# The 2026 Banned Topics. Plus: The People’s Team (feat. A.M. Gittlitz)

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Published: 2026-03-23T10:02:00+00:00
Episode link: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/tipping-pitches/episodes/The-2026-Banned-Topics--Plus-The-Peoples-Team-feat--A-M--Gittlitz-e3gr8me
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## Resource

Bobby and Alex discuss a bevy of things that happened since they last recorded three weeks ago, before launching into this year's installation of the Banned Topics. Then, they're joined by author and friend of the podcast A.M. Gittlitz to discuss his new book "Metropolitans: New York Baseball, Class Struggle, and the People's Team." They discuss, among other things, the need for a book about baseball and Marxism, the Mets' peculiar history and ties to countercultural political movements, and their current political status. Links: Order "Metropolitans" on Bookshop ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Join the Tipping Pitches Patreon ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Tipping Pitches merchandise ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Call the Tipping Pitches voicemail: 785-422-5881 Tipping Pitches features original music from Steve Sladkowski of PUP.

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