In this episode of the Fiction/Non/Fiction podcast, novelist Marcus Burke and sportswriter Shira Springer discuss writing and basketball with hosts V.V. Ganeshananthan and Whitney Terrell. As March Madness rages on, we talk buzzy topics in the sports world: apprenticeship in college basketball, the need for consistent coverage of women athletes, and the importance of women sportswriters.

Readings for the Episode:

·      Team Seven by Marcus Burke

·      Hennessy and Red Lightsby Marcus Burke

·      “7 Ways to Improve Coverage of Women’s Sports,” by Shira Springer, Nieman Reports

·      “WNBA superstar Sue Bird rates sports coverage and finds room for improvement,” by Shira Springer, Nieman Reports

·      "La Liga turning heads with women’s soccer," by Shira Springer, Sports Business Daily

·      “What If the United States Had Boycotted Hitler’s Olympics?” by Shira Springer from Upon Further Review: The Greatest What-Ifs in Sports History, edited by Mike Pesca

·      One on One by Tabitha King

·      The Crossover by Kwame Alexander

·      A Sense of Where You Are, by John McPhee

·      Burn it All Down Podcast

·      The Meaning of Serena Williams by Claudia Rankine

·      Citizen by Claudia Rankine

·      R. R. Knudson, a Writer Whose Subject Was Sports, Dies at 75, The New York Times

·      “Grant Hall,” in A Region Not Home, by James McPherson 

·      The Bad News Bears, dir. Michael Ritchie

·      The Girl Who Wanted to Run the Boston Marathon, by Robert McKay

·      Champion’s Choice, by John R. Tunis

Guests:

·      Marcus Burke

·      Shira Springer 

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