About this episode

The episode discusses Castle Rat's article in Spin, Astro sign stealing, Babe Ruth's history, Portland vs Salt Lake City as expansion candidates, and La Salle's vacation.

This week on Hooks & Runs, the theatrical doom metal quartet Castle Rat gets a major article in Spin, Craig wanders into more Astro sign stealing controversy on social media, the truth about (Babe) Ruth (in 1922), Portland vs Salt Lake City as an expansion candidate, and remembering René-Robert La Salle's vacation to our home county. Source: Steve Appleford, "Castle Rat Brings to Life a Mythic World of Ancient Heroes and Villains," Spin Magazine (June 29, 2026) (https://tinyurl.com/hooks0...

Topics covered

• theatrical doom metal
• Astro sign stealing controversy
• Babe Ruth history
• expansion candidates
• historical vacation

Keywords

• Castle Rat
• Babe Ruth
• Portland
• Salt Lake City
• René-Robert La Salle
• Astro sign stealing
• theatrical doom metal
• expansion candidates
• historical vacation

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Castle Rat, Spin Magazine

Places: Portland, Salt Lake City

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