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This episode is hosted by Trevor. Today we Alan Siegel, staff writer at the website The Ringer. Alan covers a mix of pop culture and sports. He grew up near Boston and now lives in the Washington, D.C., area. He tweets twitter.com/AlanSiegelDC. His articles can be found here: https://www.theringer.com/authors/alan-siegel

Co-produced & edited by Aaron C. Schroeder / Pierced Ears Recording Co, Seattle WA (piercedearsmusic@gmail.com). Opening theme composed by T. Beaulieu. Closing theme composed by Dustfingaz (https://www.youtube.com/user/TheRazhu_)