Episode 88: Talking Trash with Rafi Kohan and Kyle Green

About this episode

The episode features a discussion with author Rafi Kohan about his book on sports rivalry, accompanied by co-host Kyle Green.

Dear Adam Silver listeners! It has been awhile. After a cross country move and settling into my new home in northern northern California, we are back with our 88th episode. Author Rafi Kohan joins the show to discuss his new book Trash Talk: The Only Book About Destroying Your Rivals That Isn't Total Garbage (PublicAffairs 2023). Dr. Kyle Green of SUNY Brockport's sociology department is back to co-host and we laugh a lot during this episode, all while getting into some heavy ideas and concerns. Rafi's book is an entertaining and informative read and it was fun to get into it and talk a wee bit of trash too! You can purchase the book here . Follow us on Twitter: Rafi , Kyle and Abigail

People in this episode

Host: Kyle Green

Guest: Rafi Kohan

Topics covered

• trash talk
• sports rivalry
• sociology
• book discussion
• humor
• entertainment

Keywords

• trash talk
• sports
• rivalry
• Rafi Kohan
• Kyle Green
• book
• humor

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: SUNY Brockport, PublicAffairs

Books & works: Trash Talk: The Only Book About Destroying Your Rivals That Isn't Total Garbage

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