The Hall of Very Good Podcast

The Hall of Very Good Podcast is focused on you, the fan. Each week, Shawn Anderson and Lou Olsen sit down and talk to people in and around the game of baseball that help make America's Pastime great.

The Hall of Very Good Podcast is a sports podcast hosted by The Hall of Very Good, with 576 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80. PitchCentric scores this show on Booking Probability, Listen Score, and live audience signals refreshed every 24 hours.

The Hall of Very Good hosts The Hall of Very Good Podcast, a sports show with 576 episodes published.

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  Remembering Tommy John (1943-2026)

  Aug 17, 202639 min

  Yeeeeears ago, when we launched The Hall of Very Good, we talked to Tommy John at length about him being our first inductee. He was thrilled. He'd check in randomly throughout those early years and kept in touch as we entered the podcast space. TJ was a great dude. To honor his passing, here's the conversation we had with the should-be Hall of Famer back in 2017. He talked to us about his chances at getting into Cooperstown, his favorite baseball movies, the injury that nearly ended his career, his relationship with the late-Frank Jobe (and why the legendary doctor is one of the three most influential men in baseball history) and playing alongside Glenn Burke. This week's podcast was brought to you by Teambrown Apparel , Old Fort Baseball Co and Patrick's Custom Painting . Episode originally aired February 28, 2017.

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  Episode 510: Lauren Shehadi

  Aug 11, 202613 min

  MLB Network's Lauren Shehadi joins the boys to preview the (should be) annual Field of Dreams game on Netflix, the moment she knew she wanted to cover baseball for a living, watching games alongside Pedro Martinez, her excitement surrounding the WPBL and how everything she does today can be traced back to her early career working in North Dakota's "Magic City". This week's podcast was brought to you by Teambrown Apparel , Old Fort Baseball Co and Patrick's Custom Painting .

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  Episode 509: Jeff Katz

  Aug 4, 20261h 3m

  For an unprecedented thirteenth time, Cooperstown correspondent Jeff Katz joins the boys to talk about the excitement (or lack thereof) surrounding the 2026 Hall of Fame Induction Weekend, rubbing elbows with baseball immortals (and Jeffrey Leonard!), the "aura" of Derek Jeter, re-evaluates the greatness of Chicago Cubs legend Ryne Sandberg and, of course, determines whether or not the Los Angeles Dodgers are ruining baseball. This week's podcast was brought to you by Teambrown Apparel , Old Fort Baseball Co and Patrick's Custom Painting .

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  Episode 508: Jonathan Eig

  Jul 27, 202626 min

  Pulitzer Prize-winning author Jonathan Eig joins the boys to talk about the recent news of his Lou Gehrig biography being made into a major motion picture, how to cast New York Yankees legends, breaks down his favorite (and least favorite) baseball movies, the desire to tackle big name subjects to write about and, of course, answers the question…what did MLK smell like? This week's podcast was brought to you by Teambrown Apparel , Old Fort Baseball Co and Patrick's Custom Painting .

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  Episode 506: Michael Clair

  Jun 30, 202646 min

  International baseball guru Michael Clair joins the boys to talk about his journey going from blogger to MLB's senior manager, story telling and special projects, how his excitement over the World Baseball Classic led to hooking up with the Czech national team and writing his book, We Sacrifice Everything to Baseball , searching for baseball diamonds overseas and his favorite non-traditional ballpark food. This week's podcast was brought to you by Teambrown Apparel , Old Fort Baseball Co and Patrick's Custom Painting .

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