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Since February, Yankees Stadium has been used as a sit for Covid vaccinations. Today though, it returns to its former use: baseball. Nicole McNulty...
- Added: Apr 02, 2021
- Length: 03:09
With Covid-19 shutdowns, people have been taking advantage of quiet highways to drive as fast as they can from New York City to Redondo Beach, Cali...
- Added: Jan 05, 2021
- Length: 32:22
Mark Roberts has attended almost every major sporting event in the world. And he’s been escorted off the field almost every time.
- Added: Jul 19, 2018
- Length: 21:20
He was the brawny icon of sports' Golden Age, and his singular popularity revolutionized live entertainment forever. So how did this legend get for...
- Added: Mar 06, 2018
- Length: 12:13
I always equated boxing with "manhood" until the boxer Emile Griffith proved that decency is the path to "manhood." Emile had a more dramatic stor...
- Added: Mar 05, 2018
- Length: 02:49:23
When he was first interviewed by Studs Terkel in 1971, jockey Eddie Arroyo had been racing for 6 years. He said it was the hardest and most dangero...
Bought by Troy Public Radio, Prairie Public, and PRX Remix
- Added: May 04, 2017
- Length: 04:10
- Purchases: 3
by Jamie Nelson. In 2005 Cook County High Cross country running team ditched their given school mascot, the Viking, and declared “Optimus Prime” --...
- Added: Mar 26, 2013
- Length: 01:05
Minneapolis Arm Wrestling League for Ladies - by Mike Potter: Charity and arm wrestling are two things that aren't mentioned in the same sentence v...
Bought by KSRQ
- Added: Mar 26, 2013
- Length: 01:30
- Purchases: 1
We here at Culture Queue spend a lot of time on the arts beat. Whether it’s theater, music, books, museums, we try to keep you up on what’s going o...
Bought by KSRQ
- Added: Mar 26, 2013
- Length: 30:01
- Purchases: 1
Host Phalana Tiller talks with Kevin Plank of Under Armour and we hear archival footage of the late Peter Drucker about what marketing means in the...
- Added: Mar 08, 2013
- Length: 58:58
This week we bring you stories with a bit of a chill to them. First, Mitch Skinner delves into the state of the State of Hockey during a lock-out s...
Bought by KVSC
- Added: Jan 08, 2013
- Length: 29:29
- Purchases: 1
Shirley Muldowney was the first person to win two and then three National Hot Rod Association Top Fuel dragster championships.
- Added: Oct 08, 2012
- Length: 02:19
In 1993, Julie Krone became the first woman to win the Belmont Stakes.
- Added: Oct 08, 2012
- Length: 02:26
By Marcheta Fornoff. Michelle Zimmerman balances life between school to become a dental hygienist, and hitting the gym to train as a bodybuilder. T...
Bought by KSRQ
- Added: Aug 21, 2012
- Length: 01:39
- Purchases: 1
The Detroit “Knights” take to the jousting field. It's a marvelously humorous baseball yarn set in jolly ole England.
- Added: Apr 14, 2011
- Length: 48:06
“Whoever would understand the heart and mind of America had better learn the game of baseball...” As this quotation sums up our attitude toward the...
- Added: Apr 06, 2011
- Length: 58:48
- Purchases: 2
You may not know his name, but chances are good you could sing, hum or whistle one of his tunes.
- Added: Nov 12, 2010
- Length: 03:00
Social Media and the World Cup
- Added: Jun 24, 2010
- Length: 29:15
Author/Journalist Larry Tye interviews on his new book Satchel. This is the first comprehensive biography of perhaps the best pitcher in baseball h...
Bought by Yellowstone Public Radio and KSFR
- Added: Jun 24, 2009
- Length: 29:28
- Purchases: 2
Singer/Songwriter Billy Bragg rewrites "The Internationale", Joyce Carol Oates spars with George Foreman, and Spalding Gray turns the tables on Joh...
Bought by Iowa Public Radio, WCPN, KERA, and WCQS
- Added: Feb 28, 2007
- Length: 58:31
- Purchases: 4
The story of three outdoor swimming pools, known as 'lidos' in London.
- Added: Feb 20, 2007
- Length: 19:04
Brooklyn Dogers sportscaster Red Barber speaks on spirituality.
Bought by Key Radio KEYK 89.3 FM, KFAI Minneapolis, and WKYU
- Added: Jun 22, 2006
- Length: 04:26
- Purchases: 3