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SiriusXM and the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum will present an exclusive new podcast series, Black Diamonds. Hosted by museum president and historian Bob Kendrick, the podcast will showcase the history of the Negro Leagues, highlighting the players, people and events that shaped them, as well as spotlighting the leagues’ achievements and innovations during a time of segregation and inequality. Listeners will hear the stories of baseball legends like Jackie Robinson, Oscar Charleston, Josh Gibson and Satchel Paige, and important figures like Rube Foster, Effa Manley, Buck O’Neil and many more.

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    Former Negro Leaguers Pedro Sierra and Sam Allen | LIVE from Play Ball Park in LA

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 18, 2022 26:50

    Bob Kendrick sits down with former Negro Leagues players Pedro Sierra of the Indianapolis Clowns and Sam Allen of the Kansas City Monarchs, in front of a live audience at Major League Baseball's Play Ball Park in Los Angeles. Hear firsthand stories of life with Henry Aaron, Minnie Miñoso, Satchel Paige, and more, as the legends discuss their careers in the Negro Leagues. Follow Bob Kendrick on Twitter - @nlbmprezTo support the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum, and preserve the legacy of Buck O'Neil, please visit ThanksAMillionBuck.comVisit the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum in Kansas City - NLBM.com

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    Clinton Yates and Bradford William Davis | LIVE from Play Ball Park in LA

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 11, 2022 29:44

    Was integration good for Black baseball?The answer is nowhere near as simple as the question. ESPN's Clinton Yates and Insider's Bradford William Davis join Bob Kendrick to discuss, in front of a live audience at Major League Baseball's Play Ball Park in Los Angeles. Follow Clinton Yates on Twitter - @clintonyatesFollow Bradford William Davis on Twitter - @BWDBWDBWDFollow Bob Kendrick on Twitter - @nlbmprezTo support the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum, and preserve the legacy of Buck O'Neil, please visit ThanksAMillionBuck.comVisit the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum in Kansas City - NLBM.com

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    BONUS | "Thanks a Million, Buck" Brunch with Lee Smith, Bob Costas, Joe Posnanski, and More

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 9, 2022 68:40

    Recorded at Buck O'Neil's Hall of Fame induction in Cooperstown, New York - Join Bob Kendrick, Bob Costas, Joe Posnanski, Joel Goldberg, Hall of Famer Lee Smith, and more as they tell stories of the life and legacy of John Jordan "Buck" O'Neil. To support the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum, and preserve the legacy of Buck O'Neil, please visit ThanksAMillionBuck.comFollow Bob Kendrick on Twitter - @nlbmprezVisit the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum in Kansas City - NLBM.com

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    CC Sabathia, Curtis Granderson, and Edwin Jackson | LIVE from Play Ball Park in LA

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 4, 2022 55:33

    The founding board of The Players Alliance - Curtis Granderson, Edwin Jackson, and CC Sabathia - joins Bob Kendrick in front of a live audience at Play Ball Park in Los Angeles to discuss their work to make ba seball more accessible in urban communities, expanding opportunities for women, continuing the legacy of the Negro Leagues greats, honoring Buck O'Neil, and the greatest trash talkers in baseball history.Follow the work of The Players Alliance - @PlayersAllianceTo support the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum, and preserve the legacy of Buck O'Neil, please visit ThanksAMillionBuck.comFollow Bob Kendrick on Twitter - @nlbmprezVisit the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum in Kansas City - NLBM.com 

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    Fergie Jenkins | LIVE from Play Ball Park in LA

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 1, 2022 28:08

    Hall of Famer Fergie Jenkins sits down with Bob Kendrick in front of a live audience at Play Ball Park in Los Angeles, talking about his career with Ernie Banks and the Cubs, the legacy of Buck O'Neil, Dick Allen, Roberto Clemente, and much more.To support the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum, and preserve the legacy of Buck O'Neil, please visit ThanksAMillionBuck.comFollow Bob Kendrick on Twitter - @nlbmprezVisit the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum in Kansas City - NLBM.com

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    Inducting Buck O'Neil

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 28, 2022 37:53

    Bob Kendrick delivers the unofficial Hall of Fame speech of Buck O'Neil - remembering his friend, celebrating his mentor, and immortalizing a legend, as he runs through the emotions of this past weekend's Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony. To continue Buck's work, and preserve his legacy, please visit ThanksAMillionBuck.comFollow Bob Kendrick on Twitter - @nlbmprezVisit the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum in Kansas City - NLBM.com

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    Dave Roberts | LIVE at SiriusXM LA

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 20, 2022 59:57

    Dodgers manager Dave Roberts joins Bob Kendrick in front of a live studio audience at SiriusXM Los Angeles, discussing the 75th anniversary of Jackie Robinson's debut, Jackie Robinson's pleas for Black managerial opportunities, the great managers of the Negro Leagues, bringing the speed game of the Negro Leagues back to the Majors, and how to revive Black participation in baseball. Follow Bob Kendrick on Twitter - @nlbmprezVisit the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum in Kansas City - https://nlbm.com

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    Negro Leagues Baseball Returns to Los Angeles SUNDAY

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 15, 2022 4:37

    Come see Bob Kendrick record Black Diamonds LIVE at Play Ball Park in Los Angeles, Sunday 7/17 starting at 10 AM PT. Then hear the return of Black Diamonds on Wednesday 7/20, as Season Four gets underway with Bob's exclusive one-on-one with Dodgers manager Dave Roberts. Follow Bob Kendrick on Twitter - @nlbmprezVisit the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum in Kansas City - https://nlbm.com

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    Black Diamonds Returns After The All-Star Break

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 23, 2022 2:10

    New episodes of "Black Diamonds" return after baseball's All-Star Game in July. Be sure to follow Bob on Twitter (@nlbmprez) for information on your chance to catch a live taping of "Black Diamonds" at the All-Star festivities in Los Angeles. Support the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum through Commemorative Coins at the US Mint.Visit the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum in Kansas City - https://nlbm.com

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    BONUS | Stanley Nelson, Producer of "After Jackie"

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 17, 2022 32:24

    "After Jackie" premieres Saturday 6/18 at 8 PM ET on The HISTORY Channel. Bob Kendrick sits down with award-winning filmmaker Stanley Nelson to talk about his latest project, "After Jackie", a co-production with LeBron James' Uninterrupted. "After Jackie"  tells the often overlooked story of the second wave of talented Black baseball players after Jackie Robinson, including Bill White, Curt Flood and Bob Gibson, who were up next in the fight for racial equality. Follow Bob Kendrick on Twitter - @nlbmprezVisit the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum in Kansas City - https://nlbm.com

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    Triston McKenzie on Satchel Paige

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 16, 2022 56:39

    Guardians Pitcher Triston McKenzie joins Bob Kendrick to talk about Satchel Paige's historic "rookie" season in Cleveland, the legacy of Satchel among Black pitchers, his own career, and his place as a role model. Plus, Bob tackles the century-old debate... just how old was Satchel Paige? As Buck O'Neil would say, "Older than that." Audio of Satchel Paige with journalist Steven Banker - YoutubeAudio of Larry Doby and Bill Veeck courtesy of the Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, University of Kentucky Library - Nunn CenterFollow Bob Kendrick on Twitter - @nlbmprezVisit the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum in Kansas City - https://nlbm.com

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    Ted "Double Duty" Radcliffe

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 9, 2022 51:42

    Bob Kendrick and biographer Kyle McNary discuss the legend of Negro Leagues icon Ted "Double Duty" Radcliffe, with archived commentary from Kenny Williams, Herald "Beebop" Gordon, and Double Duty himself. Read "Ted 'Double Duty' Radcliffe" by Kyle McNary - AmazonAudio of Ted Radcliffe from "Baseball's Heirlooms" courtesy of Media Process GroupAudio of Ted Radcliffe with journalist Steven Banker - YoutubeFollow Bob Kendrick on Twitter - @nlbmprezVisit the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum in Kansas City - https://nlbm.com

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    The Legend of Bob Motley

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 2, 2022 52:07

    Bob Kendrick tells the incredible life stories of the late Bob Motley - a decorated war veteran and the Negro Leagues' most flamboyant, most iconic umpire - with help from his son, Byron Motley, and archived stories from Bob Motley himself. Read  Ruling Over Giants, Monarchs, and Stars by Bob and Byron Motley- amazon.comFollow Bob Kendrick on Twitter - @nlbmprezVisit the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum in Kansas City - https://nlbm.com

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    The Murder of Porter Moss

    Play Episode Listen Later May 26, 2022 39:18

    Bob Kendrick tells the powerful story of the life and death of Porter Moss, who pitched in three East-West All-Star games before he was gunned down on a train in Tennessee at the age of 34, and left to die because of the color of his skin. Special thanks to the work, research, and inspiration of the University of Memphis, the University of Baltimore, Gary Ashwill and the Seamheads Database, Dr. Kurt McBee, Dr. Henry Louis Taylor, Dr. Raymond Doswell, the late John Erardi, the Cincinnati Enquirer, and the unheralded voices of the Pittsburgh Courier and baseball's Black press.Interview with Ernest Burke courtesy of the University of Baltimore - Ernest BurkeFollow Bob Kendrick on Twitter - @nlbmprezVisit the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum in Kansas City - https://nlbm.com

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    Frank White, and the 1942 Kansas City Monarchs

    Play Episode Listen Later May 19, 2022 59:07

    Bob Kendrick tells the story of Buck O'Neil's favorite team - the 1942 Negro World Series Champion Kansas City Monarchs. Plus, KC baseball legend Frank White sits down to talk about Kansas City's championship history - from the '42 Monarchs, to his '85 Royals, and the modern day Kansas City Monarchs of the American Association. Follow Bob Kendrick on Twitter - @nlbmprezVisit the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum in Kansas City - https://nlbm.comHear Stephen Banker's full conversation with Newt Allen - Black Diamonds: Newt Allen 

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    Cedric Mullins, and the Story of Leon Day

    Play Episode Listen Later May 12, 2022 59:56

    Bob Kendrick tells the incredible story of Hall of Famer Leon Day, and sits down with Orioles All-Star Cedric Mullins to discuss the legacy of Black baseball in Leon's hometown of Baltimore. Learn more, and contribute to Dr. Bob Hieronimus' effort to build a statue in Leon Day's honor - https://leondaystatueproject.com/Follow Bob Kendrick on Twitter - @nlbmprezVisit the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum in Kansas City - https://nlbm.comInterviews with Effa Manley and Larry Doby courtesy of the Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, at the University of Kentucky. For more information, visit https://www.kentuckyoralhistory.org

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    Actor April Matthis on Toni Stone

    Play Episode Listen Later May 6, 2022 37:40

    Bob Kendrick discusses the life and legacy of Negro Leagues pioneer Toni Stone with award-winning actor April Matthis, star of "Toni Stone" on stage.Follow Bob Kendrick on Twitter -  @nlbmprezVisit the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum in Kansas City - https://nlbm.comFollow April Matthis on Twitter - @april_matthisSee April Matthis as Toni Stone - https://youtu.be/KJ9aD9FNf10For more on the Roundabout Theatre Company - https://www.roundabouttheatre.org/Interview with Toni Stone courtesy of This Week in Baseball, Major League Baseball

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    The Women of the Negro Leagues

    Play Episode Listen Later May 5, 2022 59:50

    Bob Kendrick explores the legacy of three pioneering women who starred in Negro Leagues baseball - Toni Stone, Connie Morgan, and Mamie "Peanut" Johnson. Plus, Bob sits down for a conversation with Martha Ackmann, author of "Curveball: The Remarkable Story of Toni Stone". Read "Curveball" by Martha Ackmann - MarthaAckmann.comFollow Bob Kendrick on Twitter - @nlbmprezVisit the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum in Kansas City - https://nlbm.comInterview with Gordon Hopkins courtesy of the University of Baltimore, Special Collections & Archives - Oral HistoriesInterview with Toni Stone courtesy of This Week in Baseball, Major League BaseballInterview with Minnie Forbes courtesy of MLB.com, Major League Baseball  

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    Curtis Granderson on Baseball's Segregation

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 29, 2022 57:26

    Three-time All-Star Curtis Granderson sits down with Bob Kendrick to discuss his reaction to the letter written by Yankees Co-Owner Larry MacPhail defending baseball's segregation in 1945, as well as his take on the legacy of Jackie Robinson and the Negro Leagues, and his work in present day with the Players Alliance.Follow Bob Kendrick on Twitter - https://twitter.com/nlbmprezVisit the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum in Kansas City - https://nlbm.comFor more on the story of the McPhail Memorandum at the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum: nlbm.mlblogs.comFor more on the work being done by the Players Alliance: https://www.playersalliance.org/

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    Baseball's Final Push to Save Segregation, 1945

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 28, 2022 46:31

    Bob Kendrick tells the story of the memorandum from Yankees Co-Owner Larry MacPhail to New York City Mayor Fiorello LaGuardia advising against the breaking of the color barrier in 1945, and how baseball's segregation would come to end just two years later, with help from special narrator Curtis Granderson.Follow Bob Kendrick on Twitter - https://twitter.com/nlbmprezVisit the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum in Kansas City - https://nlbm.comFor more on the story of the McPhail Memorandum at the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum: nlbm.mlblogs.comInterview with Happy Chandler courtesy of the Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, at the University of Kentucky. For more information, visit https://www.kentuckyoralhistory.org

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    William C. Rhoden on Integration and the Black Press

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 21, 2022 49:40

    William Rhoden, author of "Forty Million Dollar Slaves", discusses the impact of integration - both positive and negative - on the Black community, the legacy of Negro Leagues baseball, and the role of the Black Press in breaking baseball's color barrier.Follow Bob Kendrick on Twitter - https://twitter.com/nlbmprezVisit the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum in Kansas City - https://nlbm.comRead "Forty Million Dollar Slaves" by William Rhoden - https://amzn.to/3OsuLv2Interview with Bob Feller courtesy of the Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, at the University of Kentucky. For more information, visit https://www.kentuckyoralhistory.org

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    The Road to Integration

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 21, 2022 52:32

    Bob Kendrick takes an in-depth look at the history of baseball's segregation, and the forces who paved the way for Jackie Robinson to break the color barrier.Follow Bob Kendrick on Twitter - https://twitter.com/nlbmprezVisit the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum in Kansas City - https://nlbm.comInterviews with Bill Veeck, Happy Chandler, Shirley Povich, Monte Irvin, and Calvin Griffith courtesy of the Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, at the University of Kentucky. For more information, visit https://www.kentuckyoralhistory.orgInterview with Sam Lacy courtesy of the SABR Oral History Collection - https://sabr.org/Lester Rodney selections from “Crime of the Big Leagues” produced by Tomorrow Media and Rough House 

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    Mookie Betts and Tim Anderson on the Legacy of Jackie Robinson

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 14, 2022 53:20

    Follow Bob Kendrick on Twitter - https://twitter.com/nlbmprez Visit the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum in Kansas City - https://nlbm.com

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    Coming Soon - Season Three

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 7, 2022 3:01

    Follow Bob Kendrick on Twitter - https://twitter.com/nlbmprez Visit the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum in Kansas City - https://nlbm.com/

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    Joe Louis and Jackie Robinson

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 1, 2022 3:09

    Follow Bob Kendrick on Twitter - https://twitter.com/nlbmprez Visit the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum in Kansas City - https://nlbm.com

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    "Finally": Buck O'Neil is a Hall of Famer

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 15, 2021 40:19

    Follow Bob Kendrick on Twitter - https://twitter.com/nlbmprez Visit the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum in Kansas City - https://nlbm.com Watch the Festivities at the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum from December 5, 2021 - https://bit.ly/3E07OZw

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    "The Hall of Fame Class of 2022": Bob Kendrick on the Hall's history with the Negro Leagues, and the icons up for election this weekend

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 30, 2021 50:38

    Follow Bob Kendrick on Twitter - https://twitter.com/nlbmprez Visit the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum in Kansas City - https://nlbm.com For more on the National Baseball Hall of Fame's Early Baseball Era Committee ballot - https://bit.ly/3o6Z2Ez 

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    "For Buck": Part Two - Bob Kendrick and Joe Posnanski on the Hall of Fame Legacy of Buck O'Neil

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 7, 2021 75:01

    Follow Bob Kendrick on Twitter - https://twitter.com/nlbmprezVisit the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum in Kansas City - https://nlbm.comLearn More About #MyBaseballMemory - Fox4KC.comRead "The Soul of Baseball: A Road Trip Through Buck O'Neil's America" by Joe Posnanski - https://amzn.to/303C73nRead "The Baseball 100" - https://amzn.to/2YlD71U

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    "For Buck": Bob Kendrick, Joe Carter, Frank White, KC Mayor Quinton Lucas, and KC Chief Deron Cherry remember the life and legacy of Buck O'Neil

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 6, 2021 55:52

    Follow Bob Kendrick on Twitter - https://twitter.com/nlbmprezVisit the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum in Kansas City - https://nlbm.comLearn More About #MyBaseballMemory - Fox4KC.com

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    "Say Hey": Bob Kendrick, John Shea, and former teammate Bill White on the great Willie Mays

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 30, 2021 64:00

    Follow Bob Kendrick on Twitter - https://twitter.com/nlbmprezVisit the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum in Kansas City - https://nlbm.comRead John Shea's "24: Life Stories and Lessons from the Say Hey Kid" - https://amzn.to/3kSAmOo

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    "Porkchops" Part Two: Dusty Baker on the Legacy of Henry Aaron

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 23, 2021 41:11

    Follow Bob Kendrick on Twitter - https://twitter.com/nlbmprezVisit the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum in Kansas City - https://nlbm.com

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    "Porkchops" Part One: Bob Kendrick, Howard Bryant, and Henry Aaron himself, on the Legacy of Hammerin' Hank

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 23, 2021 68:23

    Conversations with Henry Aaron were recorded July 8, 2012 at the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum.Follow Bob Kendrick on Twitter - https://twitter.com/nlbmprezVisit the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum in Kansas City - https://nlbm.com

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    "From Baselines to Basepaths": Dave Winfield, Sherman Jenkins, and Bob Kendrick on the legacy of Ted Strong

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 16, 2021 74:39

    Follow Bob Kendrick on Twitter - https://twitter.com/nlbmprezVisit the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum in Kansas City - https://nlbm.comTo learn more about Ted Strong, check out "Ted Strong Jr: The Untold Story of an Original Harlem Globetrotter and Negro Leagues All-Star" by Sherman Jenkins - http://www.tedstrongjr.com

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    "Barrier Breakers": with Chiefs QB Patrick Mahomes

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 9, 2021 57:44

    Follow Bob Kendrick on Twitter - https://twitter.com/nlbmprezVisit the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum in Kansas City - https://nlbm.comInterviews with Fritz Pollard appear courtesy of the Pro Football Hall of Fame

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    "So Much More Than Just Mr. Cub": Fergie Jenkins, Ron Rapoport, and Bob Kendrick on the Complicated Career of Ernie Banks

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 2, 2021 49:55

    Follow Bob Kendrick on Twitter - https://twitter.com/nlbmprezVisit the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum in Kansas City - https://nlbm.comLearn More About the Life of Ernie Banks - http://rapoports.net/ron/Read  Let's Play Two by Ron Rapoport - https://www.amazon.com/Lets-Play-Two

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    "King of the Monarchs": Bob Kendrick and Pete Gorton on the great John Donaldson

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 26, 2021 56:25

    Follow Bob Kendrick on Twitter - https://twitter.com/nlbmprezVisit the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum in Kansas City - https://nlbm.comLearn more about John Donaldson and The Donaldson Network - http://johndonaldson.bravehost.com/

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    "Faster Than a Light Switch": Bob Kendrick and Willie Wilson on the Life and Legacy of Cool Papa Bell

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 19, 2021 64:57

    Follow Bob Kendrick on Twitter - https://twitter.com/nlbmprezVisit the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum in Kansas City - https://nlbm.comJames "Cool Papa" Bell audio originally recorded with Stephen BankerTo read more of Joe Posnanski on Cool Papa Bell - https://theathletic.com/1468030/2020/01/03/the-baseball-100-no-84-cool-papa-bell/

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    "The Past, Present, and Future of the Black Catcher": with Texas Rangers C Ian Moller

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 12, 2021 64:08

    Follow Bob Kendrick on Twitter - https://twitter.com/nlbmprezVisit the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum in Kansas City - https://nlbm.comGordon Hopkins audio is courtesy of the University of Baltimore Oral Histories -https://archive.org/details/ubaltaudioRoy Campanella audio originally recorded with Stephen Banker

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    "The First Two-Way Superstar": Bob Kendrick, Phil Dixon, and Carl Rogan on the life of Wilber "Bullet" Rogan

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 5, 2021 54:30

    Follow Bob Kendrick on Twitter - https://twitter.com/nlbmprezVisit the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum in Kansas City - https://nlbm.comInterview with Effa Manley appear courtesy of the Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, University of Kentucky Libraries Ted "Double Duty" Radcliffe audio originally recorded with Stephen BankerTo learn more about the life of Bullet Rogan, check out Wilber "Bullet" Rogan and the Kansas City Monarchs by Phil Dixon - https://amzn.to/37jY12D   

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    Coming Soon - Season Two of Black Diamonds

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 1, 2021 2:39

     Follow Bob Kendrick on Twitter - https://twitter.com/nlbmprez Visit the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum in Kansas City - https://nlbm.com/

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    "The Second Man on the Moon": Bob Kendrick and Larry Doby Jr. on the Life of Larry Doby, plus Remembrances of Mudcat Grant

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 17, 2021 68:56

    Follow Bob Kendrick on Twitter - https://twitter.com/nlbmprezVisit the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum in Kansas City - https://nlbm.comInterviews with Larry Doby and Effa Manley appear courtesy of the Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, University of Kentucky Libraries Ted Williams' Hall of Fame Speech  Courtesy of the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum - The National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum on Youtube 

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