The Packaged Tourist Show

Tonight’s guest is author Jeff Kisseloff. Jeff lives today in Arizona but was born and raised in East Meadow, NY. For decades Jeff has blessed the literary world with three stunning oral histories dealing with Manhattan …

Tonight’s guest is internationally renowned sports author Roland Lazenby. If there were a wing in the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame in …

Tonight’s guest is esteemed football author Tom Danyluk. Tom hales from Oak Park, Illinois and has worked as a football writer for the past 30 years and has been a member of the Pro Football Writers Association since …

Tonight’s guest is author Sharon K. Connell. Sharon was born in Wisconsin but lived most of her adult life in Chicago and Florida where she worked in …

Tonight’s guest is novelist Jeff Salter who goes by the name of J.L. Salter at Amazon. Jeff lives in Kentucky and worked nearly 30 years as a librarian. He was decorated veteran of the Air Force. In 2012 he published …

Tonight’s guest is football author Greg Tranter. Greg lives in Shrewsbury, Massachusetts and is a prominent Buffalo Sports historian, curator, and …

Tonight we have a special guest: Pro Football Historian and author Terrence “T.J.” Troup. T.J. is one of the foremost historians of professional …

Tonight’s guest is historian and author Allan Andrade. Allan lives in Landenberg, PA and is a retired New York City Transit police lieutenant. Allan …

Tonight’s guest is novelist, columnist, and radio personality Candance Havens. Candance has been an entertainment critic for radio station 96.3 KSCS …

This week we are commemorating the 160th anniversary of the Civil War battle of Gettysburg one of the greatest battles in Civil War History. And to help me mark this anniversary is Civil War expert: Dr. Christian …

Tonight’s guest is author Rich Shmelter. Rich lives in Ohio and for the past 23 years he has written books dealing with sports history, Hollywood …

Tonight’s guest is sports author David Finoli. David has written over 34 books dealing with his lifelong love affair for Pittsburgh sports. His books …

Tonight’s guest is sports author Jonathan Daniel. Jonathan spent 20 years working in sports, both in front and behind the camera. He produced five seasons of “Rays Magazine”, a weekly TV show about the Tampa Bay Rays …

Tonight’s guest is author and poet Kris Bigalk [Bee-yahk]. Kris resides in Minnesota and is a part-time Executive Director of Trio House Press. She is also the Director of Creative Writing and an English professor at …

Tonight’s guest is author David Vilhauer. Dave lives in South Dakota and when he is not working as President of Baseline Publishing LLC he is also the creator and owner of SD SportScene. In 2019 Dave published his …

Tonight’s guest is author Jeff Kisseloff. Jeff lives today in Arizona but was born and raised in East Meadow, NY. For decades Jeff has blessed the literary world with three stunning oral histories dealing with Manhattan …

This week we are commemorating the 160th anniversary of the Civil War battle of Chancellorsville one of the greatest battles in Civil War History and Robert E. Lee’s greatest moment as a general. And to help me mark …

Tonight’s guest is a dear friend and fellow historian Dr. Eugene Betit. Gene comes from a military background. He served for 20 years in the U.S. Army as a military intelligence analyst and a German and Russian …

Tonight’s guest is science fiction author S. Evan Townsend. Evan has been called “America’s Unique Speculative Fiction Voice” and writes novels that …

Tonight’s guest is author David Wilson. David has had a full career in education as a teacher and high school principal, but he has also been a …

Tonight’s guest is author David Sumner. David lives in Indiana and was a former professor of Journalism at Ball State University for 25 years.

Exactly 60 years ago on this day in 1963 the now defunct Saturday Evening …

Tonight’s guest is author and Hockey and Pro Wrestling historian Greg Oliver. Greg lives in Toronto, Canada and has written 19 books (with more to come) since 2003. He co-authored five books in the Pro Wrestling Hall of …

Tonight’s guest making a record fifth appearance on my show is author and Civil War historian William Connery.

William lives in the greater Baltimore-Washington DC area and for over ten years has been a writer for the …

Tonight’s guest is author Sheridan Barringer. Sheridan lives in Newport News, VA and worked for NASA for 37 years as a mechanical engineer and project manager. When Sheridan wasn’t working for NASA, he was pursuing his …

Tonight’s guest is author Bob Sampson. Bob lives in Southern Illinois and has written two books. His first, a biography of John L. O’Sullivan (a 19th …

Tonight’s guest is author Edward Achorn. Ed lives in Massachusetts and is a Pulitzer Prize finalist (for his book Every Drop of Blood: The Momentous …

Tonight’s guest is hockey author Jim Genac. Jim hales from British Columbia in Canada and is a former amateur hockey coach.

Tonight, we will be …

Tonight’s guest is novelist Donny Hunt. Donny hales from Texas and has worked for various newspapers and radio stations while contributing to sports websites.

During the past five years he has written and published five …

Tonight’s guest is sports author Ian Kahanowitz. Ian S. Kahanowitz was born and raised in Brooklyn, New York. After moving to Massachusetts in 1993 …

Tonight’s guest is author Roger Meyer. In 2000 Roger published his book “The First Mr. Basketball: The Legend of Bobby McDermott”, a bio of one of the greatest pro basketball players of the 1930s and the 1940s and …

Tonight’s guest is author Brian “Chip” Martin.  Brian is a native of London, Ontario in Canada and has been a lifelong fan of baseball and is a member of the Society of American Baseball Researchers and has written many …

Tonight begins the Fourth Season of the Packaged Tourist and tonight’s guest making his record fourth appearance on my show is author and novelist Neil Perry Gordon. Neil lives in New York and during the past four years …

Tonight’s guest is Baseball historian and author Bruce Markusen. Bruce has that dream job which all baseball fanatics lust for all their lives. He has worked as the Manager of Digital and Outreach Learning at the …

Tonight’s guest is author David Sumner. David lives in Anderson, Indiana and was a former professor of Journalism at Ball State University (located in Muncie, IN) for 25 years.

He released his first book “Feature and …

Tonight’s guest is esteemed football author Tom Danyluk. Tom hales from Oak Park, Illinois and has worked as a football writer for the past 30 years and has been a member of the Pro Football Writers Association since …

Tonight’s guest making his fourth appearance on my show is author and Civil War historian William Connery.

William lives in the greater Baltimore-Washington DC area and for over ten years has been a writer for the Civil …

Tonight’s guest is author Sharon K. Connell. Sharon was born in Wisconsin but lived most of her adult life in Chicago and Florida. She now resides in …

Tonight we have two special return guests: husband and wife writing duo Thomas Wolf and Patricia Bryan. Tom and Patricia reside in North Carolina. …

Tonight we have a special guest: Pro Football Historian and author Terrence “T.J.” Troup. T.J. is one of the foremost historians of professional football. He has written numerous articles for “American Football Coaches …

Tonight’s guest is teacher and author Andrew Noone. Andrew hales from Green Hill Park, MA and has been a music teacher and specialist for the …

Tonight’s guest is freelance journalist and author Tom Dunkel. Tom has been a regular contributor to the Washington Post Magazine for the past 20 …

Tonight’s guest is journalist and hockey author Geoff Kirbyson. Geoff hales from Winnipeg, Manitoba in Canada and has been a writer for the Winnipeg …

Tonight’s guest is Benoit Clairoux. Benoit lives in Verdun in Quebec and is a member of the Society of International Hockey Researchers. He is maintains the website histoirenordiques.ca devoted to the history of the …

Tonight we have a special guest: Pro Football Historian and author Terrence “T.J.” Troup. T.J. is one of the foremost historians of professional football. He has written numerous articles for “American Football Coaches …

Tonight’s guest is author Christopher Kolakowski. Chris in addition to being a five-time author is also the director of the Wisconsin Veterans Museum …

Tonight’s guest is Chuck Swanlund. Chuck hales from Bryan, Texas and has been a Professor of History at Blinn College since 2004.

When he is not …

Tonight’s guest is author Richard Bendell. Richard lives near Niagara Falls in Canada and works as a certified management accountant and certified …

Tonight’s guest is author Christopher Kolakowski. Chris in addition to being a five-time author is also the director of the Wisconsin Veterans Museum …

Tonight we have a special guest: Pro Football Historian and author Terrence “T.J.” Troup. T.J. is one of the foremost historians of professional football. He has written numerous articles for “American Football Coaches …

Tonight’s guest making his third appearance on my show is author and Civil War historian William Connery.

William lives in the greater Baltimore-Washington DC area and for over ten years has been a writer for the Civil …

Tonight, our featured guest is author Sean Mitton. Sean hales from Cary, North Carolina and works as a Business Development Manager and Professional …

Tonight, our featured guest is author David Wilson. David was born and raised in Arkansas and he presently works at the University of Arkansas but he also spent nearly three decades of his life in Missouri where he …

Tonight’s guest is baseball historian Bill Nowlin who is uniquely qualified to discuss Ted William’s career because Bill has been a lifelong Boston Red Sox fan and was one of the first fans to mob pitcher Jim Lonborg …

Tonight’s guest is Historian Holley Snaith. Holley was born in Florida and developed a love of history as a young girl. After graduating from the …

Tonight’s guest is novelist Donny Hunt. Donny hales from Texas and has worked for various newspapers and radio stations while contributing to sports websites.

During the past five years he has written and published four …

Tonight’s guest is author Rich Shmelter. Rich lives in Ohio and for the past 23 years he has written books dealing with sports history, Hollywood …

Tonight’s guest is writer, historian, and storyteller Robin K. Foster. Robin resides in Arlington, VA, and is a history instructor at George Mason University. Robin has worked as an exhibits curator at various museums …

Tonight’s guest is author and military historian Michael Stroud. Michael resides in Michigan. For years he worked as a team leader at Target Stores and Barnes & Noble as well but during his free time Michael was …

Tonight’s guest is author Christopher Kolakowski. Chris in addition to being a three-time author is also the director of the Wisconsin Veterans …

Tonight’s guest is author Pete Croatto. Pete resides in Ithaca, NY and before he published his first book in 2020, he worked as a movie critic and as a manager for Supplement Perspectives.

But in December 2020 he …

Tonight’s guest is author and novelist Neil Perry Gordon. Neil lives in New York and during the past three years Neil has released nine books: A Cobbler’s Tale, Moon Flower, The Righteous One, The Bomb Squad, Hope City, …

Tonight’s guest is award-winning author Lee Woodman. For the past 40 years Lee has been bringing the world of art and literary arts to America. Her television and radio production work with the Smithsonian Institution …

Tonight’s guest is award-winning author Anneliese Dalaba. Anne writes in the Historical Christian Romance genre and has self-published three books in …

Tonight’s guest is songwriter and poet Mike Turner. Mike presently resides in Alabama however he was born and raised in Michigan and was a college …

Tonight’s guest is author, counselor, and trainer Evelyn Leite. Evelyn lives in South Dakota and for 35 years she has had experience in the treatment of addictions and mental health fields. She has achieve acclaim and …

Tonight’s guest is renowned sports author Peter Golenbock. For the past 47 years Peter has been a dynamic, inspirational presence in the realm of …

Tonight’s guest is author Christopher Kolakowski. Chris in addition to being a three-time author is also the director of the Wisconsin Veterans …

Tonight’s guest is author Jeffrey D. Simon. Jeff lives in Santa Monica, CA and is an internationally recognized author, lecturer, and consultant on …

Tonight’s guest is author and Police historian Sgt. Mike Simmons. Mike lives in Pensacola, Florida and has served as a police historian since 1994. …

Tonight’s guest is Investigative Journalist and author Sandra Peddie. Sandra lives on Long Island, New York and since 1993 she has worked for Newsdaywhere she has had a distinguished career as a journalist. She has won …

Tonight’s guest is Author Jack Bales. Jack is a recently retired Reference and Humanities librarian at the University of Mary Washington located in Fredericksburg, VA. He also for the past 40 years has been a writer …

Tonight’s guest is novelist W. Scott Schneider. Scott, when he is not writing or speaking, is an attorney living on Long Island, New York.

He also …

Tonight’s guest is author Tim Wendel. Tim was born and raised in Lockport, New York. He worked for the Buffalo Courier Express and USA Today; later on he has written articles for the New York Times, the Washington Post,

Tonight’s guest is author Mark Hinrich. Mark hales from Indiana and once lived abroad in Saudi Arabia until 1984.

In 2014 he published his first book …

Tonight’s guest is author Gene Hutmaker. Gene lives in Monmouth Junction, NJ and once worked as a supervisor for the U.S. Postal Service for 25 years from 1980 to 2005.

Gene was also a war hero, serving a tour of duty …

Tonight’s guest is poet, writer, and podcaster Tricia DeJesus-Gutierrez. Tricia resides in the greater San Francisco area. She is the author of the …

Tonight’s guest is author and journalist Angie Mangino. Angie resides in Staten Island, NY, and was once an investigative reporter for the Staten Island Register newspaper. In addition to working as a reporter, Angie …

Tonight’s guest is sports author Rick Schabowski. Rick hales from St. Francis, Wisconsin and once worked as machinist for Harley-Davidson but presently works for Wisconsin Regional Training Partnership in its …

Tonight’s guest is renowned Canadian author, sports journalist, and speaker Lisa Bowes. Lisa resides in the greater Calgary, Alberta area in Canada. She is a pioneer in Canadian sports media. She worked from 1999 to …

Tonight’s guest is author William Stack. William resides in Portland, Oregon and when he isn’t writing books, he works as a historical consultant, …

Tonight’s guest is baseball author Brian “Chip” Martin.  Brian is a native of London, Ontario in Canada and has been a lifelong fan of baseball and is a member of the Society of American Baseball Researchers and has …

Tonight’s guest is author Pauline Chakmakjian. Pauline is from Hawaii and works as an independent lecturer on a variety of subjects for Randall …

Yesterday marked the 80th anniversary of the birth of legendary boxer Muhammad Ali.

Tonight we will celebrate the life of Muhammad Ali and I cannot think of a better guest to discuss the greatest Heavyweight champion of …

Tonight we commemorate the 50th anniversary of Super Bowl VI which took place on January 16, 1972 at New Orleans Tulane Stadium between the Dallas …

Tonight’s guest is author Sharon K. Connell. Sharon was born in Wisconsin, raised in Chicago, and lived most of her adult life in Florida and now in …

Tonight we kick off Season Three of my show and our first guest for Season Three is former videographer and Audio-Visual Technician Michael Ragsdale. Michael lives in the Seattle area but in the past he worked 12 years …

Tonight we are commemorating the 60th anniversary of the 1961 NFL Championship game where the Green Bay Packers played the New York Giants and to help us out we have special guest Pro Football Historian and author …

Tonight’s guest is author Patrick Pacalo. Patrick lives in Ocala, Florida and throughout his life worked in various capacities as an occupational …

Tonight’s guest is baseball writer Thom Henninger. Thom when he is not writing books serves as the editor of Baseball Digest. He hails from St. Paul, …

Tonight’s show will celebrate the 100th anniversary of the Buffalo All-Americans who came within an ace of winning the 1921 APFA title (the APFA was the predecessor of the NFL).

The Buffalo All-Americans were an early …

Tonight’s guest is renowned sports author Peter Golenbock. For the past 46 years Peter has been a dynamic, inspirational presence in the realm of …

Tonight’s guest is author and novelist Neil Perry Gordon. Neil lives in New York and during the past few years Neil has released multiple books: A …

Tonight’s guest is author Clayton Trutor. Clayton hales from Vermont and holds a Ph.D in U.S. History at Boston College. He presently teaches at …

Tonight’s guest is renowned sports journalist, broadcaster, and author Sal Maiorana. Sal has been the dean of Buffalo sports writers for 32 years with the Rochester Democrat and Courier. He has covered the Buffalo Bills …

Tonight’s guest is author David Sumner. David lives in Anderson, Indiana and was a former professor of Journalism at Ball State University (located in Muncie, IN) for 25 years.

He released his first book “Feature and …

Tonight’s guest is author and novelist Joe Cvetich (Suh-vet-itch). Joe lives in Guelph, Ontario in Canada and works for the Waterloo Region District …

Tonight’s guest is Baseball historian and author Bruce Markusen. Bruce has that dream job which all baseball fanatics lust for all their lives. He has worked as the Manager of Digital and Outreach Learning at the …

Tonight, I will be interviewing Martin Dean, historical consultant for the as of yet unopened Babyn Yar Holocaust Memorial Center located in Kiev in …

Tonight, I will be interviewing sports author Tommy Phillips on his brand new release “Penn State Bowl Games: A Complete History” which was released last May.

Mr. Phillips lives and works in Western Pennsylvania and is …

Tonight’s guest is baseball historian Bill Nowlin who is uniquely qualified to discuss Ted William’s career because Bill has been a lifelong Boston Red Sox fan and was one of the first fans to mob pitcher Jim Lonborg …

Tonight’s guest is sportswriter and author David Finoli. David hales from Monroeville, PA (a suburb of Pittsburgh) and during the daylight hours he …

Tonight’s guest is Boston Red Sox historian Herb Crehan. Herb has been a feature writer for Red Sox Magazine for the past 20 years (with over 100 stories to his credit).

He has authored or co-authored three books. His …

Tonight’s guest is author Patrick Pacalo. Patrick lives in Ocala, Florida and throughout his life worked in various capacities as an occupational …

Tonight’s guest is author Graham MacLachlan. Graham hales from Calgary, Alberta in Canada and has worked as a business man engaged in international trade. He is also a relative of the late J.P. Bickell who was a …

Tonight’s guest is baseball author Erik Sherman. Erik was born and raised in New Jersey and became a journalist.

For the past nine years Erik has written seven highly acclaimed works on our National Pastime: …

Tonight’s guest making his second appearance on my show is author and Civil War historian William Connery.

William lives in the greater Baltimore-Washington DC area and for over ten years has been a writer for the Civil …

Tonight’s guest is author Stephen Farnsworth. Stephen is a professor of political science and international affairs as well as being the director of …

Tonight’s guest is Author Jack Bales. Jack is a recently retired Reference and Humanities librarian at the University of Mary Washington located in Fredericksburg, VA. He also for the past 40 years has been a writer …

Tonight’s guest is hockey novelist Brad Burton. Brad is a lifelong hockey enthusiast who has spent the last 26 years of his life playing hockey at the AAA, Junior B, Junior C, Senior AA and at the Minor league levels; …

Tonight’s guest is former journalist and hockey author D’arcy Jenish. D’Arcy hales from Peterborough, Ontario, Canada and grew up playing midget, juvenile, and Junior B hockey. Later on he became a writer for the …

Tonight’s guest is esteemed journalist and sports author Jonathan Eig. Jon hales from Chicago and, starting in the mid-1980s, he has worked as a journalist for the New Orleans Times-Picayune, the Dallas Morning News, …

Tonight’s guest is author and Civil War historian William Connery. Williams lives in the greater Baltimore-Washington DC area and for over ten years has been a writer for the Civil War Courier monthly magazine and a …

Tonight’s guest is sports author and San Francisco 49ers memorabilia collector Martin Jacobs. Martin has been a 49ers fan since he saw his first …

Tonight’s guest is writer and historian Khadija Tauseef Razzaque. Khadija resides in Orlando, Florida but was educated in colleges and universities …

Tonight’s guest is journalist and hockey author Geoff Kirbyson. Geoff hales from Winnipeg, Manitoba in Canada and has been a writer for the Winnipeg …

Tonight we are commemorating the 70th anniversary of one of the most famous goals in Stanley Cup finals history. On April 21, 1951 Bill Barilko of the Toronto Maple Leafs scored the Cup-winning goal in game five of the …

Tonight’s guest is baseball historian Thomas Gilbert. A Brooklyn native, Tom has been brilliantly chronicling baseball history for the past 30 years. His first book was published in 1991 and since then he has written …

Tonight’s show will celebrate the 150th anniversary of the birth of legendary college football coach Glenn Scobey “Pop” Warner who was born on April …

Tonight’s guest is legendary author Tony Castro. Tony is an award-winning columnist and political writer who has written for the Washington Post, the …

Tonight’s guest is author and screenwriter Tommy Tutalo. Tommy comes from West Orange, NJ and has vigorously pursued two passions in his life: soccer and the arts. Tommy was a top notch NCAA Division III soccer player …

Tonight’s guest is sports author Robert Jacobus. Robert is a Texas native and was a school teacher who taught history while coaching volleyball, …

Tonight’s guest is author Mark Kram, Jr. For the past 35 years Mark has been a legend in sports writing circles for his brilliant writing for the Philadelphia Daily News, the Detroit Free Press, and the Baltimore News …

Tonight’s guest is baseball author Mike Brown. Mike hales from Columbus, Ohio but for the past 60 years he has lived in Vermont, New York, as well as …

Tonight’s guest is historian Shannon Bontrager. Shannon is a professor of history at Georgia Highlands College in Cartersville, GA however he was …

Tonight’s guest is author Anthony Balbo. Tony hales from Michigan and has worked variously as a football scout, assistant coach and head coach at …

Tonight’s guest is photographic artist and author Chester A. Higgins, Jr. Chester comes from the Borough of Brooklyn and during the past 50 years he has explored the Western Hemisphere and Africa as a photojournalist …

Tonight’s guest is novelist and songwriter Larry Landgraf. Larry hales from Texas and during his salad days he worked as a commercial fisherman and General Contractor and had already written two books in 1986 and 2012 …

Tonight’s guest is novelist Dwayne Gill. Dwayne, a Louisiana native, is an up-and-coming author with a big imagination. He first thought of the …

Tonight’s guest is author and military historian Peter Cozzens. Peter is the author of seventeen very distinguished and critically acclaimed books on the Civil War and the American West. He recently retired after 30 …

Tonight’s guest is author and baseball historian Larry Lester. Larry lives in Kansas City and is President and CEO of NoirTech Research, Inc. an …

Tonight marks the start of season two for my show and to kick off season two is author and Civil War historian Joseph Rose. Since childhood Joseph …

Tonight’s guest is sports author Jeff Dahlberg. Jeff’s a freelance writer who specializes in promotional stories for new entrepreneurs and business startups. Jeff was born and raised in Western New York. He's a graduate …

Tonight we are commemorating the 60th anniversary of the 1960 NFL Championship game where the Philadelphia Eagles played the Green Bay and to help us out we have special guest Pro Football Historian and author Terrence …

Tonight’s guest is author and novelist Neil Perry Gordon. Neil lives in New York and during the past two years Neil has released seven books: A Cobbler’s Tale, Moon Flower, The Righteous One, The Bomb Squad, Hope City, …

Tonight’s guest is Pro Football Historian and author Terrence “T.J.” Troup. T.J. is one of the foremost historians of professional football. He has written numerous articles for American Football Coaches Monthly and was …

Tonight’s guest is renowned sports journalist, broadcaster, and author Sal Maiorana. Sal has been the dean of Buffalo sports writers for 32 years with the Rochester Democrat and Courier. He has covered the Buffalo Bills …

Tonight’s guest is hockey author Aubrey Ferguson. Aubrey lives in Oakville, Ontario (a suburb of Toronto). Aubrey worked for 40 years in packaged goods marketing and general management but during his free time he (along …

Tonight’s guest is artist Paul Bouchard. Paul is a multi-faceted artist. His work is particularly influenced by working through his PTSD from the …

Tonight’s guest is Pulitzer Prize winning author and historian Dr. Heather Ann Thompson. Dr. Thompson presently teaches at the University of Michigan …

Tonight’s guest is author and military memorabilia collector James Sinclair. Since childhood James has had a fascination with collecting uniforms and …

Tonight’s guest is sports author Perry Lefko. 

Perry lives in the greater Toronto, Canada area and has been a award-winning journalist for the Toronto Star newspaper as well  as various automotive, horse-racing, and …

Tonight’s guest is author Robert Strauss.

Robert hales from Haddonfield, New Jersey and has been a reporter at Sports Illustrated; a feature writer for the Philadelphia Daily News; a news and sports producer for KYW-TV, …

Tonight’s guest is hockey author Mike Wilson described by admirers as the “Ultimate Leafs Fan” because of his lifelong love affair of rooting for and …

Yesterday September 28, marked the 60th anniversary of one of the greatest moments in Boston Red Sox history, Ted William’s last game as a player …

Tonight’s guest is author Patricia Bryan.

Patricia hales from North Carolina and is a distinguished professor of law at the University of North …

Tonight’s guest is novelist Donny Hunt. Donny hales from Texas and has worked for various newspapers and radio stations while contributing to sports websites.

During the past four years he has written and published four …

Tonight is a special occasion. My guest is my dear friend and fellow sports author Joe Zagorski who is making a record third appearance on this podcast (no other guest has made more appearances than Joe).

Joe has …

Tonight, I will be interviewing sports author Tommy Phillips on his 2020 release “Great Eighties: A Journey Through Another Exciting Decade in Pro Football History” which came out last April 20.

Mr. Phillips is a very …

Tonight’s show is dedicated to a discussion and tribute to the life and transcendental basketball career of the late Kobe Bryant. We are five days …

Tonight, we are on the eve of the 140th anniversary of the birth of legendary baseball pitcher Christy Mathewson who was born on August 12, 1880 in Factoryville, PA.

To help discuss, honor, and commemorate his …

Tonight’s guest is author Frank Healy. Five years ago Frank released his first book “Heal Your Memories, Change Your Life: Heal the Past to move on to a phenomenal present and future”. It is a self-help book that helps …

Tonight’s guest is author Andy Mele. Since 2003, Andy (whose seven books can be found at Amazon under the name Andrew Paul Mele) has written books …

Tonight’s guest is hockey author Stephen LaRoche.

Stephen lives in Belleville, Ontario and has been a lifelong hockey fan and sports collectibles …

Good evening, ladies and gentlemen and welcome to another episode of The Packaged Tourist hosted by yours truly,

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Tonight’s guest, is archaeologist Jessica Irwin. Today Ms. Irwin has just begun a new position as the Assistant Director for the Center of Digital …

Tonight’s guest, is photographer, poetess, and authoress Cendrine Marrouat (pronounced Mar-Wah). Cendrine was born in Toulouse, France but now …

Tonight’s guest, is a bright newcomer in the realm of hockey literature, Matthew Blittner who will share with us his experiences and insights in writing his third book Unforgettable NY Islanders: Games & Moments …

Tonight, our featured guest is baseball author and historian Ralph Carhart. Ralph comes from New York City and is the Production Manager for the …

Tonight, our featured guest is author David Wilson. David was born and raised in Arkansas and he presently works at the University of Arkansas but he also spent nearly three decades of his life in Missouri where he …

Tonight, our featured guest is author Jacob Kornhauser. Jacob is a digital video producer for FOX Sports in Los Angeles. He has worked previously for ESPN and in local television stations in Missouri and Oregon.

In 2018 …

Tonight, our featured guest (making his second appearance on this show) is author and dear friend David Dupuis.

In 1998 David wrote a highly acclaimed biography of NHL goal-tending legend Terry Sawchuk titled “Sawchuk: …

Tonight’s guest is baseball author Tom Wolf.  Tom comes from Chapel Hill, NC and has published numerous essays on baseball which were published in …

Tonight’s guest is baseball author Brian “Chip” Martin.  Brian is a native of London, Ontario in Canada and has been a lifelong fan of baseball and is a member of the Society of American Baseball Researchers and has …

Tonight’s guest is esteemed hockey author Eric Zweig. If there is ever a Hall of Fame for hockey authors then Eric Zweig should be an inaugural …

Good evening, ladies and gentlemen and welcome to another episode of The Packaged Tourist hosted by yours truly,

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Tonight, I will be interviewing Author and Civil War historian Whit McCoskrie.

Whit was born and raised and still resides in the Show Me State. He was a graduate of the Virginia Military Institute and spent 28 years in …

Tonight, I will be interviewing Baseball & Music artist Margie Lawrence.

Margie has had a lifelong love affair with Baseball and, especially the Chicago Cubs and for almost a quarter century she has painted and …

Good evening, ladies and gentlemen, and welcome to another episode of The Packaged Tourist hosted by yours truly,

The Packaged Tourist in the Magical …

Good evening, ladies and gentlemen and welcome to another episode of The Packaged Tourist hosted by yours truly, Matthew DiBiase

The Packaged Tourist …