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Podcast: This Is Nashville
Episode: The past, present and future of women in baseball
Description: Baseball is traditionally a male-dominated sport. However, throughout the history of the game there have been women players, coaches, managers and journalists fighting to make space for themselves and others – including here in Tennessee.Â
Friday marks the debut of Amazon’s new series, A League of Their Own, which follows the journey of the All-American Professional Girls Baseball League during World War II. We’re starting off by talking about the series with cast member Saidah Arrika Ekulona. Then author and artist Anika Orrock tells us more about the real-life history of the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League, and...