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448: "A Life's Calling" - With Horse Racing Track Announcer Tom Durkin

Jun 1, 2026

For more than four decades, Tom Durkin's voice was synonymous with the biggest moments in horse racing. From the Kentucky Derby and Belmont Stakes to the Breeders' Cup and Saratoga, his soaring calls helped transform great races into unforgettable theater. But as Durkin reveals in his new memoir, "A Life's...

447: The US Men's National Team's Rise to Soccer Relevance - With Leander Schaerlaeckens

May 25, 2026

We dive deep into the strange, fragmented, often unbelievable history of American men’s soccer with acclaimed journalist and author Leander Schaerlaeckens, whose new book, "The Long Game: U.S. Men's Soccer and Its Savage, Four-Decade Journey to the Top, or Thereabouts," chronicles the U.S. Men’s National...

446: The People's Team: The Strange History of New York's Mets - With Andy Gittlitz

May 18, 2026

For more than six decades, baseball's New York Mets have occupied a singular place in American sports culture: eternally overshadowed, perpetually chaotic, strangely lovable, and deeply woven into the identity of New York itself. Born in the aftermath of the departures of the Brooklyn Dodgers and New York Giants, the...

445: "Dos a Cero" & The US/Mexico Soccer "Sibling Rivalry" - With Hal Phillips

May 11, 2026

Next month, the FIFA World Cup returns to North American soil, marking a transformative moment for the sport of soccer on this continent. But to understand the current state of the US Men’s National Team as they prepare to host the world, one must first examine their complex and often turbulent relationship...

444.5: John Sterling [ARCHIVE RE-RELEASE]

May 4, 2026

[We mourn the passing of legendary sports broadcaster John Sterling with an ARCHIVE RE-RELEASE of our memorable conversation from 2019.]

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Legendary New York Yankees baseball play-by-play man John Sterling joins host Tim Hanlon for a cavalcade of career memories from his 50+ year journey in sports broadcasting –...