Chuck Klosterman - The Nineties

The Football Odyssey with Aron Harris

Chuck Klosterman is an author of numerous books such as Sex, Drugs and Cocoa Puffs, Downtown Owl and Killing Yourself to Live. His most recent book, The Nineties, is a collection of essays about a decade that occurred not too long ago, yet in many ways feels like an entirely different world. In this episode, Chuck sits down with Aron to discuss his book and a variety of other topics, including:

-What it's like to write a book about a decade that you've lived through

-The internet preserving history

-How Art Bell's Coast to Coast AM radio show foreshadowed the current state of mainstream media

-How athletes from the past would fair in today's game and vice versa

-The impact that the O.J. Simpson trial had on his legacy as a player and on the NFL's image.

-Did the BCS eliminate the mystique around college football

-Does American Football really need to expand beyond the United States

-The essence of football

-And much more

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