Episode 385: The Agony of Fandom (ft. Christopher Harris)

This week Shane and Dave welcome Christopher Harris of Harris Football to talk about his new best-selling novel Pound Foolish. Part locker room chronicle, part neo-noir, Pound Foolish is the story of a series of murders occurring around an NFL team and the investigations that unspool around them.

We talk about the contradictions of loving something that is actually kind of terrible, the process of completing creative endeavors like these, and, yes, about Chris's day job — fantasy football.

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Timestamps: 0:01 - This week's episode 4:53 - It's Chris! 6:40 - Pound Foolish and being an NFL fan 24:48 - Exploring the NFL in Pound Foolish 29:55 - Chris's creative process 42:25 - Unifying themes and pushing yourself 47:24 - Influences and recommendations 52:06 - Fantasy football! 1:01:44 - Thanks, Chris!

Links from this week's episode: Harris Football Pound Foolish available now at bookshop.org

Our opening music is Nowhere - You Never Knew, and our closing music is Space Blood - Goro? Is That Your Christian Name?

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