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    Press Play with Madeleine Brand

    Deflated Balls and the Super Bowl

    In our weekly sports news roundup, Randy Sklar talks to Madeleine about this Sunday’s Super Bowl and some of the weird stories bubbling up around the teams in it. Namely, Seattle Seahawks running back Marshawn Lynch’s media blackout and the New England Patriots’ “deflate gate.”

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    By Madeleine Brand • Jan 30, 2015 • 1 min read

    In our weekly sports news roundup, Randy Sklar talks to Madeleine about this Sunday’s Super Bowl and some of the weird stories bubbling up around the teams in it. Namely, Seattle Seahawks running back Marshawn Lynch’s media blackout and the New England Patriots’ “deflate gate.” Plus, how much money is expected to be gambled on this weekend’s game?

    The full episode

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    Pre-Super Bowl Scandals, A Non-Scandal Scandal and a Sundance Roundup
    1. 0:00Deflated Balls and the Super BowlYou’re reading this
    2. 10:43NFL Concussions
    3. 18:22LAPD’s Live Event with ex-Mexican Mafia Member
    4. 25:43Film Roundup, Sundance Edition
    5. 41:54The Start-Up That Followed the Rules (and Failed)
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      Madeleine Brand

      Host, 'Press Play'

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      Christian Bordal

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      Matt Holzman

      Producer, 'The Document'

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      Randy Sklar

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    The full episode

    1 of 5
    Pre-Super Bowl Scandals, A Non-Scandal Scandal and a Sundance Roundup
    1. 0:00Deflated Balls and the Super BowlYou’re reading this
    2. 10:43NFL Concussions
    3. 18:22LAPD’s Live Event with ex-Mexican Mafia Member
    4. 25:43Film Roundup, Sundance Edition
    5. 41:54The Start-Up That Followed the Rules (and Failed)
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