Exploring Nixon's engagement in political journalism in the 70s, with a focus on using sports as a tool for relaxed conversations. The chapter touches on Nixon's foreign policy focus, tactics in undermining elites, and personal anecdotes of sports discussions in unconventional settings.
We talk about journalist, provocateur, political analyst, wildman & drug aficionado Hunter S. Thompson and discuss why he is the perfect avatar for The Long Seventies. Part two starts with Thompson’s most famous work Fear & Loathing in Las Vegas and hits the gas from there right past the ’72 election, Zaire disaster and goes over the edge at Reagan’s invasion of Grenada.