{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/63cd3a54fcf9f40011bf04c8/64db6c12bbfce100118f9cee?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"105. Henry Mance","description":"<p>This week’s guest is Henry Mance, Chief Features Writer with the Financial Times.Henry’s work has taken him into the orbit of some sporting stars: he talks to us about spending a day with Boris Becker after his release from prison, and his sojourn to Colombia to interview Tino Asprilla as the former Newcastle star was posing for a naked photoshoot.We also talk about some of his interviewees from other walks of life, including a booze-soaked lunch with Nigel Farage during which he,&nbsp;in his own words, ‘lost the interviewee.’Henry has also worked as a media and political correspondent, so he reflects on stories from both roles, and also takes us inside the infamous ‘Westminster lobby’.</p><p><br></p><p>Henry’s picks are:</p><ul><li><a href=\"https://www.erhsnyc.org/ourpages/auto/2014/12/22/40460073/JournalismALoveStory.pdf\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Journalism: A Love Story&nbsp;</a>by Nora Ephron</li><li><em>King of the World by David Remnick</em></li><li><em>The Soccer War&nbsp;</em>by Ryszard Kapuscinski</li><li><em>The Football Men by Simon Kuper</em></li></ul><p><br></p><p>Get in touch with the show - Please get in touch with the show - you can email me at&nbsp;<a href=\"mailto:gavincooney@the42.ie\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">gavincooney@the42.ie</a>&nbsp;or tweet (X?) me @gcooney93. You can also get involved in the show’s WhatsApp group. Send us a message at 0833930229 to let us know that you’d like to join the group.</p>","author_name":"The42"}