In this episode, we chat current events first, as always. Then Leslie talks about Japan and tradition, and Laurie talks about some of the latest science behind how the presence or absence of fans affects the outcome of sports.

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/07/01/sports/soccer/soccer-without-fans-germany-data.html

https://psychologyeducator.wordpress.com/2013/08/15/the-psychology-of-sports-fans-how-fans-affect-players/
https://www.simplypsychology.org/Social-Facilitation.html

Music

"Advanced Japanese Folk" by Audiotoolz

https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Audiotoolz/Progressive_Folk/02_-_audiotoolz_-_advanced_japanese_folk

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Intro/Outtro music by MARiAN - Tokyo Trap.