It’s a special Memorial Day edition of the Dream Job Podcast! “Special” because it’s being released on Memorial Day. And for literally no other reason.

After a meandering conversation about Amazon (all hail), Chuck E Cheese, the NSA watch list, and TikTok, Kent and Onnie are joined by Pete Loizzo, Area Scout for the Cleveland Indians. This conversation was recorded back when baseball was still a thing and back when Pete was still traveling 200+ days a year to scout high school and college players throughout the mid-Atlantic states. (And single-handedly keeping Holiday Inn Express in business.) We talk about the highs and lows of life as a scout, the importance of working for an organization you trust, and the conflicted experience of watching Game 7 of the 2016 World Series as an Indians employee who’s rooted for the Cubs his entire life. It’s a fascinating look behind the scenes at the “business of baseball.” And it may be just the dose of sports you need to get you through another week where Survivor is the most compelling competition on TV. #BackToWork

• Pete on Twitter
• Trouble With The Curve (Wikipedia)
• Cleveland Indians