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Michael Brendan Dougherty (The Slurve, National Review, ISI, My Father Left Me Ireland) and Travis Waldron (Huffington Post)
On The Score, Michael and Travis begin by discussing MLB’s suspension of Ryan Braun for the rest of the season. Do fans actually care if athletes use performance-enhancing drugs? Travis thinks economic incentives will cause steroids use to continue. So should professional sports just legalize steroids? They next discuss Travis’s new beat covering sports from a progressive perspective. They discuss how sports can be both an agent of political change and a lens for viewing larger issues, but Michael sticks up for the escapism and joy that come from athletics.
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Recorded:Jul 24
Posted:Jul 25, 2013
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The Score | Jul 25, 2013 | Michael Brendan Dougherty & Travis Waldron
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