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352: An Appreciation of Vin Scully - With Tom Hoffarth

Jun 24, 2024

We celebrate the legendary career and outsized influence of one of baseball's most recognized voices, with veteran LA sportswriter Tom Hoffarth (Perfect Eloquence: An Appreciation of Vin Scully).

From the "Early Days" dustjacket:

"When Vin Scully passed away in 2022, the city of Los Angeles lost its...

351: The Origin Story of ESPN - With Peter Fox

Jun 17, 2024

It's time to fire up the old Jerrold cable box for a trip back to the pre-launch and early first on-air days of cable TV's pioneering Entertainment and Sports Programming Network - better known as ESPN - with founding producer and channel memoirist Peter Fox ("The Early Days of ESPN: 300 Daydreams...

350: The "Father of Modern Baseball" - With Tom Delise & Jay Seaborg

Jun 10, 2024

First-time sports historians Tom Delise and Jay Seaborg ("Foxy Ned Hanlon: The Baseball Life of a Hall of Fame Manager") join the podcast for a biographical look at one of baseball's most innovative managerial minds - and who just may be related to your humble host!

"Foxy" Ned Hanlon was one of the major...

349: The Peking-to-Paris Motor Challenge - With Kassia St. Clair

Jun 3, 2024

Cultural historian and best-selling British author Kassia St. Clair ("The Secret Lives of Color"; "The Golden Thread: How Fabric Changed History") joins the podcast for a look back at the fascinating, improbable and culturally paradigm-shifting 1907 Peking-to-Paris Motor Challenge - as featured in her new book