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Mar 2024
26m 47s

Love & Sports with Dan Shaughnessy

THE BOSTON GLOBE
About this episode
Meredith’s advice column turns 15 this year. 15! So she’s feeling a little nostalgic. In this episode, Meredith sits down with longtime Boston Globe sports columnist Dan Shaughnessy to trade notes on the thousands of columns each has written over the years. They also compare grief in love to grief in sports, reflect on why sports reporters have always been b ... Show More
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