296 - The 9-Online Virtual Baseball Conference w/ Willie Steele plus We Don't Like AI Music

296 - The 9-Online Virtual Baseball Conference w/ Willie Steele plus We Don't Like AI Music

Author: A podcast about baseball, music and culture. July 20, 2026 Duration: 43:57
Professor Willie Steele (Lipscomb) joins us this week to discuss the forthcoming 9-Online Virtual Baseball Conference. Steele is a conference co-director and past editor of NINE: A Journal of Baseball History & Culture. Steele is also an expert on the works of W. P. Kinsella ("Shoeless Joe") so naturally, the conversation veered that direction. Also this episode, some thoughts on AI music and the return of vinyl. Willie Steele at Lipscomb: https://lipscomb.edu/directory/steele-willie Will...

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