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"Before The Cheering Started with Budd Mishkin" explores the journey to success and professional fulfillment. These are the stories of obstacles overcome, periods of doubt, plan B's and the passion to push through to follow one’s passion and realize a dream.
Guests on the first 80 episodes of the podcast have included musicians Shawn Colvin, Sarah Jarosz, Nick Lowe, Steven Van Zandt and John Pizzarelli, writers Nick Hornby, Jacqueline Woodson, Patrick Radden Keefe, Scott Turow and Colum McCann, Basketball Hall of Famer and former Senator Bill Bradley, plus thought leaders and changemakers like Ford Foundation President Darren Walker, Global Citizen creator Hugh Evans, real estate and environmental racism activist Majora Carter, actors Paul Reiser, Aasif Mandvi and Richard Kind, "Friends" creators Marta Kauffman and David Crane, screenwriter Tony Gilroy, fashion design icon Norma Kamali and more.
Join us on the journey.
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HARVEY ARATON: "Nothing But Net"
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Nov 27, 2025 |
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JONATHAN MAHLER: New York, New York
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Nov 15, 2025 |
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SUZZY ROCHE: “Runs In The Family”
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Nov 08, 2025 |
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WARREN ZANES: “Roots In That Musical Soil”
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Oct 30, 2025 |
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DAVID BROZA: “There Will Be Good”
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Oct 16, 2025 |
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STEVE ALBERT: Sports, Stories and Schtick
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Oct 11, 2025 |
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JIM GALLUCCI: “The Crescendo Of Unity”
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Oct 05, 2025 |
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JACK HOWARD-POTTER: Sculpting A Career
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Sep 29, 2025 |
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AMY ARBUS: Seeing Life Through The Lens
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Sep 21, 2025 |
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SUZANNE VEGA: “Flying With Angels”
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Sep 12, 2025 |
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BACK TO THE GARDEN: A WOODSTOCK SPECIAL
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Aug 16, 2025 |
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JUDY BATALION: Inheriting Holocaust Trauma
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Aug 01, 2025 |
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STEVE FORBERT: From Meridian to MacDougal
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Jul 18, 2025 |
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PETER ASHER: A World With Love Of Music
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Jul 12, 2025 |
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LUIS MIRANDA JR.: Relentless
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Jul 03, 2025 |
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LARRY CHARLES: Comedy Samurai
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Jun 29, 2025 |
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WILLIE NILE: Every Spirit Raised
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Jun 20, 2025 |
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ART SHAMSKY: Still Amazin’
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Jun 14, 2025 |
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DAVID GABRIEL: Starting To Soar
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Jun 05, 2025 |
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JAMAL GREENE: Sportswriter Turned Constitutional Law Professor
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May 30, 2025 |
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S.L. PRICE: “In The Country Of Lacrosse”
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May 22, 2025 |
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JUDY COLLINS: “How Can I Keep From Singing”
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May 01, 2025 |
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SIMON SHUSTER: A Front Row Seat To History
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Apr 25, 2025 |
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SYDNIE CHRISTMAS: Sydnie’s Got Talent!
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Apr 18, 2025 |
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SAM ROSEN: “The Waiting Is Over”
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Apr 11, 2025 |
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STANLEY NELSON: Documenting History
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Apr 04, 2025 |
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TOM CHAPIN: A Musical Journey And More
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Mar 28, 2025 |
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PETER BEINART: Reckoning With A Reckoning
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Mar 23, 2025 |
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ALSU KURMASHEVA AND PAVEL BUTORIN: Press Freedom Fighters
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Mar 15, 2025 |
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CAROLINE AARON: A Mom Who Plays Moms Inspired by Her Mom
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Feb 27, 2025 |
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GRETCHEN MOL: A Working Actor
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Feb 21, 2025 |
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CRAIG TAUBMAN: Making A Sacred Sound
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Feb 07, 2025 |
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JON HEYMAN: “What Are You Hearing, Jon?”
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Jan 24, 2025 |
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JOY SELA: "The Other"
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Jan 18, 2025 |
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TONY PALLAGROSI: “Cause Down The Shore Everything’s All Right”
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Jan 09, 2025 |
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DR. KATHIE-ANN JOSEPH: “You’re Not Lucky!”
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Jan 04, 2025 |
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LYNN GOLDSMITH: “Hold It! Right There! Perfect!”
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Dec 13, 2024 |
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MICHAEL GIACCHINO: Making Movies Sing, Part 2
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Dec 06, 2024 |
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MICHAEL GIACCHINO: Making Movies Sing, Part 1
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Nov 30, 2024 |
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ED BURNS: Back Home Again
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Nov 22, 2024 |
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JEFF GREENFIELD: A Political Life
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Nov 06, 2024 |
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MICHAEL BYRNE: A Life Of Service
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Nov 01, 2024 |
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JOHN HODGMAN: Seriously Funny, Part 2
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Oct 24, 2024 |
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JOHN HODGMAN: Seriously Funny, Part 1
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Oct 18, 2024 |
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BARRY SONNENFELD: A Series Of Fortunate Events
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Oct 08, 2024 |
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HARRY TEINOWITZ: Getting Another Shot
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Sep 27, 2024 |
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BEN MANKIEWICZ: For The Love Of Family And Film
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Sep 19, 2024 |
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FRANK RICH: From Ticket Taker To Critic To Producer
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Sep 11, 2024 |
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LEN ELMORE: Balancing The Books And Ball
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Sep 04, 2024 |
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LUCY KAPLANSKY: Art + Science = Sweet Music
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Aug 26, 2024 |
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SEBASTIAN JUNGER: In His Time Of Writing
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Aug 16, 2024 |
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Alan Zweibel: A Life In Laughs, Part 2
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Jun 26, 2024 |
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Alan Zweibel: A Life In Laughs, Part 1
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Jun 19, 2024 |
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Ruth Reichl: Eating Is A Political Issue
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Jun 12, 2024 |
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Will Lee and Paul Shaffer: 50 Years Of Friendship
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Jun 05, 2024 |
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Bill Persky: Still Funny After All These Years, Part 2
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May 29, 2024 |
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Bill Persky: Still Funny After All These Years, Part 1
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May 22, 2024 |
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Stephane Matteau: Lessons Beyond The Goal
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May 15, 2024 |
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Talib Kweli: Hip Hop Academic
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May 08, 2024 |
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Adriana Trigiani: Lessons Inside The Four Walls And Beyond
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May 01, 2024 |
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Shawn Colvin :Diamond In The Rough
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Apr 24, 2024 |
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Stan Fischler: The Hockey Maven
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Apr 17, 2024 |
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Maurice Ashley: Lessons Beyond The Board
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Apr 10, 2024 |
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Steve Hindy: From Foreign Correspondent To Brooklyn Brewer
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Mar 27, 2024 |
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Bill Raftery: Sending It In!
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Mar 20, 2024 |
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Bob Gruen: “I’m With The Band”
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Mar 13, 2024 |
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Mike Richter: From Goaltending to Green Technology
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Mar 06, 2024 |
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Justin Vivian Bond: Entertaining And Educating With A Microphone
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Feb 28, 2024 |
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Lea Carpenter: Writing In The Present…And The Past
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Feb 07, 2024 |
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Kenny Vance: A Musical Lifer
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Jan 31, 2024 |
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Sarah Jarosz: The Tradition Continues
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Jan 24, 2024 |
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Nick Hornby: About A Writer/Music Buff/Arsenal FC Fan, Part 2
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Jan 17, 2024 |
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Nick Hornby: About A Writer/Music Buff/Arsenal FC Fan, Part 1
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Jan 10, 2024 |
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Darlene Love: Making A Joyful Sound
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Dec 13, 2023 |
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Mike Massimino: The Sky’s The Limit
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Dec 06, 2023 |
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Lisa Lucas: For The Love Of Books
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Nov 29, 2023 |
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Chandrika Tandon: Business + Music = Joy
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Nov 22, 2023 |
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Asi Wind: The Magician’s Magician
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Nov 15, 2023 |
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Nick Lowe: Writing And Singing The Book, Part 2
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Nov 08, 2023 |
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Nick Lowe: Writing And Singing The Book, Part 1
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Nov 01, 2023 |
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Rob Simmelkjaer: The Long Run To A Dream Job
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Oct 25, 2023 |
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Gabi Conti: Writing For The Soul And The Smiles
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Oct 18, 2023 |
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Garry Trudeau: The Doonesbury Chronicler
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Oct 11, 2023 |
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Stephen Dubner: A Man Of Endless Curiosity
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Oct 04, 2023 |
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Hari Kondabolu: Funny Man. Thoughtful Man.
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Sep 27, 2023 |
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Dr. Irwin Redlener: Fighting The Good And Seemingly Endless Fight
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Sep 13, 2023 |
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Ian Eagle: Nothing But Net
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Sep 06, 2023 |
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Clarence Jones: A Civil Rights Lion In Winter
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Sep 02, 2023 |
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Dan Barry: Writing Extraordinary Stories About Ordinary People - Part 2
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Aug 23, 2023 |
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Dan Barry: Writing Extraordinary Stories About Ordinary People - Part 1
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Aug 16, 2023 |
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Morris Robinson: From The Offensive Line To Opera
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Aug 09, 2023 |
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Mark Katz: Good One, Mr. President
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Aug 02, 2023 |
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Chris Gethard: Making Us Laugh...And So Much More
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Jul 12, 2023 |
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Jonathan Eig: Biographer Of Icons
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Jul 05, 2023 |
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Zora Howard: On The Road To Stardom
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Jun 28, 2023 |
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Kelefa Sanneh: A Mixtape, Magic And Music
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Jun 14, 2023 |
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Gabrielle Hamilton: The Power Of The Pen And The Pan
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Jun 07, 2023 |
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Jordan Donica: Belting Out Songs On Broadway
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May 31, 2023 |
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Russ Titelman: A Lifetime Love Affair With Music
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May 24, 2023 |
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Bobby Sanabria: Keeping The Beat In The Bronx
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May 17, 2023 |
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My 15 Minutes (as a pitcher on your New York Mets); My Own "Before The Cheering Started" Story
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May 10, 2023 |
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Marshall Crenshaw: Hitting All Of The Right Notes
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May 03, 2023 |
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Fareed Zakaria: Voice Of Reason At An Unreasonable Time
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Apr 26, 2023 |
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Mike Breen: Nothing But Net
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Apr 19, 2023 |
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Baratunde Thurston: Insightful. Smart. Funny
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Apr 12, 2023 |
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Suzyn Waldman: A Pioneer
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Apr 05, 2023 |
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Richard Kind: An Actor's Life
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Mar 29, 2023 |
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Michelle Miller: A Storyteller Tells Her Own Story
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Mar 22, 2023 |
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Jean Chatzky: Demystifying Personal Finance
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Mar 15, 2023 |
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Michael Dorf: If You Build It...
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Mar 08, 2023 |
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Jane Green: Telling Women's Stories to Women....and Men
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Mar 01, 2023 |
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Marcus Samuelsson: Cooking The Delicious Mosaic
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Feb 22, 2023 |
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Joshua Henry: Big Talent in the Big Town
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Feb 15, 2023 |
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John Linnell: One of the Giants
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Feb 08, 2023 |
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Jeremy Schaap: Telling Society's Stories Through The Prism Of Sports
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Feb 01, 2023 |
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Majora Carter: Thought Leader
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Jan 18, 2023 |
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Robert Klein: The Inspiration
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Jan 11, 2023 |
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Paul Reiser: Perfect Timing
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Jan 04, 2023 |
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My Own "Before the Cheering Started" Story: Ski Reports From the Bathroom
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Dec 28, 2022 |
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Marta Kauffman and David Crane: The friends who made Friends
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Dec 21, 2022 |
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John Pizzarelli: Hitting All The Right Notes
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Dec 14, 2022 |
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Steven Van Zandt: A Musical Journey - Part 2
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Dec 07, 2022 |
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Steven Van Zandt: A Musical Journey - Part 1
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Nov 30, 2022 |
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Scott Turow: Architect of the Legal Thriller
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Nov 23, 2022 |
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Aasif Mandvi: A Long Journey and a Dream Realized
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Nov 16, 2022 |
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Colum McCann: Irish Soul, American Writer
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Nov 09, 2022 |
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Louis Cato: Leader of the Band
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Nov 02, 2022 |
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Bill Bradley: Lessons Beyond The Court
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Oct 26, 2022 |
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Patrick Radden Keefe: On Writing and Rogues
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Oct 19, 2022 |
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Tony Gilroy: From a Small Town to the Star Wars Galaxy
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Oct 12, 2022 |
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Jacqueline Woodson: A Beacon From Brooklyn
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Oct 05, 2022 |
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Darren Walker: The Business of Hope
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Sep 28, 2022 |
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Norma Kamali: Fifty years of clothing and empowering women
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Sep 21, 2022 |
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Hugh Evans: From Inspired Teenager to Global Citizen
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Sep 14, 2022 |
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Part 2: Bob Costas: The Sandberg game, the Olympics and The Mick
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Sep 07, 2022 |
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Part 1: Bob Costas: From the transistor radio to the network
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Sep 07, 2022 |
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Welcome to Before the Cheering Started
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Aug 19, 2022 |