Interview: Andrew Maraniss, Author of Singled Out: The True Story of Glenn Burke

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Sports

4.5 • 729 Ratings

🗓️ 15 April 2021

⏱️ 36 minutes

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In this episode, Brenda Elsey interviews Andrew Maraniss about his new book Singled Out: The True Story of Glenn Burke. Burke was the first openly gay player in MLB, playing for the L.A. Dodgers and the Oakland Athletics in the 1970s. Brenda and Andrew discuss the histories of racism, the AIDS crisis and the incredible obstacles that Burke faced. 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: teespring.com/stores/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

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0:00.0	What's up, y'all?
0:01.5	It's Drusky, and I've teamed up with Mountain Dew
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0:05.8	called The Do Zone with Drewski.
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0:09.4	and celebrities like Jamal Murray.
0:11.1	Did you have like a favorite team?
0:12.6	Was it The Raptors at the time or no?
0:14.5	Was the Raptors even started around that time?
0:16.1	Come on, bro.
0:16.7	I ain't that old, Phil.
0:18.2	You're talking like I'm 50. Taylor, Rokes, Asian Wilson, and many more.
0:21.7	You won't want to miss this.
0:22.9	Listen to The Do Zone with Drewski on Apple Podcast, Spotify, and wherever you listen to podcasts.
0:26.9	Oh, yeah. I am so excited you out and I'm playing with the sports to the screaming shout.
0:39.7	Oh, yeah.
0:41.7	Oh, yeah.
0:42.3	I am so excited today to be interviewing Andrew Marinus, the special projects manager at Vanderbilt Athletics, which includes the Sports and Society initiative, a big, big fan of
0:55.7	that initiative we are here at Burn It All Down, and the author of three books on sports and social
1:01.3	justice, including the latest, which is singled out the true story of Glenn Burke. That has just
1:08.5	come out this month at Fillamel Books, but really available everywhere.
1:14.6	I got mine digitally, actually, so easy to get. You should definitely go out and get it as soon as
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