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 Washington Commanders, Washington Nationals, Washington Capitals, Washington Wizards, Baltimore Orioles, Maryland Terrapins, Georgetown Hoyas and more.

  1. 52m ago

    Episode 1,377: Jayden Daniels declares, "Now it's my team for sure" and more

    Segment 1 - Show open and listener feedback, including conversation about where we are with the state of the Washington Commanders' roster   Segment 2 - Washington Commanders: injury news and updates from the first day of practice at 2026 Washington Commanders Training Camp and perspective from head coach Dan Quinn on his reason for early practices at camp and on his outlook on the team off it having had two very different seasons with him as its head coach   Segment 3 - Washington Commanders: discussion of four key offensive players for Washington in quarterback Jayden Daniels, receiver Terry McLaurin, left tackle Laremy Tunsil and running back Jacory Croskey-Merritt off comments from Daniels and head coach Dan Quinn, including Daniels on the situation with San Francisco 49ers receiver Brandon Aiyuk, Daniels declaring, "Now it's my team for sure" and Quinn with insight on McLaurin, Tunsil and Croskey-Merritt    Segment 4 - Washington Nationals: analysis of a 5-2 loss to the Toronto Blue Jays at Nationals Park   Segment 5 - Baltimore Orioles: breakdown of a wild 10-9 12-inning win at the Detroit Tigers in a game in which the O's overcame a 7-0 fifth-inning deficit and blew a 9-7 11th-inning lead   Refresh your wardrobe via Quince - go to Quince.com/Galdi for free shipping on your order and 365-day returns   Visit CateringByUptown.com and mention that Al Galdi sent you   For advertising inquiries, email Sales@BlueWirePods.com   Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

    Episode 1,377: Jayden Daniels declares, "Now it's my team for sure" and more

  2. 23h ago

    Episode 1,376: Adam Peters and Dan Quinn detail reasons for excitement as training camp begins and more

    Segment 1 - Show open and listener feedback, including conversation about whether the San Francisco 49ers are holding receiver Brandon Aiyuk hostage given his desire to play for the Washington Commanders   Segment 2 - Washington Commanders: discussion of comments from general manager Adam Peters and head coach Dan Quinn at a joint press conference as 2026 Washington Commanders Training Camp begins, including two injury reveals from Peters, insight from Peters on why Washington signed unrestricted-free-agent cornerback Rasul Douglas, an update from Quinn on who is coaching Washington tight ends, a comical interaction regarding San Francisco 49ers receiver Brandon Aiyuk, how Peters feels about Washington's situation at receiver, Peters with maybe the biggest tell yet of why Washington parted with Kliff Kingsbury as offensive coordinator and the theme of excitement from Peters and Quinn   Segment 3 - Washington Nationals: analysis of an 8-6 win over the Toronto Blue Jays at Nationals Park   Segment 4 - Baltimore Orioles: breakdown of a 14-0 loss at the Detroit Tigers   Refresh your wardrobe via Quince - go to Quince.com/Galdi for free shipping on your order and 365-day returns   Watch the BGO Blind Pig podcast on YouTube for great Washington Commanders discussion   For advertising inquiries, email Sales@BlueWirePods.com   Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

    Episode 1,376: Adam Peters and Dan Quinn detail reasons for excitement as training camp begins and more

  3. 2d ago

    Episode 1,375: preview with Bram Weinstein on 2026 Washington Commanders Training Camp and more

    Segment 1 - Show open and listener feedback, including reaction to the Washington Commanders parting with tight ends coach Ben Steele, thoughts on a tragedy involving Kansas City Chiefs offensive coordinator and former Washington assistant head coach/offensive coordinator Eric Bieniemy and the latest from San Francisco 49ers receiver Brandon Aiyuk in his quest to play for Washington   Segment 2 - Guest: Washington Commanders radio play-by-play announcer Bram Weinstein with a preview of 2026 Washington Commanders Training Camp, including what he's looking forward to seeing, what head coach Dan Quinn meant in saying that he expects this camp "to be our most competitive camp that we've had going into Year 3," what to make of Washington's 2026 offseason in terms of player acquisitions, whether Washington has done enough to support Jayden Daniels as QB1, the truth about why Washington parted with Kliff Kingsbury as offensive coordinator and promoted David Blough to offensive coordinator, what to make of Daniels' 2025 season, what to expect from Daniels in the 2026 season, insight on why Washington released center Tyler Biadasz and how Weinstein views Washington's new uniforms   Segment 3 - Washington Nationals: analysis of a 3-2 loss to the Toronto Blue Jays at Nationals Park   Segment 4 - Baltimore Orioles: breakdown of an 8-5 win at the Detroit Tigers   Refresh your wardrobe via Quince - go to Quince.com/Galdi for free shipping on your order and 365-day returns   Visit CateringByUptown.com and mention that Al Galdi sent you   For advertising inquiries, email Sales@BlueWirePods.com   Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

    Episode 1,375: preview with Bram Weinstein on 2026 Washington Commanders Training Camp and more

  4. 3d ago

    Episode 1,374: Washington places three notable defensive players on PUP list as training camp begins and more

    Segment 1 - Show open and listener feedback   Segment 2 - Washington Commanders: discussion of Washington placing edge defenders Dorance Armstrong and Deatrich Wise Jr. and cornerback Trey Amos on the Active/Physically-Unable-To-Perform List and placing cornerback Fred Davis II on the Active/Non-Football-Illness List   Segment 3 - Washington Commanders: thoughts on the latest in the saga of San Francisco 49ers receiver Brandon Aiyuk wanting to play for Washington, including him still having not applied for reinstatement from the Reserve/Left-Squad List and comments from 49ers president of football operations/general manager John Lynch   Segment 4 - Washington Nationals: reaction to the Nats trading infielder Curtis Mead to the Boston Red Sox for starting pitcher Connelly Early and analysis of the Nats winning two out of three games against the Arizona Diamondbacks in a key series in the National League Wild Card race   Segment 5 - Baltimore Orioles: breakdown of the O's losing two out of three games against the Atlanta Braves at Oriole Park at Camden Yards   Refresh your wardrobe via Quince - go to Quince.com/Galdi for free shipping on your order and 365-day returns   For great discussion of the Washington Commanders, visit BGObsession.com and mention that Al Galdi sent you   For advertising inquiries, email Sales@BlueWirePods.com   Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

    Episode 1,374: Washington places three notable defensive players on PUP list as training camp begins and more

  5. 6d ago

    Episode 1,373: analysis with Mark Bullock on schematic changes for Washington as training camp begins and more

    Segment 1 - Show open and listener feedback   Segment 2 - Guest: Washington Commanders analyst Mark Bullock of Bullock's Film Room on Substack with an All-22-style deep dive on schematic changes for Washington with a new offensive coordinator in David Blough and a new defensive coordinator in Daronte Jones as training camp begins, including why Washington is going with more under-center snaps for QB1 Jayden Daniels, the extent to which more under-center snaps for Daniels will lessen him as a run threat, the thinking behind going with a rushing offense heavy on zone runs, why running back Jacory Croskey-Merritt is a good fit for a zone-running scheme, whether Washington is properly prepared to pull off a Brian Flores-style defense and the potential for three-safety looks from Washington   For advertising inquiries, email Sales@BlueWirePods.com   Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

    Episode 1,373: analysis with Mark Bullock on schematic changes for Washington as training camp begins and more

  6. Jul 23

    Episode 1,372: chat with Steven Patton on Jayden Daniels as QB most hurt by drops last regular season and more

    Segment 1 - Show open and listener feedback, including thoughts on a report that the Washington Wizards will engage in contract-extension talks with Anthony Davis   Segment 2 - Guest: Steven Patton, data scientist for StatRankings, on his research that revealed that the Washington Commanders' Jayden Daniels was the qualified NFL quarterback most hurt by drops on a per-play basis in the 2025 regular season, the merits of Washington going with more under-center snaps for Daniels and more   Segment 3 - Washington Nationals: breakdown of an 8-0 win at the Colorado Rockies and discussion of whether Nats trade candidates are in fact more so contract-extension candidates   Segment 4 - Baltimore Orioles: reaction to the O's placing catcher Samuel Basallo on the 10-Day Injured List and analysis of a split of a doubleheader at the Boston Red Sox   Visit CateringByUptown.com and mention that Al Galdi sent you   For advertising inquiries, email Sales@BlueWirePods.com   Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

    Episode 1,372: chat with Steven Patton on Jayden Daniels as QB most hurt by drops last regular season and more

  7. Jul 22

    Episode 1,371: evaluation with Howard Gutman on how Josh Harris group has done in business operations and more

    Segment 1 - Show open and listener feedback, including maybe the greatest sign yet that the saga of San Francisco 49ers receiver Brandon Aiyuk as it relates to the Washington Commanders is dying down   Segment 2 - Guest: former United States ambassador to Belgium and current radio-show host and Washington Commanders fan Howard Gutman, who is a good friend of two of the top limited partners in the Josh Harris ownership group in Mitchell Rales and Mark Ein, with an assessment of how the Harris group is doing in terms of business operations over its three years owning the Washington Commanders, including how the group has handled the stadium situation and name/brand situation   Segment 3 - Washington Nationals: analysis of a wild 8-7 loss at the Colorado Rockies   Watch the BGO Blind Pig podcast on YouTube for great Washington Commanders discussion   For advertising inquiries, email Sales@BlueWirePods.com   Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

    Episode 1,371: evaluation with Howard Gutman on how Josh Harris group has done in business operations and more

  8. Jul 21

    Episode 1,370: evaluation with Howard Gutman on how Josh Harris group has done in football operations and more

    Segment 1 - Show open and listener feedback, including discussion of Pro Football Talk's Mike Florio being fooled by a post on X by former Washington Redskins quarterback Robert Griffin III   Segment 2 - Guest: former United States ambassador to Belgium and current radio-show host and Washington Commanders fan Howard Gutman, who is a good friend of two of the top limited partners in the Josh Harris ownership group in Mitchell Rales and Mark Ein, with an assessment of how the Harris group is doing in terms of football operations over its three years owning the Washington Commanders, including how the team has handled the 2026 offseason off going 5-12 in the 2025 regular season and what had been the case with the team for years - leaks - no longer being in effect   Segment 3 - Washington Nationals: breakdown of a 7-3 win at the Colorado Rockies   Segment 4 - Baltimore Orioles: reaction to the O's placing catcher Adley Rutschman on an Injured List for the third time in the 2026 season and analysis of a 6-5 loss at the Boston Red Sox, snapping the Orioles' seven-game winning streak and extending the Red Sox's winning streak to 14 games   Visit CateringByUptown.com and mention that Al Galdi sent you   For advertising inquiries, email Sales@BlueWirePods.com   Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

    Episode 1,370: evaluation with Howard Gutman on how Josh Harris group has done in football operations and more
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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 Washington Commanders, Washington Nationals, Washington Capitals, Washington Wizards, Baltimore Orioles, Maryland Terrapins, Georgetown Hoyas and more.

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  • Years Active
    2021 - 2026
  • Episodes
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