In episode 274 we learn about environmentally friendly charcoal with Ben Jablonski from The Good Charcoal and we go back in time to 1959 with author, Phil Coffin as we discuss his books, When Baseball Was Still Topps and A Baseball Book of Days. Plus Chef Ray Sheehan assumes guest co-hosting duties.
Ben Jablonski is the co-founder of The Good Charcoal. The company's mission is good charcoal, good for the environment, good for the community. Ben grew up in Australia where grilling was central to celebrations or gatherings. In 2020, Ben wanted to give consumers a healthy charcoal alternative. The Good Charcoal won a 2023 leadership award through the Forest Stewardship Council due to their sustainability efforts in Namibia. As a leader in building ethical organizations, Ben has been featured in The Washington Post, Yahoo! Finance, and The Weather Channel to talk about how The Good Charcoal is making a positive impact on the environment and people’s health. Go to https://www.thegoodcharcoal.com/ for more information.

Phil Coffin is a longtime editor at The New York Times and a member of the Society for American Baseball Research. He joined us to discuss his two books, When Baseball Was Still Topps: Portraits of the Game in 1959, Card by Card and A Baseball Book of Days: Thirty-One Moments That Transformed the Game. When Baseball Was Still Topps tells the importance of baseball in 1959 while looking at every card in the 1959 Topps set and provides fascinating details. A Baseball Book of Days provides a detailed narrative of the game's most important moments, told in 31 singular, remarkable days.

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We conclude the show with the song, Baseball Always Brings You Home from the musician, Dave Dresser and the poet, Shel Krakofsky.

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