Ep. 100: NYT best-selling author Mark Bowden on North Korea; NFL Network’s Taylor Bisciotti

The Weekly Brew

Mark Bowden, author of Black Hawk Down, a national correspondent for The Atlantic and a contributing editor at Vanity Fair, joins Austin and Jeremy to discuss the crisis on the Korean Peninsula, the role that China plays in mitigating a potential conflict with DPRK and more. Bowden also shares insights into the production of his his latest work, Hue 1968: A Turning Point of the American War in Vietnam. Next, the NFL Network’s Taylor Bisciotti discusses the major storylines from the NFL offseason, expectations for the Texans and Deshaun Watson, and makes a few key predictions for the 2017 football season. Celebrating Episode 100 of the podcast, Austin and Jeremy reflect on the past 99 episodes, salute James Harden’s supermax contract extension with the Rockets, and discuss CNN’s investigation into an Internet meme war. Sponsor: Episode 100 of The Weekly Brew podcast is brought to you by audible - get a FREE audiobook download and a 30 day free trial at audibletrial.com/WeeklyBrewCast. There are more than 180,000 titles to choose from for your iPhone, Android, or Kindle device, and we recommend that you check out Mark Bowden’s latest work, Hue 1968.