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Podcast: Fascinating Nouns
Episode: Ep. 229: The Tight End – Football’s Ultimate Position
Description: The popularity of (American) football in America can’t be overstated: Even by rough estimates, it’s a bazillion dollar industry, and when on television, it is the most watched event in the time slot. It is also almost solely a United States thing, which I totally understand. The rules can be a little difficult to follow, and unfortunately they seem to change from year to year. Also the positions are not as clear cut as in other popular sports. Everyone knows what a baseball pitcher does, or what a basketball center is good at, but do you have any idea...