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EPISODE · Feb 21, 2021 · 30 MIN

February 21, 1939: Literary Lovers, Presidents, and Language Puzzles with Moe Berg

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In this February 21, 1939, episode of Information Please, host Clifton Fadiman welcomes a unique guest: the multilingual baseball player Moe Berg, catcher for the Boston Red Sox and noted scholar. Alongside regulars Franklin P. Adams, John Kieran, and Oscar Levant, Berg lends his wit and knowledge to tackle a variety of questions on topics ranging from famous quarrels and romantic pairings in literature to presidential trivia and curious phrases in English and French.With Berg’s intellectual charm and the panel’s quick humor, the experts take on challenges like identifying classic love letters, famous disputes, and musical answers to unusual questions. Join in for a lively evening of historical facts, literature, and a touch of baseball banter, as the panel matches wits with listeners and Moe Berg shines with his surprising expertise! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this February 21, 1939, episode of Information Please, host Clifton Fadiman welcomes a unique guest: the multilingual baseball player Moe Berg, catcher for the Boston Red Sox and noted scholar. Alongside regulars Franklin P. Adams, John Kieran, and Oscar Levant, Berg lends his wit and knowledge to tackle a variety of questions on topics ranging from famous quarrels and romantic pairings in literature to presidential trivia and curious phrases in English and French.With Berg’s intellectual charm and the panel’s quick humor, the experts take on challenges like identifying classic love letters, famous disputes, and musical answers to unusual questions. Join in for a lively evening of historical facts, literature, and a touch of baseball banter, as the panel matches wits with listeners and Moe Berg shines with his surprising expertise! Hosted on Acast. See <a target="_blank" href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noreferrer noopener">acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

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