The Last Place

In the early 1970s, author Studs Terkel interviewed the owners of Duke & Lee's Auto Repair in Geneva, Illinois, for his bestselling book, Working. He went to talk to them about fixing cars. What he found was a story about fathers and sons working together, and the tensions within ... Show More

Eighty years ago, on July 28, 1945, an Army bomber pilot on a routine ferry mission found himself lost in the fog over Manhattan. A dictation machine in a nearby office happened to capture the sound of the plane as it hit the Empire State Building at the 79th floor.Fourteen peopl ... Show More

When we first met Majd Abdulghani, she was 19 years old, living in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. We gave her a recorder to keep an audio diary about her life. Majd chronicled her dreams of being a scientist, her resistance to having an arranged marriage, and what it was like to be a teen ... Show More

Baseball’s progression from an amateur activity to a professional sport is full of great stories. Hear about the myths and legends of early baseball; the pioneers and the inventors; the moguls and the superstars. And the gamblers. It all leads to the formation of the 1919 Chicago ... Show More

It's been 100 years since the most infamous event in baseball history. In 1919, a group of Chicago White Sox players conspired to lose the World's Series. This the story of legendary players like Shoeless Joe Jackson; baseball moguls like Charles Comiskey; and ruthless gamblers l ... Show More

Darryl Strawberry pulled up to All The Smoke for a powerful sit-down. The 8x All-Star and 4x World Series champion opened up about his recent heart attack, growing up in South Central LA, and why he chose baseball over basketball after a standout run at Crenshaw High. He reflecte ... Show More

The hype for an all time classic World Series was real when the Dodgers-Yankees matchup was locked in. Two of the most iconic franchises in MLB history battling for a ring for the 12th time in history, and the game's two biggest stars — Shohei Ohtani and Aaron Judge – shining on ... Show More

In this hour, Adam Crowley and Dorin Dickerson react to the Pirates' 9-0 loss to the Milwaukee Brewers on Wednesday. Also, a coach on the men's national soccer team was recently fired. And the NFL keeps proving it doesn't care about its fans! July 11, 2024, 6:00 Hour 

Yankees, Dodgers, World Series. Those words evoke memories of Major League baseball becoming the national pastime generations ago. Both franchises fielded some of the absolute giants in the history of the sport. Babe and Jackie. Mantle and Koufax. And today Ohtani and Judge. So a ... Show More

Covino & Rich are live for Day 2 on Media Row in New Orleans ahead of the Super Bowl! MLB Legend Curt Schilling joins the guys to tell wild stories from his playing days. Plus, the guys look ahead to Sunday's Big Game!  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. 

November 4, 2009. It's Game 6 of the World Series between the New York Yankees and the Philadelphia Phillies. The Yankees will clinch the series tonight on the back of one player, Hideki Matsui. He's a baseball player from Japan, one of the few who made the jump across the Pacifi ... Show More

Dbacks legend & hero of the 2001 World Series, GONZO, is in the house! (well, we're technically in his) We talked stories from winning the world series, being a part of the Phoenix community, talked smack to JD & more! Follow us on social @themorningmess and HUGE shoutout to our ... Show More

Jay Busbee stops by with the details of the Olympic Triathlon postponement. And Dan is fascinated by the prospect of the Chicago White Sox setting an MLB record for futility this season as they are on pace to lose more games than the 1962 Mets.See omnystudio.com/listener for priv ... Show More