Dan Gets COMBATIVE With Mike Schur And Joe Posnanski | Hour 2
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What insights do Mike Schur and Joe Posnanski share about their book?
This is the Dan Levitar Show with the Stukas Podcast.
I just saw all over the televisions they were talking about the idea of Jalen Brown and Milwaukee, Jalen Brown and the Celtics trading for Giannis, but Windhorse has said on GetUp, quote, the team to watch here is Miami. Miami would say we got Tyler Hero, who's a young player and been an all-star. We got draft picks, including the 13th pick in this draft, and Giannis, I think, wants to be in Miami. There's more check marks on Miami. I'm not sure Boston... is ready to trade Jalen Brown. And he also says of the Celtics this weekend, I have not heard that Boston is on Giannis' list. I have not heard that Giannis is prepared to sign the extension with Boston. Just because I haven't heard it doesn't mean it's not true.
But until those two things are true, I don't think it's really something that's in the world of reality. We will get back to that in a second. But Mike Schur and Joe Posnanski have written a great book, and they're going to be joining us here momentarily. Joe Posnanski, one of the world's best sports writers, a New York Times bestselling author of nine books, co-host of the podcast, and also Mike Schur is here with him.
How did Mike Schur's experience at the World Darts Championship inspire their book?
So, Posnanski, thank you for joining us. I appreciate the time. I appreciate that you continue to carry around Mike Schur and lift him to levels that he couldn't get to by himself. Why did you guys decide to write this book? It's called Big Fan, Two Friends, 82,490 Miles and the Wild Wonderful Sports We Love. I feel like Mike Schur doesn't have time to be doing this nonsense. So what happened? How did this come together, Joe? What was the idea for it, and how did it happen?
Well, honestly, it is completely Mike's idea, which is weird because he doesn't have time to do this, and it's a complete waste of his time. But he's better telling how it happened, but he got a video from a friend of his from the World Darts Championship that he found himself entirely just blown away by this ridiculous, wonderful event that they've got in London. And he found himself watching the fans. And these fans are dressed up like minions and bananas and Harry Potter characters.
What unusual fandom experiences did they encounter during their travels?
And and they're they're pouring beer on each other just every time somebody makes another throw and it was just such a weird thing and yet mike's sort of like takeaway from it was i think these people are just like us i think we're we're exactly like that when we watch uh our games we we're the same people and uh and he said we should travel around the world and go to events and and write about the fans, write about what it means to be a fan. And it was, I was like, yeah, that's a great idea. And we did it. And we traveled whatever, 82,490 miles chasing fandom.
Metal Ark Media did a three-part documentary for the BBC on darts because that whole scene is just sheer lunacy. Sure. How many places did you end up where you thought that you found things even more colorful or stranger than what it is you were experiencing around darts?
Well, first of all, hi, Dan. How are you?
I'm mad at you. Like, you know what's happened here. You've gone from being on our show to going on Pablo Torre's show because it's a trendier show.
It's run by the same people.
What was the significance of their trip to Fairbanks, Alaska?
It's all them in the Meadowlark family. Why are you complaining about this?
You have stopped coming on our show to go on that show. Which part of that are you not understanding?
You're right. You know what? Fair. I'm very sorry. I will come on your show anytime you want me to come on your show. But can we just lower the hostility a little bit? I feel like I woke up early, as I always do, to come on your show and see my old friend Dan. And what do I get? I get like, I'm being grilled. It's like you're grilling me. This isn't a friendly interview so far.
How did the Buffalo Wild Wings experience shape their narrative?
You're being very hostile. He's also been on the pitch clock multiple times, Dan.
That's the segregated part of the show. That is not a part of the show. That's a part of the show that's adjacent to the show that's sort of part of the show that I've not been on.
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Chapters
8 chapters
1
What insights do Mike Schur and Joe Posnanski share about their book?
0:00–1:15
2
How did Mike Schur's experience at the World Darts Championship inspire their book?
1:15–2:27
3
What unusual fandom experiences did they encounter during their travels?
2:27–3:37
4
What was the significance of their trip to Fairbanks, Alaska?
3:37–4:09
5
How did the Buffalo Wild Wings experience shape their narrative?
4:09–4:44
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What challenges did the authors face while exploring different sports cultures?
4:44–5:38
7
How do Mike and Joe define the essence of being a sports fan?
5:38–6:46
8
What reflections do they have on the impact of their journey on their views of sports?
6:46–39:57
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