Arik Gordon

The Avid

Sports EN ↓ 7 episodes

Real Fans. Real Passion. No Filter. The Avid is the sports podcast for fans who actually care. Every week, we cover what's exciting, what's broken, and what nobody else will say out loud about the sports you love. World Cup. Fantasy Football. NBA. NFL. Trade reactions. Playoff breakdowns. The takes your group chat is afraid to post. One episode. Every Tuesday. No softening. No "both sides." Just a fan with a mic and zero filter. We love sports. That's why we care this much. New episode every Tuesday at 2 PM ET. Stay Avid.

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Arik Gordon

Episodes

The Replay Disaster. And What's Next. | The Avid Ep. 7 02.06.2026 4:13

It took the NFL 25 years to get replay review right — and they're still not there. Challenge success rates sat at 40% last season. This week on The Avid: a quick rant on the replay disaster. Plus — an honest conversation about what's next. Seven episodes of fan frustrations. Now we're taking this next week to build something bigger. When we come back, the show hits different. Stay...

The Stadium Squeeze | The Avid Ep. 6 26.05.2026 13:45

$1,777. That's what it costs a family of four to attend ONE Detroit Lions game in 2025. Up 201% in a decade. And here's the punchline — the stadium technology industry, in their own publications, openly admits that "stadiums can't compete on picture quality or convenience" with watching at home. They KNOW the couch is better. They're charging you $1,777 anyway. This w...

Tanked. Fined. Rewarded. The NBA Just Proved Tanking Works. | The Avid Ep. 5 19.05.2026 12:28

Nine days before this episode dropped, the Washington Wizards won the NBA Draft Lottery. Same Wizards that benched their stars all season. Same Wizards the league fined $500,000 for tanking. The league fined them for losing on purpose. Then rewarded them for losing on purpose. Three days apart. This week on The Avid, we rant about the Tanking Scam. How one-third of the NBA wasn't trying this...

The Broadcast Is Broken | The Avid Ep. 4 12.05.2026 9:55

Ten platforms. Twelve logins. $935 to watch one football season — and the FCC is now investigating because even the federal government can't believe what they're getting away with. This week on The Avid, we rant about the broadcast. The 10 streaming apps. The announcers who won't shut up. The cameras pointed at the wrong things. The commercials that eat the game. The broadcast isn&a...

Refs Make Six Figures to Be Wrong. And Nothing Ever Happens to Them. | The Avid Ep. 3 05.05.2026 9:06

They make six figures. They decide the outcome of games. And when they're wrong — consistently, repeatedly, on the biggest calls — nothing happens. This week on The Avid, we rant about referee accountability. Why bad calls keep happening, why there are zero consequences, and why every other high-stakes profession in the world has standards that sports officiating simply doesn't. Raw. Unf...

Ep. 2 Your Team's Jersey Costs $3 to Make. They Charge You $175. 29.04.2026 6:55

$175 for a polyester shirt made overseas for $3. Licensed to one manufacturer. Zero competition. And when your favorite player gets traded? They'd like another $175, please. This week on The Avid, we break down the jersey racket — how the leagues turned your loyalty into a revenue stream, who's actually getting the money, and why the price goes up every single year. Raw. Unfiltered. 10 m...

Ep. 1: Ticket Prices Are Highway Robbery — And Nobody's Talking About It 16.04.2026 5:17

$412. Two seats. Upper deck. Before food, parking, or a single overpriced beer. That's the reality of attending a live professional sports game in 2024 — and it's not an accident. It's by design. This week on The Avid, we rant about ticket prices. How they got this high, who's responsible, what happens to a sport when real fans get priced out, and why nobody in sports media wil...