Bigger Than Football

We're grateful to be back. 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 how we were impacted by the wildfires; recap NFL wild card weekend; we give Divisional Round previews as Taylor Swift songs; AJ Brown goes viral for reading; The Athletic journalists want to unionize; a special stupid game about Satan; and the TikTok ban. Links: GoFundMe's central page highlighting wildfire victims Pasadena Humane is caring for animals impacted by the wildfires LA is burning—should it still host the 2028 Olympics? (Sports Politka / Substack) Can LA Still Host the Olympics? (Torched) Zero Percent Containment (Torched) State Farm cancels Super Bowl ad as LA fires continue (Ad Age) The Rams improbably went from 1-4 to the NFL postseason. Then disaster struck their city (Jourdan Rodrigue for The Athletic) The Minnesota Vikings and the Curse of Hope (Wide Left / Substack) The Painful Camaraderie of Losing (Wide Left / Substack)  Author Jim Murphy Discusses Attention From A.J. Brown Reading His Book (Sports Illustrated) Searching A.J. Brown's Book 'Inner Excellence' for the Lessons He May Have Learned (Sports Illustrated)