Podcast appearances and mentions of craig sandler

Join Martin and Craig Sandler, and I on The Creative Spark as we talk about their new book Baseball's Shining Season: America's Pastime on the Brink of War. Both of these gentleman are prolific and talented writers and historians, and the discussion we shared regarding their new book and their process of coming together as father and son to create it is something you don't want to miss! What an interesting, fun and inspiring chat!-----Side note/correction: During the discussion Martin incorrectly stated, that the speech the president made on the loudspeakers during the ball game was not to say baseball would continue. It was to announce a state of national emergency as the world war raged and spread. -That perfectly encapsulated the combination of dread the nation felt and the relief that baseball offered. -----Martin W. Sandler is the National Book Award-winning author of more than sixty books, including 1919: The Year That Changed America, Imprisoned, Lincoln Through the Lens, The Dust Bowl Through the Lens, and Kennedy Through the Lens. Sandler has taught American history and American Studies at the University of Massachusetts at Amherst and at Smith College, and lives in MassachusettsCraig Sandler is a journalist with 35 years' experience writing about Massachusetts politics. He owns and runs the State House News Service in Boston and the News Service of Florida in Tallahassee.  He's trained and edited dozens of young reporters over the years, and authors the annual Massachusetts Political Almanac.-----To learn more about today's guests Marty and Craig Sandler please visit: Baseball's Shining Season: America's Pastime on the Brink of War, a non-fiction book for young readers at the intersection of baseball and society in America on the eve of World War II.   https://www.bloomsbury.com/us/baseballs-shining-season-9781547614189/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/craigsandlershnewsie/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/craig.sandler.14Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/crsandler/--------To learn more about host G. Brian Benson:www.gbrianbenson.comDon't forget to sign up for the newsletter and YouTube Channel!

My newsletter: https://simonowens.substack.com/   For much of its 130-year existence, State House News operated as a standard newswire service. Its journalists covered the Massachusetts state government and it then syndicated their content to regional and national newspapers.    But in the late 90s, owner Craig Sandler realized that internet distribution would allow him to sell direct digital subscriptions and vastly expand his customer base. Today, the service charges $4,000 a year to any company or organization whose business is directly influenced by the state's government.   In a recent interview, Craig discussed how he built the direct subscription business, why he decided to sell a majority stake in the company, and whether State House News is shielded from the whims of large tech platforms and AI chatbots.  

For this week's Takeout, the News Service gathered a venerable band of State House reporters, past and present, to discuss changes they've seen in journalism under the Golden Dome. Panelists are Mark Leccese of Emerson College, Craig Sandler of SHNS, Steve LeBlanc of The Associated Press, and Peter Lucas of the Lowell Sun and Boston Herald. This week's special podcast covers a wide range of topics including camaraderie in the Press Gallery and the changing nature of press secretaries.

Craig Sandler and the State House News crew break down the House Ways and Means budget, another round of advocacy for the millionaire surtax, and other tax proposals on the horizon.

On this week's Takeout, guest host Craig Sandler runs through the accelerating activity of the past week on Beacon Hill with Katie Lannan, Chris Lisinski, Matt Murphy and Colin Young. The crew touches on the latest in the ongoing Steve Wynn vs. Mass. Gaming Commission saga, the governor's newly-filed housing production legislation, the use so far of last year's extreme risk protective order law and the ongoing debate around safe injection sites. State House Takeout is the News Service's podcast offering bite-sized insights from the reporters on top of Beacon Hill, available on SoundCloud, iTunes, Google Play, and Stitcher. Kaitlyn Budion is this week's producer. For your daily portion of Beacon Hill headlines, visit http://massterlist.com/

This week State House News Service managing partner Craig Sandler stops by to talk about what it's like to cover an election with SHNS. Make sure to listen to Craig and Hugh's wide-ranging discussion, and then head over and check out their podcast, The Takeout! (https://soundcloud.com/statehousenews) PLUS: WE WON THE WORLD SERIES!!!! Cosmo, Cayenne, and Brook discuss. AND, our CEO Thomas P. O'Neill III delivers an important message: VOTE.