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From the Silver Streak to Baby Nukes

Episode 524

Tuesday, September 15, 2026 • Duration 01:23:08

BBB:LHWS 060 Edward G. Budd and Rupen Eksergian...

...were design and structural engineers who forced the Age of Steam into the Modern Era with their iconic Silver Zephyr Diesel Electric car in 1934. Eksergian took his skills further during the Cold War when he was one of the people behind Atomic Annie, a mobile artillery piece with a nuclear warhead. Both men rest at Laurel Hill West.

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Thomas E. Murphy: A Piece of the 1930s Phillies

Episode 519

Sunday, September 6, 2026 • Duration 38:47

ABC:LHS 090-5 Thomas E. Murphy ...

... knew virtually nothing about baseball, but found himself owning hundreds of shares of the Phillies during their horrible years of the 1920s and 1930s. He is remembered more as a yachtsman and a co-founder of Jupiter Island, Florida.

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OPTIONAL: What's in a (Nick)Name: Casual Othering in Baseball Nicknames

Episode 522

Saturday, September 5, 2026 • Duration 25:49

ABC:LHS #090-6 Many early baseball players ...

... were given nicknames that would never be tolerated today. We can never know how these players felt about being saddled with monikers like Chief, Three-Finger, Chico, Dummy, and Richie, based on being "othered."

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Joseph Howard Berry, Jr.: Penn's Greatest Athlete with a Problematic Nickname

Episode 521

Saturday, September 5, 2026 • Duration 30:57

ABC:LHS #90-4 Joseph Howard Berry, Jr. ....

...excelled at baseball, football, track and field, and life. He is in two Halls of Fame. He is little remembered today, partially because of a vile nickname that he carried from his days at Wharton through the rest of his life. His interment location is well hidden.

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Frank Bettger: A Successful Failure

Episode 520

Friday, September 4, 2026 • Duration 18:59

ABC:LHS 090-3 Frank Bettger... (by guest host Rich Wilhelm)

...was a mediocre infielder for the Cardinals who blew out his shoulder and took to selling insurance, at which he was initially less than mediocre. He rebuilt his personality and his life to become one of the best motivational speakers of his day, often compared to Dale Carnegie.

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Frank Fleer Goes Pink

Episode 517

Thursday, September 3, 2026 • Duration 34:52

ABC:LHS #090-2 Frank Fleer...

...did not invent the gum that today carries his name, but his name has become synonymous with the pink chewy glob coveted by children of all ages worldwide.

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Francis Richter: Voice for Baseball

Episode 518

Wednesday, September 2, 2026 • Duration 23:28

ABC:LHS #090-1 Francis Richter ...

...was a sportswriter who championed the new game through his newspaper work and the ubiquitous weekly Sporting Life, which was an essential read in the early 20th century. Richter is in the Baseball Hall of Fame ... sort of.

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Play Ball!, Part 4: The Deep Bench – Oddballs, Owners, and Also-Rans

Episode 523

Tuesday, September 1, 2026 • Duration 02:47:33

ABC:LHS #090 We start with three ballpark Franks...

...Francis Richter, whose writing helped to make the game respectable; he is in the Baseball Hall of Hame.

...Frank Fleer, the man who ALMOST invented the pink gum that's accompanied baseball cards for nearly a century.

...Frank Bettger, who went from failure to success after he blew out his throwing arm in Chicago (prepared and presented by fellow guide Rich Wilhelm).

...Joseph Howard Berry, Jr., who is in two Halls of Fame but is nearly forgotten today because of an unfortunate nickname; yes, it's that bad.

...Thomas Mitchell, partial owner of the Phillies during some lean times, including the staggeringly bad 1930 season; on the bright side, he co-founded Jupiter Island, Florida.

I will release an optional segment on September 5th about the rich history of baseball nicknames, and the problems with who does the naming.

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Jáni Szántó: Violins, Exile, and Hope

Episode 515

Tuesday, August 18, 2026 • Duration 21:39

BBB 059, part 3 Jáni Szántó...

...was a masterful violinist and instructor who escaped the Nazis with the help of Pope Pius XII and settled in Philadelphia as instructor. One of his old instruments was the "Lord Borwick" Stradivarius, built in 1702.

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Wilhelm von Wymetal: Opera for Everyone

Episode 514

Monday, August 17, 2026 • Duration 28:15

BBB:LHWS 059-2 Wilhelm von Wymetal ...

... was an Austrian emigree with a dueling scar who took his expertise with opera to Hollywood, where he directed stars like Nelson Eddy & Jeannette McDonald, and to Pittsburgh, where he shepherded the Civic Light Opera through its early days of success.

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