The Secret Life of Stadiums

Sports journalist Rafi Kohan spent over a year visiting stadiums across the country, learning their histories and quirks and embedding with a wide range of colorful characters. In this talk, Kohan pulls back the curtain on our nation’s most beloved sports palaces, with stories of behind-the-scenes access, high-wire logistics and more than a few lessons from the road. RAFI KOHAN is a freelance writer and editor. He formerly served as deputy editor at New York Observer, and has written for GQ, Men's Journal, Wall Street Journal, Town & Country, Rolling Stone and more. His forthcoming book is titled The Arena: Inside the Tailgating, Ticket-Scalping, Mascot-Racing, Dubiously Funded, and Possibly Haunted Monuments of American Sport.