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Keith is joined by Nik Sharma, the author of the new cookbook, Veg-table. He attempts to combine vegetable recipes with big flavor through a science background. Follow Keith on social: @keithlaw Follow Nik on social: @abrowntable Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Keith is joined by author Matt Singer who's new book Opposable Thumbs dives into the relationship of Gene Siskel & Roger Ebert and the long lasting impact of their hit movie review show, Siskel & Ebert. Follow Keith on X: @keithlaw Follow Matt on X: @mattsinger Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Keith is joined by author Robert Kolker to discuss his New York Times Bestselling novel Hidden Valley Road and his previous book Lost Girls. Follow Keith on X: @keithlaw Follow Robert Kolker on X: @bobkolker Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Keith is joined by philosopher Dr. Lee McIntyre. His new book is titled On Disinformation: How to Fight for Truth and Protect Democracy. He believes we are in a lot of trouble regarding disinformation, but also outlines ways we can push back on the problem. Follow Keith on X: @keithlaw Follow Matthew on X: @LeeCMcIntyre Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Keith is joined by MLB researcher and reporter Sarah Langs who always does an amazing job reminding us why baseball is the best. They look back on the best of the 2023 season and also some of the disappointments. Sarah continues her work in the baseball while battling ALS (Lou Gehrig's disease) and has become an inspiration to many around the sport. If you want to support Sarah as she raises awareness for ALS, you can at the following sites: Stars for Sarah: https://starsforsarah.org/ #FistBumps4ALS: https://fundraise.projectals.org/campaign/fistbumps4als-in-honor-of-sarah-langs/c482208 Baseball Is The Best t-shirts: https://rotowear.com/products/baseball-is-the-best-shirt Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Keith is joined by writer, director, producer and former NFL receiver Matthew Cherry. Matthew won an Oscar for directing the animated short film Hair Love. His new project Young Love continues the story of Hair Love as an animated series on Max. Follow Keith on X: @keithlaw Follow Matthew on X: @MatthewACherry Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Keith is joined by Jonathan Abrams to discuss his new book, The Come Up: An Oral History of the Rise of Hip-Hop. Jonathan is an award-winning staff reporter for The New York Times. He is the bestselling author of two previous books, Boys Among Men and All the Pieces Matter. From the publisher: The essential oral history of hip-hop, from its origins on the playgrounds of the Bronx to its reign as the most powerful force in pop culture—from the award-winning journalist behind All the Pieces Matter, the New York Times bestselling oral history of The Wire Follow Keith on Twitter at: @keithlaw Follow Jonathan on Twitter at: @Jpdabrams Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Joe Posnanski joins Keith to discuss his new book, Why We Love Baseball: A History In 50 Moments, which will be out September 5th. The guys also look back on Joe's Baseball 100 and jump ahead to what will be his next book, Why We Love Football. Follow Keith on Twitter: @keithlaw Follow Joe on Twitter: @JPosnanski Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

You may remember her from The Bangles but Susanna Hoffscontinues to create. She recently released her fifth solo album, The Deep End and just published her first novel, The Bird Has Flown. She joins Keith to talk about those projects as well as the 80s and the Bangles. Follow Keith on Twitter: @KeithLaw Follow Susanna on Twitter: @SusannaHoffs Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Joe Casey, lead singer of the post-punk band Protomartyr. They discuss the band's new album Formal Growth in the Desert. They go on to talk about baseball and Joe's life-long love of the Detroit Tigers. Follow Keith on Twitter: @KeithLaw Follow Protomartyr on Twitter: @protomartyrband Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Joe Sheehan is back! He and Keith take a big picture look at next week's MLB Draft and All-Star weekend. They have ideas for how the league can fix the Future's Game. They also get into pitcher development and what could be done differently through the minor leagues. The guys also discuss the early movement before the trade deadline. Follow Keith on Twitter: @keithlaw Follow Joe on Twitter: @joe_sheehan Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Keith is joined by Michael Ruhlman, who has simplified the making of classic cocktails in his new book, The Book of Cocktail Ratios. They discuss the evolution of cocktails, what you need for your home bar, and how you can very easily make exceptional cocktails at home. Follow Keith on Twitter: @keithlaw Follow Jonathan on Twitter: @ruhlman Check out our sponsors: Head to factormeals.com/law50 and use code LAW50 to get 50% off your first box Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Keith is joined by MLB Pipeline's Jonathan Mayo. They talk mock drafts now that they are both on the record with their version 1.0's. How likely are the Pirates to take Dylan Crews? If they go a different direction, who would it be? What separates the top five players who are all considered potential 1-1 players? Keith and Jonathan also discuss Jonathan's new book, Smart, Wrong and Lucky. Follow Keith on Twitter: @keithlaw Follow Jonathan on Twitter: @JonathanMayo Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Keith is joined by Scott McCaughey of The Baseball Project, a supergroup he formed with Peter Buck, Mike Mills, Steve Wynn and Linda Pitmon that has been writing and performing baseball songs since 2007. The band is promoting its new album, Grand Salami Time, which will be released on June 30th. They talk about how the band came together, what teams the musicians root for, where McCaughey's fandom stems from and where they come up with the ideas behind their songs. Follow Keith on Twitter: @keithlaw Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Keith is joined by Baseball Prospectus' Russell Carleton. His new book, The New Ballgame, covers a lot of ground in what's happening in baseball now and what could be coming. Did analytics ruin baseball? How to fix the strike out problem? What's wrong with WAR? Why are so many teams cheap on development? Keith and Russell cover those topics and much more. Follow Keith on Twitter: @keithlaw Follow Russell on Twitter: @pizzacutter4 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Keith is joined by Harvard professor and the author of the new book, Complicit: How We Enable the Unethical and How to Stop. From Theranos, to police force protection to West Virginia men's basketball coach Bob Huggins recent comments on Cincinnati radio, Bazerman explains how we can be complicit in unethical behavior. Follow Keith on Twitter: @keithlaw Follow Max on Twitter: @BazermanMax Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Will Leitch is back for another visit. He and Keith discuss the Cardinals rough start and Will's new book, The Time Has Come, which will be released on May 16th. It's Leitch's follow up to How Lucky, his 2022 Edgar Award Nominated novel. Follow Keith on Twitter: @keithlaw Follow Elizabeth on Twitter: @williamfleitch Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Keith catches up with Elizabeth McCracken, author of The Hero of this Book, a 2022 "memoir adjacent" book in which McCracken (or the narrator) copes with the death of her mother by traveling to London to revisit places she had been with her mother. Follow Keith on Twitter: @keithlaw Follow Elizabeth on Twitter: @elizmccracken Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

David Grann, author of Killers of the Flower Moon which is being made into a movie by Martin Scorsese starring Leonardo DeCaprio and Robert De Niro, has a new book out. David and Keith discuss The Wager which tells a story of shipwreck, survival and savagery. Follow Keith on Twitter: @keithlaw Follow David on Twitter: @DavidGrann Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Keith is joined by former rocket scientist and law professor Ozan Varol to discuss his new book 'Awaken Your Genius.' The book discusses how people can stop living life on autopilot and tap into their own unique talents and creativity to find bigger success. Follow Keith: @keithlaw Awaken Your Genius is available at www.geniusbook.net Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Christopher Crawford of RotoWire is back for another Oscars preview episode. Keith and Christopher discuss some of the best films of 2022 -- 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 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Keith welcomes back his first ever guest on the show, Eric Longenhagen, prospect writer for Fangraphs. Eric's Top 100 Prospects list just dropped so the guys compare where their lists differ. They also look ahead to draft season after the college baseball season started last weekend. Follow Keith on Twitter: @keithlaw Follow Eric on Twitter: @longenhagen Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Keith is joined by Stephen Ives, who's new documentary 'Ruthless: Monopoly's Secret History,' tells the story of Lizzy Magie who originally invented the popular board game but never got the credit. Follow Keith on Twitter: @keithlaw Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Keith catches up with old ESPN friend Justin Havens to talk about some of the bigger storylines this offseason in baseball. They talk about teams that should have done more, look at interesting trades, break down the AL West race and more. Follow Keith on Twitter: @keithlaw Follow Justin on Twitter: @jayhaykid Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Keith is joined by Seth Reiss, one of the writers for the new movie The Menu starring Ralph Fiennes, Anya Taylor-Joy, Nicholas Hoult and more. They discuss where the idea for the movie came from, the art of writing parody and much more.  Follow Keith on Twitter: @keithlaw Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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 Twitter: @alexspeier Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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 size of the universe and other daunting mysteries most grown-ups learn to ignore; and finally why the examined life is not only worth living but seriously fun. Follow Keith on Twitter: @keithlaw Follow Scott on Twitter: @shershovitz Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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 Twitter: @keithlaw Follow Jessica on Twitter: @JessGrose Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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: @keithlaw Follow Ed on Twitter: @edyong209 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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.' Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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 extra early-round selections, and much more.  Follow Keith on Twitter: @keithlaw Follow Eric on Twitter: @longenhagen  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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 The Godfather trilogy, Tim’s returns to those films over time, and more.  Follow Keith on Twitter: @keithlaw Follow Tim on Twitter: @TimGrierson Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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 this current class.  Follow Keith on Twitter: @keithlaw Follow Jonathan on Twitter: @JonathanMayo Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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 our work or personal lives. Follow Keith on Twitter: @keithlaw Follow John on Twitter: @Econ_4_Everyone Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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: @keithlaw Follow Ian on Twitter: @ProductiveOuts Follow Riley on Twitter: @rileybreck Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices