# Thanksgiving Special: NFL Abroad, QBs, & Kitchen Playbooks

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Podcast: [The Big Ben Show](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-big-ben-show-1385087)
Published: 2025-11-26T23:00:00+00:00
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## Resource

Ben breaks down his experience attending an NFL game in Madrid, what international fans get right, what they don’t, and why the league’s global ambitions may never capture the uniquely American spirit of football. Next, ESPN senior writer and bestselling author Seth Wickersham joins Ben to unpack his acclaimed book American Kings: A Biography of the Quarterback. Seth reveals the hidden demands and emotional realities of playing the most scrutinized position in sports. Finally, celebrated culinary mind Christopher Kimball joins Ben to talk all things Thanksgiving: cooking in a rental cabin, turkey strategy, pie mistakes, stocking a kitchen, picky-eating kids, the decline of home cooking, and how preparing food can strengthen families. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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