About this episode

Chuck Klosterman discusses football's cultural impact, Sasha Debevec-McKenney shares insights from her poetry collection, and Laura Gibson performs a new song.

Author and essayist Chuck Klosterman tackles the game of football in his economically titled new book Football , which examines the sport's cultural dominance in America and why, one day, that might change; poet Sasha Debevec-McKenney explains why her debut collection Joy Is My Middle Name includes U.S. Presidents, stand-up comedy one-liners, and the movie Babe; and indie singer-songwriter Laura Gibson gives us an update on her gardening practice before performing a new, unreleased song titled "Sylvia."

People in this episode

Host: Luke Burbank

Guests: Chuck Klosterman, Sasha Debevec-McKenney, Laura Gibson

Topics covered

• football
• poetry
• gardening
• cultural dominance
• music
• literature

Keywords

• football
• poetry
• gardening
• Chuck Klosterman
• Sasha Debevec-McKenney
• Laura Gibson
• cultural dominance
• music

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Football, Joy Is My Middle Name, Babe, Sylvia

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