Here are some of the headlines we hit on in this episode: Author Jesse Berrett's observations of the growth of the NFL in the 1960's and how it influenced American politics.

Grab your own copy of Mr. Berrett's book Pigskin Nation: How the NFL Remade American Politics.

Look up Jesse at his website here.

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We also feature great music by Mike and Gene Monroe along with Jason Neff & great graphics from time to time from the folks at Gridiron-Uniform Database.

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