{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/63cd3a54fcf9f40011bf04c8/63cd3a578fa4280010055d89?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"7. Jonathan Liew","description":"<p>This week’s guest is Jonathan Liew, Chief Sports Writer with the Independent in London. </p>\n\n<p>Many of you will know Jonathan’s work - and he has been frequently cited on this podcast to date. Here he tells us how he became so good at what he does, along with telling us that Liverpool/Barcelona report wasn’t even that good. </p>\n\n<p>He also tells of his spat with BBC Cricket commentator Jonathan Agnew, how he sees writing as a science, and how he came to write a conversation between Alexis Sanchez’ dogs. </p>\n\n<p>His picks are: <a href=\"http://www.thecricketmonthly.com/story/1027027/batting-3-0\" rel=\"nofollow\">Ed Smith’s deep dive on cricket batsmanship</a> for The Cricket Monthly; Brian Phillips’ imagined email conversation between <a href=\"https://grantland.com/the-triangle/us-open-mens-final-djokovic-federer-cilic-nishikori/\" rel=\"nofollow\">Roger Federer and Novak Djokovic</a>; <a href=\"http://www.espn.co.uk/espn/feature/story/_/id/15278522/how-tiger-woods-life-unraveled-years-father-earl-woods-death\" rel=\"nofollow\">Wright Thompson’s famed profile</a> of Tiger Woods for ESPN. </p>\n\n<p>Get in touch with the show - <a href=\"mailto:behindthelines@the42.ie\">email behindthelines@the42.ie</a>, or find Gavin on Twitter @gcooney93.</p>","author_name":"The42"}