Emmy-award winning journalist also chats with Harvard’s Sven Beckert about his new book “Capitalism” plus live show for charity.

You know you go through this mourning period… and you know at some point I’m going to be able to wake up and live my life without pain. I just don’t know when that is.”

— Les Snead, GM of LA Rams

KALAMAZOO, MI, UNITED STATES, September 9, 2026 /EINPresswire.com/ — “The LZ Granderson Show” Season 2 Kicks Off with Rams GM Les Snead and Historian Sven Beckert — Plus a Live Charity Taping

Emmy-winning journalist LZ Granderson launches Season 2 of “The LZ Granderson Show” with two guests: Les Snead, general manager of Super Bowl favorites the Los Angeles Rams, on building a team and managing setbacks; and Harvard historian Sven Beckert, whose new book “Capitalism” will change the way you see the economy— and yourself.

Live Taping Benefits Charity

The season premiere includes a live taping September 22 at Glow Hall in downtown Kalamazoo, featuring the winner of PitchMI‘s $375,000 prize — awarded during Kalamazoo’s Startup Zoo Southwest Michigan Entrepreneurship Summit. The winner advances to a $1 million statewide championship in 2027.
This session’s topic: AI and Software.

Tickets are $15; doors open at 8 p.m.
Net proceeds benefit The Village’s Chair, a Kalamazoo nonprofit that provides free haircuts and self-care education to underserved youth in the area.

About “The LZ Granderson Show”

Hosted by LZ Granderson — LA Times Op-Ed columnist, ABC News contributor, and journalism professor at his alma mater, Western Michigan University. In 2026, “The LZ Granderson Show” was a double winner at the Academy of Interactive and Visual Arts awards, for entertainment and sports. It is available on Spotify, YouTube, and wherever you get podcasts. Produced by Yosemite Productions and 1213 Embers St.

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