“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 Continental Basketball Association – With David Levine [ARCHIVE RE-RELEASE]
[We round out our last week of summer vacation with a re-release of this listener-favorite episode from June 2019 - enjoy!] Author and former SPORT magazine writer David Levine () joins the ‘cast to give us our first taste of the quirky minor...
The Major Indoor Soccer League – With Co-Founder Ed Tepper [ARCHIVE RE-RELEASE]
[A summer vacation re-release of a fan favorite episode from March 2019!] We celebrate our second anniversary with the intriguing background story of the original Major Indoor Soccer League, with the man who started it all – Ed Tepper. A...
The NBA Buffalo Braves – With Tim Wendel [ARCHIVE RE-RELEASE]
[A summer vacation re-release of a fan favorite episode from September 2018!] The Buffalo Braves were one of three NBA expansion franchises (along with the Portland Trail Blazers and Cleveland Cavaliers) that began play in the 1970–71 season. ...
The United Football League – With Michael Huyghue [ARCHIVE RE-RELEASE]
[A summer vacation re-release of a fan favorite episode from January 2020!] It's a return to the gridiron, and a revealing behind-the-scenes look at the brash, but ultimately ill-fated United Football League of 2009-12 – with its only commissioner,...
episode 313: The NFL's Minneapolis Marines & Red Jackets - With R. C. Christiansen
We discover the story of the Twin Cities' forgotten, but undeniably first, NFL franchise(s) with the help of football writer/historian R. C. Christiansen (""). From the "" book jacket: "In the flour milling city of Minneapolis, Minnesota, a group of...
episode 312: The Vancouver Grizzlies - With Kat Jayme
Younger fans of today's Memphis Grizzlies can be forgiven for thinking the NBA franchise has spent the entirety of its 28-year existence playing its still-evolving brand of pro hoops in the FedExForum. But this week's guest - documentary filmmaker and...
episode 311: Bob Whitsitt
om groundbreaking trades to team-saving negotiations, Bob Whitsitt ("") has been in the captain's seat for some of the most pivotal moments in Pacific Northwest pro sports franchise history. But before helping rebuild Seattle's SuperSonics into an NBA...
episode 310: "Mallparks" - With Michael Friedman
University of Maryland physical cultural studies professor Michael Friedman (" ") cozies up to the pod machine this week for a thinking man's look into the evolution of the grand old American ballpark - and a provocative thesis of how designers of...
episode 309: Minor League Monikers - With Tim Hagerty
El Paso Chihuahuas Triple-A baseball play-by-play broadcaster Tim Hagerty ("" and "") joins the show this week to spotlight some of the most memorable names and events in "forgotten" minor league history. When Hagerty isn't calling games for the San...
episode 308: Thomas Rongen
American followers of the "beautiful game" undoubtedly know the name Thomas Rongen - but can easily be forgiven for not remembering just exactly how. Of course, there's his current color commentary work for today's Major League Soccer Inter Miami CF -...