Beste Jonathan Eig podcaster (2024)

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2: Drinks for Five: Ira Glass, Zoe Chace, Jonathan Eig, Astead Herndon 52:39

28d ago52:39

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Brian puts four journalists together in a room, gives them drinks, and starts rolling tape. Their only instructions: show up with questions for each other and be ready to talk candidly about the challenges in their jobs. Foremost on their minds: Why do people even share their stories with journalists in the first place? You can watch this whole epi…

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3: The Journalist and the Firefighter 41:33

14d ago41:33

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How one of the most accomplished reporters of our time, Barton Gellman, lost his confidence in journalism. Sign up for our newsletter to hear the one outtake from the interview that Brian wished he could get into the episode, but couldn’t. “Question Everything” is a production of KCRW and Placement Theory.…

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Mike Safo with Keith O'Brien, New York Times Best-Selling Author 1:10:00

28d ago1:10:00

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Joined today by New York Times best selling author, Keith O’Brien. Keith reminisces about growing up in Cincinnati, attending Northwestern and his favorite alumni. Due to my obsession with UK, we chat about his first book “Outside Shot” about Kentucky High School basketball. Then, Keith tells us about finding out he was a New York Times best sellin…

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1: The Critic 49:53

28d ago49:53

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Brian talks to a fellow journalist who called his most well-known work “morally indefensible.” You can read Gay Alcorn’s column here. Subscribe to our newsletter to read Gay’s full reaction to this episode. You can listen to S-Town here. If you’re having thoughts of suicide, please reach out for help by dialing 988 or clicking here. “Question Every…

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Question Everything Coming Sept 12 2:24

1M ago2:24

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Journalist Brian Reed of S-Town is questioning everything, even his own work. Season premiere Sept 12.Av KCRW

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Mike Safo with Kevin Baker, Author of "The New York Game" 1:16:00

3M ago1:16:00

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Joined today by reporter and author of the new book "The New York Game: Baseball and the Rise of a New City", Kevin Baker. Kevin shares about writing for the local newspaper at age 13, moving to NYC in the 70's and what the Big Apple was like back then. We chat about his new book, spanning from the Civil War - World War 2. The research that went in…

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Mike Safo with Steven Hale, Author of "Death Row Welcomes You" 1:03:00

3M ago1:03:00

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Joined today by reporter and author of the eye-opening book “Death Row Welcomes You”, Steven Hale. Steve and I chat about growing up in Florida, why he attended Auburn and of course some Tigers football players. We talk about Alabama, Tennessee, and New York food, what’s going on with the police scandals in Tennessee, and what he’ll do if he sees s…

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Mike Safo with Author, Poet & Rhodes Scholar, Mark Abley 41:00

6M ago41:00

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Joined today by Rhodes scholar, poet and author Mark Abley. Mark talks about his allegiance to Red Wings hockey, the Rough Riders and makes his case for Montreal bagels over NYC ones. We chat about his flex being a Rhodes Scholar, the decision to leave Oxford to backpack the "Hippie Trail" and his awesome new book "Strange Bewildering Time: Istanbu…

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Mike Safo with Steve "USS" Cunningham, Former Cruiserweight champion 1:17:00

7M ago1:17:00

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Joined today by former Cruiserweight champion, NAVY veteran, and current boxing trainer, Steve "USS" Cunningham. Steve talks about being a father of 4, training his two phenom sons in boxing, and the difficulty of juggling the trainer and father role. We chat about his Philly roots and relocating to Pittsburgh, what he misses most and why it's ok t…

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"Dewey Defeats Truman" A conversation about the election of 1948 with A.J. Baime 55:04

7M ago55:04

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New York Times bestselling author A.J. Baime joined us to discuss the famous outcome of the election of 1948. Baime is the author of The Accidental President: Harry S. Truman and the Four Months that Changed the World (2017), The Arsenal of Democracy: FDR, Detroit, and an Epic Quest to Arm an America at War (2014), Go Like Hell: Ford, Ferrari, and …

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Mike Safo with Harry MacLean, New York Times Best-Selling Author 46:00

8M ago46:00

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Joined today by New York Times best-selling author and Edgar Award Winner, Harry MacLean. Harry and I chat about living in Denver, what he misses most about Nebraska, and some Cornhuskers football. Harry is on to talk about his newest book "Starkweather: The Untold Story of the Killing Spree that Changed America". He tells us about how the eleven m…

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Previewing the 2024 Presidential Election with Richard Hasen & Joshua Sellers 1:01:33

9M ago1:01:33

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Last month, Mark Updegrove moderated a discussion at the Baker Institute for Public Policy, at Rice University, entitled "A presidential election with legal issues like no other." There, he interviewed two legal experts about the legal challenges faced by the GOP's leading presidential candidate, former President Donald Trump, one of the many unpre…

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Mike Safo with Jonathan Eig, New York Times Best-Selling Author (Ali & MLK) 49:00

9M ago49:00

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Joined today by four-time New York Times best-selling author, Jonathan Eig. Jonathan reminisces about growing up in New York, submitting articles at an early age, heading to Northwestern and how he ended up at a newspaper in New Orleans. We talk about when and why he decided to write his first book on Lou Gehrig, the hurdles he went through writing…

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Mike Safo with Elijah "The WXXXLF" Pierce, Junior Featherweight Boxer 50:00

10M ago50:00

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Joined today by top Junior Featherweight contender, Elijah Pierce. Elijah shares what is was like growing up in both, Oklahoma and Atlanta, what's different about the two cities, foods and the Spooner rodeos. We talk about how his kickboxing father's career guided him into the world of boxing, why he fell in love with the sport and who he looked up…

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A Conversation With Secretary Robert Gates 1:02:43

10M ago1:02:43

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Robert Gates served in public life for over 50 years. He began his career as an entry-level CIA analyst and would rise the ranks to become director of the agency from 1991-93. In 2006, he was named Secretary of Defense by President George W. Bush as our nation waged war in Afghanistan and Iraq. He would retain the position for President Barack Obam…

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Mike Safo with former San Diego Padres Pitcher, Brian Tollberg 1:19:00

11M ago1:19:00

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Joined today by former San Diego Padres pitcher and current pitching coach, Brian Tollberg. Brian talks about seeing himself on a baseball card for the first time, the best and worst things about living in Florida, and deciding to run a marathon when he turned 40. We chat about our passion for traveling, working with "Trading Without Borders", and …

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Mike Safo with Australian Boxer Michael "Pretty Boy" Zerafa 33:00

11M ago33:00

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Joined today by former middleweight champion and current # 1 ranked fighter in his class, Michael "Pretty Boy" Zerafa. Mike talks about his favorite Australian foods, what there is to do in Melbourne and his go to cheat meal. We chat about boxing at the age of 7, his parents’ reactions to this decision and what was his back-up plan if he didn't fig…

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A Conversation with Heather Cox Richardson 58:34

12M ago58:34

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Heather Cox Richardson is professor of history at Boston College, and author of six major books about US history in the 19th Century. Among her best-known works are To Make Men Free: A History of the Republican Party, and How the South Won the Civil War: Oligarchy, Democracy and the Continuing Fight for the Soul of America. In the past few years, R…

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A Conversation with Jake Tapper 51:13

12M ago51:13

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Jake Tapper is the chief Washington anchor for CNN, whose shows “The Lead with Jake Tapper” and “State of the Union” are fixtures of broadcast news. Tapper has been covering politics in Washington for over 25 years--from the Clinton Administration through the Biden Administration. He’s also a best-selling author of five books, three of which are wo…

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Mike Safo with MLB Veteran and Brewers Broadcaster, Vinny Rottino 48:00

1y ago48:00

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Joined today by MLB veteran and current Brewers broadcaster, Vinny Rottino. Vinny shared what it was like being on his first baseball card, the most iconic Wisconsin foods and his love for the Packers and Bucks. He lets us know what it was like growing up in Racine, going to a D3 school, and his thoughts about not getting drafted. Vinny reminisces …

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Mike Safo with Nate Sestina, Kentucky Wildcat & Fenerbahçe Beko (Basketball) 1:03:00

1y ago1:03:00

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Joined today by former Kentucky Wildcat and current star of Fenerbahce Beko, Nate Sestina. Nate talks about growing up in a small town in Pennsylvania, players he looked up, why he chose Bucknell and his 2 trips to the NCAA tourney. We then chat about how he got recruited to Kentucky, how Brad played a part in it, getting a phone call from Cal and …

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Mike Safo with Lou Raguse, Award-Winning Reporter and Author 54:00

1y ago54:00

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Joined today by award winning journalist and author of the new true-crime book, "Vanished in Vermillion, The Real Story of South Dakota's Most Infamous Cold Case", Lou Raguse. Lou and I chat about his home state of Minnesota, iconic food, most famous Minnesotan and his Vikings. Lou tells us about covering high profile cases and what made the 1971 d…

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"He becomes a genuine believer" A conversation about Abraham Lincoln with Josh Zeitz 48:08

1y ago48:08

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President Lincoln is perhaps the most analyzed and studied of all America's 46 presidents, the subject of numerous outstanding biographies. Yet some aspects of his life remain difficult to fathom, not least his religious views. In his new book, Lincoln's God, Josh Zeitz teases out Lincoln's complicated religious outlook, and makes clear just how im…

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Mike Safo with Chris Billam-Smith, WBO Cruiserweight Champion (Boxing) 53:00

1y ago53:00

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Joined today by current WBO cruiserweight champion of the world, Chris Billam-Smith. Chris and I talk about family-life, how one minute he's called "Champ" and another he's called "Dad" and assumes his role as parent, his romantic proposal, and the difficult of juggling training camp and his home life. Chris talks about his podcast, interviewing di…

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Mike Safo with Former NBA Player, Hamady N'Diaye 1:23:00

1y ago1:23:00

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Joined today by former NBA center and current player for Nanterre 92 of the LNB Pro A, Hamady N'Diaye. Hamady acts as my tour guide for my upcoming trip to Senegal and talks about their love of futbol, what food I need to eat, and the sights I can’t miss. He talks about being a geeky and shy kid, not being into sports and why trying to impress girl…

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Mike Safo with Legendary Boxing Referee, Jack Reiss 57:00

1y ago57:00

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Joined today by legendary boxing referee, Jack Reiss. Jack talks about growing up in Brooklyn, where his love of boxing and kick-boxing started and what made him move out to the West Coast. We chat about Jack joining the LA Fire Department, returning to NYC and assisting in the 9/11 recoveries, and what he misses most about his time as a smoke eate…

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"A key moment of our civil rights narrative that's never gotten its due" A conversation about Hubert Humphrey with Samuel Freedman 52:32

1y ago52:32

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Samuel Freedman is a Professor at Columbia University and the award-winning author of ten books. In Into the Bright Sunshine he looks at the life of Hubert Humphrey, who would become Senator from Minnesota, Vice President to Lyndon Johnson, and the Democratic presidential nominee in 1968, who lost his bid for the presidency to Richard Nixon by less…

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Mike Safo with Former MLB Outfielder, Matt LaPorta 59:00

1y ago59:00

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Joined today by former Brewers first round draft pick and OF for the Cleveland Indians, Matt Laporta. Matt talks about being on the cover of a video game in college, being an all-state BMX rider and why he loves living in Florida. We talk about his high school career, getting drafted by his favorite childhood team, and why he choose to go to Florid…

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Mike Safo with Luis Sojo, 5-Time World Series Champion, MLB Veteran 56:00

1y ago56:00

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Joined today by five-time World Series Champion, Luis Sojo. Luis talks about growing up in Venezuela, getting scouted by the Blue Jays and how he got signed by them at the age of 20. We chat about his journey throughout the minors, getting the call to the Show, and his first season with the Blue Jays. He tells us about getting traded to the Angels …

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Mike Safo with Former MLB Catcher, Bruce Maxwell 1:08:00

1y ago1:08:00

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Joined today by former Oakland Athletics catcher and current Mexican league player, Bruce Maxwell. Bruce talks about being born in Germany, the joy of seeing himself in a video game and partying it up at Oktoberfest. We chat about growing up in Alabama, idolizing Ken Griffey Jr., and why he only started catching in college. We hear about Bruce's dr…

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"A pathologically reasonable person in power" A Conversation about President Garfield with C.W. Goodyear 40:38

1y ago40:38

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C.W. Goodyear is a writer and historian based in Washington, D.C. Earlier this year, he published his first book, President Garfield: From Radical to Unifier, which has earned effusive praise for meticulous research and eloquent writing about a president who has often flow under the radar. Goodyear shines a light on James Garfield’s presidency but …

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Mike Safo with Paul Spadafora, Former Lightweight Champion (Boxing) 44:00

1y ago44:00

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Joined today by former Light Heavyweight Champion of the world, "The Pittsburgh Kid" Paul Spadfora. Paul and I talk about his upcoming trip to Italy, how he proposed to his fiancé, and what Pittsburgh food he misses the most. We discuss him training his son, Geno, the similarities and differences with them and his biggest gripe with how younger box…

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Mike Safo with Sergey Kovalev, Former Light Heavyweight Champion, Boxing 57:00

1y ago57:00

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Joined today by the former Light Heavyweight Champion, Sergei "The Krusher" Kovalev. Sergei rants about his broken iPhone, what he was doing in NYC and the food he misses most from Russia. The Champ then talks about his love for hockey, starting his son playing at a young age, his son's talents and why he thinks his son is gravitating more towards …

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Mike Safo with Michael Thomsen, UFC Author 1:11:00

1y ago1:11:00

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Joined today by author of the new book "Cage Kings: How an Unlikely Group of Moguls, Champions, and Hustlers Transformed the UFC into a 10 Billion Dollar Industry", Michael Thomsen. Michael talks about growing up in California, joining the Peace Corps, living in Madagascar and finally settling down in the Big Apple. We chat about his new book, the …

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Mike Safo with Patrick Bringley, Author "All the Beauty in the World" 1:02:00

1y ago1:02:00

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Joined today by Patrick Bringley, author of the memoir "All The Beauty in the World: The Metropolitan Museum of Art and Me". Patrick and I talk about him moving from Chicago to New York, switching allegiances from the White Sox to the Mets, and the behind the scenes work that a radio play by play guy does. Patrick tells us about working for the New…

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Mike Safo with Madison Younginer, Former Atlanta Braves Pitcher 51:00

1y ago51:00

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Joined today by former Atlanta Brave Pitcher, Madison Younginer. Madison talks about growing up in South Carolina, the food he misses most when he's on the road and other sports he played as a child. We chat about being the Gatorade player of the year in South Carolina, what other schools besides Clemson had a shot at getting him, and how crazy his…

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Best of With the Bark Off 2023 (Part 1) 32:37

1y ago32:37

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Late last year we did a “best of” year-end podcast that focused on top moments from With the Bark Off. It was no easy task to choose those moments given the sheer volume of great material we had to draw from, but it was fun and proved to be very popular among our listeners. We decided to make this a biannual thing to reflect on those moments that s…

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Mike Safo with Hollis "Tank" Thomas, Eagles & Saints (NFL) 1:11:00

1y ago1:11:00

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Joined today by former Eagles legend and New Orleans Saint, Hollis "Tank" Thomas. Hollis talks about growing up in St. Louis, why he didn't play football until High School, and when the moment was that Hollis knew he wanted to play defense. He tells us why he chose to attend Northern Illinois, checking the mock drafts and making a highlight VHS tap…

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"Like all great leaders, he's learning and changing" A Conversation about MLK Jr. With Jonathan Eig (Pt 2) 24:44

1y ago24:44

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Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. is a giant of American history, a figure celebrated in classrooms and public discourse for his towering contributions to the struggle for civil rights. And yet Jonathan Eig's biography, King: A Life, rooted in abundant newly available sources, is the first full-fledged study of King to be published in decades. Ei…

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Mike Safo with Andrea Lankford, Author and Former Park Ranger 49:00

1y ago49:00

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Joined today by former Park Ranger and now author, Andrea Lankford. Andrea and I talk about what led her to be a park ranger, the stunning landscape that is her workplace and what caused her to retire after only 12 years. We chat about her first book “Ranger Confidential”; when she knew she had a hit on her hands and other books she wrote. Andrea s…

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"King had the perfect voice and message for the moment" A Conversation with Jonathan Eig about MLK (Part 1) 36:49

1y ago36:49

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Jonathan Eig is a highly accomplished journalist and author. His bestselling biography of the boxer Muhammad Ali, entitled Ali: A Life, won the PEN America Literary Award and was the basis for a PBS series about Ali's life and times. Eig is also author of Luckiest Man: The Life and Death of Lou Gehrig. Eig joins us for an enlightening conversation …

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Mike Safo with Jim Leyritz, MLB Veteran & 2-Time World Series Champion 1:13:00

1y ago1:13:00

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Joined today by 2-time World Series Champion and MLB veteran, "The King" Jim Leyritz. Jim talks about growing up in Cincinnati, idolizing Pete Rose and the life changing advice Johnny Bench gave him when he was 14. We hear why Jim abandoned his basketball dreams, breaking his foot right before the MLB draft and how he ended up at the University of …

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Mike Safo with Sadam Ali, Former Light Middleweight Champion & Will Rosinsky 1:08:00

1y ago1:08:00

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Joined today by former light middleweight champion of the world Sadam Ali and co-host, former boxer Will “Power” Rosinsky. This episode was recorded from Sadam’a gym in Brooklyn. We chat about how Sadam and Will met each other, their initial thoughts on each other’s skills and how Sadam eating at a restaurant alone got us together. Sadam gets right…

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"Bush never insisted on a careful assessment" A conversation with Melvyn Leffler about the Iraq War 55:26

1+ y ago55:26

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Melvyn Leffler is Emeritus Professor of History at the University of Virginia and one of the world’s leading scholars of U.S. foreign relations. His many award-winning books include For the Soul of Mankind: The United States, The Soviet Union, and the Cold War and A Preponderance of Power: National Security, the Truman Administration, and the Cold …

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"Jackie wanted a larger life" A conversation about Jackie Bouvier Kennedy with Carl Sferrazza Anthony 51:14

1+ y ago51:14

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Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy remains one of the most fascinating figures of the 20th century - an iconic First Lady who brought elegance, sophistication, and a cultivated cultural sensibility to the White House. But her formative early adult years provide a glimpse into a headstrong, confident young woman of great intelligence and ambition trying to …

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Mike Safo with Coach Bill Picketts, Philippines National Baseball Head Coach 1:08:00

1+ y ago1:08:00

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Joined today by Head Coach of the Philippines National Baseball team, former Oakland A's draft pick in 1990 and head coach of LA Pierce College, Coach Bill Picketts. Bill and I talk about his first year at Long Beach State, their Cinderella run to the College Baseball World Series, and where the name "Dirtbags" came from. We hear about how Bill got…

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Mike Safo with Nic Edwards, Host "True Crime Garage" & Author 1:01:00

1+ y ago1:01:00

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Joined today by co-host of “True Crime Garage“ and author of the incredible new book "The Delphi Murders: The Quest to Find The Man on the Bridge", Nic Edwards. Nic shares why he chose to write a book on this horrific case, what the process of writing his first book was like, and how he juggled researching his podcast and writing the book simultane…

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"Nixon and Kissinger thought they would succeed" A Conversation about Peacemaking in Vietnam With Lien-Hang T. Nguyen 48:35

1+ y ago48:35

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Dr. Lien-Hang Nguyen is the Dorothy Borg Associate Professor of History at Columbia University. Besides Hanoi’s War, Dr. Nguyen is co-editor of The Cambridge History of the Vietnam War. She’s now writing a definitive history of the Tet Offensive, the communist attacks in 1968 that changed the course of the war for the United States.…

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Mike Safo with David Maraniss, Pulitzer Prize Winning Author 49:00

1+ y ago49:00

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Joined today by Pulitzer Prize winning author, David Maraniss. David and I chat about getting the phone call that he won the Pulitzer, the gifts that come with it and what he did the first time he saw someone reading his book. David talks about his podcast with his daughter “Ink in our blood” and what made him want to venture into that medium. We h…

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"Consequences for the nation had to take a back seat" A Conversation with Rebecca Boggs Roberts About Edith Wilson 41:59

1+ y ago41:59

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Rebecca Boggs Roberts is an award-winning educator and historian who has written extensively about women’s history and the women’s suffrage movement. Her books include The Suffragist Playbook: Your Guide to Changing the World and Suffragists in Washington, DC: The 1913 Parade and the Fight for the Vote. She recently published Untold Power: The Fasc…

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