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Dan Barry is an award-winning journalist, author, and longtime columnist for The New York Times. A Pulitzer Prize–winning reporter and recipient of the Mike Berger Award for narrative journalism, Barry is known for his deeply human storytelling and his acclaimed “This Land” columns that explore the people and character of America. He is also the author of several books, including “Bottom of the 33rd: Hope, Redemption, and Baseball’s Longest Game” and “The Boys in the Bunkhouse: Servitude and Salvation in the Heartland.”

On this episode, Kevin and Dan discuss the legacy and influence of Jimmy Breslin, the discipline and grind behind great newspaper writing, the craft of finding stories others miss, and the humanity and responsibility at the heart of journalism.

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