The Hobby Has Outgrown Its Name | An Audio Essay from The National 2026
The National was the biggest show the hobby has ever put on. The most important thing I saw there wasn't a card. This is not our usual episode — no guest, no Friday news rundown. It's a 23-minute audio essay about something I couldn't stop turning over on the flight home: I walked past a dozen different versions of…
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