The Jonah Keri Podcast show

The Jonah Keri Podcast

Summary: Weekly discussion of sports, pop culture, food, and more, from a rationally exuberant point of view. Find podcast archives and episode details at JonahKeri.com. Check out his new bestselling book, The Extra 2%. Follow Jonah on Twitter @jonahkeri

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 Episode 47: Ted Leonsis | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:36:30

Jonah Keri interviews Ted Leonsis, owner of the Washington Capitals, Wizards, and Mystics.  Topics include: The challenge of winning a sports championship; drafting well; whether an owner's interaction with fans has a tangible impact on revenue; using analytics off the court/ice; teams participating in the secondary market for ticket sales; the benefits and drawbacks of participating in an all-access documentary like the HBO Series 24/7; and film + philanthropy = filmanthropy.

 Episode 46: Jeff Passan | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 01:00:05

Jonah Keri interviews Jeff Passan, MLB columnist for Yahoo! Sports and co-author of Death to the BCS: The Definitive Case Against the Bowl Championship Series. Topics include: The NBA Finals and Dirk's quiet moment; Jeff's in-depth article on José Bautista (with tangents on fantastic newspaper sports sections, megalomaniacal managers, great sports nicknames, and shaved heads); possible realignment in Major League Baseball; finding a voice as a writer; Death to the BCS; and why Jeff refuses to follow you or be your friend. Plus, the Food Pick of the Week.

 Episode 45: Rafe Bartholomew | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 01:12:50

Jonah Keri interviews Rafe Bartholomew, author of Pacific Rims: Beermen Ballin' in Flip-Flops and the Philippines' Unlikely Love Affair with Basketball, and editor at Bill Simmons's new website Grantland. Topics include: Pacific Rims; Rafe's first game of pickup basketball in the Philippines; adjusting to life in Manila; basketball's unexplainable popularity in the Philippines; how basketball courts get built in the Philippines; politics and poverty; the access granted by the Philippine Basketball Association; imported U.S. stars; and LeBron's performance in the NBA Finals. Plus, the Food Pick of the Week.

 Episode 44: Chris Nilan | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:35:06

Jonah Keri interviews Chris Nilan, legendary NHL enforcer and right winger for the Montreal Canadiens, Boston Bruins, and New York Rangers. Topics include: The death of Derek Boogaard; the mindset of an enforcer, and dulling the pain with alcohol; camps to teach fighting to kids, like the one Boogaard ran; Chris's toughest opponents; whether the NHL should abolish fighting; mandating equipment like visors and cages; how quickly a player should come back after an injury; the return of the NHL to Winnipeg and possibly Quebec City; and the upcoming Stanley Cup finals between Vancouver Canucks and Boston Bruins. Plus, the Food Pick of the Week.

 Episode 43: Lang Whitaker | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 01:02:03

Jonah Keri interviews Lang Whitaker, editor-at-large of Slam Magazine, contributor to NBA.com and NBA TV, and author of In the Time of Bobby Cox: The Atlanta Braves, Their Manager, My Couch, Two Decades, and Me. Topics include: NBA playoff series between the Dallas Mavericks and Oklahoma City Thunder; the legacies of Dirk Nowitzki, Kobe Bryant, and Jason Kidd; Miami Heat vs. Chicago Bulls playoff series; great coaching in the NBA playoffs; the youth of the Thunder and Bulls; how Lang constructed his book; the Braves post-Cox; how to time the release of a baseball book; the appeal of the Mavericks and of Chris Bosh, and the sort-of appeal of the Heat; and LeBron James. Plus, the Food Pick of the Week.

 Episode 42: Evan Longoria | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:16:22

Jonah Keri interviews Evan Longoria, All-Star 3rd baseman for the Tampa Bay Rays. Topics include: Pre-season expectations; the youth-oriented team; starting the season with an injury, and the key to the team's turnaround; Joe Maddon's approach; pitch recognition; signing the most team-friendly contract in Major League Baseball; defensive skill; the AL East; and spending time on the Disabled List.

 Episode 41: Carles | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 38:12

Jonah Keri interviews Carles of Hipster Runoff. Topics include: The origins of Hipster Runoff, meta-alt, and blog identity; the turning point of alt/indie music; reconciling alt and monetization; having a secret identity; hipster glossary; alt athletes and alt in sports; relevance; buzzhuman power rankings; the politics of music blogging; NBA buzz and the sports blog renaissance. Plus, the Food Pick of the Week.

 Episode 40: Sean McDonough | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:45:48

Jonah Keri interviews Sean McDonough, legendary play-by-play announcer who is currently calling college basketball, college football, and major league baseball for ESPN. Topics include: Boston sports fans; college hockey; the McDonough family's sports legacy; Sean's chemistry with Bill Raftery and Jay Bilas; dude, where's Bill Raftery's car?; Sean's new Monday Night Baseball gig with Rick Sutcliffe and Aaron Boone; some of Sean's greatest calls: Francisco Cabrera's pennant-winning hit for the Atlanta Braves in 1992, Joe Carter's World Series-winning home run for the Toronto Blue Jays in 1993, the 6-overtime game between UConn and Syracuse in 2009, Rip Hamilton's buzzer beater in the 1998 Sweet Sixteen game between UConn and Washington, and Warren Morris's College World Series-winning homer for LSU in 1996; and Gus Johnson and sincerity of tone. Plus, the Food Pick of the Week.

 Episode 39: Drew Magary | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:48:36

Jonah Keri interviews Drew Magary, co-founder of Kissing Suzy Kolber; writer for Deadspin, NBC, GQ, Maxim, Penthouse, and many other outlets; and author of the upcoming novel The Postmortal. Topics include: The Postmortal; the societal dangers of immortality; whether we'll all turn into Charlie Sheen; internet anonymity, over-the-top writing, and the Mom Problem; a community of blogging peers; the future of sports media; NFL draft; NFL lockout; the characters of Kissing Suzy Kolber; the process of writing fiction; and Twitter as a weight loss tool. Plus, the Food Pick of the Week.

 Episode 38: Ben Gibbard | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:46:33

Jonah Keri interviews Ben Gibbard, lead singer of Death Cab for Cutie. Topics include: Changes in fan demographics that result from a band's longevity; indie cred and selling out; embracing new technologies; Death Cab vs. Postal Service; social media and new methods of marketing music; Ben's marriage to Zooey Deschanel; finding a source of angsty inspiration in the Seattle Mariners?; Ben the stathead; the intersection of baseball and music, and Ben's life goal; Death Cab for Cutie's upcoming album Codes and Keys; Ben's favorite ahead-of-its-time band; and the creative process. Plus, the Food Pick of the Week.

 Episode 37: Bomani Jones | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:57:45

Jonah Keri interviews Bomani Jones of The Score Satellite Radio's Morning Jones and ESPN.com. Topics include: Zone defense in the NBA; ugly wins; changes in the rules of basketball; NBA versus college; the Pacers-Bulls playoff series; this year's NBA draft; whether Chris Paul is the best point guard since Magic; changing a player's legacy by changing his uniform; groupthink and preordained superstars; an alternate universe in which Blake Griffin plays for the Thunder; and free agent destinations. Plus, the Food Pick of the Week.

 Episode 36: Dave Dameshek, Part 2 | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:45:55

In Part 2, Jonah Keri interviews Dave Dameshek about the Western Conference of the NHL Playoffs, including Canucks-Blackhawks, Sharks-Kings,  Redwings-Coyotes, and Ducks-Predators, as well as the Stanley Cup Finals. Tangents include a fashion critique of NHL uniforms and great brothers in the history of sports. Then, Jonah and Dave negotiate a fantasy baseball trade. Plus, the Food Pick of the Week.

 Episode 36: Dave Dameshek, Part 1 | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 01:05:48

Jonah Keri interviews Dave Dameshek of NFL.com. In Part 1, Dave and Jonah provide a preview of the NHL playoffs including Penguins-Lightning, Habs-Bruins, Sabres-Flyers, and Rangers-Capitals. Interspersed topics include: Wearing the jersey of the visiting team; impressions; Dave's new podcast coming to NFL.com; rooting for a pathetic team; podcast alumnus Sam Fuld's performance with the Tampa Bay Rays; and the playoff structure of the NHL, March Madness, and MLB.

 Episode 35: Dave Cameron | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:43:00

Jonah Keri interviews Dave Cameron, baseball analyst for Fangraphs, ESPN Insider, and the Wall Street Journal. Topics include: Dave's start at USS Mariner and accusations of bias toward the home team; recognizing strengths within baseball organizations; what causes analysts to whiff in their player rankings; providing meaningful baseball coverage so early in the season; Pitch f/x; predictions for this season, and the problems with making predictions; changes in the tone of sabermetrics writing over the years; and sabermetric ambassadors. Plus, the Food Pick of the Week.

 Episode 34: Jorge Arangure | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: Unknown

Jonah Keri interviews Jorge Arangure, senior writer for ESPN The Magazine. Topics include: Jumping off from Jorge's recent article on the Tampa Bay Rays' baseball academy in Brazil, a discussion of scouting and player development in Latin America; El Play, Jorge's forthcoming book on baseball in the Dominican Republic; institutional racism toward Latino baseball players; helping young players of every background adjust to unfamiliar surroundings; and American media coverage of Latino athletes. Plus, the Food Pick of the Week.

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