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After taking a couple weeks off, Alex and Bobby return to discuss how baseball is engaging with the social unrest around police brutality. They bring on Micah Johnson, former major league second baseman, to talk about the 2015 Orioles-White Sox game played in front of no fans due to protests in Baltimore, what it was like being in that atmosphere, and how baseball’s relationship with activism has shifted since then. Then they do a deep dive into protests and politics in baseball history, and probe why those stories seem few and far between. Here are the places we’ve donated to over the last few weeks, which we encourage you to consider doing if you’re able. Links: Follow Micah Johnson on Twitter Kwame Opam on what the 2015 fan-less game symbolizes Rhiannon Walker on Ted Williams Sam Nahem played a little-known role in integration Songs featured in this episode: "Strangers" — Mt. Joy • "bloodstream" — Soccer Mommy • “Green Onions” — Booker T & the M.G.’s
Tasha Robinson and Kwame Opam return one last time to talk about the lack of military decorum among the Colonial Marines, Apone's creative bird flip, and issues of appropriate racial representation.
On today's episode, Kwame Opam and Tasha Robinson are back to talk about the nature of cryosleep, our mutual love of Apone, and military issue underwear.
The Verge's Tasha Robinson and Kwame Opam are back to talk about front loading logic cards, Jones' indifference to everything, and the intriguing design of The Sulaco.
Tasha Robinson and Kwame Opam return to talk about Ripley's motivation for returning to LV-426, Adrian Biddle's cinematography, and Burke's possibly strange sexual habits.
It's a veritable who's who of podcasting today, as Dieter Bohn takes the Vergecast reigns, and invites Chris Ziegler, Sam Sheffer, Emily Yoshida, and Kwame Opam to The Vergecast. We've got the gold MacBook, the Surface 3, the new Star Wars trailer, and Ryan Gosling's rumored presence in a Blade Runner sequel. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
What ever happened to predictability? Well, we're throwing it out the window today, as special guests Liz Lopatto and Kwame Opam join Nilay and Sam, with a very special crossover cameo at the top of the show. It's a rare condition, this day and age, to read any good news on the newspaper page, so it's a mixed bag of topics this week. We've got Furious 7, Microsoft's newest Surface, the ongoing Californian drought, Amazon Dash and Ryan Reynolds as Deadpool. Only time will tell if all these dreams fit under one umbrella, but we hope you enjoy. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Emily Yoshida, Dieter Bohn, Kwame Opam, and Casey Newton are on the ground in Austin, TX for SXSW 2015. They're here to talk about movies, Meerkat, brand activations, and waiting in lines. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices