Pete Peterson

Nashville

Freelance Contributor at Freelance

Executive Director and Managing Editor at The Rabbit Room

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Reading Baseball: The 400th edition

1 week ago | wsiu.org | Pete Peterson |Brad Palmer

Reading Baseball is a WSIU Radio original series of baseball essays and commentaries by Richard "Pete" Peterson. It started in the spring of 2004. This edition of Reading Baseball is another milestone in the series for Pete. Pete Peterson is the author of Growing Up With Clemente and the editor of The St. Louis Baseball Reader.
Reading Baseball: The integration of Chicago baseball

3 weeks ago | wsiu.org | Pete Peterson |Brad Palmer

A new book out this spring highlights the breaking of the color line by the Chicago White Sox and Cubs in the 1950’s. In his latest edition of Reading Baseball, Pete Peterson reviews the book that looks at the integration of baseball in Chicago. Reading Baseball is a series of essays and commentaries by Richard “Pete” Peterson, co-author, with his son, Stephen, of The Slide: Leyland, Bonds and the Star-Crossed Pittsburgh Pirates and the editor of The St. Louis Baseball Reader.
The Judeo-Christian Nation

4 weeks ago | providencemag.com | Jack Miller |Pete Peterson |James Diddams

Polarization is the inescapable theme of the moment. Yet, the reality is that the US has always struggled through division, with even the Founding Era being a far more fractious time than our own. And yet, time and time again, Americans have united around the principles of government founded on the consent of the people and the natural rights of all as articulated in the Hebrew Bible.
Reading Baseball: The 1985 I-70 World Series

1 month ago | wsiu.org | Pete Peterson |Brad Palmer

A new book is out focusing on the 40th anniversary of the 1985 World Series. A series won by Kansas City in controversial fashion over their cross-state rivals, the St. Louis Cardinals. In this edition of Reading Baseball, Pete Peterson reviews the book and how the series’ infamous blown call shaped the legacy of an otherwise well-respected umpire.
Reading Baseball: My 1930's era baseball glove

Oct 3, 2024 | wsiu.org | Pete Peterson |Brad Palmer

Pete Peterson’s love for baseball includes the uniqueness of a fielder’s best friend, his glove. In Pete’s latest edition of Reading Baseball, he tells us his latest glove has an interesting story on a couple of fronts. Reading Baseball is a series of essays and commentaries by Richard “Pete” Peterson, author of Growing Up With Clemente and the editor of The St. Louis Baseball Reader.
Reading Baseball: The greatest living ballplayer

Sep 19, 2024 | wsiu.org | Pete Peterson |Brad Palmer

For many years, there wasn’t much debate about who was the greatest living baseball player. Willie Mays seemed like a pretty easy choice. But, since his passing, the question of who is NOW the greatest living ballplayer has led to a renewed discussion. In his latest edition of Reading Baseball, Pete Peterson gives us his answer.
Reading Baseball: The curse of the mustache

Sep 5, 2024 | wsiu.org | Pete Peterson |Brad Palmer

Last month, Pete Peterson told us why a mustache he had grown over the summer would be his first and last attempt at facial hair. Now, in his latest edition of Reading Baseball, Pete explains the Curse of the Mustache. Reading Baseball is a series of essays and commentaries by Richard “Pete” Peterson, author of Growing Up With Clemente and editor of The St. Louis Baseball Reader.
BVHS Presents Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, Apr. 18-20

Apr 11, 2024 | insiderutah.com | Pete Peterson

BRYCE – Bryce Valley High School is excited to announce our 2024 musical theater production of Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat. This musical extravaganza retells the biblical story of Joseph and his dreams and his jealous brothers. The play tells the story through music using Western, Calypso, 60s era go-go music and 50s era rock and roll. Eli Beesley plays Joseph. Brandie Gates and Taylor LeFevre share the role of Narrator. As to the story, it’s all there in chapter 39 of Genesis.
Truth-Seeking in an AI-Influenced World

Apr 9, 2024 | philanthropydaily.com | Pete Peterson

In their popular podcast, “All-In,” tech investors David Sacks, Chamath Palihapitiya, Jason Calacanis, and David Friedberg discussed the launch of Google’s new artificial intelligence platform, “Gemini.” In just a few short days, the technology behemoth has come under attack for widespread ideological biases uncovered when users requested anything from a picture of George Washington to the latest information on the legal cases facing Donald Trump and Hunter Biden.
Reading Baseball: An eclipse and baseball

Apr 4, 2024 | wsiu.org | Pete Peterson |Brad Palmer

With the total solar eclipse coming up on Monday, April 8, we thought we would revisit Pete Peterson’s Reading Baseball segment from just before the 2017 eclipse where Pete looks at a novel that includes a story of an eclipse and America's favorite pastime. Reading Baseball is a series of essays and commentaries by Richard “Pete” Peterson, author of Growing Up With Clemente and the editor of The St. Louis Baseball Reader.

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