# Terry McDonnell: Former Sports Illustrated, Us Weekly, Men's Journal, Rolling Stone editor

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Podcast: [Two Writers Slinging Yang](https://stenobird.com/podcast/two-writers-slinging-yang-662001)
Published: 2026-01-20T17:39:00+00:00
Episode link: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/jeff-pearlman9/episodes/Terry-McDonnell-Former-Sports-Illustrated--Us-Weekly--Mens-Journal--Rolling-Stone-editor-e3drjms
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Duration seconds: 3289

## Resource

On working with many of the greatest writers of the past century. On coming to Sports Illustrated with no ties and lots of questions. On how he views a lifetime in print. On the joys of the written word.

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