Sunday Pick: How to Make a Fan: From F1 to Banana Ball

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🗓️ 26 May 2024

⏱️ 35 minutes

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Each Sunday, TED shares an episode of another podcast we think you'll love, handpicked for you… by us. Today we're sharing an episode from Good Sport, a show that dives into worlds like F1 racing, table tennis, NBA shooting, and beyond to shed a light on the ups and downs of being human.

If a sport isn't thinking about how to entertain its fans, it usually doesn't last long. And with so much competing for our attention, what makes someone follow a specific team, or show up to a game? In this episode we look to two exploding fanbases: Formula One Racing and … Banana Ball? Jody speaks with Jessica Smetana and Spencer Hall, the co-hosts of the Formula One podcast “DNF”, about what Netflix has to do with F1’s success. Then Jody talks to Jesse Cole, the owner of The Savannah Bananas, a baseball team that’s selling out games and gaining millions of followers on TikTok – at the same time Major League Baseball continues to bleed fans. Jessie’s approach to cultivating a “fans first, entertainment always” mentality is literally reinventing how we play and think about sports. Transcripts for Good Sport are available at go.ted.com/GStranscripts

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0:00.0	Ted Audio Collective.
0:09.0	You're listening to Ted Talks daily, where we bring you new ideas to spark your curiosity every day.
0:15.3	I'm your host, Elise Hugh.
0:17.1	Today we have an episode of another podcast from the TED Audio Collective hand-picked by us for you.
0:23.7	The 2024 Formula One season is well underway with surprises and plot twists, sure to be in store
0:29.2	for each Grand Prix.
0:30.8	But how did F1 become such a global obsession in the first place?
0:35.0	This week we're sharing with you an episode of our show Good Sport.
0:38.0	The episode is all about how sports like F1 gain a new fandom following, regardless of whether you're a racing diehard
0:44.8	or you don't know anything about it.
0:46.8	We think you'll like this.
0:48.4	You can find every episode of Good Sport wherever you get your podcasts and learn more
0:52.4	about the TED Audio collective at
0:54.2	audio collective dot Ted.com. We'll get to the episode right after a quick break.
1:07.0	This episode is brought to you by the Global EY Organization. What does it take to move the needle on the world's toughest problems?
1:11.0	On Better Heroes by EY Ripples, we've scoured the globe for passionate individuals and
1:16.4	visionary organizations who are all in a mission to solve humanity's most urgent challenges.
1:22.2	Season 2 of Better Heroes will focus on the topics of financial inclusion, AI,
1:27.0	DEI, and responsible consumption.
1:30.0	Better Heroes is by EY Ripples and produced by human group media.
1:34.0	Listen now to Better Heroes wherever you listen to podcasts.
1:39.0	I'm still surprised with myself how much I've gotten into Formula One.
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