April 16, 1945. Jackie Robinson is ready. He’s won a tryout with the Boston Red Sox, and if he makes the team, he will become the first player to break baseball’s long-standing racial divide. Robinson puts his supreme athletic skills on full display… but never hears back from the Red Sox. The tryout was just for show. It’s not the first deception or indignit ... Show More
Sep 2024
HISTORY This Week: Nixon Does Whatever It Takes to Win in ’68
This is a brand-new episode from HISTORY This Week, available wherever you listen to podcasts!September 16, 1968. Richard Nixon isn't exactly seen as a comedian. But tonight, he's trying to change that by appearing on Laugh-In, a TV show similar to Saturday Night Live. Nixon need ... Show More
35m 12s
Sep 2024
HISTORY This Week is returning this Monday, 9/16!
HISTORY This week is about to return! We'll be back with new episodes this Monday, September 16th. In the meantime, listen to our trailer for Season 5, and follow HISTORY This Week wherever you get your podcasts. To stay updated: historythisweekpodcast.com
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Aug 2023
Looking Back at Sports History
August 16th, 2023. Over the past 16 months, Sports History This Week has covered sporting events from football to baseball to roller derby to a man skydiving from outer space. It has been an absolute joy working on the show, and we've loved hearing from the listeners along the wa ... Show More
21m 55s
Apr 2022
Jackie Robinson Tries Out for the Majors
April 16, 1945. Jackie Robinson is ready. He’s won a tryout with the Boston Red Sox, and if he makes the team, he will become the first player to break baseball’s long-standing racial divide. Robinson puts his supreme athletic skills on full display… but never hears back from the ... Show More
28m 27s
Mar 2020
When Basketball Meets Jim Crow
March 28, 1939. Two teams are facing off for the final game of World Professional Basketball Tournament in Chicago, the first professional tournament to feature both white and black basketball teams. This is several years before the start of the NBA, and Jim Crow segregation was ... Show More
20m 49s
Jul 2023
Trying to Reverse the Decline of Black Players in Major League Baseball
Baseball was once known for breaking racial barriers in the U.S. But now, Black representation in the major leagues is at its lowest level in decades.This year, MLB did something to try and change that, by staging the first annual HBCU Swingman Classic. It's an opportunity for pl ... Show More
12m 51s
Jun 2019
Parker - Inside the (Rob) Parker - Manfred cops to juiced balls; Pujols' St. Louis homecoming; Tampa/Montreal Rays split: Guests: Eric "The Red" Davis and Yankees Analyst Jack curry
Listen to Inside the (Rob) Parker in Podcasts. https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/inside-the-rob-parker/id1460750158This week on Inside the (Rob) Parker, Rob looks at Rob Manfred seemingly admitting the baseballs are juiced, and why the proposal to split the Rays season betwee ... Show More
35 m
Jan 2022
Kliff Kingsbury, Nick Saban Stick to Sports, Parent Excitement, MLK Quotes, What if You Get Called Racist
On this episode of Wrighster or Wrong, George Wrighster and Ralph Amsden discuss the Arizona Cardinals brutal loss to the Los Angeles Rams and what is says about Kliff Kingsbury and Kyler Murray moving forward. A congressman tells Nick Saban to 'stick to sports,' and Ralph shares ... Show More
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