About this episode

Michael Schur and Joe Posnanski discuss their book BIG FAN and share parenting stories.

Michael Schur and Joe Posnanski stop by to talk about their latest book, BIG FAN. Since both of them have been on the podcast before, we switch up the fatherhood topics. They share some great parenting stories. Next we talk about the blending of fatherhood and their book, BIG FAN connect. They share the inspiration for this book and what events they each forced each other to attend to write about their experience. I even open up a pack of baseball cards to have a fun way to end the interview. There is even a fun connection with a player in the pack that I opened during the podcast. Lastly, we finish the interview with the Fatherhood Quick Five. About Michael Schur Michael Schur is an Emmy Award–winning American television producer and writer. He created or co-created the comedy series Parks and Recreation, Brooklyn Nine-Nine, The Good Place, and A Man on the Inside, after getting his start on Saturday Night Live and The Office. Schur lives in California with his wife, Jennifer Philbin, and their children. About Joe Posnanski Joe Posnanski is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of nine books, including Why We Love Baseball, Why We Love Football, and The Baseball 100, and has…

People in this episode

Host: Art Eddy

Guests: Michael Schur, Joe Posnanski

Topics covered

• fatherhood
• parenting stories
• book discussion
• fandom
• baseball cards
• interview

Keywords

• fatherhood
• parenting
• BIG FAN
• Michael Schur
• Joe Posnanski
• baseball cards
• fandom

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Parks and Recreation, Brooklyn Nine-Nine, The Good Place, Saturday Night Live, The Office

Books & works: BIG FAN

Places: California, Charlotte, North Carolina

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