Le Batard & Friends - South Beach Sessions
Dan Le Batard, Stugotz
There's way more behind the biggest and most beloved personalities from sports, music, comedy and more... all it takes is longtime host and reporter Dan Le Batard revealing more about himself than ever before too. South Beach Sessions is the critically acclaimed flagship podcast in the LeBatard and Friends Podcast Network. These one-on-one conversations aren't the same old, boring sitdowns - there's no success story without some struggle, no laughs without a few tears, and no questions left unanswered by Dan who gets past what you've already heard and into more with Dan Le Batard.
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Mar 17, 2021 • 39min
Hank Azaria and Sheena Datt
On this episode of South Beach Sessions, we announce the first addition to Le Batard and Friends: The Jim Brockmire Podcast. Hank Azaria, alongside cohost Sheena Datt, is bringing his character from the critically acclaimed IFC show Brockmire for a 10 episode podcast run starting April 7th. Dan talks to Hank and Sheena about what the podcast will be and the development of Brockmire over the years. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Mar 10, 2021 • 1h 9min
Jemele Hill and Michael Smith
On this episode of South Beach Sessions, Dan talks to Jemele Hill and Michael Smith about their departure from SC6 and the aftermath of Jemele's tweet about Donald Trump, their relationship as people, and how media and sports media has changed in the aftermath of what happened to them.Check out Michael's show Brother From Another on Peacock and the Jemele Hill is Unbothered podcast. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Mar 3, 2021 • 56min
Armen Keteyian
On this episode of South Beach Sessions, Dan talks to Armen Keteyian, co-author of the Tiger Woods biography, about the Tiger documentary on HBO Max. They discuss the tabloid journalism that surrounded Tiger, his addictions, and the story of how they got Rachel Uchitel to sit down for an interview. They also talk about Keteyian's work on college football and 60 Minutes.Note: This conversation was recorded prior to Tiger's car accident last week. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Feb 24, 2021 • 35min
Robert DuBoise
Dan sits down with Robert DuBoise, who was exonerated after nearly 37 years in prison with the help of DNA evidence. Duboise talks about what his prison time was like, how the Innocence Project Helped him, and his work to claim the close to $2 million he's owed for being wrongly imprisoned.The Innocence Project of Florida works on this legislation in partnership with the Innocence Project in New York. Visit this link to support House Bill 589. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Feb 17, 2021 • 45min
Master Tesfatsion
On this episode of South Beach Sessions, Dan talks to Master Tesfatsion, better known as Master Tes and host of the interview series Untold Stories on Bleacher Report. Master Tes discusses veering from a traditional path in sports journalism to one that is more true to himself, how respectability politics nearly changed him, and his parents' history immigrating from Eritrea to the US. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Feb 10, 2021 • 57min
Drew Magary and Tommy Craggs
On this episode of South Beach Sessions, Drew Magary of Defector Media and Tommy Craggs of Mother Jones join Dan to discuss the glory days of Deadspin and how it changed over time. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Feb 3, 2021 • 60min
Nick Wright
On this episode of South Beach Sessions, Nick Wright of FOX Sports talks to Dan about his rise in sports media, the personal demons he overcame to get there, and being alone on LeBron is the GOAT corner. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Jan 29, 2021 • 53min
John Skipper Part 4
On this episode of South Beach Sessions, Dan sits down with Meadowlark CEO John Skipper for part 4 of their conversation. This one features Skipper's dealings with some of the biggest entities and personalities during his time as ESPN President including the College Football Playoff, David Stern, Bill Simmons, Jemele Hill, and more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Jan 27, 2021 • 45min
John Skipper Part 3
In the latest in our series of interviews with Meadowlark CEO John Skipper, Dan asks John about when he found out he would become ESPN president, how the College Football Playoff was negotiated, why the ESPN phone failed, and why he felt he could experiment with the Monday Night Football booth. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Jan 22, 2021 • 47min
John Skipper Part 2
On this episode of South Beach Sessions, Dan continues his interview series with John Skipper to lay out their vision for Meadowlark Media and talk about John's time at ESPN, including how cord cutting changed the business and some of his biggest regrets and successes at ESPN Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
