Sports Tech Talk
Sports Tech Talk
James Broder
Discussions with executives, programmers, and technicians "behind the scenes" of the world's biggest sporting events and sports broadcasts
Episode 9, War Stories From Behind The Scenes of The Pro Tennis Tour
Three personal "War Stories" (1) Practice sessions with Maria Bueno (2) Working the television broadcast at Club Rothenbaum in Hamburg the day Monica Seles was stabbed (3) The life and death of Princeton All-American Ted Farnsworth
Jul 5, 2018
2 hr 2 min
Episode 8: Lawsuits, Indictments, and Money Laundering....Oh My! We continue our conversation with Ted Savage, long-time Alpine Canada TD Commisioner. (Part 2/2)
Ted discusses institutionalized cheating in Olympic sports as well as the ongoing collision of sports technology, sports politics, sports betting, and the use of big sporting events to launder money.
May 17, 2018
1 hr 26 min
Episode 7: A wonky, technical discussion about the technology & science of timing in sports and its frequent collision with the politics of sports with Ted Savage, long-time Alpine Canada Technical Delegate Commissioner and sports entrepreneur.
Part 1 of 2. Ted quite literally wrote the rules under which timing technology is applied to two Olympic sports: ski racing and equestrian. He discusses his long career applying engineering and science to time measurement.
May 15, 2018
1 hr 12 min
Episode 6: Another Conversation on Internet Privacy Issues with Professor Christo Wilson of Northeastern University's Computer Engineering Department.   (also see Ep 2)
Christo on the Cambridge Analytica privacy breach, the Computer Fraud & Abuse Act (CFAA), Aaron's Law, and the long term future of Facebook.
Apr 2, 2018
49 min
Episode 5: The Evolution of Technology at the US Open (Second Installment in the Series)
Second in a multi-part series. The 1978 US Open is held at Flushing Meadows Corona Park, and there are big problems with the venue's infrastructure. UNISYS comes in as technology sponsor at The Open as well as at The Lipton in Key Biscayne.
Mar 7, 2018
1 hr 8 min
Episode 4: The Evolution of Technology at the US Open Tennis Tournament (First Installment in a Series of ??)
First in a multi-part series. The changeover of the US Open venue from the West Side Tennis Club to Flushing Meadows Corona Park, and the technology in use at the time. The state of the computer industry at the time, and its effect on tournament ops.
Mar 2, 2018
1 hr 1 min
Episode 3: Timing Technology, Timing Systems Engineering, and Timing Device Homologation
James Broder discusses the history of timing technology, from pocket watches invented in 1524 to microprocessor-controlled timing systems used for today's sports at the Olympic and World Cup level
Feb 20, 2018
49 min
Episode 2: Professor Christo Wilson of Northeastern University Discusses his research into internet privacy
Christo Wilson on The Internet Filter Bubble, your privacy for sale, how companies you never heard of (like Acxiom) steal and sell your privacy, and why he and other academics are suing Jeff Sessions
Feb 10, 2018
1 hr 2 min
Episode 1: Sports Tech Entrepreneur Jim Karnes
Jim Karnes discusses Timing Guys, The Blinky Box, and his previous career as an audio engineer on some of TV's most ubiquitous commercials
Feb 1, 2018
34 min