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May 28, 2025 39 mins

In episode 8, Kevin chats with Mirin Fader, senior staff writer at the Ringer and the New York Times best-selling author of “Giannis” and “Dream,” her latest book on the life and legacy of Hakeem Olajuwon. Fader has become one of the country’s preeminent sports profile writers, and she got her start writing several stories a week for the Orange County Register. Mirin discusses the work ethic that went into that job, the difficult conversations with editors, and how she persevered in a tough industry to keep going after her goal of writing meaningful sports stories. Hear how Mirin broke in.



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