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Nico Walker, The Granta Podcast

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In this episode of the Granta Podcast, we speak to Nico Walker, author of the novel Cherry.

We discuss Nico Walker’s essay ‘Mucker Play’, published in Granta 170: Winners, which considers American football as a reflection of the country’s violence, the intimate relationship between the military and sport, and how athletes cultivate their public image, from Deion Sanders to Jim Thorpe.

Leo Robson is a cultural journalist whose work has appeared in the London Review of Books, the New Yorker, and the New Left Review, among other publications. His first novel will be published in 2025.

Josie Mitchell is senior editor at Granta.

Thomas Meaney is the editor of Granta.

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Manage episode 474438751 series 1090106
Content provided by Granta Magazine. All podcast content including episodes, graphics, and podcast descriptions are uploaded and provided directly by Granta Magazine or their podcast platform partner. If you believe someone is using your copyrighted work without your permission, you can follow the process outlined here https://staging.podcastplayer.com/legal.

In this episode of the Granta Podcast, we speak to Nico Walker, author of the novel Cherry.

We discuss Nico Walker’s essay ‘Mucker Play’, published in Granta 170: Winners, which considers American football as a reflection of the country’s violence, the intimate relationship between the military and sport, and how athletes cultivate their public image, from Deion Sanders to Jim Thorpe.

Leo Robson is a cultural journalist whose work has appeared in the London Review of Books, the New Yorker, and the New Left Review, among other publications. His first novel will be published in 2025.

Josie Mitchell is senior editor at Granta.

Thomas Meaney is the editor of Granta.

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