Reading Baseball

About Reading Baseball

Reading Baseball is a WSIU Radio original series of baseball essays and commentaries by Richard "Pete" Peterson, editor of the St. Louis Baseball Reader and author of Growing Up With Clemente and the upcoming Pops: The Willie Stargell Story.

Publisher

WSIU Public Radio

Category

sports · sports

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

29 Oct 2012

Latest episode

22 Oct 2026

Latest episodes

245 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   22 Oct 2026

   Reading Baseball: Chicago's legendary baseball writer Warren Brown

   Warren Brown was considered one of the top sports writers and editors of the twentieth century, spending most of his career covering the Cubs and White Sox in Chicago.

2. 

   9 Oct 2026

   Reading Baseball: The 2026 season recap for the Pirates and the Cardinals

   Pete Peterson recaps the season for both teams and how it left him excited for 2027.

3. 

   25 Sept 2026

   Reading Baseball: A book for the old guy and a baseball purse for Anita

   Pete tells us about a recent baseball gift he received and one for his wife, Anita.

Reach and audience

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

Apple Podcasts (US)

5.0 / 5

2 ratings

Spotify

5.0 / 5

1 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 52 / 100

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

Quality

77

Social presence

0

YouTube

0

Engagement

68

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Guest appearances

Books guests

Based on episode analysis; this does not confirm that the show is currently accepting guests.