https://americanstudier.podbean.com Baseball, Bigotry, and the Battle for America, Season Two 

]]> Mon, 23 Feb 2026 07:08:28 -0400 https://podbean.com/?v=5.5 en Copyright 2024 All rights reserved. History 1440 episodic A tragic and triumphant 1881 baseball game and the worst and best of America. Ben Railton Ben Railton No false https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/image-logo/19298967/Manzanar.jpg https://americanstudier.podbean.com 144 144 Season Two: The Game Plan https://americanstudier.podbean.com/e/season-two-the-game-plan/ https://americanstudier.podbean.com/e/season-two-the-game-plan/#comments Mon, 23 Feb 2026 07:08:28 -0400 americanstudier.podbean.com/c30e1382-11dd-3ad5-9ada-77178f454834 The game has changed, and so has this podcast.

]]> The game has changed, and so has this podcast.

]]> Ben Railton false No 156 14 full Trailer https://americanstudier.podbean.com/e/trailer-1770043988/ https://americanstudier.podbean.com/e/trailer-1770043988/#comments Mon, 02 Feb 2026 10:53:08 -0400 americanstudier.podbean.com/8a805a37-e81f-301c-ab6a-8bcd963eb195 Diamond in the Rough: Baseball, Bigotry, and the Battle for America, Season 2.

]]> Diamond in the Rough: Baseball, Bigotry, and the Battle for America, Season 2.

]]> Ben Railton false No 88 13 full Postgame Press Conference: History, Sports, and the Battle for American Memory https://americanstudier.podbean.com/e/postgame-press-conference-history-sports-and-the-battle-for-american-memory/ https://americanstudier.podbean.com/e/postgame-press-conference-history-sports-and-the-battle-for-american-memory/#comments Sun, 03 Nov 2024 17:15:34 -0400 americanstudier.podbean.com/0062eae1-bd04-35cf-8637-f46118c0c243 Just one more thing--or, rather, just a handful more questions about the Celestials' Last Game!

]]> Just one more thing--or, rather, just a handful more questions about the Celestials' Last Game!

]]> Ben Railton false No 1235 12 full Ninth Inning: Aftermaths, Afterlives, and American Stories https://americanstudier.podbean.com/e/ninth-inning-aftermaths-afterlives-and-american-stories/ https://americanstudier.podbean.com/e/ninth-inning-aftermaths-afterlives-and-american-stories/#comments Sun, 27 Oct 2024 16:26:01 -0300 americanstudier.podbean.com/94fbb0f0-ec35-3768-a0aa-a8aec44f72b7 Before we record the last out, we need to trace where our protagonists and our nation went in the decades following the final game--and all that they represent and remind us of in our histories and our present alike.

]]> Before we record the last out, we need to trace where our protagonists and our nation went in the decades following the final game--and all that they represent and remind us of in our histories and our present alike.

]]> Ben Railton false No 2014 11 full Eighth Inning: Lingering Losses and Vital Victories https://americanstudier.podbean.com/e/eighth-inning-lingering-losses-and-vital-victories/ https://americanstudier.podbean.com/e/eighth-inning-lingering-losses-and-vital-victories/#comments Sun, 20 Oct 2024 17:25:51 -0300 americanstudier.podbean.com/b9890e48-fd91-3608-ab0d-29f5db679839 The Celestials' exile, just after their triumphant last game, was only one of many lingering losses and tragedies for Chinese Americans in the Exclusion era. Yet in the same period, young Chinese Americans and their allies, including a Chinese Educational Mission alum, fought for and won vital victories that helped guarantee Constitutional rights for all Americans.

]]> The Celestials' exile, just after their triumphant last game, was only one of many lingering losses and tragedies for Chinese Americans in the Exclusion era. Yet in the same period, young Chinese Americans and their allies, including a Chinese Educational Mission alum, fought for and won vital victories that helped guarantee Constitutional rights for all Americans.

]]> Ben Railton false No 2351 10 full Seventh Inning: Stealing Home: The Last Game, Part 2 https://americanstudier.podbean.com/e/the-seventh-inning-stealing-hole-the-last-game-part-2/ https://americanstudier.podbean.com/e/the-seventh-inning-stealing-hole-the-last-game-part-2/#comments Sun, 13 Oct 2024 09:16:03 -0300 americanstudier.podbean.com/84f9f81d-1585-348a-9c7e-2e81129fbf8c A climactic triumph. An inescapable tragedy. It has all led to this, for the Celestials, for our story, and for us. 

]]> A climactic triumph. An inescapable tragedy. It has all led to this, for the Celestials, for our story, and for us. 

]]> Ben Railton false No 1808 9 full Sixth Inning: To San Francisco and the Final Game, Part 1 https://americanstudier.podbean.com/e/sixth-inning-to-san-francisco-and-the-final-game-part-1/ https://americanstudier.podbean.com/e/sixth-inning-to-san-francisco-and-the-final-game-part-1/#comments Sun, 06 Oct 2024 17:31:40 -0300 americanstudier.podbean.com/aa733797-5a9c-3eff-a47c-7e16a3981bc7 A transcontinental train trip. An ambiguous athletic challenge. An exhibition game that exemplifies so much of the Celestials, the Chinese Educational Mission, the Exclusion Era, and the battle for America. 

]]> A transcontinental train trip. An ambiguous athletic challenge. An exhibition game that exemplifies so much of the Celestials, the Chinese Educational Mission, the Exclusion Era, and the battle for America. 

]]> Ben Railton false No 1716 7 full Fifth Inning: The Chinese Exclusion Act and the End of the Educational Mission https://americanstudier.podbean.com/e/fifth-inning-the-chinese-exclusion-act-and-the-end-of-the-educational-mission/ https://americanstudier.podbean.com/e/fifth-inning-the-chinese-exclusion-act-and-the-end-of-the-educational-mission/#comments Sun, 29 Sep 2024 17:22:30 -0300 americanstudier.podbean.com/3a129ff9-5884-31d5-b95c-e464a6b86459 The Chinese Exclusion Act and its many horrific predecessors and aftermaths sought to destroy existing Chinese American families and communities--including the Chinese Educational Mission and its Celestials baseball team.

]]> The Chinese Exclusion Act and its many horrific predecessors and aftermaths sought to destroy existing Chinese American families and communities--including the Chinese Educational Mission and its Celestials baseball team.

]]> Ben Railton false No 1810 6 full Fourth Inning: The Workingmen's Party and the Evolution of California https://americanstudier.podbean.com/e/fourth-inning-the-workingmens-party-and-the-evolution-of-california/ https://americanstudier.podbean.com/e/fourth-inning-the-workingmens-party-and-the-evolution-of-california/#comments Sun, 22 Sep 2024 18:21:58 -0300 americanstudier.podbean.com/269d3858-5549-337d-b5e6-71d6b06fd90c 19th century San Francisco was one of the most diverse cities in the most multi-racial state in the expanding US--but it was also home to a new political party that linked labor activism to anti-Chinese racism and exclusion.

]]> 19th century San Francisco was one of the most diverse cities in the most multi-racial state in the expanding US--but it was also home to a new political party that linked labor activism to anti-Chinese racism and exclusion.

]]> Ben Railton false No 1594 5 full Preview of the 6th Inning and the Game! https://americanstudier.podbean.com/e/preview-of-the-6th-inning-and-the-game/ https://americanstudier.podbean.com/e/preview-of-the-6th-inning-and-the-game/#comments Wed, 18 Sep 2024 10:01:06 -0300 americanstudier.podbean.com/7e81305c-792b-3aff-a549-1c481c418eda We're almost to play ball!

]]> We're almost to play ball!

]]> Ben Railton false No 138 8 full Third Inning: The Celestials and Baseball in the 19th Century https://americanstudier.podbean.com/e/third-innings-the-celestials-and-baseball-in-the-19th-century/ https://americanstudier.podbean.com/e/third-innings-the-celestials-and-baseball-in-the-19th-century/#comments Sun, 15 Sep 2024 15:17:47 -0300 americanstudier.podbean.com/6264e301-562b-3417-9bfc-cc56a302c2ab The rise of baseball in the 19th century is one of the great American stories, and we can't tell it without including the successful semi-pro squad the Celestials.

]]> The rise of baseball in the 19th century is one of the great American stories, and we can't tell it without including the successful semi-pro squad the Celestials.

]]> Ben Railton false No 1544 4 full Second Inning: Denis Kearney and the Tragic Ironies of Irish American White Supremacy https://americanstudier.podbean.com/e/second-inning-denis-kearney-and-the-tragic-ironies-of-irish-american-white-supremacy/ https://americanstudier.podbean.com/e/second-inning-denis-kearney-and-the-tragic-ironies-of-irish-american-white-supremacy/#comments Sun, 08 Sep 2024 16:04:51 -0300 americanstudier.podbean.com/8e98e683-0272-31ac-b988-43984e4e32a3 Denis Kearney's experience as an immigrant, labor leader, and anti-Chinese activist exemplifies the tragic ironies of 19th century Irish American histories.

]]> Denis Kearney's experience as an immigrant, labor leader, and anti-Chinese activist exemplifies the tragic ironies of 19th century Irish American histories.

]]> Ben Railton false No 1633 3 full First Inning: Yung Wing’s Chinese Educational Mission in the Era of Exclusion https://americanstudier.podbean.com/e/first-inning-yung-wing-s-chinese-educational-mission-in-the-era-of-exclusion/ https://americanstudier.podbean.com/e/first-inning-yung-wing-s-chinese-educational-mission-in-the-era-of-exclusion/#comments Sun, 01 Sep 2024 15:55:00 -0300 americanstudier.podbean.com/df2a7d6d-6fcc-3544-bb09-06b182249462 Yung Wing's inspiring story, the founding of the Chinese Educational Mission and its baseball team, and the era of exclusion.

]]> Yung Wing's inspiring story, the founding of the Chinese Educational Mission and its baseball team, and the era of exclusion.

]]> Ben Railton false No 1424 2 full Trailer https://americanstudier.podbean.com/e/trailer/ https://americanstudier.podbean.com/e/trailer/#comments Fri, 23 Aug 2024 14:52:54 -0300 americanstudier.podbean.com/c1b2951c-4797-3653-af99-6dfbd38d45e5 A tragic yet triumphant 1881 baseball game and the battle for America.

]]> A tragic yet triumphant 1881 baseball game and the battle for America.

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