Why is 30-year-old Michael Belkin new school and old fashioned?  Some of it has to do with his reading choices—biographies, how he prefers emails to be sent—a good subject line, and how one book and the author’s appearance at a conference reset his attitude about how business should be conducted.  Simon Sinek says Start with Why.  Michael didn’t just read it, he lives it and builds his professional and personal life around it. For links to the books discussed during this episode visit https://whyireadnonfiction.com/026-old-soul-millennial-with-michael-belkin/

Why I Read Nonfiction with Kevin Walsh

026: Old Soul Millennial with Michael Belkin

Bedtime was reading time for author and Boston sports anchor and reporter Bob Halloran.   That reading inspired him to become a sportscaster and writer.  Along the way, he survived a health scare, lived to tell about it, and just appreciates the gift of another day to live and a book to read.  Visit https://whyireadnonfiction.com/025-i-didnt-have-a-bedtime-with-bob-halloran/ for links to the books discussed during this episode.  

025: I Didn’t Have a Bedtime with Bob Halloran

Dan Boyne, author of The Seven Seat:  A True Story of Rowing, Revenge, and Redemption tells a story about his life that we can all relate to.  You’ll feel as if you’re in the boat, cheering him on, wishing all bully stories could end this way.  Experience or rekindle the typical college tales from life in the 1970s, laughing with friends and overindulgences.  Dan is a teacher and rowing coach at Harvard. For the episode webpage and links to books discussed, logon to https://whyireadnonfiction.com/024-bullies-lose-in-the-end-with-dan-boyne/

024: Bullies Lose in the End with Dan Boyne

It’s too much fun. Why leave?  Sportswriter Gene Wojciechowski graduated from college 40 years ago, but never really left.  He’s a fixture on ESPN’s College GameDay, SportsCenter and other platforms.  At the heart of it all, Gene’s a serial reader and writer.  There was no bedtime hour as a child.  He fell asleep at whatever hour it was with a book in his hands.  Still does.  Gene is the author of 10 books, the most recent No Excuses: The Making of a Head Coach with former Oklahoma University coach Bob Stoops, a national championship winner, who painfully but lovingly told his wife he could no longer do it.  At the time of this airing, No Excuses is the #1 football book on Amazon.  To find books discussed during this episode, log onto https://whyireadnonfiction.com/023-oldest-college-kid-ever-with-gene-wojciechowski/

023: Oldest College Kid Ever with Gene Wojciechowski

Part two with Nigel Travis, former CEO and current executive chairman of Dunkin’ brands.  Nigel loves a challenge.  He got it at Burger King, Blockbuster, Papa John’s and most recently in running Dunkin’ which he wrote a book about; The Challenge Culture: Why the Most Successful Organizations Run on Pushback.  His current challenge is owning and running Leyton Orient, a professional soccer team that he grew up rooting for in his native London.  For more a complete transcript of the podcast - visit https://whyireadnonfiction.com/022-nigel-runs-on-dunkin-with-nigel-travis-part-2/

022: Nigel Runs on Dunkin’ with Nigel Travis - Part 2

Coffee and conversation with Nigel Travis, chairman of Dunkin’ Brands.  Hear how he got Dunkin’ brands back on track, took it public, and wrote a book about it.   His love of reading, leading, listening and questioning are all wrapped up in a cup with those familiar colors and taste.  Check out podcast webpage for links to books discussed during this episode - https://whyireadnonfiction.com/021-nigel-runs-on-dunkin-with-nigel-travis-part-1/

021: Nigel Runs on Dunkin’ - Part 1 with Nigel Travis

Author Tom Caraccioli is back, shedding tears with grown men over good books, including his own.  If you’ve ever wondered whether twins think alike, you can only imagine how it impacts their writing styles.  Tom doesn’t have to imagine.  He’s lived it with his identical twin brother and coauthor, Jerry.  We revisit Striking Silver and remember a difficult time in American history with Boycott:  Stolen Dreams of the 1980 Moscow Olympic Games. Check out podcast webpage for links to books discussed during this episode - https://whyireadnonfiction.com/020-when-youre-an-identical-twin-with-tom-caraccioli/

020: When You’re an Identical Twin with Tom Caraccioli - Part 2

Actually, they’re FootJoys, but a walk on the golf course with Tom Coyne is like walking a mile in his moccasins.   You won’t just know him, you’ll feel him; his pain, his joy and his sense of adventure. Much like his journey to find the secret to golf in Scotland, he does about the same in his home country.  His next book: A Course Called America is a journey worth taking with Tom shepherding the way.   Check out podcast webpage for links to books discussed during this episode. https://whyireadnonfiction.com/019-a-mile-in-his-moccasins-with-tom-coyne-part-2/  

019: A Mile in His Moccasins with Tom Coyne - Part 2

Recognize that voice?  Josh Brogadir is a professional voiceover artist, actor, Boston TV newsman, former educator and a curious soul with a need to read.  If he’s not reading a book for pay or pleasure, he’s listening to one on audio.  The Dos Equis beer guy is not the most interesting man in the world; Josh is.  Check out the podcast website page for links to the books discussed during this episode. https://whyireadnonfiction.com/018-the-voice-the-book-part-2-with-josh-brogadir/

018: The Voice & the Book, Part 2 with Josh Brogadir

You can take the boy out of Philly, but you can’t take Philly out of the boy.  Tom Coyne, author of A Course Called Scotland, makes friends out of strangers on the golf course, while searching for the secret to golf. He finds the secret within, confronting his own demons and changing attitudes about golf being a good walk spoiled. Golf is time well spent with friends, even if you just met them.  Tom’s a gifted writer and talented talker.  And if you want to argue about cheesesteaks, hit him up on Twitter.  And bring your attytude! Check out podcast webpage for links to books discussed during this episode. https://whyireadnonfiction.com/017-yo-philly-attytude-with-tom-coyne/

017: Yo! Philly Attytude with Tom Coyne

He gets paid to read, one of his greatest passions!  This audiobook narrator of 34 books is a long-time colleague of mine. Josh Brogadir is a professional broadcaster for WCVB TV in Boston, voice-over talent, actor, former teacher, coach, husband, and father.  Is there anything this guy can't do? His love of reading and sports started with Sports Illustrated and the quizzes his teacher mom would pop on him as a child. Check out the podcast website page for links to the books discussed during this episode.  https://whyireadnonfiction.com/016-jack-of-all-trades-master-of-plenty-with-josh-brogadir/

016: Jack of All Trades, Master of Plenty with Josh Brogadir

Get it right and be 10 Percent Happier.  Tom read that too.  Author, sportswriter and TV host Tom E. Curran reads and writes a lot.  He’s Relentless.  Wait, he wrote Relentless.  Tom is relentlessly fascinating about deep things, mundane things, everything.  245 books on his Kindle.  Whew!  Check out the podcast transcript for the books mentioned during this episode https://whyireadnonfiction.com/015-thats-tom-e-not-tommy-with-tom-e-curran/

015: That’s Tom E., Not Tommy with Tom E. Curran

And it’s all Howard Stern’s fault.  My pal in Hawaii, Chuck Little, hooked me on books with Howard Stern’s Private Parts. Fortunately, the two ha’ole boys graduated to more mature reading and discussion.  You know those old friends who you don’t talk to for years, but then you pick up right where you left off?  That’s me and Chuck.  Mahalo nui loa Chuck!  Ultimately theWhy I Read NonfictionPodcast started with you.        Check out the books discussed during this episode at https://whyireadnonfiction.com/014-embarrassing-but-true-with-chuck-little/ 

014: Embarrassing but True with Chuck Little

More than a love, it’s a need.  Reading story, writing story, telling story.  This really is Author Drew Yanno’s life story. At the core of it is a love of reading that started in a small town in Upstate New York.  And it’s that same town, where Drew turned a murder/mystery into a page-turner with In the Matter of Michael Vogel.  Check out the episode page for the books mentioned during the show and for the full transcript https://whyireadnonfiction.com/013-i-love-story-with-drew-yanno/

013: I Love Story with Drew Yanno

True story with author John Steinbeck on other end of the leash. TV meteorologist Chris Gloninger talks about his uncle’s bar in Sag Harbor, NY; growing up there before it was chic, and how his love of air, land and sea shapes so much of what he reads. Check out the episode page for the books mentioned during the show and the full transcript  https://whyireadnonfiction.com/dog-walks-into-a-bar

012: Dog Walks Into a Bar with Chris Gloninger

Join host Kevin Walsh, Author and Boston TV Sports Anchor for weekly interviews with dedicated nonfiction readers, some celebrities, other regular folks, all who share a passion for reading and sharing. It's as much about the reader and the impact that the books have on them. Why they choose the books that they do, when they choose to read, how they go about making a book selection, and how key books stick with them for life. To learn more visit https://whyireadnonfiction.com

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