About this episode

This episode explores the connections between spirituality and baseball through a discussion with the creators of the documentary 'Baseball Beyond Belief'.

What does faith have to do with baseball? More than you might think. "Baseball Beyond Belief" is a new documentary that explores the deep and often surprising connections between spirituality and America's favorite pastime. In this episode, Kavitha Davidson sits down with two of the people behind the film: director John Scheinfeld and Father Tom Gibbons. Together, they talk about what inspired the film, what it means to find the sacred inside a stadium, and why the rituals of baseball and religion might not be so different after all. Whether you're a devoted fan, a person of faith, or just someone who has ever felt something bigger than themselves in a packed ballpark, this is a conversation worth having. Host: Kavitha A. Davison | Producer: Paroma Chakravarty I Executive Producer: Saadia Khan | Fact Checking and Research: Paroma Chakravarty I Sound Designer & Editor: Paroma Chakravarty I Sportly Theme Music: Simon Hutchinson | Other Music: Epidemic Sound | Cover Art Graphic Designer: Sarah DiMichele Please share the love and leave us a review on Apple Podcasts⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ & ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Spotify to help more people find us! You can reach the host, Kavitha, at…

People in this episode

Host: Kavitha Davidson

Guests: John Scheinfeld, Father Tom Gibbons

Topics covered

• baseball
• spirituality
• faith
• documentary
• rituals
• America's pastime

Keywords

• baseball
• spirituality
• faith
• documentary
• rituals
• America's pastime
• Kavitha Davidson

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Sportly, Immigrantly Media

Books & works: Baseball Beyond Belief

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