Episode 2
September 29, 2017
Chris Dufresne
Don Klosterman ’52 set NCAA records as a Loyola quarterback and found greater success as general manager of the Los Angeles Rams and Express (USFL). Former L.A. Times sportswriter Chris Dufresne, who covered and knew Klosterman, talks about a man who helped shape L.A. football history on the field and in the front office.
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Allan Deck, S.J. on Pope Leo’s A.I. Encyclical
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Edel Rodriguez on Art and Politics
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