Episode – 1368 : Jackie Robinson Podcast Transcript On April 15, 1947, a rookie infielder took the field for the Brooklyn Dodgers. All eyes in the world of baseball, and […]
Episode – 1279 : Questions and Answers: Volume 14
Episode – 1279 : Questions and Answers: Volume 14 Podcast Transcript The month of January was named after the Roman god Janus who had two faces, one on each side […]
Episode – 1277 : The Legend of Babe Ruth
Episode – 1277 : The Legend of Babe Ruth Podcast Transcript In 1941, a minor league baseball team in Baltimore, Maryland, signed a young player from the St. Mary’s Industrial […]
Episode – 1216 : Questions and Answers: Volume 12
Episode – 1216 : Questions and Answers: Volume 12 Podcast Transcript I’m at the store buying something at the checkout counter, and I’m talking to the cashier. A guy overhears […]
Episode – 1169 : The Big Year
Episode – 1169 : The Big Year Podcast Transcript Many people have hobbies—pastimes that they enjoy and maybe even spend a lot of money on. However, there are some people […]
Episode – 1135 : The Kingdom of Tonga
Episode – 1135 : The Kingdom of Tonga Podcast Transcript Located in the South Pacific, squarely within the Polynesian Triangle, lies the Kingdom of Tonga. While there are many islands […]
Episode – 1125 : Questions and Answers: Volume 9
Episode – 1125 : Questions and Answers: Volume 9 Podcast Transcript As I do every month, I went to the Temple of Jupiter Capitolinus to meet with the Augurs. I […]
Episode – 1115 : A Brief History of Golf
Episode – 1115 : A Brief History of Golf Podcast Transcript Every day, millions of people around the world hit the links to play a round of golf. The very […]
Episode – 1078 : The Negro Leagues
Episode – 1078 : The Negro Leagues Podcast Transcript In the first half of the 20th century, racial segregation was rampant across much of the United States. Perhaps nowhere was […]
Episode – 1049 : The Origin of Words and Phrases: Sports
Episode – 1049 : The Origin of Words and Phrases: Sports Podcast Transcript The English language is a very odd thing. We use many phrases and idioms every day that […]
Episode – 1044 : Moneyball and the Rise of Advanced Statistics in Sports
Episode – 1044 : Moneyball and the Rise of Advanced Statistics in Sports Podcast Transcript Ever since organized sports began, people have been collecting statistics. These statistics were originally collected […]
Episode – 1035 : Questions & Answers: Volume 6
Episode – 1035 : Questions & Answers: Volume 6 Podcast Transcript According to the laws of supply and demand, an equilibrium will eventually be researched where suppliers will meet the […]
Episode – 0989 : The Origins of Baseball
Episode – 0989 : The Origins of Baseball Podcast Transcript In the 19th century, the first real American sport took off in popularity: baseball. It went from being a children’s […]
Episode – 0973 : Questions & Answers: Volume 5
Episode – 0973 : Questions & Answers: Volume 5 Podcast Transcript To everything, there is a season, a time to be born and a time to die, a time to […]
Episode – 0885 : Hi Ho Silver!
Episode – 0885 : Hi Ho Silver! Podcast Transcript For thousands of years, one of the most valuable elements on the periodic table has been silver. Silver has been valued […]
Episode – 0880 : The Dumbest Game Every Played
Episode – 0880 : The Dumbest Game Every Played Podcast Transcript Almost thirty years ago, a rather unremarkable soccer match in an unremarkable tournament became the stuff of legend. Had […]
Episode – 0873 : The Basques
Episode – 0873 : The Basques Located in northcentral Spain live one of the most unique people in all of Europe. They have a language that is literally like no […]
Episode – 0849 : Banned Techniques That Would Smash World Records in Track and Field
Episode – 0849 : Banned Techniques That Would Smash World Records in Track and Field Podcast Transcript In 1968, American high jumper Dick Fosbury introduced a new way to compete […]
Episode – 0840 : Cricket for Dummies…..and Americans
Episode – 0840 : Cricket for Dummies…..and Americans Podcast Transcript Cricket is the world’s second most popular spectator sport, behind association football or soccer. However, it is played almost nowhere […]
Episode – 0775 : The Legend of Jim Thorpe
Episode – 0775 : The Legend of Jim Thorpe Podcast Transcript Jim Thorpe was a Native American of the Sac and Fox Nation. He was born in 1887 in what […]