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whygpodcast hosts Where Have You Gone?, a history show with 43 episodes published.
In 1951, Bobby Thomson was 28 years old, the Ambassador Hotel was 30 years old, George Plimpton and Vin Scully were 24 years old. Plimpton was still years away from writing his classic books Out of My League and Paper Li
So much of 1951 is gone, but not forgotten, including publications, ballparks, and other buildings. Gone or not, the work of many writers and architects in 1951 impacted the future. Welton Becket, 49-year-old architect,
This installment of Where Have You Gone looks at Bobby Thomson’s “Shot Heard ‘Round the World”. It put the New York Giants into the 1951 World Series against Joe DiMaggio, Mickey Mantle, and the New York Yankees. Ever si
One of the champions of radio in 1951 was Gordon McLendon, creator of the Liberty Broadcasting System. Jerome Lawrence and Robert E. Lee were part of the creation of the Armed Forces Radio Service (AFRS). Lawrence and Le
The New York Giants had 17 wins and 19 losses when Willie Mays made his Major League Baseball debut on May 25, 1951. By the end of September, he was a fixture in the Giants’ lineup and helped put his team in a pennant ra
On September 20, 1951, Ford Frick was elected Commissioner of Baseball. The next day, A Place in the Sun opened at the Loew’s State in downtown Cleveland. Also on the 20th, screenwriter Michael Wilson “appeared before th
We look at the 25th birthday of Route 66 and some of baseball’s all-time great broadcasters at the middle of the 20th century. Route 66 turned 25 years old in 1951. In his book 1939 book The Grapes of Wrath, John Steinbe
In his extraordinary career, Oscar-winning writer-director Eric Simonson has bridged a unique cross-section of American drama from Norman Corwin to Mark Harris. His documentary, A Note of Triumph: The Golden Age of Norma
We take yet another look at the legendary poet laureate of radio, Norman Corwin, and the husband-wife acting team of Paul Douglas and Jan Sterling. On September 2, 1951 Norman Corwin “intermittently watched [the] Giants-
Another great playwright, Paddy Chayefsky, supporting players like actors Joe Mantell and Art Gilmore, and many of the Dodgers and Giants on October 3, 1951 are featured. In 1951, Chayefsky turned 28 years old, and Mante
We feature a look at two more legends, college baseball coach Rod Dedeaux and filmmaker Alfred Hitchcock. On June 16, 1951, the 37-year-old Dedeaux and the University of Southern California Trojans baseball team was in O
Opening day of the 1951 Major League Baseball season turns our attention to Jackie Robinson, the literature of Jackie Robinson, his childhood hometown of Pasadena, California, Pasadena’s legendary Vroman’s Book Store, an
Lucille Ball, John Wayne, Rod Serling, and General Douglas MacArthur take center stage as our look at 1951 continues. On March 31, 1951, five days after Mickey Mantle’s big day at Bovard Field, the last broadcast of “My
One of the seminal moments in American history took place on October 3, 1951, when Bobby Thomson hit what has become known as “The Shot Heard ‘Round the World”. Earlier in 1951, Mickey Mantle burst onto the scene as a ro
Our new season begins with a special episode, an interview with Dr. Rock Positano. Dr. Positano is the author, with his brother John, of Dinner With DiMaggio, an intimate look at Rock’s friendship with the legendary Yank
Our road trip continues in the Motor City, Detroit, Michigan, with stops at the Henry Ford, Historic Hamtramck Stadium, Comerica Park, and John K. King Used & Rare Books. It is the final stop on our trip and the final ep
Marshall, MI is home to the American Museum of Magic. It also features the largest National Historic Landmark District (small urban category) in the United States. It is the next stop on our trip through Ohio, Indiana, a
Colon, Michigan, is the Magic Capital of the World. For decades, it has been a destination for many of the greatest magicians in the world. It has been the final stop for some of them. Find the magic when Where Have You
The second day of our road trip covers Marion, Ohio and Fort Wayne, Indiana. There is travel on the Lincoln Highway, a bookstore, and a ballgame. There are other historic landmarks along the way, all the things that make
Virtual travel is fine, but real travel is usually better. Come along for our recent visit to Columbus, OH, the first stop on a road trip through Ohio, Indiana, and Michigan. The Columbus sites include important location
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