Sports Authors Showcase: If These Walls Could Talk by Phil Bourque

by Rex Naylor on March 10, 2020 Podcasts Hockey - NHL

Jed and Rex have the great privilege of interviewing none other than Phil Bourque. Over the years, the Pittsburgh Penguins have become one of the most beloved teams in NHL history, and Phil has been able to witness…

Talking Penn State and College Football History: The 1975 Penn State Nittany Lions

by on February 18, 2020 College Penn State Football Podcasts

Good morning once again, sports buffs and history fanatics!  Join Rex and his cohort Brian as they celebrate the forty-fifth anniversary of the 1975 Nittany Lions, known to our beloved Joe Pa as "the team that got the most out of their ability of all…

Talking Penn State and College Football History: The 1980 Penn State Nittany Lions

by Rex Naylor on February 13, 2020 College Penn State Football Podcasts

Today, Rex and Brian celebrate the fortieth anniversary of the 1980 Nittany Lions. Listen and learn what made them a forgotten team in spite of all of their talent, hard work, and perseverance.

Talking Penn State and College Football History: Ron Calcagni

by Rex Naylor on February 4, 2020 College Penn State Football Podcasts

Today Rex Naylor and co-host Brian Heckert are privileged to treat us to their interview with Ron Calcagni, Arkansas Quarterback from 1975 until 1978! Learn about how Ron was drafted, his impressive football career, and what he is up to today.

Talking Penn State and College Football History: I. M. Hipp

by Rex Naylor on January 28, 2020 College Penn State Football Podcasts

Prepare to take an exciting stroll down Memory Lane, history buffs! Today, Rex Naylor and his faithful co-host Brian Heckert treat us to their interview with none other than Isaiah Moses Hipp (known to one and all as the fabulous I. M. Hipp)! I. M.…

Talking Penn State and College Football History: Derrick Ramsey

by Rex Naylor on January 20, 2020 College Penn State Football Podcasts

Prepare yourselves, fellow sports historians. Rex Naylor and his co-host Brian Heckert have prepared an extra special episode for us today! Rex has interviewed former University of Kentucky quarterback and tight end Derrick Ramsey, and he graciously…

Sports Authors Showcase: The Big 50 By Sam Carchidi and Wayne Fish

by Rex Naylor on November 12, 2019 Podcasts Hockey - NHL

Jed Donahue and Rex Naylor sit down and discuss the new book The Big 50: The Men and Moments That Made the Philadelphia Flyers by coauthors Sam Carchidi and Wayne Fish. This…

Sports Authors Showcase: Fan in Chief by Nicholas Evan Sarantakes

by Rex Naylor on November 6, 2019 Podcasts Baseball

Jed Donahue and Rex Naylor discuss the new book Fan in Chief: Richard Nixon and American Sports, 1969 - 1974 by Nick Sarantakes. Learn about Richard Nixon and his passion for sports as well as how he used this passion for a…

Sports Authors Showcase: When the Crowd Didn't Roar by Kevin Cowherd

by Rex Naylor on October 22, 2019 Podcasts Baseball

Join Jed and Rex as they chat with Kevin Cowherd about his new book When the Crowd Didn't Roar: How Baseball's Strangest Game Ever Gave a Broken City Hope.

Sports Authors Showcase: The New York Yankees in Popular Culture (Critical Essays) by David Krell

by Rex Naylor on October 15, 2019 Podcasts Baseball

Jed and Rex interview David Krell about his book The New York Yankees in Popular Culture (Critical Essays), which gives us some of the untold stories as well as fresh interpretations and analyses of baseball's most successful…