Best The Birmingham Museum Podcasts (2024)

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CC Sabathia, Adam Jones, Roy Wood Jr., Clinton Yates | MLB at Rickwood Field 1:13:36

12m ago1:13:36

1:13:36

Bob Kendrick reflects on MLB’s Tribute to the Negro Leagues at Rickwood Field. With emotions heightened by the passing of Willie Mays, Bob discusses the importance of Rickwood, America’s oldest ballpark and home of the Birmingham Black Barons, hosting an MLB game and the significance of the history making moment with ESPN’s Clinton Yates, Orioles g…

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Integrating the MLB Record Book 1:01:07

5h ago1:01:07

1:01:07

It’s a new era in baseball history as Josh Gibson now sits atop many MLB all-time leaderboards and numerous other great Negro Leaguers are now found in the top 10. Bob Kendrick discusses the significance of Major League Baseball’s decision to finally incorporate the Negro Leagues into the MLB record book and what it means for the players and the le…

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The Legacy of Willie Mays 52:20

15d ago52:20

52:20

Bob Kendrick explores the life and legacy of Willie Mays. From his days as a teenager playing against adults in the Negro Leagues, his unique combination of speed and power in MLB with the Giants, to his impact on society before and after the Civil Rights Movement. Biographer Jim Hirsch joins the conversation to discuss how the Negro Leagues influe…

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Black Diamonds Returns AUGUST 14 2:30

13d ago2:30

2:30

Black Diamonds is back! The award-winning podcast of the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum returns with all-new episodes telling the sport's most incredible stories, starting August 14th. Follow Bob Kendrick on Twitter/X - @nlbmprez Follow Bob Kendrick on Instagram - @nlbmprez To support the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum and preserve the legacy of Buck…

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The Moral Treatment of Washington Willits 29:54

2M ago29:54

29:54

Send us a Text Message. Mental health care in the 1800s wasn't always a hellscape of overcrowded asylums filled with patients chained to floors and beds. In the 1840s and 1850s, a new treatment paradigm called "the moral treatment movement" offered patients dignity, respect, individualized treatment plans and creative outlets. One Birmingham man, W…

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S2E7: Forging Progress with Mayor Randall Woodfin and Darlene Negrotto 42:05

2M ago42:05

42:05

In this captivating episode of Nuts & Bolts, our host, Amanda Hare sits down with Vulcan Park & Museum CEO Emerita, Darlene Negrotto and Birmingham Mayor, Randall Woodfin to recount Vulcan's significant impact on the Birmingham region from The Vulcans Community Awards to Thunder on the Mountain.By Vulcan Park & Museum

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BONUS | Full Breakdown of Negro Leagues Stats Entering the Major League Record Books 20:37

3M ago20:37

20:37

Bob Kendrick reacts to the news of Negro Leagues statistics officially entering the Major League record books, following three years of intensive work by the Negro Leagues Statistical Review Committee. With the accomplishments of more than 2,300 Negro Leagues ballplayers from 1920-1948 being recognized, Bob looks at the path taken to reach the hist…

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Besties for the Resties: George Mitchell and Almeron Whitehead 25:49

3M ago25:49

25:49

Send us a Text Message. Friendship can be a very powerful thing. It can empower an individual and redirect their life and sometimes it can reshape the fabric of an entire community. Today’s podcast has two subjects because it is impossible to cover one of these individuals without talking about the other. Almeron Whitehead and George Mitchell met a…

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78. Helen Speiser, Owner & Founder, Third Street Digital 14:51

4M ago14:51

14:51

Today we are joined by the Founder and Owner of Third Street Digital, Helen Speiser, to chat about her career journey, what inspired her to launch an agency of her own, and how she walks the walk as a people-first employer. Learn more at https://columbusbusinessfirst.com Produced by Crate Media.By Columbus Business First

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77. Heather Hiller, General Counsel and Senior Vice President, The Daimler Group 14:24

4M ago14:24

14:24

Today's featured business leader is Heather Hiller, General Counsel and Senior Vice President at The Daimler Group. Heather illustrates her experience as a woman in a male-dominated field, surveys the shifting landscape of remote vs. office working, shares some great career advice and transports us to the new Downtown Columbus district that's earni…

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A Pony Life: Fenton Watkins 29:03

5M ago29:03

29:03

Send us a Text Message. What image comes to mind when I say the word “Birmingham”? I’m going to take a wild guess and say that it’s probably not Shetland Ponies. But, for a period of a few decades in the late 1800s and early 1900s, Birmingham was the premier place in the country to get a purebred Shetland Pony. And the subject of this podcast episo…

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S2E3: Vulcan's Deteroriation with Gary Bostany 20:58

5M ago20:58

20:58

This is the third episode of this season of the Nuts & Bolts podcast. As Vulcan turns 120 this year, this episode will reflect on the deterioration of Vulcan in 1999. In our last episode, our host, Amanda Hare, discussed the formation of Vulcan Park Foundation and the role that it played in raising the necessary funds to save Vulcan, but in this ep…

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S2E1: Vulcan as a Work of Art with Graham Boettcher 35:51

6M ago35:51

35:51

Nuts & Bolts host Amanda Hare sits down with guest, Graham Boettcher, of the Birmingham Museum of Art, to explore Vulcan's early beginnings as a work of art. Dig deep with Graham and Amanda as they discuss Vulcan's creation and Italian sculptor, Giuseppe Moretti.By Vulcan Park & Museum

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Birmingham's #1 Hater: Minnie Hunt Saltzer 37:24

6M ago37:24

37:24

Send us a Text Message. Minnie Hunt Saltzer considered herself the foremost expert on the lives of Birmingham’s pioneers made it one of her life’s goals to educate everyone on it. Unfortunately, her stories contained more prejudice, unchecked gossip and pettiness than facts. We take a look at her life, her writings and just what they can tell us ab…

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76. Brooke Minto, Executive Director & CEO, Columbus Museum of Art 15:31

7M ago15:31

15:31

Today we're joined by Brooke Minto, the Columbus Museum of Art's new Executive Director and CEO. With over 20 years of curatorial, educational, and fundraising experience all around the world, Brooke brings a fresh approach and big goals to the 145-year-old museum on East Broad Street. We talk about her early experiences in the city and in her role…

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Catch For Us the Foxes: Harris Machus 26:09

7M ago26:09

26:09

Send us a Text Message. It is just not fair that the life and work of Harris Machus gets overshadowed by the disappearance of a certain Teamster from the parking lot of his restaurant. This is us putting some respect back on Machus’ name by exploring his exciting life and business savvy that changed dining in Birmingham forever. This is the fourth …

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Promotion, Champions And Glory 37:39

7M ago37:39

37:39

Once Bill Shankly arrived at Anfield, things changed rapidly. Host Mark Kerr, and fellow Anfield tour guides John Coburn and Bob Williams talk about how Liverpool gained promotion and established themselves among England's football elite. This episode includes all of the following: The 3-2 comeback derby match of 1970, Golden Goal, John Toshack, Ch…

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From The Second Division To Shankly 44:11

7M ago44:11

44:11

Life at Liverpool FC has not always been 6 times European champions. There was a time before the Reds had won any European trophy or even the FA Cup. Host Mark Kerr, and guests John Coburn and Bob Williams discuss the dark days at Anfield followed by the golden dawn of Bill Shankly. This episode includes all of the following: humiliating defeats at…

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BONUS | Sridhar Pappu and Luke Epplin | A Salute to the Black Aces 1:37:42

7M ago1:37:42

1:37:42

Bob Kendrick joins fans at the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum's "Black Aces" exhibit for an in-depth discussion with two acclaimed authors. Sridhar Pappu discusses his book, "The Year of the Pitcher", chronicling Bob Gibson's historic 1968 season, set "against the backdrop of assassinations, while boys boarded planes to Saigon and riots swept throug…

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Return Of The Lost Shankly Boy 1:12:16

8M ago1:12:16

1:12:16

Back by popular demand, George Scott, The Lost Shankly Boy, was described by Bill Shankly as the twelfth best player in the world. George Scott was one of five Scottish schoolboys signed by Shankly in January 1960. Alongside local lads Chris Lawler and Tommy Smith, George and his pals Bobby Graham and Gordon Wallace were known as the Shankly Boys. …

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The Lost Shankly Boy - George Scott 48:33

7M ago48:33

48:33

Described by Bill Shankly as the twelfth best player in the world, George Scott was one of five Scottish schoolboys signed by Shankly in January 1960. Alongisde local lads Chris Lawler and Tommy Smith, George and his pals Bobby Graham and Gordon Wallace were known as the Shankly Boys. We cover our first FA Cup final win, our first FA Youth Cup fina…

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The Jacobson's Episode: Nathan Rosenfeld 26:00

8M ago26:00

26:00

Send us a Text Message. When Nathan Rosenfield brought Jacobson’s Department store to Birmingham in 1950 there was only one huge problem-shoppers didn’t have anywhere to park! Rosenfield would radically alter not just the shopping landscape forever but the urban planning one as well. This is the third episode in a limited series with the Birmingham…

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Liverpool 5 Nottingham Forest 0, April 1988 20:35

8M ago20:35

20:35

The legendary Tom Finney said it was one of the finest team performances he had ever witnessed, this extraordinary league match saw Kenny Dalglish's revamped Reds run riot at Anfield. This was the season after Ian Rush had joined Juventus and in came John Aldridge, John Barnes and Peter Beardsley. There were some fine performances from lesser light…

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Istanbul 2005 50:14

8M ago50:14

50:14

Was this the greatest night in the club's history? It was certainly the most memorable Champions League final ever. How did AC Milan dominate so completely and how did Liverpool manage to turn the tide and pull back a three goal deficit? Why did we field a side that had never played before? What happened at half time in the stadium, back home and h…

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Coming soon: Sweet Silver Song 2:39

8M ago2:39

2:39

Sweet Silver Song is a podcast that tells you the stories of Liverpool Football Club, one of the world’s greatest teams, six times European champions and followed by over 770 million people worldwide. My name is Mark Kerr, a lifelong Liverpool supporter, who has been watching my team since 1965. I will be talking to people who know this club, who w…

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75. Leah McDougald, Owner, McDougald Research 16:39

9M ago16:39

16:39

Today's guest, Leah McDougald, works in the field of design research, studying our world and people in it on behalf of Columbus's biggest brands, to innovate better experiences, products, and services. It's wide-reaching work: even as she now runs her own business, Leah remains closely involved in the firm's projects, working on her business, and w…

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Department Store Genesis: Gitel and Morris Levinson 24:10

9M ago24:10

24:10

Send us a Text Message. For some Birminghamsters, the story of department stores in Birmingham begins and ends with Jacobson's, but the story doesn't start there. In 1896, two Jewish immigrants from Eastern Europe changed the retail environment in Birmingham forever by opening up the first department store. Gitel and Morris Levinson weren't just re…

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74. Rehgan Avon, Co-Founder & CEO, AlignAI 25:48

11M ago25:48

25:48

Rehgan Avon felt the time had come to start her own company. She had been thinking about it for a while, reflecting on the ways artificial intelligence was impacting businesses and the unsolved issues she saw across industries. So she made the jump, putting in her notice and readying for her next phase in February of 2020. Of course, that's when th…

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S1E1: Let’s Talk Education 33:23

11M ago33:23

33:23

The Nuts & Bolts podcast will consist of previous honorees of The Vulcans Community Awards providing a then and now reflection from when they were presented the award to present day. We look forward to this podcast providing great insight on all things Vulcan, it’s work throughout the community and the opportunities award winners have gained since …

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Horses, Bicycles and Cars: Edwin A. O'Neal 23:41

11M ago23:41

23:41

Send us a Text Message. When Edwin O’Neal opened his harness shop in 1885 he probably never dreamed of exactly what the landscape of Birmingham would look like at his retirement. His business straddles the period where horsepower was shifting from literal horses to how we measure a car’s engine’s power. This is a the first episode in a limited seri…

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It's in Her Threats: Martha Baldwin 24:54

11M ago24:54

24:54

Send us a Text Message. What Birmingham would be like today without Martha Baldwin is hard to picture. She has an outsized legacy that would be far too much to cover in one episode, so over however long this podcast runs we are going to be breaking up her life and legacy into thematic chunks. And since I write the scripts, the first chunk that I’m …

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73. Julie Granillo, President & CEO, Paul Werth Associates 19:04

11M ago19:04

19:04

Julie Granillo didn't expect to take the top job at Paul Werth Associates when she did. Her aunt and mentor, Sandy Harbrecht Ratchford, died this summer after decades running the family business. Just four years earlier, she'd suggested Julie, then living in Nashville, come back to Ohio and join her at Paul Werth. The Western native took her up on …

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Hall of Game 2023 | Dwight Gooden, Dontrelle Willis, Dave Stewart, Al Downing, Derrick Blue, Greg Proops 1:29:12

12M ago1:29:12

1:29:12

Join Bob Kendrick and comedian Greg Proops at the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum's 2023 "Hall of Game" ceremony, as they celebrate the induction of the The Black Aces - Five of the 15 Black pitchers in AL/NL history to win 20 games in a Major League season, and five men who carried the spirit and style of the Negro Leagues through their whole career…

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The Disappearing Man: Robert Opdyke 27:05

12M ago27:05

27:05

Send us a Text Message. Robert Opdyke took a train from Birmingham to Detroit and was never seen again…until his son received an alarming telegram several years later. Robert’s story is one of business and failure in mid-late 1800s Birmingham. To access a full episode transcript as well as to access additional material about the mill and the Opdyke…

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The Story of Willard "Home Run" Brown | Featuring the Late Willard Brown 40:50

12M ago40:50

40:50

He was Ese Hombre. He was Sunny. He was Home Run Brown. He was Special Services for the US Army at the invasion of Normandy. And he was the Negro Leagues' greatest power hitter of the 1940's. Meet Willard Brown, through the stories of Bob Kendrick and the archived voice of Brown himself. Hear how the late Hall of Famer planned to be a Kansas City M…

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Cam Perron and Al Holt | The 1948 Birmingham Black Barons 58:38

12M ago58:38

58:38

The last Negro Leagues World Series was held in 1948, and one of the teams playing was the Birmingham Black Barons. Why was that '48 squad so special, and how did a young white kid become so involved in preserving the legacy of Black baseball in Birmingham and beyond? Find out as Bob chats with Cam Perron, author and Negro Leagues researcher, along…

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LaTroy Hawkins | "I want to be remembered by how I treated people, and not the stats on the back of my baseball card." 35:54

1y ago35:54

35:54

You could call him the modern day Satchel Paige - A man who played three sports and pitched for 12 teams over 21 years, on his way to becoming one of just 16 men to ever pitch in over 1,000 games. And along the way, he enjoyed every minute of it. LaTroy Hawkins sits down with Bob Kendrick at Play Ball Park in Seattle to discuss his admiration for N…

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How to Steal a Train: John Allen Bigelow 29:33

1y ago29:33

29:33

Send us a Text Message. John Allen Bigelow was a man of many talents but taking life too seriously wasn’t one of them. Come along with us as we sneak into the Union Army to fight in the Civil War twice, form a love connection with a good friend’s sister, steal a train, brand ourselves as a one-armed insurance salesman and give future historians hea…

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72. Live from the Inaugural Women Of Influence Awards 30:11

1y ago30:11

30:11

For nearly five years, our Women of Influence podcast has featured conversations with some of the most influential female executives in Central Ohio. This year, Columbus Business First decided to take things a step further with the launch of our inaugural Women of Influence Awards. We fielded 126 nominations, ultimately honoring 27 outstanding wome…

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Willie Horton | How The Negro Leagues Helped Make The Game Global 38:07

1y ago38:07

38:07

4x All-Star and 1968 World Series Champion Willie Horton joins Bob Kendrick in front of a live audience at Play Ball Park in Seattle, to discuss his experience of visiting the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum, having a breakout season while playing in Puerto Rico early in his career, and how his good friend Buck O’Neil tried to sign him to the Chicago…

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Basketball Hall of Famer Lenny Wilkens | "I Played Stickball with Willie Mays" 58:52

1y ago58:52

58:52

Lenny Wilkens scored 17,772 points as an NBA player, and won 1,332 regular season games as an NBA coach. He has two gold medals, and he's in the Basketball Hall of Fame three times. And still, he reminds you... his first love was baseball. Hear the story of young Lenny Wilkens watching Jackie Robinson's rookie season from the Ebbets Field bleachers…

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Bonus Episode! Napoleon the AntiChrist 24:34

1y ago24:34

24:34

Send us a Text Message. The world has always been ending, which means there's always a candidate or two around waiting to be cast in the role of the Antichrist. In the late 1700s, a friend or family member of Rhoda Bingham Daniels wrote an 8 page manifesto about how Napoleon Bonaparte was the figure the book of Revelations in the Bible warned about…

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Sam Allen and Pedro Sierra | Former Negro Leaguers Tell Their Stories 30:11

1y ago30:11

30:11

When they speak, we listen. Former Negro Leaguers Sam Allen and Pedro Sierra join Bob Kendrick at All-Star Week in Seattle to tell their stories of triumph over adversity, in front of a live audience. Hear stories of long bus rides and hot beef stew while Sam Allen traveled with the Memphis Red Sox. Hear Pedro Sierra's first reactions to prejudice …

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Derek Jeter | "It's Not Just Baseball History." 56:15

1y ago56:15

56:15

"You need to know your past. You need to understand the trials and tribulations that, not only Jackie Robinson went through, but this is U.S. history. It's not just baseball history." Hall of Famer Derek Jeter sits down with Bob Kendrick for an exclusive one-on-one session, discussing everything from his first steps on a baseball field to the impor…

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Puritan Shame: Rhoda Bingham Daniels 23:47

1y ago23:47

23:47

Send us a Text Message. Rhoda Bingham Daniels was a direct descendant of a famous puritan minister back East, which meant letters from the family contained more hellfire and information on how babies are evil than you might expect. This story has everything: TULIPs, sex cults, lying toddlers and an intimate look at religion and family life in early…

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71. Lisa Shuneson, CEO, Whalen CPAs 25:16

1y ago25:16

25:16

When Lisa Shuneson talks about accounting, it makes you want to be an accountant. Her passion for the industry is all the more notable given her path to it — while she studied accounting in school, she took a long break to have a couple kids before finally taking the CPA exam. But in the years since she’s risen quickly, and now leads Whalen CPAs as…

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Curtis Granderson and Edwin Jackson | The Players Alliance, Recorded at All-Star Week in Seattle 37:37

1y ago37:37

37:37

How do you truly change the game? Through action. Action OFF the field, and action ON the field. Curtis Granderson and Edwin Jackson, directors of The Players Alliance, join Bob Kendrick in front of a live audience at Play Ball Park in Seattle, to discuss how they carry the spirit of the Negro Leagues into the next generation of baseball stars, and…

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Mike Cameron | A True Game Changer, Recorded at All-Star Week in Seattle 58:41

1y ago58:41

58:41

He's a former All-Star, a three-time Gold Glover, the father of a big leaguer, one of only 22 men in history with 250 homers and 250 steals, and now... he's officially a Game Changer. Mike Cameron joins Bob Kendrick during All-Star Week in Seattle to talk about receiving 2023's prestigious "Game Changer" honors from The Players Alliance, the work o…

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Flight to Freedom: George Taylor 25:58

1y ago25:58

25:58

Send us a Text Message. It took George Taylor 4 weeks along the Underground Railroad before he achieved freedom. In the following decades he got married, adopted a child and helped to found a still active church community in Kansas before settling in Birmingham, where he became the village’s first Black property owner. Come along with us as we trac…

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Not a Zebra: Ziba Swan 23:44

1y ago23:44

23:44

Send us a Text Message. Ziba Swan was an early Birmingham settler who is perhaps best known today for donating the first ½ acre of land to make Greenwood Cemetery, but he was a lot more than just a land-donator. Ever wondered just what a battlefield doctor during the War of 1812 would have done? Come along and find out. To access a full episode tra…

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