Love & Sports with Dan Shaughnessy

Love Letters

The Boston Globe

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🗓️ 12 March 2024

⏱️ 24 minutes

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Summary

Meredith’s advice column turns 15 this year. 15! So she’s feeling a little nostalgic. In this episode, Meredith sits down with longtime Boston Globe sports columnist Dan Shaughnessy to trade notes on the thousands of columns each has written over the years. They also compare grief in love to grief in sports, reflect on why sports reporters have always been big fans of Love Letters, and discuss the couple of the moment: Travis Kelce and Taylor Swift. Email us at loveletters@boston.com.

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0:00.0	Hey everybody, just a quick note before this special bonus episode.
0:03.4	So I wanted to have Boston Globe sports columnist Dan Shaughnessy on the podcast for a few reasons.
0:09.2	First, weirdly, I feel like he and I have similar jobs sometimes.
0:13.2	Two, he's been a longtime supporter of Love Letters.
0:16.1	And three, we actually have a couple of sports themed episodes coming up early next month,
0:20.6	so it felt appropriate. Shortly after this interview, Dan had emergency heart
0:25.3	surgery. He's now recovering at home. I knew he'd be bored, so I sent him some
0:29.8	sports-themed romance novels to read as he mends.
0:33.2	I know that many Globe readers are eager to have him back in their lives.
0:36.4	Listeners, I hope you enjoy my conversation with this big personality.
0:40.2	And Dan, if you're listening, get well soon.
0:44.0	Hi Dan.
0:50.0	Hi, Meredith.
0:51.0	All right, we're going to start with the easiest thing.
0:53.7	Can you introduce yourself and your title?
0:56.4	My name is Dan Shaughnessy and I'm a sports columnist for the Boston Globe.
1:01.3	And how long have you been doing that job?
1:03.0	I've been a sports columnist since 1989.
1:07.0	I came to the Globe full time in 1981.
1:10.0	It gets more embarrassing.
1:12.0	My first Globe story was in 1973. So a long time.
1:17.0	How many professional sports games do you think you've seen in person?
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