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Podcast: Share The Struggle
Episode: Woke Games: Our Biggest Games Should Bring Us Together, Not Tear Us Apart
Description: The biggest stages in sports are supposed to pull us together. This week we ask why the Super Bowl halftime and the Olympic spotlight feel more like battlegrounds than bonfires—and what it would take to get the joy back. We start with a straight-up reality check for New England fans: an improbable run deserves pride, even if the ending stung. Then we go deep on the halftime controversy, from a global-growth pitch that never met the moment to language and cultural signals that made families brace for debate instead of grabbing more chips.When an alternative ha...