https://simplecast.com David Maraniss, Ink in Our Blood Join David Maraniss, the Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and author, in conversation with his daughter, the writer Sarah Maraniss Vander Schaaff, as they illuminate the craft of non-fiction writing and explore their family's deep commitment to the power of story and search for truth. 2020 David Maraniss en Sun, 25 Sep 2022 05:00:00 +0000 Sun, 25 Sep 2022 05:00:11 +0000 https://inkinourblood.davidmaraniss.com David Maraniss, Ink in Our Blood https://image.simplecastcdn.com/images/9d59b7e1-927b-42ef-8453-b28e2751e350/f69fe812-e96b-479f-af75-0b85cfe832a6/3000x3000/cover-art.jpg?aid=rss_feed https://inkinourblood.davidmaraniss.com episodic Join David Maraniss, the Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and author, in conversation with his daughter, the writer Sarah Maraniss Vander Schaaff, as they illuminate the craft of non-fiction writing and explore their family's deep commitment to the power of story and search for truth. David Maraniss no https://feeds.simplecast.com/d_mgTBC0 barack obama, jim thorpe, nfl, america, red scare, packers, sarah maraniss, heroes, mlb, bill clinton, biographies, andrew maraniss, roberto clemente, biography, journalism, non-fiction, david maraniss, genealogy, leadership, vince lombardi, mccarthyism, writing, politics, sports, president, vietnam, history, pulitzer prize, motown, olympics, the washington post, sarah maraniss vander schaaff, pulitzer, green bay packers, vietnam war, newspapers, presidents, detroit Metamorphosis Agency LLC creative@metamorphosis.agency fb80437b-6f14-48d4-8344-a17e6b2fb9c7 Suzan Shown Harjo (Part 2 of 2) Sun, 25 Sep 2022 05:00:00 +0000 creative@metamorphosis.agency (Suzan Shown Harjo, David Maraniss) https://inkinourblood.davidmaraniss.com/episodes/suzan-shown-harjo-part-2-of-2-F2QHVxXV Suzan Shown Harjo (Part 2 of 2) Suzan Shown Harjo, David Maraniss 00:56:06 David continues the discussion with Suzan Shown Harjo, (Cheyenne & Hodulgee Muscogee) recipient of a 2014 Presidential Medal of Freedom, and renowned advocate for Native American rights. She is a poet, writer, lecturer, curator, and policy advocate who has helped Native peoples recover more than one million acres of tribal lands and fight against the use of racist mascots. "Path Lit by Lightning: The Life of Jim Thorpe" is available at bookstores or online at: https://davidmaraniss.com/library/path-lit-by-lightning-the-life-of-jim-thorpe/ David continues the discussion with Suzan Shown Harjo, (Cheyenne & Hodulgee Muscogee) recipient of a 2014 Presidential Medal of Freedom, and renowned advocate for Native American rights. She is a poet, writer, lecturer, curator, and policy advocate who has helped Native peoples recover more than one million acres of tribal lands and fight against the use of racist mascots. "Path Lit by Lightning: The Life of Jim Thorpe" is available at bookstores or online at: https://davidmaraniss.com/library/path-lit-by-lightning-the-life-of-jim-thorpe/ john dingell, pop warner, indian, cheyenne, pro football, native americans, treaty, native peoples, dietz, jim thorpe no full 8 3 5ca59f4d-ccaf-4857-80c5-36bc0b36f2ca Suzan Shown Harjo (Part 1 of 2) Sun, 18 Sep 2022 05:00:00 +0000 creative@metamorphosis.agency (David Maraniss, Suzan Shown Harjo) https://inkinourblood.davidmaraniss.com/episodes/suzan-shown-harjo-part-1-of-2-WbTOT0xx Suzan Shown Harjo (Part 1 of 2) David Maraniss, Suzan Shown Harjo 01:12:17 David talks with Suzan Shown Harjo, (Cheyenne & Hodulgee Muscogee) recipient of a 2014 Presidential Medal of Freedom, and renowned advocate for Native American rights. She is a poet, writer, lecturer, curator, and policy advocate who has helped Native peoples recover more than one million acres of tribal lands and fight against the use of racist mascots. "Path Lit by Lightning: The Life of Jim Thorpe" is available at bookstores or online at: https://davidmaraniss.com/library/path-lit-by-lightning-the-life-of-jim-thorpe/ David talks with Suzan Shown Harjo, (Cheyenne & Hodulgee Muscogee) recipient of a 2014 Presidential Medal of Freedom, and renowned advocate for Native American rights. She is a poet, writer, lecturer, curator, and policy advocate who has helped Native peoples recover more than one million acres of tribal lands and fight against the use of racist mascots. "Path Lit by Lightning: The Life of Jim Thorpe" is available at bookstores or online at: https://davidmaraniss.com/library/path-lit-by-lightning-the-life-of-jim-thorpe/ students, muskogee, suzan harjo, tribal land, nativeamerican, indian, lawsuit, cheyenne, oklahoma, suzan shown harjo, david maraniss, native, judges, language, mascot, school, jim thorpe, washington no full 7 3 f3f9715c-db1a-4ec6-990e-ab5a58a108c8 Jim Kossakowski Sun, 11 Sep 2022 05:00:00 +0000 creative@metamorphosis.agency (James Kossakowski, David Maraniss) https://inkinourblood.davidmaraniss.com/episodes/jim-kossakowski-mx8F7pO8 Jim Kossakowski James Kossakowski, David Maraniss 00:30:52 In this episode, David talks with James Kossakowski, the great-grandson of Jim Thorpe. "Path Lit by Lightning: The Life of Jim Thorpe" is available at bookstores or online at: https://davidmaraniss.com/library/path-lit-by-lightning-the-life-of-jim-thorpe/ In this episode, David talks with James Kossakowski, the great-grandson of Jim Thorpe. "Path Lit by Lightning: The Life of Jim Thorpe" is available at bookstores or online at: https://davidmaraniss.com/library/path-lit-by-lightning-the-life-of-jim-thorpe/ wrestling, jim kossakowski, family, james kossakowski, oklahoma, thorpe, heritage, native americans, david maraniss, pennsylvania, jim thorpe no full 6 3 a4541635-9aa0-49e3-8621-4cf11186075c Norbert Hill Sun, 4 Sep 2022 05:00:00 +0000 creative@metamorphosis.agency (Norbert Hill, David Maraniss) https://inkinourblood.davidmaraniss.com/episodes/norbert-hill-0pG_pYZJ Norbert Hill Norbert Hill, David Maraniss 00:29:59 In this episode of the "Ink in Our Blood" podcast, Norbert Hill joins David Maraniss to talk about the genesis of "Path Lit by Lightning: The Life of Jim Thorpe" — almost 20 years ago — and much more. Norbert S. Hill is an enrolled citizen of the Oneida Nation of Wisconsin and has recently retired as Area Director of Education and Training for the Nation and co-editor of The Great Vanishing Act: Blood Quantum and the Future of Native Nations. "Path Lit by Lightning: The Life of Jim Thorpe" is available at bookstores or online at: https://davidmaraniss.com/library/path-lit-by-lightning-the-life-of-jim-thorpe/ In this episode of the "Ink in Our Blood" podcast, Norbert Hill joins David Maraniss to talk about the genesis of "Path Lit by Lightning: The Life of Jim Thorpe" — almost 20 years ago — and much more. Norbert S. Hill is an enrolled citizen of the Oneida Nation of Wisconsin and has recently retired as Area Director of Education and Training for the Nation and co-editor of The Great Vanishing Act: Blood Quantum and the Future of Native Nations. "Path Lit by Lightning: The Life of Jim Thorpe" is available at bookstores or online at: https://davidmaraniss.com/library/path-lit-by-lightning-the-life-of-jim-thorpe/ carlisle, people, tribes, oneida, book, haskell, indian, norbert hill, athletes, indians, education, jim thorpe no full 5 3 bceb2e07-1d4b-47e1-a654-14c29e7eff9b Patty Loew Sun, 28 Aug 2022 05:00:00 +0000 creative@metamorphosis.agency (Patty Loew, David Maraniss) https://inkinourblood.davidmaraniss.com/episodes/patty-loew-SklX_WHI Patty Loew Patty Loew, David Maraniss 00:39:29 In this episode, David talks with Patty Loew, a professor in the Medill School of Journalism at Northwestern University and the inaugural director of NU's Center for Native American and Indigenous Research. She is a documentary producer, author, and a citizen of Mashkiiziibii. "Path Lit by Lightning: The Life of Jim Thorpe" is available at bookstores or online at: https://davidmaraniss.com/library/path-lit-by-lightning-the-life-of-jim-thorpe/ In this episode, David talks with Patty Loew, a professor in the Medill School of Journalism at Northwestern University and the inaugural director of NU's Center for Native American and Indigenous Research. She is a documentary producer, author, and a citizen of Mashkiiziibii. "Path Lit by Lightning: The Life of Jim Thorpe" is available at bookstores or online at: https://davidmaraniss.com/library/path-lit-by-lightning-the-life-of-jim-thorpe/ carlisle, boarding schools, people, patty loew, tribes, book, indian, native communities, ojibwe, thorpe, government, native american, jim thorpe no full 4 3 cd8b59db-85c9-4778-ab2e-b769452b42c7 Finding the Path (Part 2 of 2) Sun, 21 Aug 2022 05:00:00 +0000 creative@metamorphosis.agency (Sarah Maraniss Vander Schaaff, David Maraniss) https://inkinourblood.davidmaraniss.com/episodes/finding-the-path-part-2-of-2-Csk_JX5G Finding the Path (Part 2 of 2) Sarah Maraniss Vander Schaaff, David Maraniss 00:39:47 In this third episode of the season, David and Sarah continue the conversation about David's research into his new book, "Path Lit by Lightning: The Life of Jim Thorpe" which is available at bookstores or online at: https://davidmaraniss.com/library/path-lit-by-lightning-the-life-of-jim-thorpe/ In this third episode of the season, David and Sarah continue the conversation about David's research into his new book, "Path Lit by Lightning: The Life of Jim Thorpe" which is available at bookstores or online at: https://davidmaraniss.com/library/path-lit-by-lightning-the-life-of-jim-thorpe/ carlisle, sport, movie, book, pop warner, indian, giants, professional football, baseball, football, jim thorpe no full 3 3 e25f0aa6-8988-4e9a-936a-40a163f24c26 Finding the Path (Part 1 of 2) Sun, 14 Aug 2022 05:00:00 +0000 creative@metamorphosis.agency (David Maraniss, Sarah Maraniss Vander Schaaff) https://inkinourblood.davidmaraniss.com/episodes/finding-the-path-part-1-of-2-lZ7ZeBPZ Finding the Path (Part 1 of 2) David Maraniss, Sarah Maraniss Vander Schaaff 00:34:56 David and Sarah continue the conversation about David's research into his new book, "Path Lit by Lightning: The Life of Jim Thorpe" which is available at bookstores or online at: https://davidmaraniss.com/library/path-lit-by-lightning-the-life-of-jim-thorpe/ David and Sarah continue the conversation about David's research into his new book, "Path Lit by Lightning: The Life of Jim Thorpe" which is available at bookstores or online at: https://davidmaraniss.com/library/path-lit-by-lightning-the-life-of-jim-thorpe/ carlisle, decathlon, football players, olympics, game, book, wrote, indian, moment, college, native americans, play, baseball, black hawk, point, called, players, school, events, indians, life, football, native american, jim thorpe no full 2 3 2a30ab64-f442-48e8-b27c-22d3452c7592 Making Lightning Sun, 7 Aug 2022 05:00:00 +0000 creative@metamorphosis.agency (David Maraniss, Sarah Maraniss Vander Schaaff) https://inkinourblood.davidmaraniss.com/episodes/making-lightning-GBnkoGVl Making Lightning David Maraniss, Sarah Maraniss Vander Schaaff 01:05:38 In this first episode of the season, David and Sarah begin the conversation about David's research into his new book, "Path Lit by Lightning: The Life of Jim Thorpe" which is available at bookstores or online at: https://davidmaraniss.com/library/path-lit-by-lightning-the-life-of-jim-thorpe/ In this first episode of the season, David and Sarah begin the conversation about David's research into his new book, "Path Lit by Lightning: The Life of Jim Thorpe" which is available at bookstores or online at: https://davidmaraniss.com/library/path-lit-by-lightning-the-life-of-jim-thorpe/ athlete, carlisle, olympics, people, stockholm, book, wrote, indian, archive, jim, yale, thorpe, baseball, suzanne, black hawk, called, school, era, indians, life, football, native american, jim thorpe no full 1 3 18e1e6ef-af68-49f1-bd8b-2917c4002996 Educating Elliott: Abraham Lincoln High and University of Michigan In this episode, David talks about researching the formative years of his father, Elliott Maraniss, whose ordeal before the House UnAmerican Activities Committee and time in the crucible of the Red Scare are the subject of his latest book, A Good American Family. In Elliott’s old Boy Scout newsletter, high school yearbooks and articles in the University of Michigan student paper, David found the paper trail that revealed the shaping of his father’s life and political beliefs during the great depression and run-up to World War II.  In the New York Public Library and the digital archive of the Michigan Daily, David came upon influential moments and people: the brilliant Jewish teachers at Abraham Lincoln High, kept from university jobs by quotas, who told Elliott’s class ‘they could not afford to be another lost generation,” as well as  Elliott’s cohort at the Michigan Daily that included a young Arthur Miller and the poet John Malcom Brinnin. The newspaper  was first-class, cultivating, as all good student newspaper do, a generation of writers and space for questioning authority. But the biggest revelation was the article he found confirming a family tale about how his parents met:  A banquet on campus for Bob Cummins, home from the Spanish Civil War; his younger sister, Mary Cummins in attendance. And covering the event for The Michigan Daily was Elliott Maraniss.

]]> Wed, 20 May 2020 04:05:16 +0000 creative@metamorphosis.agency (David Maraniss, Sarah Maraniss Vander Schaaff, University of Michigan) https://inkinourblood.davidmaraniss.com/episodes/abraham-lincoln-high-and-university-of-michigan-1U97v_WM In this episode, David talks about researching the formative years of his father, Elliott Maraniss, whose ordeal before the House UnAmerican Activities Committee and time in the crucible of the Red Scare are the subject of his latest book, A Good American Family. In Elliott’s old Boy Scout newsletter, high school yearbooks and articles in the University of Michigan student paper, David found the paper trail that revealed the shaping of his father’s life and political beliefs during the great depression and run-up to World War II.  In the New York Public Library and the digital archive of the Michigan Daily, David came upon influential moments and people: the brilliant Jewish teachers at Abraham Lincoln High, kept from university jobs by quotas, who told Elliott’s class ‘they could not afford to be another lost generation,” as well as  Elliott’s cohort at the Michigan Daily that included a young Arthur Miller and the poet John Malcom Brinnin. The newspaper  was first-class, cultivating, as all good student newspaper do, a generation of writers and space for questioning authority. But the biggest revelation was the article he found confirming a family tale about how his parents met:  A banquet on campus for Bob Cummins, home from the Spanish Civil War; his younger sister, Mary Cummins in attendance. And covering the event for The Michigan Daily was Elliott Maraniss.

]]> Educating Elliott: Abraham Lincoln High and University of Michigan David Maraniss, Sarah Maraniss Vander Schaaff, University of Michigan 01:19:09 In this episode, David talks about researching the formative years of his father, Elliott Maraniss, whose ordeal before the House UnAmerican Activities Committee and time in the crucible of the Red Scare are the subject of his latest book, A Good American Family. In this episode, David talks about researching the formative years of his father, Elliott Maraniss, whose ordeal before the House UnAmerican Activities Committee and time in the crucible of the Red Scare are the subject of his latest book, A Good American Family. michigan daily, elliott maraniss, sarah maraniss vander schaaff, spanish civil war, mary cummins, jewish, boy scout, bob cummins, new york public library, world war ii, abraham lincoln high, david maraniss, house unamerican activities committee, arthur miller, john malcom brinnin no full 8 2 ed807653-a072-4bd0-82bd-57f927275bd2 Lombardi + The Making of the Play In this episode, Sarah and David speak with actor Dan Lauria, who played Vince Lombardi in the Broadway production of LOMBARDI, written by Eric Simonson and based on David’s book, When Pride Still Mattered. Known for his portrayal of Jack Arnold in The Wonder Years, Dan, who is also a writer and fierce advocate for new plays, describes working with director Tommy Kail before his break-out success in Hamilton and with his co-star, Judith Light, whose nuanced portrayal of Marie Lombardi earned a Tony nomination. With his warm, funny, energetic personality, Dan regales listeners with stories about his father, the truck driver whose childhood best friend was Yankee hall of famer Phil Rizzuto, and behind-the-scenes anecdotes from the Broadway run. He also offers a vision for new play production in the changed social environment with an idea that might remind listeners of the golden age of television.

]]> Sun, 17 May 2020 04:05:07 +0000 creative@metamorphosis.agency (David Maraniss, Sarah Maraniss Vander Schaaff, Dan Lauria) https://inkinourblood.davidmaraniss.com/episodes/lombardi-and-the-making-of-the-play-dFL9PQQq In this episode, Sarah and David speak with actor Dan Lauria, who played Vince Lombardi in the Broadway production of LOMBARDI, written by Eric Simonson and based on David’s book, When Pride Still Mattered. Known for his portrayal of Jack Arnold in The Wonder Years, Dan, who is also a writer and fierce advocate for new plays, describes working with director Tommy Kail before his break-out success in Hamilton and with his co-star, Judith Light, whose nuanced portrayal of Marie Lombardi earned a Tony nomination. With his warm, funny, energetic personality, Dan regales listeners with stories about his father, the truck driver whose childhood best friend was Yankee hall of famer Phil Rizzuto, and behind-the-scenes anecdotes from the Broadway run. He also offers a vision for new play production in the changed social environment with an idea that might remind listeners of the golden age of television.

]]> Lombardi + The Making of the Play David Maraniss, Sarah Maraniss Vander Schaaff, Dan Lauria 01:05:18 In this episode, Sarah and David speak with actor Dan Lauria, who regales listeners with stories about his father, the truck driver whose childhood best friend was Yankee hall of famer Phil Rizzuto, and behind-the-scenes anecdotes from the Broadway run of LOMBARDI, based on David’s book, When Pride Still Mattered. In this episode, Sarah and David speak with actor Dan Lauria, who regales listeners with stories about his father, the truck driver whose childhood best friend was Yankee hall of famer Phil Rizzuto, and behind-the-scenes anecdotes from the Broadway run of LOMBARDI, based on David’s book, When Pride Still Mattered. no full 7 2 146125ae-0c68-4aee-b33d-4c4634e651b3 Into the Story: 9-11 Four days after September 11, 2001, David wrote an epic article for the Sunday Washington Post. The 12,000-word story, pulling from his own reporting and memos from a superb team of Post reporters, took the reader from the ordinary promise of a crisp September morning into the chaotic and heart-wrenching  details of an unfolding tragedy—with precise accounts from inside the planes, the twin towers, the pentagon and air traffic control towers, along with eye-witnesses in lower Manhattan and the living rooms of anxious relatives across the country. Nearly twenty years later, the story is an enduring memorial to the human consequences of that unforgettable day’s historic and tragic events. Sarah asks David about how he reported and organized the sweeping narrative just days after it occurred. They discuss the challenge today’s journalists encounter reporting on a relentless and dangerous pandemic, and how today’s work is “exponentially harder.” 

]]> Wed, 13 May 2020 04:05:03 +0000 creative@metamorphosis.agency (Sarah Maraniss Vander Schaaff, David Maraniss) https://inkinourblood.davidmaraniss.com/episodes/into-the-story-9-11-QommWXs_ Four days after September 11, 2001, David wrote an epic article for the Sunday Washington Post. The 12,000-word story, pulling from his own reporting and memos from a superb team of Post reporters, took the reader from the ordinary promise of a crisp September morning into the chaotic and heart-wrenching  details of an unfolding tragedy—with precise accounts from inside the planes, the twin towers, the pentagon and air traffic control towers, along with eye-witnesses in lower Manhattan and the living rooms of anxious relatives across the country. Nearly twenty years later, the story is an enduring memorial to the human consequences of that unforgettable day’s historic and tragic events. Sarah asks David about how he reported and organized the sweeping narrative just days after it occurred. They discuss the challenge today’s journalists encounter reporting on a relentless and dangerous pandemic, and how today’s work is “exponentially harder.” 

]]> Into the Story: 9-11 Sarah Maraniss Vander Schaaff, David Maraniss 01:14:41 Sarah asks David about how he reported and organized the sweeping narrative just days after it occurred. They discuss the challenge today’s journalists encounter reporting on a relentless and dangerous pandemic, and how today’s work is “exponentially harder." Sarah asks David about how he reported and organized the sweeping narrative just days after it occurred. They discuss the challenge today’s journalists encounter reporting on a relentless and dangerous pandemic, and how today’s work is “exponentially harder." terrorism, washington post, plot, wtc, sarah maraniss vander schaaff, 9-11, pentagon, air traffic, crash, 911, world trade center, politics, al-qaeda, david maraniss, terrorist, new york, manhattan, twin towers, washington, towers no full 7 2 cb76aee6-9027-4fb4-affe-ecbbf14c05ad Do Sports Matter? In this episode, author Andrew Maraniss leads a conversation with David and John Feinstein, the best-selling author of some of the most celebrated books on American sports. The three talk about their methods of interviewing and writing books, about whether and why sports matter, and about the role of race in sports and American life. John, a vivid raconteur, spins stories ranging from the time he raced Leonard Bernstein down the aisle of a music hall to his experiences with Coach K, Bob Woodward, and Tiger Woods. David recalls his first meeting with Barack Obama, and Andrew remembers that in his first publication as an adolescent, A.J.’s Sports Journal, his first and only interview was with Feinstein, who used to drive David home from work when they both worked at the Washington Post.

]]> Sun, 10 May 2020 04:05:03 +0000 creative@metamorphosis.agency (Sarah Maraniss Vander Schaaff, Andrew Maraniss, John Feinstein, David Maraniss) https://inkinourblood.davidmaraniss.com/episodes/do-sports-matter-6k9MJvxL In this episode, author Andrew Maraniss leads a conversation with David and John Feinstein, the best-selling author of some of the most celebrated books on American sports. The three talk about their methods of interviewing and writing books, about whether and why sports matter, and about the role of race in sports and American life. John, a vivid raconteur, spins stories ranging from the time he raced Leonard Bernstein down the aisle of a music hall to his experiences with Coach K, Bob Woodward, and Tiger Woods. David recalls his first meeting with Barack Obama, and Andrew remembers that in his first publication as an adolescent, A.J.’s Sports Journal, his first and only interview was with Feinstein, who used to drive David home from work when they both worked at the Washington Post.

]]> Do Sports Matter? Sarah Maraniss Vander Schaaff, Andrew Maraniss, John Feinstein, David Maraniss 01:00:32 In this episode, author Andrew Maraniss leads a conversation with David and John Feinstein who has written best-selling and revealing books about college basketball, baseball, golf, and football. Feinstein is a longtime family friend and former colleague of David’s at The Washington Post. In this episode, author Andrew Maraniss leads a conversation with David and John Feinstein who has written best-selling and revealing books about college basketball, baseball, golf, and football. Feinstein is a longtime family friend and former colleague of David’s at The Washington Post. washington post, america, sarah maraniss vander schaaff, bob woodward, andrew maraniss, leonard bernstein, sports, baseball, basketball, david maraniss, tiger woods, mlb, coach k, barack obama, football, john feinstein, nfl no full 5 2 3e7a5858-c5ba-4a76-a2d1-226fe79e472e Sports and Myth In this episode, David and Sarah are joined by Jane Leavy, author of groundbreaking and best-selling books on Babe Ruth, Mickey Mantle, and Sandy Koufax, and former colleague of David's at The Washington Post. They talk about the mythology of sports, The Babe, the relationship between reporters and athletes and the famous bar fight at the Copacabana between the Yankees and a bowling team that changed the rules about covering athletes’ private lives. Sarah asks Jane about being one of the first women reporters in the locker room and the status of women’s sports today. Jane describes an orchestrated dinner party for Billie Jean King and legendary sports writer Red Smith, and she and David discuss how baseball can return to not only a regular season, but to the pre-stat driven days of entertaining and lyrical play.

]]> Wed, 6 May 2020 04:05:06 +0000 creative@metamorphosis.agency (David Maraniss, Jane Leavy, Sarah Maraniss Vander Schaaff) https://inkinourblood.davidmaraniss.com/episodes/sports-and-myth-BBXGhDsO In this episode, David and Sarah are joined by Jane Leavy, author of groundbreaking and best-selling books on Babe Ruth, Mickey Mantle, and Sandy Koufax, and former colleague of David's at The Washington Post. They talk about the mythology of sports, The Babe, the relationship between reporters and athletes and the famous bar fight at the Copacabana between the Yankees and a bowling team that changed the rules about covering athletes’ private lives. Sarah asks Jane about being one of the first women reporters in the locker room and the status of women’s sports today. Jane describes an orchestrated dinner party for Billie Jean King and legendary sports writer Red Smith, and she and David discuss how baseball can return to not only a regular season, but to the pre-stat driven days of entertaining and lyrical play.

]]> Sports and Myth David Maraniss, Jane Leavy, Sarah Maraniss Vander Schaaff 01:20:34 In this episode, David and Sarah are joined by Jane Leavy, author of groundbreaking and best-selling books on Babe Ruth, Mickey Mantle, and Sandy Koufax, and former colleague of David's at The Washington Post. In this episode, David and Sarah are joined by Jane Leavy, author of groundbreaking and best-selling books on Babe Ruth, Mickey Mantle, and Sandy Koufax, and former colleague of David's at The Washington Post. jane leavy, washington post, red smith, sandy koufax, sarah maraniss vander schaaff, billie jean king, yankees, sports, mickey mantle, baseball, babe ruth, david maraniss, writers, women reporters, copacabana, mlb, authors no full 4 2 890cffb2-ecde-4f49-a991-9302ad17ab27 The Meaning of Clemente Spring has sprung, and we're missing baseball. In this episode of Ink in our Blood we talk about David's biography of Roberto Clemente, the luminescent right-fielder from Puerto Rico, an athlete whose humanitarian grace and love for his homeland and working people everywhere transcended even his remarkable skills as a ballplayer. Sarah asks David why he felt such a soulful attachment to Clemente, how he conducted his research for the biography, how he came to understand "the fire of dignity" that drove Clemente through his life and toward his death - in a plane crash on the way to deliver aid to Nicaragua after the 1972 earthquake. They also talk about the work on a movie based on his biography, and about his reaction to the Hollywood portrayal of Moneyball, where the beauty of the sport hit up against dry algorithmic strategy.

]]> Sun, 3 May 2020 04:05:17 +0000 creative@metamorphosis.agency (Sarah Maraniss Vander Schaaff, David Maraniss) https://inkinourblood.davidmaraniss.com/episodes/the-meaning-of-roberto-clemente-IpBBlycO Spring has sprung, and we're missing baseball. In this episode of Ink in our Blood we talk about David's biography of Roberto Clemente, the luminescent right-fielder from Puerto Rico, an athlete whose humanitarian grace and love for his homeland and working people everywhere transcended even his remarkable skills as a ballplayer. Sarah asks David why he felt such a soulful attachment to Clemente, how he conducted his research for the biography, how he came to understand "the fire of dignity" that drove Clemente through his life and toward his death - in a plane crash on the way to deliver aid to Nicaragua after the 1972 earthquake. They also talk about the work on a movie based on his biography, and about his reaction to the Hollywood portrayal of Moneyball, where the beauty of the sport hit up against dry algorithmic strategy.

]]> The Meaning of Clemente Sarah Maraniss Vander Schaaff, David Maraniss 01:20:13 In this episode, we talk about David's biography of Roberto Clemente, the luminescent right-fielder from Puerto Rico, an athlete whose humanitarian grace and love for his homeland and working people everywhere transcended even his remarkable skills as a ballplayer. In this episode, we talk about David's biography of Roberto Clemente, the luminescent right-fielder from Puerto Rico, an athlete whose humanitarian grace and love for his homeland and working people everywhere transcended even his remarkable skills as a ballplayer. puerto rico, sarah maraniss vander schaaff, humanitarian, hollywood, baseball, david maraniss, plane crash, pittsburgh pirates, moneyball, brooklyn dodgers, mlb, roberto clemente, nicaragua no full 3 2 1f8414fd-f341-4cea-8768-a6ae70e0454f What News Can you Trust?  For this episode, Sarah and David talk with James Warren, former Washington bureau chief of the Chicago Tribune and media columnist for Poynter Institute. Jim is now executive editor of NewsGuard, a new rating system for thousands of online news sources from The Washington Post to Breitbart to essential small-town online newspapers. Billed as a type of "JD Powers or Consumer Reports" for objective evaluation of news sites, the rating system works as an extension to any web browser. Jim talks to us about how Newsguard evaluates sites - as well as its revealing examinations of Russian propaganda and health hoaxes regarding Covid-19.  Sarah asks Jim and David about the value of the presidential press briefings that devolve into propaganda and the standards for using anonymous sources when covering an administration prone to leaks and hostility to the press.

]]> Wed, 29 Apr 2020 04:05:06 +0000 creative@metamorphosis.agency (Sarah Maraniss Vander Schaaff, David Maraniss, Jim Warren) https://inkinourblood.davidmaraniss.com/episodes/what-news-can-you-trust-UrCk8bKV  For this episode, Sarah and David talk with James Warren, former Washington bureau chief of the Chicago Tribune and media columnist for Poynter Institute. Jim is now executive editor of NewsGuard, a new rating system for thousands of online news sources from The Washington Post to Breitbart to essential small-town online newspapers. Billed as a type of "JD Powers or Consumer Reports" for objective evaluation of news sites, the rating system works as an extension to any web browser. Jim talks to us about how Newsguard evaluates sites - as well as its revealing examinations of Russian propaganda and health hoaxes regarding Covid-19.  Sarah asks Jim and David about the value of the presidential press briefings that devolve into propaganda and the standards for using anonymous sources when covering an administration prone to leaks and hostility to the press.

]]> What News Can you Trust? Sarah Maraniss Vander Schaaff, David Maraniss, Jim Warren 01:27:50 In this chaotic information age, what news sources can you trust? How can you tell which news organizations are sound and factual and which are unreliable? In this chaotic information age, what news sources can you trust? How can you tell which news organizations are sound and factual and which are unreliable? jim warren, president, newsguard, washington post, press, russian propaganda, breitbart, consumer reports, sarah maraniss vander schaaff, jd powers, chicago tribune, covid-19, david maraniss, news, hoaxes, washington no full 2 2 461577e9-b4fc-493a-8514-f8fb53701260 Motown This episode has a companion playlist on Spotify here: 
https://spoti.fi/2xWoCEy

In this episode, David talks with Sarah about the early days of Motown, one thread of his sweeping book on Detroit in the early 1960’s, Once in a Great City. They discuss how Motown founder, Barry Gordy, Jr., figured out melodies while working on the assembly line at Ford Motor Company; the public school music programs that fostered young musical talent such as  Diana Ross and Martha Reeves, and stories from the first Motown Review, a 56 day bus tour across America, with the backdrop of the Cuban Missile, racism, and a virulent strain of the flu that struck the tour’s headliner, Smokey Robinson.  As Detroit once again faces a disproportionate burden of a national crisis, David and Sarah discuss what the city gave America and the world: cars, civil rights, worker’s rights, and music. As a bonus, David made a Spotify list of Motown songs that complement the episode.

]]> Sun, 26 Apr 2020 04:05:13 +0000 creative@metamorphosis.agency (David Maraniss, Sarah Maraniss Vander Schaaff) https://inkinourblood.davidmaraniss.com/episodes/motown-D35iM1Z7 This episode has a companion playlist on Spotify here: 
https://spoti.fi/2xWoCEy

In this episode, David talks with Sarah about the early days of Motown, one thread of his sweeping book on Detroit in the early 1960’s, Once in a Great City. They discuss how Motown founder, Barry Gordy, Jr., figured out melodies while working on the assembly line at Ford Motor Company; the public school music programs that fostered young musical talent such as  Diana Ross and Martha Reeves, and stories from the first Motown Review, a 56 day bus tour across America, with the backdrop of the Cuban Missile, racism, and a virulent strain of the flu that struck the tour’s headliner, Smokey Robinson.  As Detroit once again faces a disproportionate burden of a national crisis, David and Sarah discuss what the city gave America and the world: cars, civil rights, worker’s rights, and music. As a bonus, David made a Spotify list of Motown songs that complement the episode.

]]> Motown David Maraniss, Sarah Maraniss Vander Schaaff 01:06:36 This episode has a companion playlist on Spotify here: https://spoti.fi/2xWoCEy In this episode, David talks with Sarah about the early days of Motown, one thread of his sweeping book on Detroit in the early 1960’s, Once in a Great City. This episode has a companion playlist on Spotify here: https://spoti.fi/2xWoCEy In this episode, David talks with Sarah about the early days of Motown, one thread of his sweeping book on Detroit in the early 1960’s, Once in a Great City. ford motor company, cuban missile, 1960's, martha reeves, once in a great city, america, sarah maraniss vander schaaff, detroit, songs, david maraniss, diana ross, smokey robinson, ford, motown, spotify no full 1 2 854c93cf-ebbc-4c1a-8dcd-689f0a2c40b0 Coming Soon: Season 2 Tue, 21 Apr 2020 04:05:02 +0000 creative@metamorphosis.agency (Sarah Maraniss Vander Schaaff, David Maraniss) https://inkinourblood.davidmaraniss.com/episodes/coming-soon-season-2-6j4_XrAo Coming Soon: Season 2 Sarah Maraniss Vander Schaaff, David Maraniss 00:00:45 In our second season, we’ll talk about the mythology of sports and whether sports matter, about Broadway shows, the search for truth and determining whether information is reliable, and uncovering not only my grandfather’s FBI file, but the story of how he met my grandmother. And we’ll have some special guests. In our second season, we’ll talk about the mythology of sports and whether sports matter, about Broadway shows, the search for truth and determining whether information is reliable, and uncovering not only my grandfather’s FBI file, but the story of how he met my grandmother. And we’ll have some special guests. no trailer 2 07406ae6-211f-4152-805c-43a6e1dd45e0 A Good American Family, The Red Scare and My Father In 1952, David’s father, Elliott Maraniss, was called before the House Un-American Committee, named as a communist by a grandmother-spy who had infiltrated Detroit’s American Communist party. In this episode, David speaks with Sarah about his latest book, A Good American Family, The Red Scare and My Father, the story of his family’s ordeal through McCarthyism. Sarah asks David how he approached researching an episode of difficulty his parents rarely spoke of; finding personal letters and haunting declassified evidence, and how today’s politicians evoke the ugliest parts of that era, from manipulating the truth, eliciting fear and narrowly defining what it means to be an American.

]]> Sun, 12 Apr 2020 04:05:21 +0000 creative@metamorphosis.agency (david maraniss, sarah maraniss vander schaaff) https://inkinourblood.davidmaraniss.com/episodes/the-red-scare-h_lgGgRF In 1952, David’s father, Elliott Maraniss, was called before the House Un-American Committee, named as a communist by a grandmother-spy who had infiltrated Detroit’s American Communist party. In this episode, David speaks with Sarah about his latest book, A Good American Family, The Red Scare and My Father, the story of his family’s ordeal through McCarthyism. Sarah asks David how he approached researching an episode of difficulty his parents rarely spoke of; finding personal letters and haunting declassified evidence, and how today’s politicians evoke the ugliest parts of that era, from manipulating the truth, eliciting fear and narrowly defining what it means to be an American.

]]> A Good American Family, The Red Scare and My Father david maraniss, sarah maraniss vander schaaff 01:16:21 In this episode, David speaks with Sarah about his latest book, A Good American Family, The Red Scare and My Father, the story of his family’s ordeal through McCarthyism. In this episode, David speaks with Sarah about his latest book, A Good American Family, The Red Scare and My Father, the story of his family’s ordeal through McCarthyism. elliott maraniss, house un-american committee, america, sarah maraniss vander schaaff, 1950s, mccarthy, red scare, communist, politics, david maraniss, communism, spies, mccarthyism, spy, american communist party no full 7 1 79552b06-85aa-4fb9-9ad0-86e73272c4df Write on Sarah: from journalism to playwriting In this episode, David asks Sarah about her writing, from her early memories of working on school papers with an exacting journalist-dad as her first editor, to her work for CBS News/48 Hours, freelancing for the Washington Post, and writing personal blogs, plays, (Daughters of the Amendment, Sustain Me, Balls in the Game)  and mysteries, after a first career in theater. David asks Sarah about how she goes from genre to genre, why parenthood and the fight for women’s rights is an impetus for much of her work, and about her most personal story in the Washington Post, her account of struggling with, and later managing, Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder. 

]]> Wed, 8 Apr 2020 04:05:27 +0000 creative@metamorphosis.agency (sarah maraniss vander schaaff, david maraniss) https://inkinourblood.davidmaraniss.com/episodes/write-on-sarah-from-journalism-to-playwriting-T1Uz4y3M In this episode, David asks Sarah about her writing, from her early memories of working on school papers with an exacting journalist-dad as her first editor, to her work for CBS News/48 Hours, freelancing for the Washington Post, and writing personal blogs, plays, (Daughters of the Amendment, Sustain Me, Balls in the Game)  and mysteries, after a first career in theater. David asks Sarah about how she goes from genre to genre, why parenthood and the fight for women’s rights is an impetus for much of her work, and about her most personal story in the Washington Post, her account of struggling with, and later managing, Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder. 

]]> Write on Sarah: from journalism to playwriting sarah maraniss vander schaaff, david maraniss 01:21:43 In this episode, David asks Sarah about her writing, from her early memories of working on school papers with an exacting journalist-dad as her first editor to her work for CBS News/48 Hours, freelancing for the Washington Post, and writing personal blogs, plays, and mysteries. In this episode, David asks Sarah about her writing, from her early memories of working on school papers with an exacting journalist-dad as her first editor to her work for CBS News/48 Hours, freelancing for the Washington Post, and writing personal blogs, plays, and mysteries. journalism, obsessive compulsive disorder, parenthood, journalist, washington post, theater, editing, sarah maraniss vander schaaff, cbs news, blog, cbs, plays, editor, parenting, women's rights, playwrite, mystery, freelance, david maraniss, newspaper, writing, ocd, blogging, 48 hours no full 6 1 df005385-8564-4f71-bb18-00c59afd81de Living or Legacy In this episode, Sarah asks her father, David Maraniss, about writing biographies about figures who are alive or dead, and why it can be hard to uncover the truth when mythology, officious aides, or imperfect memory cloud it.  They discuss why he has already written Bill Clinton’s obituary and how he gained the trust, and diary, of Barack Obama’s post-college girlfriend. David discusses how he interviews soldiers, what stopped him from writing a biography about Billie Jean King, and what will be lost if archives become entirely digital. They finish with the one question David still hopes to ask Bill Clinton, one that goes to the heart of who he, and his father, really are.  

]]> Sun, 5 Apr 2020 04:05:08 +0000 creative@metamorphosis.agency (david maraniss, sarah maraniss vander schaaff) https://inkinourblood.davidmaraniss.com/episodes/living-or-legacy-ST3NJ6Qc In this episode, Sarah asks her father, David Maraniss, about writing biographies about figures who are alive or dead, and why it can be hard to uncover the truth when mythology, officious aides, or imperfect memory cloud it.  They discuss why he has already written Bill Clinton’s obituary and how he gained the trust, and diary, of Barack Obama’s post-college girlfriend. David discusses how he interviews soldiers, what stopped him from writing a biography about Billie Jean King, and what will be lost if archives become entirely digital. They finish with the one question David still hopes to ask Bill Clinton, one that goes to the heart of who he, and his father, really are.  

]]> Living or Legacy david maraniss, sarah maraniss vander schaaff 01:10:40 In this episode, Sarah asks her father, David Maraniss, about writing biographies about figures who are alive or dead, and why it can be hard to uncover the truth when mythology, officious aides, or imperfect memory cloud it. In this episode, Sarah asks her father, David Maraniss, about writing biographies about figures who are alive or dead, and why it can be hard to uncover the truth when mythology, officious aides, or imperfect memory cloud it. journalism, journalist, author, biographies, sarah maraniss vander schaaff, billie jean king, biography, writer, bill clinton, david maraniss, vietnam, barack obama, war no full 5 1 1ed3ca77-cf81-41bb-94eb-d2f6b306821e Andrew and Sports In this episode, David turns the tables and interviews his son, Andrew Maraniss, who is also a nonfiction author whose work focuses on the connections between sports and social action. His first book, STRONG INSIDE, was an illuminating biography of Perry Wallace, the trailblazing athlete who became the Jackie Robinson of the Southeast Athletic Conference.  His next book, GAMES OF DECEPTION, recounted the experiences of the U.S. basketball team at the sport's inaugural appearance at the Olympics - in Nazi Berlin in 1936. In this interview, David asks Andrew about his approach to research and writing, his emphasis on reaching young readers, and the messages of empathy and activism in his work. Andrew's books have received critical acclaim beyond the world of sports and many awards - including the Lillian Smith Award for civil rights, the RFK Book Awards Special Recognition Prize, and the Sydney Taylor Book Honor for depicting the Jewish experience.

]]> Wed, 1 Apr 2020 04:00:24 +0000 creative@metamorphosis.agency (Sarah Maraniss Vander Schaaff, David Maraniss, Andrew Maraniss) https://inkinourblood.davidmaraniss.com/episodes/andrew-and-sports-GS829QOn In this episode, David turns the tables and interviews his son, Andrew Maraniss, who is also a nonfiction author whose work focuses on the connections between sports and social action. His first book, STRONG INSIDE, was an illuminating biography of Perry Wallace, the trailblazing athlete who became the Jackie Robinson of the Southeast Athletic Conference.  His next book, GAMES OF DECEPTION, recounted the experiences of the U.S. basketball team at the sport's inaugural appearance at the Olympics - in Nazi Berlin in 1936. In this interview, David asks Andrew about his approach to research and writing, his emphasis on reaching young readers, and the messages of empathy and activism in his work. Andrew's books have received critical acclaim beyond the world of sports and many awards - including the Lillian Smith Award for civil rights, the RFK Book Awards Special Recognition Prize, and the Sydney Taylor Book Honor for depicting the Jewish experience.

]]> Andrew and Sports Sarah Maraniss Vander Schaaff, David Maraniss, Andrew Maraniss 00:50:40 In this episode, David turns the tables and interviews his son, Andrew Maraniss, who is also a nonfiction author whose work focuses on the connections between sports and social action. In this episode, David turns the tables and interviews his son, Andrew Maraniss, who is also a nonfiction author whose work focuses on the connections between sports and social action. journalism, author, olympics, lillian smith award, sarah maraniss vander schaaff, book awards special recognition prize, andrew maraniss, sports, jackie robinson, basketball, david maraniss, rfk, writing, sydney taylor book honor, mlb, perry wallace no full 4 1 e187e0b0-caa5-43c2-91fa-9ba45e683463 Routine In this episode, Sarah asks David about his routine as a writer. Using his book on the 1960 summer Olympics, Rome 1960, they go through each step of David’s process from getting an idea for a book, proposing it to his editor, through research, writing, and editing.  David explains his meticulous process for organizing notes, transcribing interviews and what he learned about organization from the great biographers Taylor Branch and Robert Caro. Sarah and David discuss his routine for each day, his tricks for how to jump-start writing sessions and why his Pulitzer-prize winning colleague, Anne Hull, brought him a tuna fish sandwich days after 9/11. David discusses his wife Linda’s role in his routine, his late parents’ dualing editorial roles as early readers of his manuscripts and how he almost lost his only copy of an early manuscript for When Pride Still Mattered. 

]]> Sun, 29 Mar 2020 04:00:04 +0000 creative@metamorphosis.agency (Sarah Maraniss Vander Schaaff, David Maraniss) https://inkinourblood.davidmaraniss.com/episodes/routine-zoFrvbBE In this episode, Sarah asks David about his routine as a writer. Using his book on the 1960 summer Olympics, Rome 1960, they go through each step of David’s process from getting an idea for a book, proposing it to his editor, through research, writing, and editing.  David explains his meticulous process for organizing notes, transcribing interviews and what he learned about organization from the great biographers Taylor Branch and Robert Caro. Sarah and David discuss his routine for each day, his tricks for how to jump-start writing sessions and why his Pulitzer-prize winning colleague, Anne Hull, brought him a tuna fish sandwich days after 9/11. David discusses his wife Linda’s role in his routine, his late parents’ dualing editorial roles as early readers of his manuscripts and how he almost lost his only copy of an early manuscript for When Pride Still Mattered. 

]]> Routine Sarah Maraniss Vander Schaaff, David Maraniss 01:07:31 Sarah asks David about his routine as a writer. David explains his meticulous process for organizing notes, transcribing interviews and what he learned about organization from other great biographers, and how he almost lost an early manuscript for one of his books.  Sarah asks David about his routine as a writer. David explains his meticulous process for organizing notes, transcribing interviews and what he learned about organization from other great biographers, and how he almost lost an early manuscript for one of his books.  muhammad ali, journalism, pulitzer, olympics, biographies, sarah maraniss vander schaaff, sports, biographers, taylor branch, anne hull, rome, baseball, david maraniss, alice mayhew, robert caro, writing, mlb, football, nfl no full 3 1 e4cfaaf1-2cae-4614-920f-120670f99e26 Newspaperman In this second episode of Ink in our Blood, Sarah talks to her dad, David Maraniss, about growing up as the son of a “Newspaper Man.” Long before David won the Pulitzer Prize, and wrote best-selling biographies on Vince Lombardi, Bill Clinton, Barack Obama, and Roberto Clemente, he watched his father, Elliott Maraniss, manage The Capital Times, the afternoon paper in Madison, Wisconsin. The son of a printer in Brooklyn’s Coney Island, Elliott knew every angle of a newspaper, from layout to headlines. David absorbed the sounds and sights of his father’s paper and the rhythm of life for a newspaper man in the 60’s. Those were the days of noisy typewriters, cigarette butts on the floor, teletype machines, and hot type. At the dinner table, he heard about the big stories of the day— a serial killer, JFK’s popularity with Midwest farmers, and a killer zoo elephant named Winkie.  When David arrived at The Washington Post in 1977, the technology had advanced to 6-ply carbon paper and then large computers built by Raytheon.  David tells Sarah about filing stories from earthquake ravaged Mexico, recognizing Bill Clinton’s rising political power, and learning the ropes from the Post’s Ben Bradlee. 

]]> Wed, 25 Mar 2020 04:00:02 +0000 creative@metamorphosis.agency (David Maraniss, Sarah Maraniss Vander Schaaff) https://inkinourblood.davidmaraniss.com/episodes/newspaperman-_MqjTZCv In this second episode of Ink in our Blood, Sarah talks to her dad, David Maraniss, about growing up as the son of a “Newspaper Man.” Long before David won the Pulitzer Prize, and wrote best-selling biographies on Vince Lombardi, Bill Clinton, Barack Obama, and Roberto Clemente, he watched his father, Elliott Maraniss, manage The Capital Times, the afternoon paper in Madison, Wisconsin. The son of a printer in Brooklyn’s Coney Island, Elliott knew every angle of a newspaper, from layout to headlines. David absorbed the sounds and sights of his father’s paper and the rhythm of life for a newspaper man in the 60’s. Those were the days of noisy typewriters, cigarette butts on the floor, teletype machines, and hot type. At the dinner table, he heard about the big stories of the day— a serial killer, JFK’s popularity with Midwest farmers, and a killer zoo elephant named Winkie.  When David arrived at The Washington Post in 1977, the technology had advanced to 6-ply carbon paper and then large computers built by Raytheon.  David tells Sarah about filing stories from earthquake ravaged Mexico, recognizing Bill Clinton’s rising political power, and learning the ropes from the Post’s Ben Bradlee. 

]]> Newspaperman David Maraniss, Sarah Maraniss Vander Schaaff 00:45:32 In this second episode of Ink in our Blood, Sarah talks to her dad, David Maraniss, about growing up as the son of a “Newspaper Man.” In this second episode of Ink in our Blood, Sarah talks to her dad, David Maraniss, about growing up as the son of a “Newspaper Man.” wisconsin, phil rucker, elliott maraniss, washington post, ben bradlee, vince lombardi, capital times, ashley parker, bill clinton, newspaper, bob costa, roberto clemente, barack obama, madison no full 2 1 937edc63-207d-494a-bb05-979b66d852af Go There In this first episode, Sarah asks her father, Pulitzer-prize winning journalist and author of 12 books, David Maraniss, about his motto: Go there, wherever there is. Searching for the truth as an author and The Washington Post journalist has taken David around the world, and what he finds in each place is as much about the people and sense of those locations as it is about the geography. David tells Sarah about moving to Green Bay, Wisconsin, for the winter to research his biography of Vince Lombardi. Finding “Billy” Clinton’s Great Aunt working at a Motel 6 near Hot Springs. Walking a battlefield in Vietnam with the American and Viet Cong commanders, four decades after their battle. And standing in a narrow street outside Jakarta, where the exotic sounds and smells once surrounded a young Barack Obama’s before his remarkable journey to the white house. 

Go there is one of four legs David says make up his approach. The others are: get all the archival documents, interview as many people as you can find, and break through the mythology in the search of truth.

]]> Thu, 5 Mar 2020 05:00:02 +0000 creative@metamorphosis.agency (Sarah Maraniss Vander Schaaff, David Maraniss) https://inkinourblood.davidmaraniss.com/episodes/go-there-IV4mprOJ In this first episode, Sarah asks her father, Pulitzer-prize winning journalist and author of 12 books, David Maraniss, about his motto: Go there, wherever there is. Searching for the truth as an author and The Washington Post journalist has taken David around the world, and what he finds in each place is as much about the people and sense of those locations as it is about the geography. David tells Sarah about moving to Green Bay, Wisconsin, for the winter to research his biography of Vince Lombardi. Finding “Billy” Clinton’s Great Aunt working at a Motel 6 near Hot Springs. Walking a battlefield in Vietnam with the American and Viet Cong commanders, four decades after their battle. And standing in a narrow street outside Jakarta, where the exotic sounds and smells once surrounded a young Barack Obama’s before his remarkable journey to the white house. 

Go there is one of four legs David says make up his approach. The others are: get all the archival documents, interview as many people as you can find, and break through the mythology in the search of truth.

]]> Go There Sarah Maraniss Vander Schaaff, David Maraniss 01:06:40 In this first episode, Sarah asks her father, Pulitzer-prize winning journalist and author of 12 books, David Maraniss, about his motto: Go there, wherever there is. In this first episode, Sarah asks her father, Pulitzer-prize winning journalist and author of 12 books, David Maraniss, about his motto: Go there, wherever there is. journalist, washington post, author, vince lombardi, ice bowl, green bay, bill clinton, vietnam, writing, barack obama, football, nfl no full 1 1