Baseball PhD (enhanced M4A)

What would you do if you could get a PhD in life - through baseball? Welcome to Baseball PhD. A podcast for your brain. 30 major league cities, 100 places to see. Let\'s touch them all as we make a road trip of a lifetime!

2026 3…2…1… We’re on the Air 01/25/2026

2026 3…2…1… We’re on the Air Ed Kasputis interviews Emmy Award winning Producer Robert Steinfeld about his new book, 3… 2… 1… We’re on the Air. Imagine what it’s like to make hundreds of decisions in just two hours on “live” network television with your work seen by millions of people. That’s what Steinfeld has been doing for decades. /episode/index/show/baseballphd/id/33399557

2026 Harry Caray Re-broadcast 01/22/2026

2026 Harry Caray Re-broadcast 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 then listen as /episode/index/show/baseballphd/id/17172416

2026 Jack Buck Re-broadcast 01/18/2026

2026 Jack Buck Re-broadcast Jack Buck (1924 – 2002) called 11 World Series, 4 Major League All-Star games and 18 Super Bowls. Ed, Farley and Mark review Buck‘s career and make their Super Bowl predictions in his honor. Ed interviews author Curt Smith about Buck and Marty Allen shares his worst day in radio. /episode/index/show/baseballphd/id/17142836

2026 Red Barber Re-broadcast 01/15/2026

2026 Red Barber Re-broadcast Barber hired Vin Scully We honor one of the greatest baseball sportscasters of all time – Red Barber. We explore his life and influence. Ed interviews and thanks Dale Mugford from Brave New Code for our new mobile web site. Ed then interviews author, speech writer and professor, Curt Smith. Our podcast concludes as we remember the Ol’ Redhead and prepare for our next podcast – Jack Buck and “That’s a Winner.” /episode/index/show/baseballphd/id/17102429

Venezuela 01/11/2026

Venezuela Things are changing in Venezuela. How will it affect Venezuela baseball? We discuss. /episode/index/show/baseballphd/id/39687465

2026 Mel Allen Re-broadcast 01/08/2026

2026 Mel Allen Re-broadcast Mordecai Israel was his name Mel Allen was born in Birmingham, Alabama and grew up to become the “Voice of the Yankees“. Our PhD Committee relives his great life with the help of authors, Stephen Borelli, Stanley Cohen and Rob Edelman. Our podcast also talks about Cliff Lee returning to the Phillies and notable baseball deaths for 2010. Then it’s time for At the Mixer with Marty Allen (no relation to Mel). /episode/index/show/baseballphd/id/17102432

2026 Ernie Harwell Podcast 01/04/2026

2026 Ernie Harwell Podcast This podcast features baseball sportscaster great, Ernie Harwell. Our PhD Committee first reviews Major League Baseball’s playoff expansion idea of adding an additional wild card team in each league and then shifts into analyzing who is listening to our podcasts. Then it’s time for Harwell. Hear Harwell’s moving 1955 poem – The Definition of Baseball, then hear Harwell’s account of baseball’s Shot Heard ‘Round the World. Ed Kasputis then interview /episode/index/show/baseballphd/id/17102441

2026 Vin Scully Re-broadast 01/01/2026

2026 Vin Scully Re-broadast Greatest Baseball Sportscaster of All Time Our PhD Committee honors Vin Scully (1927 – 2022) as the greatest baseball sportscaster of all time. Ed, Farley and Mark then explore the life of Scully and listen to some of his greatest clips. Ed then interviews Dodger faithful and English Professor, Frank Ardolino about Scully. We then travel back in time and hear Scully’s words of wisdom during his commencement address at Pepperdine University in 2008. /episode/index/show/baseballphd/id/17102444

2026 New Year’s Eve Podcast 12/27/2025

2026 New Year’s Eve Podcast 2025 is almost over. Our PhD Committee reflects on the past year and can’t wait for the New Year. On January 21, 2026 the Dodgers’ luxury tax of $169 million dollars will be due. What lies ahead for the game we love? /episode/index/show/baseballphd/id/39543635

2025 Minicast – Watching Baseball Smarter 12/25/2025

2025 Minicast – Watching Baseball Smarter Ed Kasputis interviews baseball writer and author, Zack Hample about his book, Watching Baseball Smarter. /episode/index/show/baseballphd/id/17318240

2025 Christmas Podcast 12/20/2025

2025 Christmas Podcast We celebrate the birth of Jesus as well as a great 2025 MLB Season (if you are a Dodgers fan). /episode/index/show/baseballphd/id/39482420

2025 Minicast – Charles O. Finley 12/18/2025

2025 Minicast – Charles O. Finley Ed Kasputis interviews G. Michael Green about his book, Charlie Finley: The Outrageous Story of Baseball’s Super Showman. /episode/index/show/baseballphd/id/22237343

2025 Minicast – Banzai Babe Ruth 12/14/2025

2025 Minicast – Banzai Babe Ruth Ed Kasputis interviews Robert K. Fitts about his new book, Banzai Babe Ruth: Baseball, Espionage and Assassination during the 1934 Tour of Japan. /episode/index/show/baseballphd/id/22412549

2025 Luckiest Man 12/11/2025

2025 Luckiest Man Ed Kasputis interviews Jonathan Eig about his best selling book – Luckiest Man: The Life and Death of Lou Gehrig. /episode/index/show/baseballphd/id/19507631

2025 Minicast – 1954 NY Giants 12/07/2025

2025 Minicast – 1954 NY Giants Ed Kasputis interviews baseball researcher, John Burbridge about the 1954 World Champion New York Giants. /episode/index/show/baseballphd/id/19338029

2025 Minicast – Underground Railroad 12/04/2025

2025 Minicast – Underground Railroad Next to Cincinnati‘s Great American Ballpark is the National Underground Railroad Freedom Center. Ed Kasputis interviews Paul Bernish about this must see museum. /episode/index/show/baseballphd/id/21690923

2025 Minicast – Eight Men Out 11/30/2025

2025 Minicast – Eight Men Out Eight Men Out is a 1988 American baseball classic movie that depicts the 1919 Chicago White Sox gambling scandal. In our first minicast (a short podcast), Ed Kasputis and baseball researcher, Jim Nitz review this must see movie. Say it ain’t so Joe. /episode/index/show/baseballphd/id/18731858

2025 Game 6 Road Trip Re-broadcast 11/23/2025

2025 Game 6 Road Trip Re-broadcast Let’s remember one of the greatest World Series games of all time – Game 6 of the the 2011 World Series. /episode/index/show/baseballphd/id/20766554

Indicted 11/14/2025

Indicted Two Guardian pitchers have been Federally indicted for gambling. We discuss and ponder. Is gambling baseball’s original sin? Will the freedom to gamble harm the game we love forever? /episode/index/show/baseballphd/id/39030675

2025 Get Away Games 11/09/2025

2025 Get Away Games Happy Valentine’s Day! Everyone likes to travel. Ed Kasputis interviews Joe Noga from cleveland.com about his article proposing that Major League Baseball play more games at non-traditional locations. /episode/index/show/baseballphd/id/22114958

2025 World Series Review 11/05/2025

2025 World Series Review Oops they did it again… The Dodgers win the 121st World Series against a very good Blue Jays team. How good was the Series? We debate and marvel. /episode/index/show/baseballphd/id/38919700

2025 World Series 10/25/2025

2025 World Series O Canada, the Blue Jays have won Game 1. We discuss the Series along with gambling and the integrity of the game we love. /episode/index/show/baseballphd/id/38779290

2025 League Championship Series 10/19/2025

2025 League Championship Series The Dodgers have advanced to the World Series after an epic performance by Shohei Ohtani. The Blue Jays and Mariners are still fighting for the American League Pennant. We discuss and debate as we marvel at the performance of Shohei Ohtani. Is Ohtani better than Ruth? /episode/index/show/baseballphd/id/38633475

2025 Division Series Review 10/12/2025

2025 Division Series Review Congratulations to the Blue Jays, Mariners, Dodgers and Brewers for advancing to their League Championship Series. We enjoy and comment. /episode/index/show/baseballphd/id/38551770

2025 Wild Card Review 10/05/2025

2025 Wild Card Review Congratulations to the Yankees, Tigers, Dodgers and Cubs for winning their Wild Card Series and advancing to the Division Series. Ed and Farley review and look ahead to the Division Series. /episode/index/show/baseballphd/id/38469395

2025 Moe Berg Podcast Re-broadcast 02/24/2014

2025 Moe Berg Podcast Re-broadcast The Catcher Who Was a Spy This week we honor the man who inspired the creation of Baseball PhD – Moe Berg (1902 – 1972). Moe Berg got his PhD in life – through baseball. Berg spoke 12 languages travelled the world, played in the major leagues and served as America’s foremost atomic spy during World War II. Berg knew about the existence of America’s atomic bomb before President Truman! Discover his story as Ralph Berger, /episode/index/show/baseballphd/id/1349549

Baseball Heaven 09/25/2025

Baseball Heaven For fifty years, bestselling author Peter Golenbock has been interviewing some of the most fascinating figures in baseball. Their conversations are a journey back in time to the days of Ruth and Gehrig, Gehringer and Greenberg, Robinson and Reese, and Howard and Mantle, as they reflect on the sport’s greatest moments and biggest issues. Ed […] /episode/index/show/baseballphd/id/38351860

2025 Philadelphia Phillies 09/21/2025

2025 Philadelphia Phillies The Phillies were the first team to win their division and are on track to clinch a playoff first round bye. We review and analyze which teams have the hardest road to the playoffs. /episode/index/show/baseballphd/id/38295550

2025 Take Me Out to the Ballgame 09/18/2025

2025 Take Me Out to the Ballgame Ed & Farley interview Dave Berger about his new book, Take Me Out to the Ballgame, a book that highlights comical and freakish injuries that you cannot make up! /episode/index/show/baseballphd/id/26527209

2025 Tampa Bay Rays 09/14/2025

2025 Tampa Bay Rays Playing below .500 and playing outside, 2025 has been a so so year for the Rays. Ed Kasputis shares about his recent Tampa roadtrip while he interviews Louis Schiff about the Baseball Karen incident at Marlins Park on September 5. /episode/index/show/baseballphd/id/38211655

Baseball PhD (enhanced M4A)

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