Sports Writers Inc. with JD: Sports Writers Talk Sports Writing
John Doyle (JD) sits down with the nation's best-known sports writers to discuss the craft and their latest work
- Update frequency
- every 17 days
- Average duration
- 39 minutes
- Episodes
- 94
- Years Active
- 2020 - 2025
94: Jonathan Cohen, author, "Losing Big: America’s Reckless Bet on Sports Gambling"
Jonathan Cohen, author, joins JD from New Haven, Conn., to discuss his book "Losing Big: America’s Reckless Bet on Sports Gambling"
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93: Brendan O'Meara of the Creative Nonfiction podcast and author, "The Front Runner"
Brendan O'Meara, host of the Creative Nonfiction podcast, joins J.D. to talk about his new book, "The Front Runner: The Life of Steve Prefontaine"
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92: S.L. Price, author, "The American Game"
S.L. Price joins JD to talk about his new book, "The American Game: History and Hope in the Country of Lacrosse"
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91: Evan Marinofsky of the New England Hockey Journal
Evan Marinofsky, editor of the New England Hockey Journal, joins JD to talk what else? Hockey! Also covering high school sports and lots of other stuff
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90: Belle Fraser of the Salt Lake Tribune
Belle Fraser of the Salt Lake Tribune joined JD from New York City to talk about her first year covering the Utah Hockey Club (now the Utah Mammoth)
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89: Dejan Kovacevic of DK Pittsburgh Sports
Dejan Kovacevic joins JD from Pittsburgh to talk about his sports media company DK Pittsburgh Sports
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88: Tom Carroll of WEEI radio and WEEI.com
Tom Carroll went viral with an essay he wrote about his weight-loss journey, which included frequent stops at Chick-fil-A for their famous Southwest Chicken Salad. Tom joined JD to talk about writing…
87: Will Bardenwerper, author, "Homestand"
Will Bardenwerper joins JD to talk about his new book, "Homestand"
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86: Mike Sielski of the Philadelphia Inquirer, author, "Magic in the Air"
Mike Sielski of the Philly Inquirer joins us to talk about his new book, "Magic in the Air: The Myth, the Mystery, and the Soul of the Slam Dunk"
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85: Alex Squadron, author, "Life in the G"
Alex Squadron joins JD from New York City to talk about his book "Life in the G: Minor League Basketball and the Relentless Pursuit of the N.B.A."
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84: Brendan Marks of The Athletic
Brendan Marks joins JD from North Carolina to talk about his career covering college basketball for The Athletic
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83: Helene Elliott of the Los Angeles Times
Legendary L.A. Times columnist Helene Elliott joins JD from her home in California to talk about her career covering hockey, baseball, and everything else\
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82: Colin Cerniglia, author, "Culture of Excellence"
Colin Cerniglia joins us to talk about his book, "Culture of Excellence: What We Can Learn From The Yankees About Leadership"
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81: Jon Finkel, author, "Macho Man"
Jon Finkel joins us from Florida to talk about his books "Macho Man: The Untamed, Unbelievable Life of Randy Savage" and "Generation Griffey: Rankfest: The Ultimate 90s Dude Countdown"
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80: Louis Moore, author, "The Great Black Hope"
Professor Louis Moore of Grand Valley State University in Michigan joins JD to talk about his new book, "The Great Black Hope: Doug Williams, Vince Evans, and the Making of the Black Quarterback"
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79: Howard Beck of the Ringer/John Hollinger of The Athletic
Double episode! Howard Beck of The Ringer joins JD to talk about the mass exodus of sports writers from X to BlueSky, among other sports writing topics. First, John Hollinger of The Athletic is on to…
78: Jean Linscott and Kenneth Ruoff, authors, "What Is the Goal?"
Jean Linscott and Kenneth Ruoff join JD to talk about their new book, "What is the goal: The Truth About the Youth Sports Industry"
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77: Aaron Fischman, author, "A Baseball Gaijin"
Aaron Fischman joins us to talk about his book "A Baseball Gaijin: Chasing a Dream to Japan and Back"
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76: Patrick Sauer, freelance writer and co-host of "Squawkin' Sports"
Patrick Sauer, freelance writer and co-host of "Squawkin' Sports" is our guest this week
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75: Brad Balukjian, author, "The Six Pack"
Episode No. 1 guest Brad Balukjian is back to talk about his new book, "The Six Pack: On the Open Road in Search of Wrestlemania"
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