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The Boxing Esq. PodcastBoxing Esq. Podcast #72 - Brin-Jonathan ButlerAlways great to have my good friend writer Brin-Jonathan Butler on the podcast. Brin has written extensively about Mike Tyson and was the perfect person to discuss the Mike Tyson-Jake Paul event with.
We got into the good, the bad and the ugly about the event including the historic viewing numbers, and the great rematch between Katie Taylor and Amanda Serrano. But we also discussed some of bugaboos with the announcement team, the god-awful problems with buffering issues and the unfortunate interview where we had to see Mike Tyson’s bare ass.
We also discussed Brin’s interview and upcoming feat...2024-11-221h 27
The Creative Nonfiction Podcast with Brendan O'MearaEpisode 271: Brin-Jonathan Butler, 'The Passenger,' and 'Giving Up the Ghost'Brin-Jonathan Butler's "Giving Up the Ghost" for Hazlitt is part memoir, part criticism, part mediation on suicide, part travelogue, but it's all Brin. An incredible piece of writing. Settle in, CNFers. @CNFPod patreon.com/cnfpod brendanomeara.com 2021-08-061h 19
Tourist InformationEpisode 59: Mark CousinsMark Cousins is a Northern Irish director and writer based in Edinburgh. A prolific documentarian, he is best known for his 15-hour 2011 documentary The Story of Film: An Odyssey.
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No Happy EndingsEpisode 19: 'Casino' & 'Leaving Las Vegas' with guest Steven BenedictCasino is a 1995 American epic crime film directed by Martin Scorsese, produced by Barbara De Fina and distributed by Universal Pictures.
Leaving Las Vegas is a 1995 American drama film written and directed by Mike Figgis, and based on the semi-autobiographical 1990 novel of the same name by John O'Brien.
Our guest to discuss this film is Steven Benedict, a well-known film critic, writer, producer, and director of films and documentaries. 2021-04-191h 22Tourist InformationEpisode 56: Jonathan AmesJonathan Ames is an American author who has written a number of novels and comic memoirs, and is the creator of two television series, Bored to Death (HBO) and Blunt Talk (STARZ). In the late '90s and early 2000s, he was a columnist for the New York Press for several years, and became known for self-deprecating tales of his sexual misadventures. He also has a long-time interest in boxing, appearing occasionally in the ring as "The Herring Wonder".
2021-04-1959 minTourist InformationEpisode 55: Chuck KlostermanChuck Klosterman is an American author and essayist whose work focuses on American popular culture. He has been a columnist for Esquire and ESPN.com and wrote "The Ethicist" column for The New York Times Magazine. Klosterman is the author of eleven books, including two novels and the essay collection Sex, Drugs, and Cocoa Puffs: A Low Culture Manifesto.
2021-03-291h 45Tourist InformationEpisode 54: Ken Burns and Lynn NovickUncover the man behind the myth of one of America’s greatest and most complicated writers. Hemingway from Ken Burns and Lynn Novick premieres April 5, 2021 on PBS.
2021-03-2242 minTourist InformationEpisode 53: Jerry IzenbergJerry Izenberg is a sports journalist with The Newark Star-Ledger in Newark, New Jersey. Izenberg has covered many memorable sporting events and figures of the late twentieth century, including Sonny Werblin's ownership of the New York Jets, the boxing career of Muhammad Ali, and the Loma Prieta earthquake which interrupted the 1989 World Series.
2021-03-091h 07No Happy EndingsEpisode 18: 'The Wrestler' with guest Steven BenedictThe Wrestler is a 2008 American sports drama film directed by Darren Aronofsky and written by Robert Siegel. The film stars Mickey Rourke, Marisa Tomei, and Evan Rachel Wood.
Our guest to discuss this film is Steven Benedict, a well-known film critic, writer, producer, and director of films and documentaries. 2021-03-0255 min
Casualty of WordsLessons in Shotgunning Ledes Part 4: Brin-Jonathan ButlerBrin-Jonathan Butler is a journalist and author of the book The Grandmaster.@BrendanOMearabrendanomeara.com--- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app2021-02-1804 minTourist InformationEpisode 52: Dan RobertsDan Roberts is an attorney and has written about boxing, law, violence against women and - occasionally - good champagne for Deadspin (RIP), Splinter, and others.
2021-02-151h 01Tourist InformationEpisode 51: Brian KoppelmanBrian Koppelman is an American showrunner. He is the co-writer of Ocean's Thirteen and Rounders, the producer for films including The Illusionist and The Lucky Ones, the director for films including Solitary Man and the documentary This Is What They Want for ESPN as part of their 30 for 30 series, and the co-creator, showrunner, and executive producer of Showtime's Billions.
2021-02-111h 03No Happy EndingsEpisode 17: 'Favorite Boxing Films' with guest Rosie PerezRosie Perez is an American actress, choreographer and community activist. Her film breakthrough performance was her portrayal of Tina in Spike Lee's Do the Right Thing (1989), which she followed with White Men Can't Jump (1992).
Among many honors, she was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for her performance in Fearless (1993) as well as three Emmy Awards for her work as a choreographer on In Living Color (1990–1994). '2021-02-091h 20No Happy EndingsEpisode 16: The 'Rocky' Sequels with guest Daniel LoriaRocky is a series of American boxing drama films. The first film, Rocky (1976), and its five sequels centered on the boxing career of the eponymous fictional character, Rocky Balboa (Sylvester Stallone).
Our guest to discuss this film is Daniel Loria, he is the editorial director of Boxoffice, a trade publication that has covered the motion picture industry since 1920, and the co-host of The Boxoffice Podcast.2021-01-261h 30Tourist InformationEpisode 50: Gay TaleseGay Talese is an American writer. As a journalist for The New York Times and Esquire magazine during the 1960s, Talese helped to define contemporary literary journalism. Talese's most famous articles are about Joe DiMaggio and Frank Sinatra.
2021-01-251h 15No Happy EndingsEpisode 15: 'On the Waterfront' with guest Steven BenedictOn the Waterfront is a 1954 American crime drama film, directed by Elia Kazan and written by Budd Schulberg. It stars Marlon Brando and features Karl Malden, Lee J. Cobb, Rod Steiger, Pat Henning, and Eva Marie Saint in her film debut. The musical score was composed by Leonard Bernstein.
Our guest to discuss this film is Steven Benedict, a well-known film critic, writer, producer, and director of films and documentaries.2021-01-151h 05Tourist InformationEpisode 49: Alex Vadukul
Alex Vadukul is a city correspondent for The New York Times. He writes for Sunday Metropolitan and is a three-time winner of the New York Press Club award for city writing. He teaches journalism at The New School.
2021-01-151h 04No Happy EndingsEpisode 14: 'Tokyo Olympiad' with guest Steven BenedictTokyo Olympiad is a 1965 Japanese documentary film directed by Kon Ichikawa which documents the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo. The film is was considered a cinematographic milestone in documentary filmmaking.
Our guest to discuss this film is Steven Benedict, a well-known film critic, writer, producer, and director of films and documentaries.2021-01-051h 27Tourist InformationEpisode 48: Jason KanderJason Kander is an American attorney, author, veteran, and former politician. A Democrat, he served as the 39th Secretary of State of Missouri, from 2013 to 2017. Before entering politics, he was an intelligence officer in the Army National Guard, achieving the rank of captain. 2021-01-041h 00Tourist InformationEpisode 48: Jason KanderJason Kander is an American attorney, author, veteran, and former politician. A Democrat, he served as the 39th Secretary of State of Missouri, from 2013 to 2017.
Before entering politics, he was an intelligence officer in the Army National Guard, achieving the rank of captain.
2021-01-041h 00No Happy EndingsEpisode 13: 'Fallen Champ' with guest Dave ZirinFallen Champ: The Untold Story of Mike Tyson is a 1993 American made-for-television documentary film that is directed by Barbara Kopple and aired on the NBC television network on February 12, 1993.
Our guest to discuss this film is American political sportswriter Dave Zirin. He is the author of ten books on the politics of sports, most recently, Jim Brown: Last Man Standing. 2020-12-211h 03No Happy EndingsEpisode 12: 'The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford' with guest Steven BenedictThe Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford is a 2007 film written and directed by Andrew Dominik. Adapted from Ron Hansen's 1983 novel of the same name, the film dramatizes the relationship between Jesse James (Brad Pitt) and Robert Ford (Casey Affleck), focusing on the events that lead up to the titular killing.
Our guest to discuss this film is Steven Benedict, a well-known film critic, writer, producer, and director of films and documentaries.2020-12-211h 07Tourist InformationEpisode 47: Holly LawsonHolly Lawson is a personal trainer and former professional boxer originally from Sechelt, British Columbia, Canada
2020-12-211h 03Tourist InformationEpisode 46: Evan RutkowskiEvan Rutkowski is the head of boxing at Ring City USA and formerly worked as a marketing executive for HBO Sports.
2020-12-161h 34No Happy EndingsEpisode 11: 'Unforgiven' with guest Steven BenedictUnforgiven is a 1992 American revisionist Western film produced and directed by Clint Eastwood and written by David Peoples. The film portrays William Munny, an aging outlaw and killer who takes on one more job, years after he had turned to farming.
Our guest to discuss this film is Steven Benedict, a well-known film critic, writer, producer, and director of films and documentaries.2020-12-0857 minTourist InformationEpisode 45: Bruce PandolfiniBruce Pandolfini is an American chess author, teacher, and coach. A USCF national master, he is generally considered to be America's most experienced chess teacher. Pandolfini was a consultant to The Queen's Gambit, a 2020 American Netflix miniseries.
2020-12-071h 04Tourist InformationEpisode 44: Andre Ward on 'Tyson vs Jones'Andre Ward is an American former professional boxer who competed from 2004 to 2017. He retired with an undefeated record and held multiple world titles in two weight classes. He also won a gold medal in the light heavyweight division at the 2004 Olympics.
2020-11-2746 minNo Happy EndingsEpisode 10: 'Knuckle' with guest Steven BenedictKnuckle is a 2011 film about the secretive world of Irish Traveller bare-knuckle boxing. The film was made in stages over 12 years.
Our guest to discuss this film is Steven Benedict, a well-known film critic, writer, producer, and director of films and documentaries.2020-11-2457 minTourist InformationEpisode 43: Irvine WelshIrvine Welsh is a Scottish novelist, playwright and short story writer. His novel Trainspotting was made into a film of the same name. He has also written plays and screenplays, and directed several short films.
2020-11-1956 minTourist InformationEpisode 42: Thomas HauserThomas Hauser is the author of forty-eight books on subjects ranging from professional boxing to Beethoven. Hist first novel Missing was nominated for the Pulitzer Prize, the Bancroft Prize, and the National Book Award, and was the basis for the Academy Award-winning film starring Jack Lemmon and Sissy Spacek. Hauser wrote Muhammad Ali: His Life and Times—the definitive biography of “the most famous man on earth”—was nominated for a Pulitzer Prize and the National Book Award.
2020-11-161h 07No Happy EndingsEpisode 9: 'Paul Thomas Anderson' with author Adam NaymanAdam Nayman is the author of the new book 'Paul Thomas Anderson: Masterworks'2020-11-151h 30Tourist InformationEpisode 41: Bill HillmannBill Hillmann is an American author, storyteller, and journalist. He is a bull-runner and former boxer.
2020-11-081h 11No Happy EndingsEpisode 8: 'Gladiator' with guest Steven BenedictSteven Benedict is a well-known film critic, writer, producer, and director of films and documentaries.2020-11-021h 13No Happy EndingsEpisode 7: 'The Boxer' with guest Steven BenedictSteven Benedict is a well-known film critic, writer, producer, and director of films and documentaries.2020-10-261h 16Tourist InformationEpisode 40: Charles BockCharles Bock is an American writer whose debut 2008 novel Beautiful Children was selected by The New York Times as a Notable Book of the Year for 2008, and won the 2009 Sue Kaufman Prize for First Fiction from the American Academy of Arts and Letters.
2020-10-241h 24Tourist InformationEpisode 39: T. J. EnglishT. J. English is an American author and journalist known primarily for his non-fiction books about the Irish mob, organized crime, criminal justice and the American underworld.
2020-10-231h 05No Happy EndingsEpisode 6: 'Sons of Cuba'' with Director Andrew LangAndrew Lang is a documentary filmmaker, screenwriter and commercial director. In 2009 he directed 'Sons of Cuba' 2020-10-1858 minTourist InformationEpisode 38: Fernanda PratesFernanda Prates is an MMA staff writer at The Athletic. She is a sports journalist based out of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, who worked as a correspondent and reporter for MMA Junkie for three years.
2020-10-171h 11Tourist InformationEpisode 37: Todd SnyderTodd Snyder is associate professor of rhetoric and writing at Siena College and author of the new book 'Bundini: Don't Believe The Hype'
2020-10-1752 minNo Happy EndingsEpisode 5: 'Fat City' with guest Steven BenedictSteven Benedict is a well-known film critic, writer, producer, and director of films and documentaries.2020-10-1259 minTourist InformationEpisode 36: Robert LipsyteRobert Lipsyte is an American sports journalist and author and former Ombudsman for ESPN. He is a member of the Board of Contributors for USA Today's Forum Page, part of the newspaper's Opinion section. He received the Margaret Edwards Award from the American Library Association in 2001 for his contribution in writing for teens.
2020-10-121h 19Tourist InformationEpisode 35: Chris BellChris Bell is an American director, producer and writer, known for his documentaries Bigger, Stronger, Faster., Trophy Kids, and Prescription Thugs. His work is focused on the impact that society has on our consumption and addictions, especially to prescription drugs.
2020-09-281h 32No Happy EndingsEpisode 4: 'Rocky' with guest Steven BenedictSteven Benedict is a well-known film critic, writer, producer, and director of films and documentaries.2020-09-281h 24No Happy EndingsEpisode 3: 'Raging Bull' with guest Steven BenedictSteven Benedict is a well-known film critic, writer, producer, and director of films and documentaries.2020-09-221h 22Tourist InformationEpisode 34: Brian CampbellBrian Campbell covers MMA, boxing and WWE. The Connecticut native joined CBS Sports in 2017 and has covered combat sports since 2010. He has written and hosted various podcasts and digital shows for ESPN and Grantland.
2020-09-201h 04Tourist InformationEpisode 33: Louis TherouxLouis Theroux is a British documentary filmmaker, journalist, broadcaster, and author. He has received two British Academy Television Awards and a Royal Television Society Television Award. He is known for My Scientology Movie, When Louis Met... Jimmy and Louis Theroux's Weird Weekends.
2020-09-131h 28No Happy EndingsEpisode 2: 'Million Dollar Baby' with guest Steven BenedictSteven Benedict is a well-known film critic, writer, producer, and director of films and documentaries.2020-09-121h 21Tourist InformationEpisode 32: Steven GarzaSteven Garza stars in the Sundance Film Festival Grand Prize winning documentary “Boys State,” directed by Jesse Moss and Amanda McBaine.
2020-09-111h 32No Happy EndingsEpisode 1: Holt McCallanyHolt McCallany is an American actor, writer, and producer. He is known for portraying Bill Tench on the series Mindhunter (2017–present) and has had several supporting roles in various television series and films.2020-09-091h 52
Tourist InformationEpisode 31: Roy Jones Jr.Roy Jones Jr. is an American former professional boxer, boxing commentator, boxing trainer, rapper, and actor. He competed in boxing from 1989 to 2018, and held multiple world championships in four weight classes, including titles at middleweight, super middleweight, light heavyweight and heavyweight, and is the only boxer in history to start his professional career at junior middleweight and go on to win a heavyweight title.
2020-09-0624 minTourist InformationEpisode 30: Roberto José Andrade FrancoRoberto José Andrade Franco was born in Chicago but considers the El Paso-Juárez borderland home. After working in construction for over a decade, he attended El Paso Community College and then University of Texas at El Paso. He is now a PhD candidate at Southern Methodist University where he’s writing a dissertation, which will be a book, on boxing and Mexican culture. Among other places, he’s written for Deadspin, ESPN, Texas Monthly, D Magazine, and Bleacher Report.
2020-08-311h 13Tourist InformationEpisode 29: James AltucherJames Altucher is an American hedge-fund manager, author, podcaster and entrepreneur who has founded or cofounded over 20 companies. He has published 20 books and he is a contributor to publications including The Financial Times, The Wall Street Journal, TechCrunch, and The Huffington Post. #JamesAltucher #NewYorkTimes #JerrySeinfeld
2020-08-251h 28Tourist InformationEpisode 28: Errol MorrisErrol Morris is an American film director primarily of documentaries examining and investigating, among other things, authorities and eccentrics. His 1988 documentary The Thin Blue Line is cited among the best and most influential documentaries ever made. In 2003, his documentary film The Fog of War: Eleven Lessons from the Life of Robert S. McNamara won the Oscar for Best Documentary Feature.
2020-08-241h 12Tourist InformationEpisode 27: Hamilton NolanHamilton Nolan is a labor reporting fellow at In These Times. He has spent the past decade writing about labor, politics and a bit of boxing for Gawker, Splinter, The Guardian and elsewhere.
2020-08-171h 04Tourist InformationEpisode 26: Jesse MossJesse Moss is a Sundance Award-winning director and cinematographer. His new film Boys State, co-directed with Amanda McBaine, premiered at the 2020 Sundance Film Festival, in the US Documentary Competition. The film was awarded the Grand Jury Prize and acquired by A24 and Apple for distribution. Boys State will be released on August 14th, 2020.
2020-08-091h 15Tourist InformationEpisode 25: Chuck MindenhallChuck Mindenhall is an MMA writer published in The Ringer, SBnation, LA Weekly, and The Athletic.
2020-08-031h 25Tourist InformationEpisode 24: Jeff MacGregorJeff MacGregor is currently a writer-at-large for Smithsonian Magazine. He has written often for The New York Times, Sports Illustrated, The New Yorker, ESPN, Esquire, Men's Journal, Details and Los Angeles magazine, among many others.
2020-07-271h 22Tourist InformationEpisode 23: Wright ThompsonWright Thompson is a senior writer for ESPN.com and the author of The Cost of These Dreams. In 2019 he published a book of essays called The Cost of These Dreams. His work has been included in the Best American Sports Writing series numerous times.
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Tourist InformationEpisode 22: Dana VespoliDana Vespoli is an American pornographic actress and film director. She is a graduated from Mills College with a Bachelor of Arts degree in comparative literature.
2020-07-131h 05Tourist InformationEpisode 21: David HillDavid Hill's first book, "The Vapors: A Southern Family, the New York Mob, and the Rise and Fall of Hot Springs, America’s Forgotten Capital of Vice," is due July 2020 from Farrar, Straus & Giroux. His work has been featured on This American Life, in New York Magazine, The New Yorker, The New York Times, GQ, McSweeneys.
2020-07-061h 18Tourist InformationEpisode 20: Jon Lee AndersonJon Lee Anderson (born January 15, 1957) is an American biographer, author, investigative reporter, war correspondent and staff writer for The New Yorker, reporting from war zones such as Afghanistan, Iraq, Uganda, Palestine, El Salvador, Ireland, Lebanon, Iran, and throughout the Middle East as well as during Hurricane Katrina rescue efforts with K38 Water Safety as documented in the New Yorker article Leaving Desire. Anderson has also written for The New York Times, Harper's, Life, and The Nation. Anderson has profiled political leaders such as Hugo Chávez, Fidel Castro, Che Guevara, and Augusto Pinochet.
2020-06-301h 35Tourist InformationEpisode 19: Wesley LoweryWesley Lowery is a journalist at CBS News, formerly at The Washington Post. He was a lead on the Post's "Fatal Force" project that won the Pulitzer Prize for National Reporting in 2016 as well as the author of They Can't Kill Us All: Ferguson, Baltimore, and a New Era in America's Racial Justice Movement.
2020-06-251h 01Tourist InformationEpisode 18: Dave ZirinDave Zirin, born 1974, is an American political sportswriter. He is the sports editor for The Nation, a weekly progressive magazine dedicated to politics and culture, and writes a blog named Edge of Sports: the weekly sports column by Dave Zirin. As of January 2020, he has authored ten books.
2020-06-2251 minTourist InformationEpisode 17: Howard BryantHoward Bryant is a multi-award-winning author, sports journalist, and radio and television personality with ESPN and NPR. He is the author of the Legends series for young readers; Shut Out: A Story of Race and Baseball in Boston; The Last Hero: A Life of Henry Aaron; Juicing the Game; and Full Dissidence. The only two-time winner of the prestigious Casey Award for baseball writing, Howard is a senior writer for ESPN.com and is a regular contributor to NPR’s Weekend Edition.
2020-06-151h 12Tourist InformationEpisode 16: Dr. Scott WeissDr. Scott Weiss is the co-author of Confusing the Enemy: The Cus D’Amato Story and a licensed physical therapist and board certified athletic trainer based in New York. He is also a registered exercise physiologist and strength and conditioning specialist with over twenty years of experience. Scott was also a part of the USA Sports Medicine team in the 2004 Athens Olympics, the 2008 Olympics held in Beijing, and the 2012 Olympics in London. He has trained elite athletes at the NCAA, Olympic, and major league levels, as well as top performing individuals competing at the highest levels of international sport.
2020-06-091h 19Tourist InformationEpisode 15: Donald McRaeDonald McRae is the award-winning author of eleven non-fiction books, which have featured sporting icons, legendary trial lawyers and heart surgeons. He has twice won the prestigious William Hill Sports Book of the Year, for Dark Trade and In Black & White. He is a three-time Interviewer of the Year winner and has also won Sports Feature Writer of the Year on three separate occasions for his work in the Guardian.
2020-06-011h 37Tourist InformationEpisode 14: Rafe BartholomewRafe Bartholomew is a staff writer covering boxing for The Athletic. He’s also a New York Times Bestselling author of Basketball: A Love Story, as well as Pacific Rims and Two and Two: McSorley's, My Dad, and Me. Before joining The Athletic, he worked as an editor at Eater.com and Grantland.com and hosted Hoop Nation for CNN Philippines.
2020-05-251h 35Tourist InformationEpisode 13: Chris JonesChris Jones is the author of Out of Orbit: The Incredible True Story of Three Astronauts Who Were Hundreds of Miles Above Earth When They Lost Their Ride Home, Too Far from Home: A Story of Life and Death in Space, and Falling Hard: A Rookie’s Year in Boxing. Jones was formerly a sportswriter at the National Post, where he won an award as Canada’s outstanding young journalist. He joined Esquire as a contributing editor and sports columnist, and became a writer at large when he won the 2005 National Magazine Award for Feature Writing for the story that...2020-05-181h 26Tourist InformationEpisode 12: S.L. PriceS.L. PRICE, a Senior Writer at Sports Illustrated since 1994, has written four books—including the just-released Playing Through The Whistle: Steel, Football and an American Town, a biography of Aliquippa, Pa. Of Price’s work, the New York Times said, “The seasoned reporter … is a master of the new journalism developed by Hunter Thompson, Gay Talese and Price’s personal paragon, Pete Hamill. Whenever he writes about sports–or about the craft of writing–he hits it over the fence.”
2020-05-041h 45Tourist InformationEpisode 11: Mike SagerMike Sager is a bestselling author and award-winning journalist. He has been called "the Beat poet of American journalism, that rare reporter who can make literature out of shabby reality."
A former Washington Post staff writer, Rolling Stone contributing editor, and writer for GQ, Sager has been a writer for Esquire for more than two decades. In 2010 he received the American Society of Magazine Editors' National Magazine award for profile writing for his story "The Man Who Never Was," which appeared in Esquire.
2020-04-201h 09Tourist InformationEpisode 10: Jeremy SchaapJeremy Schaap is an American sportswriter, television reporter, and author. Schaap is an eleven-time Emmy Award winner for his work on ESPN's E:60, SportsCenter, and Outside the Lines.
2020-04-061h 21Tourist InformationEpisode 9: Tommy Tomlinson
Tommy Tomlinson has written for publications including Esquire, ESPN the Magazine, Sports Illustrated, Forbes, Garden & Gun, and many others. He spent twenty-three years as a reporter and local columnist for the Charlotte Observer, where he was a finalist for the 2005 Pulitzer Prize in commentary.
2020-03-2352 minTourist InformationEpisode 8: Sean Froudist-WalshSean Froudist-Walsh is a neuroscientist who studies the brain in health and disease using a variety of computational, psychological and neuroscientific techniques. He has written or co-authored 31 published articles in international journals in the fields of neuroscience, psychiatry and psychology.
2020-03-0956 minTourist InformationEpisode 7: Tom JunodTom Junod is the recipient of two National Magazine Awards and worked at Esquire, Sports Illustrated, Life, and GQ among other publications. He currently works for ESPN The Magazine. Most recently Junod’s Esquire profile of Fred Rogers inspired the 2019 feature film A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood.
2020-02-231h 32Tourist InformationEpisode 6: Patrick BrazeauPatrick Brazeau is a Canadian senator from Quebec. Brazeau is an Algonquin from the Kitigan Zibi reserve near Maniwaki. He worked at HMCS Carleton, a Royal Canadian Naval Reserve unit based in Ottawa that operates under the Canadian Forces Maritime Command. At the age of 34, he was the youngest member of the Senate. On March 31, 2012, Brazeau lost in a celebrity boxing match to Liberal MP (and future Prime Minister) Justin Trudeau.
2020-02-1052 minTourist InformationEpisode 5: Mickey Duzyj & Michael BenttMickey Duzyj is an Emmy-nominated artist and director living in New York, contributing illustration and animation to clients like Netflix, ESPN, Nike, Wieden+Kennedy, Rolling Stone, Vice, Time, The Ringer, and The New York Times Magazine. Recent highlights include creating/directing the Netflix Original documentary series “LOSERS” and directing the award-winning ESPN 30 for 30 short "The Shining Star of Losers Everywhere". He was selected as one of Variety Magazine’s 2019 “Top 10 Documentary Filmmakers to Watch”.
Michael Bentt was one of America's most decorated amateur boxers and won the WBO Heavyweight title from Tommy Morrison in 1993, losing the title in his firs...2020-01-2758 min
The Creative Nonfiction Podcast with Brendan O'MearaEpisode 186: Brin-Jonathan Butler — Misfits, Status, and 'Tourist Information'Brin-Jonathan Butler has a new podcast called Tourist Information. Thanks to Bay Path University's MFA in Creative Nonfiction Writing for the support.2020-01-241h 23Tourist InformationEpisode 4: Mark KriegelMark Kriegel is an author, journalist, and ESPN commentator. Kriegel is the author of critically acclaimed New York Times bestsellers, Namath: A Biography, about Hall of Fame quarterback Joe Namath and Pistol: the Life of Pete Maravich and The Good Son: The Life of Ray “Boom Boom” Mancini.
2020-01-131h 17Tourist InformationEpisode 3: DBC PierreDBC Pierre Pierre was awarded the 2003 Booker Prize for fiction for Vernon God Little, his first novel, becoming the third Australian-born author to be so honored. After winning the Whitbread First Novel Award the same year, he became the first writer to receive a Booker and a Whitbread for the same book.
The book also won the Bollinger Wodehouse Everyman Prize for comic literature at the Hay Festival in 2003, and earned the author a James Joyce Award from the Literary and Historical Society of University College Dublin.
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The Boxing Esq. PodcastBoxing Esq. Podcast #40 - Brin-Jonathan Butler - 2020 Look AheadMy guest on this podcast is Brin-Jonathan Butler, critically-acclaimed author and one of the preeminent boxing journalists. We look ahead to 2020 division-by-division from Heavyweight down through Bantamweight. We discuss what fights we hope to see in each division as well as what is most likely to occur.
It was a really fun conversation, hope you enjoy it.2019-12-291h 56
The Boxing Esq. PodcastBoxing Esq. Podcast #39 - Brin-Jonathan Butler - 2019 RecapMy guest on this podcast is Brin-Jonathan Butler, a critically acclaimed author and one of the preeminent boxing journalists. We recap the year in boxing for 2019. We spoke about Andy Ruiz and the Heavyweights; Canelo's likely Fighter of The Year worthy campaign; the WBSS and the de facto tournaments at Welterweight and Lightweight and much more.
It was a really interesting conversation, hope you enjoy it.2019-12-251h 24Tourist InformationEpisode 2: Ben AndersonBen Anderson is an award-winning journalist, author, and filmmaker who has reported from around the world: Afghanistan, Iraq, North Korea, Brazil, Congo, Cambodia among others, covering conflicts, environmental catastrophes and pariah regimes. His films include Holidays in the Axis of Evil, This is What What Winning Looks Like and Battle for Marjah, which later became a book, No Worse Enemy: The Inside Story of the Chaotic Struggle for Afghanistan. His war dispatches have been published in The Guardian Magazine and GQ UK. Ben is currently a senior producer and correspondent for VICE on HBO.
2019-12-161h 11Tourist InformationEpisode 1: Rosie PerezRosie Perez is an actress, activist, author, dancer, and choreographer. Her film breakthrough was in 1989 with Spike Lee's Do the Right Thing. She was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress in 1993 for her performance in Fearless. She was also nominated for three Emmy Awards for her work as a choreographer on In Living Color. In 2014, Perez published an autobiography: Handbook for an Unpredictable Life: How I Survived Sister Renata and My Crazy Mother, and Still Came Out Smiling.
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Gelf Magazine's Varsity LettersRemembering Muhammad Ali: Brin-Jonathan Butler | June 15, 2016On June 15, 2016, three writers appeared at Gelf Magazine's Varsity Letters at The Gallery at Le Poisson Rouge to read from and talk about work on Muhammad Ali. In this episode: Brin-Jonathan Butler wrote and directed Ali vs Stevenson: The Greatest Fight That Never Was and authored The Domino Diaries.2019-10-2732 min
Leave it in the RingThe Boxing Esq. Podcast #30 with host Kurt Emhoff & guest Brin-Jonathan ButlerLeave it in the Ring is proud to welcome boxing manager and Sports & Entertainment attorney Kurt Emhoff to the family. With his deep knowledge of the sport, Kurt delivers among the most insightful interviews in the boxing universe.
This week, Kurt interviews Brin-Jonathan Butler, critically acclaimed author, as well as one of the preeminent boxing journalists. We review the good (Pacquiao-Thurman, Ramirez-Hooker), the bad (the administrative mess of Whyte-Rivas) and the ugly/tragic (RIP Maxim Dadashev and Hugo Santillan).
Plus, they do an abbreviated history of the sanctioning bodies - in light of the WBC's ridiculous decision to crown a "Fra...2019-07-311h 36
The Boxing Esq. PodcastBoxing Esq. Podcast #30 - Brin-Jonathan ButlerMy guest on this podcast is Brin-Jonathan Butler, critically acclaimed author, as well as one of the preeminent boxing journalists. We review the good (Pacquiao-Thurman, Ramirez-Hooker), the bad (the administrative mess of Whyte-Rivas) and the ugly/tragic (RIP Maxim Dadashev and Hugo Santillan). A really interesting conversation, hope you enjoy it.2019-07-291h 36
The Carleena ShowBrin-Jonathan Butler: Making Use Of A Broken CompassBrin-Jonathan Butler discusses his journey from his hometown in Vancouver to Cuba in his early twenties to train with Olympic boxers, write their stories, and film a documentary called Split Decision. In today's episode we discuss: finding community, pilgrimage, identity, obsession, and more. We also talk about Brin's new article, Giving Up The Ghost, which will be published in Hazlitt Magazine in February.
Brin-Jonathan Butler has written for Esquire, Bloomberg, ESPN Magazine, Al Jazeera, Harper’s, The Paris Review, Salon, and Vice. His first book "The Domino Diaries: My Decade Boxing with Olympic Champions and Chasing Hemingway's Ghost in the La...2018-12-1000 min
Pros & ProseBrin-Jonathan Butler on the Grandmaster and the world of chessIn today's episode, Micah is joined by Brin-Jonathan Butler, the author of the recently released The Grandmaster, which focuses on the 2016 World Chess Championships and the strange world of chess. Together they talk about what makes Magnus Carlsen so great, why Bobby Fischer still captures the imagination of so many, and why so many great chess players seem to lose their minds in the process.2018-11-301h 04
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Title: The Grandmaster
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Author Brin-Jonathan Butler was granted unique access to the two-and-half-week tournament (the World Chess Championship) and watched every move. In The Grandmaster, he aims to do for Magnus Carlsen what Norman Mailer did for Muhammed Ali in The Fight, John McPhee did for Arthur Ashe in Levels of the Game, and David Foster Wallace did for Roger Federer in his famous...2018-11-135h 59Experience Your Ears To A Game-Changing Full Audiobook.The Grandmaster by Brin-Jonathan ButlerPlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/2/audible/64293to listen full audiobooks.
Title: The Grandmaster
Author: Brin-Jonathan Butler
Narrator: Jacques Roy
Format: mp3
Length: 5 hrs and 59 mins
Release date: 11-13-18
Ratings: 4 out of 5 stars, 45 ratings
Genres: Sports Writing
Publisher's Summary:
Author Brin-Jonathan Butler was granted unique access to the two-and-half-week tournament (the World Chess Championship) and watched every move. In The Grandmaster, he aims to do for Magnus Carlsen what Norman Mailer did for Muhammed Ali in The Fight, John McPhee did for Arthur Ashe in Levels of the Game, and David Foster Wallace did for Roger Federer in his famous...2018-11-135h 59
The Not Old - Better Show#287 Grandmaster - Brin-Jonathan ButlerGrandmaster - Brin-Jonathan Butler The Not Old Better Show, Interview Series Welcome to The Not Old Better Show, I’m Paul Vogelzang and this is episode 287. As part of our Art Of Living, author interview series, today we’re speaking with Brin-Jonathan Butler. Brin-Jonathan Butler has written the new book, titled The Grandmaster – Magnus Carlsen and the Match that Made Chess Great Again. For our Not Old Better audience, many of whom play chess, and for those who are teaching and play c...2018-11-1121 min
The Creative Nonfiction Podcast with Brendan O'MearaEpisode 125—Episode 125—Brin-Jonathan Butler Talks "The Grandmaster," Obsession, Madness, and the Power of Being an Outsider Brin-Jonathan Butler has the world record for appearances on The Creative Nonfiction Podcast at four times.His new book The Grandmaster: Magnus Carlsen and the Match that Made Chess Great Again is a masterpiece. Be sure to visit Brendan O’Meara.com for show notes and to sign up for my monthly newsletter. If you want to connect on social, I”m @BrendanOMeara and @CNFPod on twitter. On Facebook you can search for the podcast by name and the hanlde @CNFPodHost. If you’re an Instagrammer, I post drawings I do and audiograms from the show. Got any questions or concer...2018-11-092h 02
Gangrey PodcastEpisode 66: Brin-Jonathan ButlerOn this episode, host Matt Tullis talks with Brin-Jonathan Butler. Butler wrote the book, The Grandmaster: Magnus Carlsen and the Match that Made Chess Great Again, which will be released on November 6. The book takes a look at the 2016 World Chess Championship, which was held in New York City just before the 2016 election. It also dives deep into the type of personality needed to be a chess champion.
Butler’s first book, The Domino Diaries: My Decade Boxing With Olympic Champions and Chasing Hemingway’s Ghost in the Last Days of Castro’s Cuba, was shortlisted for the PEN/ESPN Award...2018-10-2957 min
The Boxing Esq. PodcastBoxing Esq. Podcast #4 - Brin Jonathan ButlerMy guest on this podcast is Brin-Jonathan Butler, author of the critically acclaimed memoir on Cuba, The Domino Diaries, as well as one of the preeminent boxing journalists. We review the major events, issues and fights in the sport of boxing in 2017. Great conversation, hope you enjoy it.2018-01-011h 31The Creative Nonfiction Podcast with Brendan O'MearaEpisode 66—Brin-Jonathan Butler on the Risk of Chess, Obsession with Obsessives, and the Blessing of StruggleBrin-Jonathan Butler (@brinicio on Twitter), a freelance writer and author, returns! “Obsession has always fascinated me, whether it’s more a dance with your virtues or your demons,” Butler says. Hey, hey, it’s The Creative Nonfiction Podcast, the show where I speak with the world’s best artists—leaders in narrative journalism, essay, memoir, radio, and documentary film—and tease our their stories, tips, and tricks and how you can apply those tools to your own work. I’m your host @BrendanOMeara, Brendan O’Meara in real life. IMO, this show is at its best when you, the listener, get to h...2017-09-081h 20
The Sports-CastersSeason 4 Episode 16- Tas Melas, Brin-Jonathan Butler and SL Price, Tim GrahamOn the sixteenth episode of the fourth season of The Sports-Casters hosts Steve Bennett and Don Russ welcome guest host Anthony Day (Yale Bulldog). The guys interview Tas Melas (The Starters), Brin-Jonathan Butler (Author) and SL Price (Sports Illustrated, SI.COM), and Tim Graham (The Buffalo News). Kicking off the show with 3Things, Steve, Don and Anthony talk about the NHL and NBA playoffs, Landon Donovan being left off of the United States World Cup team, and the tragic events that lead to the end of the Rory Mcilroy and Caroline Wozniacki engagement. Also on the show, the guys have...2016-11-112h 26
The Creative Nonfiction Podcast with Brendan O'MearaEpisode 24—Brin-Jonathan Butler Takes Us to Cuba Brin-Jonathan Butler's memoir "The Domino Diaries" is now out in paperback (go buy it). It's about his time in Cuba boxing with world champions, chasing Hemingway's ghost, and spending 10 years of his life in Castro's Cuba. Sound good? That's because it is. Enjoy!2016-07-221h 05The Creative Nonfiction Podcast with Brendan O'MearaEpisode 17—Brin-Jonathan Butler Brin-Jonathan Butler, a freelancer writer whose much-acclaimed work has appeared in SB Nation Longform, Esquire, ESPN the Magazine, and Harpers, stops by the podcast to talk about his approach to his beautiful writing.2016-01-271h 35
The Brad Bogner ShowEpisode #196: Brin-Jonathan ButlerBrin-Jonathan Butler ("The Domino Diaries: My Decade Boxing with Olympic Champions and Chasing Hemingway's Ghost in the Last Days of Castro's Cuba") joins the show. We discuss his time in Cuba and his exploration of what makes some prominent athletes spurn unforgettable opportunities to remain in their home country. 2015-06-1234 min
LongformEpisode 102: Brin-Jonathan ButlerBrin-Jonathan Butler has written for SB Nation, ESPN, and The New York Times. His new book is A Cuban Boxer’s Journey.
"He smiled at me and just to make small talk, I said, 'You know, you’ve got this gold grill on your teeth. Where did you get that from?' And he said, 'Oh, I just melted my gold medals into my mouth.' And I thought, 'I think I’ve got a story here.'"
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