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LIVE at 8pm ET, Dodgers superfan Rob Barnes and the Brooklyn Trolley Blogger Mike Lecolant come together to talk the history of Springtime for Brooklyn and springtime for the team that Brooklyn made. Join us LIVE at 8!

LIVE, Saturday at 7:00 pm (EST), A Bedford and Sullivan Podcast welcomes Negro Leagues Baseball historian and founder of The Donaldson Network, Peter Gorton.  Based in Minnesota, Peter leads a group of historians dedicated to discovering the lost legacy of John Wesley Donaldson.  Hosted by Brooklyn Trolley Blogger Michael Lecolant, Saturday's episode will discuss the man, baseball career, and...

LIVE at 8pm ET, our dinner table is full as we invite a slew of guests on for a conversation before the month is through of Jackie Robinson, the Negro Leagues and the need to study Black History all year round. Tonight, the Brooklyn Trolley Blogger Mike Lecolant, Negro League Historian Phil S. Dixon, filmmaker and Brooklynite Phil Maillard, author David Krell and baseball writer Nick Diunte join u...

LIVE at 10am ET, We'll talk to Carl Erksine about his memories of the late Tommy Lasorda and the late Henry Aaron. Joining us for the conversation will also be Bob McGee, author of "The Greatest Ballpark Ever."Join us LIVE at 10!

LIVE at 11am ET, Brooklyn Borough Historian Ron Schweiger talks the history of Brighton Beach, including its past resort glory, thoroughbred horse racing and its heav Jewish population. Listen in LIVE at 11! 

LIVE at 11am ET, New York Giants Preservation Society's Gary Mintz joins us for a check-in on the Giants' side of the research process. We'll discuss his memories of Tommy Lasorda growing up an SF Giants fan, as well as the work he has been doing during the pandemic, administering zoom meetings with members of the society. Join us LIVE at 11am ET! 

Happy new year, folks. We hope you are all safe and healthy out there. The baseball and Dodger family lost a beloved member this past week when Tommy Lasorda passed at the age of 93. With help from Dodgers superfan Rob Barnes, we'lldiscuss his baseball beginnings as a pitcher for the Brooklyn Dodgers, his journey as a coach in the minor leagues, and his brilliant managerial career with LA fro...

LIVE at 4:30pm ET, the Bedford & Sullivan podcast welcomes Negro League historian Phil S. Dixon to the program once more. Major League Baseball recently announced they will acknowledge the Negro Leagues as a bona fide Major League. We'll discuss what this means for the inclusion of the stats aside the record books, what stats will be deemed the authority, and much more...Join us LIVE at 4...

LIVE at 10am ET, Brooklyn Dodgers pitcher Carl Erskine goes into how he spent most offseasons during his time pitching in the big leagues. We'll also go into his post-baseball banking career. So, join us LIVE at 10am ET for the latest edition of the Bedford & Sullivan podcast!

LIVE at 2pm ET, the Brooklyn borough Historian Ron Schweiger joins us to talk about the consolidation of the boroughs of the City of New York, and Brooklyn's major reluctance to do so. Join us LIVE at 8!

LIVE at 8pm ET, we are once again joined by Sheepshead Bay native, broadcaster  Howard Kellman! Howard has been broadcasting AAA Indianapolis Indians games since 1974, including some years with our favorite, Mr. Carl Erskine. On the heels of Vin Scully's 93rd birthday, we talk the history of broadcasting, Brooklyn's humungous role in its evolution, Howard's influences from over the...

LIVE at 11am EST, we get back into the swing of things with a hearty autumn conversation about both Brooklyn and the Dodgers franchise. On one side, we have Mike Lecolant, the Brooklyn Trolley Blogger, who grew up in Brooklyn witin the echoes of the Dodgers leaving. On the other side, we have Rob Barnes, a Dodgers fanatic who grew up in Illinois taking in both coasts of the franchise's histor...

Happy Thursday to you all! LIVE at 10am ET, we continue looking at the history of Negro League Baseball 100 years after their inception. Brooklyn Trolley Blogger Mike Lecolant and Negro League historian Phil Dixon joins us for a discussion on the games played at Ebbets Field over the years, as well as the history of the World Series in the Negro Leagues. Join us LIVE at 10!

I hope you're all having a wonderful and healthy September...and l'shana tova to our Jewish listeners! LIVE at 1pm ET, reporter and TV host Julie Alexandria and her father, Professor Don Schwartz, join Bedford & Sullivan! Julie Alexandria is a sports and entertainment host and On Field MLB reporter. She has covered the Mets, Nationals and Padres and is currently a correspondent for L...

LIVE at 10am ET, we welcome Steve Dugan to the program! Born in South Carolina in 1950, Steve has practiced law for 40 years in Georgia and now Mobile, Alabama. He speaks of New York like Emerald City, a mythic place where the fact people live there stupifies him. We'll talk of the perception of New York outside the tristate area, and how the Honeymooners and the Dodgers brought Brooklyn to t...

LIVE at 2:00pm (EST), we welcome back to the show Negro Leagues historian, author and speaker Phil Dixon.  Joined also by the Brooklyn Trolley Blogger Michael Lecolant, host Sam Maxwell leads a celebratory discussion covering the Negro National League centennial.  A vast history prior to 1920 likewise awaits exploration.  The nuances of barnstorming and the various leagues of operation, on field g...

LIVE at 3pm ET, Brooklyn Borough Historian Ron Schweiger will discuss the history of Prospect Park; its design, its construction, the feelings of the creators compared and contrasted with one of their other crowning achievements, Central Park, as well as its Revolutionary War history. Join us LIVE at 3pm ET for the latest edition of the Bedford & Sullivan podcast!

LIVE at 10am ET, we're thrilled to welcome Pirates slugger Frank Thomas and Dodgers pitcher Carl Erskine to the podcast for the first time on the same show. They'll break down some of their classic matchups against each other, detailing what it is like to be a pitcher vs. hitter. Join us LIVE at 10am ET for the latest edition of the Bedford & Sullivan podcast!

LIVE at 10:30am ET, Greg Prince of Faith and Fear in Flushing joins us as the baseball season gets underway, albeit with major concerns of whether there will even be completion because of COVID-19. Outside of the uncertainy, we'll discuss what it is about the NL legacy of New York that continues to have similar heartbreaking results over the years with different people in charge above as well...

LIVE at 10am ET, the original Frank Thomas joins us on the Bedford & Sullivan podcast! Mr. Thomas played 16 seasons for the Pirates, the Cubs, the Reds, the Braves, the Phillies, the Astros and the Mets. We'll talk about his beginnings as a youth in Pittsburgh, what it was like playing for his hometown team, his experience as an opponent in Brooklyn, his interactions with Branch Rickey, a...

Welcome to the dog days of summer! LIVE at 10am ET, Mr. Carl Erskine, oneadose Boys of Summer himself, continues his in-depth help to the research process, today detailing what players' lifestyles were like back then, and how the reserve clause was a main deterrent in one particular area. So, join us LIVE at 10am ET for the latest edition of the Bedford & Sullivan podcast!

LIVE at 4pm ET, we welcome back Brooklyn born Larry King to the Bedford & Sullivan podcast! Today, we will focus on Larry's childhood in the 30's...his first memories of Brooklyn, first memories of the Dodgers, as well as his first memories of baseball on the radio. So, join us LIVE at 4pm ET for the latest edition of the Bedford & Sullivan podcast!

Hope you all had a wonderful July 4th weekend! LIVE at 2pm ET, author David Krell joins the Bedford & Sullivan podcast! Along with being the chair of SABR's Northern New Jersey chapter, David wrote "Our Bums: The Brooklyn Dodgers in History, Memory and Popular Culture." He'll discuss what prompted him to write the book, some of his favorite moments discovered, and his own p...

Happy 4th of July, Brooklyn and beyond! For the 118th episode, we're LIVE at 3pm ET with Midwood native Judy Kaiser! Judy will have a funny story on how we met, after which we'll discuss her experience growing up on Avenue I around the corner from Brooklyn College, as well, of course, about the Dodgers. Join us LIVE at 3pm ET!

The research process marches on as we welcome Brooklyn-born Robert Keyserling to the 117th episode! Bob was just a kid when the Dodgers left for LA, devestating him and countless other young and old fans in 1957. He'll talk about that, the magical feeling you felt rooting for the Dodgers before they left, as well as his experiences at the Dept of Welfare in Brownsville, East New York and Red...