The Keith Law Show

Keith is joined by author and Pulitzer Prize winning journalist Kathryn Schulz to discuss her new memoir ‘Lost & Found’, loss, fandom through family, and finding love at first sight.  Follow Keith on Twitter: @keithlaw Follow Kathryn on Twitter: @kathrynschulz  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Matthew Murphy, the lead singer of the Wombats, joins Keith to talk about the band's latest album 'Fix Yourself, Not the World.' They also talk about what goes into Murphy's lyric writing and song titles, how the band felt about going viral on TikTok and how Murphy has dealt with bouts of anxiety and depression throughout his career. Follow Keith on Twitter: @keithlaw Follow The Wombats on Twitter...

Keith is joined by union labor lawyer Eugene Freedman to discuss the owner's decision to lock out the players, and the generally unproductive negotiations between the two sides to this point.  Follow Keith on Twitter: @keithlaw Follow Eugene on Twitter: @EugeneFreedman Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Keith answers a few reader and listener questions about his recently-released Top 100 Prospects List before catching up with Cameron Winter and Dominic DiGesu of the band Geese.  Follow Keith on Twitter: @keithlaw Follow Geese on Twitter: @geese_band Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Keith is joined by Michael Schur, co-creator of ‘Parks & Recreation’, creator of ‘The Good Place’, and author of the soon-to-be released book ‘How to Be Perfect’ (Jan. 25th), to discuss the book, philosophy, their shared love of muppet violence, and NBC’s initial reaction to ‘The Good Place’.  Follow Keith on Twitter: @keithlaw Follow Michael on Twitter: @KenTremendous Hosted on Acast. See aca...

Keith is joined by Nik Sharma, author of the ‘The Flavor Equation’ to discuss his approach to cooking, the book’s unique structure, one ingredient that Nik would like to see more people work with, and his path to the culinary world from molecular biology.  Follow Keith on Twitter @keithlaw Follow Nik on Twitter @abrowntable Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Keith is joined by Oliver Burkeman, author of the book 'Four Thousand Weeks: Time Management for Mortals.' They discuss not waiting for the perfect time to do what you want to do, avoiding the social media rabbit hole, principals of time and more. Follow Keith on Twitter: @keithlaw Follow Oliver on Twitter: @oliverburkeman Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Keith is joined by Sam Ezersky, Digital Puzzles Editor for the New York Times, to discuss their shared love of word puzzles, the highly engaging and potentially addictive ‘Spelling Bee’, Sam’s path to his current role, and the ongoing challenge of determining which words make the cut for each version of the puzzle.  Follow Keith on Twitter: @keithlaw Follow Sam on Twitter: @thegridkid Hosted on Ac...

Keith is joined by Christina Kahrl, sports editor at the San Francisco Chronicle, to discuss the MLB playoffs so far, useless predictions, a few intriguing players approaching free agency this winter -- including the unusual task of imagining Clayton Kershaw wearing a different uniform -- and the ongoing stadium saga with the A's in Oakland. Follow Keith on Twitter: @keithlaw Follow Christina on T...

Keith is joined by Dr. Trevor Strunk to discuss Trevor's upcoming book "Story Mode: Video Games and the Interplay Between Consoles and Culture". Follow Keith on Twitter: @keithlaw Follow Trevor on Twitter: @Hegelbon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Keith is joined by Jeremy Booth, Founder and CEO of Program 15, to discuss a few players from the 2022 high school draft class who recently appeared in the New Balance Future Stars Series Main Event at Citi Field, and the big picture changes taking place in many organizations with player development.  Follow Keith on Twitter: @keithlaw Follow Jeremy on Twitter: @_JeremyBooth Hosted on Acast. See a...

Keith is joined by Conor Murphy of Foxing to discuss the band’s latest album ‘Drawing Down the Moon’, and their shared love of gaming.  Follow Keith on Twitter: @keithlaw Follow Conor on Twitter: @TokeEverlasting Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Keith is joined by Joe Posnanski to discuss his soon-to-be released book 'The Baseball 100', including the evolution of the book, the process of compiling the group of players featured in the book, Joe's favorite player who narrowly missed the cut, and more.  Follow Keith on Twitter: @keithlaw Follow Joe on Twitter: @JPosnanski Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Keith is joined by Craig Calcaterra, author of the Cup of Coffee newsletter, to discuss the Orioles’ rebuild, the enjoyable aspects of meaningless baseball, listening to games on the radio, their developing interests in sports overseas, and Craig’s upcoming book ‘Rethinking Fandom’.  Follow Keith on Twitter: @keithlaw Follow Craig on Twitter: @craigcalcaterra Get 50% off a subscription to The Athl...

Keith is joined by Sarah Langs of MLB.com to discuss the race for several MLB awards including Wander Franco’s case for AL Rookie of the Year honors, Jonathan India v. Trevor Rogers in the NL, the best candidates to push Shohei Ohtani for AL MVP honors, and a wide-open field in the NL. Follow Keith on Twitter: @keithlaw Follow Sarah on @SlangsOnSports Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for mor...

Keith is joined by Dr. Sian Beilock, President of Barnard College, and author of ‘Choke: What the Secrets of the Brain Reveal About Getting It Right When You Have To’ to discuss the science of choking in sport (and beyond) and ways to reduce the likelihood of underperformance.  Follow Keith on Twitter: @keithlaw Follow Dr. Beilock on Twitter: @SianBeilock Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for...

Keith is joined by Lauren Mayberry of Chvrches ahead of the band’s release of their fourth album ‘Screen Violence’, inspiration behind the album, making a song for Death Stranding, working with Robert Smith, and more.  Follow Keith on Twitter: @keithlaw Follow Lauren on Twitter: @laurenevemay Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Keith is joined by Joe Sheehan, author of the Joe Sheehan Newsletter, to discuss the *new* titleholder of Best Player in Baseball, concerns about the long-term durability of Mike Trout, the league's current stratified nature, MLB's ongoing need to market itself more effectively, and what Joe would prioritize in the Union's position in this winter's CBA negotiations. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/...

Keith is joined by novelist Jasper Fforde, author of the Thursday Next series, the Last Dragonslayer, Shades of Grey, The Constant Rabbit, and Early Riser, to discuss his work, writing without a plan, and some of his favorite comic novels.  Follow Keith on Twitter: @keithlaw Follow Jasper on Twitter: @jasperfforde Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Keith is joined by Katy Milkman, Professor at the University of Pennsylvania, host of the Choiceology podcast and author of 'How to Change: The Science of Getting from Where You Are to Where You Want to Be.' They discuss techniques for making real change including tricks to motivate yourself that work. Katy explains temptation bundling and commitment devices along with many other tools to achieve...

Keith is joined by Josh Levin, National editor at Slate, host of the ‘ONE YEAR: 1977’ podcast, to discuss the story of Mary Shane, the first full-time female broadcaster for a Major League Baseball team, and Josh’s book ‘The Queen: The Forgotten Life Behind an American Myth’. Follow Keith on Twitter: @keithlaw Follow Josh on Twitter: @josh_levin Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more info...

Keith is joined by Eric Longenhagen of FanGraphs to discuss their takeaways from the 2021 MLB Draft, including Eric’s pick for which teams put together the best draft class, pitching-heavy approaches, the Dodgers’ best on their development group, and which prospects from this group will immediately join Eric’s Top 100 Prospects list.  Follow Keith on Twitter: @keithlaw Follow Eric on Twitter: @lon...

Keith is joined by Jonathan Mayo of MLB.com to discuss the upcoming MLB Draft including the surprisingly unsettled nature of the top of the board, the potential early first-round slide of Kumar Rocker, Jonathan's pick for the third-ranked college pitcher behind Rocker and Jack Leiter, and more.  Follow Keith on Twitter: @keithlaw Follow Jonathan on Twitter: @JonathanMayo Hosted on Acast. See acast...

Keith is joined by investigative reporter Stephen Kurkjian to discuss his book 'MASTER THIEVES: The Boston Gangsters Who Pulled Off the World's Greatest Art Heist' and the story of the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum theft.  For more on this story, check out the Last Seen podcast from WBUR, and 'This Is a Robbery' on Netflix.  Follow Keith on Twitter: @keithlaw Follow Stephen on Twitter: @kurkjian...

Keith is joined by Dr. Elizabeth Hinton to discuss her latest book ‘America on Fire: The Untold History of Police Violence and Black Rebellion Since the 1960s’ including the important distinction between rebellion and rioting, the subsequent policy cycle of expanded policing, and Cairo, Illinois as an example of the devastating effects of racism on a community.  Follow Keith on Twitter: @keithlaw...