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The Southwest’s Wildest Outdoor Art: From Lightning Fields to Sun Tunnels 30:55

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A secret field that summons lightning. A massive spiral that disappears into a salt lake. A celestial observatory carved into a volcano. Meet the wild—and sometimes explosive—world of land art, where artists craft masterpieces with dynamite and bulldozers. In our Season 2 premiere, guest Dylan Thuras, cofounder of Atlas Obscura, takes us off road and into the minds of the artists who literally reshaped parts of the Southwest. These works aren’t meant to be easy to reach—or to explain—but they just might change how you see the world. Land art you’ll visit in this episode: - Double Negative and City by Michael Heizer (Garden Valley, Nevada) - Spiral Jetty by Robert Smithson (Great Salt Lake, Utah) - Sun Tunnels by Nancy Holt (Great Basin Desert, Utah) - Lightning Field by Walter De Maria (Catron County, New Mexico) - Roden Crater by James Turrell (Painted Desert, Arizona) Via Podcast is a production of AAA Mountain West Group.…

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Jeff Pearlman's weekly in-depth, no-holds-barred conversation with a writer on writing. Available here and on iTunes

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Two Writers Slinging Yang

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Jeff Pearlman's weekly in-depth, no-holds-barred conversation with a writer on writing. Available here and on iTunes

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Dean Van Nguyen: Author: "Words for my Comrades: A Political History of Tupac Shakur." 1:00:33

4 päivää sitten1:00:33

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On being based in Dublin and digging into American hip-hop. On how Tupac's world view was impacted by the Black Panthers. On the value of "Juice" and "Poetic Justice." On the greatness of Tupac's music.

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B.J. Schecter: Former Sports Illustrated editor and executive director of Seton Hall's Center for Sports Media 1:03:31

11 päivää sitten1:03:31

1:03:31

On the glory days of Sports Illustrated. On the rise and legacy of Grant Wahl. On when he began to see the magazine business change for the worse. On running a college media program and giving students hope.

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Justin Kanew: Founder of The Tennessee Holler 52:00

18 päivää sitten52:00

52:00

On fighting back even after the heartbreak of 2024. On why local politicians fear him. On the highs and lows of being confrontational. On running a long-shot campaign for congress.

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Sarah Todd: Utah Jazz beat writer for the (Salt Lake City) Deseret News 1:01:11

25 päivää sitten1:01:11

1:01:11

On enduring a full season of unfathomably bad basketball played by an organization aspiring to lose. On the nightmarish hell of covering Ben Simmons, the sadness of watching a young Markelle Fultz and the joy of speaking with Lauri Markkanen. On never cowering from confrontation.

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Gabbie Watts: Stand-up comedian 55:32

5 weeks sitten55:32

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On how to know what works on stage vs. what might bomb. On writing a full stand-up routine and having it flow. On the process of creating material and feeling confident in the content. On bombing.

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Marcus Lattimore: Poet (and former football superstar) 58:54

6 weeks sitten58:54

58:54

On discovering his voice via the beauty of poetry. On how the end of a football career brought him to a splendid turning point. On how the words enter his mind, then land on paper. On looking back at the sports machine.

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John Gonzalez: NBA host and analyst, CBS Sports and former Philly Inquirer, SI and Ringer writer 49:42

7 weeks sitten49:42

49:42

On hanging out far, far away with Rick Pitino; on coming up as a print guy and watching the paper and ink fade away; on life at a union-antagonistic The Ringer and a not-what-was-promised Sports Illustrated; on being part of a two-sports-journalist marriage.

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Mollie Edsell: New York City-based singer/songwriter 52:42

8 weeks sitten52:42

52:42

On trying to make it in the music biz in 2025. On driving 2 1/2 hours to play a gig in front of 10 people. On how a song goes from idea to reality. On the difference between good songwriting and epic songwriting.

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Dick "Hoops" Weiss: Former Philly Daily News and New York Daily News college basketball writer 1:02:04

9 weeks sitten1:02:04

1:02:04

On the glorious days and nights of old-school Philadelphia basketball. On whether money has killed the joy of covering the game. On Villanova and Georgetown and Temple and St. John's and ... Delaware.

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Cassidy Randall: Award-winning adventure writer and author of, "Thirty Below: The Harrowing and Heroic Story of the First All-Women's Ascent of Denali" 56:09

10 weeks sitten56:09

56:09

On the audacious attempt by a group of female adventurers to climb Denali. On why the topic moved an author. On why ones covers those who climb, dive, scale, crawl, attack the elements.

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A.J. Jacobs: Experiential author of "The Year of Living Biblically" and "Drop Dead Healthy" 1:00:11

11 weeks sitten1:00:11

1:00:11

On throwing yourself into a subject and refusing to let go. On whether living biblically resulted in biblical living. On the high of a TV show made from your book and the low of it sucking. On surviving the magazine apocalypse.

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Chris Kluwe: Former Minnesota Vikings punter, writer and activist 48:14

12 weeks sitten48:14

48:14

On last week's arrest at a Huntington Beach City Council meeting. On standing up for democracy and being unafraid of the word "Nazi." On taking a stand for LGBTQ rights while playing in the NFL. On how we survive this hellscape.

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Kevin Damask: Writer-Editor, Department of Veterans Affairs 54:33

13 weeks sitten54:33

54:33

On receiving the dreaded Elon Musk notice that his job might no longer be his job. On the importance of helping veterans tell their stories. On interviewing men and women who went through hell—and giving them to space to speak freely. On the highs and lows of the written word.

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Aaron Portzline: The Athletic's Columbus Blue Jackets beat writer 56:37

14 weeks sitten56:37

56:37

On covering the tragic death of Blue Jackets star Johnny Gaudreau; on receiving a kidney from a team employee; on witnessing decades upon decades of mediocre hockey; on the good ol' days of Jeff Juden and minor league baseball.

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Lindsey Adler, former baseball writer for the Wall Street Journal and The Athletic 57:33

15 weeks sitten57:33

57:33

On why she left the Wall Street Journal and why journalism is testing her patience. On the need and use of beat writers in 2025. On life at Deadspin. On surviving.

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Hamilton Nolan: Terrific political and labor writer; author of "The Hammer: Power, Inequality, and the Struggle for the Soul of Labor" 51:24

16 weeks sitten51:24

51:24

On what it was like covering Donald Trump's recent inauguration. On why fools continue to believe Trump cares about them. On whether American democracy can survive. On his early journalism days at Gawker.

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Gene Wojciechowski: Former ESPN, Los Angeles Times, Chicago Tribune writer 1:05:37

17 weeks sitten1:05:37

1:05:37

On the jerkiness of Reggie Jackson and the trash talk of Michael Jordan. On rising from Tennessee Vols walk-on wide receiver to ESPN superstar. On joining ESPN The Magazine. On teaching journalism in 2025.

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Joanna Cohen, "Days of Our Lives" script writer and former SI staffer 49:04

18 weeks sitten49:04

49:04

On the leap from sports journalism to soap operas. On the importance of soaps in American pop culture. On bringing characters back from the dead.

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Jonathan Feigen: Recently retired Houston Chronicle Rockets beat writer 58:40

19 weeks sitten58:40

58:40

On why one spends 27 years on an NBA beat—and why one retires from the gig. On the joys of Hakeem Olajuwon and Yao Ming and Steve Francis and Tracy McGrady. On the worst uniforms in NBA history. On a small Delaware gym and Ralph Sampson.

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Ted Spiker: University of Florida Journalism Department chair 53:03

20 weeks sitten53:03

53:03

On what we, America's journalism professors, should be teaching in 2024. On how to respond to the anti-media onslaught. On the power of surprise classroom guests. On watching a classmate pee in a urinal and receiving an A for the experience.

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Agnes Lee: The viral children's book author 42:09

21 weeks sitten42:09

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On what it is to do a Barnes & Noble signing and have no one attend. On what it feels like to follow that up with a viral video shot by a store employee. On the highs and lows of self publishing.

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Andy Lee: Former WBO Middleweight Champion and author of, "Fighter." 48:12

22 weeks sitten48:12

48:12

On why he decided to write a book that delves into his life and career; on how a boxer knows when it's time to retire; on the strange phenomenon of people knowing about his highs and lows; on whether being an author is worth the trouble.

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Sam Hollander: All-time great American songwriter 1:11:26

23 weeks sitten1:11:26

1:11:26

On working with Def Leppard and Gym Class Heroes and Ringo Starr and Carole King; on the birth—and death—of Bad Ronald; on how one fights to sustain a career in music.

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David Aldridge: All-time great basketball journalist 53:11

24 weeks sitten53:11

53:11

On writing and deciding upon "The Basketball 100." On covering John Thompson's Hoyas and the crappy Washington Redskins. On his love of roundball and why journalism celebrity is nonsense.

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Megan Stoltz: On-the-rise dark romantasy author 44:38

25 weeks sitten44:38

44:38

On using TikTok to try and establish oneself in the writing universe. On the joy of creating Gods and breaking out metaphors. On writing through anxiety, the North Dakota winters and four children. On the efforts to try and find a literary agent.

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Bill Higgins, former Cape Cod Times sports editor 45:40

26 weeks sitten45:40

45:40

On arriving at a newspaper in 1973 and remaining until (gasp) 2016. On the bliss of covering Marvelous Marvin Hagler. On visiting his father's grave after the Red Sox won the World Series. On arriving in the typewriter age of journalism and now being on social media.

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Chris Stone: Co-Founder, Off-Ball and former Sports Illustrated editor in chief 54:40

27 weeks sitten54:40

54:40

On starting up a new sports media platform in 2024; on the reinvention of a veteran journalist; on the glory days of Sports Illustrated; on the misguided anger of a legendary Pittsburgh Penguin.

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Kalyn Kahler: Senior NFL writer, ESPN 1:10:40

28 weeks sitten1:10:40

1:10:40

On the crazy religious cult that gobbled up NFL players. On Jerry Jones' weird tours of the Cowboys facility. On starting out as Peter King's assistant and working her way up. On the joy of dance.

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Sam Pausman: Writer/Photographer, The Wrangell (Alaska) Sentinel 47:22

29 weeks sitten47:22

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On relocating 4,284 miles to take his first journalism job. On working for a weekly paper in a town of 2,000 people. On making connections with folks he doesn't know in a community he doesn't know. On the joys of salmon and shrimp.

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Louis Moore: Author, "The Great Black Hope: Doug Williams, Vince Evans, and the Making of the Black Quarterback" 49:20

30 weeks sitten49:20

49:20

On the importance of Doug Williams and Vince Evans in the rise of the Black quarterback. On why sports history unfairly overlooks Vince Evans. On the scores of unknown Black QBs lost to history. On why Colin Kaepernick should be a Miami Dolphin.

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