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The superbly researched, spellbindingly told story of athlete, showman, philosopher, and boundary breaker Leroy “Satchel” Paige. Few reliable records or news reports survive about players in the Negro Leagues. Through dogged detective work, award-winning author and journalist Larry Tye has tracked down the truth about this majestic and enigmatic pitcher, interviewing more than 200 Negro Leaguers and Major Leaguers, talking to family and friends who had never told their stories before, and retracing Paige’s steps across the continent.

Satchel Paige was 42 years old when he became the first Black pitcher in the American League in 1948. Although the oldest rookie around, he was already a legend. For 22 years, beginning in 1926, Paige dazzled throngs with his performance in the Negro Baseball Leagues. Then he outlasted everyone by playing professional baseball, in and out of the majors, until 1965.

A bus driver who drives a London double-decker bus from Fulham to Liverpool Street station every day discovers that a passenger has left his leather satchel behind on his bus. The normal procedure when this happens is, upon discovery, for the driver to turn the item to "lost and found." On that day, however, because the manager of that department is off sick, the driver decides to take the satchel home with him and turn it in the following morning when he arrives at work. Imagine the man's surprise after he gets home and discovers that the satchel is full of hundreds of thousands of pounds.

If You Were Only White explores the legacy of one of the most exceptional athletes ever—an entertainer extraordinaire, a daring showman and crowd-pleaser, a wizard with a baseball whose artistry and antics on the mound brought fans out in the thousands to ballparks across the country. Leroy "Satchel" Paige was arguably one of the world's greatest pitchers and a premier star of Negro Leagues Baseball. But in this biography, Donald Spivey reveals Paige to have been much more than just a blazing fastball pitcher.

It's history in the breaking! After years of meditation and training, 18-year-old Obadiah Archer has been dispatched to New York City to carry out the sacred mission of his family's sect - locate and kill the fun-loving, hard-drinking immortal known as Armstrong! But as this naive teenage assassin stalks his prey, he'll soon find that both hunter and hunted are just pawns in a centuries-old conspiracy that stretches from the catacombs beneath Wall Street to the heights of the Himalayas.

When Stacy is told that her father has been kidnapped, with the demand that she hand over the secrets to the location of the Freemasons’ (and possibly the world’s) greatest ancient treasure, she enlists the Doubloon Cove gang to get her father back. But things don’t stop there. The teens must race the bad guys to find the treasure first, while running from the Illuminati, evading the police, and working behind the Freemasons’ backs.

Travel is my engine and curiosity my fuel. Sights, smells, taste and above all sounds. Hearing a call to prayer cut through the background noise of a busy town; listening to the rhythm and cadence of everyday street life and just talking with people. Travel Worn Satchel podcasts are narratives, conversations and soundscapes from other countries. More sights and sounds at: http://travelwornsatchel.com/ https://www.instagram.com/davidharden123/ https://twitter.com/davidharden123

A golden summer afternoon gave Albert the perfect excuse to escape his cubicle for a little fresh air and some time at the park. But when his boss catches him on the way out the door and piles on extra deadlines, forcing Albert to work through the time off, he figures he might as well just write off the afternoon. But neither Albert nor his boss could have planned on a surprise adventure courtesy a broken briefcase, an escaped python, and a mischievous pawnbroker who keeps a creepy little shop out on the edge of nowhere.

Tales of life from Dennistoun, Sighthill and Haghill. Memories of the past, stories from the present and thoughts for the future. This project is part of a residency for Glasgow Life, with Alasdair Satchel doing podcast interviews with local people and Tim Morozzo taking portrait photos of the participants and the spaces that mean something to them. Podcasting and photography workshops are part of the project, please check out our website if you'd like to join us.

A podcast about the lives of the people of the isles of Mull, Iona, Ulva and Gometra.

Assembly: Blockchain, Democracy, and Start Ups

Garrett, Robert, & Satchel are co-hosts of "The Up Down Experience", an exploration of the internets morality. We bring you the good, the bad, and the unbelievable every week! Support us on Patreon! www.patreon.com/theupdownexperience Follow us on Twitter @TheUpDownXP

This week we're replaying some of our favorite episodes about the old ball game. In this episode from July 2020, we celebrate Leroy "Satchel" Paige, perhaps the most legendary pitcher baseball ever saw. Paige was a star for decades, and once pitched three scoreless innings in the major leagues at age 59. Plus: we'll visit the man who earned the world's first degree in ninja studies.  Fifty years ago, Satchel Paige pitched his last big-league game in KC ... at age 59 (Kansas City Star) Meet the Japanese man who holds the world's only master's degree in ninja studies (CNN) Joining Cool Weird ...

Martin lived in a small village. His father was a fisherman. Martin's job was to untangle the fishing nets so that they could catch a lot of fish. He also helped his mother bake bread to sell at the market also. One day, he sneaked off into the village and he overheard the crowd talk about a man named Jesus and his miracles. He wanted to meet him. Did Martin get to meet Jesus? What purpose does Martin's little satchel of fish and bread serve? What happens at the end? Listen and find out for yourself! God bless!

Athletes and the sports they play are popular across generations. Black athletes throughout time have become legends in their sports. They help shape the game, create change, and continue to break barriers in sports where they've been historically underrepresented. Their talent and passion inspire present and future players. Find out more about athletes such as Simone Manuel, Satchel Paige, and Maya Moore and celebrate their achievements in sports.