{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"310: &quot;Mallparks&quot; - With Michael Friedman","description":" University of Maryland physical cultural studies professor Michael Friedman (&quot;Mallparks:  Baseball Stadiums and the Culture of Consumption&quot;) cozies up to the pod machine this week for a thinking man's look into the evolution of the grand old American ballpark - and a provocative thesis of how designers of this generation of baseball stadiums are embracing theme park and shopping mall design to prioritize commerce and consumption over the game played inside them. &amp;nbsp; + + +&amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; BUY EARLY &amp;amp; OFTEN:     Mallparks:  Baseball Stadiums and the Culture of Consumption (Cornell University Press: 2023)  &amp;nbsp;    FIND &amp;amp; FOLLOW:  Website:  https:\/\/goodseatsstillavailable.com\/ Twitter:  https:\/\/twitter.com\/GoodSeatsStill Instagram:  https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/goodseatsstillavailable\/ Facebook:  https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/GoodSeatsStillAvailable\/ YouTube:  https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@goodseatsstillavailable   ","author_name":"Good Seats Still Available","author_url":"https:\/\/goodseatsstillavailable.com","html":"<iframe title=\"Libsyn Player\" style=\"border: none\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/27260937\/height\/90\/theme\/custom\/thumbnail\/yes\/direction\/forward\/render-playlist\/no\/custom-color\/aa0926\/\" height=\"90\" width=\"600\" scrolling=\"no\"  allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen><\/iframe>","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/assets.libsyn.com\/secure\/content\/154851648"}