Episode 102: Brin-Jonathan Butler

Published: July 30, 2014, 5:25 p.m.

b'Brin-Jonathan Butler has written for SB Nation, ESPN, and The New York Times. His new book is A Cuban Boxer\\u2019s Journey.\\n\\n"He smiled at me and just to make small talk, I said, \'You know, you\\u2019ve got this gold grill on your teeth. Where did you get that from?\' And he said, \'Oh, I just melted my gold medals into my mouth.\' And I thought, \'I think I\\u2019ve got a story here.\'"\\n\\nThanks to TinyLetter, WW Norton & Company and Open Road Integrated Media for sponsoring this week\'s episode.\\n\\nShow Notes:\\n@brincio\\n[4:45] Pitching Around Fidel (S.L. Price \\u2022 1998)\\n[7:45] Old Man and the Sea (Ernest Hemingway \\u2022 1952)\\n[12:00] "Mike Tyson Jail Interview" (YouTube)\\n[19:30] Granma\\n[29:30] "H\\xe9roes for Sale" (SB Nation \\u2022 June 2014)\\n[35:45] Split Decision: The Story of Guillermo Rigondeaux (Documentary directed by Butler)\\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices'