Chris Ballard, a longtime journalist and bestselling author of five books. For two decades he was a Senior Writer at Sports Illustrated, where eight of his stories have been optioned for film and seven were selected for The Best American Sports Writing. He's a finalist for a National Magazine Award, the recipient of the Dan Jenkins Medal for Excellence in Sportswriting, and has taught narrative reporting at the UC Berkeley Graduate School of Journalism. His new book, The Plunge: Maverick Swimmers, an Unlikely Quest, and the Transformative Power of Cold Water, publishes the day this episode airs.
Chris joined host Robert Glazer on the Elevate Podcast to discuss the plunge, his experience with cold water, and much more.
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