<p>This week’s episode tells the life story of baseball superstar, Joe DiMaggio. Tara Krieger from the Society for American Baseball Research joins us to explain how a fisherman’s son ended up becoming a Yankee hero, marrying Marilyn Monroe, and changing cultural perceptions of Italian Americans. So, in the words of Simon and Garfunkel – “Here’s to you, Joe DiMaggio.”</p><p>Don’t forget to like and subscribe!</p>

This week’s episode tells the life story of baseball superstar, Joe DiMaggio. Tara Krieger from the Society for American Baseball Research joins us to explain how a fisherman’s son ended up becoming a Yankee hero, marrying Marilyn Monroe, and changing cultural perceptions of Italian Americans. So, in the words of Simon and Garfunkel – “Here’s to you, Joe DiMaggio.” Don’t forget to like and subscribe!

Episode 8 - Joe DiMaggio

This podcast series is a journey through history, one guided by the lyrics of Billy Joel’s song “We Didn’t Start the Fire". Join us for an educational and fun exploration of the events, people, and inventions that helped to shape the modern world during the Cold War. These roughly half-hour episodes place a microscope on each of Billy Joel’s lyrics, discovering the rich detail that helps breathe life into the past. Narrated by Robin Harrison, each episode also features interviews with guest speakers, including experts in the field and friends and family of the people being discussed. Together, we’ll learn why Billy Joel wrote the lyrics he did and hopefully come to understand what he meant when he sang “We didn’t start the fire, it was always burning, since the world’s been turning.”

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Episode 8 - Joe DiMaggio

Episode 8 - Joe DiMaggio