Sep 2023

Introducing 'Reclaimed: The Forgotten League'

For decades, Black baseball players were excluded from the major leagues and forced to create their own space: the Negro Leagues. Vanessa Ivy Rose, granddaughter of Negro Leagues star Norman "Turkey" Stearnes, brings us on a quest to excavate his story and those of other Black ... Show More

3m 11s

Oct 2023

The Forgotten League, Ep. 1: A Gentlemen's Agreement

Vanessa Ivy Rose is on a quest to learn more about the legacy of her grandfather, Norman "Turkey" Stearnes. That means going back all the way to the beginning of baseball, when a covert agreement shuts Black players out of the nation's pastime — until they boldly create their own ... Show More

45m 21s

Oct 2023

The Forgotten League, Ep. 2: Golden Age

The newly founded Negro Leagues struggle to catch on — until savvy businessmen and fierce rivalries propel Black baseball to the national stage. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

34m 23s

Aug 2020

Demi Moore: Hair Magician

In which Rob and actress/producer/author Demi Moore discuss recording foley sounds for her new podcast Dirty Diana, shooting the courtroom scene from A Few Good Men, and reminisce about the effect director Joel Schumacher had on their lives. Plus: Rob tells the story of the in ... Show More

50m 56s

Jul 2023

America's First Civil Rights Movement

First things first, Melissa and Leah break down Sam Alito's latest airing of grievances in the Wall Street Journal. Then, Kate joins them for a lesson in actual history from an actual historian. Kate Masur, author of Until Justice Be Done: America's First Civil Rights Movement ... Show More

1h 16m

Dec 2019

Episode 2: The Producer

Rich McHugh was a veteran TV news producer when he teamed up with Ronan Farrow, then a correspondent at NBC News, as he began reporting on Harvey Weinstein. McHugh didn’t expect that the assignment would lead to him witnessing what he believes to be a historic example of a major ... Show More

48m 34s

May 2024

Baby Reindeer Update: Fiona Harvey To Sue Netflix

Piers Morgan’s now infamous interview with Fiona Harvey, the woman internet sleuths quickly identified as the ‘real’ Martha Scott from the Netflix hit Baby Reindeer, continues to rack up views and divide opinion. Since the interview, Fiona has issued a statement confirming that s ... Show More

29m 9s

Jun 2021

Sibling Miniseries #5: Makani and Robin

In this episode, the Brown Sisters had the honor of interviewing two siblings who are giants of the social justice movement: <a href="https://twitter.com/Makani_Themba">Makani Themba</a> and <a href="https://history.ucla.edu/faculty/robin-kelley">Robin D.G. Kelley</a>. Makani ... Show More

1h 37m

Jan 2024

Coronation And Collapse: The Story Of The Bond King With Mary Childs

In this episode, financial journalist and co-host of NPR's "Planet Money" Mary Childs joins the podcast to discuss her book "<span id="productTitle" class= "a-size-extra-large celwidget" data-csa-c-id= "1pnc0t-yzqfcw-la9bbs-vgvrzs" data-cel-widge ... Show More

34m 41s

Oct 2022

272: Coffee with Mom—"You Must be that Dirty Mother" with Peggy Rowe

It's a classic catch-up with mom that starts with a dramatic reading of her viral short story Old Blue, becomes an announcement that her third New York Times bestseller Vacuuming in the Nude will be available as an audiobook on this podcast, and then somehow devolves into a scato ... Show More

1h 16m

Jun 2023

The Story Behind Drew Barrymore’s Online ‘Meltdown’

On the show today… In news that might mean your favourite TV shows will never return (dramatic but true) following the ongoing Writers Guild of America strike, SAG-AFTRA, Hollywood’s largest union which represents all actors, has voted yes to greenlight their own potential strike ... Show More

18m 51s

The Story of Mamie Till-Mobley, Ep. 3: J...