The Moonlight Graham Show

Episode 83 brings us the story that no one (I mean everyone) has been waiting for... Tim Flattery! Tori Scarpinato (about to be Mrs. Flattery) takes the mic and puts your usual host in the hot seat. Tori brings Tom Griffin in to co-pilot her first time at the controls of the podcast and really shows who brings the talent to the marriage. Tori basically had to use the jaws of life to pull Tim's glo...

He went to a Final Four with the Iowa Hawkeyes in the 1980s, won an NBA title with MJ in the 1990s and now Bobby Hansen joins The Moonlight Graham Show for the 5 Big Questions!

The best sportscaster in Iowa comes to the Moonlight Graham Show for the 5 toughest questions of his life.

Reds Outfielder Scott Schebler answers Tim's 5 Big Questions

Running great Lisa Uhl answers Tim's 5 Big Questions

A.J. Pierzynski answers Tim's 5 big questions

Edited from the original interview from 5/1/18 with Tim. "The 5 big questions"

Season 5 comes to a close by opening up the mailbag for the very first time. We know that the Moonlighters and fans are what make the show happen so what could be a better way to wrap a season than to turn an episode over to our supporters? This week, Tim took your ideas, topics, and stories from social media and email and brings them together for episode 82. Our first mailbag covers everything fr...

"When people talk about grinding, I don't think they really don't know what that means" From Korea to Canada, Kansas to Florida, behind the plate to on the mound, Eric Sim has seen it all and loves to tell the story. Eric Sim uses his Twitter and Instagram accounts (@ESim3400) to give his behind the scenes take on life in the minor leagues and just about anything else. And these are some hot, hone...

Eric Surkamp shares some of the behind the scenes aspects of life in the minors and the big leagues. He played for the majors and minors with the Giants, White Sox, Dodgers, Athletics, Rangers, and finished his career in Korea. His career included minor league titles, call-ups, scraping by on minor league checks, major league paydays and hanging out with Jose Canseco. Baseball fans are going to lo...

We have had 78 episodes of underdogs, role players, and people with great stories from all across the sports spectrum. Episode 79 features what is perhaps the best underdog story of them all. Andy Yohe brings his 3 Olympic medals to the podcast for episode 79. Tim and Andy sit down in Andy's native Bettendorf to bring you this week's interview.

Episode 78 takes us back to the roots of the podcast. A simple game of catch is at the core of both the game of baseball and a symbol of the relationship between Ray Kinsella (Costner) and his dad. Many of us are lucky to have those memories with our own dads and Ethan Bryan is a passionate baseball fan who is celebrating the simplicity of a game of catch by embarking on a quest to play catch for...

In episode 77, Tim sits down with one of the all time great Cyclones, Todd Blythe. Todd and Tim go back in time to trace Todd's path from Indianola High School to Ames, his shot with the New Orleans Saints, the CFL, and back home with the Barnstormers. Cyclones will love the stories about Dan McCarney and many of the stars from the early 2000 Cyclone teams. In addition to sharing about Blythe's ex...

Tim and his panel of guest hosts deliver their 2018 Pigskin Preview

Buy Authentic Gypsum Eaters Gear The Moonlight Graham Show started as a discussion between brothers and has reached a high point with the Fort Dodge Gypsum Eaters coming to life in the form of the Flattery lineup. Ranging in age from 68-19, the Flattery men came together in Dyersville, IA to take on the Kent Buccaneers. Just like in the movie, the game was about far more than baseball.

Keith Rahe is the perhaps the most important name related to the Field of Dreams brand after Kevin Costner and W.P. Kinsella. Keith lived right next to the site where the movie was filmed. And when the actors and crew were gone, Keith Rahe kept the Ghosts alive. In honor of the Fort Dodge Gypsum Eaters being brought back from the dead by Tim Flattery and the Flattery men taking on the Kent Buccane...

In episode 73 Tim tells the story of how the Kent Buccaneers, a baseball team made up of Englishmen, Scots, and Irishmen sent out a tweet looking for opponents to play in August in Dyersville, IA. Somehow that tweet comes across Tim's phone in April. And like Ray Kinsella himself, Tim was on a mission to get ready for a baseball game. Listen in as Tim describes the process of building a team to pl...

" You learn right away, it's about players." Coach K   After 32 years on the court, Coach Adolph Kochendorfer still has a deep passion for basketball and working with kids. Nine trips to the state tournament, 1 title and 4 runner up finishes  coupled with 516 wins prove that passion has carried him to success. In Episode 72, St. Edmond's own Coach K and Timmy dig into how coaching has changed over...

In this episode, Neil and David go all the way back to their time together in youth sports and how coaches and hard worked shaped David as an athlete and a man. The guys discuss some of the challenges David faced in making his way to Colorado Mesa and how he took advantage of getting his shot on offense during his last 3 years. David's mental toughness and competitive drive helped him persevere wi...

The countdown is on as Des Moines's favorite movie critic, Mr. Movie (Mike Woody) sits down with Tim and Tom to discuss sports, movies, and sports movies. Mr. Movie brings his 32 years of expertise into the studio to talk about what makes Field of Dreams great as well sharing his top ten sports movies. Total Field of Dreams nut Tim and movie expert Mr. Movie breakdown the film, soundtrack, acting,...

Augustana College baseball's Clay Collison and cousin David Flattery visit the studio to talk about the school's first national title. David and Clay are both pitchers that played at Iowa Central together. Prior to ICCC, David was a St Edmond Gael and Clay an Algona Bulldog. 

Growing up in Georgia, Kantrail Horton had a very successful high school career and had signed with Larry Eustachy to play at Utah State. That is until one morning morning SportsCenter told him his coach was heading to ISU. A phone call later that settled that Coach Eustachy wanted Horton to come to Ames with him… after a short detour to finish junior college out in California. Kantrail shares how...

This week brings Jordan Comadena to the podcast, a former DI utility player in the Big Ten and a minor leaguer in the Houston Astros system. Jordan currently serves as the bullpen catcher for the Pittsburgh Pirates. Technically he is a member of the coaching staff but he is just a few minor miracles and a coincidence or two away from getting on the game field. Jordan talks about his job as the ult...

In his second interview, Erik talks about some of the amazing races he has been involved in since the last podcast as well as training and competing as a professional runner. Sowinski shares how he has reached his peak as a 28 year old runner competing with guys young enough to be his younger brother or even a cousin. He shares how he has adjusted his training since finishing college and getting o...