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Podcast: An Irishman Abroad
Episode: “How The Dream Team Changed The World with Jack McCallum”: Irishman Inside Basketball (Crossover Ep)
Description: Today we bring you a very special An Irishman In America crossover episode with the legendary writer and journalist Jack McCallum. Joining the staff of Sports Illustrated in 1981, Jack has witnessed the political and social changes in America through the prism of basketball for decades and was honoured by the Basketball Hall Of Fame for his work in 2005. McCallum is perhaps best known for his coverage of the first team of professionals ever to take part in the Olympic basketball tournament in 1992. He is credited with coining the name “The Dream Team”. In this one of a kind episode he spea...