The Jonah Keri Podcast

Jonah Keri interviews Jon "Boog" Sciambi, baseball and college basketball play-by-play announcer for ESPN. Topics include: the Puerto Rico Tip-Off and other early college basketball impressions; the transition from college basketball to the NBA; blending research and storytelling as an announcer; calling play-by-play for basketball versus baseball games; Bill Raftery and passionate broadcasting; the great Dave Van Horne; Chipper Jones; Nomar Garciaparra; and improving national and local sports coverage. Plus, the Food Pick of the Week.

Jonah Keri interviews Will Leitch, Contributing Editor at New York Magazine and writer at The Sporting News, and formerly the founding editor of Deadspin. Topics include: Sticking with the team that abandons your city; sports in New York versus "real" America; college basketball; the downsides of football; Roger Ebert; Will's new project writing about movies; and balancing page views with website quality. Plus, the Food Pick of the Week.

Jonah Keri interviews Chris Liss, managing editor for Rotowire.com; football guru; poker aficionado; and an officially-endorsed Vegas running mate of the Jonah Keri Podcast. Topics include: The unpredictability of the NFL; what poker teaches us about sports and life; Randy Moss's fallout with the Vikings; journalists' use of anonymous sources; journalistic integrity; whether 2010 is a weird year for football; NFL stories to watch; and whether predictive analysis is possible in football. Plus, the Food Pick of the Week.

Jonah Keri interviews ESPN.com's Rob Neyer, author of the Sweet Spot blog and editor to the stars. Topics include: Breaking bad writing habits, working for Bill James, editing Michael Lewis, birdwatching, and what Jonah and Rob would do if named MLB Commissioner. Plus, some World Series talk and the Food Pick of the Week.

In Part 2, Jonah Keri interviews J.E. Skeets and Trey Kerby of The Basketball Jones. The guys tackle the NBA's Western Conference, give their championship and awards picks, and compare their favorite brunch joints. Plus the story of how Jonah ended up in Mad Max Beyond Toronto.

In Part 1, Jonah Keri interviews J.E. Skeets, Tas Melas, and Trey Kerby of The Basketball Jones. They discuss how lower-tier NBA teams can possibly compete, and they preview the Eastern Conference.

Jonah Keri interviews Greg Foster, Chairman and President of IMAX Entertainment. Topics include: breaking into the movie business, IMAX's transition from nature documentries to Hollywood blockbusters, and their Top 5 Movies of All Time. Plus, a little baseball talk and the Food Pick of the Week.

In Part 2, Jonah Keri and Dave Dameshek make their Stanley Cup picks, cast an eye at crazy Montreal Canadiens fans, declare L.A. to be an underrated hockey town, slam the BCS, explore the state of the NFL, get into a violent debate about fantasy football, get giddy over the upcoming League of Leagues -- the most incredible idea in the history of the universe. Plus, the Food Pick of the Week.

In Part 1, Jonah Keri and Dave Dameshek preview the upcoming NHL season, declare October the best sports month of the year, compare college football to M. Night Shyamalan, discuss the most exciting athlete they've ever seen in person, and try to figure out how Dave's love for baseball dimmed.

Jonah Keri interviews Rany Jazayerli about lousy baseball teams, sabermetrics, the state of Islam in America, and how food can be a uniting force.