Charge it To The Game: with Jemele Hill

Jemele is an Emmy-winning sports journalist, who spent 12 years with ESPN. She's a contributing writer for The Atlantic, host of the Spotify podcast, "Jemele Hill is Unbothered" and her memoir "Uphill" will be released on October 25th. Today she's sharing: Why she never wanted to write this memoir in the first place (and the lessons she hopes people learn from it) Why she really wanted to call her memoir something else. How her childhood traumas and Detroit shaped her and why grit is infused in her DNA. How reading the newspaper as a kid is what ultimately led her to where she is today. Why women need to get over the "I'm just happy to be here" mentality. Why she became a better journalist when she became a better businesswoman. Why we need to all be more transparent about our salaries. Why it's so important to her to write about the intersection of race, class, gender and sports. Why we can use sports as a mirror to what's happening in America. Why empathy is so important in writing. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.