Do you know the name of the third most-often sung song in America? (Hint: Numbers one and two are the "Star Spangled Banner" and "Happy Birthday.") You've probably sung it scores of times. Too bad you don't know the words.
In Episode 56, Out Of My Mind podcast host Jay Douglas takes a trip to Tin Pan Alley for the story of how the third-most often sung song in America is so misunderstood that few people singing it even know the words.
Jay Douglas tells the story of Helen Dettweiler, gone and forgotten as radio's the first woman baseball announcer. And the breakfast cereal behind it all.
Was Moe Berg a spy, a baseball catcher, both, neither? In Episode 50, the story of the most enigmatic spy ever to wear a trench coat...or baseball uniform.
Host Jay Douglas tells the tale of how the country came to play the National Anthem before sporting events. And whether you have to stand up when it's played.