Le Batard & Friends - South Beach Sessions

Ronan Farrow joins Dan on this episode of South Beach Sessions to discuss his love of journalism and its importance in society, how his upbringing led him to storytelling and empathy, and where his passions may take him next. Plus, Ronan dives into his new HBO Documentary "Endangered" and much more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Dan is joined by NASA climate scientist, author, and activist Peter Kalmus for a special "South Beach Sessions" focused on climate change. Dan and Peter dive into the Supreme Court's recent "anti-science" decision, the rate at which Earth is deteriorating, real life solutions for climate change, and much more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Dan talks with Ethan Strauss, who left The Athletic to start his own Substack after he stopped caring about traditional sports writing. They talk about the risk of making that decision, trying to reveal the innards of the transactional sports media, and how Mark Cuban is bit of a fraud. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Jason Kander – Army veteran and former Missouri Secretary of State – sits down with Dan to discuss his battle with post-traumatic stress disorder. Jason describes what "earning PTSD" and "necessary brainwashing" means, the ways in which he ran from himself, why "trauma is trauma," what gives him hope about America, and much more. Plus, he details his new book "Invisible Storm" and the cause behind it. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

“Food tastes better when you share it.” Comedian, Actor, and Writer Rob Delaney joins the show for an in-depth conversation on his remarkable journey that led him to comedy, sobriety, kindness, and compassion. Rob discusses details on projects past and present, how being nice can lead to success, why he chose to write his upcoming book after his son Henry’s passing, and shares many more life lessons. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Dan sits down with The Ringer's Van Lathan to chronicle his journey from growing up in Baton Rouge, to entering Hollywood and TMZ, winning an Oscar for the short film Two Distant Strangers, and his struggles with weight gain in his new book Fat, Crazy, and Tired. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Malcolm Gladwell joins Dan for a trip through his greatest curiosities around sports and social change in America including his new podcast "Legacy of Speed" about the 1968 Olympic protest. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

You’ve never heard the wonders of the brain described this way: Myron Rolle, who went from football at Florida State to Rhodes Scholar at Oxford and now neurosurgery at Harvard, on how to steady your hands enough to hold something as sacred as human life. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Jay Leno joins Dan for an in-depth look at his storied career, the happiest times of his professional life, the current state of comedy, his reboot of 'You Bet Your Life' game show, and much more. @youbetyourlifeThis week Le Batard & Friends is raising money for ALS research in conjunction with several charities. As part of our efforts, we'll be at the Marlins-Giants game Thursday for Lou Gehrig Day and you can join us. To donate or to buy tickets for the game, go to worldofsuey.com/loulapalooza Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

New York Times writer and bestselling author Frank Bruni joins Dan for a conversation on his new book, The Beauty of Dusk: On Vision Lost and Found, and how waking up one morning with blurred vision sent him down a path to see life more clearly than ever before.Dan and Frank discuss cynicism, life’s illuminating moments, how to consume media in a “post-truth era,” and much more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices