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Welcome to a podcast designed exclusively for freelance journalists and video producers all over the world. We believe that 5 minutes of short interviews and practical advice can be more valuable and effective than 45 minutes discussions. Carlos P Beltran is an award-winning freelance journalist covering profile and human interest stories for some of the world's most influential networks (National Geographic, Discovery Digital Networks, AJ+, The New York Post, The Atlantic, Univision, Fusion ...
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Attorney and baseball fan extraordinaire Russell Christian discusses former Major League Baseball players and makes the case for or against their enshrinement in the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum in Cooperstown, New York.
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Episode 13 - Recap of the 2024 BBWAA Hall of Fame Ballot and 2025 Preview
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In Episode 13, the last Episode of Season 1, Russell breaks down the 2024 BBWAA ballot including the players elected to the Hall, who fell off the ballot, who is still on for next year and what newcomers to watch for in 2025.By Russell Christian
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Episode 12 - The 2024 BBWAA Hall of Fame Ballot
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In this episode Russell breaks down the ENTIRE 2024 BBWAA Hall of Fame Ballot and discusses the HOF cases for every player not already assigned their own individual episode. The results of the 2024 BBWAA Ballot will be announced on January 23, 2024, if you're curious what might happen or you're a BBWAA voter who is still undecided then take a liste…
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Bobby Abreu is 1 of 7 players with 900+ extra-base hits 400+ stolen bases in his career. The others are Ty Cobb, Honus Wagner, Tris Speaker, Barry Bonds, Craig Biggio, and Paul Molitor. Will this be enough to get Abreu in the Hall of Fame? Born and raised in Venezuela, Abreu first drew the attention of MLB scouts when he was 14 and signed with the …
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Carlos Beltran played 20 years in MLB with a reputation retiring with very impressive career stats of a 70.1 WAR, 2725 hits, 565 doubles, 435 home runs, 1587 RBI, and 312 stolen bases. He is one of only 4 players in MLB history along with A-Rod, Bonds, and Mays to accumulate 2,500+ hits, 400+ homers, 300+ stolen bases and 1,000+ walks. Arguably one…
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Over a 6 year peak 2005-2010 Chase Utley's season average was .298 BA, 27 HR, and 95 RBI. During that period he won 4 Silver Sluggers and received MVP votes in 5 seasons including 3 top-10 finishes. Utley was also in the top 3 NL leaders in WAR for 4 seasons. Utley excelled in the post-season, helping his Phillies win the 2008 World Series and in t…
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Andruw Jones won 10 consecutive Gold Gloves with the Atlanta Braves and in 2005 set a franchise record (since broken) with 51 home runs in a season. Defensively he's 2nd all time in MLB history in all players, all positions, in Total Zone Runs (Brooks Robinson is #1). Andruw is also 1 of 5 center fielders to record at least 400 putouts in a season …
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Joe Mauer played 15 years in Major League baseball, all of them with the Minnesota Twins. A hometown hereo, he grew up in Minnesota and was a standout athlete in baseball, basketball and football at Cretin-Derham Hall High School in St. Paul. Joe was drafted in the 1st round of the 2001 MLB draft and played his entire 15 year career with the Minnes…
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Gary Sheffield was a feared slugger who tallied 509 home runs, 1636 runs, 2689 hits, 1676 RBI and a career .292 career batting average over 22 MLB seasons. He is 1 of only 4 players in MLB history with 500+ home runs and 250+ stolen bases. Of the 28 members of the "500 home run club" only Mel Ott and Ted Williams have less career strikeouts. A 9 ti…
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Episode 5 explores the Hall of Fame Case for relief pitcher Billy Wagner. Billy pitched in 853 games over 16 seasons, all of them in relief. He retired with 422 saves which is 6th best all time. A 7 time All-Star, his advanced stats compare favorably with Mariano Rivera and Trevor Hoffman however Wagner struggled in his post-season appearances post…
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Episode 4 - The Voting Process and the 2024 Contemporary Baseball Committee ballot.
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In episode 4 we examine the voting process and the difference between the Baseball Writers' Association of America (BBWAA) ballot and the Veterans Committee ballot, and breakdown the cases for all the candidates on the 2024 Contemporary Baseball Committee: Ed Montague (Umpire) Joe West (Umpire) Hank Peters (Executive) Bill White (Executive) Cito Ga…
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Episode 3 addresses the Hall of Fame case for Todd Helton who played his entire 17 year with the Colorado Rockies, retiring in 2013 holding Rockies career records for games played, hits, doubles, home runs, RBI's, and walks. Todd batted .300 or better in 12 seasons and retired with a career .316 batting average. His 592 doubles are the 20th most ev…
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In this episode we discuss the Hall of Fame Case for Detroit Tigers legend Lou Whitaker. Lou and shortstop teammate Alan Trammell are the longest-running double play combination in major-league history, turning 1,527 double plays over 19 seasons. The 1978 AL Rookie of the Year, Lou won 3 Gold Gloves, 4 Silver Sluggers, was a 5 x All-Star selection …
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The inaugural episode of The Case For: A Baseball Hall of Fame Podcast is dedicated to former Atlanta Braves legend Dale Murphy. Attorney and baseball fan extraordinaire Russell Christian makes the case for the induction of 2-time NL MVP Dale Murphy into Cooperstown.By Russell
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012 - The New York Post's Head of Post Production Talks About Freelancing
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Freelancing on the side while being the Head of Post Production at The New York Post can be quite a challenge.***If you like the show, we would appreciate a very short review on iTunes. It helps other freelancers find this podcast***Visual artist (and "Godzilla enthusiast") Christopher Beer, talks about his days as a full time freelancer and how he…
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011 - Focus on the Subject: The NY Post and the Bullied Fitness Model
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Welcome to episode 011This is another Focus On The Subject episode where we talk to people who have been featured in documentaries, online pieces and short stories to get perspective from the other side of the camera.***If you like the show, we would appreciate a very short review on iTunes. It helps other freelancers find this podcast***Yanyah Mil…
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Welcome to episode 10Freelancers are often subject of the dreaded "work for exposure" offer. ***If you like the show, we would appreciate a very short review on iTunes. It helps other freelancers find this podcast***We talk to Samita Sarkar, author, freelance writer and editor who tells us about the best ways to approach clients who ask for free or…
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Welcome to episode 009As technology advances, our digital security becomes more vulnerable. ***If you like the show, we would appreciate a very short review on iTunes. It helps other freelancers find this podcast***We talked to Ed Ou, Canadian visual journalist, about his experience being detained. and eventually declined access to the U.S., as he …
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008 - Street Photography and the Traveling Mad Man
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Welcome to episode 008Gary Mark Smith has traveled to over 70 countries in almost 40 years working as a fine art photographer. He talks about the differences between photojournalism and his art, his cheap traveling hacks, and his latest adventures and books.***If you'd like to support our podcast, we would appreciate a very short review on iTunes. …
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007 - The Freelance Lifestyle is Not for Everyone
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Welcome to episode 007Freelancing is a lifestyle, not a job. What type of people can handle it? What is there to it?***If you like the show, we would appreciate a very short review on iTunes. It helps other freelancers find this podcast***Joining us from Miami, FL, 24 year old Myrna Perez, a video journalist and filmmaker covering conflict and envi…
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006 - Focus On The Subject: Brynna Thomas eats fire for the first time
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For our first "Focus On The Subject" episode we talk to Brynna Thomas, who tells us about her experience being the focus of a New York Post piece on learning how to eat fire.The video piece can be found here: http://www.carlospbeltran.com/fire-eating-nyc***If you'd like to support our podcast, we would appreciate a very short review on iTunes. It h…
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005 - On Assignment with ABC News for the First Time
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Welcome to episode 005Today we are talking about what it is like to be on assignment for a heavyweight media network for the very first time.**If you like our content, please take a few seconds to rate and review the show on iTunes. Your support will make the show available for more freelancers out there. Our goal is to reach 100 reviews by our 10t…
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Welcome to episode 004Today we're talking about traveling and covering conflict.**If you like the show, we would love it if you would leave a quick review on iTunes. Our goal is to get 100 reviews by our 10th episode**Our guest today is Magnus Boding, a Danish print and radio freelance journalist covering conflict all over Latin America.For hands-o…
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Welcome to episode 003Today we talk about gear -- from basics to upgrades. **If you like the show, please leave a short review on iTunes. Our goal is to reach 100 reviews by our 10th episode!**Our guest is Neil Brandvold, a photojournalist and filmmaker based in Washington, DC. He joins us from El Salvador while on assignment. In the end, we learn,…
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Welcome to episode 002Today we're talking about how to approach media network editors and producers - the ones who, ultimately, commission us, freelancers. ***Subscribe to this podcast for free short interviews and advice every week***Our guest is Bart Vandever, writer and director based in Los Angeles. He has produced both, fiction and non-fiction…
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001 - How to Build Credibility Before the First Pitch
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We kick off the podcast with the "Getting Started" series. Today's episode focuses on how to build credibility before pitching our first story to a media network. Our guest is Irene Herrera, a Venezuelan visual journalist, documentary filmmaker and assistant professor at Temple University in Tokyo, Japan. She has produced content for several networ…
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EPISODE 0 - A podcast for the freelance journalist on the go
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Welcome to the Freelancer Journalist 5 Minute Talk Show, a podcast made for independent journalists and producers based on the idea that 5 minutes of short interviews and practical advice can be much more effective and valuable than 45 minute discussions. Overview:In this episode we introduce the podcast, the topics that will be discussed and our h…
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