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Talking Sports Books

Presented by Tim Caple "Talking Sports Books" does exactly that every month we review the best Sports literature talking to a selection of authors about their recent releases and rounding up the best sellers lists in the UK and USA

Podcast · By TIM CAPLE · English · Official site

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Sep 14, 2026
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  1. Episode · Sep 14, 2026

    Referee "The Impossible Job" The Truly Unbelievable World Of Football Referee's (opens the original)

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    Ever thought about becoming a referee ? well this book reveals what it s really like from an author who decided the best way to find out what it was really like was to become one which he did,he also got access to elite level referees to talk to them about what life is like not only on the pitch but off it as well Every football fan knows the feeling. A whistle goes, an arm points, and half the stadium erupts. The other half feels robbed. Within seconds, the referee has become the story. William

  2. Episode · Aug 27, 2026

    "Stories From the Summits of Sport" with ESPN's Seth Wickersham (opens the original)

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    Great sportswriting does more than explain who won. It asks why the contest mattered, what it cost, and what the people inside it were really chasing. That is the territory Seth Wickersham has made his own. Across more than two decades at ESPN, he has reported from locker rooms, family homes, private conversations, NFL power centres, and the edges of obsession quite literally. His new collection gathers 26 essays that show the full range of that work, from Tom Brady and Patrick Mahomes to Kobe B

  3. Episode · Jul 24, 2026

    "Tom Coyne "A Course Called Home" (opens the original)

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    Tom Coyne opened an email one day and his life changed when he decided owning a golf course was a good idea. Golf often conjures images of pristine fairways, elite players, and exclusive clubs. Yet, Tom Coyne’s latest book, A Course Called Home , invites readers to explore a different side of the game—one rooted in community, resilience, and the love of a local course that many might overlook. Coyne, a New York Times bestselling author known for his deep research into golf culture, takes us on a

  4. Episode · Jul 10, 2026

    Sports Greatest Books (opens the original)

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    Beginning this month we will be looking at the greatest ever books on sport and we begin with not only the greatest ever book on boxing but one of the greatest ever books on sport . Norman Mailers "The Fight"

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