2025 Just Like Me
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Ed Kasputis interviews author, Kelly G. Park about his new book, Just Like Me: When the Pros Played on the Sandlot which is the first book to tell the story of professional baseball players’ memories of playing youth baseball.
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2025 Minicast – The Last 42
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Ed Kasputis interviews comedian and author, Steve Melia about his book, The Last 42: Life is Short – Enjoy the Journey which honors both Yankee closer, Mariano Rivera and Steve’s older brother, Jim who passed away on August 2, 2013.
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2025 Hall of Fame Ballot Review
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Congratulations to Dick Allen, Dave Parker, CC Sabathia, Ichiro Suzuki and Billy Wagner for being elected to the National Baseball Hall of Fame. Our PhD Committee salutes these five and debate if there is parity in Major League Baseball.
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2025 Minicast – Jews & America’s Game
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Ed Kasputis interviews Larry Ruttman about his book, American Jews & America’s Game: Voices of a Growing Legacy in Baseball.
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Public Servant of the Year
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Our PhD Committee goes civic, as we honor our 2024 Public Servant of the Year.
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2025 Roberto Clemente Podcast
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Our PhD Committee remembers Roberto Clemente on the 49th Anniversary of his death. Ed Kasputis and Dave Matejczyk interview Pulitzer Prize winner, David Maraniss about Clemente.
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2025 Minicast – Ronald Wilson Reagan
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Let’s remember our 40th President – Ronald Wilson Reagan. We celebrate his wit and courage. Ed Kasputis reflects upon his 2010 visit to the Reagan Library in Simi Valley.
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2025 The San Diego Chicken Re-broadcast
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The Famous San Diego Chicken is the Babe Ruth of sports mascots. During this 39 minute interview, you’ll better understand how the genius of Ted Giannoulas has forever changed our ball park experience.
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Savannah Bananas
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Let’s learn about the Harlem Globetrotters of baseball as Mark Rantala interviews Jessie Cole, owner of the Savannah Bananas and Josh Talevsky, broadcaster for the Bananas.
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2025 Harry Caray Re-broadcast
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Holy Cow! We conclude our 6 podcast series on baseball’s greatest sportscasters with Harry Caray (1914 – 1998). Caray broadcast Major League Baseball for 53 years. Ed, Farley & Mark review the 2006 PBS documentary, Kokoyakyu – High School Baseball. Then it’s time for baseball’s greatest showman. Ed interviews author and former presidential speech writer, Curt Smith about Caray and his legacy. We […]
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The Mariners are in first place. Does it seem that the Rangers and Astros just aren’t playing Texas Big this year? Ed Kasputis interviews his long time friend, Bruce Hendryx about their trip to Seattle.