Hooks & Runs

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Hooks & Runs is a podcast about baseball, music and culture. Our podcast includes interviews with news makers in the sports and music world plus commentary from the co-hosts on interesting current and historical events. Hooks & Runs releases a new episodes every Thursday (more or less).


Episode Date
281 - "A Most Dramatic Diamond Struggle"
Mar 16, 2026
280 - Texans in the Hall: Joe Williams, Andy Cooper and Hilton Smith w/ Thomas Kern
Mar 09, 2026
279 Five future generals and 1915 Army baseball w/ Dr. Stephen V. Rice, plus Ferris Fain was a gangster
Feb 23, 2026
278 -- The one and onlys, the Grammy Awards and Rex pulls a HOF rookie card!
Feb 09, 2026
277 - Buried by History: the 1941 Philadelphia Phillies w/ Justin Klugh
Feb 01, 2026
276 - Long Hours, Low Pay and Legendary Music w/ Rob Miller, co-founder of Bloodshot Records
Jan 12, 2026
275 - Wolverines, Free Agents and the Hooks & Runs Best Albums of 2025
Dec 29, 2025
274 - "I Thought I'd Given Up the Circus:" Baseball Promotions w/ Joseph Natalicchio
Dec 12, 2025
273 - Podcast News, Baseball Moves, Guns & Roses
Dec 08, 2025
272 - The Spirit of Radio w/ Dave South
Nov 27, 2025
271 - Hard Caps, Soft Caps, Salary Floors and Baseball Cards
Nov 23, 2025
270 - "Second Base? That's My Best Position!" w/ Trenidad Hubbard
Nov 16, 2025
269 - Ralph Branca: Baseball's Everyman w/ Bob Mitchell
Nov 06, 2025
268 - Baseball & Music w/ Bill Nowlin
Nov 01, 2025
267 - The 1971 Astros and the Art of What If w/ Samuel Barrett
Oct 22, 2025
266 - Benny Kauff: "An Apparent Injustice Has Been Done"
Oct 11, 2025
265 - "They All Though I Was Crazy Anyway" w/ Scipio Spinks
Oct 05, 2025
264 - Texans in the Hall: Joe Morgan
Sep 25, 2025
263 - The Ty Cobb and Tris Speaker Gambling Scandal of 1926 w/ Dan Taylor
Sep 19, 2025
262 - Rube and Bill Foster: Texans in the Hall
Sep 13, 2025
261 - The Bill Bevens Story: As Close as you Can Get
Sep 04, 2025
260 - Bo Belinsky: Everything Has a Price w/ David Krell
Aug 30, 2025
259 - Texans in the Hall: Eddie Mathews
Aug 23, 2025
258 - "I Was a Kid Too Back Then" w/ Rick Wise
Aug 14, 2025
257 - MLB's Microbet Investigation Snares an All-Star.
Aug 08, 2025
256 - Southwest Conference Baseball w/ Bo Carter
Aug 01, 2025
255 - Major League Baseball Needs to Think Globally
Jul 26, 2025
254 - Frank Robinson is Underrated (Texans in the Hall)
Jul 17, 2025
253 - Microbets, 1980's Baseball Cards, and Fare Thee Well to Ozzy
Jul 11, 2025
252 - Jaws at 50 w/ Cassandra Hager
Jul 04, 2025
251 - Talking Talking Heads w/ Jonathan Gould
Jun 26, 2025
250 - The Clout or an Out Club
Jun 19, 2025
249 - He Went Two for Five the Next Game w/ Beverly Winter-Donaho
Jun 13, 2025
248 - Ernie Banks: Absurdly Simple & Impossibly Complex (Texans in the Hall) w/ Doug Wilson
Jun 05, 2025
Ep. 47 - They Were All in Love with Songs w/ Tamara Saviano (From the Vault)
May 20, 2025
133 - We Weren't Rained Out, We Were Rained In w/ Roger Metzger (From the Vault)
May 05, 2025
247 - "A Stranger Among His Own Kind:" Rogers Hornsby (Texans in the Hall)
Apr 27, 2025
246 - Remembering the St. Louis Browns w/ Ed Wheatley
Apr 17, 2025
245 - Disco Was Fun! Baseball, Music & Culture in 1978 w/ David Krell
Apr 11, 2025
244 - Power Outage! The 1979 Houston Astros
Apr 04, 2025
243 - Trouble in Tampa Bay: Maybe the Rays Are Not Getting Their New Stadium After All w/ Dr. Elizabeth Strom
Mar 27, 2025
242 - Disturbed Concert Stories, 2025 MLB Predictions, and Tommy (the Film)
Mar 25, 2025
241 - The Hard Luck 11: Pitchers that threw 9+ inning, complete game 1-hitters and lost
Mar 13, 2025
240 - Texans in the Hall: Greg Maddux, plus, Arenado, Rose, Golden State Entertainment and Tales of the Tape.
Mar 07, 2025
239 - Willie McCovey: Remembering a Forgotten Superstar w/ Chris Haft
Mar 01, 2025
238 - Artie Shaw's Nightmare: The Big Band Sound Goes to War w/ Michael Doyle
Feb 21, 2025
237 - Bugs Raymond, the Overlooked for Cooperstown, Kendrick's Halftime & Beyonce's Grammy
Feb 15, 2025
236 - Jim Gilliam: Replaceable in March, Irreplaceable in October w/ Stephen W. Dittmore
Feb 06, 2025
235 - Texans in the Hall: Ross Youngs w/ David King
Jan 31, 2025
234 - The Miracle Braves of 1914, part 2
Jan 23, 2025
233 - The Miracle Braves of 1914, Part 1
Jan 20, 2025
106 - Baseball Rebels w/ Professor Peter Dreier (From the Vault)
Jan 09, 2025
46/50 - From the Vault: Our Interview with Larry Lester and the Best and Worst Super Bowl Halftime Performances (From the Vault)
Jan 02, 2025
232 - It Ain't Over 'Til It's Over: The 1973 New York Mets w/ Len Ferman, The Sports Time TravelerTM
Dec 26, 2024
231 - The 2024 Hooks & Runs Year End Music Review
Dec 21, 2024
230 - Lou Gehrig Goes to Hollywood
Dec 15, 2024
229 - Texans in the Hall: Willie Wells, "El Diablo," Was Ahead of His Time w/ Dr. Bob Luke
Dec 07, 2024
228 - Close But No Cigar III: Sam Rice, 2,987 career hits.
Nov 28, 2024
227 - Gavy Cravath: The Deadball Era's Home Run King w/ Rick Reiff
Nov 22, 2024
226 - Baseball's Most Unusual Feats
Nov 18, 2024
225 - Heroes, Villains and Fools: Baseball and Theater in the Deadball Era w/ Travis Stern
Nov 15, 2024
224 - The Professor's Mysterious Concoction
Nov 01, 2024
223 - Close But No Cigar II: Barry Bonds, 1,996 RBI
Oct 26, 2024
222 - Rex Trolls Craig's Pre-Season Predictions: "You Might As Well Have Run Over Him With a Truck"
Oct 19, 2024
221 - The 1964 Philadelphia Phillies
Oct 13, 2024
220 - In an Instant It Was All Gone: The Ray Chapman Story w/ Scott H. Longert
Oct 03, 2024
219 - Myths, Legends and Pete Browning, Baseball's Original Louisville Slugger w/ Tim Newby
Sep 26, 2024
218 - The Flying Dutchman, Honus Wagner w/ Arthur D. Hittner
Sep 19, 2024
217 - We are Getting Worried About Justin Verlander
Sep 12, 2024
216 - Celebrating the Baseball Road Trip w/ Timothy Malcolm
Sep 05, 2024
215 - Close But No Cigar I: Bobby Mathews, 297 Career Wins
Aug 29, 2024
214 - The 1961 Phillies: A Cavalcade of Losses
Aug 24, 2024
213 - Talking 1890 Players League Blues w/ Robert Ross
Aug 15, 2024
212 - Ken Johnson Has a Secret
Aug 08, 2024
211 - The Money Went Dry, The Liquor Went Wet: The Life & Times of Bob Caruthers w/ Dave Heller
Jul 31, 2024
210 - Craig Goes to Cleveland.
Jul 25, 2024
209 - Rex Goes to Minute Maid
Jul 16, 2024
208 - We Are Not Miracle Workers: The Post-Beryl Episode
Jul 11, 2024
207 - Fourth of July Fireworks and 20-Game Losing All-Stars
Jul 04, 2024
206 - 1901 and the Chaotic Birth of Modern Baseball w/ Timothy J. Zarley
Jun 27, 2024
205 - Baseball at War: Working and Playing Ball in the Bethlehem Steel League w/ William Ecenbarger
Jun 20, 2024
204 - Sid Needed Floppy Shoes: The Road to Almost w/ Darryl Rhoades
Jun 15, 2024
203 - Magical Matagorda Bay w/ Kimberly Ridley
Jun 10, 2024
202 - They've Got a Show About Everything!
May 30, 2024
201 - One Year Wonders - Closers Edition
May 25, 2024
200 - Baseball and National Tragedy: The RFK Assassination w/ Fred Frommer
May 18, 2024
199 - The Good, the Not Really That Bad and the Ultimately Ugly
May 10, 2024
198 - Johnny Mize: Born to Hit w/ Jerry Grillo
May 02, 2024
197 - Bill Veeck, The Second Act w/ Dan Helpingstine
Apr 28, 2024
196 - If You're Going to Let Foreigner in You Might as Well Let Them All In
Apr 20, 2024
195 - Looking Back at Houston's 1963 All-Rookie Lineup
Apr 15, 2024
194 - West Texas Baseball: The Alpine Cowboys and the Pecos League w/ Kristin Cavness
Apr 05, 2024
193 - The Hooks & Runs American League Preview w/ Bayleigh Von Schneider
Mar 29, 2024
192 - The Hooks & Runs National League Preview w/ Sara Sanchez
Mar 25, 2024
191 - Hound Dog: The Song that Changed Popular Music and America w/ Ben Wynne
Mar 17, 2024
190 - The Jason Lane Phenomenon: Every Pitcher Tells a Story
Mar 11, 2024
189 - Baseball, Chemical Warfare and The Great War w/ Jim Leeke
Mar 01, 2024
82 - Rube Waddell Would Make A Hell of a Movie w/ Prof. Alan H. Levy (Jan. 2022)
Feb 22, 2024
188 - Fast Car, the Super Bowl, and Tik Tok Stories
Feb 17, 2024
187 - There's Something Special About Baseball w/ Harris Cooper, Ph.D.
Feb 08, 2024
186 - "I've Got Babe Ruth" The Old Ballparks Project, Part 3
Feb 01, 2024
185 - Finding Our Voices on College Radio w/ Katherine Rye Jewell
Jan 25, 2024
184 - Class Warfare in Detroit!: The Old Ballparks Project, Part 2
Jan 22, 2024
183 - Len Koenecke's Sad and Tragic Trip Home w/ Bill Lamb
Jan 13, 2024
182 - Mr. Johnson's Blues: The Inconvenient Lonnie Johnson w/ Julia Simon
Jan 05, 2024
181 - "It's Kinda Emo:" The 2023 Hooks & Runs Year-End Music Review
Dec 28, 2023
180 - When Your Cosplay Turns Into the Truth
Dec 21, 2023
179 - Ohtani is a Dodger and Astros are at the Crossroads
Dec 14, 2023
178 - Called Up to the Major Leagues w/ Zak Ford
Dec 06, 2023
177 - Who is the Baseball Equivalent to Percy Sledge or Journey?
Nov 27, 2023
176 - Chopped and Screwed: Houston's Hip Hop Heritage w/ Langston Collin Wilkins
Nov 18, 2023
175 - Classic Rock and the Pros & Cons of Nostalgia w/ Bob Ruggiero
Nov 11, 2023
174 - Todd Haynes, Bob Dylan and "I'm Not There" w/ Noah Tsika
Nov 03, 2023
173 - You Can't Make the World Series Playing Like the Mets at Home Apparently
Oct 27, 2023
172 - They Were Two People Desperate to Stay in the Game w/ Bob LeMoine
Oct 15, 2023
171 - In Baseball, Anything Can Happen w/ Mike Felder
Oct 10, 2023
170 - How the West Was Won
Oct 03, 2023
169 - John Glenn, Ted Williams and the Power of Friendship w/ Adam Lazarus
Sep 29, 2023
168 - Moe Berg: Good Field, No Hit, All American w/ Katie Sanders
Sep 13, 2023
167 - College Football Preview: It's All an Arms Race w/ Gabey Lucas
Aug 24, 2023
166 - From Rural Texas to Aggieland to Dodger Stadium w/ Doug Rau
Aug 19, 2023
165 -Suds Series Stories w/ J. Daniel
Aug 10, 2023
164 - You're Playing to Win, You're Rebuilding, or You're the Cubs
Aug 03, 2023
163 - A Journey Through Mallparks w/ Prof. Michael T. Friedman
Jul 30, 2023
162 - Would You Trade Shohei Ohtani?
Jul 21, 2023
161 - A Summer Spectacular w/ Bill Rogan & Erik McLaren
Jul 13, 2023
160 - Astro Fans May be a Little Spoiled
Jul 07, 2023
159 - Hidden Histories: Baseball's Deadball Era Photographs w/ Jim Chapman
Jun 29, 2023
158 - Too Many Injured Pitchers for Comfort
Jun 23, 2023
157 - Steely Dan, Quantum Criminals & the Reality of What Is w/ Joan LeMay
Jun 15, 2023
156 - Baseball, Literature and "The Body Scout" w/ Lincoln Michel
Jun 09, 2023
155 - The Oakland A's vs the Mendoza Line
Jun 01, 2023
154 - Fernandomania Revisited w/ Erik Sherman
May 25, 2023
153 - Jose Altuve Returns!
May 23, 2023
152 - R.E.M.'s Murmur at 40 w/ Tony Fletcher
May 12, 2023
151 - You Can't Get Revenge for November by Winning the Next April
May 05, 2023
150 - The RRHoF Episode: We Can't Have Too Many Rock Bands
Apr 26, 2023
149 - You Gotta Be Smart to Play This Game w/ Bill Bonham
Apr 19, 2023
148 - Baseball Is the Story of America w/ Derick McDuff
Apr 12, 2023
147 - Looking Back: The Top Ten Astro Prospects of 2013
Apr 09, 2023
146 - The Game Is Designed to Beat You Up w/ Lee Lowenfish
Apr 06, 2023
145 - The Automotive Industry is Not Coming Back to Detroit and Neither is Baseball
Mar 29, 2023
144 - Bill Virdon's Baseball Life w/ David Jerome & Shirley Virdon
Mar 23, 2023
143 - The Rays Are Getting Their New Stadium w/ Dr. Elizabeth Strom
Mar 15, 2023
142 - The 1919 Black Sox w/ Jacob Pomrenke
Mar 09, 2023
141 - Checking in on MLB's Top Ten Off-Season Stories
Mar 04, 2023
140 - Hey, That's Not Fleetwood Mac! w/ Rich Engler
Feb 25, 2023
139 - Free Agency Watch, Waters' Dark Side and Rihanna's 15 Minutes
Feb 16, 2023
138 - Béisbol, Fiestas y Monster Dogs w/ Jesús Granados
Feb 08, 2023
137 - Silver Springs Forever
Feb 04, 2023
136 - The 1969 Seattle Pilots & the Early Expansion Era w/ Andy McCue
Jan 27, 2023
135 - You Can Either Be A Sports Writer or You Can Be An Expert
Jan 23, 2023
134 - An Inside Look at College Radio w/ Ana Cubas
Jan 13, 2023
133 - We Weren't Rained Out, We Were Rained In w/ Roger Metzger
Jan 06, 2023
132 - The Hooks & Runs Best of 2022 Year-End Music Review
Dec 25, 2022
131 - Bowl Preview & Predictions w/ Amy Weinland Daughters
Dec 23, 2022
130 - Don't Pay for Past Performance w/ Alex Boyajian
Dec 17, 2022
129 - Frostbite in August and other Bizarre Baseball Injuries
Dec 10, 2022
128 - On Anonymous Club, the Film w/ Danny Cohen
Dec 01, 2022
127 - The Old Ballparks Project, Part I
Nov 24, 2022
126 - Culture Turns Out to Win in the Long Run w/ Matt Harlan
Nov 18, 2022
125 - The Astros Won the World Series Title This Weekend
Nov 10, 2022
124 - Philadelphia Rain and Taylor Swift's Midnights
Nov 03, 2022
123 - World Series Preview Plus Who Needs Elton John Anyway?
Oct 28, 2022
122 - The Ones Complaining Are the Ones That Lost w/ Alex Boyajian
Oct 20, 2022
121 - About That Yordan Alvarez Home Run!
Oct 13, 2022
120 - We Are Not Meteorologists
Oct 05, 2022
119 - Dylan's "Time Out of Mind" at 25 w/ Prof. Quentin Miller
Sep 28, 2022
Ep 118 - They Hadn't All Been Shot
Sep 22, 2022
Ep 117 - Who is Aaron Judge Really Chasing?
Sep 16, 2022
Ep. 116 - You Didn't Tell Me There Would Be Snakes
Sep 08, 2022
Ep. 115 - On College Football's Changing Landscape w/ Grant McGalliard (Purple Theory)
Sep 01, 2022
Ep. 114 - The Dog Days Find 14 Teams Chasing 7 Playoff Bids
Aug 26, 2022
Ep. 113 - The Ringworm vs The 340 Million Dollar Man
Aug 18, 2022
Ep 112 - In the Cold Grey Light of Dawn
Aug 12, 2022
Ep. 111 - Juan Soto (Age 23) is a Padre and Other Trade Deadline Adventures
Aug 04, 2022
Ep. 110 - Does Houston Really Need to Trade for Josh Bell - or Anyone?
Jul 26, 2022
Ep. 109 - A Blood Red (Mid)Summer (Classic)
Jul 22, 2022
Ep 108 - The Wax Pack (Ep. 36) w/ Professor Brad Balukjian
Jul 14, 2022
Ep. 107 - Bert Shepard, Lou Brissie & Baseball During World War II
Jul 07, 2022
Ep. 106 - Baseball Rebels w/ Professor Peter Dreier
Jul 02, 2022
Ep. 105 - First Home Run Ball Exchange Rates and Other Tall Tales
Jun 23, 2022
Ep. 104 - When Sport Defeated Law: The Curt Flood Case w/ Prof. Jeremi Duru
Jun 17, 2022
Ep. 103 - Andrew's Ryan Pressly Anxiety Exposed!
Jun 09, 2022
Ep. 102 - SST Records & The Sound of the Underground w/ Jim Ruland
Jun 02, 2022
Ep. 101 - Exile on Main Street at 50 w/ Christian Bonner & Tim Lindsey
May 26, 2022
Ep. 100 - Crane & Cashman, Beyond the Thunderdome!
May 21, 2022
Ep. 99 - Keeping the Faith & Wildest Dreams
May 12, 2022
Ep 98 - If You Miss Pitchers Hitting, Check Out the Astro Catchers
May 05, 2022
Ep. 97 - Were We Too Stupid to Find Out How Phones Work?
Apr 30, 2022
Ep. 96 - Is Giving Up an Intentional Walk with the Bases Loaded a Winning Move?
Apr 25, 2022
Ep. 95 - What Might Have Been for Clayton Kershaw w/ Avery Hamel
Apr 17, 2022
Ep 94 - Vladimir Guerrero, Jr., Is Absolutely Terrifying (AL Preview) w/ Bayleigh Von Schneider
Apr 09, 2022
Ep. 93 - "I'm Just Presuming the Rockies Don't Have a Plan" (NL Preview) w/ Sara Sanchez
Apr 03, 2022
Ep. 92 - The Post-Lockout Free Agency Cavalcade
Mar 28, 2022
Ep. 91 - Play Ball!
Mar 21, 2022
Ep. 90 - We Finally Talk About the Lockout and it Ends Two Days Later, Go Figure
Mar 13, 2022
Ep. 89 - Less About the Individual Song; More About the Brand w/ Mike Ethan Messick
Mar 06, 2022
Ep. 88 -- Please Do Not Burn Down the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame
Feb 24, 2022
Ep. 87 - Keep your Philandering Discrete and Other Life Lessons from the Show
Feb 17, 2022
Ep. 86 - On the Decline in African American Participation in Baseball w/ Kahron Spearman
Feb 10, 2022
Ep. 85 - Andrew Has Pitchfork in Hand But Is Not Ready to March Just Yet
Feb 03, 2022
Ep 84 - NFL Owners Duking It Out at Midfield and Other Overtime Ideas
Jan 27, 2022
Ep. 83 - "I Want to See Everything," w/ Rich O'Toole
Jan 20, 2022
Ep. 82 - Rube Waddell Would Make A Hell of a Movie w/ Prof. Alan H. Levy
Jan 14, 2022
Ep. 81: Bowl Prediction and WAR Draft Results
Jan 08, 2022
Ep. 80 - Piano Legs, Sliding Billy, Piggy and Wahoo: Baseball's Oldest Records Pt. 2
Dec 30, 2021
Ep 79 - The Hooks & Runs Best of 2021 Year-End Music Review
Dec 23, 2021
Ep. 78 - The 2021 Bowl Preview w/ Amy Daughters
Dec 18, 2021
Ep. 77 - Bridegrooms, Orphans and Perfectos! Oh My!
Dec 10, 2021
Ep. 76 - A Baseball Season When Hitters Reigned Supreme w/ Lew Freedman
Dec 02, 2021
Ep. 75 - If It's Something That Happens, It's Going to Be a Sad Day In Baltimore
Nov 25, 2021
Ep. 74 - Roller Derby & Sci-Fi & Coaching Carousels & Moneyball
Nov 18, 2021
Ep. 73 - 14 Runs, 7 Hits, 3 Walks, 1 HBP and 5 Senator Errors Later
Nov 12, 2021
Ep. 72 - Seeing the World Through Baseball w/ Cousin Wolf (Matt Halvorson)
Nov 04, 2021
Ep. 71 - The Quest for a Gentleman's C
Oct 28, 2021
Ep. 70 - Hooks & Runs Returns!
Oct 25, 2021
Ep. 68 - Do We Have Your Attention?
Jun 25, 2021
Ep 67 - He's Leading the Majors in Walks While Hitting .157
Jun 18, 2021
Ep 66 - People are Hungry for Live Music w/ Cillea Houghton
Jun 09, 2021
Ep. 63 - I Want Anthony Rizzo Chirpin' at Freddie Freeman w/ Kevin Edelson (Closer Monkey)
May 19, 2021
Ep 61 - Dodger Stadium Should Not Exist w/ Eric Nusbaum
May 06, 2021
Ep. 59 - The Chicago Cubs & the N. L. Central w/ Sara Sanchez
Apr 23, 2021
Ep. 52 - I Dig Attitude More Than the Sound of It w/ Country Westerns
Mar 02, 2021
Ep 51 - Triathlons w/ Tiffany & Caitlin; Whiskey Jam w/ Ward Guenther
Feb 24, 2021
Ep. 50 - Modern Spins on Country Themes w/ Angela Stefano
Feb 10, 2021
Ep. 47 - They Were All in Love with Songs w/ Tamara Saviano
Jan 26, 2021
Ep. 46 - A Journey Through the Negro Leagues w/ Larry Lester
Jan 19, 2021
Ep. 45A - Shavermetrics w/ Scott Russell and Bill "Spaceman" Lee (Radio Edit)
Jan 16, 2021
Ep. 44 - The Genre is Out of the Bottle w/ Adam Gussow
Jan 05, 2021
Ep. 43 - The Hooks & Runs Year-End Music Review
Dec 29, 2020
Ep. 36 - 11,341 Miles, 123 Cups of Coffee and the Wax Pack w/ Brad Balukjian
Nov 10, 2020
Ep. 34 - If You Take Batting Practice There You're Gonna Have to Fight Rattlesnakes w/ Bill Rogan
Oct 27, 2020