<![CDATA[Uningrained]]>7785af65-e558-5fc6-8fe5-1c3378524c8eThu, 02 Jul 2026 02:24:43 +0000Captivate.fmSteve Hendershothttps://artwork.captivate.fm/9542ab50-a606-4620-9788-50d7b915986d/Uningrained-podcast-cover.jpgUningrainedSteve HendershotSteve HendershotUningrained is a documentary-style podcast about ideas so familiar that they become invisible. They’re so ingrained that we stop noticing them—even when they don’t make sense. Hosted by award-winning journalist and bestselling author Steve Hendershot, Uningrained pulls those invisible ideas out of the woodwork. It’s a deeply reported, narrative podcast that tells the reliably insane stories of how the world got to be how it is, and then asks whether it’s worth making a change. https://uningrained.comfalseserialnopodcastA Team Sport Says Yes to WomenA Team Sport Says Yes to WomenWhile baseball boxed out women in the early 1900s, another fast-growing sport—softball—welcomed them into a world of elite competition, big crowds and long careers. Featuring Hall of Famer Lorene Ramsey, as well as midcentury AAGPBL baseball players.

]]>While baseball boxed out women in the early 1900s, another fast-growing sport—softball—welcomed them into a world of elite competition, big crowds and long careers. Featuring Hall of Famer Lorene Ramsey, as well as midcentury AAGPBL baseball players.

]]>0cda493f-955b-47ff-a66b-944039793167Wed, 01 Jul 2026 21:10:00 -050035:05falsefull1331When No One Went to Bat for Girls In BaseballWhen No One Went to Bat for Girls In BaseballIn the early ‘70s, girls sued Little League for the right to play baseball. And won. So why didn’t women’s baseball take off? One reason is that baseball excluded women. But women’s athletics leaders didn’t go to bat for baseball, either—a choice that was a hundred years in the making.

Featuring Little League pioneer Carolyn King Lewis, as well as women’s sports scholars Victoria Jackson, Jennifer Ring and Jan Todd.

More Uningrained:

https://www.uningrained.com/

https://uningrained.substack.com/

https://www.youtube.com/@Uningrained

Expanded interviews and show notes on Substack

]]>In the early ‘70s, girls sued Little League for the right to play baseball. And won. So why didn’t women’s baseball take off? One reason is that baseball excluded women. But women’s athletics leaders didn’t go to bat for baseball, either—a choice that was a hundred years in the making.

Featuring Little League pioneer Carolyn King Lewis, as well as women’s sports scholars Victoria Jackson, Jennifer Ring and Jan Todd.

More Uningrained:

https://www.uningrained.com/

https://uningrained.substack.com/

https://www.youtube.com/@Uningrained

Expanded interviews and show notes on Substack

]]>644cb793-5652-4102-8985-6ea95ed22990Wed, 03 Jun 2026 18:50:00 -050037:49falsefull1221You Mean Softball?You Mean Softball?What happens when a girl decides she loves baseball instead of softball? What happens if she turns out to be great? The stories of MLB draft pick Carey Schueler and former pro pitcher Ila Borders illustrate the challenges women face when they pursue American’s National Pastime.

More Uningrained:

https://www.uningrained.com/

https://uningrained.substack.com/

]]>What happens when a girl decides she loves baseball instead of softball? What happens if she turns out to be great? The stories of MLB draft pick Carey Schueler and former pro pitcher Ila Borders illustrate the challenges women face when they pursue American’s National Pastime.

More Uningrained:

https://www.uningrained.com/

https://uningrained.substack.com/

]]>9bff767e-694d-45e5-9eba-a01b7f8ce4bcWed, 13 May 2026 20:40:00 -050035:41falsefull1111Season One Preview: "You Mean Softball?"Season One Preview: "You Mean Softball?"Why do people autocorrect to “softball” when they hear about women playing baseball? What are the consequences of boxing women out of the National Pastime? The first season of Uningrained tackles those questions with a deeply reported look at both baseball and softball that features Hall of Famers, pioneers and current stars from both sports.

More Uningrained:

https://www.uningrained.com/

https://uningrained.substack.com/

https://www.youtube.com/@Uningrained


]]>Why do people autocorrect to “softball” when they hear about women playing baseball? What are the consequences of boxing women out of the National Pastime? The first season of Uningrained tackles those questions with a deeply reported look at both baseball and softball that features Hall of Famers, pioneers and current stars from both sports.

More Uningrained:

https://www.uningrained.com/

https://uningrained.substack.com/

https://www.youtube.com/@Uningrained


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