Since the website's inception, one of Defector's core beats has been the warped dynamics of stadium construction. Just this weekend, our Chris Thompson published an extremely thorough dissection of the Washington Commanders' new stadium boondoggle, which rivals those in Chicago for outrageousness. This is one of the discussion topics on this week's episode of Nothing But Respect. Harry and I were joined by Ben Schneider, urbanist and writer of the forthcoming book The Unfinished Metropolis, to talk stadium financing stuff, why the best sports rivalries correlate with train corridors, and the parallels between how urbanists and basketball fans interact online. You can find Nothing But Respect in Apple Podcasts or whatever podcast app you use.