Podcast appearances and mentions of Tom Junod

"A book is not a long magazine article, and it took me a long, long time to understand that, to even understand what it means. It's something that you can say, but you have to live it to understand it," says Tom Junod, author of the memoir In the Days of My Youth I Was Told What It Means to be a Man.Wow, look who visited the digital CNF Pod HQ: It's Tom Junod.Listen, I don't have all day to sing the praises and list the back-of-the-baseball-card details of Tom's illustrious career writing for GQ, Esquire, and ESPN. He's a two-time winner of the National Magazine Award. His piece in Esquire titled The Falling Man is a re-read for many of us around 9/11 and it takes a meditative and reportorial look at the man who had not chosen his fate, but appeared to embrace it. Tom wrote the iconic profile of Fred Rodgers that was turned a movie starring Tom Hanks. In many ways, so much of Tom's work is writing about father figures, which of course brings us to the ultimate: In The Days of My Youth I Was Told What It Means to be a Man, a memoir about his father. It's published by Double Day.Tom can be found on Instagram @tom_junod and on the Facebooks and stuff. Google his work to read wildly ambitious stories from that particularly crazy era that was pre-internet magazine culture. Dude was in a watch ad.In this episode: We talk about that watch ad The Mountain of writing a book The difference between writing a magazine story vs. a book The no nut-graf philosophy Saying yes Telling his life story from the work he does about other lives The one arrow in his quiver How there should be principles in journalism, but no rules Writing beginnings that hint at the ending Writing before referring to notes And combining love and truth telling in his memoirReally an amazing conversation.Promotional support: The 2026 Power of Narrative Conference. Use narrative20 at checkout for 20% off your tuition. Visit combeyond.bu.edu.Order The Front RunnerWelcome to Pitch ClubShow notes: brendanomeara.com

Tom Junod spent more than two decades as one the most celebrated writers in the men's magazine game, winning two National Magazine Awards and penning unforgettable articles about everything from 9/11 to Mister Rogers. Dubbed by Esquire as the man who has "helped teach readers what masculinity looks like in the 21st century," Junod has been considered one of great writers in the magazine's nearly 100-year history, alongside Ernest Hemingway, F. Scott Fitzgerald, and Tom Wolfe. But Junod certainly didn't learn about masculinity from a magazine. Instead he absorbed lessons about manhood imparted by his father Lou, a man who emulated the leading men of 1930s Hollywood and offered a treasure trove of men's-only secrets of success about wearing turtlenecks, making eye contact, and offering a firm handshake. Then Tom learned the details of his father's other secrets, and it reshaped his opinion of what it means to be a good man. Junod is the author of the memoir In The Days Of My Youth I Was Told What It Means To Be A Man, available now wherever you buy books.

Notes and Links to Tom Junod's Work   Tom Junod is an ESPN senior writer who has written some of the most enduring and widely read longform journalism of the last 30 years.    He joined ESPN in 2016 and has specialized in deeply reported stories on subjects ranging from Muhammad Ali's funeral to Tom Brady's desire to play forever. He has been nominated for an Emmy for his work on “The Hero of Goodall Park,” an E60 program on the ancient secrets that were revealed when a car drove on a baseball field in Maine during a Babe Ruth League game in 2018.     In a 2022 piece, “Untold,” he and ESPN investigative reporter Paula Lavigne spent nearly two years uncovering the horrific crimes of Todd Hodne, a  Penn State football player who in the late 1970's terrorized State College PA, and Long Island, NY, as a serial sexual predator.    Before coming to ESPN, Junod wrote for GQ and Esquire, where he won two National Magazine Awards and was a finalist for the award a record 11 times. For Esquire's 75th Anniversary, the editors of the magazine selected his 9/11 story “The Falling Man' as one of the seven top stories in Esquire's history. In 2019, his story on beloved children's TV host Fred Rogers, “Can You Say…Hero?,” served as the basis for the movie “A Beautiful Day in The Neighborhood,” starring Tom Hanks and Matthew Rhys.    His work has been widely anthologized in collections including The Best American Magazine Writing, the Best American Sports Writing, the Best American Political Writing, the Best American Crime Writing, and the Best American Food Writing. Buy In the Days of My Youth I Was Told What It Means to be a Man   Esquire: “Mr Rogers Changed Tom Junod's Life. Here's the True Story Behind A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood   Esquire Magazine: “Can You Say…Hero” Article about Fred Rogers   New York Times Review: “Tom Junod Would Like to Tell You about His Father”   “My Father's Fashion Tips”-1996 GQ Article   “Untold”: 2023 Article from ESPN Regarding Penn State and Todd Hodne At about 1:00, Tom talks about his night and days leading up to Pub Day, and the sometimes-arbitrary nature of publishing and Pub Day At about 3:00, Tom talks about his upcoming book tour/events At about 4:15, Tom highlights the greatness and importance of Amy Wallace and her work, an upcoming conversation partner for him At about 6:30, Pete is highly complimentary-joining thousands and ten of thousands of fans-of Tom's legendary “The Falling Man” article   At about 7:05, Tom responds to Pete's questions about the ways in which Jerry Sandusky haunts Tom and Paula Lavigne's master class in journalism, “ ” At about 12:00, Tom expands on how the article about Todd Hodne pointed out the lies and hypocrisy regarding Joe Paterno and Penn State  At about 13:35, Tom responds to Pete's questions about the seeds for In the Days of My Youth I Was Told What It Means to be a Man; he emphasizes the importance of a 1996 GQ article  At about 17:30, Pete brings up some intriguing quotes in making some connections between Lorenzo Carcaterra's A Safe Place and Tom's memoir At about 18:30, Tom highlights the classic portrait of her father for the GQ article by Marion Ettlinger (also featured in the book), and talks about his father's essence being captured  At about 20:20, Tom responds to Pete asking about his father Lou as a distinctive type of “man's man” At about 25:00, Tom talks about his dad as “Italian-adjacent” At about 26:30, Tom discusses the two funeral services held for his father, and how “having the last word” in dealing with his father led to him becoming a writer  At about 30:50, Tom highlights a stunning eulogy from a former lover of his father  At about 32:10, Tom responds to Pete's questions about balancing his father's behaviors in his mind and in his feelings towards him; Tom emphasizes the “suspicions” about his father that he harbored for decades about his father  At about 36:50, Tom talks about love “unlocking” so much for his writing of the book, including his father but also his wife, his mother, his siblings, his aunts, etc. At about 38:55, Tom reflects on ideas of grace and scrutiny involving his father, his paternal grandmother, and their life histories  At about 42:35, Tom responds to Pete's question about how his life with his father has affected him as a father         You can now subscribe to the podcast on Apple Podcasts, and leave me a five-star review. You can also ask for the podcast by name using Alexa, and find the pod on Stitcher, Spotify, and on Amazon Music. Follow Pete on IG, where he is @chillsatwillpodcast, or on Twitter, where he is @chillsatwillpo1. You can watch other episodes on YouTube-watch and subscribe to The Chills at Will Podcast Channel. Please subscribe to both the YouTube Channel and the podcast while you're checking out this episode.       Pete is very excited to have one or two podcast episodes per month featured on the website of Chicago Review of Books. The audio will be posted, along with a written interview culled from the audio. His conversation with Jeff Pearlman, a recent guest, is up now at Chicago Review.     Sign up now for The Chills at Will Podcast Patreon: it can be found at patreon.com/chillsatwillpodcastpeterriehl      Check out the page that describes the benefits of a Patreon membership, including cool swag and bonus episodes. Thanks in advance for supporting Pete's one-man show, DIY podcast and extensive reading, research, editing, and promoting to keep this independent podcast pumping out high-quality content!    This month's Patreon bonus episode features an exploration of formative and transformative writing for children, as Pete surveys wonderful writers on their own influences.    Pete has added a $1 a month tier for “Well-Wishers” and Cheerleaders of the Show.     This is a passion project, a DIY operation, and Pete would love for your help in promoting what he's convinced is a unique and spirited look at an often-ignored art form.    The intro song for The Chills at Will Podcast is “Wind Down” (Instrumental Version), and the other song played on this episode was “Hoops” (Instrumental)” by Matt Weidauer, and both songs are used through ArchesAudio.com.     Please tune in for Episode 329 with Grant Ginder Please tune in for Episode 325 with Grant Ginder, the author of the novels Let's Not Do That Again, Honestly, We Meant Well, The People We Hate at the Wedding, Driver's Education, and This is How It Starts, a few of which have been made into movies. His latest is So Old, So Young.     The episode airs on March 13 or 14.    Please go to ceasefiretoday.org, and/or https://act.uscpr.org/a/letaidin to call your congresspeople and demand an end to the forced famine and destruction of Gaza and the Gazan people.    You can also donate at chuffed.org, World Central Kitchen, and so many more, and/or you can contact writer friend Ursula Villarreal-Moura directly or through Pete, as she has direct links with friends in Gaza.

In this episode, I speak with award-winning journalist and author Tom Junod about his memoir, In the Days of My Youth I Was Told What It Means to Be a Man. We explore how cultural expectations shape boys and men, how personal identity evolves over time, and how vulnerability, creativity, and self-awareness can challenge traditional ideas of masculinity. Junod reflects on his upbringing, career, fatherhood, ambition, failure, and emotional growth — offering a deeply personal and thought-provoking look at what it means to become a man on your own terms.

Tom Junod sits down with me to talk about his fatherhood journey. He shares the life lessons he learned from his daughter. We talk about the process of adoption as well. After that we talk about his new book, In the Days of My Youth I Was Told What It Means to Be a Man. Tom shares the inspiration for this book and his relationship with his father. In addition, I ask him about how he looked at fatherhood while writing this book. Plus we talk about his famous interview he did with Fred Rodgers. Lastly, we finish the interview with the Fatherhood Quick Five.  About Tom Junod  Tom Junod is a senior writer for ESPN, where his work has won an Emmy and the Dan Jenkins Medal for Excellence in Sportswriting. He is a two-time winner of the National Magazine Award for Feature Writing and a winner of the James Beard Award for essay writing. Previously, he was a staff writer at GQ and Esquire. The film A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood was based on his article in Esquire. He lives in Atlanta with his wife and daughter. Make sure you follow Tom on Instagram at @tom_junod. Also make sure you pick up his book, In the Days of My Youth I Was Told What It Means to Be a Man wherever you purchase books.  About The Art of Fatherhood Podcast  The Art of Fatherhood Podcast follows the journey of fatherhood. Your host, Art Eddy talks with fantastic dads from all around the world where they share their thoughts on fatherhood. You get a unique perspective on fatherhood from guests like Bob Odenkirk, Hank Azaria, Joe Montana, Kevin Smith, Danny Trejo, Jerry Rice, Jeff Foxworthy, Patrick Warburton, Jeff Kinney, Paul Sun-Hyung Lee, Kyle Busch, Dennis Quaid, Dwight Freeney and many more.

Tom Junod is a journalist who has written for Esquire and GQ and is currently a senior writer at ESPN. He's known for his stellar profiles of Mr. Rogers, Kevin Spacey, and many more. His memoir, In the Days of Youth I Was Told What It Means to Be a Man, is out now. We talk about our travels to Paris for Fashion Week, perpetual publication, the Morgan Freeman of dogs, selling women's handbags in Texas, the terror of your junk mail, the ease of podcasting and the difficulty of writing, the magazine section of supermarkets, the software he uses to write, his shed, and which cocktails his dad drank for each season of the year. instagram.com/tom_junod twitter.com/donetodeath twitter.com/themjeans howlonggone.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Notes and Links to Adolfo Guzman Lopez's Work   Adolfo Guzman-Lopez has been a reporter at LAist 89.3, the Los Angeles NPR affiliate since 2000. He reported and hosted Imperfect Paradise: The Forgotten Revolutionary, a true crime podcast looking into the death in 1994 of Chicano college activist Oscar Gomez. He has reported on L.A. politics, education, art, museums and other topics. His stories have also aired and published nationally on NPR, The Washington Post, and other media. His awards include the LA Press Club's “Radio Journalist of the Year.” He was born in Mexico City, grew up in Tijuana and San Diego, and lives in Long Beach. Buy California Southern: writing from the road, 1992-2025   Listen to Adolfo's “The Forgotten Revolutionary” Podcast Series   KPCC/LAist Article about Adolfo's Visit to Pete's Classroom, 2012   KPCC/Laist OnRamp Article about Adolfo being referenced on The Simpsons At about 2:20, Pete and Adolfo talk about the wonderful experience Adolfo provided for Pete's students during a 2012 class visit At about 5:15, Adolfo recounts great stories and lessons learned (especially “collective voice”) from time with The Taco Shop Poets At about 9:00, Adolfo gives background on growing up in San Diego and Tijuana, "bicultural and bilingual” At about 11:30, Pete and Adolfo reflect on the book as “a road trip book” At about 13:30, Adolfo discusses what he recently learned about earlier family immigrants to the US At about 15:40, the two discuss of National City and San Diego in discussing the wonderful “binaries” that Mike Sonksen compliments in blurbs for the book At about 20:50, Adolfo describes the “sadness” in the writing of Jack Kerouac and connections to ideas of “home” for himself and Kerouac At about 23:10, Pete and Adolfo shout out Tim Hernández and his great work with Mañana Means Heaven At about 24:00, “The Spine of Califas,” the book's first poem, is discussed, and Adolfo discusses the “personification” of the border At about 27:50, Pete highlights the POV and “myriad stories” in a poem about  At about 28:40, Adolfo responds to Pete's questions about poems that focus on the border crossing and questions from immigration authorities  At about 29:40, Adolfo explains a dynamic phrase he uses-”milquetoast bilingualism" and how he played with language, especially with regards to “proper” Spanish and English At about 34:55, Adolfo reads some of his work, meditating on ideas of possessions, tangible and not At about 38:00, The two discuss “SanDiegotijuana” and its “negative definitions” and Adolfo reflects on the “set of feelings” that differ depending on where he is At about 41:00, Adolfo reflects on his “footprints still [being] wet” in San Diego and its implications  At about 43:40, Pete compliments Adolfo's work in tracing the histories, military and not, of San Diego and LA At about 47:00, Adolfo responds to Pete's asking about his poem(s) about Pacific Beach Junior High School  At about 48:55, Adolfo expands on his word play, especially using various permutations of “Sal” and talks about adopting Jewish religious practices and writing about a meaningful story from the Torah At about 53:25, Adolfo responds to Pete's questions about “The Words I've Lost” and ideas of remembered and forgotten language At about 55:45, The two discuss gentrification as a topic in the poetry collections, particularly in San Diego At about 1:00:25, Adolfo recounts the story behind his poem on the opening of the National City Library  At about 1:03:40, ideas of “passing the baton” and transitions between immigrant communities and migrant communities are discussed  At about 1:06:20, Adolfo reads the poem “Prudence” At about 1:07:45, Adolfo talks about writing in response/in honor of Ginsberg and Chicano/a history  At about 1:10:35, Adolfo talks about the Chicano Student Movement, which he covered for his podcast, “The Forgotten Revolutionary” At about 1:11:50, Adolfo talks about continuing various movements, and how he has written a “sequel(s) for “The Movement” poem At about 1:14:00, Adolfo responds to Pete's questions about the term Chicano and its changing meanings At about 1:18:00, Adolfo reflects At about 1:20:30, Adolfo reflects on continuing activism and misogyny within activist circles  At about 1:24:10, Adolfo expands on writing and a changed viewpoint on life after a horrible injury caused by police at a protest At about 1:26:40, Pete shouts out “Those Winter Sundays” in highlighting Adolfo's strong ending with a question At about 1:27:40, Adolfo expands on a poem that highlights the building of the LA Philharmonic  At about 1:31: 30, Pete highlights a favorite poem in the collection, “Trucks” and shares a little Italian bone to pick with Adolfo At about 1:35:15, Pete compares Adolfo's “Trucks” and love for home to Hemingway's “Old Man at the Bridge” At about 1:37:30, Shifra Goldman and her mentorship and activism are referenced, as well as the “Tercera Caida”   At about 1:39:00, Adolfo reflects on dreams and their impact on writing and learning  At about 1:41:10, Adolfo reflects on how he was cognizant of tone at the end of the collection, and he reads “The Treaty” At about 1:43:00, Adolfo shares how he ended “The Treaty” with a reference to the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo      You can now subscribe to the podcast on Apple Podcasts, and leave me a five-star review. You can also ask for the podcast by name using Alexa, and find the pod on Stitcher, Spotify, and on Amazon Music. Follow Pete on IG, where he is @chillsatwillpodcast, or on Twitter, where he is @chillsatwillpo1. You can watch other episodes on YouTube-watch and subscribe to The Chills at Will Podcast Channel. Please subscribe to both the YouTube Channel and the podcast while you're checking out this episode.       Pete is very excited to have one or two podcast episodes per month featured on the website of Chicago Review of Books. The audio will be posted, along with a written interview culled from the audio. His conversation with Jeff Pearlman, a recent guest, is up now at Chicago Review.     Sign up now for The Chills at Will Podcast Patreon: it can be found at patreon.com/chillsatwillpodcastpeterriehl      Check out the page that describes the benefits of a Patreon membership, including cool swag and bonus episodes. Thanks in advance for supporting Pete's one-man show, DIY podcast and extensive reading, research, editing, and promoting to keep this independent podcast pumping out high-quality content!    This month's Patreon bonus episode features an exploration of formative and transformative writing for children, as Pete surveys wonderful writers on their own influences.    Pete has added a $1 a month tier for “Well-Wishers” and Cheerleaders of the Show.     This is a passion project, a DIY operation, and Pete would love for your help in promoting what he's convinced is a unique and spirited look at an often-ignored art form.    The intro song for The Chills at Will Podcast is “Wind Down” (Instrumental Version), and the other song played on this episode was “Hoops” (Instrumental)” by Matt Weidauer, and both songs are used through ArchesAudio.com.     Please tune in for Episode 328 with Tom Junod, ESPN senior writer who has written some of the most enduring and widely read longform journalism of the last 30 years.    He joined ESPN in 2016 and has specialized in deeply reported stories on subjects ranging from Muhammad Ali's funeral to Tom Brady's desire to play forever. He has been nominated for an Emmy for his work on “The Hero of Goodall Park,” an E60 program on the ancient secrets that were revealed when a car drove on a baseball field in Maine during a Babe Ruth League game in 2018.     In a 2022 piece, “Untold,” he and ESPN investigative reporter Paula Lavigne spent nearly two years uncovering the horrific crimes of Todd Hodne, a  Penn State football player who in the late 1970's terrorized State College PA, and Long Island, NY, as a serial sexual predator.    Before coming to ESPN, Junod wrote for GQ and Esquire, where he won two National Magazine Awards and was a finalist for the award a record 11 times. For Esquire's 75th Anniversary, the editors of the magazine selected his 9/11 story “The Falling Man' as one of the seven top stories in Esquire's history. In 2019, his story on beloved children's TV host Fred Rogers, “Can You Say…Hero?,” served as the basis for the movie “A Beautiful Day in The Neighborhood,” starring Tom Hanks and Matthew Rhys.    His work has been widely anthologized in collections including The Best American Magazine Writing, the Best American Sports Writing, the Best American Political Writing, the Best American Crime Writing, and the Best American Food Writing.    The episode airs on March 10 or thereabouts, Pub Day for In the Days of My Youth I Was Told What It Means to Be a Man: A Memoir.    Please go to ceasefiretoday.org, and/or https://act.uscpr.org/a/letaidin to call your congresspeople and demand an end to the forced famine and destruction of Gaza and the Gazan people.

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit andrewsullivan.substack.comMichael is quite simply one of the best nonfiction writers out the planet: a real role model. He's been a contributing writer to the New York Times Magazine since 1987, and he's the bestselling author of many books, including How to Change Your Mind — which I reviewed in 2018 — and its sequel, This Is Your Mind on Plants, which we discussed on the Dishcast in 2021. This week we covered his new book, A World Appears: A Journey Into Consciousness.For two clips of our convo — on the magic of spontaneous thoughts, and the consciousness of kids — head to our YouTube page.Other topics: toasters and other things that don't have consciousness; Thomas Nagel's bat; panpsychism; Francis Crick trying to solve consciousness; the global neuronal workspace theory; how brains are not like computers; AI and consciousness; Proust; James Joyce; Wordsworth and the Romantics; William James and stream of consciousness; Lucy Ellmann's Ducks, Newburyport; words on the tip of your tongue; phenomenology; letting your mind wander; Addison's Walk at Oxford; how smartphones distract from thinking; Trump taking up our headspace; Oakeshott and “the deadliness of doing”; AI and UBI; Allison Gopnik's lantern vs spotlight consciousness; how a child's brain resembles an adult's on psychedelics; ego death; the default mode network; meditation; the flow state of deep reading; the benefits of boredom; habit and ritual; my 10-day silent meditation retreat; the sentience of plants; Buddhism and Matthieu Ricard; the soul; the film Into Great Silence; and the disenchantment of the Enlightenment.Browse the Dishcast archive for an episode you might enjoy. Coming up: Jeffrey Toobin on the pardon power, Derek Thompson on abundance, Matt Goodwin on the earthquake in UK politics, Jonah Goldberg on the state of conservatism, Tom Holland on the Christian roots of liberalism, Tiffany Jenkins on privacy, Adrian Wooldridge on “the lost genius of liberalism,” Tom Junod on his memoir and masculinity, and Kathryn Paige Harden on the genetics of vice and virtue. As always, please send any guest recs, dissents, and other comments to dish@andrewsullivan.com.

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Tom Junod is famous for writing essays that have defined both people and events. He wrote a piece called "The Falling Man" for Esquire, which is the canonical piece about 9/11. Later on, he wrote the iconic "Can You Say...Hero?" about Fred Rogers, also for Esquire. What's unique about this conversation is that it's both practical and deep, but it all comes to a head at the end. In this climax, we get to talk about his bookshelf, and it fast becomes one of my favorite things that's ever happened on How I Write. Enjoy! About the host Hey! I'm David Perell and I'm a writer, teacher, and podcaster. I believe writing online is one of the biggest opportunities in the world today. For the first time in human history, everybody can freely share their ideas with a global audience. I seek to help as many people publish their writing online as possible. Follow me Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/how-i-write/id1700171470 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@DavidPerellChannel Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2DjMSboniFAeGA8v9NpoPv X: https://x.com/david_perell Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Notes and Links to Wright Thompson's Work       Widely regarded as one of the nation's leading sports journalists, Wright Thompson is a senior writer for ESPN, an Emmy Award-winning reporter, and the executive producer of the TV show TrueSouth. He is the author of several bestselling books including Pappyland, about the storied whiskey distillery, and, most recently, The Barn: The Secret History of a Murder in Mississippi, a New York Times bestseller that confronts the haunting legacy of Emmett Till's killing.    A Mississippi native, Thompson is at heart a southern storyteller who believes that understanding the place one lives is both an obligation and an act of love. By exploring foodways, beliefs, identities, and histories—both remembered and forgotten—he seeks to reveal the truths of the region he calls home.   Buy The Barn: The Secret History of a Murder in Mississippi   Wright Thompson's Website   Book Review for The Barn from Washington Post   At about 1:45, Wright talks about the paperback release of The Barn and feedback on the book as “resonat[ing] with readers” in an “urgent” way At about 4:10, Wright responds back to Pete's questions about what connections he sees between the events of The Barn and contemporary politics and culture At about 7:00, The two reflect on and Wright highlights the open-casket funeral  At about 8:10, Wright responds to Pete's questions about the biased/blind books that he was exposed to in his Mississippi schooling; he also highlights North Towards Home and Faulkner's Absalom, Absalom as his favorite book of all-time   the accusation is always the confession At about 10:30, Wright asks Pete about books/writers that his guests have consistently hailed as the best; Pete is unsure, but thinks right away of Toni Morrison At about 11:50, Wright shouts out Ian Toll as a favorite writer At about 12:10, Wright speaks on the best barbecue, highlighting Scott's-Parker in Lexington, TN At about 14:30, Pete notes the myriad connections between Mississippi/Southern/cotton economy and so many disparate parts of the country and world; Wright expands upon international connections and the need to “go back across the ocean” to fully understand the events of the book and so much more history At about 17:30, the two discuss the “incredible” Gloria Dickerson and her incredible work in Drew, MS, a “stripped” town ruined by economic chains At about 19:15, Pete notes his close connection to Christopher Rufo, and Wright envisions a conversation with him and others railing against “Wokeism” about differences in Black history and CRT  At about 21:55, Wright discusses the “entry point” for The Barn, an article  At about 23:00, Wright discusses an incredible connection between Avery Bradley and Chamillionaire and highlights  At about 24:00, Wright talks of his reverence for Sam Anderson, especially his work regarding Weird Al Yankovic  At about 25:05, Wright responds to Pete's question regarding Frank DeFord, Bill Naack, Ric Telander, Gary Smith, Tom Junod, Michael Paternitti The Long Fall of Flight 111  At about 26:10, Pete stans Wright's wonderful collection, The Cost of These Dreams, an incredible anthology focusing on top-tier athletes At about 27:05, Pete traces the book's beginning, with Willie Reed seeing Emmett Till in his killers' truck and Pete asks Wright about the titular barn and its standing as a living being in 2025 At about 29:50, Wright responds to Pete's questions about the impunity with which white people terrorized Black people in Mississippi; he talks about a “moral test”  At about 33:35, Wright highlights family members who passed and failed the aforementioned “moral test” and ideas of all Mississippians being bound together  At about 35:30, Wright talks about history as being weaponized in recent years, versus something to be analyzed/examined with its “disparate datapoints” At about 36:40, Wright points to connections between Chicago and the Mississippi Delta At about 37:25, Wright talks about tracing the intimate last days of Emmett Till, and Keith Beauchamp's and Jerry Mitchell's intrepid work that inspired and lifted his own At about 40:40, Wright responds to Pete's question about ideas  At about 42:40, Wright discusses the “death penalty” that Roy Bryant and J.W. Milam suffered after their killing of Emmett Till At about 43:45, Pete wonders about the short-term and long-term  At about 44:20, Wright connects “The Lost Cause” of the past and the Mississippi and MAGA movement of today At about 46:35, Wright traces the land history of the grid and lawmaking that led to The Barn becoming the place where Emmett Till was killed At about 49:05, Wright reflects on his attendance at a special White House commemoration  At about 50:15, Wright reflects on Emmett “Bobo” Till and how he is “not a symbol” to those eight-12 people still alive who remember him as he was  At about 51:45, Wright highlights how Mamie Till “rose to the occasion” and was such an incredible civil-rights icon and hero      You can now subscribe to the podcast on Apple Podcasts, and leave me a five-star review. You can also ask for the podcast by name using Alexa, and find the pod on Stitcher, Spotify, and on Amazon Music. Follow Pete on IG, where he is @chillsatwillpodcast, or on Twitter, where he is @chillsatwillpo1. You can watch other episodes on YouTube-watch and subscribe to The Chills at Will Podcast Channel. Please subscribe to both the YouTube Channel and the podcast while you're checking out this episode.       Pete is very excited to have one or two podcast episodes per month featured on the website of Chicago Review of Books. The audio will be posted, along with a written interview culled from the audio. His conversation with Hannah Pittard, a recent guest, is up at Chicago Review.     Sign up now for The Chills at Will Podcast Patreon: it can be found at patreon.com/chillsatwillpodcastpeterriehl      Check out the page that describes the benefits of a Patreon membership, including cool swag and bonus episodes. Thanks in advance for supporting Pete's one-man show, DIY podcast and extensive reading, research, editing, and promoting to keep this independent podcast pumping out high-quality content! This month's Patreon bonus episode features an exploration of flawed characters, protagonists who are too real in their actions, and horror and noir as being where so much good and realistic writing takes place. Pete has added a $1 a month tier for “Well-Wishers” and Cheerleaders of the Show.     This is a passion project, a DIY operation, and Pete would love for your help in promoting what he's convinced is a unique and spirited look at an often-ignored art form.    The intro song for The Chills at Will Podcast is “Wind Down” (Instrumental Version), and the other song played on this episode was “Hoops” (Instrumental)” by Matt Weidauer, and both songs are used through ArchesAudio.com.    Please tune in for Episode 296 with Ursula Villarreal-Moura, the author of Math for the Self-Crippling (2022), selected by Zinzi Clemmons as the Gold Line Press fiction contest winner, and Like Happiness, named a Best Book of 2024 by NPR    Please go to ceasefiretoday.org, and/or https://act.uscpr.org/a/letaidin to call your congresspeople and demand an end to the forced famine and destruction of Gaza and the Gazan people.

During the Trump presidency, #TheResistance had a powerful figurehead, and his name was (the late) Mr. Rogers. We discuss the Tom Hanks-led #nicecore landmark A BEAUTIFUL DAY IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD (2019), the strengths and limitations of Fred Rogers as a Trump-era political symbol, and what this movie fails to understand about him. PLUS: What's eating David Frum about the recent Mexican election?"Can You Say... 'Hero'?" by Tom Junod - https://www.neighborhoodarchive.com/publications/press/esquire/index.html"How Liberalism Betrayed the Enlightenment and Lost Its Soul" by Michael Brenes - https://jacobin.com/2024/05/cold-war-liberalism-moyn-reviewMr. Rogers at the Emmys - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Upm9LnuCBUM&ab_channel=TheEmmyAwardsMichael and Us is a podcast about political cinema and our crumbling world hosted by Will Sloan and Luke Savage. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

During the Trump presidency, #TheResistance had a powerful figurehead, and his name was (the late) Mr. Rogers. We discuss the Tom Hanks-led #nicecore landmark A BEAUTIFUL DAY IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD (2019), the strengths and limitations of Fred Rogers as a Trump-era political symbol, and what this movie fails to understand about him. PLUS: What's eating David Frum about the recent Mexican election? Join us on Patreon for an extra episode every week - https://www.patreon.com/michaelandus "Can You Say... 'Hero'?" by Tom Junod - https://www.neighborhoodarchive.com/publications/press/esquire/index.html "How Liberalism Betrayed the Enlightenment and Lost Its Soul" by Michael Brenes - https://jacobin.com/2024/05/cold-war-liberalism-moyn-review Mr. Rogers at the Emmys - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Upm9LnuCBUM&ab_channel=TheEmmyAwards

[This blog will always be free to read, but it's also how I pay my bills. If you have suggestions or feedback on how I can earn your paid subscription, shoot me an email: cmclymer@gmail.com. And yes, I am available for speaking engagements.]Good morning, folks!It's that time again. Here are five positive things that'll hopefully make you smile, make you laugh, and make you think. And in case you missed it, check out last week's edition.1. Tom Junod's 1998 Esquire Profile of Fred RogersI'm going way back for this one because it's so damn good. In 1968, Rev. Fred Rogers, better known as Mister Rogers, launched his iconic program Mister Rogers' Neighborhood, which ran for 33 seasons and captured the hearts of several generations along the way. Five years before his death, he was covered by journalist Tom Junod for Esquire in what is widely considered one of the best celebrity profiles ever written. Every now and again, I go back and read it and marvel at Mister Roger's approach to life and the gorgeous and moving way in which Junod captures it on the page. It's the kind of piece that dares you to have a bit more faith in humanity, my favorite genre. It was also the basis for the 2019 feature film A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood, starring Tom Hanks.2. David Mack's Interview With a Disgruntled Oompa LoompaA few weeks ago, a disastrous “Willy Wonka chocolate factory experience” in Glasgow, Scotland went viral for being, hands down, one of the funniest and most intriguing public failures in recent memory. It was so bad that the whole thing was shut down within hours of opening after pissed off parents called the police and demanded refunds. This may sound pretty negative, but trust me: it's definitely the laugh you need. David Mack of Vulture landed an exclusive interview with Kirsty Paterson, a very poorly paid actor who played an Oompa Loompa and went viral for an iconic photo of her agonizing role in the production. 3. WaPo Columnist Monica Hesse Takes On Sen. Kyrsten Sinema's BrandSo, I have a cardinal rule that I follow pretty zealously: I don't mock or criticize anyone's personal appearance, even people I may find particularly unsavory, because how someone looks is, I believe, immaterial to their character. If someone sucks as a human being, aren't there valid reasons to criticize them without resorting to personal appearance? That said, I also don't like hypocrisy, and Sen. Kyrsten Sinema, the retiring senior senator from Arizona, has a fairly solid claim to the Biggest Hypocrite on Capitol Hill. Part of that hypocrisy is the way in which she intentionally uses clothing to code as an open and enlightened elected official while holding political positions that are anything but open and enlightened. It's quite a frustrating dynamic, and fortunately, Washington Post columnist Monica Hesse has delivered a humorous nugget of an essay getting to the heart of the matter.4. Saturday Night Live + ScarJo Brilliantly Parody Sen. Katie BrittThis past week, Pres. Biden delivered his State of the Union address to considerable praise from journalists and voters alike. The GOP response was delivered by Sen. Katie Britt of Alabama, and it kinda did the exact opposite. Not only was it widely panned across the political spectrum—Republican politicos called it a “disaster”—but it was revealed the next day by reporter Jonathan M. Katz that Sen. Britt had blatantly lied about a key anecdote involving the horrific trauma experienced by a migrant woman. Pretty nasty business. Fortunately, Saturday Night Live tapped Scarlett Johansson for a hilarious cold open parody of Sen. Britt's response. It may not be close to the consequences the Senator deserves for her exploitative and cruel nonsense, but it'll make you laugh. 5. Ryan Gosling Steals the Show at Last Night's OscarsThis year's edition of the Academy Awards was pretty damn good. From host Jimmy Kimmel nailing Trump with a particularly biting zinger to Billie Eilish delivering an exquisite live performance of “What Was I Made For?” to John Cena appearing in nothing but Birkenstocks and a placard onstage, there was fun for everyone. But it was Ryan Gosling's phenomenal performance of “I'm Just Ken” that broke the internet, proving that, once again, there is seemingly nothing Ryan Gosling can't do that won't make you root for him. Charlotte's Web Thoughts is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. Get full access to Charlotte's Web Thoughts at charlotteclymer.substack.com/subscribe

Frank Gore Sr. ran for exactly 16,000 yards in his prolific 16 year career in the NFL. Most likely, that longevity and endurance will never be replicated again, meaning Gore is more than worthy of the title, “The Last Running Back”. As the running backs' role in the NFL has dramatically shifted over the years, the Frank Gore archetype is fading into history. With his son Frank Gore Jr.'s impending selection in this year's NFL draft, has the game changed too much for him to pass down everything he knows? Today, Tom Junod joins the show to explain Frank Gore Sr.'s legacy, and how he plans to pass the baton to the next generation. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Born Ricky D. Mitchell in Berkeley, CA in 1956, Imam Zaid Shakir converted to Islam in 1977 while serving in the United States Air Force. He studied the religion of Islam extensively, and today is popularly regarded as “America's Imam,” and one of the most prominent Muslim preachers alive. Imam Zaid was Muhammad Ali's spiritual leader, guide, and dear friend, and was whispering prayers into his ear in his hospital room when he passed away. Per Ali's prior request, he led his funeral prayer and presided over his memorial service. Among other achievements and accolades, he is also the co-founder of Zaytuna College (a private Islamic liberal arts college). He publishes regularly on contemporary issues and matters of public interest and debate, both as a private scholar and public intellectual. This episode is a rare gem, full of wisdom, insight, and timeless advice for the sincere seeker of truth. Guest: Imam Zaid ShakirMore Info:Article: “The Greatest, At Rest,” by Tom JunodLink: https://www.espn.com/espn/feature/story/_/id/19409912/the-planning-muhammad-ali-funeral Websites:https://zaytuna.edu/academics/faculty/zaid-shakir https://www.newislamicdirections.com/new_nid/about/ ORIGINAL AUDIO PRODUCTION, MUSIC & SOUND DESIGN BY SALTExecutive Produced by Mo Amer, Azhar Usman, Noah Gersh, Jamie Schefman, Nick Panama, Kenzi WilburHead of Creative: Jordan Galvan Head of Production: Liz LeMayHead of Post Production: Robert AdlerProducers: Imran Ali Malik & Aaron Kennedy Supervising Producers: Allie Strobel & Alice BearnPost Production Supervisor: Aly HonoréPost Production Coordinator: Jax Raffle Edited by: Geoffrey Mutchnik and Aaron Kennedy Sound Design and Music by: Matthew ChilelliMixed by: Aaron Kennedy Recorded by Aaron Kennedy, Zack Djurich and Mario Borgatta Guest Booking by Drive Entertainment and Hager EldaasAdditional music courtesy of Extreme Music.Joking Not Joking is a Luminary Original, and a co-production between SALT, Legally Homeless, Inc., and Numinous Company, Inc.

Is there an interview subject so humble even God can't get them to talk about themself? Mister Rodgers is as close as it gets, and yet Tom Junod's 1998 profile is a masterclass turned into an equally ambitious film. Red Scott and Maggie Tokuda-Hall are back to talk the Tom Junod Esquire profile, Can You Say...“Hero”?, and 2019's A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood Directed by Marielle Heller. You can read the 1998 Tom Junod profile of Mister Rodgers, Can You Say.. “Hero”?, here. Order Maggie's newest book, The Siren, the Song, and the Spy If you like us, you'll also enjoy: Following the pod on instagram: https://www.instagram.com/failuretoadaptpodcast/ Following the pod on X: https://x.com/FailureAdapt Supporting Failure to Adapt on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/FailureToAdaptPodcast

Remembering the 22nd Anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks. The story of Rick Rescorla. We're joined by John Dombroski, founder and president of Grand Canyon Planning. Tom Junod's September 2003 piece in Esquire, "The Falling Man." A history of the term islamofacsism. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This movie has too many things to be shared about. Inspired by a small article written by Tom Junod, this has turned out to be one of the classical movies of Hollywood. Driven with the best performance by Tom Hanks, this is the story of a journalist whose life changes completely with an interview. Here is a classical review of the movie by P.Jyothi as a part of TAL Classics aimed to introduce the best of world movies. Host: P.Jyothi

It's 2007, and celebrities are in a tailspin. Amid the jail-time, rehab and head-shaving,  Angelina Jolie is intent on saving the world — with a very famous man by her side. In this profile-novel, Tom Junod meets a young Angelina two years after 'Mr. & Mrs. Smith' to offer his perspective on the world's most beautiful woman and the culture "dangerously besotted" with her.Subscribe to our Patreon HEREFollow us on Instagram HEREFollow us on Tiktok HEREFollow Beatrice HEREFollow Ivana HERE

We've collected our favorite episodes of 2022 into one playlist, to help ensure you didn't miss any of our best stories from this past year. And on today's show, we're republishing one of those episodes, which originally ran on September 30, 2022: The story of Betsy Sailor and Irv Pankey is unlike any you've heard before. It's a story that, for years, was shrouded in darkness, tied inextricably to the unspeakable crimes of a former Penn State football player named Todd Hodne. ESPN's Tom Junod and Paula Lavigne first brought Hodne's horrific crimes to light this spring in their meticulously reported feature “Untold.” But in the midst of their reporting, they stumbled onto another, completely opposite story. A story of compassion, friendship, and ultimately, 40 years later…love. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The story of Betsy Sailor and Irv Pankey is unlike any you've heard before. It's a story that, for years, was shrouded in darkness, tied inextricably to the unspeakable crimes of a former Penn State football player named Todd Hodne. ESPN's Tom Junod and Paula Lavigne first brought Hodne's horrific crimes to light this spring in their meticulously reported feature “Untold.” But in the midst of their reporting, they stumbled onto another, completely opposite story. A story of compassion, friendship, and ultimately, 40 years later…love. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episode, I speak with Rick Lee James. Rick Lee James is a worship leader, singer and songwriter, speaker, author, and podcast host with over two decades of experience in ministry. In 2021 he enrolled as a graduate student at Loyola University and in 2022 began his clinical pastoral education working for Kettering Health, as an intern hospital chaplain, and as of August 2022, accepted a residency. Over the years Rick has used music to share the gospel in numerous venues from the National Worship Leader Conference to the world famous Ryman Auditorium. As host of the podcast “Voices In My Head” Rick has worked with Jason Gray, Andrew Peterson, Sara Groves, Paul Baloche, All Sons and Daughters, Michael Card, Brian Zahnd, Tripp York, Brothers McClurg, Brett McCracken, Ian Morgan Cron, Steven Tobolowsky, Walter Brueggemann and many more. Rick also created and curates the popular Twitter account @MisterRogersSay where he daily posts quotes from Fred Rogers. As an outgrowth of the popularity of the Twitter account, Rick also created and hosts the podcast Welcome To The Neighborhood: A Mister Rogers Tribute Podcast where he has welcomed guests such as Tom Junod, François (Officer) Clemmons, David Newell (Mr. McFeely), Joe (Handyman) Negri, Jon Secada, Jaci Velasquez, Tom Bergeron, Lee Greenwood, and more. In this episode we explore: Why Mister Rogers is important for us today Mister Rogers and the humanistic psychology of Carl Rogers The importance of authentic presence and listening Matthew 25 and its application to chaplaincy Death Emotionally healthy masculinity And more! Website: https://www.rickleejames.com

Best Pick with John Dorney, Jessica Regan, Tom Salinsky and special guest Gabriella Geisinger Episode 225: A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood Released 27 July 2022 For this episode, we were joined by the Deputy Movies Editor of Digital Spy Gabriella Geisinger who brought us the 2019 film A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood which tells the story of a lightly-fictionalised journalist played by Matthew Rhys meeting real life living legend of children's television Fred Rogers, played by Tom Hanks. The script was by Micah Fitzerman-Blue and Noah Harpster, based on the Esquire article by Tom Junod and it was directed by Marielle Heller. It was nominated for a single Academy Award, Best Actor for Hanks, but he was defeated by Joaquin Phoenix. https://twitter.com/gmgeisinger https://www.digitalspy.com Tex Richman extended https://youtu.be/I8lyQhTU--0 Kukla, Fran and Ollie https://youtu.be/LwjYb5xhGuU Duolingo for Talking to Children https://youtu.be/qsEsgp3H7CU Fred Rogers testifies to Congress https://youtu.be/fKy7ljRr0AA BEST PICK – the book is out now from all the usual places, including… From the publisher https://tinyurl.com/best-pick-book-rowman UK Amazon https://amzn.to/3zFNATI US Amazon https://www.amzn.com/1538163101 UK bookstore https://www.waterstones.com/book/9781538163108 US bookstore https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/best-pick-john-dorney/1139956434 Audio book https://www.audible.co.uk/pd/Best-Pick-Audiobook/B09SBMX1V4 To send in your questions, comments, thoughts and ideas, you can join our Facebook group, Tweet us on @bestpickpod or email us on bestpickpod@gmail.com. You can also Tweet us individually, @MrJohnDorney, @ItsJessRegan or @TomSalinsky. You should also visit our website at https://bestpickpod.com and sign up to our mailing list to get notified as soon as a new episode is released. Just follow this link: http://eepurl.com/dbHO3n. If you enjoy this podcast and you'd like to help us to continue to make it, you can now support us on Patreon for as little as £2.50 per month. Thanks go to all of the following lovely people who have already done that. Alex Frith, Alex Wilson, Alison Sandy, Amanda Grey, Andrew Jex, Andrew Straw, Ann Blake, Anna Barker, Anna Coombs, Anna Elizabeth Rawles, Anna Joerschke, Annmarie Gray, Anthea Murray, Ben Squires, Carlos Cajilig, Caroline Moyes Matheou, Cathal McGuire, Catherine Jewkes, Charlotte, Charlotte M, Craig Boutlis, Daina Aspin, Dave Kloc, David Gillespie, Della, Drew Milloy, Drogo Danderfluff, Elis Bebb, Elizabeth McClees, Esther de Lange, Evelyne Oechslin, Fiona, Flora, frieMo, Gavin Brown, Helen Cousins, Helle Rasmussen, Henry Bushell, Jane Coulson, Joel Aarons, Jonquil Coy, Joy Wilkinson, Judi Cox, Julie Dirksen, Kate Butler, Kath, Katy Espie, Kurt Scillitoe, Lawson Howling, Lewis Owen, Linda Lengle, Lisa Gillespie, Lucinda Baron von Parker, Mary Traynor, Matheus Mocelin Carvalho, Matt Price, Michael Walker, Mike Evans, Pat O'Shea, Peter, Rebecca O'Dwyer, Richard Ewart, Robert Heath, Robert Orzalli, Sally Grant, Sam Elliott, Sharon Colley, Simon Ash, Sladjana Ivanis, Tim Gowen, Tom Stockton, Wayne Wilcox, Zarah Daniel.

Tom Junod, Wednesday Works Underwritten by https://robertjamessalon.prstaging2.com/ (Robert James Salon) Journalist Tom Junod, whose Esquire article on Fred Rogers inspired the Tom Hanks film, “A Beautiful Day in The Neighborhood,” joins Gianna Volpe on-air during the penultimate morning of WLIW-FM's Community Matching Gift Challenge. All donations made to https://www.wliw.org/support/donation/wliwfm/ (WLIWFM.org) or by phone at 800-262-0717 are matched dollar-for-dollar up to $50,000 thanks to WLIW's board of trustees. Diane Masciale, Wednesday Wisdom Underwritten by https://www.ltveh.org/ (LTV Studios) General manager of WLIW-FM, Diane Masciale, joins Gianna Volpe on-air to discuss the importance of public media.

Acclaimed long-form writer Tom Junod takes us behind “Untold,” the massive, 30,000-word immersive story of ‘the most dangerous player in the history of college football' recently released by ESPN Magazine. ESPN senior writer Tom Junod has written some of the most enduring and widely read longform journalism of the last 30 years. He joined ESPN in 2016 and has specialized in deeply reported stories on subjects ranging from Muhammad Ali's funeral to Tom Brady's desire to play forever. He has been nominated for an Emmy for his work on “The Hero of Goodall Park,” an E60 Film on the ancient secrets that were revealed when a car drove on a baseball field in Maine during a Babe Ruth League game in 2018. In his most recent story for ESPN, “Untold,” he and ESPN investigative reporter Paula Lavigne spent nearly two years uncovering the horrifiic crimes of Todd Hodne, a Penn State football player who in the late 1970s terrorized State College PA and Long Island NY as a serial sexual predator. Before coming to ESPN, Junod wrote for GQ and Esquire, where he won two National Magazine Awards and was a finalist for the award a record 11 times. For Esquire's 75th Anniversary, the editors of the magazine selected his 9/11 story “The Falling Man' as one of the seven top stories in Esquire's history. in 2019, his story on beloved children's TV host Fred Rogers, “Can You Say…Hero?,” served as the basis for the movie “A Beautiful Day in The Neighborhood,” starring Tom Hanks and Matthew Rhys. His work has been widely anthologized in collections including The Best American Magazine Writing, the Best American Sports Writing, the Best American Political Writing, the Best American Crime Writing, and the Best American Food Writing. He has also written for The Atlantic.  Junod has won a James Beard Award for an essay about his mother's cooking, and is working on a memoir about his father for Doubleday. Born and raised on Long Island, he lives in Marietta, GA with his wife Janet, his daughter Nia and his pit bull Dexter. Hosted by Jaci Clement, CEO and Executive Director, Fair Media Council. FMC Fast Chat is the podcast of the Fair Media Council. www.fairmediacouncil.org Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Acclaimed long-form writer Tom Junod takes us behind “Untold,” the massive, 30,000-word immersive story of ‘the most dangerous player in the history of college football' recently released by ESPN Magazine. ESPN senior writer Tom Junod has written some of the most enduring and widely read longform journalism of the last 30 years. He joined ESPN in 2016 and has specialized in deeply reported stories on subjects ranging from Muhammad Ali's funeral to Tom Brady's desire to play forever. He has been nominated for an Emmy for his work on “The Hero of Goodall Park,” an E60 Film on the ancient secrets that were revealed when a car drove on a baseball field in Maine during a Babe Ruth League game in 2018. In his most recent story for ESPN, “Untold,” he and ESPN investigative reporter Paula Lavigne spent nearly two years uncovering the horrifiic crimes of Todd Hodne, a Penn State football player who in the late 1970s terrorized State College PA and Long Island NY as a serial sexual predator. Before coming to ESPN, Junod wrote for GQ and Esquire, where he won two National Magazine Awards and was a finalist for the award a record 11 times. For Esquire's 75th Anniversary, the editors of the magazine selected his 9/11 story “The Falling Man' as one of the seven top stories in Esquire's history. in 2019, his story on beloved children's TV host Fred Rogers, “Can You Say…Hero?,” served as the basis for the movie “A Beautiful Day in The Neighborhood,” starring Tom Hanks and Matthew Rhys. His work has been widely anthologized in collections including The Best American Magazine Writing, the Best American Sports Writing, the Best American Political Writing, the Best American Crime Writing, and the Best American Food Writing. He has also written for The Atlantic.  Junod has won a James Beard Award for an essay about his mother's cooking, and is working on a memoir about his father for Doubleday. Born and raised on Long Island, he lives in Marietta, GA with his wife Janet, his daughter Nia and his pit bull Dexter. Hosted by Jaci Clement, CEO and Executive Director, Fair Media Council. FMC Fast Chat is the podcast of the Fair Media Council. www.fairmediacouncil.org Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A forensic psychologist says Amber Heard has borderline personality disorder, and Nancy and Sarah diagnose social media with the same. Also on the docket: Johnny Depp's blind spot on drinking + the possible decline of political correctness + the mediocrity of journalist Margaret Sullivan versus the greatness of journalist Tom Junod + a gripping piece on sexual violence at Penn State + the invisible strings of Twitter come for Nancy, but never forget the real star of every episode is YOU, dear listener.EPISODE NOTESThe Price Is Right: Big Wheel, big money.The celebrity that Sarah most closely resembles (spacesuit optional).Nick Wallis on Depp v. Heard: Twitter - YouTubeDonald McNeil Jr. on the changing of the guard at the NYT“Political Correctness is Losing,” by Jonathan Chait (New York magazine)“The Year We Broke the Internet” by Luke O'Neil (Esquire)What Michael Caine and Will Sampson of “One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest” (and Nancy's late father-in-law) have in common“No Exit Plan: The Lies and Follies of Laura Albert, a.k.a. JT Leroy,” by Nancy Rommelmann (LA Weekly)“The Survivor: Running to Find Peace After Unthinkable Tragedy,” by Sarah Hepola (Runner's World)“Untold,” by Tom Junod and Paula Lavigne (ESPN)Sarah: “Nancy, you've been shadow-banned!” Nancy: “What's that?”Outro song: “Sleeper Awake” by Kelly Hogan This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit smokeempodcast.substack.com/subscribe

***Content Warning: This episode contains descriptions sexual violence.** In this episode, Jessica Luther speaks with ESPN reporters Paula Lavigne and Tom Junod about Untold, their recent feature that dives deep into a Penn State football player who terrorized women in State College, PA and near his home in Long Island, NY in the late 1970s. We talked about how they came to this story, why it was important to tell four decades after the fact, the complications of memory, the long lasting effects of trauma, and what, if anything, is different now than in 1979. This episode was produced by Tressa Versteeg. Shelby Weldon is our social media and website specialist. Burn It All Down is part of the Blue Wire podcast network. For show notes, transcripts, and more info about BIAD, check out our website: www.burnitalldownpod.com To help support the Burn It All Down podcast, please consider becoming a patron: www.patreon.com/burnitalldown For BIAD merchandise: https://www.bonfire.com/store/burn-it-all-down/ Find us on Twitter: twitter.com/BurnItDownPod; Facebook: www.facebook.com/BurnItAllDownPod/; and Instagram: www.instagram.com/burnitalldownpod/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In this episode, Jessica Luther, Amira Rose Davis and Lindsay Gibbs talk NBA Playoffs. But first, the team shares updates on their pets. Then, they discuss the benefits of the play-in format to the NBA playoffs, why they love to see emotion from athletes like Patrick Beverly and the Minnesota Timberwolves, the Celtics' momentum, how Covid-19 is impacting the series and predictions on who is going to win it all. Following this discussion, you'll hear a preview of Jessica's interview with ESPN reporters Paula Lavigne and Tom Junod about their recent story on a Penn State football player who terrorized women in the 1970s. Next, they burn the worst of sports this week on the Burn Pile. Then, they celebrate those making sports better including Torchbearer of the Week Trinity Thomas, NCAA champion in the all-around, bars and floor. They wrap up the show with What's Good in their in their lives and What We're Watching in sports this week. This episode was produced by Tressa Versteeg. Shelby Weldon is our social media and website specialist. Burn It All Down is part of the Blue Wire podcast network. For show notes, transcripts, and more info about BIAD, check out our website: www.burnitalldownpod.com To help support the Burn It All Down podcast, please consider becoming a patron: www.patreon.com/burnitalldown For BIAD merchandise: https://www.bonfire.com/store/burn-it-all-down/ Find us on Twitter: twitter.com/BurnItDownPod; Facebook: www.facebook.com/BurnItAllDownPod/; and Instagram: www.instagram.com/burnitalldownpod/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In this episode, Natalia, Niki, and Neil discuss the ongoing popularity of the true crime genre. Support Past Present on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/pastpresentpodcast Here are some links and references mentioned during this week's show:  When journalist Brendan Koerner took to Twitter to call out a podcast for using his work without attribution, he drew attention to the broader appetite for true crime content. Neil recommended the podcast series Someone Knows Something, and Natalia referred to the “Dead Blondes” season on the podcast You Must Remember This and this Los Angeles Review of Books essay. She also cited an NPR segment about the how podcasters should cover true crime stories.   In our regular closing feature, What's Making History: Natalia recommended Derek Thompson's Atlantic article, “Why American Teens Are So Sad”. Neil shared Tom Junod and Paula Lavigne's ESPN article, “Untold.” Niki discussed the new podcast, Fiasco: The AIDS Crisis.  

Episode 197 of the Sports Media Podcast features two guests — ESPN investigative reporter Paula Lavigne and ESPN senior writer Tom Junod. They are the co-authors of “Untold,” a 30,000-word piece that investigates the horrific actions of Todd Hodne, a former football player and student at Penn State in the late 1970s who was a serial predator and ultimately a murder. The piece took two years to report. In this podcast Lavigne and Junod discuss how they learned of Hodne's story; the reporting process for their piece; how they characterized Penn State's response to their queries; if the piece says something about the silence that happens in college football towns; the incredible strength of Betsy Sailor, and the story of Betsy and Irv Pankey; how they view Joe Paterno after their reporting; the decision to contact Jerry Sandusky; what happens next with the story; the resources ESPN gave them to report; and more. You can subscribe to this podcast on Apple Podcasts, Google Play, Stitcher, and more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

(Note: We're taking a break from the "Belonging to Him" series for the holiday season and will pick back up with Part 2 on January 17th. This week we're returning to sermons John delivered while pastoring a church in Honduras with his 2019 Thanksgiving message.) A heart of thanksgiving and gratitude raises our perspective and reminds us about the good stuff we were missing. Likewise, thanking God for his blessings raises our perspective even higher. But what about when we thank God for those around us? Too many live their lives empty of affirmation and grace. They don't know that God loves them unconditionally, that he wants them to come to him as they are and find healing, restoration, and transformation. For our part, we don't often thank others unless it's earned. But God's grace isn't earned, so when we thank God for others, deserved or not, we're simply passing along what God has given us. Live a life of gratitude. Thank God. Thank God for others. You'll be sharing the Gospel in a miraculous new way.

Tune in for Arthur's thoughts on The Heart Principle by Helen Hoang. Her third #ownvoices contemporary romance stars Anna Sun, a violinist who seeks out a one-night stand after her boyfriend Julian announces that they should try an open relationship before making plans to tie the knot, and Quan Diep, the tattooed and motorcycle-riding cousin of Michael Larsen from the author's debut novel The Kiss Quotient. Initially, Quan seems to fit the bill for a one-night stand, but maybe he's actually qualified for much more…? This episode also includes topics like advocation for better disability representation in media, a recitation of a Frasier scene that showcases the eponymous radio psychiatrist in all his control-freak glory, and the numerous striking similarities between The Heart Principle and The Kiss Quotient—including the fact that Quan, like Michael, is always in Cinnamon Roll Mode. TW: Autistic and caregiver burnout, parental death, implicit mention of suicidal ideation National Suicide Hotline: 1-800-784-2433 Depression Hotline: 1-630-482-9696 Spoilers start at 12:00 The Heart Principle blog review: https://2centscritic.com/2021/09/05/my-2-cents-on-the-heart-principle-by-helen-hoang/ Good Word: Two articles about 9/11 Esquire's “The Falling Man“ by Tom Junod - https://www.esquire.com/news-politics/a48031/the-falling-man-tom-junod/ Sports Illustrated's “Things Are Going to Be Different Now“ by Shaker Samman - https://www.si.com/nba/2021/09/10/muslims-in-sports-after-9-11-daily-cover Reach out at email2centscritic@yahoo.com if you want to recommend things to watch and read, share anecdotes, or just say hello! Be sure to subscribe, rate, and review on iTunes or any of your preferred podcasting platforms! Follow Arthur on Twitter: @arthur_ant18 Follow the podcast on Twitter: @two_centscritic --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/arthur746/message

Twenty years have passed since 9/11. Writers Tom Junod and James B. Stewart stop by to remember and reflect on the events of that day. Bryan talks with Stewart to discuss his 2002 New Yorker piece, "The Real Heroes Are Dead," which follows Rick Rescorla—former soldier, officer, security specialist, and hero who helped save thousands of lives on 9/11—through his love story with his wife, Susan (0:53). Later, Tom Junod stops by to talk through his 2003 Esquire piece that focuses on the infamous picture of "The Falling Man." They discuss how the story came about, why finding the identity of the man in the photo was important, and how the story is received years later (27:40). "The Real Heroes Are Dead" https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2002/02/11/the-real-heroes-are-dead "The Falling Man" https://www.esquire.com/news-politics/a48031/the-falling-man-tom-junod/ Host: Bryan Curtis Guests: James B. Stewart and Tom Junod Associate Producer: Erika Cervantes Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Goodall Park in Sanford, Maine is the type of ballpark that feels like sacred ground. Over its more than 100 years of history, Goodall Park has seen its fair share of iconic baseball moments, including a home run hit by Babe Ruth that locals swear went 700 feet. But in 2018, Goodall Park became famous for something else. During a Babe Ruth League baseball game, a woman drove her car onto the field in the midst of a psychotic episode, and a 68-year-old man, Douglas Parkhurst, was killed while trying to protect the young ballplayers. In the aftermath, Parkhurst was hailed as a savior: that is, until a 50-year-old secret came to light, raising questions about fate, redemption, and what it means to be a hero. Tom Junod joins Mina Kimes to share the incredible story of "The Hero of Goodall Park."

Sam and Mike are back with an all new episode! They discuss the new Netflix comedy, The Lovebirds, starring Issa Rae and Kumail Nanjiani and A Beautiful Day In The Neighborhood, Starring Tom Hanks, Matthew Rhys and Chris Cooper, based on the 1998 Esquire article, "Can you say... Hero?" by Tom Junod and More!

What does kindness and being a better person mean to you? In this Janette's TV episode, shot Live-on-Location at their TIFF red carpet premiere, Janette discovers first-hand from the academy-award winner, actor Tom Hanks (“Fred Rogers”), actor Matthew Rhys (“Lloyd Vogel”) and the rest of the cast and crew of the movie, A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood. This must-see portrayal of Mr. Rogers, directed by Marielle Heller and written by Micah Fitzerman-Blue and Noah Harpster, is inspired by the 1998 article “Can You Say…Hero?” by Tom Junod, published in Esquire Magazine. The film which depicts Lloyd Vogel, a journalist for Esquire who is assigned to profile beloved television icon, Fred Rogers, hits theatres, Friday, November 22nd.

Only on the "CBS This Morning" podcast, co-host Gayle King talks with journalist Tom Junod about his 1998 "Esquire" magazine profile of Fred Rogers, which is now the inspiration for the new movie "A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood" starring Tom Hanks and Matthew Rhys.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Director Marielle Heller and journalist Tom Junod give insight into the production and casting behind "A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood," and how the story went from print to screen, why Tom Hanks was perfect for the role of Mr. Rogers, and the unique set design behind the film. Also - why Fred Rogers makes for a poor protagonist.

Director Marielle Heller and journalist Tom Junod discuss the filmmaking process behind "A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood," Steve Byrne prepares a few one-liner monologue jokes, and Missi Matthews takes attendance for who will and won't be active for Sunday's matchup against the Bengals.

Bonus Episode: A Conversation with Tom JunodThis week we are pleased to bring you a bonus episode in cooperation with Sony Pictures and the new movie "A Beautiful Day In The Neighborhood". This week in the neighborhood we are joined by award winning journalist, and Senior Writer at ESPN, Tom Junod.Tom has written a number of memorable pieces over the years but he is perhaps best known for a profile article he wrote on Fred Rogers for Esquire in 1998 titled, "Can You Say. . . Hero?". That Esquire article serves as the framework of the movie A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood in which Tom Hanks portrays Fred Rogers, and Matthew Rhys portrays Lloyd Vogel, a character loosely based on Junod.The movie opens in theaters everywhere this November.Special Thanks to Tom Junod and Sony Pictures for helping us bring this wonderful conversation to you this week. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit rickleejames.substack.com/subscribe

Josh Levin is joined by Robert Lipsyte to discuss the settlement between the NFL and ex-49ers Colin Kaepernick and Eric Reid. Sean Forman also joins to explain how he built Sports Reference and Tom Junod talks about his article on his father and sports gambling.Colin Kaepernick (3:10): Robert Lipsyte opines on whether Kaepernick or the league emerged victorious and what the next step is for the quarterback.Sports Reference (25:57): Sean Forman's network of sites gets more than 1 billion pageviews per year. He explains how it got started and how it works as a business. Gambling (44:54): Tom Junod details how illegal sports betting helped bring his father to ruin and brought his family closer together.Afterball (60:05): Josh on the pioneering 7-footer Elmore Morgenthaler. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Josh Levin is joined by Robert Lipsyte to discuss the settlement between the NFL and ex-49ers Colin Kaepernick and Eric Reid. Sean Forman also joins to explain how he built Sports Reference and Tom Junod talks about his article on his father and sports gambling.Colin Kaepernick (3:10): Robert Lipsyte opines on whether Kaepernick or the league emerged victorious and what the next step is for the quarterback.Sports Reference (25:57): Sean Forman's network of sites gets more than 1 billion pageviews per year. He explains how it got started and how it works as a business. Gambling (44:54): Tom Junod details how illegal sports betting helped bring his father to ruin and brought his family closer together.Afterball (60:05): Josh on the pioneering 7-footer Elmore Morgenthaler. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Steelers head into Paul Brown Stadium this weekend, the site of Shazier's injury last year, and it just doesn't seem right that a guy like Shazier may never play again, and yet a scumbag like Burfict is getting chance number 9. We have more developing stories when it comes to the AB toddler balcony scenario and Crowley talks about TJ Watt I think. One of Crowley's twitter polls comes into question by the show. Tom Junod, senior writer for ESPN, joins the show to discuss his personal relationship with Pittsburgh legend, the late Fred Rogers.

Our favorite communist Vince Communale joins us to talk about his honeymoon in Hawaii and the final four in the NHL. Tom Junod, senior writer at ESPN joins us to discuss his latest piece on Mike Tomlin. Hottest Take of the day, other crap, and the three stars of the show.

Tom Junod, senior writer at ESPN joins the show to discuss his most recent piece on MIke Tomlin.

If you see an Insect, do you kill it instantly or does it depend on the insect? Follow up question, How do you feel about race relations in America? Tom Junod joins the show to talk about his recent article on Mike Tomlin.

Pat & Aaron Interview ESPN writer Tom Junod

Something a little different today to start. We talked about the business of writing, specifically Esquire's decision to experiment with asking readers to pay for a feature rather than giving it away for free. “The Prophet” by Luke Dittrich and the fact that Esquire was charging for it Scott has been at Esquire since 1997 How do you delineate between what's worth charging for? Tom Junod's three movie star cover story series with Matt Damon, and Leonardo DiCaprio My Rolling Stone subscription and my wall of covers Nate Jackson's book called “Slow Getting Up” about the NFL Nate Jackson's take on Eric Mangini and his reign in Cleveland Willie McGinest and what he would say about Eric Mangini and Romeo Crennel and Bill Belichick Andrew Bynum and the tone of the coverage How can you criticize the Bynum move without the alternative? The Jimmy Haslam story and the continuing coverage The Aaron Hernandez picture taken down in the Pro Football HOF The World Trade Center and the fetishization of tragedy The Indians heading into the all-star break Danny Salazar and his performance in his debut The four foul ball guy and the one in a trillion odds If a guy can catch four foul balls maybe we can all see a championship Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices