Episodes

  • The Best of Baseball with Tim O’Shei

    The Best of Baseball with Tim O’Shei
    Aug 30 2025
    This week on Skin in the Game, Tim O’Shei cues up a baseball special that spans sandlots to the show. We’ve dug into the archives and curated a program that looks at America’s pastime from different perspectives.
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    56 mins
  • How Sports Build Empathy On and Off the Field with Joon Lee

    How Sports Build Empathy On and Off the Field with Joon Lee
    Aug 25 2025
    This week on Skin in the Game, John and Tim sit down with sports journalist Joon Lee—whose bylines span The New York Times and The Boston Globe, and who previously covered baseball and features at ESPN and Bleacher Report—to explore how sports can build empathy on and off the field.
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    53 mins
  • Rocky Colavito, Baseball and the Making of a Sports Icon with Mark Sommer

    Rocky Colavito, Baseball and the Making of a Sports Icon with Mark Sommer
    Aug 16 2025
    This week on Skin in the Game, John and Tim are joined in the studio by Mark Sommer, author of Rocky Colavito: Cleveland’s Iconic Slugger.
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    53 mins
  • Pedals, Policy and the Push to Ride More

    Pedals, Policy and the Push to Ride More
    Aug 9 2025
    This week on Skin in the Game, we shift gears to focus on cycling—its business, its culture and its growing place in our cities. Tim and John welcome Kevin Heffernan from Go Bike Buffalo, Chris Lonzi from Tom’s Pro Bike, and Buffalo Toronto Public Media producer Pat Kelly.
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    53 mins
  • Roller Hockey, Hollywood, and the Hustle of Independent Filmmaking with Jake Cimperman

    Roller Hockey, Hollywood, and the Hustle of Independent Filmmaking with Jake Cimperman
    Aug 2 2025
    This week on Skin in the Game, Tim sits down with filmmaker Jake Cimperman—yes, the son of co-host John Cimperman—for a conversation that spans from the roller rinks of 1990s California to the unpredictable world of independent sports documentaries.
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    53 mins
  • Lacrosse, Identity and the Making of “The American Game” with S.L. Price

    Lacrosse, Identity and the Making of “The American Game” with S.L. Price
    Jul 26 2025
    This week on Skin in the Game, John and Tim sit down with journalist and author S.L. Price to discuss his new book, “The American Game: History and Hope in the Country of Lacrosse.”
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    53 mins
  • From the mound to mentorship with Scott Swinson from the Cal Ripken Sr. Foundation

    From the mound to mentorship with Scott Swinson from the Cal Ripken Sr. Foundation
    Jul 19 2025
    This week on Skin in the Game, John and Tim talk with Scott Swinson, Senior Director of Development at the Cal Ripken, Sr. Foundation, about how baseball—and a strong coach—can change a kid’s life.
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    53 mins
  • Cosmic Baseball with Rob Perez and the Tri-City Chili Peppers

    Cosmic Baseball with Rob Perez and the Tri-City Chili Peppers
    Jul 12 2025
    In this special edition of Skin In The Game, hosts John and Tim dive into the neon-lit spectacle of Cosmic Baseball, featuring fan-favorite innovation from the Coastal Plain League’s Tri-City Chili Peppers — joined by none other than Rob Perez, the team’s award-winning general manager.
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    53 mins