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).
Hooks & Runs
The 9-Online Virtual Baseball Conference w/ Willie Steele plus We Don't Like AI Music
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Professor Willie Steele (Lipscomb) joins us this week to discuss the forthcoming 9-Online Virtual Baseball Conference. Steele is a conference co-director and past editor of NINE: A Journal of Baseball History & Culture. Steele is also an expert on the works of W. P. Kinsella ("Shoeless Joe") so naturally, the conversation veered that direction.
Also this episode, some thoughts on AI music and the return of vinyl.
Willie Steele at Lipscomb: https://lipscomb.edu/directory/steele-willie
Willie Steele on Bluesky: https://tinyurl.com/wsteele071926
The 9-Online Conference: https://nine-baseball.com/9-online/
NINE Journal: https://tinyurl.com/nine071926
Chapter Two sources: Rowan Davies, "Deezer says nearly half of all new music uploaded to its site is AI generated - and it's calling on Spotify and other streaming giants to do more about it," (techradar.com/April 20, 2026); Colin Toh, "The CD Comeback Story Crashes While Vinyl Hits $1B Because of One Brutal Reality Check," (headphonesty.com/March 19, 2026).
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Music: "Warrior of Light" by ikolics (via Premium Beat)
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This podcast and this episode are copyright Craig Estlinbaum, 2026.