The Bill Simmons Podcast

The Bill Simmons Podcast

Ta-Nehisi Coates on Story-telling, Challenging Obama, and the Kaepernick Situation (Ep. 287)

Nov 15, 2017 · 1h 25m

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The importance of reading and LeBron's celebrity management.
Challenging Obama and athletes in political protest.
Kaepernick, the O.J. doc, and 'The Wire'.

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