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Podcast: BBCollective
Episode: 3. NASCAR in America today
Description: On this week’s episode of the Bill Bradley Collective, the hosts examine the cultural evolution of NASCAR. Their 20th century footprint as a deeply Southern, union-suppressing institution is first summarized, giving way to a conversation about more recent attempts to expand the product to a broader audience. The backlash from the Southern base towards improvements to driver safety and race culture, and the geographic diversification of the schedule and circuit roster lead us into the much more progressive NASCAR of 2020, where the flag of the confederacy is now persona non grata and the sport as a whole finds it...