In Episode 18 of The Mitch Goldich Podcast, my guest was Jeff Passan. Jeff is a baseball and Olympics writer for Yahoo, who just covered his fourth Olympics last month in PyeongChang, South Korea. We spoke about how he covered the Olympics, his sit-down interview with the skier who didn't do any tricks in the halfpipe, how he broke baseball news from Korea and his interaction with a Korean taxi driver who loves Randy Johnson that spread quickly on Twitter. If you enjoy the podcast, please consider taking a minute to give it a rating and a review on iTunes. It helps other people find my podcast and I really appreciate it.

In Episode 17 of The Mitch Goldich Podcast, my guest was Hannah Keyser. Hannah is a writer for Deadspin, and we talked about both covering our first Olympics last month in PyeongChang, South Korea. Our conversation got into how to prepare for a month covering sports you don’t follow year-round, picking one event to watch per day, trying to write differently from the other reporters at your event, following sports without being able to see the broadcast and how our coverage would be different if we could do it again. (And we tried to avoid it, but of course we spoke a little about the cold weather and the daily grind. Sorry.) If you enjoy the podcast, please consider taking a minute to give it a rating and a review on iTunes. It helps other people find my podcast and I really appreciate it.

In Episode 16 of The Mitch Goldich Podcast, my guest was Erik Malinowski. Erik returns to the podcast to discuss his new book, Betaball: How Silicon Valley and Science Built One of the Greatest Basketball Teams in History. This book about the Golden State Warriors’ rise is available now. We talked about his writing, researching and reporting process, his audience and writing the type of book that he wanted. You can check out Episode 1 to hear Erik’s previous appearance. If you enjoy the podcast, please consider taking a minute to give it a rating and a review on iTunes. It helps other people find my podcast and I really appreciate it.

In a short bonus track, Mitch Goldich introduces his new podcast called Mitch Eats Food. Fans of The Mitch Goldich Podcast can also subscribe to Mitch Eats Food in iTunes, SoundCloud, Stitcher or Google Play Music. If you enjoy the podcast, please consider taking a minute to give it a rating and a review on iTunes. It helps other people find my podcast and I really appreciate it.

In Episode 15 of The Mitch Goldich Podcast, my guest was Jay Kornegay. Jay is the Vice President of the Race and Sportsbook at the Westgate Las Vegas SuperBook. We talked about the NHL and NFL moving franchises to Vegas, and the effect it would have on the city. We also discussed changing attitudes toward gambling, his sportsbook taking prop bets on the NFL draft for the first time and the best times of year to visit Vegas. If you enjoy the podcast, please consider taking a minute to give it a rating and a review on iTunes. It helps other people find my podcast and I really appreciate it.

In Episode 14 of The Mitch Goldich Podcast, my guest was Derek Bodner. Derek has covered the Sixers for five years and recently adopted a model of subscription-based independent coverage on his own website. He talked about working the Sixers beat from analyzing games to developing sources and breaking news. He discussed how he balances his time to cover the Sixers, write stories on other teams in the league and scout top NBA prospects for DraftExpress.com. Derek also talked about getting to know Sam Hinkie in a way most of the public didn’t get to see him by speaking to Hinkie on background when he was still the Sixers’ GM. Plus Derek explains how things are different under Bryan Colangelo. Finally, Derek gives his opinion on how the Sixers should approach various possible draft positions. If you enjoy the podcast, please consider taking a minute to give it a rating and a review on iTunes. It helps other people find my podcast and I really appreciate it.

In Episode 13 of The Mitch Goldich Podcast, my guest was Sarah Barshop. Sarah is a former coworker of mine at Sports Illustrated, now an NFL Nation reporter covering the Texans for ESPN. We talked about both covering our first Super Bowl last week in Houston, highlights of the week, the party scene bringing together reporters and players, and what we learned from our first Super Bowl experience that will help us next time. We shared stories about attending media night, seeing Taylor Swift and Lady Gaga, her perfect score prediction and our seating arrangements for what may be the best Super Bowl ever. If you enjoy the podcast, please consider taking a minute to give it a rating and a review on iTunes. It helps other people find my podcast and I really appreciate it.

In Episode 12 of The Mitch Goldich Podcast, my guest was Tom McCarthy. T-Mac is the Philadelphia Phillies’ lead TV play-by-plan man, and he also calls NFL and college basketball for TV and radio. Tom talked about calling the great Packers/Cowboys game in the divisional round of the playoffs the week before, how he juggles multiple sports and prepares for games, how much he listens to his old broadcasts to improve and what it’s like when a coach calls a timeout that ices the broadcaster. We also talked about getting his job with the Phillies, becoming the successor to the beloved Harry Kalas after he passed away, interacting regularly with Phillies players and the many color men he’s worked with over the last few years. If you enjoy the podcast, please consider taking a minute to give it a rating and a review on iTunes. It helps other people find my podcast and I really appreciate it.

In Episode 11 of The Mitch Goldich Podcast, my guest was Ben Lindbergh. Ben is a writer for The Ringer, covering mostly baseball, but also topics like movies, television, video games and more. Ben explained how he manages to cover baseball while also finding time to follow his many other hobbies. He also talked about how he writes about baseball, comes up with ideas for new articles and finds time to co-host three different podcasts. Ben also spoke about the baseball book he co-wrote earlier in 2016, and what he learned from his year co-managing an independent league baseball team. If you enjoy the podcast, please consider taking a minute to give it a rating and a review on iTunes. It helps other people find my podcast and I really appreciate it.

In Episode 10 of The Mitch Goldich Podcast, my guest was Michael McCann. Michael is my colleague at Sports Illustrated, where he serves as our legal analyst. He’s also a law professor at the University of New Hampshire, where he also holds several other administrative positions. We spoke about his legal career, which includes serving as counsel for Maurice Clarett, during the star Ohio State running back’s lawsuit against the NFL. Michael also told me about how his love of the NBA draft got him into sports law, how he came to teach a college course on Deflategate that received national attention and how he manages to cover so many different types of legal stories for SI. If you enjoy the podcast, please consider taking a minute to give it a rating and a review on iTunes. It helps other people find my podcast and I really appreciate it.