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Co-Host at Hooks & Runs, a podcast about baseball, music & culture. Astro fan. Last concert attended - Duster. Any opinions expressed are mine and mine alone. https://hooksandruns.buzzsprout.com
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The banner shows Artie Shaw and the Rangers performing in 1943, before the band journeyed to Guadalcanal. Author Michael Doyle joins the podcast this week to talk about his book that chronicles Shaw's time in the Navy during World War II. Look below for links.

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Episode 238 - Artie Shaw's Nightmare: The Big Band Sound Goes to War w/ Michael Doyle. Doyle is author of "Nightmare in the Pacific: The World War II Saga of Artie Shaw and His Navy Band" (Univ. of North Texas Press, 2025) podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/2...

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This week's banner is a photo taken in 1911 of New York Giant pitcher Bugs Raymond warming up before a ballgame at the Polo Grounds.

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237 - Bugs Raymond, the Overlooked for Cooperstown, Kendrick's Halftime & Beyonce's Grammy.

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Thank you, @stevedittmore.bsky.social for being on our show and all best wishes for this wonderful book.

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236 - Jim Gilliam: Replaceable in March, Irreplaceable in October w/ Stephen W. Dittmore. Dr. Dittmore joins us to discuss the longtime Dodger infielder & coach Jim Gilliam & Dittmore’s new book, “Jim Gilliam: The Forgotten Dodger” (August Publications, 2025). #baseball #podcast

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I love this crowd shot I found last night taken of fans gathering in the Shibe Park stands in Philadelphia prior to Game 1. A's fans must have been very confident before that game. Two things stand out -- the variety of hats the men of that time wore and second, how few women were in attendance.

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This week -- Biographer David King on Texas-born Hall of Famer Ross Youngs plus some artists we think ought to be in the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame but are not. Hooks & Runs is a podcast about baseball, music & culture. #podcast #podcasts #baseball #music #culture

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On March 30, 2000, the Houston Astros played their first ever baseball game at Daiken Park (known then as, Enron Field), an exhibition game against the New York Yankees. Do you know who was the starting pitcher for the Astros in that game?

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What bands that are not in the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame that you think ought to be? I’m our last episode, we picked six. They were: Iron Maiden The B-52s Anthrax Soundgarden Motörhead Sonic Youth Who are yours?

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It’s shocking how irrelevant the Grammy Awards have become. The Beatles win for best rock performance? The Rolling Stones win for best rock album? What is this — 1969?

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