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Robert Wright (Bloggingheads.tv, The Evolution of God, Nonzero, Why Buddhism Is True) and Michael Powell (The New York Times)
- Michael’s new book, Canyon Dreams: A Basketball Season on the Navajo Nation . 0:45
- Michael: “Rez ball” is defined by speed and fluid movement . 12:36
- What life is like on the Navajo reservation . 17:39
- The syncretism of traditional and Christian religion among the Navajo . 27:02
- The waning of traditional Navajo culture and belief . 34:30
- Why leaving the reservation can be so difficult . 40:59
- What the basketball team means to the players and their families . 46:18
- Has commercialization made sports better? . 55:49
- The preposterous state of bigtime college sports . 64:20
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Recorded:Nov 5
Posted:Nov 18, 2019
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