Linsey Davis: The Secrets Behind Great Journalism & Compelling Storytelling
Post Run High
iHeartPodcasts
1 • 4.5K Ratings
🗓️ 27 March 2025
⏱️ 34 minutes
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Summary
This week we sit down with Linsey Davis who shares her journey from studying psychology to becoming a renowned journalist, revealing how her passion for storytelling, curiosity, and empathy shaped her career. She reflects on the early moments that sparked her love for reporting, the challenges of breaking into the industry, and the evolution of her role from on-the-ground journalism to anchoring. Linsey gives an inside look at her meticulous preparation process for high-stakes interviews and major debates. Beyond journalism, she opens up about how running keeps her grounded, how motherhood has inspired her writing, and the lessons she hopes to pass on to the next generation. Through it all, she reminds us of the power of preparation, passion, and truly listening to the stories that need to be told.
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| 0:00.0 | All right, everyone. Welcome back to Post Run High. Today's guest is Lindsay Davis. She's an award-winning journalist, ABC News anchor, bestselling author, mom, and so much more. I'm so excited to get in today's combo, Lindsay. |
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| 0:47.5 | How was the run for you? |
| 0:48.7 | It was good. |
| 0:49.4 | I mean, as I was telling you, I guess I'm just still congested because I was more breathy than I thought. |
| 0:55.1 | I was like, Lindsay, you are not in shape. But it was, it went so fast just having a conversation. |
| 1:00.2 | I love to talk and run. There are very few other people who I meet that like to do the same. |
| 1:07.8 | I remember one time I was going for a run with my sister and I was like, oh, this is |
| 1:13.0 | going to be such a good bonding experience in my head. And we got there. We drove to the beach to run |
| 1:18.3 | along the beach. And then she popped in her aeropods. And I was like, oh, I guess we're not talking |
| 1:23.4 | doing this run. So I, I just think that the conversation just goes, conversation just makes the run go so much faster. |
| 1:28.7 | Lindsay and I just got back from running a mile through Brooklyn. And it was so nice finding out |
| 1:33.1 | that Lindsay is a runner and that often you prep for a show by going for a run. |
| 1:39.5 | It's sometimes it's something I like to do by myself as well. I mean, there's so many benefits to it, |
| 1:44.9 | but I do like to have that shared passion with other people. And as we were talking about before, |
| 1:51.1 | we brought it on our show on ABC News Live Prime. And it's just a fun way to get to know people. |
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