Today we’re talking to health & fitness journalist Michael Easter, a contributing editor at Men’s Health magazine and journalism professor at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Michael is one of the fitness space’s most prolific writers of in-depth profiles, covering the people, trends, and breakthroughs that keep this industry moving forward. He joins the show to talk about his unlikely road to teaching in a respected university while also balancing the challenges of his own research and writing. He’s got some of the coolest “in the trenches” stories in fitness journalism, and you definitely don’t want to miss out on what he has to say.
On this episode of The BarBend Podcast, host David Thomas Tao talks to Michael Easter about:
- How Michael — almost accidentally — became a professor of journalism (02:20)
- The most interesting assignments Michael gives his fitness journalism students (05:00)
- The very Las Vegas student feature Michael remembers to this day (07:30)
- Visiting Dan John’s garage, “one of the most innovative gyms in the country” (11:30)
- Profiling Dave Castro, Eric Roza, and Greg Glassman (16:00)
- Fitness journalism myths and misconceptions — and why nutrition can be the toughest topic (21:00)
- The athletes Michael MOST wants to profile (25:00)
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