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The Expensive, Seductive Nostalgia of Field of Dreams (Audio)
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The Expensive, Seductive Nostalgia of Field of Dreams (Audio)

Why are so many filmgoers and politicians eager to prop up baseball's boondoggles?
Matt Welch
Apr 09, 2023
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This is a reading of an essay published in the May 2023 issue of Reason magazine. I hope you read it!

For some background & supplementary info about the piece, please consult:

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Costner and the Amazing Technicolor Nostalgia Machine
Happy first weekend of the Major League Baseball season, pals! And though it’s not quite as ambitious as “The Curious Case of Sidd Finch,” I do have a long magazine essay posted on this April 1 over at Reason that I’m excited to share with you: “The Expensive, Seductive Nostalgia of…
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