Dunedin Blue: Stories from the Year-Round Training Home of Blue Jays Baseball

S1E2: Ken Carson - Pranks, Players, and Progress: 1977-1987

19 min · 9 mei 2026
aflevering S1E2: Ken Carson - Pranks, Players, and Progress: 1977-1987 artwork

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SERIES ONE - EPISODE 2: Longtime Blue Jays legend Ken Carson takes you inside the Blue Jays formative first decade in Dunedin and in the MLB, from 1977 through 1987. Through unforgettable stories of players, on-the-field pranks, growing pains, and the evolution of a young organization in its training town, he paints a vivid portrait of what life was really like inside the early Blue Jays. It's a nostalgic, behind-the-scenes journey into the people and personality that helped shape Dunedin's vital role in Blue Jays history. Want to hear even more of Ken's story? Check out his memoir "From Hockey to Baseball: I kept them in stitches" by Ken Carson and Larry Millson Dunedin Blue is an independent documentary podcast series exploring the history and year-round relationship between Dunedin, Florida and the Toronto Blue Jays — the only team in Major League Baseball history to train in the same town for its entire existence AND the smallest city in today's Major League Baseball spring training landscape. Hosted by Stuart Meyer, Dunedin resident and founder of Dunedin-Based Blue Jays Fans, Dunedin Blue goes beneath the surface of the game to uncover, capture, and preserve the people, memories, moments, and meaning behind baseball's most unique town-and-team relationship. Disclaimer: Dunedin Blue is an independent documentary podcast and is not affiliated with, sponsored by, or endorsed by the Toronto Blue Jays, Dunedin Blue Jays, Major League Baseball, or Minor League Baseball. Team names are used for editorial and descriptive purposes only. Copyright 2026 - Social Frequency Media Communications, Inc.

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S1E3: Ken Carson - Home Forever 1987-2026 (Series 1 Finale)

SERIES ONE - EPISODE 3 (Series 1 Finale): After a decade on the road with the Toronto Blue Jays preceded by 17 years of hockey road life, Ken Carson faced a crossroads. The grind of baseball road life had taken its toll, but an unexpected opportunity would change everything. In this concluding chapter of his remarkable story, Ken reflects on the decision to make Dunedin his permanent home and the happiness and heartbreak in the decades that followed. Journey alongside Ken in his journey to find a place of belonging, building a life around the game he loves, and unexpectedly becoming part of something much bigger than baseball. Want to hear even more of Ken's story? Check out his memoir "From Hockey to Baseball: I kept them in stitches" by Ken Carson and Larry Millson Dunedin Blue is an independent documentary podcast series exploring the history and year-round relationship between Dunedin, Florida and the Toronto Blue Jays — the only team in Major League Baseball history to train in the same town for its entire existence AND the smallest city in today's Major League Baseball spring training landscape. Hosted by Stuart Meyer, Dunedin resident and founder of Dunedin-Based Blue Jays Fans, Dunedin Blue goes beneath the surface of the game to uncover, capture, and preserve the people, memories, moments, and meaning behind baseball's most unique town-and-team relationship. Disclaimer: Dunedin Blue is an independent documentary podcast and is not affiliated with, sponsored by, or endorsed by the Toronto Blue Jays, Dunedin Blue Jays, Major League Baseball, or Minor League Baseball. Team names are used for editorial and descriptive purposes only. Copyright 2026 - Social Frequency Media Communications, Inc.

30 mei 202623 min
aflevering S1E2: Ken Carson - Pranks, Players, and Progress: 1977-1987 artwork

S1E2: Ken Carson - Pranks, Players, and Progress: 1977-1987

SERIES ONE - EPISODE 2: Longtime Blue Jays legend Ken Carson takes you inside the Blue Jays formative first decade in Dunedin and in the MLB, from 1977 through 1987. Through unforgettable stories of players, on-the-field pranks, growing pains, and the evolution of a young organization in its training town, he paints a vivid portrait of what life was really like inside the early Blue Jays. It's a nostalgic, behind-the-scenes journey into the people and personality that helped shape Dunedin's vital role in Blue Jays history. Want to hear even more of Ken's story? Check out his memoir "From Hockey to Baseball: I kept them in stitches" by Ken Carson and Larry Millson Dunedin Blue is an independent documentary podcast series exploring the history and year-round relationship between Dunedin, Florida and the Toronto Blue Jays — the only team in Major League Baseball history to train in the same town for its entire existence AND the smallest city in today's Major League Baseball spring training landscape. Hosted by Stuart Meyer, Dunedin resident and founder of Dunedin-Based Blue Jays Fans, Dunedin Blue goes beneath the surface of the game to uncover, capture, and preserve the people, memories, moments, and meaning behind baseball's most unique town-and-team relationship. Disclaimer: Dunedin Blue is an independent documentary podcast and is not affiliated with, sponsored by, or endorsed by the Toronto Blue Jays, Dunedin Blue Jays, Major League Baseball, or Minor League Baseball. Team names are used for editorial and descriptive purposes only. Copyright 2026 - Social Frequency Media Communications, Inc.

9 mei 202619 min
aflevering S1E1: Ken Carson - From Hockey to Baseball artwork

S1E1: Ken Carson - From Hockey to Baseball

SERIES ONE - EPISODE 1: In the premiere episode of Dunedin Blue, longtime Blue Jays legend Ken Carson looks back on the unlikely path that carried him from a hockey childhood in Barrie, Ontario, to the earliest days of Blue Jays baseball in Dunedin. From rink-rat beginnings and NHL expansion stories to a small Florida town that became home, Carson takes us back in time to his early years and the very beginning of the Blue Jays story here in Dunedin. Dunedin Blue is an independent documentary podcast series exploring the history and year-round relationship between Dunedin, Florida and the Toronto Blue Jays — the only team in Major League Baseball history to train in the same town for its entire existence AND the smallest city in today's Major League Baseball spring training landscape. Hosted by Stuart Meyer, Dunedin resident and founder of Dunedin-Based Blue Jays Fans, Dunedin Blue goes beneath the surface of the game to uncover, capture, and preserve the people, memories, moments, and meaning behind baseball's most unique town-and-team relationship. Disclaimer: Dunedin Blue is an independent documentary podcast and is not affiliated with, sponsored by, or endorsed by the Toronto Blue Jays, Dunedin Blue Jays, Major League Baseball, or Minor League Baseball. Team names are used for editorial and descriptive purposes only. Copyright 2026 - Social Frequency Media Communications, Inc.

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