About this episode
Chuck Klosterman discusses the definition of greatness and the future of football with Adam Grant.
What does it take to actually be the greatest of all time? Chuck Klosterman is a cultural critic who studies the lowbrow, taking a closer look at sports, music, and media to discover what it can tell us about society and human behavior. In this episode, Adam challenges Chuck on his controversial take that Tom Brady is not the greatest football player of all time, and the two wrestle with the definition of greatness in the context of modern culture. Chuck also argues that football is headed towards a decline as America’s favorite sport, and invites Adam to reconsider whether or not self-awareness is an advantageous trait. Featured guest Follow Chuck Klosterman on Facebook and at https://chuckklostermanauthor.com/ Buy Chuck's book Football Connect with the team Follow Adam on Instagram , LinkedIn , and at adamgrant.net/ Subscribe to Adam’s substack Granted Watch ReThinking videos on YouTube at TEDAudioCollective Follow TED on X , Instagram , Facebook , LinkedIn , and TikTok ReThinking is produced by Cosmic Standard . Our Senior Producer is Jessica Glazer, our Engineer is Aja Simpson, our Technical Director is Jacob Winik, and our Executive Producer is Eliza Smith. For the…
People in this episode
Host: Adam Grant
Guest: Chuck Klosterman
Topics covered
- greatness
- cultural criticism
- sports
- self-awareness
- media
- modern culture
Keywords
- greatness
- Chuck Klosterman
- Adam Grant
- football
- cultural criticism
- self-awareness
- sports
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: TED, Cosmic Standard, Acast
Books & works: Football
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