Podcast appearances and mentions of paul beston

We preview the Racine Theater Guild's newest production, "And in this corner: Cassius Clay," which runs this weekend and the next. Shawn Holmes, director of the production, joins us - along with Aquil Ocacio, who is one of two actors portraying the title character. For part two, we replay an excerpt from an interview with Paul Beston in which he talks about his book "The American Kings," which examines the extraordinary legacy of American heavyweight boxing champions from John L. Sullivan to Mike Tyson.

This is the complete interview with Paul Beston talking about his book "The American Kings," which tells the story of seven American heavyweight boxing champions: John L. Sullivan, Jack Johnson, Jack Dempsey, Joe Louis, Rocky Marciano, Muhammad Ali, and Mike Tyson. (An excerpt played on today's program.)

Paul Beston, author of "The Boxing Kings: When American Heavyweights Ruled the World"

John J. Miller is joined by Paul Beston to discuss his book, 'Glass City.'

Paul Beston is managing editor of "City Journal," a quarterly magazine of urban affairs. Beston and Domenech discuss crime, policing, and the evolution of New York City. They also discuss the life of Ross Perot and the memorable 1992 election.

Steffan is off until Monday, as Craig Silverman takes the mic this Independence Day. Captain Kirk and guest Paul Beston give their thoughts on President Trump’s ‘Salute to America’ presentation. Paul and Craig discuss the Dempsey-Willard fight 100 years ago today. Buy Beston’s book ‘The Boxing Kings’.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Steffan is off until Monday, as Craig Silverman takes the mic this Independence Day. We have National Journal writer Paul Beston to talk Dempsey-Willard 100 years ago today. Plus, President Trump’s ‘Salute to America’ presentation. Buy Beston’s book ‘The Boxing Kings’.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Paul Beston is the author of "The Boxing Kings: When American Heavyweights Ruled the World." Beston looks at the careers of such boxing legends as Jack Johnson, Jack Dempsey, Joe Louis, Rocky Marciano, Cassius Clay, Joe Frazier and Evander Holyfield.

Paul Beston discusses heavy weight champeen Jack Johnson.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

With boxing on the wane in America for the past twenty some odd years, it’s easy to forget how much of a cultural juggernaut it was for much of the 20th century. Boxing was not only a common recreational pastime and athletic pursuit for young men, and a wildly popular spectator sport, it was a metaphor for manhood and other American cultural struggles as well. When two men stepped in the ring, it wasn’t just two men fighting. The bout could become a battle of white vs. black, nativist vs. immigrant, or democracy vs. fascism.  My guest today, Paul Beston, explores the cultural history of the heavyweight boxer in his latest book: The Boxing Kings: When American Heavyweights Ruled the Ring. Paul and I begin our conversation discussing the man who created the archetype of the American heavyweight boxer, John L. Sullivan. From there, Paul takes us on a vivid historical tour of many of boxing's all-time greats, including Jack Johnson, Jack Dempsey, James Braddock, Joe Lewis, Muhammad Ali, and Mike Tyson. Along the way Paul provides insights how each of these heavyweight greats became conflicted symbols of masculinity in America. We end our conversation discussing why boxing has declined in America and what Paul has learned about being a man from writing about boxing.  Even if you think you're not interested in boxing, you're going to find this show fascinating.

We are joined by Paul Beston, author of the book The Boxing Kings: When American Heavyweights Ruled The Ring (Rowman & Littlefield, 2017.) Beston links together the long string of American heavyweight champions from the late 19th century until the 1990s, touching on the big names of John L Sullivan, Jack Johnson, Jack Dempsey, Joe Louis, Rocky Marciano, Muhammad Ali, Mike Tyson, and the lesser known champions in between. We talk about what each figure meant in the time periods that they lived in, explore why Americans dominated the global sport for so long, and try to answer why the heavyweight belt has shifted so rapidly away from the United States over the last decades. Beston weaves the tales of each fighter’s life together to create a larger tapestry of the evolution of boxing over the late 19th and 20th centuries, which gives an insight to boxing’s cultural significance in American history. James Robinson is a PhD Candidate in the History Department at Northeastern University. He studies international sports history, and US in the world, with an emphasis on urban history and social movement history. He is working on his dissertation about American radicals in the interwar period who used sports as organizing tools. He can reached at robinson.jame@husky.neu.edu. For more information, visit jameswjrobinson.net Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We are joined by Paul Beston, author of the book The Boxing Kings: When American Heavyweights Ruled The Ring (Rowman & Littlefield, 2017.) Beston links together the long string of American heavyweight champions from the late 19th century until the 1990s, touching on the big names of John L Sullivan, Jack Johnson, Jack Dempsey, Joe Louis, Rocky Marciano, Muhammad Ali, Mike Tyson, and the lesser known champions in between. We talk about what each figure meant in the time periods that they lived in, explore why Americans dominated the global sport for so long, and try to answer why the heavyweight belt has shifted so rapidly away from the United States over the last decades. Beston weaves the tales of each fighter’s life together to create a larger tapestry of the evolution of boxing over the late 19th and 20th centuries, which gives an insight to boxing’s cultural significance in American history. James Robinson is a PhD Candidate in the History Department at Northeastern University. He studies international sports history, and US in the world, with an emphasis on urban history and social movement history. He is working on his dissertation about American radicals in the interwar period who used sports as organizing tools. He can reached at robinson.jame@husky.neu.edu. For more information, visit jameswjrobinson.net Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We are joined by Paul Beston, author of the book The Boxing Kings: When American Heavyweights Ruled The Ring (Rowman & Littlefield, 2017.) Beston links together the long string of American heavyweight champions from the late 19th century until the 1990s, touching on the big names of John L Sullivan,... Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We are joined by Paul Beston, author of the book The Boxing Kings: When American Heavyweights Ruled The Ring (Rowman & Littlefield, 2017.) Beston links together the long string of American heavyweight champions from the late 19th century until the 1990s, touching on the big names of John L Sullivan, Jack Johnson, Jack Dempsey, Joe Louis, Rocky Marciano, Muhammad Ali, Mike Tyson, and the lesser known champions in between. We talk about what each figure meant in the time periods that they lived in, explore why Americans dominated the global sport for so long, and try to answer why the heavyweight belt has shifted so rapidly away from the United States over the last decades. Beston weaves the tales of each fighter’s life together to create a larger tapestry of the evolution of boxing over the late 19th and 20th centuries, which gives an insight to boxing’s cultural significance in American history. James Robinson is a PhD Candidate in the History Department at Northeastern University. He studies international sports history, and US in the world, with an emphasis on urban history and social movement history. He is working on his dissertation about American radicals in the interwar period who used sports as organizing tools. He can reached at robinson.jame@husky.neu.edu. For more information, visit jameswjrobinson.net Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

City Journal managing editor Paul Beston joins Matthew Hennessey to discuss Paul's new book, The Boxing Kings: When American Heavyweights Ruled the Ring. For much of the twentieth century, boxing was one of the country's most popular sports. Even long after the sport's heyday, the men who dominated the ring still hold a place in American culture. The Boxing Kings chronicles the history of the heavyweight championship in the United States, from 1882 to 2002, examining the lives and careers of 34 champions, with special emphasis on seven legends: John L. Sullivan, Jack Johnson, Jack Dempsey, Joe Louis, Rocky Marciano, Muhammad Ali, and Mike Tyson. Paul Beston is managing editor of City Journal and author of the book, The Boxing Kings: When American Heavyweights Rule the Ring. Matthew Hennessey is associate op-ed editor at the Wall Street Journal and the author of Right Here, Right Now, to be published in 2018 by Encounter Books.

We continue talking with "The Boxing Kings" author Paul Beston and then Craig Silverman and Randy Corporon stop in to talk about their shows this weekend.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Paul Beston talks to us about his book "The Boxing Kings"See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Woodsy opens this week's episode with Paul Beston, author of the book, The Boxing Kings: When American Heavyweights Ruled the Ring. Beston discusses some of the most legendary heavyweights in boxing history including, Jack Dempsey, Mike Tyson, Joe Lewis and Rocky Marciano. Then, Woodsy calls current heavyweight, Jarrell "Big Baby" Miller. Big Baby talks about his November 11th HBO debut on the Jacobs Vs. Arias card, his friendship with boxer Adam Kownacki, and his thoughts on taking a knee with Colin Kaepernick. To round out the episode, Woods talks boxing news with journalist, Steve Kim! Woods and Kim discuss Andre Ward's retirement news...is it a hiatus or a permanent retirement?! The guys also discuss possible reasons behind Danny Jacobs' decision to leave the Wilder Vs. Ortiz undercard on Showtime for the main event on HBO Nov. 11th.  

Author and boxing historian Paul Beston in to talk about the passing of Jake Lamotta and the history of boxingSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Paul Beston joins Steven Malanga to talk about the history of the American high school and making high-quality career training central in today’s high schools. This Ten Blocks episode is the second based on City Journal’s special issue, The Shape of Work to Come. In 1910, less than 20 percent of America’s 15-to-18-year-olds were enrolled in high school. By 1940, that figure had reached nearly 75 percent. The phenomenon became known as the American high school movement, and the impetus for it came from local communities, not from federal, or even state, government. Today, however, high school diplomas poorly prepare students for finding good jobs. Despite automation and competition from overseas, surveys of businesses consistently show that hundreds of thousands of positions in manufacturing firms go unfilled. One thing is abundantly clear: career and technical training in the U.S. hasn’t evolved to keep up with the transformation of the modern economy—and many schools have even slashed funding for vocational education. Paul Beston is managing editor of City Journal and author of the forthcoming book, The Boxing Kings: When American Heavyweights Rule the Ring. His story “When High Schools Shaped America’s Destiny” appeared inCity Journal‘s special issue. Steven Malanga is the George M. Yeager Fellow at the Manhattan Institute and senior editor of City Journal. His story “Vocational Ed, Reborn” also appeared in the special issue.

Craig Silverman sits in for Peter Boyles today. Paul Beston on his book - "The Boxing Kings"See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.