Episodes

  • 104: Will Jeanes of The Athletic and "The Soccer 100"

    104: Will Jeanes of The Athletic and "The Soccer 100"
    Dec 18 2025

    Will Jeanes joins JD from London to discuss The Athletic's "Soccer 100" book

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    37 mins
  • 103: Mike Whaley, author, "Floor Burns"

    103: Mike Whaley, author, "Floor Burns"
    Dec 12 2025

    Mike Whaley returns to the podcast to discuss his new book "Floor Burns: A Wild Journey Across the Forgotten Backroads of NAIA Basketball in New England"

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    55 mins
  • 102: Heidi Smith, author, "Play On"

    102: Heidi Smith, author, "Play On"
    Nov 22 2025

    Heidi Smith joins us to talk about her book "Play On: From Adversity to Advantage Through 140 Years of Women's Soccer"

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    36 mins
  • 101: Julie Kliegman, author, "Mind Game"

    101: Julie Kliegman, author, "Mind Game"
    Nov 16 2025

    Julie Kliegman joins JD from Astoria, Queens, New York City, to talk about their book "Mind Game: An Inside Look at the Mental Health Playbook of Elite Athletes"

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    29 mins
  • 100: Jeff Pearlman, author, "Only God Can Judge Me: The Many Lives of Tupac Shakur"

    100: Jeff Pearlman, author, "Only God Can Judge Me: The Many Lives of Tupac Shakur"
    Nov 3 2025

    Episode 100! Jeff Pearlman joins JD for the third time to talk about his book "Only God Can Judge Me: The Many Lives of Tupac Shakur"

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    33 mins
  • 99: Ryan Basen, author, "Death of a Childhood"

    99: Ryan Basen, author, "Death of a Childhood"
    Oct 24 2025

    Author Ryan Basen joins J.D. from D.C. to talk about his book ""Death of a Childhood: A Memoir of 1989 and the 'Why Not?' Baltimore Orioles"

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    33 mins
  • 98: Alan Siegel of the Ringer, author, "Stupid TV, Be More Funny"

    98: Alan Siegel of the Ringer, author, "Stupid TV, Be More Funny"
    Oct 14 2025

    Alan Siegel of the Ringer joins JD from LA to discuss his new book, "Stupid TV, Be More Funny: How the Golden Era of The Simpsons Changed Television-and America-Forever"

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    40 mins
  • 97: Giri Nathan, author, "Changeover"

    97: Giri Nathan, author, "Changeover"
    Sep 29 2025

    Author Giri Nathan joins JD to talk about his first book, "Changeover: A Young Rivalry and a New Era of Men's Tennis"

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    35 mins