Two Writers Slinging Yang

Mar 04 2025 406 ep. 48 mins 268
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Jeff Pearlman's weekly in-depth, no-holds-barred conversation with a writer on writing. Available here and on iTunes

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A.J. Jacobs: Experiential author of "The Year of Living Biblically" and "Drop Dead Healthy"

Mar 04 2025 60 mins  
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.

Chris Kluwe: Former Minnesota Vikings punter, writer and activist

Feb 25 2025 48 mins  
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.

Kevin Damask: Writer-Editor, Department of Veterans Affairs

Feb 18 2025 54 mins  
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.

Aaron Portzline: The Athletic's Columbus Blue Jackets beat writer

Feb 11 2025 56 mins  
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.

Lindsey Adler, former baseball writer for the Wall Street Journal and The Athletic

Feb 04 2025 57 mins  
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.

Hamilton Nolan: Terrific political and labor writer; author of "The Hammer: Power, Inequality, and the Struggle for the Soul of Labor"

Jan 28 2025 51 mins  
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.

Gene Wojciechowski: Former ESPN, Los Angeles Times, Chicago Tribune writer

Jan 21 2025 65 mins  
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.

Joanna Cohen, "Days of Our Lives" script writer and former SI staffer

Jan 14 2025 49 mins  
On the leap from sports journalism to soap operas. On the importance of soaps in American pop culture. On bringing characters back from the dead.

Jonathan Feigen: Recently retired Houston Chronicle Rockets beat writer

Jan 07 2025 58 mins  
On why one spends 27 years on an NBA beat—and why one retires from the gig. On the joys of Hakeem Olajuwon and Yao Ming and Steve Francis and Tracy McGrady. On the worst uniforms in NBA history. On a small Delaware gym and Ralph Sampson.

Ted Spiker: University of Florida Journalism Department chair

Dec 31 2024 53 mins  
On what we, America's journalism professors, should be teaching in 2024. On how to respond to the anti-media onslaught. On the power of surprise classroom guests. On watching a classmate pee in a urinal and receiving an A for the experience.