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Creativity Jijiji
Creativity Jijiji: "Conversations about creativity"
This podcast amplifies the voices of our true leaders—the artists. Writers, composers, producers, singers, actors, and poets show us new ways to see ourselves and the world around us. They illuminate the invisible threads that connect us, revealing the deep ties of our shared humanity.
At a time when we must come together as citizens of a small and fragile planet, the voices of artists matter more than ever.
Creativity Jijiji goes beyond the spotlight to explore the mysteries of creativity—where it comes from, why it moves us, and how it shapes our world.
Join us as we listen, learn, and celebrate the creative minds guiding us into the future.
Creativity Jijiji
The Infinite Diamond. Baseball By Ear.
What if the most vivid way to experience America's pastime isn't through your eyes, but through your ears?
Baseball transcends the boundaries of visual media in a way no other sport can match. When the crack of the bat echoes through radio waves, something magical happens – the game transforms into pure theater of the mind. Your imagination paints the outfield greener than any high-definition broadcast, the players larger than life, and that fly ball might just never come down.
The voices who guide us through this audio landscape become more than commentators – they're companions and storytellers. From Vin Scully's poetic descriptions to John Sterling's signature calls, these broadcasters don't merely relay information; they craft narratives that weave together statistics, historical context, and the unfolding drama on the field. The pregnant pause before the cheer (or the collective groan) carries more tension than any visual could capture.
There's something uniquely American about driving on a highway at night with baseball flowing through your speakers – the dark landscape outside contrasting with the vivid ballpark constructed entirely in your mind. It's in these moments that baseball reveals itself as more than sport – it's ritual, connecting generations through sound waves rather than screens. The timeless echo of "play ball" resonates from grandparent to parent to child, an audio tradition that remains unchanged despite technological revolutions.
Ready to experience baseball as it was meant to be enjoyed? Turn on the radio, open your favorite audio app, close your eyes, and let America's game unfold in the boundless theater of your imagination. The most vivid baseball experience might be waiting just beyond what you can see.
Thanks for listening.
Life has a timeline. It's open-ended, frame by frame. The end is always in sight. We all know what the end is, yet the journey itself is never clear. We all live our days against a great uncertainty. Destiny, purpose, fate. Things can drive you nuts and the truth is all of it only becomes clear in the rearview mirror. The world is full of advice, but we are the only ones who lead our lives. We choose when to swing and when to watch the ball go by.
Chris McHale:Baseball, baseball. Baseball, more than any other sport, was built for the airwaves was built for sitting in the backyard by the fire pit and listening. The voice of the play-by-play announcer takes us through every pitch, every swing, every arc of the ball, into the outfield bleachers and the color commentator explains it all, explains what it meant, what just happened. Pretty cool and pretty useful. It's an experience that you don't need video. As a matter of fact, video is the last thing you need. What you need is only the sound of it. The sound of it is unbound. Your imagination as you listen to the game is unbound. You paint the field, you paint the players, you paint the swing, you paint the fly of the ball and maybe it never lands. The crowd transforms into a symphony. Don't you love the sound of the crowd? The bat becomes a drumbeat and the silence is a pregnant pause before the cheer or before the groans On the radio. The game becomes theater of the mind, as vivid as ever. It is a moment of clarity in a life of confusion. The ball is in the air and we wait. We wait for the result, good or bad. It's that moment where we live.
Chris McHale:From Vince Scully to John Sterling, generations have defined the voices, from Vin Scully to John Sterling. Their tone, their rhythm and presence wasn't just commentary, they were the ballpark projected into our minds, projected into our living rooms, our cars, our porches. There is nothing better to me than driving on the highway at night and listening to baseball. It's a dark American night outside my window and the vivid American sport inside my mind. Before we streamed it, we imagined it. Baseball lives in the sound waves. It's where it was born, a timeless echo connecting us across decades, an American audio ritual stretching from the sandlots to the stars. Baseball from grandparent to parent to child, grandchild, and on and on. The timeless things that define us, our lives, the moments we share. So put on the radio, open the app, close your eyes and play ball.
