Season 5 Episode 21- Katie Baker, Brett Martin, Kevin Lieber

On the twenty-first episode of the fifth season of The Sports-Casters, hosts Steve Bennett and Don Russ welcome Katie Baker (Grantland), Brett Martin (Author, GQ) and Kevin Lieber (VSauce2, YouTube). Starting the show with 3Things, Steve and Don discuss the United States winning the World Cup, Florida State dismissing their quarterback for punching a woman in the face, and Don tries to guess what team the Major League Baseball all-stars play for. The book club update still features "Console Wars" and "The Game". The Show ends with Steve and Don discussing God's decision to chat with Russell Wilson. -Katie Baker is making her sixth appearance (0:18:18) on the podcast to give a first hand account of the USWNT victory over Japan in the World Cup Final. Baker talks about the atmosphere in the stadiums and in Canada during the tournament, marching down the street with thousands of USWNT fans into the stadium before the final, and the hysteria in the stands after each of the four goals in the fist half. Katie also talks about Connor McDavid mania in Edmonton. -Brett Martin is making his second appearance (0:41:43) on the podcast to discuss the Mad Man finale, the intense scrutiny that we put on all series finales, and watching the shows he covered in his book, "Difficult Men." Martin also talks about covering food for GQ, his upcoming book about food, and what he learned while writing "Difficult Men" that will help make his next book better. -Kevin Lieber is making his first appearance (01:15:09) on the podcast to discuss his job as the head of the YouTube channel, VSauce2. Kevin talks about being discovered by YouTube, where the ideas for his videos come from, and the pressure (or lack there of) of getting clicks for his videos. Kevin also talks about going to college with Steve, rooting for the San Francisco 49ers, and music he wishes he didn't listen to in high school.