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Happy Super Bowl Sunday, everyone.

Special shout out to Drake May, Christian Gonzalez, who I believe are loyal listeners. Today, I want to talk with you guys about the merging of sports, money, and politics.

Specifically, the many ways that Donald Trump uses sports for political gain. That includes the recent explosion of sports gambling, the way it's overtaken professional leagues, our culture, and has even

influenced political campaigns.

We are going to cover Trump's relationship with the NFL and its billionaire owners.

We're going to explain his embrace of FIFA and the World Cup and the enormous PR value that

Donald Trump gets from his friendship with ultimate Fighting Championship CEO Dana White.

Then we're going to explain why gambling, especially sports gambling, has become ubiquitous

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