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Oct 2022
47m 9s

Dave Zirin

Dan Le Batard, Stugotz
About this episode

Dan talks to The Nation's Dave Zirin about his new documentary Behind the Shield: The Power & Politics of the NFL. They discuss the NFL's firm grip on American culture, how they grew into that position in the first place, the things that most gross him out about the league, and Daniel Snyder's failed ownership of the Washington franchise.

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