The Tower Record discusses the first post-9/11 Super Bowl in 2002, analyzing the rise of the security state, the treacly U2 halftime show, and the startlingly paranoid commercials. This is an NYC-Boston alliance podcast. Go Pats.

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Music by Rrrrrose Azerty. Recorded January 25, 2026 in Astoria, Queens and South Slope, Brooklyn. SCHEDULING NOTE: This is the last Friday upload. New episodes will now premiere on Tuesday mornings, starting 11 days from now on February 17.