Have you ever turned on ESPN just lately? You is likely to be stunned to seek out that the sports activities bros are abandoning GOAT debates and getting political. Nobody is extra an instance of this than ESPN persona and maybe Presidential candidate, Stephen A. Smith. So what is going on on right here? And what does the Fox Newsification of sports activities media inform us about our present political tradition and future?
Brittany is joined by co-host of NPR’s Code Swap podcast, Gene Demby, and Senior Workers Author on the Ringer, Joel Anderson. Collectively, they talk about how sports activities commentary is far more political than you would possibly assume and why its most viral star Stephen A. Smith would even entertain the concept of working for president in 2028.
