Tuesday September 25, 2007
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Guest host: Matthew Felling
It's an emerging marketplace, worth billions of dollars, and many Americans don't even know it exists. In virtual worlds like "Second Life" or "World of Warcraft," members buy and sell everything from clothes to real estate for their online selves. The goods may not be "real" but the money often is. Join Kojo for a tour of virtual economies and explore the debate over whether they should be more tightly regulated.
Robert Bloomfield, Nicholas H. Noyes Professor of Management, Cornell University
Julian Dibbell, Author, "Play Money: Or, How I Quit My Day Job and Made Millions Trading Virtual Loot" (Basic)
Prokofy Neva, Second Life participant
Linda Ban, Client and Program Strategy Executive for the 3D Internet, IBM
Guest host: Matthew Felling
He was the athlete who ushered in the era of free agency and million dollar contracts. In 1969, Curt Flood challenged the right of his baseball team to trade him, setting up a legal showdown that would reach the Supreme Court. We explore the evolution of labor rights in sports.
Brad Snyder, author of "A Well-Paid Slave: Curt Flood's Fight for Free Agency in Professional Sports" (Viking); and "Beyond The Shadow of the Senators: The Untold Story of The Homestead Grays and the Integration of Baseball" (McGraw-Hill)
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