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Author Archives: Luke Ford
What Does It Mean To Be A Man in 2023?
I just read the 2007 book Beer, Babes, and Balls: Masculinity and Sports Talk Radio by left-wing social worker and author David Nylund. Here are some highlights from the book: * I view masculinity as a social construction that assumes … Continue reading
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Decoding Skip Bayless (7-28-23)
01:00 Athletic: ESPN’s ‘First Take’: Skip and Stephen A. embraced debate, played the hits and changed TV, https://theathletic.com/4681066/2023/07/12/first-take-espn-stephen-a-smith-skip-bayless/04:00 Skip Bayless: How is sports media’s most hated man so popular?, https://sites.northwestern.edu/sliceofsports/skip-bayless-how-is-sports-medias-most-hated-man-so-popular/07:00 Mark Cuban destroys Skip Bayless, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xRaO1mN5EEM14:00 Beer, Babes, and Balls: … Continue reading
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The Athletic: ESPN’s ‘First Take’: Skip and Stephen A. embraced debate, played the hits and changed TV
Monday, I saw Skip Bayless walking up Beverly Drive towards Wilshire Blvd as I was walking down towards Charleville Blvd. He wore aviator glasses that looked like the ones Jerry Jones wears. My Anglo-Saxon reserve won out over my Jewish … Continue reading
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Beer, Babes, and Balls: Masculinity and Sports Talk Radio (SUNY series on Sport, Culture, and Social Relations)
Here are some highlights from this 2007 book by David Nylund: * I view masculinity as a social construction that assumes different forms in different historical moments and contexts. * Men can pay a cost—in the form of poor health, … Continue reading
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Yappy Days: Behind the Scenes with Newsers, Schmoozers, Boozers and Losers
Here are some highlights from this 2016 book by talk radio producer Bernadette Duncan, the wife of Talkers magazine Michael Harrison: * What makes some on-air talents big-time celebrities and household names while others – though competent, even award-winning – … Continue reading
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