1-on-1 with 'Different Dude' Rod Benson

No Dunks

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Comedy, Basketball, Sports

4.9 • 4.8K Ratings

🗓️ 9 March 2024

⏱️ 45 minutes

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On a bonus episode of No Dunks, Skeets goes 1-on-1 with Rod Benson, a professional basketball player turned fine artist, writer, and improv comedian. The two have a wide-ranging conversation about his new book, 'Different Dude,' including the pros and cons of playing ball in Korea, relationships, whether blogging for Yahoo! Sports prevented him from making an NBA roster, and more. -- 🔗 Check out Rod Benson's new book: https://differentdude.com/ 👀 Join our Playback room for League Pass fun: https://www.playback.tv/nodunks 👕 Fix up, look sharp in some new No Dunks merch: https://www.nodunks.com 📈 Subscribe to No Dunks on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@NoDunksInc -- Today's episode of brought to you by: • BetterHelp: Learn to make time for what makes you happy, with BetterHelp. Visit https://www.BetterHelp.com/NODUNKS today to get 10% off your first month • Indochino: Level up your game with Indochino. Go to https://www.Indochino.com and use code NODUNKS to get 10% off any purchase of $399 or more • Shopify: Sign up for a one-dollar-per-month trial period at https://www.SHOPIFY.com/nodunks • Trust & Will: Secure your assets and protect your loved ones with Trust and Will. Get 10% off plus free shipping of your estate plan documents by visiting https://www.trustandwill.com/NODUNKS

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0:00.0	Welcome to the No Dunks podcast series one-on-one.
0:08.5	Today's guest is Rod Benson, an author, artist, comedian, and former professional
0:14.0	basketball player who played D-1 hoops at Cal for a number of D-League teams and overseas
0:20.5	in France, Taiwan, and Korea.
0:23.5	In fact, he's big in Korea.
0:25.8	He probably has that T-shirt.
0:27.8	If the name sounds familiar, you might remember Too Much Rod Benson,
0:32.7	the old blog back in the Yahoo Sports Ball Don't Lie days.
0:37.1	I loved his writing then.
0:39.0	I loved working with him.
0:40.2	And I love his new book,
0:42.0	Different Dude,
0:43.9	where Rod tells some candid and hilarious stories from his career.
0:48.8	So, let's check it up.
0:51.0	I guess winner keeps.
0:52.5	And let's go one-on-one with Rod Benson.
0:57.9	Okay. check it up. I guess winner keeps. And let's go one-on-one with Rod Benson. All right, we are here with Rod Benson. Rod, I really appreciate you jumping on. I want to jump
1:02.7	right into your book, my guy, because different dude starts with you writing, sorry it took so long,
1:09.8	I was busy being an athlete.
1:12.2	So how long has this book idea been percolating and what finally made you write it?
1:19.5	Yeah, it's kind of funny.
1:20.7	You're the first person to ask me that, but really, I never had intention to write a book.
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