Two Writers Slinging Yang

By Jeff PearlmanSociety & Culture

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Two Writers Slinging Yang episodes

June 04, 2019 Lindsay Gibbs: Think Progress sports reporter and Washington Mystics writer for The Athletic
On what we can read into in The Athletic's new dedication to WNBA coverage; on women's college basketball programs hiring no male coaches; on starting a tennis blog and having that morph into a magical sports journalism career.
47 min
May 28, 2019 Seth Wickersham: ESPN The Magazine Senior Writer
On the process behind his classic 2014 profile of a dementia-afflicted Y.A. Tittle; on the torture and pain that comes with quality writing; on his Academy Award-worthy non-scenes with Kevin Costner in "Draft Day."
46 min
May 21, 2019 Darren Sands: BuzzFeed News Political Writer
On covering the 2020 Democratic field; on driving through Manhattan with Mayor Pete; on whether a writer can cover politics without having an opinion on Donald Trump; on the transition from sports to news; on Joe Flacco trumping Wayne Chrebet.
43 min
May 14, 2019 Rebeccah Glaser: Editor in chief, The Panther—Chapman University's student newspaper
On the highs and lows of college journalism; on whether to print or not to print; on what journalism programs need to be offering students in 2019.
44 min
May 07, 2019 Bill Pennington: New York Times sports writer and author of "Chumps to Champs: How Worst Teams in Yankees History Led to the '90s Dynasty."
On deep diving into the crappy, pre-glorious Yankee years of Brien Taylor and Mel Hall and Andy Hawkins; on when to knock on a subject's door, and whether five phone calls are too many; on seeking out jacket blurbs and landing a literary deal on a less-than-obvious subject matter.
40 min
April 30, 2019 The John Rocker Experience: The 100th Episode of Two Writers Slinging Yang travels 20 years back in time, when I was young and dumb and driving around Georgia with John Rocker.
The absolute craziest journalistic experience of my lifetime. On Dec. 27, 1999, Sports Illustrated published "At Full Blast," my profile of then-Atlanta Braves pitcher John Rocker. His life changed. So did mine. For the 100th episode of Two Writers Slinging Yang, here's a detailed look back.
47 min
April 23, 2019 Georgi Boorman: Senior contributor, The Federalist
On the potential ugliness of social media interactions gone wrong; on writing about QAnon and the threats that followed; on political writing in the most heated of times.
47 min
April 16, 2019 Will Leitch: Deadspin founder, New York Magazine contributing editor, MLB national correspondent
On talking golf with Eddie Van Halen; on why Deadspin exists alongside Slam Magazine and Bill Simmons in innovative sports lore; on TV fame transforming people into assholes; in staying busy as a modern scribe.
1 hr 6 min
April 14, 2019 Daynabelle Anderson: Author of the self-published, "Letters to My Son: A Mother's Journey Through Grief"
This is a special episode of Two Writers Slinging Yang, in honor of the annual Los Angeles Times Festival of Books. I roamed the event (held on the campus of USC), seeking out interesting people. I found Daynabelle Anderson, who lost her 19-year-old son three years ago—and decided to speak to him via daily letters. She pieced the notes together into a book, then self-published. Remarkable woman whose story deserves to be told.
26 min
April 09, 2019 Grace Raynor: Clemson beat writer, The Athletic
On covering the best college football team in America; on finding Trevor Lawrence's best friend at a small-town Burger King; on what one learned from a summer in the New York Yankees' clubhouse.
50 min