Dear Adam Silver

Carrie Ann Welsh is a writer for ESPNW. She approaches the game of baseball through the lens of a poet, searching for meaning beyond physical boundaries. We discussed what formed her sense of the game as well as our own perception of athletes playing at the highest levels.

You can read Carrie's essays on baseball by clicking on the following links:

http://www.espn.com/espnw/culture/article/19069292/how-baseball-poetry-bring-us-home

http://www.espn.com/espnw/culture/article/17876378/the-space-silence-curses-counterspells-baseball

http://www.espn.com/espnw/voices/article/19627186/cincinnati-reds-announcer-chris-welsh-daughter-carrie-ann-writes-tribute-him

This episode was produced by Eliseo Casiano.

Glauco Adorno(a dear friend of mine) is an art historian and curator based in New Orleans, LA. For this episode we adjusted our original topic of tennis to discuss the recent shootings at the Tree of Life Synagogue in Pittsburgh, PA and Kroger's in Jeffersontown, KY. We discuss these two horrific events through the lens of artists and focus on fear around the body, racism, religion and empathy.

This episode was produced by Eliseo Casiano. Theme song is by Eliseo Casiano and Aaron Sumpter.

R. Eric McMaster is an artist making work about the most physically practiced and trained people: athletes. Through his practice he disrupts their normal routine. We also speak about his work that uses sports to highlight our social hierarchy and the use and control of the body. I hope you enjoy our discussion; please subscribe and share with friends and family.

I am currently in the process of moving to Tucson, AZ. Very exciting! Once I am there and as I get settled, podcast episodes will be more and more frequent. In the meantime, thank you for listening and supporting!

This episode was produced by Ed Cirimele and Eliseo Casiano. Cover art is made in collaboration with my grandmother Edith Grossman.

Brian Tran, writer, die hard Dodgers and Lakers fan and MFA candidate at Washington University in St. Louis, joins the first episode of Dear Adam Silver to discuss why we both love basketball, critique and analyze some of our favorite(and most famous)players and begin to break down our relationships with representation of athletes (this subject is too big for just one episode, more to come).

This episode was produced by Eliseo Casiano, with music by Eliseo Casiano and Aaron Sumpter. Cover art made in collaboration with my grandmother, Edith Grossman.

This show is an artist's take on sports — I believe both art and sports have the power to translate and help us reconsider the largest social issues we face. On each episode, we will be discovering and discussing the many connections between the two alongside artists, athletes, journalists, commentators, critics and fans.