Episode Mentions
All The Smoke · Apr 15, 2026
Jackie, Rickey, & the Death of the Black Baseball Player ft. Howard Bryant
“Historical context: Branch Rickey pressured Jackie Robinson to testify against Paul Robeson in 1949 HUAC hearings”
Black players decline in Major League BaseballJackie Robinson legacy and integration historySteroid era impact on baseball credibility
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The Right Time with Bomani Jones · Jan 20, 2026
Bomani Jones & Howard Bryant on The Untold Stories of Jackie Robinson and Paul Robeson | 01.20
“Signed Jackie Robinson in 1947; owners feared Black attendance would drive away white fans and attempted to prevent integration”
Paul Robeson's erasure from American history and institutional memoryJackie Robinson's testimony before House Un-American Activities Committee (1949)Cold War Red Scare impact on Black political leadership and civil rights strategy
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Choiceology with Katy Milkman · Oct 20, 2025
Playing the Long Game: The Power of Self-Control
“Baseball team that signed Jackie Robinson in 1947, breaking the color barrier in Major League Baseball”
Self-Control and Delayed GratificationBehavioral Science and Decision-MakingEmotional Regulation Under Pressure
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