2 | World Series Game 1
Rhea brings you her Game 1 recap from a New York hotel room in the wee hours of the night after a day spent battling delayed flights, bad wifi, and airplane farts. It was the hottest World Series game...
View ArticleBONUS INTERVIEW w/ Crystal Peterson @ MLB.com
Rhea visited the MLB.com headquarters in NYC today and got a chance to talk with Crystal Peterson, Assoc. Producer for MLB Entertainment, about Australian sports, the arbitrary gendering of softball, A...
View Article3 | World Series Game 2
Wow. And just like that, everything changes. Rhea recaps the wild, four hour slugfest that saw the Dodgers pitching strategy crumble and the Astros eek out a 7-6 win in the 11th and take control of the...
View Article4 | Paul F. Tompkins & Game 3 Preview
Rhea's back in LA with special guest Paul F. Tompkins talking baseball superstitions, the 90s Phillies, rooting for two different teams and why it's totally fine, and why this baseball season was one...
View Article5 | World Series Game 3
"Conventional wisdom is losing the World Series right now." Rhea breaks down the managerial miscues and poor at-bats that led to a 5-3 Houston victory in Game 3 and a 2-1 series lead. Plus GM4...
View Article6 | World Series Games 4 & 5
"I myself am on the brink..." This series. Oh man, this series. Just relentless, gut punch baseball over and over and over. Not to mention the ongoing Yuri Gurriel debacle, two Bushes throwing out the...
View Article7 | World Series Game 6
"Like watching two twins arm wrestle for a week..." Of course this Series is going seven games. Did you expect anything less? Rhea records her thoughts on Game 6 from a terminal in LAX. Plus an ode to...
View Article8 | World Series Game 7
Another season down. Rhea reflects on the 2017 World Series and the Astros' first championship in franchise history. She opens up about what the Dodgers and the sport of baseball have meant to her over...
View ArticleThree Swings Trailer | PREMIERES FEB 21
Check out what you can expect from Rhea Butcher's new podcast, THREE SWINGS, an unconventional look at America's pastime with radically sensible thoughts on baseball, history, culture, gender, race,...
View Article1 | World Series Heartbreak, Hot Stove, & The Block-C (w/ Josh Gondelman)
PLAY BALL! Rhea Butcher (@rheabutcher) kicks off her new weekly baseball podcast with a brief history of life as a baseball fan (and a Cleveland baseball fan at that), including plenty of TBS and...
View Article2 | Willie Mays Mind Games, Female Umpires, & Hot Stove Pt2 (w/ Greg Proops)
Rhea talks to the comedy world's premiere baseball mind, GREG PROOPS, about the mental side of baseball, including genius and not-so-genius managerial moves, playing angry, and why Willie Mays may be...
View Article3 | Cubs Fandom, Jackie Robinson Realities, & Bullpen Carts (w/ Kendra James)
Rhea revisits the poetic (for better or worse) 2016 World Series with KENDRA JAMES (@kendrajames_, Shondaland.com)who talks Cubs fandom, surviving the drought years, and the emotional shock of finally...
View ArticleCouples Catch Therapy, White House Astros, & Hot Stove Pt3 (w/ Cameron Esposito)
Rhea is joined by her favorite comedian on the planet, her wife CAMERON ESPOSITO (!), to talk about the importance of playing catch in your marriage, Title IX, Chicago softball, pride nights, Kiké...
View ArticleSCRAP, José Altuve, & the UConn Double Standard (w/ Jen Mac Ramos)
Rhea talks to baseball statistician Jen Mac Ramos (Hardball Times, Baseball Prospectus) about falling in love with the numbers without losing sight of the bigger picture-- the relationship between...
View ArticleTeammates, "Men's" Hats, & Joc Pederson (w/ Alice Wetterlund)
"I literally have a megaphone." Rhea talks to baseball teammate and fellow comedian Alice Wetterlund (Treks and the City podcast) about playing together and not apologizing for being competitive. Plus...
View ArticleTOUR DIARY #1 Opening Day, Eye Contact, & Manny Machado Swag (w/ Eric Dadourian)
Recorded in Baltimore, Central Pennsylvania, and stops in between, Rhea kicks off the first of three tour diary episodes with a rundown of Opening Day headlines, including the underperforming Dodgers,...
View ArticleTOUR DIARY #2 AAGPBL, A League of Their Own Reunion, & Hometown Emotions
Recorded from their dad's house in Akron, OH, Rhea recounts their firsthand memories of the A League of their Own reunion game that took place at the 2016 Bentonville Film Festival-- seeing former...
View ArticleTOUR DIARY #3 Negro Leagues Museum, Fantasy Struggles, & Getting On Base
In their third and final Spring 2018 tour diary, Rhea returns home, battles a cold, and dispenses some simple but profound baseball-themed life advice about the importance of getting on base.Plus Rhea...
View ArticleHometown Announcers, Sean Manaea, & Sabermetrics Gripes (w/ Paul F. Tompkins)
Rhea and baseball texting buddy PAUL F. TOMPKINS (clad in a throwback Philadelphia Phillies cap, check @threeswingspod for the evidence) get LOUD about hometown announcers, 90s Phillies dirtbags, gum...
View ArticleBaseball For All, Dodgers Down, & Knuckleballs (w/ Justine Siegal)
The first female coach of a professional men's baseball team, JUSTINE SIEGAL, joins Rhea to talk growing up playing the sport everyone told her she couldn't play, inspiring the next generation of girls...
View ArticleBONUS Rhea's Tomboy Hall of Fame | Presented by TomboyX Neutrals
TomboyX Neutrals presents a very special BONUS episode of Three Swings! Rhea Butcher reveals their highly personal, highly autobiographical TOMBOY HALL OF FAME, featuring Tomboys from film, TV,...
View ArticleBaseball Life Advice, Mookie Betts, & Mexico Expansion (w/ Stacey May Fowles)
Author of Baseball Life Advice, Stacey May Fowles (@MissStaceyMay) calls in from maternity leave in Toronto to talk balancing life and baseball, Blue Jays highs and lows, and Jose Bautista's greatness....
View ArticlePED Discrimination, Free Agency Predictions, & Better Baseball Metaphors
"While I'm alive, I'll make tiny changes to earth." Rhea talks honestly about addiction, depression, PED discrimination, and more that's on their mind this week in a special solo episode of Three...
View ArticleStarting Relievers, Dodgers Resurgence, & Cy Young Candidates
After a week of scoring literally 0 Fantasy Points thanks to the Draconian bylaws of the CBS Fantasy Baseball App, Rhea sits down to talk better baseball news... a possible Dodgers resurgence, MLB's...
View ArticleNational Anthem, Summer Reading List, and Scooter Gennett
Recorded on Memorial Day, Rhea talks about the complexities of American identity, power, entitlement, the never ending pursuit of equality, and of course, baseball. The results of Rhea's Red...
View ArticlePride, AAGPBL 75th Anniversary, & Walk-Off Culberson
Just back from Rockford IL, Rhea shares their experiences from the 75th Anniversary of the AAGPBL (All-American Girls Professional Baseball League) and talks Negro League women players (Toni Stone,...
View ArticleBaseball TV, Bunting, & Walk Off Balks (w/ Lesley Goldberg)
LIVE AT THE ATX TELEVISION FESTIVAL IN AUSTIN TX, Rhea talks to TV journalist Lesley Goldberg (The Hollywood Reporter) about finding baseball as a bored only child, Jose Canseco swings, fast pitch vs...
View ArticleSilence Equals Death, Militarization, & Mike Trout
Rhea's got a new home recording setup and, like many of us, needs to talk about things more important than baseball. There's baseball too. But before baseball, Rhea talks about the importance of not...
View ArticleMLB Domestic Violence Policy, Dog Whistles, & Redemption Narrative Problems
Rhea discusses the MLB's approach to domestic violence and the fallacy of "redemption narratives" when it pertains to perpetrators of physical and sexual abuse, including the most recent examples of...
View ArticleAll Star Underdogs, World Series Odds, and LeBron James
As we near the All Star Break, Rhea shouts out the underdogs and non-household names that deserve All Star spots. Plus Fantasy Updates, Rhea's best and worst moves of the first half, recommendations...
View ArticleHome Run Derby, Keon Broxton's Catch, & Fragile Masculinity Memes
After a brief rain delay, Rhea Butcher returns to talk the importance of therapy and community college, the world's only ethical billionaire, and of course baseball. Home Run Derby roundup. All Star...
View ArticleWhite Supremacy Gets a Standing Ovation, Chase Utley's Legacy, & Wild Card...
"Baseball is very political and anybody who thinks it isn't, isn't watching baseball..." Rhea weighs in on Josh Hader's standing ovation in Milwaukee and the false "high road" narrative of ignoring...
View ArticleOsuna Trade Shame, More Twitter Apologies, & Making Baseball Better
It was a difficult week to be a fan of the MLB and Rhea returns from Dublin to break it down, talking the shame of the Houston Astros' acquisition of Roberto Osuna and the offensive high school Twitter...
View ArticleDivision Races, Beanballs, and Fake Rivalries
RHEA IS BACK just in time for the Division Races to heat up! Rhea talks the Dodgers terrible August and whether or not it spells disaster for their postseason chances. Will the miracle A's catch the...
View ArticleBilly Bean, Daniel Murphy, and the MLB Closet
In the wake of Daniel Murphy's acquisition by the Cubs, Rhea breaks down Murphy's history of homophobic rhetoric and poses a basic question: thirteen years after Billy Bean's involuntary retirement...
View ArticlePlaying Better Baseball, Women's Baseball World Cup, & World Series Matchups
Fresh off a cameo in the latest Apple Keynote (what?!) THREE SWINGS RETURNS! Rhea talks the mental process of playing better baseball, the Women's Baseball World Cup, baseball voices you should be...
View ArticleUS Women's Baseball, Being Kind, and Dealing with Pain
Rhea delivers an in-depth look at the US Women's National Baseball Team! Plus a review of the Dodgers/Cardinals series, an apology to Rockies fans, and a heartfelt plea to the MLB to NOT adopt the...
View ArticlePlayoff Predictions, Rec League Triumphs, and Radical Kindness
Rhea's back with another in-depth look at the US Women's National Team, this time with a profile of Emily Tsujikawa. Plus, a preview of playoff matchups, another deeply felt apology to Rockies fans, a...
View ArticleThree Swings Awards, Playoff Updates, and Queerness in Sports (w/ A.W. Klass)
Rhea returns this week with a trophy case full of Three Swings Awards, another round of playoff predictions, and an interview with photographer and baseball superfan A.W. Klass! It's a packed episode,...
View ArticleDivision Series Recaps, Pennant Predictions, & the Value of Meditation
Rhea has your Division Series recaps and predictions for the powerhouse League Championship series (Boston vs Houston, Milwaukee vs LA). Plus Brock Holt hits for the cycle and why the Yankees are the...
View ArticleChampionship Series Updates, Roger the Peanut Guy, & Choosing Positivity
Rhea recaps the AL and NL Championship Series. Plus, the inside story of Rhea's instantly legendary one-handed peanut grab (check Instagram) and thoughts on Dave Roberts' management strategies and...
View ArticleWorld Series Preview, Leaving Social Media, and the Bully Paradox
Rhea recaps the final games of the NL and AL Championship Series, then talks through what to expect and why in the World Series. An unlikely matchup with a historically high win differential between...
View ArticleWorld Series 2018 Games 1 & 2
Rhea recaps Games 1 and 2 of the 2018 World Series. The Red Sox lead 2-0 after slugging their way to a pair of home wins over the Dodgers.GET TICKETS TO RHEA'S LIVE SHOWS...
View ArticleWorld Series 2018, Trust, and Picking Your Battles
Rhea looks back on a historic World Series, including a dramatic 18-inning marathon and a continued slew of bizarre and puzzling management decisions from the Dodgers' Dave Roberts. Rhea also shares...
View ArticleMLB Awards, Teammates, and Sobriety
Rhea returns after the postseason to run down the MLB end-of-year awards. Also, thoughts on giving up drinking, the coexistence of sadness and joy, becoming a part of a team, and what it feels like to...
View ArticleMLB Trades, Women’s Rankings, and Accountability
Rhea and Three Swings step back up to the plate to run down some of the most high-profile offseason trades and recent women’s baseball rankings. Also, an impassioned discussion of MLB’s rash of...
View ArticleBull Durham
In the final episode of Three Swings for 2018, Rhea brings you a review of possibly the best sports movie of all time, Bull Durham. From Kevin Costner’s status as the best baseball actor who ever lived...
View ArticleTHE BEST OF FOREVER DOG 2018
Thank you for listening to Forever Dog podcasts this year and please enjoy this year-in-review clips show! Listen to find a new favorite podcast to subscribe to in 2019 or just a killer back catalog to...
View ArticleThe Natural (w/ Paul F. Tompkins)
Happy 2019! Rhea and Three Swings kick the new year off by discussing some recent online nastiness by Trevor Bauer and offering thoughts on fair athlete compensation. More importantly, though, special...
View ArticleHall of Fame, Free Agency, Native Oppression
Rhea and Three Swings are back, and NOT to talk about movies! This week, thoughts on the Mariano Rivera Hall of Fame discussions, the Red Sox going to the White House (and the Red Sox not going to the...
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