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Episode 102: Brin-Jonathan Butler
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English - July 30, 2014 17:25 - 54 minutes - ★★★★★ - 1.7K ratingsNews Arts Books interview journalism longform Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
Brin-Jonathan Butler has written for SB Nation, ESPN, and The New York Times. His new book is A Cuban Boxer’s Journey.
"He smiled at me and just to make small talk, I said, 'You know, you’ve got this gold grill on your teeth. Where did you get that from?' And he said, 'Oh, I just melted my gold medals into my mouth.' And I thought, 'I think I’ve got a story here.'"
Thanks to TinyLetter, WW Norton & Company and Open Road Integrated Media for sponsoring this week's episode.
Show Notes:
@brincio
[4:45] Pitching Around Fidel (S.L. Price • 1998)
[7:45] Old Man and the Sea (Ernest Hemingway • 1952)
[12:00] "Mike Tyson Jail Interview" (YouTube)
[19:30] Granma
[29:30] "Héroes for Sale" (SB Nation • June 2014)
[35:45] Split Decision: The Story of Guillermo Rigondeaux (Documentary directed by Butler)
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Brin-Jonathan Butler has written for SB Nation, ESPN, and The New York Times. His new book is A Cuban Boxer’s Journey.
"He smiled at me and just to make small talk, I said, 'You know, you’ve got this gold grill on your teeth. Where did you get that from?' And he said, 'Oh, I just melted my gold medals into my mouth.' And I thought, 'I think I’ve got a story here.'"
Thanks to TinyLetter, WW Norton & Company and Open Road Integrated Media for sponsoring this week's episode.
Show Notes:
@brincio
[4:45] Pitching Around Fidel (S.L. Price • 1998)
[7:45] Old Man and the Sea (Ernest Hemingway • 1952)
[12:00] "Mike Tyson Jail Interview" (YouTube)
[19:30] Granma
[29:30] "Héroes for Sale" (SB Nation • June 2014)
[35:45] Split Decision: The Story of Guillermo Rigondeaux (Documentary directed by Butler)
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices