Jim McManus appeared on All Things Considered the morning the November Nine was getting underway, to offer a little cultural (and presidential) history of the game, based on his new book, Cowboys Full.
Not to be a spoiler, but the closing line features a sound clip from Darvin Moon, with weekend host Guy Raz saying, \”That is Darvin Moon, and he\’s about as far away as you can get from poker royalty.\” That is a funnier line than Raz even realizes, considering Moon\’s resistance to all things sponsorship.
Raz does a follow-up the next day, just on Darvin Moon:
For more academic intellect surrounding Cowboys Full: The Story of Poker, check out our favorite new older-than-25 Betfair blogger Shamus\’ interview with McManus here.
And for a little low-brow historical perspective on McManus from a pre-Darvin Moon era, here\’s my interview with the author of Positively Fifth Street from 2004.
(Yikes, 2004!?!)
