<a href="http://clas.uiowa.edu/american-studies/people/thomas-oates">Thomas Oates</a> discusses <a href="http://www.temple.edu/tempress/titles/2245_reg.html">the NFL</a>, the <a href="http://www.nfl.com/superbowl/50">Super Bowl</a>, <a href="http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1460-2466.1975.tb00552.x/abstract">mythic spectacle</a>, <a href="http://www.iupress.indiana.edu/product_info.php?products_id=807384">sports video games</a>, and neo-liberalism. Also listen in for why the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/O%27Bannon_v._NCAA">O'Bannon vs the NCAA</a> legal dispute matters for <a href="http://www.ncaa.com/">US college sports</a> and the video game industry.  <br />

Thomas Oates discusses the NFL, the Super Bowl, mythic spectacle, sports video games, and neo-liberalism. Also listen in for why the O'Bannon vs the NCAA legal dispute matters for US college sports and the video game industry.

<a href="http://clas.uiowa.edu/american-studies/people/thomas-oates" rel="noopener noreferrer">Thomas Oates</a>&nbsp;discusses&nbsp;<a href="http://www.temple.edu/tempress/titles/2245_reg.html" rel="noopener noreferrer">the NFL</a>, the&nbsp;<a href="http://www.nfl.com/superbowl/50" rel="noopener noreferrer">Super Bowl</a>,&nbsp;<a href="http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1460-2466.1975.tb00552.x/abstract" rel="noopener noreferrer">mythic spectacle</a>,&nbsp;<a href="http://www.iupress.indiana.edu/product_info.php?products_id=807384" rel="noopener noreferrer">sports video games</a>, and neo-liberalism. Also listen in for why the&nbsp;<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/O%27Bannon_v._NCAA" rel="noopener noreferrer">O'Bannon vs the NCAA</a>&nbsp;legal dispute matters for&nbsp;<a href="http://www.ncaa.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer">US college sports</a>&nbsp;and the video game industry. &nbsp;<br>

Episode 7 – Thomas Oates: Critiquing the NFL, Sports Video Games, and Neo-Liberalism

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Episode 7 – Thomas Oates: Critiquing the NFL, Sports Video Games, and Neo-Liberalism

Episode 7 – Thomas Oates: Critiquing the NFL, Sports Video Games, and Neo-Liberalism