Take Who Out to the Ball Game?

For more than two decades, the StoryCorps silver Airstream trailer has crisscrossed the country, recording the stories of everyday Americans. In this episode honoring the 250th anniversary of the United States, our friends at The StoryCorps Podcast introduce you to the kaleidosco ...  Show more

In 1935, a diver searching Lake Champlain found something extraordinary: a nearly intact warship from the American Revolution. It was the Gunboat Philadelphia. In this episode, we dive into the story of how a ragtag American army built a fleet of ships to stand up against the Bri ...  Show more

It’s one, two, three strikes your out at the old ball game! Caitie and Zach are taking us out to the ball game...in our imagination! We’ll learn about persistence and sportsmanship as we imagine being a part of the big game! Will we hit the winning home run? Anything is possible ...  Show more

Anney and Samantha go to bat for the history of women and girls in America's pastime baseball, including the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League. This one is a homerun.

To commemorate the annual return of baseball (Thursday was opening day), this week on Best of the Gist, we revisit a 20-year-old piece of NPR reporting in which Mike takes us to Yankee Stadium to learn the value the Crackerjack reference in the 1908 song "Take Me Out to the Ballg ...  Show more

A song about a play, crime, and football. About The Origin of ThingsA short-format podcast where I give you the origins, the backstories - slightly dramatized but 100% true - of things that you know, love, and use. I reveal what I’m talking about only at the very end keeping you, ...  Show more