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Episode 80 (Re-run) - The Red Sox Let Fred Lynn and Carlton Fisk Slip Away 58:55

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Free agency doesn't seem that complicated, but 44 years ago this week, the Boston Red Sox made a colossal error, accidentally non-tendering two of their biggest stars, Fred Lynn and Carlton Fisk. Mike and Bill trace the careers of two of the 1970s and 1980s best players, find out what went so wrong at the end of 1980, and sort through the fallout o…

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December 1998 - December 2011: The Hanson Advent Calendar 57:27

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Oh my god. This week, Emily and V discovered the existence of the single most galaxy-brain brilliant fanfiction of all time. No spoilers, but you WILL NOT predict ANY facet of this story. Also, we delve into the extremely long and impressive (and sometimes hilarious, because the '90s) history of Hanson fanfiction, AKA Hanfic. The Wayback Machine re…

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Marty Miller' Music History - Dec 16th 8:12

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Hello! This week it's Dec 16th to 20th in music history. The week, the inspiration for part of a huge Beatles track appeared in the paper, 1982 had a rotten Christmas Number 1 and a disappearance in 1995 for Manic Street Preachers. Hear about all that and more in less than 10 minutes with Marty Miller's Music History.…

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This Week In The Blues: Dec 15 - Dec 21, 2024 10:17

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HEY BLUES FANS - Here's the latest episode of "This Week In The Blues" for the week of Dec 15 - Dec 21, 2024. Some of the highlights include New Orleans piano legend Professor Longhair, the “Devil's Son In Law" Peetie Wheatstraw, and the one and only Lonnie Brooks. We just covered some of the highlights here. If you want to know more about these ar…

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December 11, 2010: Fancake Opens with "Amnesia" ft. Interview with Jerakeen! 56:42

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Holy shit, two cakes! This week, V and Emily poke around over on Dreamwidth and its potentially coolest rec comm: Fancake. Its founder and former longtime mod (9 years of work!) @jerakeenc did a really thoughtful interview with V about the inspiration for the community, things they've learned over the long course of modding a panfandom comm, and ti…

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Episode 354 - One Random Game IV 1:13:13

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With the holidays on the horizon, Mike and Bill were feeling a little scrambled and decided, rather than focus on one prominent player or incident, they'd just pick a game at random and talk about it. They landed in Montreal on August 19th, 1974, as the Padres took on the Expos. In addition to an exciting back and forth game, they talk about Parc J…

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Marty Miller's This Week In Music History - Dec 9th 8:26

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This week looking at the December 9th to 13th, When in 1988 the best song to what topped a poll! Bob Dylan in 2016 is honoured beyond his wildest dreams. And Happy Mondays were in court because of a contract that "done nuts in"!

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This Week In The Blues: Dec 8 - Dec 14, 2024 7:52

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HEY BLUES FANS - Here's the latest episode of "This Week In The Blues" for the week of Dec 8 - Dec 14, 2024. Some of the highlights include harmonica blues legend Junior Wells, the original hound dog, Big Mama Thornton, and STAX records. We just covered some of the highlights here. If you want to know more about these artists or other things that h…

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1924: The Centennial Special! 1:17:19

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The bees' knees! This week, for the ONE HUNDREDTH EPISODE, V and Emily take a trip back 100 years to look at four fandoms that ruled the year of 1924: George Gershwin's jazz, Harold Lloyd's romantic comedies, Little Orphan Annie's laughs, and Babe Ruth's colossal clout. From the amazing breadth of the Gershwin brothers' catalog to the hilarity of w…

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Episode 353 - Luis Aparicio Changes His Sox 1:18:47

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Understandably underappreciated due to his complete inability to hit, Luis Aparicio fell into disfavor amongst new fans in the 21st century. But, on the 54th anniversary of his trade from the White Sox to the Red Sox, Mike and Bill discover that there was far more to Aparicio's game than meets the eye, including some of the best defense of all time…

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November 23, 1998: It's Up To You As Nancy Drew 51:36

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It's locked! This week, V and Emily (although V hardly gives Emily a chance to get a word in edgewise) delve into the 94-year history of the Nancy Drew fandom. From a congressional hearing about whether Nancy is Bad For The Children in the '50s to a woman in the '30s who made her living traveling from town to town to evangelize against the girl sle…

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Marty Miller's This Week In Music History - Dec 2nd 9:39

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Hello there. Thanks for checking out the podcast. This is a week of Music History in less than 10 minutes. Looking at December 2nd to 6th when in 1978 Elton John rats out Rod Stewart - with friends like that! Pigs fly for real. Well A pig. Belonging to Pink Floyd in 1976 And who was gone at just age 52 in 1988 this week...…

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This Week In The Blues: Dec 1 - Dec 7, 2024 8:40

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HEY BLUES FANS - Here's the latest episode of "This Week In The Blues" for the week of Dec 1 - Dec 7, 2024. Some of the highlights include blues harp player Sonny Boy Williamson II, the day Muddy Waters recorded his version of "Got My Mojo Working", and blues and boogie-woogie pianist Blind John Davis. We just covered some of the highlights here. I…

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November 11, 2005: The Scarlet Witch Sparks 19 Years of Fannish Debate 57:36

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No more mutants! This week, Emily and V look at an event that had seismic effects both in-universe in its franchise and out-universe, in the real world: Marvel Comics' M-Day. The events depicted in the House of M event would go on to drive much of the forward motion of X-Men for the next 15 years and spawned whole swaths of the Marvel universe (inc…

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Episode 352 - Crowning Prince Hal 1:09:04

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The first thing most people think about when they think about Hal Newhouser is World War II. That's ironic, given that he was not allowed to serve. But his dominance during the war years led to the longstanding belief that he was some kind of mirage, created by the lack of talent in the American League in those years. But, as Mike and Bill found ou…

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November 2021: NoCoVember 1:00:25

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Time to catch the boat of losers! This week, V and Emily encounter not one, not two, not three, but SO MANY areas of fandom that we've never covered on the show, nor encountered in our elderly lives, as we cover the Total Drama fandom and its juggernaut ship, Noah/Cody AKA NoCo. From anime terminology and Wattpad novels to TikTok stitches and Roblo…

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Marty Miller's This Week In Music History - Nov 25th 9:10

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After 6 mins* together Jack Bruce, Ginger Baker and Eric Clapton as Cream called it a day this week in 1968. *2 years Freddie got his own statue in Montreux 5 years after his death And Kurt Cobain does his best Morrissey on Top Of The Pops in 1991

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This Week In The Blues: Nov 24 - Nov 30, 2024 8:43

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HEY BLUES FANS - Here's the latest episode of "This Week In The Blues" for the week of Nov 24 - Nov 30, 2024. Some of the highlights include Chicago blues guitarist Jimmy Johnson, The Godfather of British Blues, John Mayall, and Briefcase Full of Blues, the debut album by The Blues Brothers. We just covered some of the highlights here. If you want …

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November 9, 2010: Blaine Anderson Warbles "Teenage Dream" 53:29

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The Warblers are like rockstars here! This week, Emily and V look at the juggernaut slash ship to come out of Glee: Kurt Hummel/Blaine Anderson, AKA Klaine, which was born in the space of three glorious musical minutes this week in fandom history in 2010, when Blaine (Darren Criss) serenaded Kurt and the rest of Dalton Academy's student body with a…

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Episode 351 - The Red Sox Peel Rice Off 1:32:11

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When he was elected to the Hall of Fame, he was touted as the most feared hitter of his era. But by the time the Red Sox released him 35 years ago, Rice was looking old before his time, hobbled from various injuries and poor eyesight. On the anniversary of the end of his career, Mike and Bill look back at a controversial Hall of Fame choice to figu…

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Marty Miller's This Week In Music History - Nov 15th 8:15

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The week in 1997 INXS front man Michael Hutchence was found dead in Sydney In 1990, Bill Wyman's marriage was over... to the girl he met when she was 13. So wrong And in 2012, the courts were investigating the death of the former ELO cellist Mike Edwards. What a freak accident that was.

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This Week In The Blues: Nov 17 - Nov 23, 2024 9:18

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HEY BLUES FANS - Here's the latest episode of "This Week In The Blues" for the week of Nov 17 - Nov 23, 2024. Some of the highlights include Louisiana native and Cajun blues guitar maestro Tab Benoit, blues legend R.L. Burnside, and the Voodoo man himself, New Orleans own Dr. John. We just covered some of the highlights here. If you want to know mo…

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TWIH 170 Aaron Mahnke Cabinet of Curiosities 39:16

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This week we are joined by famous author and tv producer of the famous hit Lore on Amazon award winning podcaster of Cabinet of Curiosities and amazing Historian Aaron Mahnke Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/this-week-in-history/exclusive-content Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle…

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Marty Miller's This Week In Music History - Nov 11th 8:27

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Hello there. Let's time travel! Passing throught the week of November 11th to 15th, the week in 1965 The Beatles finished Rubber Soul. Jimi Hendrix Experience Drummer Mitch Mitchell dies in 2011, even then he was just 61. a A GREAT player. And would you go to the Zoo on your wedding day? Guess who did this week in 1996. All revealed on this weeks p…

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October 2011: Project Girl Wonder Honors DC's Stephanie Brown 57:16

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Argh, DC... This week, V and Emily take another frustrating look at how DC Comics just loves to kill off Robins, this time with added explicit misogyny toward the fanbase as well as the character they've doomed to the gallows. On the bright side, V got an amazing primer from listener katieiscunning, who loves the character of Spoiler AKA Robin AKA …

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This Week In The Blues: Nov 10 - Nov 16, 2024 10:40

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HEY BLUES FANS - Here's the latest episode of "This Week In The Blues" for the week of Nov 10 - Nov 16, 2024. Some of the highlights include delta blues legend Bukka White, blues harp player Carey Bell, and Chicago blues guitar legend Hubert Sumlin. We just covered some of the highlights here. If you want to know more about these artists or other t…

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Episode 350 - The American League Tries to Ban Johnson 1:10:53

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Prior to Babe Ruth and Judge Landis, perhaps no person was as synonymous with baseball as Ban Johnson, the visionary who founded the American League, outfought the National League, and ran the National Baseball Commission until the Black Sox scandal. But his tenure was not always a smooth one, and he was not well liked. So much so that 104 years ag…

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Marty Miller's This Week In Music History - Nov 4th 9:37

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Let's go Time Travel! The brilliant Crosby Stills And Nash were in court for unpaid royalties this week in the late 70's This week in 1982 it was the debut of an iconic TV show. Clue It aired on Channel 4. And in 1963 The Beatles come to Dublin for shows on Middle Abbey Street and the place was wrecked.…

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This Week In The Blues: Nov 3 - Nov 9, 2024 7:14

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HEY BLUES FANS - Here's the latest episode of "This Week In The Blues" for the week of Nov 3 - Nov 9, 2024. Some of the highlights include the blues standard "The Sky Is Crying" written by Elmore James, blues guitarist and singer "Rory" Block, and blues legend Bonnie Raitt. We just covered some of the highlights here. If you want to know more about…

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Episode 123 (Rerun) Buzzie Bavasi's New Job (with special guest Bob Bavasi) 1:27:55

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Few men in baseball have been as universally beloved as Buzzie Bavasi, who took over the Dodgers front office 69 years ago this week. Joining Mike and Bill to discuss Buzzie's life and 45 year career is his son, Bob Bavasi of Japanball.com. Plus, happy birthday to Brad Radke and Mickey Rivers!Mike Bates and Bill Parker

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October 21, 1994: Scully Is Abducted! 56:25

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Scullay!!! This week, Emily and V head back to a happy happenstance in 1994 as the birth of Gillian Anderson's real-life baby changes the fictional life of Dana Scully forever, in more ways than one. By changing the scope of Scully's life, the lore of The X-Files grew and expanded into something network TV had never seen before. Plus, we love how m…

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Marty Miller's This Week In Music History - Oct 28th 9:14

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Hello there and thanks for listening. This week we had: Doors guitarist Robby Krieger on the hunt for something special in 2021. In 1998 Black Sabbath back on national US TV. And In 2012, though well gone, Freddie Mercury's’ moustache up for discussion. In less than 10 minutes, I'll steer you through Oct 28th to Nov 1st in Music History. Marty…

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This Week In The Blues: Oct 27 - Nov 3, 2024 6:36

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HEY BLUES FANS - Here's the latest episode of "This Week In The Blues" for the week of Oct 27 - Nov 3, 2024. Some of the highlights include Fleetwood Mac founder Peter Green, "Queen of the Boogie" Hadda Brooks, and the recording of the blues classic "Baby, Please Don't Go". We just covered some of the highlights here. If you want to know more about…

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Episode 349 - The Red Sox Quit Cursing 1:39:14

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The Red Sox's World Series road always seems, one way or another to run through New York. And most of the time, the Yankees have proven an effective road block. It certainly seemed that way 20 years ago this week, until the Sox complete the most improbable comeback in baseball history, toppling the Yankees in the 2004 ALCS and their way to their fi…

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Episode 226 (Rerun) - Fernandomania! 1:34:40

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Just 20 years old, Fernando Valenzuela took the world by storm in 1981, becoming an international superstar and spawning a phenomenon with his screwball. And 40 years ago this week, Fernandomania culminated in both the National League Rookie of the Year and Cy Young Awards, the only time a player has won both in the same season. Mike and Bill look …

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October 18-19, 2019: The First Ineffable Con, Plus We Talk About Neil Gaiman (TW Sexual Assault [Not Detailed]) 59:25

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Apocalypse now? This week, V and Emily start out the episode by talking about the super-cool annual convention that Good Omens fans created and host as part of The Ineffable Society: the Ineffable Con, going strong since 2019. Then, we have to delve into the allegations against Good Omens co-author and showrunner Neil Gaiman, former Tumblr everyman…

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Marty Miller's This Week in Music History - Oct 21st 6:47

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This week Rolling Stones guitarist Keith Richards on life on the dark side, John Lennon’s killer does something really creepy And decent life advice from a birthday boy Listening to October 21st to 25th in Music History, in less than 10 minutes.Marty Miller

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This Week In The Blues: Oct 20 - Oct 26, 2024 8:14

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HEY BLUES FANS - Here's the latest episode of "This Week In The Blues" for the week of Oct 20 - Oct 26, 2024. Some of the highlights include R&B guitar legend Steve Cropper, Acoustic blues harmonica player Sonny Terry, and bone of the inventors of Rock and Roll, Wrecking Crew drummer Earl Palmer. We just covered some of the highlights here. If you …

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TWIH 169 Battle of the River Plate 1:22:24

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The first real naval battle of the second world war resulted in a British victory without the British physically sinking a single ship. Propaganda and fake news one the battle for the British and New Zeeland Navy. Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/this-week-in-history/exclusive-content Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/bran…

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Episode 121 Rerun - The Mets Are Finally Amazin' 1:04:30

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It was only seven years before the Mets won their first championship, but it must have seemed like 70, as they struggled to not to lose 100 games every year. But 50 years ago this week, they finally did, finishing off a miracle season by felling the mighty Orioles in five games. Mike and Bill go through the early history of the Mets and their amazi…

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