Mellinger podcast: A point about life, and a changed format for a heated week in sports
This feels like a week where we need to talk. So the format for my podcast is a bit different: a main topic, and then twice as many questions as usual.
The lead is sort of about Angie and Chris Longs’ announcement that KC NWSL will build a privately funded, $70 million, 11,000-seat stadium at Berkely Park that will double as one of the city’s top concert venues. It’s also sort of about the Royals’ exploration of a downtown ballpark, but it’s more about life and other stuff and a point that’s been on my mind a lot lately.
The questions hit on a lot of topics, starting with the best rant anyone’s left me on voicemail, and then continuing on with the Chiefs and Patrick Mahomes and Andy Reid and basketball memories and more.
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