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Good Seats Still Available

 Tim Hanlon

“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.

Football History Hockey Sports Baseball Basketball Soccer
Update frequency
every 7 days
Average duration
89 minutes
Episodes
446
Years Active
2017 - 2025
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272: "A League of Their Own" - With Desta Tedros Reff

We spotlight the new Amazon Prime Video series "A League of Their Own" - an inventively reimagined telling of the story of the World War II-era All-American Girls Professional Baseball League (and or…

00:50:37  |   Mon 15 Aug 2022
271: Minor League Baseball's

271: Minor League Baseball's "Grinders" - With Mike Capps

Life has come full circle for TV news reporter-turned-Triple-A baseball play-by-play broadcaster Mike Capps ("Grinders: Baseball's Intrepid Infantry") - now the longtime radio voice of the Pacific Co…

01:22:23  |   Mon 08 Aug 2022
270: US Soccer's

270: US Soccer's "Generation Zero" - With Hal Phillips

It wasn’t easy being a soccer fan in the United States in the 1980s. 

While the 24-team North American American Soccer League ushered in the decade with an air of stability and momentum (the league e…

01:52:42  |   Mon 01 Aug 2022
269: The NHL's

269: The NHL's "Coca-Cola Bottlers' Cup" - With Steve Currier

Pro hockey history enthusiast/author Steve Currier (Episode 37; "The California Golden Seals: A Tale of White Skates, Red Ink, and One of the NHL's Most Outlandish Teams") returns to the show after a…
01:48:24  |   Mon 25 Jul 2022
268: Behind the Scenes - With Charlie Evranian

268: Behind the Scenes - With Charlie Evranian

Chicago sports fans of a certain age may remember the name Charlie Evranian atop the masthead of the executive suite (behind inimitable owner Lee Stern, of course) of the 1981 outdoor version of the …
01:57:46  |   Sun 17 Jul 2022
267: Pro Football's Kenny Washington - With Dan Taylor

267: Pro Football's Kenny Washington - With Dan Taylor

Fresno Grizzlies baseball TV play-by-play broadcaster (and Episode 208 guest) Dan Taylor ("Lights, Camera, Fastball: How the Hollywood Stars Changed Baseball") returns to the podcast - this time wit…
01:43:25  |   Mon 11 Jul 2022
266: The Series That Changed Hockey Forever - With Scott Morrison

266: The Series That Changed Hockey Forever - With Scott Morrison

We're back from vacation with a 50th anniversary rewind of 1972's iconic "Summit Series" between "Team Canada" (featuring the NHL's best from north of the border) and the then-Soviet Union - with vet…
01:53:27  |   Mon 04 Jul 2022
265.6: The CFL’s American Expansion Experiment - With Ed Willes [Archive Re-Release]

265.6: The CFL’s American Expansion Experiment - With Ed Willes [Archive Re-Release]

[We celebrate eminent North-of-the-border sportswriter Ed Willes' selection to the Canadian Football Hall of Fame's media wing last week - with a June 2018 archive re-release of one our most popular…

01:58:04  |   Mon 27 Jun 2022
265.5: MISL Memories - With Michael Menchel [Archive Re-Release]

265.5: MISL Memories - With Michael Menchel [Archive Re-Release]

[A June 2017 archive re-release favorite with one of the true insiders behind the initial success of the legendary original 1970s/80s Major Indoor Soccer League!]

This week, Tim Hanlon buckles up for…

01:46:08  |   Mon 20 Jun 2022
265: The Charlotte Hornets - With Muggsy Bogues

265: The Charlotte Hornets - With Muggsy Bogues

It's a special "retcon" episode this week, as we dig into both the original and revisionist histories of the NBA's Charlotte Hornets - with the first incarnation's most recognizable player, and the s…
01:07:57  |   Mon 13 Jun 2022
264: Baseball's Union Association - With Justin Mckinney

264: Baseball's Union Association - With Justin Mckinney

Society for American Baseball Research historian/chronicler Justin Mckinney (Baseball's Union Association: The Short, Strange Life of a 19th-Century Major League) joins the podcast this week to weigh…
01:44:01  |   Mon 06 Jun 2022
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263: "The Football History Dude" - With Arnie Chapman (Vacation Special)

We're taking a few days of early summer vacation this week - but not before sitting down for a very fun interview with pro football enthusiast and friend-of-the-show Arnie Chapman - as a guest on his…

01:15:10  |   Mon 30 May 2022
262: The Cincinnati Royals - With Gerry Schultz

262: The Cincinnati Royals - With Gerry Schultz

While more than a few generations of NBA fans believe the Sacramento Kings franchise began its life when the team played (and lost) its very first exhibition game against the Los Angeles Clippers at …
01:46:17  |   Mon 23 May 2022
261: Baseball's Most Unlikely Hall of Famer? - With Tom Alesia

261: Baseball's Most Unlikely Hall of Famer? - With Tom Alesia

"Dave Bancroft should not be in the Hall of Fame."   That's how this week's guest Tom Alesia's new book "Beauty at Short: Dave Bancroft, the Most Unlikely Hall of Famer and His Wild Times in Baseball…
01:49:53  |   Mon 16 May 2022
260: The World Football League - With Ryan Hockensmith

260: The World Football League - With Ryan Hockensmith

We revisit the endlessly fascinating World Football League - and its enigmatic founder/first commissioner Gary Davidson - with ESPN.com senior writer Ryan Hockensmith ("The Renegade Who Took On the N…
01:55:30  |   Mon 09 May 2022
259: Howard Baldwin Returns!

259: Howard Baldwin Returns!

Hollywood film producer (Ray; The Game of Their Lives; Sudden Death) and original New England/Hartford Whalers founder/owner Howard Baldwin (Slim and None: My Wild Ride from the WHA to the NHL and Al…
01:27:57  |   Mon 02 May 2022
258: The (Original) USFL's Washington Federals - With Jake Russell

258: The (Original) USFL's Washington Federals - With Jake Russell

With the rebooted (though still potentially trademark-infringing) USFL now in full swing, we take a look back at one of the clubs from the original version that didn't make the cut this time around -…
01:07:56  |   Mon 25 Apr 2022
257: New York's Shea Stadium - With Matthew Silverman

257: New York's Shea Stadium - With Matthew Silverman

It's the 60th year of New York Mets baseball, and we celebrate this week with a look back at the transformational multipurpose facility they called home for 45 seasons - including three of the club's…
01:36:01  |   Mon 18 Apr 2022
256: The Women's Professional Basketball League (WBL) Player Roundtable

256: The Women's Professional Basketball League (WBL) Player Roundtable

We take it hard to the tin this week, with a lively roundtable reminiscence of the oft-overlooked, but undeniably influential Women's Professional Basketball League (WBL) of 1978-81 - with four of it…
01:56:53  |   Mon 11 Apr 2022
255: Minnesota's Metropolitan Stadium - With Stew Thornley

255: Minnesota's Metropolitan Stadium - With Stew Thornley

Baseball historian, Minnesota Twins official scorer and Episode 114 guest Stew Thornley ("Metropolitan Stadium: Memorable Games at Minnesota's Diamond on the Prairie"), returns for a fond look back …
01:31:48  |   Mon 04 Apr 2022
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