“Good Seats Still Available” is a curious little podcast devoted to the exploration of what used-to-be in professional sports. Each week, host Tim Hanlon interviews former players, owners, broadcasters, beat reporters, and surprisingly famous "super fans" of teams and leagues that have come and gone - in an attempt to unearth some of the most wild and woolly moments in (often forgotten) sports history.
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Gesamtlänge aller Episoden: 23 days 8 hours 29 minutes
episode 337: The 1990-91 Minnesota North Stars - With Kevin Allenspach
Veteran Minnesota sportswriter Kevin Allenspach () takes to the ice with us this week, as we look back at one of the most improbable playoff runs in NHL history - one that came the closest to giving the self-professed "State of Hockey" its first...
episode 336: Lost Tales of the MISL - With Tim O'Bryhim
We celebrate the launch of the new "" Substack series with its author and return () guest Tim O'Bryhim ("" & ""). O'Bryhim's long-form pieces promise to bring to light myriad stories from the legendary original Major Indoor Soccer League - a...
episode 335: On the Diamonds of Des Moines - With Steve Dunn
Iowa baseball chronologist Steve Dunn ("") joins for a surprisingly rich journey into the history of professional baseball in the Hawkeye State's largest city - currently home to the Diamond Baseball Holdings-owned Triple-A affiliate of the National...
The National Bowling League – With Dr. Jake Schmidt
[A dip into the archives for a fan favorite from 2019 - featuring a show-closing ode to the late, great 70s' TV game show "Celebrity Bowling"!] + + + We hit the lanes this week to delve into the fascinating story of the nation’s first and only...
episode 334: Atlanta's "White Ice" - With Tom Aiello
Valdosta State University history professor (and guest) Tom Aiello ("") returns after a two-year absence - for an enlightening look at the curious cultural history of the city of Atlanta's awkward relationship with professional hockey. In his new...
episode 333: "Soccer Tom" Mulroy
We buckle up this week for a wild and revelatory ride across 50+ years of big-time soccer in the United States with one of the biggest unsung heroes of the American game - and unquestionably, one of its most prominent "keepers of the flame." The...
episode 332: Super Series '76 - With Ed Gruver
We turn back the clock 48 years ago this week for a revisit of one of the most consequential contests in the history of the National Hockey League - with sports historian Ed Gruver (""). The dust jacket of Gruver's new book sums it up thusly: "In late...
episode 331: The NASL's San Antonio Thunder (+ More!) - With Derek Currie
It's the adventure-filled story of how a late-60s-era Scottish top-league footballer helped start the first-ever professional soccer circuit in the then-British colony of Hong Kong - punctuated by an unexpected off-season loan to one of the most...
episode 330: The 4th Annual(-ish) Year-End Holiday Roundtable Spectacular!
We press the rewind button on a most interesting 2023, and peer ahead into the uncharted waters of 2024 with our fourth-annual(-ish) Holiday Roundtable Spectacular - featuring three of our favorite fellow defunct sports enthusiasts: Andy Crossley (...
episode 329: The 1963 AFL San Diego Chargers - With Dave Steidel
After last week's ugly, team-record 63-21 drubbing by the Las Vegas Raiders, and the subsequent dismissal of its head coach and general manager - it's been a (yet another) rough season for the NFL's Los Angeles Chargers. While family owner/scion...