Irv's Blog

September 30, 2023

‘Without Helmets or Shoulder Pads’ on Berkeleyside’s List of Important New Books by Local Authors

See “9 new books with Berkeley links to read this fall,” https://www.berkeleyside.org/2023/09/29/9-new-books-with-berkeley-links-to-read-this-fall. The launch event for WITHOUT HELMETS OR SHOULDER PADS: The American Way of Death in […]
September 29, 2023

‘WITHOUT HELMETS OR SHOULDER PADS: The American Way of Death in Football Conditioning’ Launches Thursday, October 5, at Books Inc. in Berkeley

The launch event is Thursday, October 5, 7 p.m., at Books Inc., 1491 Shattuck Avenue, Berkeley, California. In the meantime: * Read the excerpt from WITHOUT […]
September 18, 2023

An Open-Source Appeal to Readers: Does Anyone Have Video of the Gambling Disclaimer on the TV Screen During ESPN’s Damar Hamlin Near-Death Vigil in January?

Join us on Thursday, October 5, at Books Inc. in Berkeley, for the launch event for WITHOUT HELMETS OR SHOULDER PADS: The American Way of Death […]
September 12, 2023

“New book exposes dark side of football” — San Francisco’s Beyond Chron

My new book Without Helmets or Shoulder Pads: The American Way of Death in Football Conditioning is reviewed by Randy Shaw at the San Francisco news site […]
August 20, 2023

‘Without Helmets or Shoulder Pads: The American Way of Death in Football Conditioning’ Begins Shipping to Book Outlets; Author Muchnick Will Be Available For Media Interviews

WITHOUT HELMETS OR SHOULDER PADS: The American Way of Death in Football Conditioning has begun shipping from warehouses. At the bottom of this post is information […]
August 4, 2023

Muchnick Discusses New Football Death on NPR-Kansas City. And Read Full Chicago Tribune Op-Ed, ‘Popular or Not, Football Doesn’t Belong in Our Public Schools’

Irvin Muchnick’s Thursday interview on Up to Date, on Kansas City’s National Public Radio affiliate KCUR, can be streamed at the home page of the station […]
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