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Irish Baseball Podcast

We’re talking about all things baseball and Ireland! The Irish Baseball Podcast is a production of the Irish American Baseball Society.

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37:38

Former Music Executive and Current SABR Member and...

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2025/11/18

After spending the first part of his life focused on his love of music, Bill Nowlin is now focused on baseball. The SABR member is working on something very special with Tim Carr and John Fitzgerald of the Irish American Baseball Society.

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35:48

Dave Barckow of the Band Diddley Idols I Episode 126

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2025/11/04

The Diddley Idols describe themselves as a full-band-duo. The husband-and-wife team performs with a ton of electricity and energy. Dave is also a pretty big New York Mets fan, so we will definitely be talking about that.

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26:00

Traditional Irish Band from Pennsylvania, Poor Man's...

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2025/10/21

Corey Purcell and Deirdre Lockman of the tradition Irish band Poor Man's Gambit will join host Rick Becker on the podcast this week. They will talk about their histories in Irish music and dance, and what type of bands are playing around Northeastern Pennsylvania.

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37:00

Dublin Singer-Songwriter Enda Reilly I Episode 124

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2025/10/07

Enda Reilly is a musician from Dublin who plays traditional Irish music and originals. Irish Baseball Podcast host Rick Becker discusses music and Irish history with Enda.

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32:35

President of the Maryland Irish Festival Michael...

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2025/09/22

The 2025 Maryland Irish Festival is coming up on November 7th, 8th, and 9th. On the podcast today, Irish Baseball Podcast host Rick Becker will talk with Michael McConnell. Michael is the President of the Maryland Irish Festival, and will let us know everything we can expect if we attend this year's festivities.

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36:32

Sports Psychiatrist Dr. Jimmy Moley Talks Mental...

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2025/09/09

Irish Baseball Podcast host Rick Becker is joined by Dr. Jimmy Moley to have a conversation about mental health in sports. Moley is a sports psychiatrist, and sees the way early bad habits can come back to impact athletes in the professional and college ranks.

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45:28

Irish American Baseball Society President John...

Irish Baseball Podcast ·

2025/08/26

From the Irish Wolfhounds to baseball camps in Ireland to the Irish American Baseball Hall of Fame and more, it has been a busy summer for the Irish American Baseball Society. On this week's episode of the podcast, IABS President John Fitzgerald is going to talk about everything that happened over the past few months, and what it means moving forward for the organization.

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31:08

Mary Jo Newville and Mike Licea of the Oriole...

Irish Baseball Podcast ·

2025/08/11

The Oriole Advocates do a lot to promote the game in the younger generations. Mary Jo Newville and Mike Licea of the Oriole Advocates will join host Rick Becker on this episode of the Irish Baseball Podcast. You will find out how you can help them as they try to provide equipment for youth baseball, and you will find out a lot of ways to enjoy the city of Baltimore before an Orioles game.

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23:03

Dan Wallach of the Shoeless Joe Jackson Museum and...

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2025/07/29

Rick Becker, host of the Irish Baseball Podcast, originally interviewed Dan Wallach of the Shoeless Joe Jackson Museum and Baseball Library in Greenville, South Carolina back in 2022. In that conversation, Dan accurately predicted Joe Jackson's reinstatement to Major League Baseball after a lifetime ban. Considering the relevance of this talk, we thought we would replay it here in 2025.

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34:08

Former-Professional Pitcher Geoff Freeborn is Helping...

Irish Baseball Podcast ·

2025/07/15

Geoff Freeborn is a former-professional pitcher in France, Germany, Canada, and the United States; a former-college coach; host of the Sidearmnation Podcast; and someone who is helping the Irish Wolfhounds find players who would be eligible to play for Ireland in the World Baseball Podcast. On today's episode, Rick Becker talks to him about a variety of topics.

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33:29

Mark Maloy of the National Park Service Talks About...

Irish Baseball Podcast ·

2025/07/01

John Fitzgerald was very close with General George Washington during the Revolutionary War in Valley Forge and Princeton. Fitzgerald was an Irish-Catholic, who earned the trust of the most important man in the colonies and started the first Catholic parish in Virginia. With the 250th anniversary of the United States coming up next year, it is the perfect time to take a look at some Irish people who played a role in the creation of the country.

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32:18

John G. O’Dwyer, author of “Great Irish Pilgrim...

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2025/06/17

John G. O'Dwyer has put together a collection of pilgrimages throughout Ireland. In this week's episode of the podcast, host Rick Becker talks with O'Dwyer about the different pilgrim paths and why a pilgrimage is a great way to see the Emerald Isle.

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34:34

Patrick O’Sullivan Greene, author of “Gatsby: Death...

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2025/06/03

Patrick O'Sullivan Greene is back on the show to promote his new book about F. Scott Fitzgerald. Fitzgerald's Irish heritage was such an interesting part of his identity. A part of his identity with which he sometimes struggled.

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25:30

John Hussman, author of the book “Roger Bresnahan: A...

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2025/05/20

Roger Bresnahan was one of the biggest stars in the game; playing in the biggest city in the country. Since his death in 1943, the Hall of Famer has had his celebrity diminished greatly. John Hussman is trying to change all that, and raise awareness of the greatness of this Irish-American ballplayer.

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28:13

Marc Gunn, host of the "Irish & Celtic Music Podcast"...

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2025/05/05

Marc Gunn has used the "Irish & Celtic Music Podcast" as a way to showcase great music from all over the world. Rick Becker, host of the "Irish Baseball Podcast" talks with Gunn in today's episode to see what keeps him making new episodes.

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18:42

Steve Steinberg, co-author of “Mike Donlin: A Rough...

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2025/04/22

Irish Baseball Podcast host Rick Becker sits down one more time with Steve Steinberg to talk about the author's book about Mike Donlin, and some of his other projects. Mike Donlin is such an interesting character that this conversation has lasted three episodes of the show.

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21:13

Damian Shiels, author of the book “Green and Blue:...

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2025/04/08

Rick Becker, host of the Irish Baseball Podcast, welcomes back Damian Shields, author of the book “Green and Blue: Irish Americans in the Union Military, 1861-1865 (Conflicting Worlds: New Dimensions of the American Civil War).”

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19:20

Former-Major League Baseball executive Dan Evans...

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2025/03/25

John Fitzgerald, founder of the Irish American Baseball Society, sits down with former-MLB executive Dan Evans for a conversation spanning topics like Shohei Ohtani, scouting, and Irish heritage.

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20:26

Damian Shiels, author of the book “Green and Blue:...

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2025/03/11

Rick talks with Damian Shiels, author of the book “Green and Blue: Irish Americans in the Union Military, 1861-1865 (Conflicting Worlds: New Dimensions of the American Civil War)." Hear first-hand accounts from the letters of the soldiers themselves.

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15:23

Colleen Monahan, Chairwoman of the Baltimore Saint...

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2025/02/26

Host Rick Becker will talk with Colleen Monahan who is the chairwoman of the Baltimore Saint Patrick's Day Parade on this week's episode. Monahan is in charge of the event which will take to the streets of Charm City on Sunday, March 16th of 2025.

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