Two Writers Slinging Yang

By Jeff PearlmanSociety & Culture

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Two Writers Slinging Yang episodes

April 03, 2019 Jeff Legwold: ESPN senior football writer
On how a blue-collar kid with no journalistic aspirations became one of America's great football writers; on covering athletes fairly, compassionately; on the death of a defensive back and the downfall of a daily newspaper.
56 min
March 26, 2019 Dan Wetzel: Yahoo Sports national columnist (live from the campus of Ohio University)
In the first-ever Two Writers Slinging Yang recorded before a live audience, we travel to Ohio University to discuss Tom Brady's sadness after a Super Bowl setback; ways to write about 9.11 in the immediate aftermath; rules all young writers should consider following.
1 hr 25 min
March 19, 2019 Wayne Coffey: Legendary New York Daily News sports scribe and author of "They Said It Couldn't Be Done: The '69 Mets, New York City and the Most Astounding Season in Baseball History"
On finding new material about a beloved championship team from 50 years ago; on ghost writing athlete autobiographies and bringing unique voices to Mariano Rivera, Carli Lloyd and R.A. Dickey; on discovering depth and meaning via a former baseball phenom whose life was forever changed by 9.11.
36 min
March 12, 2019 Master Tesfatsion: Bleacher Report senior writer
On profiling Adrian Peterson and dealing with the detractors; on making a brief time with Antonio Brown count; on wearing jerseys in Instagram posts; on understanding the plight of the young African-American athlete.
54 min
March 05, 2019 R. Eric Thomas: Playwright, Elle Magazine senior staff writer, “Eric Reads the News" daily columnist.
On the absolute joy of a tiara atop the head of Cory Booker's 99-year-old grandmother; on directing your words toward humor and glee during the Trump Presidency; on knowing when to walk away from a column idea; on the unspeakable joy of seeing your play performed live.
41 min
February 26, 2019 Rob Williams: Comic Book writer of Judge Dredd, Suicide Squad, Amazing Spider-Man
On conveying much in a very small space; in bringing life to characters who existed only in your head; in watching "Justice League" with myriad cringes and being blown off by Reggie Bush.
42 min
February 19, 2019 Tommy Tomlinson: Pulitzer finalist sports writer and author of "The Elephant in the Room"
On staring into the mirror and describing exactly what one sees; on the painful beauty of a memoir about a lifetime of weight difficulties; on forming a kinship with a former Kentucky quarterback.
52 min
February 12, 2019 Susan Orlean: New York Times best-selling author of "The Library Book" and staff writer, The New Yorker
On writing a book (and having it sell) on a relatively obscure library fire; on choosing just the right words to describe a moment; on why she never uses a recorder and rarely turns to direct quotations.
50 min
February 05, 2019 Nora Princiotti: New England Patriots writer for the Boston Globe
On covering the (zzzzzz) sleep inducer that was Super Bowl LIII; On finding new turf with a team that's been covered ad nauseam; on an angry James Harrison and a giddy Patrick Chung; on writing about three Super Bowls by age 24.
46 min
January 29, 2019 Zach Berman, Eagles beat writer for the Philadelphia Inquirer/Daily News
On what it is to cover the Super Bowl; on the heaven/hell that is Media Day; on whether it's possible to know Carson Wentz's true feelings; on existing as a fly on the wall (in an NFL locker room) alongside 500 other flies.
47 min