Black Diamonds

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Episodes: 85


 Mar 11, 2024

Pierre Arnette
 Aug 17, 2022
Best baseball podcast out there and could listen to Bob Kendrick tell stories all day.

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SiriusXM and the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum will present an exclusive new podcast series, Black Diamonds. Hosted by museum president and historian Bob Kendrick, the podcast will showcase the history of the Negro Leagues, highlighting the players, people and events that shaped them, as well as spotlighting the leagues’ achievements and innovations during a time of segregation and inequality. Listeners will hear the stories of baseball legends like Jackie Robinson, Oscar Charleston, Josh Gibson and Satchel Paige, and important figures like Rube Foster, Effa Manley, Buck O’Neil and many more.

Episode Date
BONUS | Sridhar Pappu and Luke Epplin | A Salute to the Black Aces
Jan 25, 2024
Hall of Game 2023 | Dwight Gooden, Dontrelle Willis, Dave Stewart, Al Downing, Derrick Blue, Greg Proops
Sep 14, 2023
The Story of Willard "Home Run" Brown | Featuring the Late Willard Brown
Sep 07, 2023
Cam Perron and Al Holt | The 1948 Birmingham Black Barons
Aug 31, 2023
LaTroy Hawkins | "I want to be remembered by how I treated people, and not the stats on the back of my baseball card."
Aug 24, 2023
Willie Horton | How The Negro Leagues Helped Make The Game Global
Aug 17, 2023
Basketball Hall of Famer Lenny Wilkens | "I Played Stickball with Willie Mays"
Aug 10, 2023
Sam Allen and Pedro Sierra | Former Negro Leaguers Tell Their Stories
Aug 03, 2023
Derek Jeter | "It's Not Just Baseball History."
Jul 27, 2023
Curtis Granderson and Edwin Jackson | The Players Alliance, Recorded at All-Star Week in Seattle
Jul 20, 2023
Mike Cameron | A True Game Changer, Recorded at All-Star Week in Seattle
Jul 13, 2023
Black Diamonds Returns JULY 13
Jun 08, 2023
Reggie Jackson | Are We Any Closer to Diversity in Baseball?
Jun 01, 2023
Marquis Grissom | The Story of Sam "The Jet" Jethroe
May 25, 2023
Rosilyn Stearnes-Brown | The Legend of Turkey Stearnes
May 18, 2023
W. Kamau Bell | How to Define Blackness in Baseball, Plus a Conversation About Glen Kuiper
May 11, 2023
Ray Mackey, Rich Westcott | The Story of Raleigh "Biz" Mackey
May 04, 2023
Wes Singletary | The Story of John Henry "Pop" Lloyd
Apr 27, 2023
Cito Gaston | Breaking Barriers as a Black Manager, and Life with Henry Aaron
Apr 20, 2023
Jackie Robinson vs. Paul Robeson vs. The United States of America
Apr 13, 2023
Dusty Baker | The Story of Vicious Vic Harris
Apr 06, 2023
Ramone Russell | Bringing the Negro Leagues to MLB: The Show 23
Mar 30, 2023
Black Diamonds Returns for 2023
Mar 23, 2023
Holiday Special Part Two | Joe Carter, Lee Smith, Kenny Lofton, Bo Porter, and Dave Stewart at the Buck O'Neil Gala
Dec 15, 2022
Holiday Special Part One | Joe Posnanski and Tony Clark at the Buck O'Neil Gala
Dec 15, 2022
Ralph Wimbish Jr | The Story of Elston Howard
Sep 22, 2022
Martha Jo Black | The Story of Joe Black
Sep 15, 2022
Eddie George | HBCUs and the Negro Leagues
Sep 08, 2022
Dave Stewart | The Nashville Stars
Sep 01, 2022
Darryl Strawberry | What I Owe to the Negro Leagues
Aug 25, 2022
Former Negro Leaguers Pedro Sierra and Sam Allen | LIVE from Play Ball Park in LA
Aug 18, 2022
Clinton Yates and Bradford William Davis | LIVE from Play Ball Park in LA
Aug 11, 2022
BONUS | "Thanks a Million, Buck" Brunch with Lee Smith, Bob Costas, Joe Posnanski, and More
Aug 09, 2022
CC Sabathia, Curtis Granderson, and Edwin Jackson | LIVE from Play Ball Park in LA
Aug 04, 2022
Fergie Jenkins | LIVE from Play Ball Park in LA
Aug 01, 2022
Inducting Buck | Featuring the Late Buck O'Neil
Jul 28, 2022
Dave Roberts | LIVE at SiriusXM LA
Jul 20, 2022
Negro Leagues Baseball Returns to Los Angeles SUNDAY
Jul 15, 2022
Black Diamonds Returns After The All-Star Break
Jun 23, 2022
BONUS | Stanley Nelson, Producer of "After Jackie"
Jun 17, 2022
Triston McKenzie | The Legacy of Satchel Paige
Jun 16, 2022
Kyle McNary | The Story of Ted "Double Duty" Radcliffe
Jun 09, 2022
Byron Motley | The Legend of Bob Motley
Jun 02, 2022
The Murder of Porter Moss
May 26, 2022
Frank White | The 1942 Kansas City Monarchs
May 19, 2022
Cedric Mullins | The Story of Leon Day
May 12, 2022
April Matthis | Becoming the Great Toni Stone
May 06, 2022
Martha Ackmann | The Women of the Negro Leagues
May 05, 2022
Curtis Granderson | Examining Baseball's Segregation
Apr 29, 2022
Curtis Granderson | The Infamous LaGuardia Letter
Apr 28, 2022
William C. Rhoden | Integration and the Black Press
Apr 21, 2022
The Road to Integration
Apr 21, 2022
Mookie Betts and Tim Anderson | The Legacy of Jackie Robinson
Apr 14, 2022
Coming Soon - Season Three
Apr 07, 2022
Joe Louis and Jackie Robinson
Apr 01, 2022
"Finally": Buck O'Neil is a Hall of Famer
Dec 15, 2021
"The Hall of Fame Class of 2022": Bob Kendrick on the Hall's history with the Negro Leagues, and the icons up for election this weekend
Nov 30, 2021
"For Buck": Part Two - Bob Kendrick and Joe Posnanski on the Hall of Fame Legacy of Buck O'Neil
Oct 07, 2021
"For Buck": Bob Kendrick, Joe Carter, Frank White, KC Mayor Quinton Lucas, and KC Chief Deron Cherry remember the life and legacy of Buck O'Neil
Oct 06, 2021
"Say Hey": Bob Kendrick, John Shea, and former teammate Bill White on the great Willie Mays
Sep 30, 2021
"Porkchops" Part Two: Dusty Baker on the Legacy of Henry Aaron
Sep 23, 2021
"Porkchops" Part One: Bob Kendrick, Howard Bryant, and Henry Aaron himself, on the Legacy of Hammerin' Hank
Sep 23, 2021
"From Baselines to Basepaths": Dave Winfield, Sherman Jenkins, and Bob Kendrick on the legacy of Ted Strong
Sep 16, 2021
"Barrier Breakers": with Chiefs QB Patrick Mahomes
Sep 09, 2021
"So Much More Than Just Mr. Cub": Fergie Jenkins, Ron Rapoport, and Bob Kendrick on the Complicated Career of Ernie Banks
Sep 02, 2021
"King of the Monarchs": Bob Kendrick and Pete Gorton on the great John Donaldson
Aug 26, 2021
"Faster Than a Light Switch": Bob Kendrick and Willie Wilson on the Life and Legacy of Cool Papa Bell
Aug 19, 2021
"The Past, Present, and Future of the Black Catcher": with Texas Rangers C Ian Moller
Aug 12, 2021
"The First Two-Way Superstar": Bob Kendrick, Phil Dixon, and Carl Rogan on the life of Wilber "Bullet" Rogan
Aug 05, 2021
Coming Soon - Season Two of Black Diamonds
Aug 01, 2021
An Afternoon with Henry Aaron, Frank Robinson, and Dave Winfield: Recorded at the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum, 2012
Jul 13, 2021
"The Second Man on the Moon": Bob Kendrick and Larry Doby Jr. on the Life of Larry Doby, plus Remembrances of Mudcat Grant
Jun 17, 2021
"The Greatest Baseball Player You've Never Heard Of": Bob Kendrick and Jeremy Beer on the Great Oscar Charleston
Jun 10, 2021
"Style and Flair": A Conversation with Ozzie Smith
Jun 03, 2021
"The Cuban Stars": Bob Kendrick, Fredi González, and Eduardo Pérez on Martín Dihigo and the Cuban Superstars of the Negro Leagues
May 27, 2021
"Satchel Paige, Barnstorming Legend" Part 2: with Texas Rangers Pitcher Taylor Hearn
May 20, 2021
"Satchel Paige, Barnstorming Legend" Part 1: Bob Kendrick and Larry Tye on the Greatest Of All Time
May 20, 2021
"The Black Aces": David Price, CC Sabathia, and Dave Stewart sit down with Bob Kendrick
May 13, 2021
"The Queen of the Negro Leagues": Bob Kendrick & Jim Overmyer on the Legacy of Effa Manley
May 06, 2021
"The Homestead Grays" Part 2: with Washington Nationals First Baseman Josh Bell
Apr 29, 2021
"The Homestead Grays" Part 1: Bob Kendrick on Josh Gibson, Buck Leonard, and the Most Dominant Franchise in Baseball History
Apr 29, 2021
"The Most Influential Man in Baseball History": Bob Kendrick & Kenny Williams on the life and legacy of Rube Foster
Apr 22, 2021
"Why Jackie?" Part 2: Bob Kendrick & Arnold Rampersad on the life of Jackie Robinson
Apr 15, 2021
"Why Jackie?" Part 1: Bob Kendrick & Jerry Hairston on the life of Jackie Robinson
Apr 15, 2021
History of the Negro Leagues Trailer
Mar 31, 2021