Episode 176: Grant Wahl
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English - January 20, 2016 14:42 - 52 minutes - ★★★★★ - 1.7K ratingsNews Arts Books interview journalism longform Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
Grant Wahl is senior writer at Sports Illustrated and the author of The Beckham Experiment.
“I said to Balotelli, ‘I know you’re into President Obama. There’s a decent chance that he might read this story.’ He kind of perked up. I don’t think I was deliberately misleading him. There was a chance!”
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Show Notes:
@GrantWahl
Wahl's Sports Illustrated archive
Wahl on Longform
[4:00] "Hidden Damages" (M.R. O'Conner • The Atavist Magazine • Jan 2015)
[19:00] "Home at Last" (William Mack • Sports Illustrated • Mar 1997)
[20:00] "Men on a Mission" (Sports Illustrated • Feb 1997)
[22:00] "The Odd Coupling" (Sports Illustrated • Oct 1997)
[24:00] "Paternity Ward" (Sports Illustrated • May 1998)
[27:00] The Beckham Experiment: How the World’s Most Famous Athlete Tried to Conquer America (Three Rivers Press • 2009)
[28:00] "The Americanization of David Beckham" (Sports Illustrated • Jul 2007)
[34:00] "Mario Balotelli Has a Talent That’s Every Bit as Electric as His Personality" (Sports Illustrated • Aug 2013)
[34:00] "Luis Suarez is the Hottest Player on the Planet, But Can He Keep His Cool?" (Sports Illustrated • Jun 2014)
[41:00] "Ahead of His Class" (Sports Illustrated • Feb 2002)
[41:00] "Ready For Freddy?" (Sports Illustrated • Mar 2004)
[48:00] "Arm Folding: Who Does It the Best?" (Fox Sports • Jun 2015)
[48:00] "What Happened When I Decided to Run for FIFA President" (Sports Illustrated • Apr 2011)
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Grant Wahl is senior writer at Sports Illustrated and the author of The Beckham Experiment.
“I said to Balotelli, ‘I know you’re into President Obama. There’s a decent chance that he might read this story.’ He kind of perked up. I don’t think I was deliberately misleading him. There was a chance!”
Thanks to MailChimp, Audible, Feverborn, and Squarespace for sponsoring this week's episode.
Show Notes:
@GrantWahl
Wahl's Sports Illustrated archive
Wahl on Longform
[4:00] "Hidden Damages" (M.R. O'Conner • The Atavist Magazine • Jan 2015)
[19:00] "Home at Last" (William Mack • Sports Illustrated • Mar 1997)
[20:00] "Men on a Mission" (Sports Illustrated • Feb 1997)
[22:00] "The Odd Coupling" (Sports Illustrated • Oct 1997)
[24:00] "Paternity Ward" (Sports Illustrated • May 1998)
[27:00] The Beckham Experiment: How the World’s Most Famous Athlete Tried to Conquer America (Three Rivers Press • 2009)
[28:00] "The Americanization of David Beckham" (Sports Illustrated • Jul 2007)
[34:00] "Mario Balotelli Has a Talent That’s Every Bit as Electric as His Personality" (Sports Illustrated • Aug 2013)
[34:00] "Luis Suarez is the Hottest Player on the Planet, But Can He Keep His Cool?" (Sports Illustrated • Jun 2014)
[41:00] "Ahead of His Class" (Sports Illustrated • Feb 2002)
[41:00] "Ready For Freddy?" (Sports Illustrated • Mar 2004)
[48:00] "Arm Folding: Who Does It the Best?" (Fox Sports • Jun 2015)
[48:00] "What Happened When I Decided to Run for FIFA President" (Sports Illustrated • Apr 2011)
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