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The UNPACKIN' it Podcast With Bryce Johnson
Response to Losers, Olympics Empathy, Getting Rid of the NBA Draft
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On this week's show, Bryce Johnson and Trip Smith unpack the current state of the NBA and one of the big stories from the Olympics. We also discuss our response when Olympians lose…and how we can be encouraged to embrace empathy, sympathy, and care for those around us. What happens when we actually try to understand what someone else is going through? What does it look like to enter into someone else's pain?
Topics Include:
- Should the NBA get rid of the NBA Draft?
- Has the NBA All-Star weekend been fixed?
- Have you been watching the Olympics?
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