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The origins of baseball, America's most cherished pastime, are often seen obscured through a magical fog of legend and myth - and we're sick of it! Alex Smith (writer of They Create Worlds and host of the They Create Worlds podcast) helps Nate separate fact from fiction on this whirlwind tour of the early history of baseball. Did baseball really come from a British game called rounders? When did they decide on three strikes and four balls? And is there a lazier team name than the "Portland Portlanders"? Find your seat in the grandstand, hunker down with your favorite boiled meat snack, and enjoy this sporting episode of the Memory Machine!

Buy Alex's book here! It's great! And be sure to check out the accompanying podcast They Create Worlds. It's also great!

You can find host Nate Lockhart on Twitter at @Nate_Lockhart and on Instagram @nathaniel.lockhart.

Special shoutout to Dutch chiptune composer RoccoW, who graciously allowed me to use his track “FamiFunk Over Breakfast” as the theme for this episode. Check him out on Spotify – Soundcloud – Youtube – Facebook – Twitter .

What is the source of this "father of" obsession we have? Who was the Father of Baseball; who was the "Father of the Internet;" who was the "Father of Radio;" and who was the "Father of Bourbon?"

There is a highly publicized answer that graces a bourbon bottles and historic signs around Kentucky, the Reverend Elijah Craig. I'll take a look at his life and see if we can spot his relationship to the origins of "America's Native Spirit."

Licensed Battlefield Guide Tim Smith joins Matt and Licensed Battlefield Guide Bob Steenstra at Reynolds Woods in GNMP to answer your questions about the First Day's fighting in that area. 

Here are just SOME of the topics covered:

-the 147th NY

-Buford's Cavalry

- Where was Henry Burgwyn wounded

- Where exactly is "McPherson's Rdge"?

- the 151st Pa

-"The Color Episode" of the 149th Pa

AND MORE!

We had a lot of fun recording this one. The questions were particularly great! Thanks for submitting them. 

As always if you have any questions you want added to the pool or want to book a tour with any of the guides you hear on the show, please contact matt@addressinggettysburg.com and he will add your question to the pool or get you in touch with the guide. 

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