Episode 396 -- Jeffrey Baker -- MASTER Storyteller

About this episode

Rick Houston interviews Jeffrey Baker, exploring his unique storytelling and experiences in the racing world.

This week in our first segment … I sat down with Jeffrey Baker in our studio at the Universal Technical Institute in Mooresville … actually … back a few months ago. If you’ve been wondering WHY we asked Jeffrey to join our little family as one of our co-hosts, our conversation during that interview IS WHY. You’re going to hear stories you’ve NEVER heard before … told in a way that you’ve never heard before. From getting an ultimatum about his involvement in the sport from a soon-to-be FORMER girlfriend to a Bobby Hamilton caper that you’ve got to hear to believe … Jeffrey brings the heat. Then in our second segment, we'll dig into the November 19, 1987 issue of Grand National Scene. The cover story in this issue is about the private planes that were coming into vogue at the time, so we did into the recorded archive to share stories about competitors and their planes. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

People in this episode

Host: Rick Houston

Guest: Jeffrey Baker

Topics covered

• storytelling
• NASCAR
• personal anecdotes
• aviation in racing
• sports history

Keywords

• Jeffrey Baker
• NASCAR stories
• Bobby Hamilton
• Grand National Scene
• aviation in racing

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Universal Technical Institute

Books & works: Grand National Scene

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