The Keith Law Show

Alex Speier of the Boston Globe joins Keith to try to explain what the Red Sox are doing. The core of the 2018 team is mostly gone. The club still hasn't extended Rafael Devers. Is the franchise that has regularly had one of the biggest payrolls in the game changing its philosophy? Is Chaim Bloom on the hot seat? What prospects are on the way? Follow Keith on Twitter: @keithlaw Follow Alex on Twit...

Keith is joined by University of Michigan professor of philosophy Scott Hershovitz to discuss his new book, Nasty, Brutish, and Short. The book cuts a fresh path through the scary world of metaphysics and morals, using deft storytelling and a sharp wit to show what philosophy is; why kids are the best philosophers of all; how they can teach us to puzzle through revenge, rights, consciousness, the...

New York Times opinion writers Jessica Grose joins Keith to talk about her new book, "Screaming on the Inside: The Unsustainablility of American Motherhood." Grose lived through a difficult pregnancy opening her eyes to the realities of parenting expectations. Her book empowers today's mothers to make choices that actually serve themselves, their children, and their communities. Follow Keith on Tw...

Caroline Criado-Perez's new book dives into the natural bias in data skewing the world towards men. Car crash test dummies are based on the average sized male. Medication doses are based on the average male body. Where does this issue come from and how can it be changed? Follow Keith on Twitter: @keithlaw Follow on Twitter: @CCriadoPerez Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On the eve of the World Series Keith is joined by Joe Posnanski. They discuss his last book, The Baseball 100, and his upcoming book, Why We Love Baseball and of course they discuss the game today and the 2022 World Series. Follow Keith on Twitter: @keithlaw Follow Joe on Twitter: @JPosnanski Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Craig Calcaterra joins Keith to cover a slew of topics including a check in on the current postseason, Craig's perspective on fandom, what makes relegation so great in the soccer world and more. Follow Keith on Twitter: @keithlaw Follow Craig on Twitter: @craigcalcaterra Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

With the regular season in the books, Keith is joined by Sports Illustrated senior writer Stephanie Apstein to look ahead to awards season. They also discuss the new rules coming to MLB in 2023. Follow Keith on Twitter: @keithlaw Follow Stephanie on Twitter: @stephapstein Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Will Leitch is back for a record third visit. He and Keith talk about movies, his upcoming book, the Cardinals and more. He's heading to St. Louis to watch Albert Pujols and Yadier Molina play their final home games for the Red Birds. Follow Keith on Twitter: @keithlaw Follow Will on Twitter: @williamfleitch Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Keith is joined by Pulitzer Prize winning writer Ed Yong to discuss Yong's new book, An Immense World - How Animal Senses Reveal the Hidden Realms Around Us.  The book dives into the animal world and what we can learn from all of the creatures who are living around us. What senses they have, that we do not and what we're missing out on by blocking out the world around us. Follow Keith on Twitter:...

Keith is joined by Professor Justin E.H. Smith, who just released a new book, 'The Internet Is Not What You Think It Is." He discusses his book which goes into the desire for humans to be connected over long distances but also the failures of the internet to allow actual smart discourse. Follow Keith on Twitter: @keithlaw Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Award winning board game designer Elizabeth Hargrave is the guest for episode 100 of The Keith Law Show. Hargrave's 2019 debut Wingspan won the Kennerspiel des Jahres. She has a brand new game just released called The Fox Experiment. Keith and Elizabeth discuss her games, the industry as a whole and much more. Follow Keith on Twitter: @keithlaw Follow Elizabeth on Twitter: @elizhargrave Hosted on...

Keith is joined by former Senior Advisor to President Obama and current author and host of Pod Save America Dan Pfeiffer. They discuss Dan's new book, 'Battling the Big Lie - How Fox, Facebook and the MAGA Media are Destroying America.' Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Keith is joined by Eric Longenhagen of FanGraphs to discuss the upcoming MLB draft, how the Orioles are likely thinking about their selection with the first overall pick, Termarr Johnson’s incredible swing and makeup, the Royals’ ongoing struggle to develop pitching, the Rockies’ options at Pick 10, the Mets’ options with the 11th and 14th selections, a big potential haul awaiting the Reds with ex...

Keith is joined by Jason Kander, author of 'Invisible Storm: A Soldier's Memoir of Politics and PTSD' to discuss what led the decision to write his book, trauma, unhealthy (and healthy) coping mechanisms, avoidance, and advice Jason would give to younger people who are currently upset about the state of things in America.  Follow Keith on Twitter: @keithlaw Follow Jason on Twitter: @JasonKander Ho...

Keith is joined by Sarah Langs of MLB.com to examine the 2022 rookie class through a Statcast lens — including Bobby Witt Jr., Julio Rodríguez, Oneil Cruz, and more.  Follow Keith on Twitter: @keithlaw Follow Sarah on Twitter: @SlangsOnSports Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Keith is joined by Tim Grierson, Senior U.S. Critic for ScreenDaily.com, co-host of the Grierson & Leitch podcast, and author of the recently released book 'This is How You Make a Movie' to discuss how Tim prepares to cover a film festival — the similarities to scouting baseball — and managing large volumes of information while consuming films in that setting. Plus, Keith’s first foray into Th...

Keith is joined by Sports Illustrated's national baseball writer Emma Baccellieri. They talk about the sweeper pitch and how it's different than a slurve. They also discuss the joy of watching Brett Phillips on a baseball field, the incredible writing career of Roger Angell and the early success of the Mets. Follow Keith on Twitter: @keithlaw Follow Emma on Twitter: @emmabaccellieri Hosted on Acas...

Keith is joined by Jonathan Mayo of MLB.com to discuss several 2022 MLB Draft topics including the Orioles’ decision at the top of the board, the long wait until Draft Day, Cam Collier’s unique position as a 17-year-old with junior college experience, questions surrounding this year’s class of pitchers, the value of playing in the Cape Cod League with the later timing of the draft, and risers in t...

Jonathan Higgs, singer/song writer for the British band Everything Everything, joins the show. Jonathan discusses his song writing approach and the use of concrete images in his lyrics. Then he gets into the new album, 'Raw Data Feel' that includes some AI written lyrics and discusses the group's overall approach to album creation. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Keith is joined by Eric Karabell of ESPN to discuss the Phillies’ middling start, a brutal April for the Reds, the White Sox’s mounting issues, the Giants’ bid to continue building on last season’s success, and the Padres’ excellent first month.  Follow Keith on Twitter: @keithlaw Follow Eric on Twitter: @karabelleric Subscribe to The Athletic for just $1/month to start: theathletic.com/klaw Hoste...

Keith is joined by Dr. Ellen Hendriksen to discuss her book ‘How to Be Yourself’, the difference between social anxiety and shyness, introversion, perfectionism, post-event processing, cringe attacks, and the benefits of a having challenge list.  Follow Keith on Twitter: @keithlaw Follow Ellen on Twitter: @EllenHendriksen Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Keith is joined by Professor John List, Distinguished Service Professor in Economics at the University of Chicago to discuss his new book 'The Voltage Effect: How to Make Good Ideas Great and Great Ideas Scale', how focus groups are often poorly utilized, resentful demoralization and its application in baseball, sunk-cost fallacy, and how ambiguity aversion can keep us from making big changes in o...

Keith is joined by Ian Miller (also of Kowloon Walled City) and Riley Breckenridge (also of Thrice) of Puig Destroyer & the Productive Outs Podcast to discuss the teams and players they’ve watched most closely through the first week of the season, prospects getting immediate opportunities at the big-league level this season, the state of the NL West, and much more. Follow Keith on Twitter: @ke...

Keith is joined by Christopher Crawford of NBC Sports Edge to discuss some of the best films of 2021 -- including their Top 10 lists from the past year -- plus selections and expectations for several awards including Best Actor, Best Actress, Best Picture, and more.  Follow Keith on Twitter: @keithlaw Follow Christopher on Twitter: @Crawford_MILB Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more inf...

Keith is joined by Joe Sheehan, author of the Joe Sheehan Newsletter, to discuss the new CBA, the Twins' post-lockout roster shuffle, the Yankees' structural redundancy, why a draft lottery won't prevent tanking, and more.  Follow Keith on Twitter: @keithlaw Follow Joe on Twitter: @joe_sheehan Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.