“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 13 hours 7 minutes
The Chicago Cubs Origin Story – With Jack Bales
University of Mary Washington research librarian and baseball historian Jack Bales () joins the podcast to help us dig into the surprisingly rich history of Major League Baseball’s long-time North Side Chicago franchise well prior to 1903, when they...
A Thinking Man’s Guide to Defunct Leagues – With Stephen Provost
This week, we offer a refresher course in the history of forgotten pro sports leagues with veteran newspaper editor, current long-form author and fellow defunct sports enthusiast Stephen Provost – whose recent book is an essential primer for anyone...
episode 115: The North American Soccer League’s Rochester Lancers – With Michael Lewis
After more than 40 years of covering the “beautiful game,” Newsday sportswriter and editor Michael Lewis () knows more than a thing or two about the evolution of soccer in this country. A self-professed “Zelig of soccer,” the NYC-based...
episode 114: New York’s Polo Grounds – With Stew Thornley
We cap off the long Memorial Day holiday weekend with a look back at one of the New York metropolitan area’s most memorable sports stadiums of yore – the Polo Grounds – with author and Minnesota Twins official scorer Stew Thornley (). The...
episode 113: The Alliance of American Football – With Conor Orr
Just weeks after its sudden collapse, we take our first look at the brief life of the Alliance of American Football with Sports Illustrated football writer and MMQB NFL podcast host Conor Orr (; ). Inspired by his work producing the 2017 documentary ...
episode 112: The Once & Future Soccer Legacy of Ft. Lauderdale’s Lockhart Stadium – With Jeff Rusnak
Long-time South Florida Sun-Sentinel soccer columnist Jeff Rusnak joins to discuss the rich past, transitional present and promising future of one of American pro soccer’s most venerable, yet historically underrated venues – Ft. Lauderdale,...
episode 111: Pro Football’s “League That Didn’t Exist” – With Gary Webster
WKKY-FM radio personality and sports author Gary Webster () helps us return to the curious story of the All-America Football Conference – the well-funded upstart that competed directly with the NFL in the late 1940s for supremacy of the...
Cleveland’s Historic League Park – With Ken Krsolovic
Author Ken Krsolovic () joins the podcast to go deep into the history and legacy of Cleveland’s first major league sports stadium. Originally built for the National League’s Cleveland Spiders, team owner Frank Robison strategically built the...
episode 109: The NASL Players’ Strike of 1979 – With Steve Holroyd
Professional union labor lawyer and Society for American Soccer History sports historian Steve Holroyd returns to the podcast to go deep into one of the more curious rabbit holes in North American Soccer League history. In early 1977, Ed Garvey, a...
episode 108: The “Almost Yankees” of 1981 – With David Herman
We’re stuck in the minors again this week – this time with Microsoft News senior managing editor and former newspaper sportswriter David Herman () – as we discuss the memorable story and unique circumstances of the 1981 championship season of...