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It's not going to be the end of the world to be accountable. It's not the end of the world to say,

look, this is how we got here and there's a way out of it if we're willing to face some things that we've never wanted to face.

Welcome to the Edge of Sports podcast.

I'm Dave Ziron.

This week we are speaking to author Howard Bryant about his new book,

Full Dissidence, Notes from an Unlevel Playing Field. This is a sports writer venturing deep into the world of politics, and we are going to

speak to him about that process and some of his observations about this 21st century world.

Also, I've got some choice words about the Super Bowl. Yes, that was just a week ago, if you can believe it.

Seems like a year ago that owes more to politics in this country than sports.

But I'm going to read all about my thoughts about this last Super Bowl 54.

I've also got Just Stand Up and Just Sit Down Awards.

But first, Howard Bryant.

So you're a sports journalist by trade.

I think a lot of folks want to know what pushed you to write a book of political essays,

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