Summary: This is Part 1 of a two-part episode. Part 1 is free to everyone, parts 2 is available to paid subscribers over at <a href="https://www.patreon.com/posts/36320846/">https://www.patreon.com/posts/36320846/</a>. Become a paid subscriber for $5/month over at <a href="https://www.patreon.com/champagnesharks">patreon.com/champagnesharks</a> and get access to the whole archive of subscriber-only episodes, the Discord voice and chat server for patrons, and out newsletter.<br> <br> This episode is hosted by Trevor. Today we Alan Siegel, staff writer at the website The Ringer. Alan covers a mix of pop culture and sports. He grew up near Boston and now lives in the Washington, D.C., area. He tweets <a href="https://twitter.com/AlanSiegelDC" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">twitter.com/AlanSiegelDC</a>. His articles can be found here: <a href="https://www.theringer.com/authors/alan-siegel" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">https://www.theringer.com/authors/alan-siegel</a><br> <br> Co-produced & edited by Aaron C. Schroeder / Pierced Ears Recording Co, Seattle WA (<a href="mailto:piercedearsmusic@gmail.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">piercedearsmusic@gmail.com</a>). Opening theme composed by T. Beaulieu. Closing theme composed by Dustfingaz (<a href="https://www.youtube.com/user/TheRazhu" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">https://www.youtube.com/user/TheRazhu</a>_)
