Oct 31, 2022
As preparations for next month's
2022 FIFA World Cup spectacle in Qatar enter their final stages, we
turn our attention back to the pitch for an intriguing look back at
a seminal international "friendly" tournament earnestly designed to
crown a world club soccer champion - and the unwitting
genesis for today's...
Oct 24, 2022
Fans of Americana music may
recognize the name Bob Carlin as one of the country's leading
practitioners of the classic "clawhammer" style of banjo. His
myriad recordings, historical writings and frequent performances
across the US and around the world have won him plaudits
from old-time banjo
scholars and...
Oct 17, 2022
Pittsburgh-native sports historian (and previous
Episode 242 guest) Dave Finoli ("Where Pittsburgh Played: Oakland’s
Historic Sports Venues")
returns to the pod for a deep dive into the notable histories of
the Steel City's important first generation of modern-day sports
venues.
We dig
into some of the...
Oct 10, 2022
The Hartford Whalers
were a beloved hockey team from the moment of their
founding in 1972 as the World Hockey
Association's New England Whalers.
Playing in the
National Hockey League’s smallest market and arena after the
1979 WHA merger/absorption/expansion, the Whalers
struggled in a division that included...
Oct 3, 2022
He's enshrined as a member of the College Football Hall of Fame for his record-breaking, two-time consensus All-American fullback rushing career at Syracuse in the mid-1960s.
He's an inductee of the Pro Football Hall of Fame, most notably for his dominant rushing prowess with the Don Shula-coached Miami Dolphins of the...