CS 123: The Invisible Washouts feat. Jesse Einhorn (@silverbird5K) and Nathaniel Friedman (@freedarko) (10/07/2018) (Patreon)

We welcome back returning guest Nathaniel Friedman (https://twitter.com/freedarko) and first-time guest Jesse Einhorn (https://twitter.com/silverbird5K) to discuss their recent article on NCAA basketball and other recent sports topics.

• “How College Basketball’s Rule Changes Could Backfire” by Jesse Einhorn and Nathaniel Friedman https://www.nytimes.com/2018/08/23/opinion/ncaa-basketball-rules-agents.html
• “What Fresh Hell Is Barstool Sports?” by Will Leitch http://nymag.com/daily/intelligencer/2018/09/what-fresh-kind-of-hell-is-barstool-sports.html
• “Why The Fuck Isn't Kobe Bryant A Pariah Yet?” by Albert Burneko https://deadspin.com/why-the-fuck-isnt-kobe-bryant-a-pariah-yet-1829494689
• “Nike Nearly Dropped Colin Kaepernick Before Embracing Him” by Julie Creswell, Kevin Draper and Sapna Maheshwari https://www.nytimes.com/2018/09/26/sports/nike-colin-kaepernick.html
• Nathaniel's 2 recent Baffler articles, "Bridges to Nowhere" https://thebaffler.com/salvos/bridges-to-nowhere-friedman and "Something for Nothing" https://thebaffler.com/latest/something-for-nothing-friedman
• The recent Chapo Trap House episode we discuss, "Episode 250 - Big Dickinson Energy feat. Alena Smith (10/1/18)" https://soundcloud.com/chapo-trap-house/episode-250-big-dickinson-energy-feat-alena-smith-10118 
• The 2003 Common and Mya Coke ad I mentioned which co-opted the desire for authenticity and not selling out to sell soda https://vimeo.com/156748900
• "Generation Like: The Kids Sell Out (But Don't Know What That Means)" https://paleofuture.gizmodo.com/generation-like-the-kids-sell-out-but-dont-know-what-1524517417 
• "The Mainstreaming of Colin Kaepernick's Protest was its Destruction" by Champagne Sharks host Trevor Beaulieu https://theintercept.com/2017/10/05/colin-kaepernick-national-anthem-protest-trump-nfl/ 

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