Michael Nye is brilliant. He’s a budding author whose debut book, a collection of short stories titled “Strategies Against Extinction,” inspires every human emotion. He’s also a huge Boston Celtics fan whose intelligent views motivate me to look at basketball, and even sports, differently.

He was on the podcast last night. You should listen with the widget above, subscribe with iTunes and download all the episodes to your computer or tablet. And then use the link above to download Nye’s book, which is phenomenal.