1 rich Libsyn https://www.libsyn.com 90 600 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 Good Seats Still Available https://goodseatsstillavailable.com <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> https://assets.libsyn.com/secure/content/154851648