The HOVG Podcast: 2022 Top Ten Episodes (Part One)

We’re seven years into this thing and with all due respect to The Grateful Dead (and a tip of the cap to our most-listened to guest of all-time)…what a long, strange trip it’s been!

So, as the calendar changes from 2022 to 2023, it’s crucial to reflect on everything that has happened these past 12 months. Most important…what were the top ten listened to episodes of The Hall of Very Good Podcast?

Here you go!

5. LUTHA DAVIS (Episode 326)

The sister of the late-Glenn Burke joins the boys to talk about growing up in a house full of athletes, the excitement of her brother being drafted by the Los Angeles Dodgers in 1972, Glenn’s struggles as an openly gay man playing professional baseball and the legacy he left behind following his death in 1995.

4. JEFF PEARLMAN (Episode 351)

For the fifth time, the New York Times bestselling author joins the boys to talk about his new book, The Last Folk Hero: The Life and Myth of Bo Jackson, how the pandemic changed the writing process (and whether or not two-sport star offered any assistance), the stories that didn’t make the cut and, of course, Tecmo Bowl.

3. REMEMBERING BILL HETRICK (Special Episode)

MARILYN HETRICK and daughter ELIZABETH RONIE join the boys to celebrate the indelible life of supercollector (and all-around awesome dude) Bill Hetrick.

Please consider making a donation in Bill's name to the Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame Museum, the Negro League Baseball Museum or the Holy Savior Catholic Church Building Fund. 

2. GRAIG KREINDLER (Episode 314)

The painter extraordinaire returns to talk to the boys for an "agenda-free" episode of the podcast, answers listener tweets, breakdown Toto's greatest hit(s) and, of course, share what would be in his Beindler...if you had one.

1. PHIL HECKEN (Episode 320)

The deputy editor of Uni Watch, takes a break from “throwing stones” to join the boys for an "agenda-free" episode of the podcast, answers listener tweets, explains why 125 Grateful Dead shows isn’t too many, gives his thoughts on the Washington Commanders new uniforms and shares his least favorite thing about close friend Graig Kreindler.

Who else made the list? Click HERE for 6-10!

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