Pros & Prose

Jane Leavy on Babe Ruth and the Man Behind the Myths


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In our latest episode, Micah is joined by New York Times bestselling author Jane Leavy to discuss her latest book, The Big Fella: Babe Ruth and the World He Created. Together they discuss who Babe Ruth was as a man apart from the mythology surrounding him, what was most rewarding about the research process, and how he, along with his agent Christy Walsh, essentially invented the idea of modern celebrity. 

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Pros & ProseBy Micah Wimmer