Segment 1, beginning at 5:00: Game day rituals help Chiefs fans feel like a part of the game.
From wearing the same threadbare socks to watching every game in a particular location, the most die-hard Chiefs fans hold to rituals aimed at bringing the team good luck. Behind the superstitions though, the traditions also give supporters a sense of control and make them feel like part of the game.
- Kevin Burke, sport psychology professor and consultant at Queens University
Segment 2, beginning at 26:12: The history of redistricting and its effects on voting.
Gerrymandering is the latest evolutionary iteration of voter suppression, but how did drawing congressional districts become such a political battle? In the months to come, the state legislatures in Kansas and Missouri will begin the once-a-decade process of redistricting. It isn't unique to the United States, but the control states have over the procedure makes the undertaking inherently more political here.
- Darius Watson, assistant professor of political science at Lincoln University
- David Stebenne, professor of history and law at The Ohio State University
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