Don't Trust the Sports Industrial Complex: Can Kids Live Fulfilling Lives Without Soccer?

Update: 2019-01-10

Description

Joshua David Stein, a physical education philistine, gets schooled on the social, emotional, and educational benefits of team athletics by co-host and "Wall Street Journal" sport columnist Jason Gay. Making the case for sports as a cultural foundation, Gay enlists the help of famed NBA writer and not-so-famed youth soccer coach Sam Anderson to convince Joshua that competition can help kids find joy and friends -- if their dads can manage not to be total pricks about it.

Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com

See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Comments

In Channel

All the Feels: What Should Dads Do With All Their Guilt, Shame, and Pride?

2019-04-2558:04

Shooting Blanks: Are We Becoming a Nation of Vasectomized Men?

2019-04-1801:07:53

The Second Go-Around: What Does It Mean to Start a Second Family?

2019-04-0451:24

A Muffled Cry for Professional Help: Can Therapy Help Parents Not Pass On Their Bullshit?

2019-03-2850:19

Parenting Costs Too Much: Why Are Family Finances So Hard to Manage?

2019-03-1401:17:23

Kid Stuff Doesn't Have to Be Ugly: What's With All the Plastic Crap?

2019-03-0743:31

Searching for Peace and Quiet: Can We Support Our Kids If We're Stuck in Our Monkey Minds?

2019-02-2851:48

You Still Gotta Live With You: How Can Fathers Living With Mental Illness Prioritize Their Kids?

2019-02-2101:00:38

Choosing Your Battles: Do Parents Need to Fight for the World, Their Families, or Both?

2019-02-1448:25

Chefs: Talking to Two Cooks about the Kitchen

2019-02-0750:29

Children Have Horrible Taste in Music: Can They Rise Above Baby Shark?

2019-01-3141:23

The Planet Is a Literal Hot Mess: How Bad Is It, and How Do We Help Our Kids Deal?