On July 6, 2017 an innocent little sports blogging site called SB Nation published a high-concept, multi-media sci-fi story about sentient space probes, immortality, and global warming to answer the all too pertinent question of: What will football look like in the future?
Froo and Murph travel across Jon Bois’ stagnant America, finding it existentially horrifying, irreverently funny, and deeply human. Dust off the pigskin and unpack the lunchables, dear listener, this one goes places.
Outside of the Main Topic, our Bad Idea engineers will also give thoughts on The Boys (the comic, not the show) and discuss whether a martini requires gin.
TIMESTAMPS
0:41 – The Decompress: It’s Hot Out; Murph Read Garth Ennis’ The Boys; Froo had a month with Apple Arcade
24:50 – Show & Tell: Sandra Lee’s Coffee Martini; A TikTok for Every Product in the Universe
37:00 – Main Topic: 17776 Or: What Football Will Look Like In The Future
—40:30 – The Premise
—46:52 – Chapter-By-Chapter Synopsis (Spoilers)
—1:28:08 – A Brief Look At The Sequel
—I:38:30 – The Fandom and Final Thoughts
1:44:39 – Plugs and Farewells
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