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Episode 358 - Earle Combs Slides Into Cooperstown 1:30:41

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More maligned than most inductees into the Baseball Hall of Fame, Earle Combs has developed an unfair reputation over the last decade or so as one of the worst choices of the old Veteran's Committee, 55 years ago this week. Mike and Bill look back at the Kentucky schoolmaster to see whether that reputation is warranted and find a much better player…

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Marty Miller's Music History - January 27th 6:50

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This week in Music History, the very beginning of the end for Michael Jackson, even if it was 1984, Stevie Nicks tells it like it was and in 1969 The Beatles bring London to a standstill, meet the copper sent to quieten them down! Time travel through a week in music history in less than 10 minutes. Thanks for listening.…

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This Week In The Blues: Jan. 26 – Feb 1, 2025 10:49

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HEY BLUES FANS - Here's the latest episode of "This Week In The Blues" for the week of Jan. 26 – Feb 1, 2025. Some of the highlights include my favorite Clarksdale, MS resident, harmonica virtuoso Charlie Musselwhite, blues guitarist Samantha Fish, and the "King of the Slide Guitar" Elmore James. We just covered some of the highlights here. If you …

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January 19, 1993: The Death of Superman Almost Kills American Comics 58:10

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Up, up, and oh no! This week, V and Emily take a request from listener @nerteragranadensis a little bit sideways and look at the ways that the "Death of Superman" arc -- geez, '90s DC had problems -- almost ended the American comics industry as it blew up the boom-and-bust comics speculation culture that arose after 1989's Batman movie. We look at …

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TWIH 173 Third ten Presidents of America 1:07:07

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Part 3 Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/this-week-in-history/exclusive-content Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacyThis Week In History

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Episode 357 - The Many Lives of Bob Uecker 1:25:35

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In 1961, Chuck Dressen told Bob Uecker that there was no place in baseball for a clown. But Uecker proved him wrong over the next 64 years, becoming a beloved backup catcher, World Champion, scout, broadcaster, actor, raconteur and, eventually, Hall of Famer. He became the very manifestation of the American Dream, the son of an immigrant and high s…

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Marty Miller's Music History - January 20th 9:17

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Time travelling through the week of January 20th to 24th, the week we said goodbye to Meatloaf, Lisa Marie Presley and a few more, like Allen Collins from Lynyrd Skynrd and Jimmy Bain. Jimmy died performing with Def Leppard. Hear the week here and now, in less than 10 minutes.

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This Week In The Blues: Jan. 19 – Jan. 25, 2025 11:08

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HEY BLUES FANS - Here's the latest episode of "This Week In The Blues" for the week of Jan. 19 – Jan. 25, 2025. Some of the highlights include Chicago blues piano player Henry Gray, blues vocalist, harmonica player, and drummer Willie "Big Eyes" Smith , and Grammy nominated musician and vocalist Beth Hart. We just covered some of the highlights her…

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Episode 356 (Re-post) - The Umpire Gets The W 1:24:06

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Apologies for the truncated version of this episode that appeared initially. This has been rectified in this re-posting. Bernice Gera tried exceptionally hard to become one of baseball's pioneers. And, in many ways, she succeeded when, 53 years ago this week, a court ordered the National Association of Professional Baseball Leagues to hire her as t…

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Minisode #003 9:21

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What is your favorite collectible or piece of fannish merch that you own? In 2025, TWIFH is starting something new... minisodes! These will be released on Wednesdays as a li'l sneak preview of the topic for the upcoming full-length episode on Sunday. Huge thank-you to all of the wonderful listeners who sent in replies for this minisode! Check out o…

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Marty Miller's Music History - Jan 13th 7:44

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Looking at the week Phil Spector checked out, it was a goodbye too, to Limericks Dolores O Riordan and the inspiration for a big song was printed this week in 1967. Let's time travel the week of Jan 13th to 17th in less than 10 minutes.

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TWIH 172 Second ten Presidents of America 1:11:55

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Part two presidents 11-20 Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/this-week-in-history/exclusive-content Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacyThis Week In History

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This Week In The Blues: Jan 12 - Jan 18, 2025 6:08

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HEY BLUES FANS - Here's the latest episode of "This Week In The Blues" for the week of Jan 05 – Jan 11, 2025. Some of the highlights include hill country slide maestro Mississippi Fred McDowell, Delta blues singer and pianist Louise Johnson, and Chicago blues slide guitarist Earl Hooker. We just covered some of the highlights here. If you want to k…

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January 14, 2014: SPN Versus The Beliebers, Or: The Dumbest Twitter Beef 56:15

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Oy, vey. This week, Emily and V have a loosey-goosey look at the dumbest celebrity beef in the history of Twitter: Jared Padalecki versus the Beliebers. And also, a look at the dumbest celebrity arrest in the history of Los Angeles: Justin Bieber in 2014. And also, the dumbest tweets in Jared Padalecki's long history of dumb tweets. And then also, …

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Episode 31 (Re-run) - Glenn Davis Gets Dealt To Baltimore 1:12:35

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Apologies for the re-run. Bill's family had a medical issue this week (everyone is fine, thankfully), so we are re-releasing our 2018 episode on the fascinating Glenn Davis and the disastrous trade that Orioles made to acquire him. In the long history of trades, few have ever been so disastrous for a team than the Orioles acquisition of Glenn Davis…

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TWIH 171 First ten Presidents of America 1:06:55

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We have covered all the monarchs of England so now its time to cover all Presidents of the USA starting at number 1 Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/this-week-in-history/exclusive-content Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy…

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Minisode #002 + Patreon Preview! 23:10

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What is the silliest celebrity feud you've ever followed or had investment in? In 2025, TWIFH is starting something new... minisodes! These will be released on Wednesdays as a li'l sneak preview of the topic for the upcoming full-length episode on Sunday. Huge thank-you to all of the wonderful listeners who sent in replies for this minisode! Show N…

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This Week In The Blues: Jan 05 - Jan 11, 2025 8:17

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HEY BLUES FANS - Here's the latest episode of "This Week In The Blues" for the week of Jan 05 – Jan 11, 2025. Some of the highlights include Fabulous Thunderbirds founding member and harp maestro Kim Wilson, Chicago blues slide guitar master Tampa Red, and the recording of “I’m Your Hoochie Coochie Man” by Muddy Waters. We just covered some of the …

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January 1994: H.E.A.T. Sets Out to Avenge Green Lantern 54:57

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In brightest day, in blackest night...! This week, V and Emily look at a demographic that we haven't covered too much on TWIFH: fanboys. And this week, it's the fanboys who are behaving badly, as once AGAIN we head over to DC Comics in the early 1990s for some straight-up bullshit. This time, it's all grand and it's all green as an "Emerald Twiligh…

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Episode 355 - The Hall of Fame Ballot, 2025 1:25:38

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Either traveling or recovering from travel, Bill and Mike break format to run through the current Hall of Fame ballot, and each find themselves at least one vote short to accomodate all the deserving candidates. But will the agree on who those deserving candidates are?Mike Bates and Bill Parker

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Minisode #001 19:10

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Which fictional character would you go to battle for -- especially against their canon writer(s)? Happy New Year! In 2025, TWIFH is starting something new... minisodes! These will be released on Wednesdays as a li'l sneak preview of the topic for the upcoming full-length episode on Sunday. Huge thank-you to all of the wonderful listeners who sent i…

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This Week In The Blues: Dec 29, 2024 - Jan 04, 2025 9:56

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HEY BLUES FANS - Here's the latest episode of "This Week In The Blues" for the week of Dec 29 - Jan 04, 2025. Some of the highlights include Rock N Roll pioneer “Bo Diddley”, Chicago blues guitarist Matt "Guitar" Murphy, and the recording of Smoke Stack Lightning by Howlin’ Wolf. We just covered some of the highlights here. If you want to know more…

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December 30-31, 2019: John Boyega Is Attacked by Reylos (Again) 1:17:58

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Twitter is a mistake... This week, Emily and V delve into the sordid, racist behavior of Reylos (Rey/Kylo Ren shippers) towards John Boyega (Finn) in the wake of Star Wars IX: The Rise of Skywalker, and how they weaponized their white femininity to excuse their actions. This is a tough, emotional topic, but the episode also explores just why Star W…

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Episode 98 (Re-Run) - Rickey Becomes the Greatest 1:08:39

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In memory of his passing and in celebration of what would have been his 66th birthday, please enjoy this re-release of our episode focusing on the great Rickey Henderson: One of the most dynamic players of all time, Rickey Henderson still has many fans polarized. But everyone seems to agree that he was the best leadoff man and base stealer in baseb…

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This Week In The Blues: Dec 22 - Dec 28, 2024 7:24

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HEY BLUES FANS - Here's the latest episode of "This Week In The Blues" for the week of Dec 22 - Dec 28, 2024. Some of the highlights include Chicago blues singer and songwriter Lil Green, blues bass guitarist Bob Stroger, and Mississippi delta bluesman Josh ‘Razorblade’ Stewart. We just covered some of the highlights here. If you want to know more …

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December 1997: Kielle Founds the CBFFAs 50:44

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To us, our X-people! This week, V and Emily try desperately to understand the X-Men-specific fic genre of Subreality, created by Kielle, a huge community builder who passed too soon. We look at many of Kielle's amazingly impressive undertakings in '90s and early '00s X-Men fandom, including the creation of Subreality and the Subreality Cafe, her we…

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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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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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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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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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