Sam Fortier: Mike Hopkins story, sports journalism and peanut butter | Syracuse | Washington Post | Basketball | Yips | Writing | New Hampshire | Media | Stories | Newspaper | Radio | Daily Orange |

Fortier's top-5 food conversation starts with peanut butter. His writing career began with making Star Wars booklets in 1st grade, then the yips ended his aspiration to play sports all the way up until his senior basketball media game at Syracuse. 

Now, he's writing for the Washington Post. It's not his first time there, a knack for listening led him to stories with top publications all over the country including a Boise State feature for the New York Times that was inspired by a tour guide there. 

We dive into regret, avoiding clichés and best/worst interviews with the Syracuse grad.