On this episode of The Long Game with LZ & Leitch, LZ and Will discuss Peng Shuai's disappearance and how the sports world should respond to China's human rights abuses; pay homage to Richard Williams and decide whether his mentorship of daughters Venus and Serena is the greatest story in sports history; talk about whether Major League Baseball can save itself from self-imposed disaster, and are joined by L.A. Rams GM Les Snead to break down the current state of the team. They wrap up with "This Week In Sports History," revisiting MLB's first $3 million a year contract, and with their "Games of the Week." <hr> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

On this episode of The Long Game with LZ & Leitch, LZ and Will discuss Peng Shuai's disappearance and how the sports world should respond to China's human rights abuses; pay homage to Richard Williams and decide whether his mentorship of daughters Venus and Serena is the greatest story in sports history; talk about whether Major League Baseball can save itself from self-imposed disaster, and are joined by L.A. Rams GM Les Snead to break down the current state of the team. They wrap up with "This Week In Sports History," revisiting MLB's first $3 million a year contract, and with their "Games of the Week." Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On this episode of The Long Game with LZ &amp; Leitch, LZ and Will discuss Peng Shuai's disappearance and how the sports world should respond to China's human rights abuses; pay homage to Richard Williams and decide whether his mentorship of daughters Venus and Serena is the greatest story in sports history; talk about whether Major League Baseball can save itself from self-imposed disaster, and are joined by L.A. Rams GM Les Snead to break down the current state of the team. They wrap up with "This Week In Sports History," revisiting MLB's first $3 million a year contract, and with their "Games of the Week." Hosted on Acast. See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer">acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

What to do about China, Richard Williams was right, MLB heads off a cliff, and Les Snead talks OBJ

The intersection of sports, culture, and politics is at the heart of the new weekly podcast, The&nbsp;Long Game with LZ &amp; Leitch, premiering Wednesday, November 3rd.&nbsp;Hosted by LZ Granderson, formerly of ESPN, now an op-ed columnist for the L.A.Times and a political contributor to ABC News, and Will Leitch, founder of the late website Deadspin, a contributing editor at New York Magazine, and the author of&nbsp;How Lucky,&nbsp;The Long Game&nbsp;dives into the most relevant sports topics of the week to not only break down the games, but the games people play.&nbsp;From vaccination hesitation, to online betting, to all of the wonderful "isms" and "phobias" we've come to know and love, sports not only reflect our culture, they drive our culture. Join Will and LZ as they explore the events on and off the field that collide with the political, business, and social concerns that captivate the American conversation.&nbsp;&nbsp; <hr> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

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The intersection of sports, culture, and politics is at the heart of the new weekly podcast, The Long Game with LZ & Leitch, premiering Wednesday, November 3rd. Hosted by LZ Granderson, formerly of ESPN, now an op-ed columnist for the L.A.Times and a political contributor to ABC News, and Will Leitch, founder of the late website Deadspin, a contributing editor at New York Magazine, and the author of How Lucky, The Long Game dives into the most relevant sports topics of the week to not only break down the games, but the games people play. From vaccination hesitation, to online betting, to all of the wonderful "isms" and "phobias" we've come to know and love, sports not only reflect our culture, they drive our culture. Join Will and LZ as they explore the events on and off the field that collide with the political, business, and social concerns that captivate the American conversation.   Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The intersection of sports, culture, and politics is at the heart of the new weekly podcast, The&nbsp;Long Game with LZ &amp; Leitch, premiering Wednesday, November 3rd.&nbsp;Hosted by LZ Granderson, formerly of ESPN, now an op-ed columnist for the L.A.Times and a political contributor to ABC News, and Will Leitch, founder of the late website Deadspin, a contributing editor at New York Magazine, and the author of&nbsp;How Lucky,&nbsp;The Long Game&nbsp;dives into the most relevant sports topics of the week to not only break down the games, but the games people play.&nbsp;From vaccination hesitation, to online betting, to all of the wonderful "isms" and "phobias" we've come to know and love, sports not only reflect our culture, they drive our culture. Join Will and LZ as they explore the events on and off the field that collide with the political, business, and social concerns that captivate the American conversation.&nbsp;&nbsp; Hosted on Acast. See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer">acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

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