboratory of shame, dysfunction, and, well, unintentional hilarity.
Join host David Greene as he unpacks this trainwreck, over 5 riveting episodes, while chasing the answer to one elusive question: Why the hell won’t James Dolan just sell the team? From SmartLess Media, and Campside Media, Reign of Error is the series James Dolan doesn’t want you to hear.
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0:00.0 | I want to tell you about a new great podcast called Rain of Error that I think we could learn |
0:04.8 | some valuable lessons from and how not to run an organization. |
0:08.6 | Rain of Error unpacks the story of James Dolan, dreaded owner of the New York Knicks, who |
0:13.2 | wrestles away his father's cable vision empire in a family drama that's almost straight |
0:17.5 | out of an episode of succession. |
0:19.4 | Dolan is a man born to a man's privilege, and in Rain of Error you'll learn how he went |
0:23.8 | from aspiring musician to holding the throne of one of the most beloved franchises in sports. |
0:29.0 | But his time at the top can only be described as a dumpster fire. |
0:32.6 | Rain of Error details how Dolan has become a lightning rod for criticism as he tries to escape |
0:37.4 | from the shadow of his billionaire father. |
0:39.6 | Dolan battles with his own players, fans, celebrities, politicians, the media, even Girl Scouts, |
0:45.7 | using everything from an army of lawyers to facial recognition technology to keep his |
0:49.8 | enemies out of his venues. |
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0:53.8 | While you're listening, follow Rain of Error wherever you get your podcasts, and hey |
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1:01.8 | Download the Amazon Music app today. |
1:11.2 | Market analysts, well they're starting to question Chuck Dolan's succession plan here, |
1:16.2 | and also the stability of cable vision. |
1:19.0 | Behind the scenes, this is when Chuck is beginning to support Jim's brother, Thomas, who ran |
1:25.0 | a rival division within the company that focused on satellite television. |
1:29.9 | So what happened was in this dynamic, Charles Dolan became infatuated with satellite, and |
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