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Death at the Wing
From Adam McKay, this is the story of how basketball reflected a moment when Reagan's America doubled down on some of its core values: selfishness, violence, and racism — and the players who paid the price.
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“In series like this one, historical context is often reduced to a simple backdrop and discussed only in the passive voice. By contrast, this podcast has a clear through line of structural and political history in its narrative and does not shy away from naming names. Thank you all for your work.”
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08/23/24
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