Starting a podcast while in PE

Thinking about starting a pop culture / sports podcast for fun with a couple buddies. Think off-brand midlevel Bill Simmons. Would opining on things like sports and general news / politics negatively impact my career? Would getting endorsements from DraftKings violate any of the usual conflicts policies?

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If you can start a podcast that does well enough to get endorsed by DraftKings, why are you doing PE? That sounds way more fun. 

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