Are men in your life getting more political? This guy may be why.

Enlarge this image Is Stephen A. Smith running for president? Paras Griffin/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Paras Griffin/Getty Images Is Stephen A. Smith running for president? Paras Griffin/Getty Images Have you turned on ESPN recently? You might be surprised to find that the sports bros are abandoning GOAT debates and getting political. No one is more an example of this than ESPN personality and perhaps Presidential candidate, Stephen A. Smith. So what’s going on here? And what does the Fox Newsification of sports media tell us about our current political culture and future?Brittany is joined by co-host of NPR’s Code Switch podcast, Gene Demby, and Senior Staff Writer at the Ringer, Joel Anderson. Together, they discuss how sports commentary is way more political than you might think and why its most viral star Stephen A. Smith would even entertain the idea of running for president in 2028. Sponsor Message This episode was produced by Corey Bridges. It was edited by Neena Pathak. Our Supervising Producer is Barton Girdwood. Our Executive Producer is Veralyn Williams. Our VP of Programming is Yolanda Sangweni.