Author: Vicki Mayk is the author of Growing Up on the Gridiron, a book about Owen Thomas, a student and football player at the University of Pennsylvania who committed suicide. Owen was also my next-door neighbor. Matt, Morgan, Owen, Kathy, and Tom Thomas Conversation: Total run time: 38:24 3:59 - Why Vicki wrote this book 8:35 - My relationship wi…

Author: Dr. Andrew Selee is the president of the Migration Policy Institute and the author of Vanishing Frontiers: The Forces Driving Mexico and the United States Together. Conversation: Total run time: 26:21 2:38 - US and Mexico as highly integrated neighbors 7:26 - The "Mexican Dream": Americans moving to Mexico 9:32 - Current state of immigratio…

Author: George Vecsey is an author and former columnist for the New York Times. We talk about his experience covering soccer detailed in his book Eight World Cups. Visit George online at georgevecsey.com, and follow him on twitter @georgevecsey. Conversation: Total run time: 55:13 2:29 - The state of soccer coverage in America in 1982 6:41 - Turnin…

Screenwriter: Pen Densham is a screenwriter, author, director, and producer. We talk mostly about Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves, which he co-wrote and produced and which I recently profiled. He also wrote the book Riding the Alligator: Strategies for a Career in Screenplay Writing. Conversation: Total run time: 41:02 1:41 - How he got started on Ro…

Author: J.W. Rinzler is a former editor at Lucasfilm where he wrote several books including the one we'll be discussing on this podcast, The Complete Making of Indiana Jones. You can purchase the book on Amazon and can visit J.W. on his website. Special Guest: Joseph Passman is an Iraq War Veteran, a PhD candidate, a childhood friend, and a seeker …

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Biography: Jim Sedin was the youngest member of the silver medal winning U.S. Olympic hockey team in the Oslo 1952 Winter Olympics. Jim scored the tying goal with just over two minutes left in the final game against the mighty Canadians -- without his effort, the U.S. team would have gotten fourth place and would have been left off the medal stand.…

Author: Erik Kirschbaum is a correspondent for Reuters based in Germany. His latest book is Soccer Without Borders: Jürgen Klinsmann, Coaching the U.S. Men's National Soccer Team and the Quest for the World Cup, on sale at Amazon. Conversation: Total run time: 41:10 0:47 - How Erik met Jürgen Klinsmann and how the book came about. 12:17 - Klinsmann…

Writer: Randall Jahnson is a screenwriter who worked on The Mask of Zorro, one of my favorite movies of all time. He lives in Portland but teaches screenwriting to clients throughout the world. Learn more about Randall at his website randalljahnson.com. Conversation: Total run time: 53:47 Listen to this song first to get in the right mood for the p…

Olympian: Casey FitzRandolph is an Olympic long track speed skater who competed in the '98, '02, and '06 Winter Olympics. He won the gold medal in the 500 meters at the '02 Salt Lake City Games. You can visit him online at his official website CaseyFitz.com. Book: No Stone Unturned, written by Jessie Garcia, is the story of the FitzRandolph family.…

Olympian: Casey FitzRandolph is an Olympic long track speed skater who competed in the '98, '02, and '06 Winter Olympics. He won the gold medal in the 500 meters at the '02 Salt Lake City Games. You can visit him online at his official website CaseyFitz.com. Book: No Stone Unturned, written by Jessie Garcia, is the story of the FitzRandolph family.…

Book: How We Can Save Sports: A Game Plan - available for purchase on Amazon. Author: Dr. Ken Reed is the sports policy director of League of Fans, an organization dedicated to reforming sports at all levels of society. Follow him on Twitter at KenReedLofF. Conversation: Total run time: 50:56 0:01 - introduction 0:51 - Ken's background and involvme…

Film: An Unreasonable Man Visit the film's website (which includes ordering information for the DVD) Radio Show/Podcast: "The Ralph Nader Radio Hour" Visit the show's website (which includes every episode for listening or download). The show is also available in iTunes. Director: Steve Skrovan has worked as stand-up comic and as a writer for Everyb…

Book: Improvising: My Life And Show Business, available on Amazon. Author: John Considine, television/film actor and writer. Check out his author facebook page and his fiction book entitled A War. And here is a written Q and A I did recently with him about his time on MacGyver. Conversation: Total run time: 1:02:17 0:01 - introduction 1:27 - early …

Book: One Little Spark!, available on Amazon. Author: Marty Sklar, former president of Imagineering and Disney Legend who has participated in the opening of all 11 Disney theme parks. Conversation: Total run time: 32:59. My Dad, Walter, took part in the conversation also. 0:01 - Introduction and short background on Marty 1:51 - Marty and my Dad joi…

Book: Native American Son, The Life and Sporting Legend of Jim Thorpe Author: Kate Buford Contact: Visit Kate at her website, check out her blog, and follow her on twitter at katebuford. Her book can be purchased on Amazon. Conversation: Total run time: 52:01 0:01 - Introduction and short background on Jim 2:38 - Kate joins in and we talk about Jim…

Book: Native American Son, The Life and Sporting Legend of Jim Thorpe Author: Kate Buford Contact: Visit Kate at her website, check out her blog, and follow her on twitter at katebuford. Her book can be purchased on Amazon. Conversation: Total run time: 52:01 0:01 - Introduction and short background on Jim 2:38 - Kate joins in and we talk about Jim…

Biography: Jim Sedin was the youngest member of the silver medal winning U.S. Olympic hockey team in the Oslo 1952 Winter Olympics. Jim scored the tying goal with just over two minutes left in the final game against the mighty Canadians -- without his effort, the U.S. team would have gotten fourth place and would have been left off the medal stand.…

Dave Sime (L) and Bobby Morrow (R)Biography: Dave Sime was the Silver Medalist in the 100 meters in the 1960 Rome Summer Olympics. Born and raised outside of New York City, he was a star at every sport he tried (he even won a speed skating competition) and was recruited to play football by many schools including Notre Dame and Army (where Vince Lom…

Biography: Welcome to the first episode of the Olympic Legends Podcast! My guest today is Barry Magee, the Bronze Medalist from the 1960 Marathon in Rome. Barry hails from New Zealand, and he has had a long, distinguished career as a versatile runner of many distances including the mile, 5K, 10K, and the marathon. He was a protégé of legendary coac…