We might be Shakespearean witches. A sports podcast through a pop culture lens. Culture critic and novelist Zan Romanoff and journalist and Scamfluencers senior producer Sarah Enni discuss the World Series and the presentation of postseason baseball; a catch up on narrative fantasy; federal indictments and mob ties rock the NBA; there is crying in sports, including hockey; and we talk to Stephanie Burt, poet, Harvard Professor and author of Taylor's Version: The Poetic and Musical Genius of Taylor Swift, about The Life of a Showgirl.

Links:

World Series Game 2 Halftime Show Recap: Year 3000 (Baseball Prospectus)

Gerald McCoy reflects on Doug Martin's death, the fifth of his former NFL teammates (The Athletic)

Will This Device Protect Athletes' Brains, or Only Make Them Think It Does? (The New York Times)

Chauncey Billups And Terry Rozier Arrested In Connection With Federal Gambling Investigations (Defector)

Who is Chauncey Billups? A look at the history of the embattled Portland Trail Blazers coach (KGW8)

Brad Marchand emotional as he watches Bruins' tribute video in his return to Boston | ESPN NHL (ESPN)

Taylor's Version: The Poetic and Musical Genius of Taylor Swift (Bookshop)

Waiting for Britney Spears: A True Story, Allegedly (Bookshop)

Girl Violence (King Princess)

How We've Misunderstood Taylor Swift (The Yale Review)

Heritage of Arrogance (YouTube)

Taylor Swift - The Life of a Showgirl (Ricardo Padua After Hours Remix) (YouTube)