Hooks & Runs
Hooks & Runs is a podcast about baseball, music and culture. Our podcast includes interviews with news makers in the sports and music world plus commentary from the co-hosts on interesting current and historical events. Hooks & Runs releases a new episodes every Thursday (more or less).
Podcasting since 2020 • 196 episodes
Hooks & Runs
Latest Episodes
246 - Remembering the St. Louis Browns w/ Ed Wheatley
Ed Wheatley, president of the St. Louis Browns Historical Society, joins us this week to discuss the Browns, an American League team from 1902 to 1953. Wheatley is the co-author of "St. Louis Browns: The Story of a Beloved Team" (Reedy Press 20...
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Season 6
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Episode 246
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55:40
245 - Disco Was Fun! Baseball, Music & Culture in 1978 w/ David Krell
David Krell is author of "1978: Baseball and America in the Disco Era," (University of Nebraska Press, 2025). His book explores the wild 1978 major league season with features on the American League East race that went to a 163rd game, iconic p...
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Season 6
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Episode 245
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54:18
244 - Power Outage! The 1979 Houston Astros
This week, Craig and Rex take a deep dive into the 1979 Houston Astros, the only team since 1947 to hit fewer than 50 home runs while posting a winning record and also the last team to hit more triples than home runs in a single season. Also, T...
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Season 6
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Episode 244
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56:25
243 - Trouble in Tampa Bay: Maybe the Rays Are Not Getting Their New Stadium After All w/ Dr. Elizabeth Strom
Maybe we spoke too soon. Dr. Elizabeth Strom, a professor of urban politics and policy at The University of South Florida and an editor at DRays Bay, a Tampa Bay Rays blog on SB Nation, returns to our pod...
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Season 2
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Episode 243
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47:52
242 - Disturbed Concert Stories, 2025 MLB Predictions, and Tommy (the Film)
This week, Disturbed declares war on the Bulls' championship banners during a show at United Center, plus Motley Crue at MinuteMaid (Daiken) and the greatest Journey concert ever. Craig makes his 2025 MLB predictions - try not to laugh. The pod...
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Season 6
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Episode 242
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50:15