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Episode: Good Talks: NFL, Race, Gambling, Brian Flores, and The Cultural Microcosm Football Is w/ Josh Buckhalter
Description: Guest Josh Buckhalter returns to the program to talk about the NFL's latest twin scandals of race and gambling, how the Brian Flores situation and lawsuit brought attention to both long-running issues, and where the league that is not just a sport but a cultural behemoth goes from here. Josh talks about how when your sport is a multi-billion dollar business that is the most popular TV show on four networks, and with an estimate 1 in 4 Americans planning to bet on the Super Bowl, the NFL reflects wider culture, and things like the league's racial issues are a microcosm...