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Impolitic with John Heilemann

Introducing: The Long Game with LZ & Leitch

Impolitic with John Heilemann

Audacy | Puck

News, Politics

4.84.5K Ratings

🗓️ 3 November 2021

⏱️ 3 minutes

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Summary

The intersection of sports, culture, and politics is at the heart of the new weekly podcast from The Recount, "The Long Game with LZ & Leitch", premiering Wednesday, November 3rd. Hosted by LZ Granderson, formerly of ESPN, now an op-ed columnist for the L.A. Times and a political contributor to ABC News, and Will Leitch, founder of the late website Deadspin, a contributing editor at New York Magazine and the author of "How Lucky", "The Long Game" dives into the most relevant sports topics of the week to not only break down the games, but the games people play. From vaccination hesitation, to online betting, to all of the wonderful "isms" and "phobias" we've come to know and love, sports not only reflect our culture, they drive our culture. Join Will and LZ as they explore the events on and off the field that collide with the political, business, and social concerns that captivate the American conversation. Listen to new episodes every Wednesday: https://therecount.com/podcasts/the-long-game-with-lz-and-leitch Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0

All right, the long game with Elze and Leech.

0:07.0

Here comes the magic.

0:09.7

There is no bigger story in sports today than vaccination hesitation.

0:14.5

That may sound like when a Drake's bar is, but like it or not, it describes the state

0:18.0

of sports right now.

0:19.0

And unfortunately, a former flat-earther is leading this movement.

0:23.0

The crazy thing is there's a higher percentage of people vaccinated in the NBA by a lot than

0:27.1

there are in the rest of the country.

0:28.7

It's actually safer to walk around with a bunch of players than just to go shopping.

0:31.8

So, you know, that's exciting.

0:33.8

When people say I should stick to sports, I just roll my eyes.

0:37.4

Stickin' to sports is impossible.

0:39.0

It's stupid.

0:40.0

I'm Elze Granitasis.

0:42.8

You may remember me from my time at ESPN.

0:44.6

I'm an outback columnist with the law of政治 This Times and a political contributor to ABC

0:49.2

News.

0:50.2

I'm also the guy who slept in a sidewalk to see my Detroit business parade through

0:53.4

the city to celebrate their first championship in 1989.

0:57.4

And I'm Will Leach, the founder of Dead Spin, RIP, a contributing other at New York Magazine,

1:02.0

a writer for MLB and Medium in the author of the novel How Lucky.

1:05.7

And I have also been the diehard St. Louis Cardinals fan since I saw Ozzy Smith do a backflip

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