Replay Booth | Wilbur Huckle for President

About this episode

This episode explores the connections between history, sports, and politics through a journey sparked by two mysterious Mets-related buttons.

From One Year host Josh Levin, a new series about history, sports, and the surprising threads connecting the past and present. In this episode: two mysterious Mets-related buttons kick off a journey that spans more than 60 years, with stops at a New York high school, the 1964 Republican Convention, a tiny town in rural Texas, and the courtroom where Donald Trump got fined $355 million. This episode was reported and written by Josh Levin. It was produced by Kevin Bendis, who also made the theme song and did the scoring. Derreck Johnson created our artwork. For a list of sources used in this episode and to stay updated on what we’re doing, go to replaybooth.show. Email us at replayboothpodcast@gmail.com . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

People in this episode

Host: Josh Levin

Topics covered

• history
• sports
• politics
• documentary
• culture

Keywords

• Mets
• buttons
• history
• politics
• Donald Trump
• 1964 Republican Convention
• New York
• Texas

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Donald Trump

Places: New York, Texas

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