On this edition of Conversations, Linda Flanagan talks with Host Dan Skinner about “Take Back the Game – How Money and Mania are Ruining Kids’ Sports – and Why It Matters.” Flanagan is a freelance journalist, researcher, and former cross-country and track coach. Her writing on sports has appeared in “The Atlantic,” “Runner's World,” and NPR's education site “Mind/Shift,” where she is a regular contributor.
Conversations: "Take Back the Game - How Money and Mania are Ruining Kid's Sports, and Why it Matters"
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