Throwbacks: A Newsletter About Sports History and Culture

A Newsletter That Lives at the Intersection of American Sports, Culture and History

Welcome to Throwbacks: A Newsletter About Sports History and Culture by me, Michael Weinreb. Join the email list for free, or subscribe and get full access to exclusive posts, as well as the full archives.

I’m a writer, podcaster, fledgling screenwriter, and author of four books, including Season of Saturdays: A History of College Football in 14 Games. I’ve written about sports and American culture for Rolling Stone, Grantland, The Ringer, The Atlantic, and others for over two decades.

What this newsletter is:

Sports as a lens for understanding American culture, history and politics.

I use nostalgia as a diagnostic tool, not a comfort blanket.

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