Dan Time

At long last, we celebrate the career and impact of Dan Bankhead - long recognized as the first African-American pitcher to appear in Major League Baseball (which at the time excluded the Nego Leagues). In December 2020, MLB designated the Negro Leagues from 1920-1948 as Major League status.

Rory Costello from the Society for American Baseball Research (SABR) has written extensively about Dan's career - and he joins me for this exc...

What is more precious to us than our TIME?

In this BONUS episode, I discuss the subject of TIME:

• How we use it
• How we understand (or misunderstand) it
• How it's discussed in conversation
• Why we seem to forget so much stuff
• What we can do to better cope with the past

Sound a little heavy for DAN TIME?? Don't worry, there are other (more important) subjects such as coffee container preferences, shopping cart rides, Goofy, why kids m...

"It doesn't take a trophy to be a champion"

If you didn't get enough DAN KOBYLKA in the first hour...

Here is the proper finale of our recent Danversation!!

Dan talks some more Challenger baseball stories; serving the needy in his community in Chatham; playing organized sports for people with organ transplants; his childhood memories of wrestling, long distance running and baseball; thoughts on online gambling; the state of heckling ...

Do you need a dose of encouragement?

DAN KOBYLKA is both the everyman, but an extraordinary man. He visits homeless encampments on a regular basis. He ministers to those on the margins of society — people who are struggling with addiction or mental illness. He eulogized an otherwise nameless drug overdose victim.

And Dan continues his mission to serve those who might otherwise be left behind. Ever since receiving his first heart tra...

Happy Holidays from Dan Time!! Back for a quick BONUS episode, a ramble-sode, if you will. Take a listen and consider the exponential changes in the way we go about our business in 2025 versus 25 years ago. Have you had some trouble "feeling" merry & bright this year? How has daily communication & media changed - and is it working for you or would you like to shrug off at least some of it??

A few things we did not have in ou...

Happy Halloween 2025! Listen to the rest (and perhaps the best part) of my conversation with Rob as we dive into Halloween memories, B-list horror titles, the evolution of trick-or-treating, haunted houses, yard decorations & plenty of belly laughs!! Rob even dishes out some marital advice that you won’t want to miss!

Thanks for spending 15 mins of your life on Dan Time! If you like what you hear, please check out prior episodes...

You didn't think Halloween could come & go without the annual BONUS episode with my brother Rob - did you?? Sure, Dan Time has been on snooze for a couple months. But you can always count on a special holiday episode as we move through the calendar. This is our 3rd annual Halloween episode. So, if you like this one - go back and listen to the prior years as well!

Enjoy PART I of our conversation - centered around memories and fa...

Here's your postcard. It's time to check in from Dancation! As you may have noticed, Dan Time has been out of the office lately - "with limited access to phone and email." Is the show going away? What happened to your weekly episodes?? Have we SEEN all there is to see, HEARD all there is to hear in the Daniverse??

Listen to this BONUS episode to find out what is going on - plus how the show happens, why it happens and the formula th...

In PART I of this SPECIAL episode, my brother Rob returns as we reminisce about the late Ozzy Osbourne. Rob is responsible for introducing me to Ozzy and heavy metal music in our teenage years. Whether you have been mourning with millions of others this past week - or you are just curious to learn more about the musical & cultural icon, you'll enjoy this brotherly conversation.

Be sure to subscribe to Dan Time to hear Part II - ...

Ep. 103 - Danny Cole ™

Danny's passion for guitar & outside-the-box ideas has created a massive & loyal following.

https://www.instagram.com/mrdannycole/

The Ottawa-based guitarist; music lover; content creator; tattooed horror fanatic; sober "Frenchie Papa" - joins me for a very special Danversation!

We bond over our mutual love for heavy metal, Pantera - and Danny's all-time favorite guitarist & inspiration, Dimebag Darre...

Part II - the second half of my conversation with Montreal Expos historian Danny Gallagher! @dannogallagher7 (X)

Danny dishes on more juicy Expos stories, including the 22-inning affair in Montreal between the Expos & Dodgers (8/23/89); former owner Claude Brochu, manager Felipe Alou, Pascual Perez, Tim Wallach, part-timer Jamey Carroll & many more!

"A bunch of those guys in the clubhouse hated Dennis Martinez (because he was...

Danny Gallagher is the authority on Montreal Expos baseball. He has authored nearly a dozen books, many of them exploring the personalities, triumph & tragedy of this ball club. This is Part I of our long-ranging "Danversation" on the franchise that left Montreal for Washington 21 years ago. His most recent book, Explosion is packed with never-before-told stories about managers and players such as Moises Alou, Marquis Grissom a...

Who is this Dan Orlando guy? And why is his album so good?!

It's episode No. 100 - featuring Philadelphia-area piano-playing singer-songwriter & lead singer Dan Orlando! Dan takes us through his musical journey and we break down the songs & the making of his thrilling debut LP Heritage Trail. Dan makes no bones about where he sets his sights.

"I do feel like there is a closed highway - that if someone can access it, there is ...

Would you name your child just Danny? Or just Dan?

In this episode, I read comments under the following posts from the subreddit Name Nerds:

• How's Dan for a girl's name?
• Is naming a boy just "Dan" weird?
• What do you think of Danny as a standalone name? We don't like Daniel or Dan.

As reluctant as I am to include my own commentary at length in episodes, you'll hear my take on the Danny topic at the end.

What are your thoughts on ...

On Mother's Day, enjoy a very special episode featuring memories of my paternal grandmother shared by none other than my father, Bob McArdle! My dad makes his second appearance on the show (the first being June 2024's Father's Day Surprise episode). You'll hear what it was like growing up and living just above the poverty line in the mid-to-late 1950s.

This call ended abruptly for unforeseen reasons, so stay tuned for additional rec...

In celebration of my brother's birthday today, enjoy a VERY special Travis "treat" of an episode! This one is packed with "deep cuts" from his first appearance in April 2024 (Ep. 34), as well as some nuggets you may have missed from the Travis Trilogy in Sept '24. This is the first time an episode release date has coincided with the birthday of a dear family member. If you missed all or parts of the original episodes - and you need...