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Few writers understand American culture like Chuck Klosterman, which is why he joins Ryan ahead of the Super Bowl to talk about how football reshaped American culture.

In this episode, Chuck and Ryan discuss what football really reveals about American culture, power, and the stories we tell ourselves about expertise and control. Chuck shares his observations, strange historical parallels, and personal stories that connect sports to technology, identity, and how monocultures form and eventually fade.

🏈 Pick up a copy of Football by Chuck Klosterman

📚 Chuck is the author of Sex, Drugs, and Cocoa Puffs, But What If We’re Wrong?, The Nineties, and now his latest book 

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