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Two Writers Slinging Yang

1 Justin Kanew: Founder of The Tennessee Holler 52:00
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On fighting back even after the heartbreak of 2024. On why local politicians fear him. On the highs and lows of being confrontational. On running a long-shot campaign for congress.
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1 Sarah Todd: Utah Jazz beat writer for the (Salt Lake City) Deseret News 1:01:11
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On enduring a full season of unfathomably bad basketball played by an organization aspiring to lose. On the nightmarish hell of covering Ben Simmons, the sadness of watching a young Markelle Fultz and the joy of speaking with Lauri Markkanen. On never cowering from confrontation.
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On how to know what works on stage vs. what might bomb. On writing a full stand-up routine and having it flow. On the process of creating material and feeling confident in the content. On bombing.
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1 Marcus Lattimore: Poet (and former football superstar) 58:54
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On discovering his voice via the beauty of poetry. On how the end of a football career brought him to a splendid turning point. On how the words enter his mind, then land on paper. On looking back at the sports machine.
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1 John Gonzalez: NBA host and analyst, CBS Sports and former Philly Inquirer, SI and Ringer writer 49:42
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On hanging out far, far away with Rick Pitino; on coming up as a print guy and watching the paper and ink fade away; on life at a union-antagonistic The Ringer and a not-what-was-promised Sports Illustrated; on being part of a two-sports-journalist marriage.
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1 Mollie Edsell: New York City-based singer/songwriter 52:42
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On trying to make it in the music biz in 2025. On driving 2 1/2 hours to play a gig in front of 10 people. On how a song goes from idea to reality. On the difference between good songwriting and epic songwriting.
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1 Dick "Hoops" Weiss: Former Philly Daily News and New York Daily News college basketball writer 1:02:04
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On the glorious days and nights of old-school Philadelphia basketball. On whether money has killed the joy of covering the game. On Villanova and Georgetown and Temple and St. John's and ... Delaware.
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1 Cassidy Randall: Award-winning adventure writer and author of, "Thirty Below: The Harrowing and Heroic Story of the First All-Women's Ascent of Denali" 56:09
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On the audacious attempt by a group of female adventurers to climb Denali. On why the topic moved an author. On why ones covers those who climb, dive, scale, crawl, attack the elements.
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1 A.J. Jacobs: Experiential author of "The Year of Living Biblically" and "Drop Dead Healthy" 1:00:11
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On throwing yourself into a subject and refusing to let go. On whether living biblically resulted in biblical living. On the high of a TV show made from your book and the low of it sucking. On surviving the magazine apocalypse.
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1 Chris Kluwe: Former Minnesota Vikings punter, writer and activist 48:14
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On last week's arrest at a Huntington Beach City Council meeting. On standing up for democracy and being unafraid of the word "Nazi." On taking a stand for LGBTQ rights while playing in the NFL. On how we survive this hellscape.
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1 Kevin Damask: Writer-Editor, Department of Veterans Affairs 54:33
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On receiving the dreaded Elon Musk notice that his job might no longer be his job. On the importance of helping veterans tell their stories. On interviewing men and women who went through hell—and giving them to space to speak freely. On the highs and lows of the written word.
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1 Aaron Portzline: The Athletic's Columbus Blue Jackets beat writer 56:37
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On covering the tragic death of Blue Jackets star Johnny Gaudreau; on receiving a kidney from a team employee; on witnessing decades upon decades of mediocre hockey; on the good ol' days of Jeff Juden and minor league baseball.
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1 Lindsey Adler, former baseball writer for the Wall Street Journal and The Athletic 57:33
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On why she left the Wall Street Journal and why journalism is testing her patience. On the need and use of beat writers in 2025. On life at Deadspin. On surviving.
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1 Hamilton Nolan: Terrific political and labor writer; author of "The Hammer: Power, Inequality, and the Struggle for the Soul of Labor" 51:24
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On what it was like covering Donald Trump's recent inauguration. On why fools continue to believe Trump cares about them. On whether American democracy can survive. On his early journalism days at Gawker.
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1 Gene Wojciechowski: Former ESPN, Los Angeles Times, Chicago Tribune writer 1:05:37
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On the jerkiness of Reggie Jackson and the trash talk of Michael Jordan. On rising from Tennessee Vols walk-on wide receiver to ESPN superstar. On joining ESPN The Magazine. On teaching journalism in 2025.
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