Episode Details

TLPP: Rocky, Dylan, Wildfires and Sports Dads with Jon Miltimore

Published 3 weeks, 5 days ago

Description

Jon Miltimore is back — writer, commentator, and one of the sharpest guys covering arts, culture, and politics on Substack. This is his second time on the show and we did not run out of things to talk about.

Topics include: why California can't fight wildfires and why Native Americans had better land management practices; the World Cup finally breaking through in the US; what to actually expect at a Bob Dylan concert when you're a Dylan fan (Jon didn't get what he wanted; he has no regrets); Ben Askren's double lung transplant and why elite athletes bounce back from things that would end most people; the new Stallone biopic about how Rocky got made — specifically the part where a broke, dog-selling, parking-car Stallone turned down $1 million because he refused to not play the role himself; the Rocky franchise and what it means that it somehow worked as it became more absurd; working out at 44 and 47 and why exercise is mental health; the case for travel sports (and why Matthew Yglesias is wrong); and why you should never outsource teaching your kid to ride a bike.

Follow Jon on Substack → https://substack.com/@miltimore

TIMESTAMPS:

0:00 — Intro — Jon Miltimore, writer and commentator

0:31 — Canada's wildfires — black skies over New York and Minnesota

2:37 — Why California can't fight fires — federal land, bad policy, and arson

4:38 — Native Americans had better land management — and we stopped listening

5:21 — Private land vs. federal land — the tragedy of the commons

5:38 — Happy Hour Econ — a comedian and an economist walk into a bar

8:50 — The World Cup in America — how soccer finally broke through

10:26 — Bob Dylan at a Bob Dylan concert — what you should actually expect

13:38 — Lou cries at a Bob Dylan concert. He's not embarrassed.

17:21 — Ben Askren's double lung transplant — and why athletes bounce back when others don't