Inside Baseball: Magic Mud, Torpedo Bats, and High-Altitude Homers

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🗓️ 25 April 2025

⏱️ 49 minutes

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Summary

Baseball season is underway, so Will and Mango are celebrating with a deep dive into America’s pastime. What’s the secret feminist message of “Take Me Out to the Ball Game”? Why are you more likely to hit a home run in Denver than in Miami? And how did the pipe organ become baseball’s semi-official soundtrack? Our brain-bases are loaded and we’re ready to answer these questions, plus many more!

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0:00.0	Hey, I'm Dr. Maya Shunker. I host a podcast called A Slight Change of Plans that combines behavioral science and storytelling to help us navigate the big changes in our lives.
0:10.7	I get so choked up because I feel like your show and the conversations are what the world needs, encouraging, empowering counter-programming that acts like a lighthouse when the
0:24.5	world feels dark.
0:26.2	Listen to a slight change of plans on the IHeart Radio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you
0:31.3	get your podcasts.
0:35.6	The biggest stars in country music will be taking the stage.
0:39.4	An hour 2025 I-Hard Country Festival, presented by Capital One.
0:43.7	Ladies and gentlemen.
0:44.6	Brooks and Dunn.
0:47.3	Thomas Redd.
0:50.5	Rascal Flats.
0:53.2	Cole Swindell, Sam Hunt, Megan Maroney, Bailey Zimmerman, Nate Smith, Spitz. rascal flats coleswindale
0:54.3	sam hunt
0:55.2	megan moroni
0:56.2	bailey zimmerman
0:57.1	Nate smith special guest
0:59.0	dasha
0:59.8	stream only on hulu
1:03.0	Saturday may third
1:04.2	starting at 8 p.m. Eastern 5 Pacific
1:06.3	In 2020 a group of young
1:08.7	woman found themselves
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