Joel Anderson
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So I definitely came down to the old studio in like 2016. And you guys showed me around. I did the whole thing. We went to lunch, didn't we? Didn't we go to lunch that time too?
So I definitely came down to the old studio in like 2016. And you guys showed me around. I did the whole thing. We went to lunch, didn't we? Didn't we go to lunch that time too?
So I definitely came down to the old studio in like 2016. And you guys showed me around. I did the whole thing. We went to lunch, didn't we? Didn't we go to lunch that time too?
Can I say something about that too? So, yeah. So, you know, like I was... uh, in between jobs a few months ago and I was about to accept another offer. Right. And, um, I, I, I reached out to Connor Nevins and people at the ring of though Connor, cause Connor was my editor at ESPN. And I was like, Hey man, um,
Can I say something about that too? So, yeah. So, you know, like I was... uh, in between jobs a few months ago and I was about to accept another offer. Right. And, um, I, I, I reached out to Connor Nevins and people at the ring of though Connor, cause Connor was my editor at ESPN. And I was like, Hey man, um,
Can I say something about that too? So, yeah. So, you know, like I was... uh, in between jobs a few months ago and I was about to accept another offer. Right. And, um, I, I, I reached out to Connor Nevins and people at the ring of though Connor, cause Connor was my editor at ESPN. And I was like, Hey man, um,
you know, I got this offer and it's exciting, but I just want to make sure that Bill, like, you know, like you got sure that this isn't going to work out. And Connor was like, yeah, man, you should probably just go ahead. It's fine. Like, you know, Bill's busy or whatever. And so then I texted you right after that. I don't know if Connor's right about this. And you were like, what? Huh?
you know, I got this offer and it's exciting, but I just want to make sure that Bill, like, you know, like you got sure that this isn't going to work out. And Connor was like, yeah, man, you should probably just go ahead. It's fine. Like, you know, Bill's busy or whatever. And so then I texted you right after that. I don't know if Connor's right about this. And you were like, what? Huh?
you know, I got this offer and it's exciting, but I just want to make sure that Bill, like, you know, like you got sure that this isn't going to work out. And Connor was like, yeah, man, you should probably just go ahead. It's fine. Like, you know, Bill's busy or whatever. And so then I texted you right after that. I don't know if Connor's right about this. And you were like, what? Huh?
I thought, you know, and then everything started rolling and here we are today.
I thought, you know, and then everything started rolling and here we are today.
I thought, you know, and then everything started rolling and here we are today.
Oh, definitely Slow Burn 6 to LA Rides. Just because I was fascinated by LA as a city, and it emerged from my reporting on season three on Biggie and Tupac. And I was just like, oh, if I ever got a chance to tell that story, which is part of the reason 2020 got held up, right? Yeah. That got put in my face, and I was like, well, I have to do this. This is like a passion project.
Oh, definitely Slow Burn 6 to LA Rides. Just because I was fascinated by LA as a city, and it emerged from my reporting on season three on Biggie and Tupac. And I was just like, oh, if I ever got a chance to tell that story, which is part of the reason 2020 got held up, right? Yeah. That got put in my face, and I was like, well, I have to do this. This is like a passion project.
Oh, definitely Slow Burn 6 to LA Rides. Just because I was fascinated by LA as a city, and it emerged from my reporting on season three on Biggie and Tupac. And I was just like, oh, if I ever got a chance to tell that story, which is part of the reason 2020 got held up, right? Yeah. That got put in my face, and I was like, well, I have to do this. This is like a passion project.
Um, and you know, like humanizing Rodney King, um, just talking about the divisions in the city, like how it was more complicated than people thought. Um, I, I couldn't, I couldn't, I couldn't wait to do that. So that was probably the thing that I'm most proud of.
Um, and you know, like humanizing Rodney King, um, just talking about the divisions in the city, like how it was more complicated than people thought. Um, I, I couldn't, I couldn't, I couldn't wait to do that. So that was probably the thing that I'm most proud of.
Um, and you know, like humanizing Rodney King, um, just talking about the divisions in the city, like how it was more complicated than people thought. Um, I, I couldn't, I couldn't, I couldn't wait to do that. So that was probably the thing that I'm most proud of.
I did, you know, I did a season on, uh, uh, Clarence Thomas a couple of years later, which was more, uh, critically acclaimed, but, uh, my favorite is season six of slow burn the LA riots.
I did, you know, I did a season on, uh, uh, Clarence Thomas a couple of years later, which was more, uh, critically acclaimed, but, uh, my favorite is season six of slow burn the LA riots.