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EP18: The People’s President (ft. Steve & Larson of Going in Raw)

EP18: The People’s President (ft. Steve & Larson of Going in Raw)

FromDarts and Letters


EP18: The People’s President (ft. Steve & Larson of Going in Raw)

FromDarts and Letters

ratings:
Length:
84 minutes
Released:
Apr 17, 2021
Format:
Podcast episode

Description





Last weekend was Wrestlemania. There have been 37 Wrestelmanias. That’s a lot of wrestling. And a lot of entertainment for the millions of people who enjoy watching wrestling, including our host, Gordon Katic. Maybe you’re a fan, maybe not. Fans and non-fans alike have often dismissed wrestling as frivolous. But there’s more to wrestling than meets the tombstone piledriver. Pro wrestling is like a Rosetta Stone for our politics; It brought us one President, and a recent poll suggests it might give us another. On this episode, we jump from the top rope into the wild, layered, complex world of pro wrestling and the folks who love it.
Released:
Apr 17, 2021
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (99)

This is about ‘arts and letters,’ but for the kind of people who might hack a dart. We cover public intellectualism and the politics of academia from a left perspective. Each week, we interview thinkers about key debates that are relevant to the left. We discuss politics, culture, and intellectual history.