The Other 51

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Episode 15: Non-stop with Dan Horan, OFM Jan 04, 2017

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Dan Horan, ofm, is Alexander Hamilton to Brian’s Aaron Burr. OK, not exactly. But the writer, theologian and Franciscian friar talks about how he keeps up an insanely productive writing schedule (seriously, six books and 120 articles in just about a decade), reinvention, the problems with academic writing, and drops some Post-Colonial Theory on us. (Also, there’s a fair amount of St. Bonaventure talk).

Episode 14: Gunslingers with Jeff Pearlman Dec 22, 2016

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Author Jeff Pealrman tells us why the 1980s were an awesome time in sports, how he turns 400-500 interviews into a narrative, and why he loves writing in coffee shops. He also tells us the real reason he wrote the excellent book “Gunslinger” about Brett Favre.

Episode 13: Anti-federalists with Jared Paventi Dec 14, 2016

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Food writer Jared Paventi tells us how to eat like a food critic, how he uses his camera to write recipes and the challenges in trying to maintain a blog you’re proud of . He also breaks down why he doesn’t like Hamilton.

Episode 12: Solving for Delta with Bomani Jones Dec 08, 2016

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ESPN’s Bomani Jones joins us to talk about the lessons writers can learn from economics; how his writing career influences his broadcasting work; and why college journalism students should take philosophy courses. He also gives Brian a long-overdue education to James Brown.

Episode 11: You May Know That From the Library with Michelle Garcia Nov 22, 2016

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Michelle Garcia, senior editor for race and identities at Vox, talks about growing up as the daughter of an award-winning author, growing up in the shadow of Donald Trump, and why journalism is all about verbs. She and Brian also share some shocking confessions about Harry Potter and Oswego. It’s amazing they stay friends.

Episode 10: Throwing Away Your Shot with Merlin Mann Nov 17, 2016

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Writer, podcaster and one of Brian’s favorite people on the internet Merlin Mann talks about how the best writing books are kind of self-help books; how writing can influence every aspect of your life; and Hamilton. So much wonderful Hamilton nerdery.

Episode 9: Bonas, old St. Bonas with Dan Barry Nov 15, 2016

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New York Times columnist Dan Barry talks about the benefits of slowing down, the clarifying power of deadline and how the Franciscan sensibility informs his writing. He and Brian talk A LOT about St. Bonaventure. You’ve been warned.

Episode 8: Food and stories with Leah Stacy Nov 03, 2016

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Writer, editor and professor Leah Stacy talks about why we’re drawn to stories about food and eating; how storytelling influences everything she does; and why she never uses red pen when editing or grading students’ work.

Episode 7: Creative Wigwams with Will Leitch Oct 07, 2016

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Will Leitch from Sports On Earth (and Bloomberg Politics, and New York Magazine, and New Republic, and Deadsoin) talks about the importance of giving yourself deadlines, why being organized is important to being a writer, and making editors happy. We also talk about when to start reading Harry Potter to your kids.

Episode 6: Tim Graham Sep 23, 2016

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Tim Graham from the Buffalo News talks about why writers hate mediocrity, writing stories no one else does, and a shocking amount about Rich Bartel. He also tells me whether or not I have any reason to hope for the Buffalo Bills this season (spoiler alert: nope).

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