Scott Ryan and Becca Moore join JD to talk about their book "Massillon Against the World"Introducing Sports Writers Inc., a news Substack newsletter for people who love to read and write about sports. Please subscribe and let us know what you t

73: Brad Elliott Schlossman of the Grand Forks Herald

23 days ago 45m 24s

Brad Elliott Schlossman of the Grand Forks Herald joins JD to talk college hockey and journalism

72: Jack McCallum of Sports Illustrated, author, "The Real Hoosiers"

Apr 4th, 2024 45m 17s

Former Sports Illustrated Senior NBA writer Jack McCallum joins JD to talk about his new book, "The Real Hoosiers: Crispus Attucks High School, Oscar Robertson, and the Hidden History of Hoops"Cover art designed by Michael Doyle

71: Mac Engel of the Fort Worth Star-Telegram

Mar 22nd, 2024 38m 24s

Mac Engel joins us from Fort Worth, Texas, to talk about his career as a columnist for the Star-TelegramCover art designed by Michael Doyle

70: Joshua Kummins of the New England Hockey Journal and New England Baseball Journal

Mar 15th, 2024 38m 53s

Joshua Kummins sat down for an impromptu podcast with JD to talk college hockey, college baseball and more! Check us out on Substack!Our cover art was designed by Michael Doyle

69: Zak Ford, author, "Called Up"

Feb 12th, 2024 38m 16s

Zak Ford joins JD from Sacramento, Calif., to discuss his new book, "Called Up: Ballplayers Remember Becoming Major Leaguers"Check us out on Substack!Our cover art was designed by Michael Doyle

68: Rich Cohen, author, "When the Game Was War"

Dec 21st, 2023 32m 25s

JD catches up with Rich Cohen, who makes his second appearance on the podcast, to discuss his new book "When the Game Was War: The NBA's Greatest Season"Check us out on Substack!Our cover art was designed by Michael Doyle

67: Clayton Trutor, author, "Boston Ball"

Dec 11th, 2023 46m 36s

Clayton Trutor is back, this time to talk about his new book, "Boston BallRick Pitino, Jim Calhoun, Gary Williams, and the Forgotten Cradle of Basketball Coaches"Check us out on Substack!Our cover art was designed by Michael Doyle. See his artw

66: Katie McInerney, senior assistant sports editor of the Boston Globe

Nov 22nd, 2023 1h

Katie McInerney joins JD to talk about her career as a designer, editor and writer and the challenges of covering sports in the digital ageCheck us out on Substack!Our cover art was designed by Michael Doyle. See his artwork on Instagram here

65: Mike Sando, co-author, "The Football 100"

Oct 27th, 2023 36m 27s

Mike Sando of The Athletic joins JD to talk about his new book "The Football 100,” a deep dive into the greatest players in NFL history, which Sando co-wrote with Dan Pompei and several writers from The Athletic.Check us out on Substack!Our cov

64: Doug Haller of The Athletic

Oct 19th, 2023 35m 40s

Doug Haller, Arizona-based reporter for The Athletic, joins JD from Arizona (naturally) to talk about his career and covering pro and college athletics in the Grand Canyon StateCheck us out on Substack!Our cover art was designed by Michael Doyl

63: Howard Herman of the Berkshire Eagle

Sep 29th, 2023 29m 40s

Howard Herman of the Berkshire Eagle chats with J.D. live from Wahconah Park in Pittsfield, Mass. Check us out on Substack!Our cover art was designed by Michael Doyle. See his artwork on Instagram here

62: Bob Kravitz, "Musings of an Old Sportswriter"

Sep 6th, 2023 33m 15s

Longtime sports columnist (Rocky Mountain News, Indianapolis Star) Bob Kravitz joins JD to kick off Season 4 and discuss a new Substack venture, "Musings of an Old Sportswriter" Check us out on Substack!Our cover art was designed by Michael Doy

61: Mike Whaley, author, "A Pen For All Seasons"

Aug 2nd, 2023 52m 17s

Mike Whaley, the quintessential New England community sports writer, worked with JD for more than a decade at the Dover, N.H., sports desk. He's out with a book, "A Pen For All Seasons: Dispatches From a Rural New England Life in Sports", which

60: Jeff Benedict, author, "LeBron"

Jun 21st, 2023 37m 37s

Jeff Benedict makes his second appearance on the podcast, this time to talk about his new book "LeBron"Check us out on Twitter!Our cover art was designed by Michael Doyle. See his artwork on Instagram here

59: Seth Wickersham of ESPN, author, "It's Better to Be Feared"

May 19th, 2023 40m 8s

Seth Wickersham joins JD to talk about his career writing longform sports journalism for ESPN, and his 2021 book "It's Better to Be Feared: The New England Patriots Dynasty and the Pursuit of Greatness"Check us out on Substack!Our cover art was

58: Iliana Limón Romero, sports editor of the Los Angeles Times

Apr 11th, 2023 48m 49s

JD welcomes fellow University of New Mexico alumnus Iliana Limón Romero to the podcast to talk about her remarkable career, which brought her from El Paso, Texas, to Albuquerque, N.M., to Orlando and to the sports desk of the Los Angeles Times,

57: Timothy Bella of The Washington Post, author, "Barkley: A Biography"

Mar 14th, 2023 32m 6s

Timothy Bella, wide-ranging writer for The Washington Post, joins us to chat about his first book, "Barkley: A Biography" about basketball legend Charles BarkleyCheck us out on Substack!Our cover art was designed by Michael Doyle. See his artwo

56: Christopher Price of the Boston Globe, author, "Bleeding Green"

Feb 3rd, 2023 35m 48s

Christopher Price joins JD to talk about his new book about the Hartford Whalers, "Bleeding Green: A History of the Hartford Whalers"Check us out on Substack!Our cover art was designed by Michael Doyle. See his artwork on Instagram here

55: Gavin Good of the Lake County News-Sun

Jan 21st, 2023 41m 9s

Gavin Good has done it all in the Chicago area, covering everything from Major League Baseball to the University of Illinois to mosquito abatement. He joined JD to talk about his (so far) short but eventful career. Follow Gavin on Twitter @itsa

54: Jeff Pearlman, author, "The Last Folk Hero"

Dec 9th, 2022 39m 43s

Jeff Pearlman appears on the 'cast for the second time to chat with JD about his new book, "The Last Folk Hero: The Life and Myth of Bo Jackson". Check us out on Substack!Our cover art was designed by Michael Doyle. See his artwork on Instagram

53: Greg Madia of The Daily Progress

Dec 2nd, 2022 33m 12s

Greg Madia covers the University of Virginia for The Daily Progress of Charlottesville. He joined JD to talk the ins and outs of big-time college sports reporting.Check us out on Substack!Our cover art was designed by Michael Doyle. See his art

52: Adam Elder, author, "New Kids in the World Cup"

Nov 23rd, 2022 40m

Adam Elder joined JD from California to talk about his new book that chronicles the 1990 U.S. men's national soccer team and its journey to the World Cup in ItalyCheck us out on Substack!Our cover art was designed by Michael Doyle. See his artw

51: Jim Connelly of USCHO.com and NESN

Nov 14th, 2022 39m 51s

Jim Connelly of USCHO.com joins JD to talk college hockey, golf, and his remarkable career that took him from the trumpet section at UMass-Lowell to the broadcast booth at NESNCheck us out on Substack!Our cover art was designed by Michael Doyle

50: Kat Cornetta of the Boston Globe

Nov 4th, 2022 32m 28s

Kat Cornetta covers the h*ll out of Boston's "Olympic sport" — women's college hockey, men's gymnastics, figure skating, field hockey — for The Boston Globe. She joined JD to talk about how she got her start in writing and how she found her nic