The SI Vault Podcast

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For over sixty years, Sports Illustrated has built a peerless archive of sports journalism, and now, host and SI editor Ted Keith cracks opens the vault, with the writers who wrote those classic stories as our guides. First, Ted interviews authors like Buzz Bissinger, Jack McCallum, and his own dad, SI alum Larry Keith, about their iconic work in the magazine, and then he delivers a reading for our audience to enjoy. On The SI Vault, Sports Illustrated's 60+ years of sports history comes alive.

Episode List

Grant Wahl on his 2002 LeBron cover story

Feb 20th, 2017 4:46 PM

Grant Wahl joins Ted Keith on the SI Vault Podcast 15 years after his famous cover story on then-high school junior LeBron James. They discuss the reporting that went into the story, Grant driving LeBron to McDonald's in his rental car, the decision to put the a high school junior on the cover, other future celebrities Grant met that week and much more.

Steve Rushin on covering the legendary 1991 World Series

Jul 28th, 2016 4:33 PM

In this episode of the SI Vault Podcast, host Ted Keith and SI senior contributing writer Steve Rushin revisit the legendary 1991 World Series, considered by many to be one of the best and most dramatic Fall Classics ever played. Rushin, who wrote Sports Illustrated's cover story about the series, remembers his experience covering all seven games, including how he wrote his famous story in the basement of his childhood home while dealing with personal turmoil.

Frank Deford on Muhammad Ali

Jun 7th, 2016 4:51 PM

In this episode of the SI Vault Podcast, Ted Keith and SI senior contributing writer Frank Deford remember the life and times of Muhammad Ali.

SI Vault Presents: Memories in your pocket: America's love affair with the Baseball Card

May 27th, 2016 3:32 PM

Baseball cards are as American as well ... cigarettes and chewing gum. Cards have captured the imaginations of the young and the young at heart for over a century as a portal into memories of the game they love.

Jon Wertheim looks back on Kerry Wood & the best deal in sports history

May 20th, 2016 10:01 PM

On the new episode of the SI Vault Podcast, Ted Keith visits with Jon Wertheim to remember two stories given new relevance given recent events in the world of sports. First, Keith and Wertheim remember the recently-deceased Ozzie Silna, the onetime owner of the ABA's Spirits of St. Louis, who made what is widely considered to be the most savvy deal in the history of sports. Next, given Max Scherzer's recent 20-strikeout game for the Nationals, the pair reminisce about Kerry Wood's dominant p...

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