W. Kamau Bell | How to Define Blackness in Baseball, Plus a Conversation About Glen Kuiper
What does it mean to forgive, but never forget? Bob Kendrick addresses the racial slur used, and apology given, by A's broadcaster Glen Kuiper, and wh...
Black Diamonds
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SiriusXM and the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum will present an exclusive new podcast series, Black Diamonds. Hosted by museum president and historian Bob Kendrick, the podcast will showcase the history of the Negro Leagues, highlighting the players, people and events that shaped them, as well as spotlighting the leagues’ achievements and innovations during a time of segregation and inequality. Listeners will hear the stories of baseball legends like Jackie Robinson, Oscar Charleston, Josh Gibson and Satchel Paige, and important figures like Rube Foster, Effa Manley, Buck O’Neil and many more.
Ray Mackey, Rich Westcott | The Story of Raleigh "Biz" Mackey
Meet the man responsible for both the skills of Roy Campanella, and the rise of baseball in Japan. Oh, and he also happened to have his own Hall of Fa...
Wes Singletary | The Story of John Henry "Pop" Lloyd
Babe Ruth considered him the greatest player who had ever lived. Derek Jeter called him 'me, but with more power'. Bob Kendrick and Dr. Wes Singleta...
Cito Gaston | Breaking Barriers as a Black Manager, and Life with Henry Aaron
Why was there a 45-year gap between the first Black man to play in a World Series, and the first Black man to manage in a World Series? Former Blue ...
Jackie Robinson vs. Paul Robeson vs. The United States of America
In the Summer of 1949, the United States government called on Jackie Robinson to testify in front of the House Un-American Activities Committee agains...
Dusty Baker | The Story of Vicious Vic Harris
Is the greatest manager in baseball history STILL not in the Hall of Fame? Bob Kendrick takes a look at "Vicious" Vic Harris, and the greatest minds o...
Ramone Russell | Bringing the Negro Leagues to MLB: The Show 23
Imagine, stepping into the shoes of Satchel Paige to face Josh Gibson in the 1942 Negro Leagues World Series. With the bases loaded. And with every fi...
Black Diamonds Returns for 2023
Black Diamonds is back! Bob Kendrick's award-winning series returns with all-new episodes starting March 30th. Follow Bob Kendrick on Twitter - @nlbmp...
Holiday Special Part Two - Joe Carter, Lee Smith, Kenny Lofton, Bo Porter, and Dave Stewart at the Buck O'Neil Gala
Bob Kendrick and Joe Posnanski sit down with their closest friends at the "Thanks a Million, Buck" Hall of Fame Gala in Kansas City, for a night of la...
Holiday Special Part One - Joe Posnanski and Tony Clark at the Buck O'Neil Gala
Author Joe Posnanski and MLBPA President Tony Clark join Bob Kendrick at the "Thanks a Million, Buck" Hall of Fame Gala in Kansas City, for a night of...