The subject of today’s podcast is the book The Baseball Era of Fred Frankhouse: Roundhouse Curveballer, The Duke of Port Royal by Wayne Taylor. Rex interviews Wayne and discusses baseball in the time period that Fred played (1927-1939). Wayne is a local author from Juniata County, PA and worked for Fred on his Tree Farm...
The subject of this week’s podcast is intriguing. How many of you remember the name Bo Rein? There was a 30 for 30 episode on Bo entitled The Bo Nobody Knows. This Bo was a college football coach at NC State, then took over the LSU job for the retiring Charlie “Cholly Mac” McClendon. Bo...
Jed and Rex discuss David Finoli’s latest book Pittsburgh Pirates All-Time All-Stars: The Best Players at Each Position for The Bucs. An interview with Finoli conducted by Jed and Tim Clark is included. Listen to the discussion of his methodology of ranking players, including not only the great ones, but ones who just missed making...
Jed and Rex discuss Matthew DiBiase’s new book titled Lords of the Gridiron: College Football’s Greatest Coaches. Included is an interview Rex conducted with Matt regarding his methodology in taking on the daunting task of ranking the greatest college football coaches of all-time and his reasoning for the development of his methodology. Sit back and enjoy...
This morning, 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 gotten to witness more than his fair share of the team’s history up close and personal. Through stories that only he can tell and conversations with current and past players, this book provides fans with a unique insider’s look into the great moments, the not-so-great moments, and everything in between. Penguins fans will definitely not want to miss this one!
This morning 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 volume gives us a comprehensive look at the men and events that made this franchise great! Book...
This morning, 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 political advantage. Book jacket image and Nick’s profile...
Join Jed and Rex today 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). Photos courtesy of University Of Nebraska Press. No copyright infringement is intended....
This morning, 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 franchise. Photos courtesy of McFarland Publishing. No copyright infringement is intended....