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Thu, Feb 2, 2006 -- 10:00 AM
Super Bowl XL
Forum previews the upcoming Super Bowl and takes a look at the culture and aesthetics of football and sports in general.
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Host: Michael Krasny
Guests:
- Hans Gumbrecht, professor of literature at Stanford University's Center for Advanced Study in the Behavioral Sciences and author of the forthcoming book, "In Praise of Athletic Beauty"
- Laura Berman, metro columnist for the Detroit News
- Mary Jo Kane, sports sociologist and director of the Tucker Center for Research on Girls and Women in Sport at the University of Minnesota
- Oscar Villalon, book editor at the San Francisco Chronicle
- Warren St. John, reporter with the New York Times and author of "Rammer Jammer Yellow Hammer: A Road Trip into the Heart of Fan Mania"