From The Cheap Seats

In celebration of the 2022 Winter Olympics, we take you back to the most sinister scandal in Winter Olympics history. Two world class figure skaters – both Americans – are expected to be top contenders for medals. Then, only weeks before the Games are to begin, one of them is attacked by a hired hitman with a club. His intention is to seriously injure the athlete so she is unable to skate. Who was...

We have a very special episode for you, currently in the works, which will investigate the most sinister scandal in Winter Olympic history. Shhhh…it’s a secret. Or, maybe you can guess. Apologies for running a little behind. In the meantime, please enjoy our “Mission Impossible” homage to the disastrous state of MLB baseball. Spring Training in 3 weeks? …. Don’t count on it.

On the occasion of the release of a very successful new 8 hour documentary that takes us back 52 years to 1970, we re-open the celebrity gossip file on the breakup of the still-iconic rock band, The Beatles. We ask tough questions: were they over-rated in the 60’s? Should anyone even care about these guys this many decades later? Ellie, Bernice, and I are joined by two special guests. One is a cla...

For the many hundreds of listeners that didn’t get a chance to hear it, we are replaying our very first episode from last July! Still among our best. Kassia, Bernice and I re-open the file on the most famous and enduring - but least understood - scandal of the 20th Century: WATERGATE. As we approach the 50th anniversary of the break in into Democratic National Headquarters that eventually brought...

It begins with a dejected Santa Claus, in disguise, telling a man, “Christmas is not coming this year…” WOW! What a pitch for a movie. How did the filmmakers do? We examine this forgotten cinematic Christmas masterpiece from 1966. For more than 2 decades after its very successful international theater run, it was a non-stop, exclusive, seasonal staple on HBO…but has since faded from view. You can...

Christmas in the USA today is not Christmas without New York City. The Macy’s Parade on Thanksgiving, the giant tree in Rockefeller Center, the Rockettes, etc. But how did NYC become the Christmas Capital for the U.S. - and even the English-speaking world? Does it even make sense? We invite 3, life-long New Yorkers to discuss. 2 are not even Christian. These are terrific friends of this pod, the M...

We lovingly cover America’s favorite holiday, which is unique to our country. Not a scandal – just an exploration of myth versus fact. I don’t think you will be shocked or disappointed…just a little wiser. The first Thanksgiving, the Macy’s parade, and our current holiday table are all on this delicious menu of topics - heavy on the gravy and cranberry sauce. We are also PLEASED TO INTRODUCE OUT N...

Anthony Bourdain, celebrity chef, best-selling author, and international television star, unexpectedly commits an apparent suicide at age 62 - at the very zenith of his fame. How could this possibly happen? And what lessons for us lie beneath this Shakespeare-esque tragedy? Our guest in this episode, is notable, professional grief/loss consultant, Maureen Desmond, who has a podcast of her own call...

The riveting conclusion - your fearless podcast hosts – Kassia, Bernice, and Thad - have been hired by the Washington Nationals baseball team ownership to investigate a 243 year old legend inside their stadium - on Halloween night! Entering as skeptics, they encounter a ghost-company of headless American Revolution soldiers and the Hessian mercenaries that slaughtered them in 1777 - now ravenous z...

How soon fans forget…the Houston Astros cheated in the 2017 World Series, got away with it, and won that year. They tried the same scam again in 2019 against the Washington Nationals. But this time they were caught. We have the secret recordings that uncovered the conspiracy here! Please reach out to us at contact@scandalsheetpod.com, find us on Facebook as 'Scandal Sheet' or on Twitter @scandal_s...

Your fearless podcast hosts – Kassia, Bernice, and Thad - have been hired by the Washington Nationals baseball team ownership to investigate a 243 year old legend inside their stadium - on Halloween night! Entering as skeptics, they encounter a ghost-company of headless American Revolution soldiers and the Hessian mercenaries that slaughtered them in 1777 - now ravenous zombies! Part 2 will be rel...

In honor of the MLB postseason, we re-open the case of Pete Rose, one of the greatest baseball players in history. But he was permanently expelled from baseball in 1989 for gambling on the game – an activity millions of Americans do each day. This expulsion makes Rose ineligible for induction into the Hall Of Fame. Add to that the multiple statutory rape charges and tax evasion. Sympathetic tragic...

Can a working-class father from Louisiana - himself a veteran of uncontrolled alcoholism and rehab – use the courts to impose a state of near-enslavement on his multi-millionaire daughter for over a decade? We invite one of New York City's leading attorneys and a NY public school teacher to dive deep and take you beyond the sound bites and headlines on this on-going, mind-numbing injustice. If you...

Another offering in our new podcast series, "Scandal Sheet" -- In this first of a multi-part series, we tear back the curtain on plagues in known time. We are joined by Professor Vince Connelly of Oxford Brookes University in the United Kingdom to discuss this global epidemic – for many centuries, the most deadly until today’s COVID - that both overlapped and influenced World War 1 and its afterma...

The Mob is BACK and they are better than ever in this victory lap where they share their predictions for the Mets this year and next. We hope it won’t be their last! I know you will Enjoy!

One of the greatest sports conspiracies in history! 8 key players of the White Sox, including the legendary ‘Shoeless’ Joe Jackson, deliberately throw the championship in exchange for Mob bribes. Your fearless hosts take you deep behind this ambitious treachery. Was Shoeless Joe really guilty? Please reach out to us at contact@scandalsheetpod.com

The 3rd episode of our new pod "Scandal Sheet" -- Do you think you know about UFO’s? Well you don’t. After a flurry of eye-opening leaked videos - recorded by professional naval/air force aviators - triggers a Congressionally-demanded report from the Director of National Intelligence, we still know nothing more than we did before. What are these objects that defy conventionally understood physics?...

Thank you to all who played/downloaded our last episode of "SCANDAL SHEET". We hoped you enjoyed and are eager to see what comes next. This new episode is actually about baseball! LOGLINE: Though appearing to emerge from their 2020 COVID controversies, Major League Baseball plunges itself into yet another scandal of its own making. 2020 MVP pitcher and, currently, the highest paid athlete in the w...

In this, our first episode of "SCANDAL SHEET", we re-open the file on the most famous and enduring - but least understood - scandal of the 20th Century: WATERGATE. Join us to learn the secrets you have probably never heard before. NOTE: We decided to suspend "FROM THE CHEAP SEATS" for the 2021 season. But Kassia, Thad and Bernice have a new podcast called, "SCANDAL SHEET". We hope you will enjoy t...

We invite participants in the “From The Cheap Seats” pod to join us for our first Thanksgiving Day Quiz show Fun AND educational. Try to guess the questions yourself! PLEASE SHARE WITH YOUR NETWORK. Enjoy all 54 episodes of the 2019/2020 podcast on this platform, iTunes, Google, Spotify, Stitcher, or your fav pod player. bit.ly/3d0qUSn. Reach out: thecheapseatsdc@gmail.com. Visit us on twitter at...

The riveting conclusion - Your fearless “From The Cheap Seats” podcast hosts have been hired by the Washington Nationals ownership, the Lerner family, to investigate a 243 year old legend inside Nats stadium - on Halloween night! Entering as skeptics, they encounter a ghost-company of headless American Revolution soldiers and the Hessian mercenaries that slaughtered them in 1777 - now ravenous zom...

Your fearless “From The Cheap Seats” podcast hosts have been hired by the Washington Nationals ownership, the Lerner family, to investigate a 243 year old legend inside Nats stadium - on Halloween night! Entering as skeptics, they encounter a ghost-company of headless American Revolution soldiers and the Hessian mercenaries that slaughtered them in 1777 - now ravenous zombies! Part 2 will be relea...

Your fearless “From The Cheap Seats” podcast hosts have been hired by the Washington Nationals ownership, the Lerner family, to investigate a 243 year old legend inside Nats stadium - on Halloween night! Entering as skeptics, they encounter a ghost-company of headless American Revolution soldiers and the Hessian mercenaries that slaughtered them in 1777 - now ravenous zombies! Part 2 will be relea...

A loving, end of season homage to “Twin Peaks” from your friends at the “From The Cheap Seats” podcast. Join the Mets Mob in the unbelievable conclusion to the Bernice and Leonardo love story. One that began in a previous episode on a pirate ship in 1583. (This piece was also the cold open to our final regular season episode, "Baseball Made It !!!"

We begin with an amazing “Twin Peaks” homage opener. Against the odds, we reach the end of an unlikely season. The famous Mets Mob join us once again to reflect upon this bizarre but memorable year. We also honor baseball legend, Tom Seaver. PLEASE SHARE WITH YOUR NETWORK. Enjoy all 52 episodes of the 2019/2020 podcast on this platform, iTunes, Google, Spotify, Stitcher, or your fav pod player. bi...