On episode five of the Between Bites podcast, Nina Compton and Larry Miller are joined by Marc Spears, senior NBA writer for ESPN and Andscape and the executive producer of The Conversations Project on Hulu. Marc talks about his desire to be an NBA star and how a junior high career day helped shift his perspective and define his path into journalism. The 2023 Curt Gowdy Media Award winner discusses his Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame honor, his love of New Orleans and some of the highs and lows of the sports journalism world.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.