{"podcast":{"title":"High Performance Business","slug":"high-performance-business-7257183","podcast_index_feed_id":7257183,"rss_url":"https://feeds.acast.com/public/shows/67b8a49ac0f169362a5f3f65","website_url":"https://shows.acast.com/highperformancebusiness","image_url":"https://assets.pippa.io/shows/67b8a49ac0f169362a5f3f65/1785323178866-7ae53e4f-e592-4f3e-9bda-4dc470dafb3c.jpeg","author":"High Performance","episode_count":89,"summary":"You know the score, but what happens on the pitch is only half the story . Soaring ticket prices. Endless subscription fees. Baffling rule changes. Even the most diehard fans are left wondering: why? Award-winning sports journalists Natalie Pirks & Colin Murray step back from a busy news cycle to deliver the business playbook. Armed with razor-sharp wit and genuine curiosity, they bridge the gap between the sports business and the sport itself, unpacking the power plays shaping global games and decoding what they really mean for people in the stands. From FIFA and F1 to the Premier League and major US sports, High Performance Business delivers top-down clarity straight from the pitch-side, court-side, and paddock. Because when you understand the mechanics behind the machine, you're no longer sitting on the sidelines. No business degree required. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.","last_synced_at":"2026-09-24T00:22:26.301690+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/high-performance-business-7257183"},"episode":{"title":"Introducing High Performance Business, with Colin Murray & Natalie Pirks","slug":"introducing-high-performance-business-with-colin-murray-natalie-pirks","published_at":"2026-07-29T14:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/high-performance-business-7257183/introducing-high-performance-business-with-colin-murray-natalie-pirks","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/high-performance-business-7257183","url":"https://shows.acast.com/the-room-where-it-happened/episodes/introducing-high-performance-business-with-colin-murray-nata","audio_url":"https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/67b8a49ac0f169362a5f3f65/e/6a69fb5f501e98151439d4e5/media.mp3","summary":"First episode out Tuesday 4th August! Behind every transfer, takeover, sponsorship and sporting controversy is a business story. High Performance Business takes you beyond the headlines and inside the boardrooms, negotiations and decisions shaping the world's biggest sports. Every week, sports host Colin Murray and award-winning journalist Natalie Pirks explore the money, power and strategy driving football, Formula 1 and the global sports industry. Through expert insight, in-depth analysis and conversations with the people closest to the action, they uncover the stories behind the biggest headlines, from club ownership and player contracts to media rights, sponsorships and the business empires built by sport's biggest names. Because the sport is only half the story. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.","meta_description":"First episode out Tuesday 4th August! Behind every transfer, takeover, sponsorship and sporting controversy is a business story. High Performance Business…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":42,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/high-performance-business-7257183/episodes/introducing-high-performance-business-with-colin-murray-natalie-pirks/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/high-performance-business-7257183/introducing-high-performance-business-with-colin-murray-natalie-pirks.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}