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Doing It For Bartolo is a podcast presented by The Hardball Times focused on the worlds of sports and pop culture, with interviews with writers from both spheres of entertainment and thoughtful conversations between Joon Lee and friends on current events, process, storytelling, baseball, sports, mov…

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    • Jun 15, 2016 LATEST EPISODE
    • infrequent NEW EPISODES
    • 1h 4m AVG DURATION
    • 28 EPISODES


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    Episode 28 – Peter Gammons

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 15, 2016 71:23


    The Hall of Famer and the legendary Peter Gammons discusses his illustrious career and oh so much more.

    Episode 27 – Trenni Kusnierek (CSNNE)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 8, 2016 53:23


    Trenni Kusnierek discusses her interesting career arc in journalism, the issues facing women in sports media and her outspokenness about mental health issues.

    Episode 26 – Sam Kennedy (Boston Red Sox)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 1, 2016 54:10


    Red Sox president Sam Kennedy discusses his career in baseball, growing up next door to Peter Gammons and the time he almost got into a fight with Theo Epstein in the Fenway Park bleachers.

    Episode 25 – CHANCE THE PODCAST (with Alex Siber)

    Play Episode Listen Later May 26, 2016 79:44


    Alex Siber of Pigeons and Planes discusses Chance The Rapper and his new mixtape, Coloring Book.

    Episode 24 – Scott Braun (MLB Network)

    Play Episode Listen Later May 18, 2016 78:03


    MLB Network's Scott Braun discusses Bartolo Colon, the television industry, getting in at a young age and not burning out.

    Episode 23 – Ken Rosenthal (FOX Sports)

    Play Episode Listen Later May 11, 2016 64:24


    Ken Rosenthal of FOX Sports and MLB Network discusses his bumpy start in journalism, journalism in the Twitter era and what he hopes to do in the future.

    Episode 22 – Tim Healey

    Play Episode Listen Later May 4, 2016 55:35


    Tim Healey discusses his oral history of the Doug Mirabelli trade, why he decided to pursue a career in journalism and the young 2016 season.

    Episode 21 – Gordon Edes

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 27, 2016 71:50


    Red Sox team historian Gordon Edes discusses his life post-journalism, the infamous "Curly-Haired Boyfriend" encounter and lessons learned from his reporting and writing career.

    Episode 20 – The Redemption Tour (feat. Taylor Weston)

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 20, 2016 70:43


    Joon's friend Taylor Weston discusses the young MLB season, the LA Rams and how Giannis Antetokounmpo is going to take over the world.

    Episode 19 – Emma Span (Sports Illustrated)

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 13, 2016 55:08


    Emma Span of Sports Illustrated discusses getting her start at The Village Voice, editing the SI baseball preview issue and the future of the journalism industry.

    Episode 18 – Field Yates (ESPN)

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 6, 2016 71:02


    Field Yates of ESPN discusses being an NFL scout, a real estate agent, writing about football, learning how to be on TV and life as an NFL insider.

    Episode 17 – Lindsey Adler (BuzzFeed)

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 30, 2016 50:51


    Lindsey Adler of BuzzFeed joins the shows to talk about being a young writer, the bright and darks sides of Twitter and her career goals.

    Episode 16 – Jayson Stark (ESPN)

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 23, 2016 72:37


    The ESPN author discusses the changing landscape of sports journalism, learning from Peter Gammons, growing up a Philadelphia sports fan and finding the humor in baseball.

    Episode 15 – Chad Finn (Boston Globe)

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 16, 2016 59:34


    The Boston Globe scribe discusses growing up as a member of the "Gammons Generation" and the unique Boston sports media scene.

    Episode 14 – Will Leitch (Sports on Earth, Bloomberg Politics, Deadspin)

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 10, 2016 88:02


    The Deadspin founder discusses the changing nature of journalism on the web, covering politics and movies, and much more.

    Episode 13 – Richard Deitsch (Sports Illustrated)

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 2, 2016 50:24


    Sports Illustrated media writer/reporter Richard Deitsch discusses the evolving nature of the sports media industry.

    Episode 12 – Tom Verducci (Sports Illustrated)

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 24, 2016 68:51


    Venerable baseball reporter Tom Verducci discusses why he's always wanted to be a journalist, reporting longform features and why he's not on Twitter.

    Episode 11 – Buster Olney (ESPN)

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 17, 2016 72:09


    Crack reporter Buster Olney discusses his life leading up to and in baseball, and what could come next.

    Episode 10 – Jonah Keri (Grantland, CBS Sports, Sports Illustrated, Nerdist Sports)

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 12, 2016 65:26


    Jonah Keri discusses his many new ventures, his start at Baseball Prospectus, his time at Grantland, and much more.

    Episode 9 – Shea Serrano (Grantland, The Rap Year Book)

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 10, 2016 62:10


    Hip hop scribe Shea Serrano talks about his book, The Rap Year Book, Kanye West and commas, among other things.

    Episode 8 – John Berman (CNN)

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 3, 2016 54:55


    CNN broadcaster John Berman discusses working for Peter Jennings, transitioning to TV, covering elections, being embedded as a war journalist and the Red Sox.

    Episode 7 – Jair Bogaerts

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 27, 2016 56:58


    Agent Jair Bogaerts -- who is also Red Sox shortstop Xander Bogaerts' twin brother -- talks about baseball in Aruba, the life of being a young sports agent, the Red Sox, his brother, and more.

    Episode 6 – Dave King (Fire Joe Morgan, Parks and Recreation)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 20, 2016 53:24


    Dave King, also known as dak from the days of Fire Joe Morgan, discusses the origins of FJM, as well as writing for Parks and Recreation.

    Episode 5 – THE FORCE AWAKENS BONANZA

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 8, 2016 58:03


    Joon discusses this movie you might have heard about with his good friend Ruthie Weissmann.

    Episode 4 – Jake Mintz & Jordan Shusterman of the Cespedes Family BBQ

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 6, 2016 62:16


    Cespedes Family BBQ founders Jake Mintz and Jordan Shusterman trace their blog's etymology, and discuss meeting Yoenis Cespedes, as well as Mike Trout's parents, and their passion for baseball in general.

    Episode 3 – The Best of 2015 with Taylor Weston

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 30, 2015 77:00


    Joon's friend Taylor joins him to talk about the best pop culture moments of 2015, including Stephen Curry, LeBron James, "Hotline Bling," Spotlight, Mark Ruffalo and "Master of None."

    Episode 2 – Mina Kimes (ESPN the Magazine)

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 23, 2015 56:45


    ESPN the Magazine scribe Mina Kimes pontificates on the differences between the worlds of business and sports journalism, and a host of other topics.

    Episode 1 – Jay Caspian Kang (New York Times)

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 14, 2015 77:08


    In the inaugural podcast, a conversation with New York Times writer Jay Caspian King, as well as a discussion with San Diego Union-Tribune writer Robbie Harms.

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