. . "1900 - 1999" . . . . . "Asking for love"@en . . "Creating the national pastime"@en . "History"@en . . "Program 837 (ca. 29 min.) : Roxana Robinson reads from and discusses her new collection of stories, \"Asking for love.\" Program 838 (ca. 29 min.) : G. Edward White is the author of \"Creating the national pastime: baseball transforms itself, 1903-1953.\" In a conversation with Vincent Blasi, White charts the metamorphosis of baseball from a \"marginal urban sport associated with drinking and gambling\" into a ritual of childhood, a symbol of American individuality and fair play, the national pastime."@en . . . . . . . . .