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In today's episode, recorded on January 6, 2025, I am joined by David Malandra Jr., who covers Philadelphia sports for Sports Talk Philly.

We talk about how David got interested in sportswriting, his breakdown of Temple and Villanova, and much, much more!

Stories mentioned in podcast:

Villanova is impressive in defeating DePaul and now faces big tests this week

Big 5 Weekly Roundup, December 31-January 4: Villanova’s Wooga Poplar is the Big5Hoops.com Player of the Week after helping Wildcats to victories over Butler and DePaul

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-Title: A Soaring Season: The Incredible, Inspiring Story of the 2003-04 Saint Joseph's Hawks

-Author: Aaron Bracy

-Foreword: Joe Lunardi

-Expected publication date: March 1, 2025

-Publisher: Brookline Books

-Questions? Email: aaron@big5hoops.com