Beer and Conversation with Pigweed and Crowhill
Society & Culture
P&C drink and review Hell or High Watermelon from 21st Amendment Brewery, then, with special guest Longinus, discuss the cost of professional sports.
Why are we, in the words of Pigweed, willing to spend so much money to watch grown men play children’s games?
But that’s not to the point. The boys are focused on the cost of a baseball or football game. Why has it increased so much? Is it worth it?
From 1970 to the present – in today’s dollars – the cost for a family of four to attend a baseball game is about 4x. Who pays this, and why?
Along with this increase in prices, we have an increase in coverage. When Pigweed was a lad, there was one, one-hour show on sports. Now, we have several 24x7 sports stations talking about sports all year long.
There’s also the moral question. In a world that can’t decide what a woman is, sports provides some clear guidelines. The player is either in or out. The ball is in the strike zone or it’s not.
Another angle – people can’t sit quietly with their own thoughts. They need a distraction. Every bar and restaurant has constant sports.
Is sports filling a hole left by the lack of religion, or community? Also, to what extent is this a public question? Is it in the local government’s interest to get people involved in local sports?
401: Questions to ask in speed dating, plus Planet Fitness gets Budweisered
400: John Money and gender confusion
399: Electric vehicle news -- can they replace gasoline?
398: Tucker Carlson's interview of Vladimir Putin
397: The Oresteia by the Chesapeake Shakespeare Company
395: Why can't we deport violent criminals, plus 4 more topics
396: Lord of the Flies by William Golding
394: Are educated people smarter?
393: Democrats are the party of projection
392: Hungary and Viktor Orban's 12 points
Election edition - Who will be on the ticket in 2024?
391: The best rap song, fat swiss lesbians, back to the office, confusibles, and the "he gets us" ad
390: How George Floyd + Covid ruined America
389: Why did nation building work in some cases and not others?
388: Five short stories by Anton Checkov
387: The Texas immigration showdown
386: Smart phones are a threat to society
385: Dogs vs. cats -- which are better?
384: John Adams and the moral foundations of the U.S. government
383: The connection between mindfulness and joie de vivre
Create your
podcast in
minutes
It is Free
Just Dumb Enough Podcast
Voices of Misery Podcast
House of Whimsical Terror
Stuff You Should Know
Timcast IRL