The Varsity

The Varsity

Hosted by John · Puck | Audacy

4.6from 103 ratings

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54Podcast AuthorityScore out of 100 · How it is scored
237
Episodes
76
Transcribed
103
Ratings
Weekly
Cadence
2024
First episode

About The Varsity

Puck Sports Correspondent John Ourand and a rotating cast of industry insiders take you deep inside the executive suites and owner boxes that run the entire sports business. You’ll hear interviews with everyone from players to network execs and everyone in between. The Varsity is an extension of John's private email for Puck by the same name. New episodes publish twice-weekly, every Wednesday and Sunday.

Publisher
Puck | Audacy
Category
news
Language
en
Explicit
No
First episode
13 Aug 2024
Latest episode
4 Nov 2026

Latest episodes

76 of 237 episodes have a transcript.

  1. 4 Nov 2026TRANSCRIPT

    Why Hollywood Money Is Fleeing to Sports

  2. 1 Nov 2026TRANSCRIPT

    ESPN’s Aikman & McAfee Messes

  3. 28 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT

    The Road to L.A. ’28

Inside a recent episode

Why Hollywood Money Is Fleeing to Sports

Published 4 Nov 2026 · Transcript excerpt

[…] And then, you know, in my hometown of D.C., Dan Snyder bought the football team. mismanaged it for a quarter century and it was still able to turn it and sell it for a record high price just a couple of years ago. So it's pretty hard to take sports teams and make them lose value historically anyway. […]

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Who has been a guest on The Varsity

Names identified in recent episode analyses. Showing up to five guests.

  • George Pyne
  • Andrew Marchand
  • Casey Wasserman
  • Molly Solomon
  • Charlie Baker

Reach and audience

Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.

Apple Podcasts (US)
4.6 / 5
68 ratings
Spotify
4.7 / 5
35 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 54 / 100

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Quality
88
Social presence
0
YouTube
0
Engagement
51

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Who hosts The Varsity?

John host the show. Published by Puck | Audacy.

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The show publishes weekly, based on its RSS feed.

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