Tim Miller

He's a senior writer for ESPN.

He formerly worked at the Kansas City Star and at the Times-Jocune here in New Orleans.

He's the author of several best-selling books, including Pappyland, which my father-in-law is reading right now.

It's about the storied whiskey distillery.

Most recently, he wrote The Barn, The Secret History of a Murder in Mississippi.

It's Wright Thompson.

Welcome to the show, Wright.

How are you doing, man?

Man, I'm great.

Thanks so much for having me.

Glad to have you.

It was good to see you at the Sugar Bowl.

Been wanting to have you on the pod.

The Barn was, I've been recommending it, baby.

It was one of the best books I've read in the last couple years.

And I am going to want to get into that with you in depth.

But first, for listeners who aren't like true South super fans, you know, and are like, who the hell is this guy on a politics podcast?

Can you give us a little who's right, Thompson?

And what might you have to say about our political moment?

Your writing has been mostly in sports writing and profiles.