The presidential debates are scheduled to begin this month with the first scheduled for September 26 at Hofstra University in Long Island. Donald Trump announced this weekend that yes, he would participate -now that he approves of the moderators chosen to referee the debates.
While debates usually tell us more about each candidate than their preparation for the debates, the dramatically different styles of both Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump says a lot about their respective egos and "battlefield instincts," according to Matt Flegenheimer.
Next: Will Leitch says the press can call out the NFL for its bad behavior all it wants - but it will never change as long as we keep watching it. How did the NFL survive last year's public outrage over reports of hiding the truth about concussions and players involved in child abuse, domestic abuse and deflating footballs? Much like Donald Trump: "They cede nothing and floor it."
Also this hour: Donald Trump has changed his immigration policy to the point where few people - including his running mate- know his views on immigration. But, he does have one point that Adam Davidson feels is worth a look - at least on the surface.
GUESTS:
- Matt Flegenheimer - National political reporter for the New York Times
- Will Leitch- Senior writer, Sports on Earth, founder of Deadspin, and author of Are We Winning?: Fathers and Sons in the New Golden Age of Baseball. He wrote about football todayin New York Magazine.
- Adam Davidson - Contributing writer at The New Yorker and former co-founder and co-host of NPR's Planet Money.
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Colin McEnroe, Chion Wolf, and Jonathan McNicol contributed to this show.