A Few Seconds of Panic: Articles and Interviews
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Kissing Suzy Kolber, December 31, 2008
A few words on why Broncos owner Pat Bowlen fired coach-for-life Mike Shanahan.
All Things Considered, December 23, 2008
My appreciation of George Plimpton, and review of the new oral biography of him.
Sports Illustrated, December 8, 2008
SI’s venerable Peter King touts the book in his Monday Morning Quarterback column: “A must-read if you want to know what being inside a team is really like.”
New York Post, December 7, 2008
Tabloid action! In a story about how the NFL seeks to control its players, the paper quotes a scene from the book in which a Broncos official tells the team not to trust the cops.
Fairfax (Va.) Connection, November 19, 2008
A fine story about the book, and about my book reading at the local library.
Portland (Ore.) Mercury, November 6, 2008
Nice interview with one of Portland’s alt papers in advance of my appearance at Wordstock, the city’s books festival.
New York Times, October 30, 2008
Thursday Morning Kicker says old guys are doing incredibly well.
Fairfax Public Library, October 28, 2008
A podcast in advance of my appearance at the library on Wednesday, November 12.
The New York Times, October 21, 2008
Thursday Morning Kicker says icing the kicker is pointless. A short version of the post appeared in the print edition of the Times.
The New York Times, October 16, 2008
The debut of Thursday Morning Kicker, a weekly post for The Fifth Down, the New York Times’s blog about the NFL. My first entry: How great kickers are kicking this year.
Pro Football Talk, October 16, 2008
I write about my former teammate, the enigmatic punter Todd Sauerbrun.
The News-Press (Fort Myers, Fla.), September 28, 2008
“A masterpiece of sportswriting.”
Up to Date, September 26, 2008
An interview with Steve Kraske of the Kansas City Star on KCUR public radio in Kansas City.
The Sports Factor, September 26, 2008
An hour-long radio interview with Mick O’Regan of the Australian Broadcasting Corp. They love American footie!
USA Today, September 19, 2008
A nice shout out from Reid Cherner, about my Slate piece and AFSOP.
Blog of New Orleans, September 18, 2008
A podcast about the Broncos, the NFL and the book. That’s part one. This is part two.
Slate, September 17, 2008
I write about why quitting the NFL makes sense–and why Vince Young might want to consider it.
Wait Wait…Don’t Tell Me, September 13, 2008
I talk about football and North Korea while playing play “Not My Job.”
ESPN.com, September 8, 2008
I’m no Bill Simmons, but I answer reader questions for a couple of hours.
The Sound of Ideas, September, 8, 2008
An interview with WCPN public radio in Cleveland.
Deadspin, August 26, 2008
My season preview of the 2008 Broncos.
Only a Game, August 23, 2008
An interview with the great Bill Littlefield on NPR’s weekly sports magazine.
Edge of Sports, August 23, 2008
A conversation with progressive sportswriter Dave Zirin on XM Radio.
On the DL, August 15, 2008
A podcast! With Dan Levy.
Colorado Springs Gazette, August 15, 2008
Should the Broncos do HBO’s “Hard Knocks”? Well, they did allow me inside.
CNN.com, August 13, 2008
Good questions in a live interview on CNN’s online newscast.
Think, August 13, 2008
An hour-long interview on KERA public radio in Dallas.
ESPN The Magazine, August 11, 2008
A brief but welcome Q&A.
Slate, August 5, 2008
A Slate V video about my first kick as a Bronco.
Gelf Magazine, August 3, 2008
My most coherent interview yet, I think, in advance of an Aug. 7 appearance at the Varsity Letters reading series.
Aspen Times, July 31, 2008
A fine piece about the book, in conjunction with a public-radio visit to town. My wife was the star of that show.
Cinesport, July 28, 2008
An interview with a new online sports video syndication company (started by a friend).
Word of Mouth, July 28, 2008
An interview with New Hampshire Public Radio.
Weekend Edition Saturday, July 26, 2008
I kick field goals with–and talk to–NPR’s Scott Simon, who makes me look like Jason Elam. Scott couldn’t have been a better sport, and the video is absolutely priceless.
SI.com, July 25, 2008
An excerpt at Sports Illustrated ’s website.
Booklist, July 23, 2008
The trade mag recommends Word Freak for book groups, and notes that with AFSOP, I’m “becoming a kind of contemporary George Plimpton.”
Radio Times, July 22, 2008
An interview with Marty Moss-Coane on public-radio station WHYY in Philadelphia.
Colorado Matters, July 22, 2008
An interview with Dan Meyers on Colorado Public Radio.
D.C. Sports Bog, July 21, 2008
I answer a few questions about AFSOP–plus a bonus question about my other favorite sport, team handball–from my friend Dan Steinberg of the Washington Post’s and the sports world’s very best blog.
Philadelphia Daily News, July 21, 2008
Columnist Rich Hofmann, another (older) fellow Daily Pennsylvanian alumnus, quotes generously from the book in a smart column about the start of training camp.
The Atlantic, July 21, 2008
The brilliant Jeffrey Goldberg takes a break from solving the Middle East crisis to recommend the book. He also confesses that, once upon a time, at a college far, far away, I edited him.
CBS4 Denver, July 20, 2008
Terrific Denver sports reporter Vic Lombardi–one of the few respected by the plaers–interviews me.
Newsday, July 20, 2008
Nice column by John Jeansonne about Brett Favre and why some NFL players can’t let go, in which I opine.
Ronn Owens, July 17, 2008
I spend an hour on KGO in San Francisco with talk-show legend Ronn Owens.
USA Today, July 16, 2006
An interview on the paper’s website.
Minnesota Public Radio, July 15, 2008
An interview on the local “All Things Considered.”
Talk of the Nation, July 15, 2008
Neal Conan and I chat on NPR’s daily call-in show.
MinnPost.com, July 11, 2008
“Few writers with this kind of access have brought back as much brutal insight,” my old pal Pat Borzi writes. “Knowing Stef, that doesn’t surprise me one bit.”
Sports Illustrated, July 14-21, 2008.
“Are We Having Fun Yet?” The magazine’s opening essay, by me.
Maryland Morning, July 11, 2008
Interview on WYPR, Maryland’s public-radio station.
Entertainment Weekly, July 11, 2008
Nice profile. (Abridged version online.)
Play, July 10, 2008
An interview with the sports magazine of the New York Times.
Weekday, July 10, 2008
An hour-long conversation on public-radio station KUOW in Seattle.
WashingtonPost.com, July 10, 2008
Great questions during a lengthy online chat.
The Paul Finebaum Show, July 9, 2008
I talk with the dean of Southern sports radio.
AOL Sports, July 7, 2008
An extremely perceptive and highly flattering column by Gwen Knapp of the San Francisco Chronicle.
Sports Business Daily, July 8, 2008
I chat with the compendium of record for the sports industry.
Washingtonian, July 2008 issue
A long Q&A with Drew Lindsay, who flatteringly writes that I’m “staking a claim as Plimpton’s heir.”
The Sporting Blog, DanShanoff.com, July 3, 2008
Sports blogger Dan Shanoff calls AFSOP “the most fascinating look at life inside the NFL” that he’s ever read and “a totally engaging personal narrative.”
The Wall Street Journal, June 29, 2008
Bonus excerpt: Inside the mind of Broncos coach Mike Shanahan.
Deadspin, June 28, 2008
Mike Tunison, a.k.a. Christmas Ape, describes me as “a renowned short person,” and says kind things about the book.
New York Times.com, June 27, 2008
My former WSJ colleague Tara Parker-Pope, now a health columnist for the Times, posts about the book on her excellent blog, Well.
The Wall Street Journal, June 27, 2008
An excerpt from the book, in which I fail miserably in my debut with the Broncos. Plus: a video interview.
USA Today, June 24, 2008
I’m an “extreme” writer. Who knew?
CNBC.com, June 10, 2008
My blurbers make strange bedfellows.
Time, June 9, 2008
One of these writers is not like the other: Time profiles three books for summer—by Salman Rushdie, Thomas Friedman and me.
“All Things Considered,” April 25, 2008
Robert Siegel and I talk about the NFL draft—and the kickers of the NFL draft.
Gelf Magazine, April 2, 2008
Playing Scrabble, kicking for the Broncos, memorializing my baseball glove: I’m the Simon Templar of sportswriting! (I had to look him up.)
Deadspin, February 5, 2008
I analyze New England Patriots coach Bill Belichick’s decision not to attempt a 49-yard field goal in the Super Bowl.
Slate, January 29, 2008
Everything you ever wanted to know about the two Super Bowl kickers.
All Things Considered,” November 9, 2007
Robert Siegel and I discuss Oakland Raiders kicker Sebastian Janikowski’s near-miss from 65 yards.
Deadspin, September 10, 2007
Deconstructing a heart-pounding, last-second, no-timeouts, game-winning field goal—Geronimo, the play was called when I was in camp—by my former Broncos teammate Jason Elam.
Uni Watch, March 30, 2007
I talk about wearing an NFL uniform—and why I didn’t wear a single-bar facemark—with Paul Lukas, who writes a blog and ESPN column about sports fashion and design.
“All Things Considered,” December 1, 2006
Robert Siegel and I talk about kicking during my weekly chat on NPR.
Slate, November 8, 2006
Sportswriter extraordinaire Charlie Pierce and I have a weeklong conversation about the NFL.
“All Things Considered,” August 25, 2006
As my summer as a Denver Bronco comes to an end, Robert Siegel and I discuss the coming NFL season.
Deadspin, August 9, 2006
The king of the sports blogs discovers that I’m kicking.
