Hooks & Runs

About Hooks & Runs

Hooks & Runs is a podcast about baseball, music and culture. Our podcast includes interviews with news makers in the sports and music world plus commentary from the co-hosts on interesting current and historical events. Hooks & Runs releases a new episodes every Thursday (more or less).

Publisher

A podcast about baseball, music and culture.

Category

music · society & culture · sports

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

27 Oct 2020

Latest episode

23 Sept 2026

Latest episodes

256 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   23 Sept 2026

   304 - Texans in the Hall: Nolan Ryan (We'll Meet Again)

   This episode marks the end of not just the Texans in the Hall series but also the podcast, at least for now, says Rex. THANK YOU FOR LISTENING. Nolan Ryan is a living legend with 324 career wins, 5,714 career strikeouts, 7 career no-hitters and enough stories to fill volumes. He closes the series. The podcast will remain archived at a minimum through the end of 2027, so you have time to go back and listen to episodes you missed. And by all means, stay subscribed because against, as Rex says, ...

2. 

   14 Sept 2026

   303 - Bob Dylan Comes to Town: Dylan in Cincinnati w. Graley Herren

   Dr. Graley Herren is Professor of English at Xavier University and author of the new book, Dylan in Cincinnati (University Press of Mississippi, September 2026). He joins us this week to talk about the book and all things Bob Dylan. Dr. Herren at Xavier: https://tinyurl.com/herrenxavier Dr. Herren's Substack, Shadow Chasing: https://substack.com/@shadowchasing Dr. Herren is on the editorial board of The Dylan Review: https://thedylanreview.org/ Dylan in Cincinnati at the University Press of C...

3. 

   12 Sept 2026

   302 - Never Enough Versions, Labor Wars and the First Immaculate Inning

   Rex and Craig discuss the Grammy Award winning rock band Turnstile, released "Never Enough: Versions," remaking their most recent album "Never Enough" in collaboration with artists as diverse as Angel Du$t, Hayley Williams, and Shabaka. Also, a look at the MLB team owners unserious proposal for the new collective bargaining agreement plus revisiting the first ever immaculate inning. Consider supporting Hooks & Runs by purchasing books, including those featured in this episode (if av...

Who has been a guest on Hooks & Runs

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

• Rick Wise
• Jon Heyman
• Bo Carter
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• Cassandra Hager

Reach and audience

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

Apple Podcasts (US)

4.9 / 5

11 ratings

Spotify

5.0 / 5

9 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 54 / 100

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

Quality

75

Social presence

0

YouTube

0

Engagement

82

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