Summary: [1]What deep sociological insights about race, nationalism, and culture can be gleaned from the world of competitive hot dog eating? We try really hard -- possibly too hard -- to provide an answer to that question. Then we turn our attention to Nerdcore hip hop [2] and a discussion about music, race, identity, and authenticity. So put this on a bun and eat it: episode #8 [3]! [1] http://thesocietypages.org/improv/files/2010/07/album-art-ep8.png [2] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nerdcore_hip_hop [3] http://mediamill.cla.umn.edu/mediamill/download.php.mp3?orig=58316.mp3
