Episode 352 features Duane Rieder, founder and curator of the Clemente Museum and Chef Jean-Paul Bourgeois, winner of the 2026 James Beard Media Award for Duck Camp Dinners.
Duane Rieder is the executive director and curator of the Clemente Museum which is housed in a historic firehouse in the revitalized Lawrenceville section of Pittsburgh. Engine house 25 has been meticulously renovated to showcase the world’s largest exhibited collection of baseball artifacts, works of art, literature, photographs, memorabilia, and related materials which focus on Roberto Clemente, his teammates, his personal life, and his humanitarian causes. Before founding the museum, Rieder built a career as a commercial and sports photographer. In the mid-1990s he was hired to photograph the Clemente family in Puerto Rico, an experience that led to a close relationship with Clemente's widow, Vera Clemente, and ultimately to documenting and preserving the family's archives. Duane's relationship with the Clemente family gave him access to photographs, personal belongings, documents, and stories that helped shape the museum. Many exhibits emphasize Clemente as a husband, father, and humanitarian in addition to his Hall of Fame baseball career. Go to https://clementemuseum.com/ for more information.
Chef Jean-Paul Bourgeois won a 2026 James Beard Foundation Broadcast Media Award for his streaming docuseries Duck Camp Dinners. His Texas Tour edition won the Lifestyle Visual Media award, which recognizes excellence in visual media and storytelling that connects food with culture, environment, and outdoor heritage. Bourgeois spent over a decade in high-end kitchens in New York and California before pivoting to digital storytelling and food journalism. Duck Camp Dinners documents the relationship between Louisiana’s hunting culture and environmental conservation. Bourgeois combines professional culinary technique with the outdoor traditions of his hometown, Thibodaux. The series airs across several platforms, including Outdoor America and Tubi.
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We conclude the show with the song, Baseball Always Brings You Home from the musician, Dave Dresser and the poet, Shel Krakofsky.
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