Black Diamonds

About Black Diamonds

SiriusXM and the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum will present an exclusive new podcast series, Black Diamonds. Hosted by museum president and historian Bob Kendrick, the podcast will showcase the history of the Negro Leagues, highlighting the players, people and events that shaped them, as well as spotlighting the leagues’ achievements and innovations during a time of segregation and inequality. Listeners will hear the stories of baseball legends like Jackie Robinson, Oscar Charleston, Josh Gibson and Satchel Paige, and important figures like Rube Foster, Effa Manley, Buck O’Neil and many more.

Publisher

SiriusXM

Category

history · society & culture · sports

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

31 Mar 2021

Latest episode

18 Nov 2025

Latest episodes

111 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   18 Nov 2025

   The Geddy Lee Collection

   Bob Kendrick sits down with Rush’s lead singer and Rock and Roll Hall of Famer, Geddy Lee. Learn the story of how a “White, Canadian Rocker” fell in love with the history of the Negro Leagues, what the museum means to him and his donation of 400 Negro Leagues baseballs autographed by legends including Willie Mays, Hank Aaron, and Josh Gibson.

2. 

   11 Nov 2025

   Hall of Game 2025 | Dusty Baker, Willie Randolph, Cito Gaston, Jerry Manuel, Tony Reagins

   Bob Kendrick sits down with Dusty Baker, Cito Gaston, Willie Randolph and Jerry Manuel to discuss how they got their opportunity to lead a baseball team and share their advice for the next generation as they are inducted into the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum’s “Hall of Game.” Recorded at the Sheraton Crown Center Hotel in Kansas City and co-hosted by Royals broadcaster Joel Goldberg, you’ll also hear former MLB General Manager, Tony Reagins receive the inaugural J.L. Wilkinson “Innovator” Award, given for moving the game of baseball forward while embracing the greats of Black baseball’s past.

3. 

   22 Jan 2025

   BONUS | Don Newcombe: In His Own Words

   Lou Johnson interviews Don Newcombe, sharing his powerful story of overcoming racism in baseball and his impactful friendships during the Civil Rights Movement.

Who has been a guest on Black Diamonds

Names identified in recent episode analyses. Showing up to five guests.

• Don Newcombe
• Lou Johnson
• Rico Petrocelli
• Kerrick Jackson
• Ken Burns

Reach and audience

Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.

Apple Podcasts (US)

4.7 / 5

627 ratings

Spotify

5.0 / 5

133 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 67 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

60

Social presence

97

YouTube

72

Engagement

67

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