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The long football season (okay, not as long as baseball) is coming to a close with the Super Bowl. The best players of America’s game square off in a grand show of strength, athleticism, hyper-masculinity, and commercialism. In this episode I’ll tackle these features and more as I apply some of the theories we’ve covered to better understand the big game.

Listen: https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/271472177/Episode%2012.mp3

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Further Reading

Learn the truth about those bicep bands that football players wear.

Read about brain injury and football as New Yorker writer Ben McGrath considers whether the sport has a future.

Read why $4 million Super Bowl ads may be worth the money.


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Manage episode 121495030 series 107989
Content provided by Katherine McFarland Bruce. All podcast content including episodes, graphics, and podcast descriptions are uploaded and provided directly by Katherine McFarland Bruce or their podcast platform partner. If you believe someone is using your copyrighted work without your permission, you can follow the process outlined here https://player.fm/legal.

The long football season (okay, not as long as baseball) is coming to a close with the Super Bowl. The best players of America’s game square off in a grand show of strength, athleticism, hyper-masculinity, and commercialism. In this episode I’ll tackle these features and more as I apply some of the theories we’ve covered to better understand the big game.

Listen: https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/271472177/Episode%2012.mp3

Download

Further Reading

Learn the truth about those bicep bands that football players wear.

Read about brain injury and football as New Yorker writer Ben McGrath considers whether the sport has a future.

Read why $4 million Super Bowl ads may be worth the money.


  continue reading

10 episodes

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