166: A Conversation on Negro Leagues Baseball...

Professor Greg Jackson and co-host Riley Neubauer are joined by returning guest Captain Mac Caldwell, a Marine veteran, to dive deeper into the Pacific Theater of early World War II. The conversation reaps key wartime conferences, unpacks the strategic tensions between MacArthur ...  Show more

“If we ever lose Saipan, repeated air attacks on Tokyo will follow. No matter what it takes, we have to hold there.”As Operation Cartwheel neutralizes Japanese forces on Rabaul, American and British leaders meet with “Forgotten Allies” in Cairo—namely China’s nationalist leader C ...  Show more

From 'DA's New York Accent' (Subscribe Here): Bob Kendrick is the preeminent authority on the Negro League's Baseball legacy. As president of the museum, he is a treasure trove of information and anecdotes. In his incredible s ...

Feb 13, 1920. For over thirty years, Black baseball players have been locked out of the major leagues. So on this day in Kansas City, Rube Foster, a former pitcher and now a team owner, is trying to make his own league just for Black players. He has gathered owners of other Black ...  Show more

A decade before the U.S. officially segregated in 1896, baseball banned black players. A decade before the US integrated, baseball broke the color barrier. Between, the Negro Leagues produced some of the finest players to ever take the field. Explore this important piece of Ameri ...  Show more

The legendary Ken Griffey Jr. joins the show as we debate GOAT all episode long: Patrick Mahomes, Dunk Contest, and the history of Black Excellence in the NBA. One of the most influential athletes of all time, Ken Griffey Jr., talks to us about how his training, work ethic, and s ...  Show more