Podcast
Two Writers Slinging Yang
Hosted by Jeff Pearlman · EN
Jeff Pearlman's weekly in-depth, no-holds-barred conversation with a writer on writing. Available here and on iTunes
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Brendon Kleen: Awful Announcing media writer
1w ago00:51:19Tap to summarizeOn the recent Awful Announcing article, ""Jeff Pearlman apologizes after YouTuber catches him plagiarizing video on former Yankees phenom." On what is YouTube plagiarism. On a career covering media.
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Michelle Beadle: Longtime sports TV big gun, former ESPN host
2w ago01:03:34Tap to summarizeOn losing interest in the bullshit of it all. On red carpet work and Sally Field rudeness. On a love for basketball and an indifference toward celebrity.
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Drew Olson: Former Milwaukee Journal Sentinel baseball writer
3w ago01:18:44Tap to summarizeOn the joys of covering Phil Garner and the perils of covering Davey Lopes. On Bud Selig as a good guy and Milwaukee as a great baseball town. On working your way up through the newspaper ranks.
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John Ed Bradley: Former Washington Post, SI writer; author of, "It Never Rains in Tiger Stadium"
4w ago01:30:14Tap to summarizeOn feeling like you're not as good a writer as you once were. On the magic of college football at LSU. On Tommy Hearns and Andre Rison and Emmitt Smith. On three unpublished books sitting in a Walmart crate.
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Dr. Kelli Uitenham: Founder, Brain Talk Foundation and certified brain injury specialist
Jun 3001:01:25Tap to summarizeOn Chris Johnson, ALS and what football does to the brain. On whether the NFL should exist. On what people don't understand about their own bodies and health. On leaving journalism for more noble pursuits.
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Chris Jones: Author, “Legs Hearts Minds: Loss and Its Remedies”
Jun 2301:03:08Tap to summarizeOn writing about your lowest life moments in an effort to help others. On why writing still matters. On the impact of words. On Grant Wahl and the 2026 World Cup.
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Josh Adam Meyers: Stand-up comedian
Jun 1601:50:32Tap to summarizeOn funny v. not funny; on how addiction impacts performing; on tragedy's role in finding a voice; on the late Jerry Rocha
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Paola Boivin: Arizona State journalism professor
Jun 900:48:00Tap to summarizeOn the state of journalism education in 2026. On how to teach writing and reporting. On great students, good students, bad students. On life as a newspaper columnist back in the day.
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Melanie Mannarino: Longtime magazine writer and editor
Jun 200:49:49Tap to summarizeOn her life at everywhere from Cosmo to Seventeen to Shape to Marie Claire. On the difference between a print byline and a digital byline. On the glory days of magazines. On Seventeen during its golden run.
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Marisa Ingemi: Golden State Valkyries beat reporter
May 2600:52:50Tap to summarizeOn starting her own website to cover the WNBA's golden franchise. On what she's learned about life in independent media. On past existence as a hockey writer. On journalism 2026.
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