This week’s guest is John Feinstein.

John is a columnist with the Washington Post and a prolific author: his 45th book, R_aise a Fist, Take a Knee_, is published on 16 November later this year.

John discusses his start in journalism at the Post, where his boss was Bob Woodward, he of _All The President’s Men _fame. Listen in for memories of Woodward, and what he learned from one of the most famous American journalists of them all.

We chat about golf, specifically Bryson DeChambeau’s latest bizarro comments, his chequered history with Tiger Woods, and we discuss Rory McIlroy. If it ended tomorrow, would McIlroy’s career be a success? And is he ruthless enough to return to winning majors again?

John also reveals how the Golf Channel deliberately exaggerated their attack on McIlroy over his 2016 comments about the Olympics.  

We also chat about two of his famous books, A Good Walk Spoiled, and A Season on the Brink.

John’s picks were:  “The Rabbit Hunter”, a profile of Bob Knight by Frank Deford for _Sports Illustrated ; _Ball Four by Jim Bouton ; Breaks of the Game by David Halberstam

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