The Cubs Talk Podcast breaks down all things baseball on the North Side. Host Leila Rahimi, James Neveau, and Nate Poppen bring insider perspectives, regular player interviews, and news updates during the team's pursuit of another championship. New episodes release every Wednesday morning.
Luke Stuckmeyer talks with Doug Glanville about baseball, life, Hamilton... and Hall & Oates.
0:38 - Doug discusses "Hamilton" - his favorite Broadway play
2:59 - Doug talks about how the band Hall & Oates helped him become a Major League baseball player.
6:55 - Doug discusses his favorite early baseball memories - including imitating Mike Schmidt.
9:24 - Doug talks about some of the coaches that helped him the most when he was a young player - including Billy Willaims, Jimmy Piersall and Shawon Dunston
11:30 - Find out which managerial job Doug interviewed for.
12:58 - Doug discusses how much the game has changed since he was still a player - and dreaming about "knocking 'the Wizard' back to Oz."
16:27 - Doug talks about the defining moments from his career in MLB - including the night he collected his 1,000th career hit - and the spiritual side of baseball.
20:39 - Doug discusses being the first African-American Ivy League graduate to play Major League baseball, and what that means to him now.
22:45 - Doug talks about the process of writing an Op-Ed for the New York Times - regarding the subjects of racism, ambiguity, commonality, and empathy - and how baseball can be a common ground for fans everywhere.
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