2025-01-31
1 小时 1 分钟Hey there, it's Stephen Dubner.
Before today's show, Two Quick Things.
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It's about sludge, not the physical sludge that gunks up machinery and things like that.
I am talking about the administrative and bureaucratic sludge that can make it hard to do simple things like cancel a subscription or pick the best health care coverage or sign up for some government service.
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Thanks much, Lee.
And now, here is today's episode.
The National Football League, a phenomenally successful piece of the sports and entertainment industry, is largely built around the forward pass.
That's when the quarterback, the star of the show, throws a ball downfield to one of his sprinting receivers who tries to catch the ball and sprint even further down the field.
This can be a very exciting thing to watch.