Man in the Arena: The Icon

<div>If you are a fan of <em>Latino Rebels Radio</em>, you know that our host Julio Ricardo Varela is a big Boston sports fan (even known as <a href="https://www.npr.org/2016/04/01/472704697/the-bronx-judas">"The Bronx Judas"</a>). For this special bonus drop on our feed, Julio and his family are featured in a new 10-part podcast series called <em>The Man in the Arena</em> from Religion of Sports and ESPN that looks at two decades of Tom Brady through the eyes of the fans and the haters, those in the arena and those outside.</div> <div><br> </div> <div>In 2001, Tom Brady became the Patriots’ savior when he helped the franchise win their first Super Bowl. But why did the city embrace a guy that might not have fit the profile of a blue-collar Boston fan? How did Brady help redefine what it means to be a Boston sports fan? And how much do the players we think of as “ours” really belong to the community that roots for them?</div> <div><br> </div> <div>Guests: Boston sports fans the Varela family, Seth Wickersham, Playwright and Boston fan Tori Sampson, and a Pats fan who converted to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers after Brady left.</div> <div><br> </div> <div>Thanks to Columbus 81 Productions, ICM Partners, Worldwide Pants, CBS, 60 Minutes and Veritone for the clips used in this episode.</div> <div><br> </div> <div> <strong><em>To subscribe to "The Man in the Arena," click </em></strong><a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/man-in-the-arena/id1592745290"><strong><em>here</em></strong></a><strong><em>.</em></strong> </div>