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This hour, the NFL has a problem on their hands.

The problem, they asked the fan base in Washington, D.C.,

what name they wanted to call the football team in Washington, D.C.

And we're hearing that the most popular response was Redskins.

Uh-oh!

Yeah, we'll walk you through that.

The rebranding dilemma, the NFL is dealing with.

The fans want the old name back.

They can't do that at the NFL.

They've already decided to bow down to the Wokaradi.

So what is the NFL going to do?

What's the solution?

We'll talk about it right now.

Here it is, hour number four.

Be careful what you ask. You might not like the solution. We'll talk about it right now. Here it is hour number four. Be careful what you ask.

You might not like the answer. Welcome in the beginning of another hour of the Ben Maler Show. We are in the air everywhere as we philosophize coast to coast, border to border, and beyond the vast and powerful

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