Seventh-Inning Stretch

Published: June 7, 2023, 10 a.m.

b"Baseball fan or not, there\\u2019s one song that virtually every American knows\\u2026 or at least, we think we do. \\u201cTake Me Out to the Ball Game\\u201d is one of the top three most recognizable songs in the country, next to \\u201cThe Star Spangled Banner'' and \\u201cHappy Birthday.\\u201d But if you dig into the lyrics, you\\u2019ll find a forgotten message buried among the peanuts and Cracker Jack. This story comes from the Smithsonian\\u2019s Sidedoor podcast.\\n\\nWatch our video shorts on Youtube, Instagram, and TikTok.\\nFollow us on Reddit, Twitter, and Facebook.\\nSign up for Twenty Thousand Hertz+ to get our entire catalog ad-free.\\nIf you know what this week's mystery sound is, tell us at mystery.20k.org\\nSubscribe to Sidedoor wherever you get your podcasts.\\nFind the right doctor, right now with at zocdoc.com/20k.\\nVisit fastgrowingtrees.com/20k to get 15% off your entire order.\\nVisit shopify.com/20k and sign up for a one-dollar-per-month trial period.\\nEpisode transcript, music, and credits can be found here: https://www.20k.org/episodes/seventhinningstretch\\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices"