Episode 171: Daniel Okrent

Daniel Okrent

Daniel Okrent is the author of seven books, most recently, “Stephen Sondheim Art Isn’t Easy,” of which The Guardian said: “The entire book is sheer delight and Okrent, formerly an editor at The New York Times and a baseball fanatic who effectively invented the modern fantasy baseball league, does a terrific job of telling Sondheim’s life story alongside shrewd analysis of his body of work.”

Other reviews have been just as positive, and why not? It’s the most comprehensive story yet of Stephen Sondheim the man and Stephen Sondheim the composer.

It’s a real pleasure to have him with me on this episode.