The Hunger Games

We want to talk to people in bars about lots of things. A podcast about where pop culture and sports culture collide… inspired by the relationship between Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce. Culture critic and novelist Zan Romanoff and journalist and Scamfluencers senior producer Sarah Enni discuss the important sports stories we haven't talked about at all, women's basketball in the Olympics, competitive eating, what the Taylor v Billie says about the difference between pop and sports fandom… and an ongoing NFL podcast mystery.   Links: Kyrie Irving explains why he burned sage around TD Garden court prior to Nets preseason game against Celtics (CBS Sports) What Was Kyrie Irving Thinking? (New York Magazine) Connor McDavid shows off ultra-modern mansion, immediately gets heckled (New York Post) McDavid's House is the Death Star (Reddit) The ugly, gory, bloody secret life of NHL dentists (ESPN) The $21 Billion Lawsuit That Could Break the NFL (Wall Street Journal) Whatever You Think of Caitlin Clark Snub, NBC Sports Cannot Be Happy (Front Office Sports) Dave Portnoy slams 'unreal dumb' Caitlin Clark 2024 Olympics snub that stunned sports world (New York Post) Nathan's Famous Splits From Joey Chestnut Over Vegan Hot Dog Beef (Eater) Jamie Loftus on Joey Chestnut (TikTok Competitive eating legend Takeru Kobayashi retires, says he no longer feels hungry (The New York Post) Chestnut vs. Kobayashi announcement (Twitter) Designing Niche Social Media-Driven Sports (Front Office Sports) Mailbag for June 7, 2024 (The Squawk) Get your vents checked everyone! (Twitter) The Around the NFL subreddit (Reddit)