Chuck Klosterman on the Cinema Revival, Sports Tsars, Owners and Commissioners, Analytics, U.S. Soccer Groundhog Day, and State of Reading
Bill Simmons and Chuck Klosterman dive into a wide-ranging conversation covering U.S. soccer’s recurring struggles, the cultural and structural barriers to athletic dominance, the evolving role of sports commissioners, the economics of sports franchises, the future of movie theaters, and
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