Episode 176: Grant Wahl

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Education, Books, Arts, News

4.7 • 1.9K Ratings

🗓️ 20 January 2016

⏱️ 53 minutes

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Summary

Grant Wahl is senior writer at Sports Illustrated and the author of The Beckham Experiment. “I said to Balotelli, ‘I know you’re into President Obama. There’s a decent chance that he might read this story.’ He kind of perked up. I don’t think I was deliberately misleading him. There was a chance!” Thanks to MailChimp, Audible, Feverborn, and Squarespace for sponsoring this week's episode. Show Notes: @GrantWahl Wahl's Sports Illustrated archive Wahl on Longform [4:00] "Hidden Damages" (M.R. O'Conner • The Atavist Magazine • Jan 2015) [19:00] "Home at Last" (William Mack • Sports Illustrated • Mar 1997) [20:00] "Men on a Mission" (Sports Illustrated • Feb 1997) [22:00] "The Odd Coupling" (Sports Illustrated • Oct 1997) [24:00] "Paternity Ward" (Sports Illustrated • May 1998) [27:00] The Beckham Experiment: How the World’s Most Famous Athlete Tried to Conquer America (Three Rivers Press • 2009) [28:00] "The Americanization of David Beckham" (Sports Illustrated • Jul 2007) [34:00] "Mario Balotelli Has a Talent That’s Every Bit as Electric as His Personality" (Sports Illustrated • Aug 2013) [34:00] "Luis Suarez is the Hottest Player on the Planet, But Can He Keep His Cool?" (Sports Illustrated • Jun 2014) [41:00] "Ahead of His Class" (Sports Illustrated • Feb 2002) [41:00] "Ready For Freddy?" (Sports Illustrated • Mar 2004) [48:00] "Arm Folding: Who Does It the Best?" (Fox Sports • Jun 2015) [48:00] "What Happened When I Decided to Run for FIFA President" (Sports Illustrated • Apr 2011) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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