# Jim Leeke

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Episode 103: Baseball During World War I - Jim Leeke (Covering the Bases, Part 4)

In this episode, Jim Leeke joins host Sean Rost to talk about his extensive research into World War I, Major League Baseball, and the men who participated in both. Episode Image: Baseball Game in Lafayette County, Missouri, ca. 1910s. [Leonard D. and Marie H. Rehkop Collection of Algert T. Peterso…

48. Jim Leeke, author of BIG LOOSH

Jim Leeke joins us to talk about his book, Big Loosh: The Unruly Life of Umpire Ron Luciano. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Buy Big Loosh ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠The Twin Bill Lit Journal⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠The Twin Bill ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠…

Downtown with Rich Kimball: Episode 27 (David Roth, Cory Magee)

David Roth of Defector discusses some of the best sports films with Rich, Carey, and Allen Adams. Author Cory Magee talks about his new book, CHASING BUTTERFLIES AND OTHE STORIES. On Sports Lit 101, Bruce Pratt fills us in on Jim Leeke's new book on umpire Ron Luciano, THE BIG LOOSH. Allen Adams…

Downtown with Rich Kimball: Episode 29 (Ramblin' Jack Elliot, Satori Shakoor)

The legendary Ramblin' Jack Elliott talks with our Bruce Pratt, his former touring partner. Singer-actor-comedian-storyteller Satori Shakoor discusses the film of her powerful one-woman show, CONFESSIONS OF A MENOPAUSAL FEMME FATALE.  On Sports Lit 101, author Jim Leeke talks about his book, BIG …

Leslie Roark Scott, the Barbeque Princess Shares Her Family's Deep-rooted BBQ History and Jim Leeke is the Author of Big Loosh: The Unruly Life of Umpire Ron Luciano

Episode 310 features The Barbeque Princess, Leslie Roark Scott who is from a family with an important deep-rooted barbecue history and Jim Leeke the author of Big Loosh: The Unruly Life of Umpire Ron Luciano Leslie Roark Scott is known as The Barbeque Princess.  She is the owner and pitmaster of U…

Golden Age of Boxing, The Unruly Life of Umpire Ron Luciano

Host Bill Donohue welcomes sportswriter legend Jerry Izenberg discussing his book Once They Were Giants - The Golden Age of Heavyweight Boxing. Later, author Jim Leeke joins the show to discuss his latest book Big Loosh- The Unruly Life of Umpire Ron Luciano.

Esteemed historian Jim Leeke on what it means to be a Citizen today.

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286 - The Magical 1926 St. Louis Cardinals w/ Kevin J. Abing

Author and historian Kevin J. Abing is our guest this week to talk about the 1926 St. Louis Cardinals, on the 100th Anniversary of the team's first World Series championships.  Abing is author of "Baseball Magic and Mayhem in St. Louis: The 1926 Cardinals, World Series Champions" (McFarland Press, …

Big Ron Luciano

Author Jim Leeke joins us this week to discuss his biography Big Loosh, which explores the life of Ron Luciano, the larger-than-life umpire known for his wild personality, big sense of humor, and struggles with depression. John and Leroy also dig into the curveball, from Tyler Kepner’s K: A History…