Dive Bar Jukebox with Wright Thompson
"When we called out for another drink, the waiter brought a tray."
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Welcome back to Dive Bar Jukebox, where every Friday bartenders, writers, chefs, musicians, and a host of dynamic people answer the question: If we were hanging out at a bar together and I put ten credits on the jukebox, what songs would you punch in and why? Their answers reveal thoughts on their favorite dive bars along with a hand-picked, annotated 10-song playlist for your weekend listening pleasure.
Today’s special guest is award-winning Southern journalist and beloved sportswriter Wright Thompson, who shares his philosophy on a lifetime of dive bars worth exploring, including the one bar where he would want to have his last drink ever, and a very personal, nostalgia-soaked playlist of great songs.
Based in Oxford, Mississippi, Thompson is a senior writer for ESPN where he was written some of ESPN’s most widely read stories ever on topics ranging from baseball, basketball, and bull fighting to football, horse racing, golf, and soccer. He’s the author of the instant New York Times bestsellers Pappyland: A Story of Family, Fine Bourbon, and the Things That Last, about Julian Van Winkle III and his family’s famous Kentucky bourbon and the pursuit of living up to your legacy and honoring your craft, and The Cost of These Dreams: Sports Stories and Other Serious Business.