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How to Be a Newspaper Sports Columnist With the L.A. Times’ Bill Plaschke

Plus, discussing Bill’s new book ‘Paradise Found,’ which details a California high school football team’s resilience after a wild fire ravaged their town

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Bryan is joined by sportswriter Bill Plaschke to discuss how he got his start as a writer (4:58), the difference between beat writing in Seattle vs. Los Angeles (12:36), his transition to a columnist (14:14), how he came across the Paradise High football team in California that was featured in his book Paradise Found (28:13), and more!

Host: Bryan Curtis
Guest: Bill Plaschke
Associate Producer: Erika Cervantes

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