Will Leitch: Deadspin's rise and fall, maturing online, and how to become a prolific writer

Will Leitch founded the influential sports blog Deadspin in 2005, but he's far more prolific and eclectic than that. Among many other things, he's a contributing editor to New York Magazine; a National Correspondent for MLB.com; the co-host of podcasts about movies, St Louis Cardinals baseball, AND Georgia football; and he's also the author of six books, including the Edgar Award-nominated "How Lucky" and 2023's "The Time Has Come." Will joined LOG OFF to discuss his many projects, his online journey, one of Ryan's favorite stories Will ever published, and how he stays so productive. Plus mercifully answer our usual stupid Internet questions. ⁠Buy Will's books. Subscribe to his newsletter.⁠ Follow him on Twitter. Follow him on Instagram. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠LOG OFF⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ explores the convergence of real lives and the Internet - and how to navigate the complicated web we've tangled ourselves in. Everyone has an Internet story to tell, and host Ryan Perry wants to hear all of them. New episodes premiere every Friday. For more LOG OFF, follow on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠TikTok⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, and ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Twitter/X⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. LOG OFF is recorded, edited, produced, and promoted by ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Pennant Digital⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ in Asbury Park, New Jersey. The LOG OFF theme was recorded and produced by friend of the pod ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Teen Daze.