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What It's Like To Be... with Dan Heath

A Stadium Beer Vendor (With an Update)

November 08, 2026 • Season 2

0:00 | 31:55

This episode originally aired on October 15, 2023. We've got an update at the end!

Meeting Muhammad Ali, handling fans who are alcoholics, pouring with no foam, and dreaming about one last game with Howard Hart, who spent three decades as a stadium beer vendor.

If you want to see Howard in action, The Washington Post put together a great video feature on him in 2014.

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