Slackie Brown's Casey Pazzalia chats with New York Times best-selling author Jeff Pearlman about his new book, "Football For A Buck," and a litany of other subjects. Among them, you'll hear the two chop up "Summer Catch", the direction of The Athletic and Sports Illustrated, Donald Trump, dealing with fame and so much more. 

Recorded via Cast Studios

Presented by Slackie Brown

GUEST BIO:

Jeff Pearlman is an author of multiple New York Times best-selling books, including one about the Showtime Lakers that's being developed into an HBO series. A living legend in sports journalism, Jeff has also spent time at Sports Illustrated, ESPN, The Athletic, Newsday and Bleacher Report.

HOST BIO:

Casey Pazzalia is the creator and publisher of Slackie Brown and a freelance sports reporter. A failed college baseball player (.203 BA) and television actor, Casey was regularly contributing to national (Fantasy Pros, Racing Dudes, etc.) and local publications (District Fray, InsideNova, etc.) before the coronavirus hit, and once served as an editor for both SB Nation and FanSided. A native New Yorker, the 31-year old currently lives in Northern Virginia with his three ladies (cat, dog, girlfriend).

SHOW BIO:

About What Matters is Slackie Brown's flagship podcast hub. Sponsored and distributed by Anchor, About What Matters delivers in-depth interviews with notable sports and pop culture figures, deep-dives on unique topics, and riffing between co-hosts (and lifelong best friends) Casey Pazzalia and Connor Noetzel.

SLACKIE BROWN BIO:

Slackie Brown is an independent sports and pop culture outfit with more than 250,000 annual visitors. Launched in 2017, Slackie Brown has been featured or referenced by The Ringer, Heavy, SB Nation, and many others.

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