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The Al Galdi Podcast

The Al Galdi Podcast

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Longtime Washington, D.C. sports personality Al Galdi takes an in-depth look at D.C.-area sports every weekday, giving hard-hitting analysis on - and having some fun with - the Commanders, Nationals, Orioles, Capitals, Wizards, Terrapins, Hoyas and more.
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Goodpods has curated a list of the 10 best The Al Galdi Podcast episodes, ranked by the number of listens and likes each episode have garnered from our listeners. If you are listening to The Al Galdi Podcast for the first time, there's no better place to start than with one of these standout episodes. If you are a fan of the show, vote for your favorite The Al Galdi Podcast episode by adding your comments to the episode page.

00:40 - Wizards: react to - and some scheduled fun with - the Wizards once again not moving up in an NBA Draft via an NBA Draft Lottery in getting the No. 8-overall pick in the 2023 NBA Draft

17:43 - Commanders: discussion of an ESPN report on a prospectus put together by the Josh Harris group detailing a financial windfall for the Commanders without Dan Snyder as the team's owner

27:56 - Guest: The Athletic's Corey Masisak, who covered the New Jersey Devils from March 2018 to December 2021, on incoming Commanders owner Josh Harris as Devils owner, including how the Devils with Harris' leadership went from being one of the worst teams in the NHL to now one of its most promising

43:25 - Nationals: breakdown of a 5-4 walk-off loss at the Miami Marlins in a game in which starting pitcher Josiah Gray was great yet again, the Nats overcame a 2-1 eighth-inning deficit and reliever Hunter Harvey allowed three runs in the bottom of the ninth inning

53:05 - Orioles: analysis of a 7-3 win over the Los Angeles Angels as starting pitcher Dean Kremer continued to turn around his season

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14:03 - Commanders: thoughts on incoming Commanders owner Josh Harris reportedly being set to meet with the NFL Finance Committee and the possibility of an expedited timeline for the finalizing of the sale of the team

17:34 - Guest: Commanders insider Sam Fortier of The Washington Post on the potential for edge defenders Montez Sweat and Chase Young to no-show the Commanders' mandatory minicamp, whether head coach Ron Rivera was bothered by Young not attending the team's first two weeks of OTA practices, what assistant head coach/offensive coordinator Eric Bieniemy may be concocting with the Commanders' offense in terms of pre-snap motion and shifting, how quarterback Sam Howell is doing, whether Chris Rodriguez Jr. might emerge as the team's RB1 and more

38:56 - Nationals: analysis of the Nats losing two of three games to the Philadelphia Phillies...react to a major report on what's going on with starting pitcher Stephen Strasburg...and thoughts on the promotion of starting pitcher Jake Bennett to High-A Wilmington

57:09 - Orioles: breakdown of the O's winning two of three games at the San Francisco Giants to improve to a Major League-best 20-10 on the road

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10:45 - Commanders: examining the notion of Sam Howell being a franchise quarterback for the Commanders...and a deep dive on the performance of Howell in the 20-17 win at New England Patriots

29:03 - Commanders: analysis of assistant head coach/offensive coordinator Eric Bieniemy, Commanders receivers and Commanders running backs in the 20-17 win at New England Patriots

37:46 - Commanders: discussion of the Commanders' defense and special teams in the 20-17 win at New England Patriots

54:38 - College Football: breakdowns of James Madison's 42-14 win at Georgia State, Liberty's 56-30 win over Louisiana Tech, Maryland's 51-15 loss to No. 11 Penn State, Virginia Tech's 34-3 loss at No. 13 Louisville, Virginia's 45-17 loss to Georgia Tech, Navy's 32-18 loss at Temple and Old Dominion's 28-24 loss to Coastal Carolina

01:16:14 - Capitals: thoughts on a 2-1 win over the Columbus Blue Jackets

01:20:10 - Wizards: reaction to a 121-114 loss at the Miami Heat and to the NBA's first-ever In-Season Tournament

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13:04 - Commanders: reaction to comments from head coach Dan Quinn's day-after-the-game press conference off the 28-27 loss to the Pittsburgh Steelers on the Commanders' need to move on from the loss quickly with a big game at the Philadelphia Eagles on Thursday Night Football

25:38 - Commanders: analysis of a variety of items from the 28-27 loss to the Pittsburgh Steelers, including the performance of quarterback Jayden Daniels, a telling stat regarding running back Austin Ekeler in the game, what head coach Dan Quinn in his day-after-the-game press conference said about the status of receiver Olamide Zaccheaus as the team's No. 1 punt returner and the domino effect of the struggles of cornerback Emmanuel Forbes Jr.

41:57 - Wizards: discussion of a 107-92 loss at the Houston Rockets

44:14 - College Basketball: thoughts on Maryland's 84-53 win over Florida A&M, Virginia's 62-45 win over Coppin State and Virginia Tech's 58-52 win over Winthrop

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20:00 - Commanders: breakdown of the latest injury report for the Commanders' big game at the Philadelphia Eagles on Thursday Night Football, including perhaps telling comments from head coach Dan Quinn on whether cornerback Marshon Lattimore will make his Commanders debut in the game...and reaction to comments from Quinn on the team having a Week 14 bye, whether he to his team has brought up the playoff implications of the game at the Eagles, why quarterback Jayden Daniels in the 28-27 loss to the Pittsburgh Steelers wasn't more of a run threat and scouting reports on Eagles interior defensive lineman Jalen Carter and Eagles running back Saquon Barkley

42:38 - Commanders: discussion of the Commanders with Jayden Daniels having the best quarterback situation in the NFC East off Dallas Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott being done for the season, New York Giants quarterback Daniel Jones potentially being on the verge of being benched and comparative analysis of Daniels vs. Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Jalen Hurts...and how the Commanders' hiring of Kliff Kingsbury as offensive coordinator now looks even better off the Chicago Bears firing offensive coordinator Shane Waldron

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12:23 - Commanders: react to Ron Rivera at a post-practice press conference at Commanders Training Camp revealing that Curtis Samuel is being sidelined due to “overall football conditioning and shape” issues and to Trai Turner continuing to be out due to a quadriceps injury - will Wes Schweitzer emerge as the Commanders' starting right guard?

27:50 - Commanders: analysis of Antonio Gibson, including how he can be better, off comments from him at a post-practice press conference at Commanders Training Camp

36:21 - Commanders: thoughts on the Commanders' defense looking good, Kendall Fuller shining and Ryan Kerrigan now helping out via coaching off comments from Ron Rivera and Kamren Curl at post-practice press conferences at Commanders Training Camp

43:15 - Nationals: preview of a big MLB Trade Deadline Day for the Nats...and examining what mattered from a 7-3 loss to the National League East-leading New York Mets

54:34 - Orioles: why the O's trading Trey Mancini should be celebrated...and breakdown of a 7-2 win at the Texas Rangers that included big games for Adley Rutschman, Cedric Mullins and Ryan Mountcastle

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13:40 - Commanders: examining the Commanders firing back in their financial scandal with a letter to the Federal Trade Commission discrediting the allegations made by former team employee Jason Friedman to Congress

26:16 - Commanders: analysis of Terry McLaurin reportedly planning on not participating in voluntary on-field work for the Commanders in the 2022 offseason until he has signed a contract extension

43:50 - Commanders: breakdown of Notre Dame safety Kyle Hamilton off the Commanders reportedly hosting Hamilton for a pre-draft visit

54:22 - Guest: Notre Dame insider Pete Sampson of The Athletic on Notre Dame safety Kyle Hamilton off the Commanders reportedly hosting Hamilton for a pre-draft visit

01:04:26 - Commanders: react to - and some scheduled fun with - the Commanders hiring a new head athletic trainer in Al Bellamy to replace Ryan Vermillion

01:12:34 - Capitals: proper praise for the Caps for a 3-2 win at the NHL-leading Colorado Avalanche that included yet another milestone goal for Alex Ovechkin

01:18:43 - Orioles: thoughts on a 5-1 loss at the Oakland A's, including a nice start from Spenser Watkins and another good relief outing for Keegan Akin

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11:32 - Commanders: react to the Commanders officially signing Terry McLaurin to his three-year contract extension...and a breakdown of why McLaurin is the best receiver taken by the franchise out of college in an NFL Draft since Art Monk

19:53 - Guest: Pro Football Focus senior data analyst Nick Akridge on the Commanders' offense, including the greatness of Terry McLaurin, the outlook for Carson Wentz with the Commanders, whether Scott Turner's offense is a good fit for Wentz, whether the Commanders' pass-catch corps could be as good as the 2016 Redskins' pass-catching corps, whether Antonio Gibson is underrated or overrated and more

36:23 - Nationals: analysis of an 11-0 loss at the Philadelphia Phillies

45:59 - Orioles: thoughts on a wild 10-9 10-inning win over the Texas Rangers

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14:12 - Commanders: react to a statement from a spokesperson for Dan Snyder ripping The Washington Post and touting the Commanders' improved culture off yet another article by The Post on the team's workplace-misconduct scandal...and a look at the history of the Dan Snyder-Washington Post feud

42:01 - Nationals: thoughts on the Nats exercising their 2023 club options in the contracts of Mike Rizzo and Davey Martinez...and analysis of the Nats getting swept in four games by the Miami Marlins at Nationals Park, dropping the Nats to 1-12 against the Marlins in the 2022 season

01:09:36 - Orioles: breakdown of Jorge Lopez having three bad outings in four games and more from the O's losing two of three games at the Minnesota Twins and from a 7-6 10-inning win over the Texas Rangers

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09:02 - Nationals: analysis of the Nats' reportedly trading Max Scherzer and Trea Turner to the Los Angeles Dodgers as part of a major selloff...and thoughts on a doubleheader split at the Philadelphia Phillies

35:16 - Wizards: react to a wild NBA Draft night for the Wizards that featured them trading Russell Westbrook to the Los Angeles Lakers and taking Gonzaga's Corey Kispert with the No. 15 pick

47:20 - Washington Football Team: deep dive on Washington's quarterback competition - including where Kyle Allen stands - off Ron Rivera's and Ryan Fitzpatrick's training-camp press conferences on Thursday, July 29, 2021

01:05:56 - Washington Football Team: deep dive on Chase Young off his and Ron Rivera's training-camp press conferences from Thursday, July 29, 2021, including Chase on Washington's COVID-19 player-vaccination-rate situation

01:19:22 - Washington Football Team: an Antonio Gibson health update, Ron Rivera talks Jeremy Reaves and Jamin Davis discusses how he is impressing

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How many episodes does The Al Galdi Podcast have?

The Al Galdi Podcast currently has 958 episodes available.

What topics does The Al Galdi Podcast cover?

The podcast is about Baseball, Football, Podcasts and Sports.

What is the most popular episode on The Al Galdi Podcast?

The episode title 'Episode 464: more indications Dan Snyder is selling, Commanders prep for big game vs. New York Giants and more' is the most popular.

What is the average episode length on The Al Galdi Podcast?

The average episode length on The Al Galdi Podcast is 71 minutes.

How often are episodes of The Al Galdi Podcast released?

Episodes of The Al Galdi Podcast are typically released every day.

When was the first episode of The Al Galdi Podcast?

The first episode of The Al Galdi Podcast was released on Feb 10, 2021.

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