John Fitzgerald was very close with General George Washington during the Revolutionary War in Valley Forge and Princeton. Fitzgerald was an Irish-Catholic, who earned the trust of the most important man in the colonies and started the first Catholic parish in Virginia. With the 250th anniversary of the United States coming up next year, it is the perfect time to take a look at some Irish people who played a role in the creation of the country.

John G. O'Dwyer has put together a collection of pilgrimages throughout Ireland. In this week's episode of the podcast, host Rick Becker talks with O'Dwyer about the different pilgrim paths and why a pilgrimage is a great way to see the Emerald Isle.

Patrick O'Sullivan Greene is back on the show to promote his new book about F. Scott Fitzgerald. Fitzgerald's Irish heritage was such an interesting part of his identity. A part of his identity with which he sometimes struggled.

Roger Bresnahan was one of the biggest stars in the game; playing in the biggest city in the country. Since his death in 1943, the Hall of Famer has had his celebrity diminished greatly. John Hussman is trying to change all that, and raise awareness of the greatness of this Irish-American ballplayer.

Marc Gunn has used the "Irish & Celtic Music Podcast" as a way to showcase great music from all over the world. Rick Becker, host of the "Irish Baseball Podcast" talks with Gunn in today's episode to see what keeps him making new episodes.

Irish Baseball Podcast host Rick Becker sits down one more time with Steve Steinberg to talk about the author's book about Mike Donlin, and some of his other projects. Mike Donlin is such an interesting character that this conversation has lasted three episodes of the show.

Rick Becker, host of the Irish Baseball Podcast, welcomes back Damian Shields, author of the book “Green and Blue: Irish Americans in the Union Military, 1861-1865 (Conflicting Worlds: New Dimensions of the American Civil War).”

John Fitzgerald, founder of the Irish American Baseball Society, sits down with former-MLB executive Dan Evans for a conversation spanning topics like Shohei Ohtani, scouting, and Irish heritage.