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.

  1. Episode 1,265: analysis with Logan Paulsen on David Blough and Durante Jones and more

    18H AGO

    Episode 1,265: analysis with Logan Paulsen on David Blough and Durante Jones and more

    Segment 1 - Show open, including a thank you for the five-year anniversary of the podcast, and listener feedback   Segment 2 - Guest: Washington Commanders analyst and former Washington Redskins tight end Logan Paulsen on new Commanders offensive coordinator David Blough and new Commanders defensive coordinator Daronte Jones, including whether Paulsen sees similarities between Blough and former Redskins offensive coordinator and current Los Angeles Rams head coach Sean McVay, what the biggest challenge for Blough as a first-time offensive coordinator will be, what kind of a defensive scheme Paulsen wants to see from Jones and whether the Commanders' woeful defense in the 2025 season was more about bad talent or bad coaching   Segment 3 - Washington Wizards: discussion of a 112-105 win over the Indiana Pacers in a fierce battle of two tanking teams and reaction to comments from Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James on the direction of the Wizards   Upgrade your wardrobe by going to Quince.com/Galdi for free shipping on your order and 365-day returns   Get up to 30 percent off OneSkin with the promo code "Galdi" at OneSkin.co/Galdi   Visit ZBiotics.com/Galdi and get 15 percent off your first order when you use the promo code "Galdi" at checkout   Download Cash App! For a limited time, a new Cash App customer can earn $10 - just use the code "Family10" in your profile at signup and send $5 to a friend within 14 days   The Nace Law Group, Accident & Injury Lawyers - visit WashingtonDCInjuryLawyers.com and make sure that you mention that Al Galdi sent you   Watch the BGO Blind Pig podcast on YouTube   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.

    51 min
  2. Episode 1,264: analysis with PFF's John Kosko on value of more under-center snaps for Jayden Daniels and more

    1D AGO

    Episode 1,264: analysis with PFF's John Kosko on value of more under-center snaps for Jayden Daniels and more

    Segment 1 - Show open and listener feedback   Segment 2 - Guest: Pro Football Focus NFL analyst and former University of Kansas safety John Kosko on what Washington Commanders offensive coordinator David Blough's offense for quarterback Jayden Daniels should be, the value of the team going with more under-center snaps for Daniels and more   Segment 3 - College Basketball: thoughts on Maryland's 78-74 loss at Northwestern despite Andre Mills scoring 39 points, Georgetown's 93-89 loss to Butler, No. 14 Virginia's 94-68 win at Georgia Tech, George Mason's 82-67 loss to Dayton and Navy's 72-49 win over Lehigh to clinch the Midshipmen's first outright regular-season conference title since 1997   Upgrade your wardrobe by going to Quince.com/Galdi for free shipping on your order and 365-day returns   Get up to 30 percent off OneSkin with the promo code "Galdi" at OneSkin.co/Galdi   Visit ZBiotics.com/Galdi and get 15 percent off your first order when you use the promo code "Galdi" at checkout   Download Cash App! For a limited time, a new Cash App customer can earn $10 - just use the code "Family10" in your profile at signup and send $5 to a friend within 14 days   Visit CateringByUptown.com and mention that Al Galdi sent you   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.

    52 min
  3. Episode 1,263: story time with Charley Casserly on being fired by and then apologized to by Dan Snyder and more

    2D AGO

    Episode 1,263: story time with Charley Casserly on being fired by and then apologized to by Dan Snyder and more

    Segment 1 - Show open and listener feedback   Segment 2 - Guest: former Washington Redskins general manager Charley Casserly on three recently-deceased former Redskins players in Pro Football Hall of Fame quarterback Sonny Jurgensen, cornerback Barry Wilburn and guard Tre' Johnson, the greatness of Richie Petitbon in running Skins defenses during the team's glory days, the process by which Casserly as Skins assistant general manager put together a replacement-player roster that went 3-0 during the 1987 NFL regular season that featured a strike, why Casserly believes that the Skins in the 2000s could have had another run of sustained success had he not been fired by owner Dan Snyder in July 1999, the story of Snyder apologizing to Casserly for firing him and more   Segment 3 - College Basketball: thoughts on Virginia Tech's 67-66 loss at Miami and VCU's 89-75 win over George Washington   Upgrade your wardrobe by going to Quince.com/Galdi for free shipping on your order and 365-day returns   Get up to 30 percent off OneSkin with the promo code "Galdi" at OneSkin.co/Galdi   Visit ZBiotics.com/Galdi and get 15 percent off your first order when you use the promo code "Galdi" at checkout   Download Cash App! For a limited time, a new Cash App customer can earn $10 - just use the code "Family10" in your profile at signup and send $5 to a friend within 14 days   The Nace Law Group, Accident & Injury Lawyers - visit WashingtonDCInjuryLawyers.com and make sure that you 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.

    50 min
  4. Episode 1,262: conversation with Dan Steinberg on state of being a Washington, D.C.-area-sports fan and more

    3D AGO

    Episode 1,262: conversation with Dan Steinberg on state of being a Washington, D.C.-area-sports fan and more

    Segment 1 - Show open, including reaction to Washington Nationals manager Blake Butera raving about the velocity of starting pitcher Cade Cavalli, and listener feedback   Segment 2 - Guest: Dan Steinberg, who now is an NFL managing editor for The Athletic off having worked for The Washington Post from Sept. 2001 to July 2025, on the state of being a Washington, D.C.-area-sports fan both in terms of the teams and the media landscape, especially off The Washington Post essentially shutting down its sports section   Segment 3 - Washington Commanders: tribute to former Washington Redskins guard Tre' Johnson off his death at the age of 54, including a salute to the 1999 NFC East-champion Redskins   Upgrade your wardrobe by going to Quince.com/Galdi for free shipping on your order and 365-day returns   Get up to 30 percent off OneSkin with the promo code "Galdi" at OneSkin.co/Galdi   Visit ZBiotics.com/Galdi and get 15 percent off your first order when you use the promo code "Galdi" at checkout   Download Cash App! For a limited time, a new Cash App customer can earn $10 - just use the code "Family10" in your profile at signup and send $5 to a friend within 14 days   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.

    52 min
  5. Episode 1,261: Ian Rapoport expects "fireworks" from Washington and says its "time to spend is now" and more

    4D AGO

    Episode 1,261: Ian Rapoport expects "fireworks" from Washington and says its "time to spend is now" and more

    Segment 1 - Show open and listener feedback   Segment 2 - Washington Commanders: discussion of NFL insider Ian Rapoport of NFL Network saying of the Commanders in terms of free agency and trades in the 2026 offseason, "It is an essential, important year for Washington. I wouldn't be surprised if there were some fireworks here...the time to spend is now..."   Segment 3 - Washington Commanders: analysis of the team's revamped coaching staff off a report of yet another addition and off the many demotions and promotions on the staff   Segment 4 - Baltimore Orioles: breakdown of the O's signing free-agent starting pitcher Chris Bassitt to a one-year contract worth a reported $18.5 million   Segment 5 - College Basketball: thoughts on Maryland's 68-57 loss at Rutgers, Georgetown's 79-75 loss at No. 6 UConn, No. 15 Virginia's 70-66 win over Ohio State, Virginia Tech's 92-69 loss to Florida State, George Washington's 72-53 win over George Mason and VCU's 78-67 win at Richmond   Upgrade your wardrobe by going to Quince.com/Galdi for free shipping on your order and 365-day returns   Get up to 30 percent off OneSkin with the promo code "Galdi" at OneSkin.co/Galdi   Visit ZBiotics.com/Galdi and get 15 percent off your first order when you use the promo code "Galdi" at checkout   Download Cash App! For a limited time, a new Cash App customer can earn $10 - just use the code "Family10" in your profile at signup and send $5 to a friend within 14 days   The Nace Law Group, Accident & Injury Lawyers - visit WashingtonDCInjuryLawyers.com and make sure that you mention that Al Galdi sent you   Visit NovaFireplaceAndStove.com, mention that Al Galdi sent you and receive $25 off any service   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.

    1h 1m
  6. Episode 1,260: analysis with Logan Paulsen on why Washington wants more Jayden Daniels under center and more

    FEB 13

    Episode 1,260: analysis with Logan Paulsen on why Washington wants more Jayden Daniels under center and more

    Segment 1 - Show open and listener feedback   Segment 2 - Guest: Washington Commanders analyst and former Washington Redskins tight end Logan Paulsen on why the team wants more under-center snaps for quarterback Jayden Daniels, the adjustment for Daniels in going to more under-center snaps, the pros and cons of being under center versus being in the shotgun and pistol formations, whether offensive coordinator David Blough wants Daniels running less or just running smarter, what changes for the Commanders' offensive line with not just David Blough now as offensive coordinator but also Darnell Stapleton now as offensive-line coach and more   Segment 3 - Guest: Greg Finberg, staff editor for Bullets Forever and host of The Wizards Podcast, on the state of the Washington Wizards' rebuild at the 2026 NBA All-Star Break, including why the rebuild is working, what the team can realistically be in the 2026-2027 season, whether the Wizards should sign Trae Young and Anthony Davis to contract extensions, what the team has in Alex Sarr and why Will Riley deserves to be included in the Wizards' nucleus of promising young players   Get up to 30 percent off OneSkin with the promo code "Galdi" at OneSkin.co/Galdi   The Nace Law Group, Accident & Injury Lawyers - visit WashingtonDCInjuryLawyers.com and make sure that you 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.

    56 min
  7. Episode 1,259: Dan Quinn declares Washington Commanders' defense as Daronte Jones' defense and more

    FEB 12

    Episode 1,259: Dan Quinn declares Washington Commanders' defense as Daronte Jones' defense and more

    Segment 1 - Show open, including reaction to the Washington Nationals signing free-agent starting pitcher Miles Mikolas to a one-year contract, and listener feedback   Segment 2 - Washington Commanders: in-depth discussion of the team's new defensive coordinator, Daronte Jones, off his introductory press conference and off a press conference for head coach Dan Quinn, including Washington's lackluster history of defensive coordinators over the last 20 years, Jones doing something very different during his introductory press conference as Commanders defensive coordinator as compared to what Joe Whitt Jr. did during his introductory press conference as Commanders defensive coordinator, where Jones per Quinn was in the team's defensive-coordinator search, Quinn declaring that the Commanders' defense now is Jones' system and observations from Jones on key Commanders defensive players   Segment 3 - Washington Wizards: thoughts on a 138-113 loss at the Cleveland Cavaliers to send the tanking Wizards into the 2026 NBA All-Star Break with the second-worst record in the league in its 2025-2026 regular season at 14-39   Segment 4 - College Basketball: analysis of Maryland's 77-70 win over Iowa, Virginia Tech's 76-66 win at No. 20 Clemson and VCU's 77-68 win at La Salle   Get up to 30 percent off OneSkin with the promo code "Galdi" at OneSkin.co/Galdi   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.

    1 hr
  8. Episode 1,258: Dan Quinn and David Blough reveal move to more under-center snaps for Jayden Daniels and more

    FEB 11

    Episode 1,258: Dan Quinn and David Blough reveal move to more under-center snaps for Jayden Daniels and more

    Segment 1 - Show open, including thoughts on the Washington Commanders signing punter Tress Way to a contract extension, and listener feedback   Segment 2 - Washington Commanders: reaction to comments from head coach Dan Quinn about why the team parted with offensive coordinator Kliff Kingsbury and offensive-line coach Bobby Johnson and breakdown of Quinn and offensive coordinator David Blough revealing a major change for quarterback Jayden Daniels in the offense - more under-center snaps   Segment 3 - Washington Commanders: discussion of offensive coordinator David Blough off comments from Blough and head coach Dan Quinn, including Blough's meteoric rise in coaching, his rapport with quarterback Jayden Daniels and Daniels' role in the change at offensive coordinator   Segment 4 - College Basketball: analysis of No. 15 Virginia's 61-58 win at Florida State, George Mason's 82-70 loss at Richmond and George Washington's 75-70 win over Rhode Island   Get up to 30 percent off OneSkin with the promo code "Galdi" at OneSkin.co/Galdi   The Nace Law Group, Accident & Injury Lawyers - visit WashingtonDCInjuryLawyers.com and make sure that you 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.

    53 min
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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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  • Creator
    Blue Wire
  • Years Active
    2021 - 2026
  • Episodes
    1.3K
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