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EPISODE · Apr 4, 2019 · 48 MIN

19: Leigh Montville

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Legendary sports writer Leigh Montville joins the show to talk about his career at the Boston Globe, Sports Illustrated, and his best selling sports books. Leigh takes us behind the scenes of his books about Ted Williams, Babe Ruth, Muhammad Ali, and the apparently "bad guy" Evel Knievel. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

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Legendary sports writer Leigh Montville joins the show to talk about his career at the Boston Globe, Sports Illustrated, and his best selling sports books. Leigh takes us behind the scenes of his books about Ted Williams, Babe Ruth, Muhammad Ali, and the apparently "bad guy" Evel Knievel.

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