Ranked #1
Episode Nine: The Power of Place
Episode Nine: The Power of Place
In the season finale, Curtis talks to Gary Gillette, an author, SABR member, and the co-founder and chair of the board o... Read more
12 Aug 2021
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55mins
Ranked #2
Episode Eight: History is Always Living in the Present
Episode Eight: History is Always Living in the Present
On this week's episode, Curtis is joined by Adrian Burgos, a professor at the University of Illinois who specializes in ... Read more
5 Aug 2021
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47mins
Ranked #3
Episode Seven: Women in the Negro Leagues
Episode Seven: Women in the Negro Leagues
On today's episode, Curtis talks to Dr. Leslie Heaphy, who teaches sports history at Kent State University and has contr... Read more
29 Jul 2021
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29mins
Ranked #4
Episode Six: Bringing Down the Color Line
Episode Six: Bringing Down the Color Line
In the conclusion of our three-part miniseries about the rise, maintenance, and eventual fall of the color line in the A... Read more
22 Jul 2021
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32mins
Ranked #5
Episode Five: Maintaining the Color Line
Episode Five: Maintaining the Color Line
This week, we continue our three-part series on how the color line was drawn, maintained, and ultimately brought down, a... Read more
15 Jul 2021
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25mins
Ranked #6
Episode Four: Drawing the Color Line
Episode Four: Drawing the Color Line
In the first of a three part look at how the color line was established, maintained, and ultimately brought down, Curtis... Read more
8 Jul 2021
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32mins
Ranked #7
Episode Three: Appreciate Your Local Historian
Episode Three: Appreciate Your Local Historian
On this episode, Curtis talks to Gary Ashwill, a baseball historian who has studied the Negro Leagues, minor leagues, an... Read more
1 Jul 2021
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29mins
Ranked #8
Episode Two: Discover Greatness
Episode Two: Discover Greatness
On this episode, Curtis talks to Dr. Ray Doswell, the curator and education director at the Negro Leagues History Museum... Read more
24 Jun 2021
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33mins
Ranked #9
Episode One: Oh Yeah, That's Big Josh
Episode One: Oh Yeah, That's Big Josh
Today's guest is Sean Gibson, great-grandson of Hall-of-Famer Josh Gibson. The elder Gibson hit nearly 800 home runs in ... Read more
17 Jun 2021
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23mins
Ranked #10
Episode Zero: An Introduction and Sneak Preview
Episode Zero: An Introduction and Sneak Preview
In June 2021, Sports-Reference dramatically expanded its database of statistics related to Negro League Baseball. Howeve... Read more
15 Jun 2021
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8mins