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Eric Dregni's latest book, "Let's Go Fishing! Fish Tales from the North Woods," is a celebration of the sport of fishing in the Northland. WTIP's D...
- Added: Jun 07, 2016
- Length: 16:46
Host Bob Kustra interviews Charles Fountain about his book, "The Betrayal: the 1919 World Series and the Birth of Modern Baseball."
Bought by RadioFreePalmer
- Added: May 20, 2016
- Length: 30:31
- Purchases: 1
Examining the heavy New York influence on the Syracuse University lacrosse program, and the deep roots of lacrosse in the state of New York.
- Added: May 09, 2016
- Length: 04:15
Laine Kaplan-Levenson returns with a new story about an indigenous sport that became popular before the Civil War.
- Added: Mar 10, 2016
- Length: 10:19
In this episode, Laine Kaplan-Levenson discusses the first integrated high school sports contest in Louisiana between St. Aug and Jesuit--and talks...
Bought by WAER Syracuse, NY
- Added: Mar 08, 2016
- Length: 11:26
- Purchases: 1
In this episode of TriPod, Laine Kaplan-Levenson brings us back to the days when Algiers was a stomping ground for bullfights and other forms of an...
- Added: Mar 02, 2016
- Length: 10:23
In this episode, producer Laine Kaplan-Levenson tells us how Germans brought gymnastics to New Orleans.
- Added: Mar 02, 2016
- Length: 10:17
The Grand Portage Passage was a long-distance sled dog race that was held from 1999 through 2003. In this edition of Moments in Time, WTIP’s ongoin...
- Added: Jan 28, 2016
- Length: 04:08
The 2016 John Beargrease Sled Dog Race will start on January 31. Born in 1858, John Beargrease, was the son of an Anishinaabe chief. He delivered m...
- Added: Jan 27, 2016
- Length: 07:13
An author says NASCAR reflects our culture, society, and values. Plus: Self driving cars are becoming a reality. And the molecular "fingerprints" o...
Bought by WCNY, WMUU-LP, KOJB 90.1 FM The eagle, and WAMC Northeast Public Radio
- Added: Jan 21, 2016
- Length: 53:56
- Purchases: 4
Derrick Henry of Alabama Football
- Added: Dec 13, 2015
- Length: 10:50
Teaser answer: He was a superb athlete but native to another country! Find out who as author Scott Ellsworth reads from The Secret Game: A Wartime ...
- Added: Nov 25, 2015
- Length: 01:40
In this episode we break down the factors that will influence the fate of football in the United States. Is football doomed or is it immune to the ...
- Added: Nov 04, 2015
- Length: 34:39
We continue our conversation with Daniel James Brown, author of "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Ber...
- Added: Oct 09, 2015
- Length: 29:50
Brown discusses his bestseller about an underdog American rowing team and their quest for gold at at the 1936 Berlin Olympics.
- Added: Oct 02, 2015
- Length: 29:47
“You’ve got to move the airplanes at the US Open or they’re going to leave.”
In 1990 the U.S. Tennis Association was considering moving the U.S. O...
- Added: Sep 01, 2015
- Length: 01:13
Summer is the time for baseball all over the country, and in Minnesota that’s no different. The history of baseball in Minnesota, however, has inc...
- Added: Jun 24, 2015
- Length: 29:56
XPRESSIONS is a series of short, light-hearted features about the origin of popular phrases & sayings of every sort.
Bought by WORT
- Added: Jun 08, 2015
- Length: 01:44
- Purchases: 1
In 1987, russians and americans rafted together in siberia as teammates for the first time.
Bought by PRX Remix
- Added: May 27, 2015
- Length: 07:12
- Purchases: 1
Bowling as a competitive sport and family pastime peaked decades ago. The game still exists, but with fewer participants. KFAI producer Bill Lindek...
- Added: Mar 11, 2015
- Length: 06:01
Frank Scott remembers his father, Wendell Scott, who recently became the first African American driver in the NASCAR Hall of Fame.
Bought by WEZU
- Added: Jan 30, 2015
- Length: 02:29
- Purchases: 1
Find out the astonishing answer as author James Baehler reads from his new book, Unbreakable: The 25 Most Unapproachable Records in Baseball. (Emai...
- Added: Dec 03, 2014
- Length: 01:40
This Thursday night, Paul McCartney will close the show at San Francisco’s Candlestick Park. It will be the final public event at the storied stadi...
- Added: Nov 28, 2014
- Length: 04:15
As San Francisco bids farewell to Candlestick Park, we’re talking to people about their memories of this iconic San Francisco landmark. Today we he...
- Added: Nov 28, 2014
- Length: 02:24
Nicaraguan author Sergio Ramirez has written a poignant and bittersweet baseball story with sporting, political and historical allusions- and the a...
Bought by KSLU
- Added: Sep 17, 2014
- Length: 02:36
- Purchases: 1
