45 min listen
Episode 245: "Swing Kings"
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Length:
44 minutes
Released:
Mar 31, 2020
Format:
Podcast episode
Description
Baseball fans are living in the age of the home run, with new records being obliterated seemingly every year. Author Jared Diamond joins us to discuss how a revolutionary rethinking of the traditional baseball swing has transformed the way the game is played, with more strikeouts, longer games and fewer balls in play.
Released:
Mar 31, 2020
Format:
Podcast episode
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