journalism

Episode 725: Peter Ames Carlin

Episode 725: Peter Ames Carlin

Author and journalist Peter Ames Carlin joins Daniel Ford on the show to discuss his book Tonight in Jungleland: The Making of Born to Run.

Episode 722: C.M. Kushins

Episode 722: C.M. Kushins

Author C.M. Kushins joins Daniel Ford on the show to discuss his book Cooler Than Cool: The Life and Work of Elmore Leonard.

Episode 720: Sally Quinn

Episode 720: Sally Quinn

Legendary Washington Post journalist and columnist, Washington D.C. insider, and author Sally Quinn joins Daniel Ford on the show to discuss her latest novel Silent Retreat.

Episode 710: Steve Oney

Episode 710: Steve Oney

Author and journalist Steve Oney joins Daniel Ford on the show to discuss his book On Air: The Triumph and Tumult of NPR.

Episode 709: Elon Green

Episode 709: Elon Green

Author and journalist Elon Green returns to the show and talks with Daniel Ford about his latest book The Man Nobody Killed: Life, Death, and Art in Michael Stewart's New York.

Episode 702: Susan Morrison

Episode 702: Susan Morrison

First-time author Susan Morrison sits down with Daniel Ford to discuss her debut book Lorne: The Man Who Invented Saturday Night Live.

Episode 700: Magical With a Side of Chaos With Ashley Spencer

Episode 700: Magical With a Side of Chaos With Ashley Spencer

Author and culture journalist Ashley Spencer joins Daniel Ford on the show to discuss her book Disney High: The Untold Story of the Rise and Fall of Disney Channel's Tween Empire.

Episode 696: Mike Sielski

Episode 696: Mike Sielski

Author and sportswriter Mike Sielski joins Daniel Ford on the show to discuss his new book Magic in the Air: The Myth, the Mystery, and the Soul of the Slam Dunk.

Episode 688: Melissa Ludtke

Episode 688: Melissa Ludtke

Author and journalist Melissa Ludtke joins Daniel Ford on the show to discuss her book Locker Room Talk: A Woman’s Struggle to Get Inside.

Episode 684: Jeremy Egner

Episode 684: Jeremy Egner

Author and New York Times television editor Jeremy Egner chats with Daniel Ford about his book Believe.

Episode 683: Toluse Olorunnipa & Robert Samuels

Episode 683: Toluse Olorunnipa & Robert Samuels

Authors and journalists Toluse Olorunnipa and Robert Samuels join Daniel Ford on the show to discuss their Pulitzer Prize-winning book His Name Is George Floyd: One Man's Life and the Struggle for Racial Justice.

Episode 653: Tricia Romano, Author of The Freaks Came Out to Write

Episode 653: Tricia Romano, Author of The Freaks Came Out to Write

Author Tricia Romano joins Daniel Ford on the show to discuss her book The Freaks Came Out To Write: The Definitive History of the Village Voice, the Radical Paper that Changed American Culture.

Episode 645: Keith O'Brien, Author of Charlie Hustle

Episode 645: Keith O'Brien, Author of Charlie Hustle

Author and journalist Keith O'Brien joins Daniel Ford for a special Opening Day 2024 episode!

Episode 636: Rich Cohen, Author of When The Game Was War

Episode 636: Rich Cohen, Author of When The Game Was War

Author and journalist Rich Cohen joins Daniel Ford on the show to chat about his book When The Game Was War: The NBA’s Greatest Season.

Episode 632: Jennifer Keishin Armstrong, Author of So Fetch

Episode 632: Jennifer Keishin Armstrong, Author of So Fetch

Best-selling author and pop culture historian Jennifer Keishin Armstrong kicks off our 2024 season with an in-depth conversation about her new book So Fetch: The Making of Mean Girls (And Why We’re Still So Obsessed with It).

Episode 615: Saul Austerlitz, Author of Kind of a Big Deal

Episode 615: Saul Austerlitz, Author of Kind of a Big Deal

We welcome back author and journalist Saul Austerlitz, author of Big Deal: How Anchorman Stayed Classy and Became the Most Iconic Comedy of the Twenty-First Century.

Episode 613: Erin Carlson, Author of No Crying in Baseball

Episode 613: Erin Carlson, Author of No Crying in Baseball

Erin Carlson chats with Daniel Ford about her new book No Crying in Baseball.

Episode 601: Tim Murphy, Author of Speech Team

Episode 601: Tim Murphy, Author of Speech Team

Author Tim Murphy joins Daniel Ford on the show to discuss his latest novel Speech Team.

Episode 598: Bryan Hoch, Author of 62

Episode 598: Bryan Hoch, Author of 62

Bryan Hoch, author and New York Yankees beat writer for MLB.com, joins Daniel Ford on the show to chat about his book 62: Aaron Judge, the New York Yankees, and the Pursuit of Greatness.

Episode 597: Luke Russert, Author of Look For Me There

Episode 597: Luke Russert, Author of Look For Me There

Luke Russert, former NBC News correspondent, joins Daniel Ford on the show to chat about his best-selling memoir Look for Me There: Grieving My Father, Finding Myself.