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Take Who Out to the Ball Game?

Take Who Out to the Ball Game?

FromSidedoor


Take Who Out to the Ball Game?

FromSidedoor

ratings:
Length:
30 minutes
Released:
Mar 9, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

Baseball fan or not, you know this song…or at least, you think you do. “Take Me Out to the Ball Game” is one of the top three most recognizable songs in the country, next to “The Star Spangled Banner” and “Happy Birthday.” But long-forgotten lyrics reveal a feminist message buried amid the peanuts and cracker jack.

Speakers:


Dan Piazza, curator at the Smithsonian’s National Postal Museum 
Andy Strasberg, co-author of “Take Me Out to the Ball Game: Baseball’s Greatest Hit” 
George Boziwick, retired Chief of the Music Division of The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts, and co-founder of the Red Skies Music Ensemble
Nancy Faust, retired organist for the Chicago White Sox
Released:
Mar 9, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (100)

More than 154 million treasures fill the Smithsonian’s vaults. But where the public’s view ends, Sidedoor begins. With the help of biologists, artists, historians, archaeologists, zookeepers and astrophysicists, host Lizzie Peabody sneaks listeners through the Smithsonian’s side door, telling stories that can’t be heard anywhere else. Check out si.edu/sidedoor and follow @SidedoorPod for more info.