Episode 92: James Hamilton and the Why of It All

About this episode

Kyle Green and guest James Hamilton discuss aging as a basketball fan and player, favorite jerseys, and the allure of the sport.

Kyle Green cohosts as we welcome Emmy Award-winning writer, comedian and producer James Hamilton to the show. We talk about aging as a basketball fan and player, favorite jerseys, dusty GOAT lists and what keeps us coming back for more. James has worked with NBC Sports, VICE News, PBS, The Moth Radio Hour and his new podcast, Posters, will be dropping soon, so be sure to keep an ear out! You can find James on both Instagram @thejamham and X @thejamham too. And Youtube and Tiktok ! Share, rate and review wherever you get your podcasts.

People in this episode

Host: Kyle Green

Guest: James Hamilton

Topics covered

• basketball fandom
• aging in sports
• favorite jerseys
• GOAT lists
• comedy in sports

Keywords

• basketball
• James Hamilton
• Kyle Green
• sports comedy
• GOAT lists
• aging fans
• favorite jerseys

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: NBC Sports, VICE News, PBS, The Moth Radio Hour

Products: Posters

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