Episodes
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Guest: Bob Kendrick
Negro Leagues Baseball Museum President Bob Kendrick is the ultimate storyteller. He can take you from the pitcher's mound with Satchel Paige to the batter's box with Josh Gibson in the time it takes a fastball to travel 60 feet, 6 inches. Hear Mr. Kendrick bring to life the players, fans, and superfans who keep alive the enduring legacy of the Negro Leagues.
Stories like:
The more you know about Buck O'Neil, the more you want to know.
Baseball legend Ted Williams is the primary reason why Negro Leagues stars are now included in the National Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown.
In 2001, Ichiro Suzuki became the first Japanese position player in MLB, and because of that, he felt a special bond with those Negro Leagues players who broke their color barrier in the 1940s.
Lend Bob Kendrick your ears and he will make your day better. -
Guest: Dinn Mann
This week's episode features a man whose grandfather owned the Houston Astros baseball team and designed the Astrodome stadium to outsmart the Texas summer heat. He was also the Houston mayor who desegregated that city a decade before other southern cities were federally mandated to do so. As a result, Houston is now the most diverse city in America, according to a 2021 study by WalletHub.
Dinn Mann, a former MLB executive and intellectual property pioneer, is the CEO of GOATnet and the co-founder of Playrs Holdings.
This episode takes an emotional journey to endorse the importance of a person's legacy -- the one they inherit and the one they leave behind.
For more information on Goatnet: https://www.goatnet.com/
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Guest: Michael Freeman
The best gift that Michael Freeman ever received was a chance to throw out a ceremonial First Pitch for his beloved Minnesota Twins. It was a gift given to him by his wife of 40 years. Ironically, the First Pitch for the Twins and his "first pitch" to his wife were less-than-stellar performances, though both did result in positive outcomes with memorable stories to tell.
Here is the story of Michael Freeman, who was raised in Freeman, South Dakota, and graduated from Freeman High School. That's where his story begins. It certainly doesn't end there.
Freeman has led an eventful life. Among the highlights was the time that Oprah intercepted his fax to another client and hired him to write a speech for her. But that doesn't beat the time that President Ford kicked him out of a hotel room during a political campaign. -
Guest: Doc Hubbard (Episode 1)
The debut episode of this podcast features a fun and freewheeling interview with Dr. Jeff "Doc" Hubbard, a retired educator and administrator from Southern California. To celebrate his 65th birthday and 20th year of sobriety, Doc took a train ride from California to fulfill his lifelong dream of visiting the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum in Cooperstown, New York. The 10,000-mile rail and road trip included stops in Chicago for a deep-dish pizza, an unexpectedly harrowing taxi ride, and soul-stirring visits to Memphis and Delta Blues museums.
This episode is supported by a subtle soundtrack that honors Hubbard's spiritual connection with Western culture and music.
Pull up a seat, get comfortable, and come along for the ride. -
This mini pre-episode explores my passion for writing and how it began -- all the way back to kindergarten! Take a listen and you will discover the motivation to create this podcast for other storytellers.
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This short audio announces the development of the podcast and the theme of future episodes.
