Barstool Running Podcast

I listen to House of Run podcast. I like it and don't. The running commentary is great but the hosts are such dorks it's hard sometimes.

Combine Lance Armstrong's The Move podcast with House of Run content and I'm ALL IN.

viva la stool wrote:

Hey everyone. If Barstool Sports, the humor based sports media platform introduced a podcast about both collegiate and professional running, would you guys listen? Topics would include discussing results from the week, ranking the top athletes/teams, interviews with top runners, etc. Possible expansion into filming workouts with the team to try and take on Flotrack would also be a possibility.

Thanks!

Yes. Big if true. You have an email? Would love to offer up my services.

Apophis99 wrote:

viva la stool wrote:

Barstool intern. Been told to figure out if there is a base of listeners out there that want this. Figured this was a great place to start. Already have my pitch, but I want ideas of what people want too

Who would host this? What would Barstool bring to the table that the current lot of podcasters aren’t providing? There are many experienced coaches and current/former athletes doing this who ARE runners and KNOW running. I envision Barstool being the NBC marathon coverage of running podcasts.

G. Mack will be all over this once FloTrack folds.

deer God, save us all.

hey if you have access to El Pres tell him to go EFF himself. I sent him a video of my world record 8 years ago and he wrote an article "Will setting world record help kid get laid?" and everyone made fun of me for it. He ruined my life in college.

Positive Contribution wrote:

viva la stool wrote:

Hey everyone. If Barstool Sports, the humor based sports media platform introduced a podcast about both collegiate and professional running, would you guys listen? Topics would include discussing results from the week, ranking the top athletes/teams, interviews with top runners, etc. Possible expansion into filming workouts with the team to try and take on Flotrack would also be a possibility.

Thanks!

Yes. Big if true. You have an email? Would love to offer up my services.

To the intern - Portnoy wants everything to be about comedy. I've been going to that site since about 2008 and love it. The first thing he says when discussing ideas pitched to him is that it has to be funny. So remember that. Their #1 podcasts are generally comedy oriented.

The only way you could get around that would be to show that this podcast would have massive numbers such that he would be a complete idiot to say no (and even then, Dave admits that he makes dumb decisions, so don't give up on the pitch).

And to the world record kid - I remember when Dave posted your e-mail to him. You sent him an e-mail about yourself featuring a "world-record" video. What did you expect him to do with it other than roast you - say you're a hero among men??? What he did to you is what he does to anyone who sends him those videos.

Fire Liz