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).
Recent Episodes
280 - Texans in the Hall: Joe Williams, Andy Cooper and Hilton Smith w/ Thomas Kern
9 Mar 2026
279 Five future generals and 1915 Army baseball w/ Dr. Stephen V. Rice, plus Ferris Fain was a gangster
23 Feb 2026
278 -- The one and onlys, the Grammy Awards and Rex pulls a HOF rookie card!
9 Feb 2026
277 - Buried by History: the 1941 Philadelphia Phillies w/ Justin Klugh
1 Feb 2026
276 - Long Hours, Low Pay and Legendary Music w/ Rob Miller, co-founder of Bloodshot Records
12 Jan 2026
275 - Wolverines, Free Agents and the Hooks & Runs Best Albums of 2025
29 Dec 2025
274 - "I Thought I'd Given Up the Circus:" Baseball Promotions w/ Joseph Natalicchio
12 Dec 2025
273 - Podcast News, Baseball Moves, Guns & Roses
8 Dec 2025
272 - The Spirit of Radio w/ Dave South
27 Nov 2025
271 - Hard Caps, Soft Caps, Salary Floors and Baseball Cards
23 Nov 2025
270 - "Second Base? That's My Best Position!" w/ Trenidad Hubbard
16 Nov 2025
269 - Ralph Branca: Baseball's Everyman w/ Bob Mitchell
6 Nov 2025
268 - Baseball & Music w/ Bill Nowlin
1 Nov 2025
267 - The 1971 Astros and the Art of What If w/ Samuel Barrett
22 Oct 2025
266 - Benny Kauff: "An Apparent Injustice Has Been Done"
11 Oct 2025
265 - "They All Though I Was Crazy Anyway" w/ Scipio Spinks
5 Oct 2025
264 - Texans in the Hall: Joe Morgan
25 Sep 2025
263 - The Ty Cobb and Tris Speaker Gambling Scandal of 1926 w/ Dan Taylor
19 Sep 2025
262 - Rube and Bill Foster: Texans in the Hall
13 Sep 2025
261 - The Bill Bevens Story: As Close as you Can Get
4 Sep 2025
260 - Bo Belinsky: Everything Has a Price w/ David Krell
30 Aug 2025
259 - Texans in the Hall: Eddie Mathews
23 Aug 2025
258 - "I Was a Kid Too Back Then" w/ Rick Wise
14 Aug 2025
257 - MLB's Microbet Investigation Snares an All-Star.
8 Aug 2025
256 - Southwest Conference Baseball w/ Bo Carter
1 Aug 2025
255 - Major League Baseball Needs to Think Globally
26 Jul 2025
254 - Frank Robinson is Underrated (Texans in the Hall)
17 Jul 2025
253 - Microbets, 1980's Baseball Cards, and Fare Thee Well to Ozzy
