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PODCAST

The Hall of Very Good Podcast

The Hall of Very Good

The Hall of Very Good Podcast is focused on you, the fan. Each week, Shawn Anderson and Lou Olsen sit down and talk to people in and around the game of baseball that help make America"s Pastime great.

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All Episodes

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Episode 460: Matt Burns

The Hall of Very Good Podcast ·

2025/05/06

Baseball road tripper Matt Burns joins the boys to talk about his upcoming Midwest adventure with his dad, the extensive planning that goes into Mapping the Path, how he prepares for the unexpected, his favorite ballpark food and how a random game in 2019 got the whole thing started. This week’s podcast was brought to you by Teambrown Apparel, Old Fort Baseball Co and Patrick's Custom Painting.

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Episode 459: Ramone Russell

The Hall of Very Good Podcast ·

2025/04/29

Ramone Russell, one of the creative minds behind MLB The Show, joins the boys to talk about his lengthy job title (technically, he’s the Director of Product Development, Communications, and Brand Strategy for San Diego Studio), his lifelong love of video games, the importance of getting the inclusion of The Negro Leagues as accurate as possible, his go-to player and, yeah, exploding birds. This week’s podcast was brought to you by Teambrown Apparel, Old Fort Baseball Co and Patrick's Custom

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54:01

Episode 458: Dick Perez and Marq Evans

The Hall of Very Good Podcast ·

2025/04/22

Baseball painter Dick Perez and director Marq Evans join the boys to talk about Dick’s legendary career, re-working one of his pieces for Ichiro, beefing with Joe DiMaggio, who was his favorite Diamond King, whether or not he is the world’s most reproduced artists (he very well might be!) and, of course, Marq’s new documentary “The Diamond King”. This week’s podcast was brought to you by Teambrown Apparel, Old Fort Baseball Co and Patrick's Custom Painting.

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Episode 457: Laura Hirai

The Hall of Very Good Podcast ·

2025/04/15

Women’s baseball pioneer Laura Hirai joins the boys to talk about growing up an Ichiro fan in Japan, how she ended up as the first ever ball girl for the New York Yankees, being on the field for the 2019 London Series, wearing Brett Gardner’s pants, hanging out with CC Sabathia (along with some royals?) and her current gig as a pitching coach. Donate to the Great Britain's Women's National Baseball Team This week’s podcast was brought to you by Teambrown Apparel, Old Fort Baseball Co and

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32:49

Episode 456: Roy Wood Jr.

The Hall of Very Good Podcast ·

2025/04/08

Roy Wood Jr., host of “Have I Got News for You” on CNN, returns to talk to the boys about working with Amber Ruffin and Michael Ian Black, whether or not he’s still basking in the glow of last year’s Rickwood Classic, the storylines he’s following so far this baseball season, the return of Sammy Sosa to the Cubs and, for some reason, that time Colonel Sanders found himself in a gunfight. This week’s podcast was brought to you by Teambrown Apparel, Old Fort Baseball Co and Patrick's Custom

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Episode 455: Perry Barber

The Hall of Very Good Podcast ·

2025/04/01

Legendary umpire Perry Barber returns to talk to the boys about breaking glass ceilings and blazing trails...but this time with a twist. One of the boys is replaced by his daughter. Gasp! This week’s podcast was brought to you by Teambrown Apparel, Old Fort Baseball Co and Patrick's Custom Painting.

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43:54

Episode 454: Lloyd Kaufman

The Hall of Very Good Podcast ·

2025/03/25

Troma founder Lloyd Kaufman returns to drop a lot of names and talk to the boys about his new book (kinda), Hands Across Tromerica, whether or not that really is him in the trailer for the new “Superman” movie, the“Toxic Avenger” re-make and, for some reason, the tragic death of Jayne Mansfield. This week’s podcast was brought to you by Teambrown Apparel, Old Fort Baseball Co and Patrick's Custom Painting.

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49:49

Episode 453: Dr. Kat Williams

The Hall of Very Good Podcast ·

2025/03/18

Dr. Kat Williams, author of All the Way, joins the boys to talk about the movie that changed her life, how she discovered the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League, befriending Maybelle Blair (and ultimately penning her biography) and her quest to have Rockford, Illinois, finally recognized as “the cradle of baseball”. This week’s podcast was brought to you by Teambrown Apparel, Old Fort Baseball Co and Patrick's Custom Painting.

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Episode 452: Jeff Pearlman

The Hall of Very Good Podcast ·

2025/03/11

New York Times bestselling author Jeff Pearlman returns to talk to the boys about why he loves TikTok, his new YouTube series, the countdown to his upcoming Tupac biography, whether or not he and Academy Award winner Adrien Brody have beef and to answer the question everyone is curious about…where is Jodi Cohen? This week’s podcast was brought to you by Teambrown Apparel, Old Fort Baseball Co and Patrick's Custom Painting.

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43:36

Episode 451: Perry Barber

The Hall of Very Good Podcast ·

2025/02/25

The legendary Perry Barber returns to talk to the boys about her four decades behind the plate, whether or not we’re getting closer to a female umpire in the Major Leagues, her friendship with Chicago folk singer Steve Goodman, hanging out with Hillary Clinton and that crazy summer fifty years ago that put her front and center with Lorne Michaels, Chevy Chase and the “Not Ready for Primetime Players”. This week’s podcast was brought to you by Teambrown Apparel, Old Fort Baseball Co and

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Episode 450: William Brashler

The Hall of Very Good Podcast ·

2025/02/18

Author William Brashler joins the boys to talk about how basketball and a random phone call to James “Cool Papa” Bell provided inspiration for The Bingo Long Traveling All-Stars and Motor Kings, the biggest difference between his book and the movie (thanks Billy Dee Williams!), being on set with Richard Pryor and hanging out in Chicago with James Earl Ray,er…Jones. This week’s podcast was brought to you by Teambrown Apparel, Old Fort Baseball Co and Patrick's Custom Painting.

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55:51

Episode 449: Vanessa Ivy Rose

The Hall of Very Good Podcast ·

2025/02/11

Hall of Fame DNA founder Vanessa Ivy Rose returns to talk to the boys about her most recent business venture, her friendship with Negro Leagues legend Ron “Schoolboy” Teasley, the recent shelving of Netflix’s proposed Prince documentary, her (and Lou’s) phenomenal taste in shoes and, for some reason, Shawn’s horrific fit game. This week’s podcast was brought to you by Teambrown Apparel, Old Fort Baseball Co and Patrick's Custom Painting.

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13:41

Minisode: The Missing World Series Ring

The Hall of Very Good Podcast ·

2025/02/09

POP QUIZ. What do you get when you combine a handful of professional athletes, copious amounts of alcohol and one crazy night at a SuperBowl party? Kevin Millar and Josh Booty join the boys to talk about that time one of them borrowed the other’s World Series ring to impress some fellow revelers. To listen to the entire interview with Josh Booty, CLICK HERE. To listen to the entire interview with Kevin Millar, CLICK HERE. This week’s podcast was brought to you by Teambrown Apparel, Old Fort Baseball

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Episode 448: Jason Vass

The Hall of Very Good Podcast ·

2025/01/28

Ken Griffey Junior supercollector Jason Vass joins the boys to talk about the staggering number of different Griffey cards he has in his collection, whether or not he collects Senior the rest of the family, shares the story behind the biggest item in his Griffey collection, that time he was offered a pair of Junior’s pants and how a personal connection with the Hall of Famer saved his life.

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57:22

Episode 447: Jay Jaffe

The Hall of Very Good Podcast ·

2025/01/17

Baseball Hall of Fame guru Jay Jaffe joins the boys for the seventh time to break down his 2025 (and 2026!) ballot, explain his issues with the Era Committee, introduce the world to the Hall of Broken Pitchers, crack the code of “what’s the deal with A-Rod” and share that one player that he’d really, really like to see in Cooperstown. This week’s podcast was brought to you by Teambrown Apparel, Old Fort Baseball Co and Patrick's Custom Painting.

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Episode 446: Jimmy Parker

The Hall of Very Good Podcast ·

2025/01/08

Jimmy Parker, the heart and soul of Beauty of a Game, joins the boys to talk about the role Dale Murphy played in making him love baseball, working behind-the-scenes alongside the Greenville Drive, his appreciation of the art of Jack Davis, movie posters and some of the best (and worst) baseball players on the big screen. This week’s podcast was brought to you by Teambrown Apparel, Old Fort Baseball Co and Patrick's Custom Painting.

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43:09

Rewind: Ice Cold Kenny

The Hall of Very Good Podcast ·

2025/01/01

To celebrate being the most listened to episode of 2024, longtime (and now former) Oakland A’s beer vendor Ice Cold Kenny joins the boys to talk about following his dad and uncle into the family business, the demise of his beloved franchise, whether or not he will be following them to Sacramento and (ultimately) Las Vegas, what that final game at the Coliseum was like, did he take anything home with him and, finally…who is Tom Alfredo? Episode originally aired October 1, 2024. This week’s podcast

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Episode 445: Don Pitsch

The Hall of Very Good Podcast ·

2024/12/25

Just in time for Christmas, Lou’s best friend in the world, Don Pitsch, joins the boys to talk about New Year’s Resolutions, getting married at T-Mobile Park in Seattle, the inevitability of Ichiro Suzuki entering the Hall of Fame unanimously, bringing back The PsyPhy Original Podcast and spending time with Rickey Henderson at the Field of Dreams movie site in Dyersville, Iowa. As a bonus, the fellas reveal the top ten most-downloaded episodes from 2024. This week’s podcast was brought to you by

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Episode 444: Jon Shestakofsky

The Hall of Very Good Podcast ·

2024/12/03

Jon Shestakofsky, the Vice President of Communications and Education at the National Baseball Hall of Fame, returns to talk to the boys to talk about how (and if) the Hall can plan additions to the collection, some of the oddball items that have recently crossed his proverbial desk, the museum’s latest exhibit, Souls of the Game, whether or not any more “Honey Boy” Evans trophies have materialized and will he really be sending the cops after Lou…and, if so, why? This week’s podcast was brought to

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Episode 443: Brandon Steiner

The Hall of Very Good Podcast ·

2024/11/19

Brandon Steiner, founder of Steiner Sports and CollectibleXchange, returns to talk to the boys about what’s hot in the collectible world right, give an update on the sports card industry, reveals which slugger has his attention (HINT: it’s NOT Aaron Judge or Shohei Ohtani) and not wanting to “re-heat the same old soup”. This week’s podcast was brought to you by Teambrown Apparel and Old Fort Baseball Co.

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