Wrestling with Heart episode 226: special guest Ian Douglass

Had the pleasure of speaking with author, journalist, and writer Ian Douglass! Douglass is the author of the new book A Decided Novelty: The Essential Guide to Black Pro Wrestling History, 1880 - 1950. On episode 226, we discussed growing up a fan, studying journalism, why he decided to write the book, working as a firefighter, and more. Buy A Decided Novelty: The Essential Guide to Black Pro Wrestling History here:https://www.amazon.com/Decided-Novelty-Essential-Wrestling-History/dp/B0FFH55B7K Follow Ian here:https://iandouglass.net/?fbclid=IwY2xjawMtaAZleHRuA2FlbQIxMABicmlkETFzalZzeDluYTExbDJldGo5AR72pvVej6ubh6kPTQ9dVYydUDvW1Rz1UuqQUI7R6MF1Hg2aYoZ4liU9V_4vJA_aem_ZULAuDZxlccuad77GIUc2g Are you a pro wrestler and have done community service and/or charity work? E-mail the podcast at [email protected] and tell us if you would be interested in being interviewed. Follow us on:Facebook: Wrestling with Heart with Stanley Karr Bluesky: @wrestlingwithheart.bsky.social Instagram: @wrestlingwithheart Threads: @wrestlingwithheart Hear Wrestling with Heart on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast... Hear Wrestling with Heart on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/46cviL5... Hear Wrestling with Heart on iHeartRadio: https://www.iheart.com/podcast/269-wr... Donate to my Patreon and subscribe to my content here: https://www.patreon.com/user?u=84502525 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices