Episode 124: The Swiftie Bowl
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Frankie de la Cretaz is a writer focused on sports, gender, and queerness. They are the co-author of Hail Mary: The Rise and Fall of the NFL from Boldtype Books. Frankie's work appears everywhere, including The Nation, Sports Illustrated, The Daily Beast, Teen Vogue, and on and on.    Frankie joins Nathan to deconstruct the epic popular culture collision between Taylor Swift, perhaps the most famous person in the world, and the NFL at the Super Bowl.   Check out some of Frankie's recent work on Taylor Swift, including a discussion of the toxic framing of the Tayvis relationship, the question of representing Taylor Swift as queer, and the PR mastermind behind the superstar.
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