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The NFL

Acquired by Ben Gilbert and David Rosenthal

Jan 27, 2026257:18Technology

The NFL is nearly synonymous with America today. Practically nothing is more quintessentially and universally American than tuning in every Sunday (and Monday, and Thursday… and sometimes Saturdays and holidays too) to w...

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The NFL is an episode from Acquired by Ben Gilbert and David Rosenthal. The NFL is nearly synonymous with America today. Practically nothing is more quintessentially and universally American than tuning in every Sunday (and Monday, and Thur...

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Published Jan 27, 2026, 257:18 long, audio available.

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