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The Al Galdi Podcast

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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00:53:41

Episode 1,103: intel with 7News DC sports director...

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2025/06/26

13:22 - Guest: 7News DC sports director Scott Abraham on whether the D.C. Council will approve the Commanders' deal for a stadium on the RFK Stadium site by the July 15 deadline set by the team and D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser, the possibility of a retractable roof for the stadium, the possibility of "RFK" being in the name of the stadium, to what degree tailgating will be a thing at the stadium, a notable back-and-forth that he had with Commanders head coach Dan Quinn and more 39:05 - Wizards:

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01:03:26

Episode 1,102: discussion with Michael Phillips on...

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2025/06/25

12:45 - Guest: Michael Phillips, founding editor of The Richmonder and former Commanders insider for The Richmond Times-Dispatch, on the complicated legacy of former Redskins limited partner Fred Smith, the Commanders' 2025 offseason, why Virginia faded in the Commanders' sweepstakes for a new stadium and a notable truth about where the majority of Commanders season-ticket holders live 37:33 - Guest: Wizards insider Josh Robbins of The Athletic with an in-depth preview of the Wizards in the 2025

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00:50:03

Episode 1,101: conversation with Brian Burke of ESPN...

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2025/06/24

13:11 - Guest: Brian Burke of ESPN Analytics on the extent to which the Commanders in their great 2024 season benefited from "luck" and on his interaction with Commanders head coach Dan Quinn during Quinn's time as Atlanta Falcons head coach 32:57 - Nationals: analysis of a 10-6 win at the San Diego Padres in a game in which the Nats smashed 15 hits 42:12 - Orioles: breakdown of a 6-0 win over the Texas Rangers as starting pitcher Trevor Rogers tossed eight scoreless innings Download the PrizePicks

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01:03:26

Episode 1,100: insight with Howard Gutman on...

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2025/06/23

17:17 - Guest: former United States ambassador to Belgium, lawyer, radio-show host and Commanders fan Howard Gutman, who is a good friend of and strategic advisor for Commanders limited partner Mitchell Rales, on the Commanders, including Gutman's experience at 2025 NBA Finals Game 6 as it relates to the Commanders, what to make of the potential delay of the D.C. Council's vote on team's deal for a stadium on the RFK Stadium site in Washington, D.C., the significance of D.C. hosting the 2027 NFL

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00:50:11

Episode 1,099: chat with Brandon Thorn of Trench...

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2025/06/20

11:32 - Guest: Brandon Thorn, owner of the Trench Warfare newsletter, on the Commanders' offensive and defensive lines, including a recent conversation that Thorn had with Commanders offensive-line coach Bobby Johnson, what the team has in left tackle Laremy Tunsil, why Josh Conerly Jr. initially playing guard as opposed to tackle might make sense, why Thorn is bullish on Brandon Coleman at left guard, the strengths and concerns with the Commanders' revamped defensive line, perspective on interior

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00:42:51

Episode 1,098: investigation into why Commanders'...

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2025/06/19

12:13 - Commanders: four theories for why the team's home attendance for the 2024 regular season was shockingly down from the team's home attendance for the 2023 regular season 26:06 - Nationals: analysis of a 3-1 loss to the MLB-worst Colorado Rockies, giving the Nats 11 consecutive losses...and reaction to president of baseball operations and general manager Mike Rizzo standing by manager Davey Martinez and saying that the Nats' rebuild started with the Juan Soto trade in Aug. 2022 41:20 -

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00:45:17

Episode 1,097: All-22 analysis with Mark Bullock on...

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2025/06/18

10:03 - Guest: Commanders analyst Mark Bullock of MarkBullock.Substack.com with an All-22-style deep dive on the Commanders' depth at receiver off receiver Noah Brown being carted off the field on Day 2 of the team's mandatory minicamp, with a particular focus on receiver Luke McCaffrey off his disappointing rookie season 34:55 - Nationals: discussion of a 10-6 loss to the MLB-worst Colorado Rockies in a game in which the Nats got out-homered, 7-2, giving the Nats 10 consecutive losses 43:43 -

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00:40:37

Episode 1,096: chat with Footballguys’ Dave Kluge on...

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2025/06/17

09:51 - Guest: Dave Kluge, senior writer and podcast host for Footballguys.com, on ranking the Commanders' Jayden Daniels as the No. 1 quarterback in the NFL in dynasty fantasy football, what to make of the all-time-great rookie season that Daniels had in the 2024 season, whether regression or progression is more likely for Daniels in his second NFL season, where Daniels ranks as a runner among quarterbacks in the NFL, which of the six quarterbacks taken in the first round of the 2024 NFL Draft will

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00:59:41

Episode 1,095: insight with Tyler Dunne of...

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2025/06/16

09:39 - Guest: NFL writer Tyler Dunne of GoLongTD.com on his recent piece on Commanders offensive coordinator Kliff Kingsbury, including him being influenced by his time as a quarterback for the New England Patriots under head coach Bill Belichick, why Kingsbury was smart to not take an NFL head-coaching job in the 2025 offseason, why Kingsbury could thrive in his second stint as an NFL head coach and why Dunne is bullish on the Commanders in the 2025 season 34:40 - Nationals: analysis of the Nats'

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00:50:18

Episode 1,094: Dan Quinn addresses hype for...

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2025/06/13

08:39 - Commanders: while we await news on receiver Noah Brown off him being carted off the field during Day 2 of the team's mandatory minicamp, discussion of receivers Luke McCaffrey and Deebo Samuel Sr. off notable comments from head coach Dan Quinn, including him raving about the speed of Samuel 19:45 - Commanders: reaction to comments from head coach Dan Quinn as the team concluded its 2025 Offseason Program on the significant expectations for the Commanders in the 2025 season, how quarterback

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00:50:24

Episode 1,093: Noah Brown carted off field, Jeremy...

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2025/06/12

14:10 - Commanders: reaction to receiver Noah Brown being carted off the field during Day 2 of the team's mandatory minicamp, an ode to safety and special-teams ace Jeremy Reaves off the Commanders signing him to a one-year contract extension and discussion of cornerback Marshon Lattimore off him saying that he due to his troublesome hamstring never truly felt like himself during the 2025 season 26:02 - Commanders: thoughts on key comments from head coach Dan Quinn, including how the team is

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00:51:14

Episode 1,092: Terry McLaurin no-shows Commanders'...

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2025/06/11

11:06 - Commanders: reaction to receiver Terry McLaurin not attending the Commanders' mandatory minicamp while in the midst of contract-extension talks with the team 24:33 - Commanders: discussion of running back Brian Robinson Jr. as he enters a contract season and of Brandon Coleman as he transitions from offensive tackle to guard and more 38:06 - Nationals: analysis of a 5-4 10-inning loss at the National League-leading New York Mets in a game in which the Nats blew a 4-2 eighth-inning lead 50:30

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00:49:54

Episode 1,091: Brian Johnson, Tavita Pritchard and...

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2025/06/10

14:56 - Commanders: discussion of the potential for quarterback Jayden Daniels and the offense to be even better in the 2025 season than they were in the 2024 season off recent comments from assistant head coach/offensive pass-game coordinator Brian Johnson, quarterbacks coach Tavita Pritchard and assistant quarterbacks coach David Blough 37:12 - Guest: Peter Hassett, co-founder of the the Capitals site Russian Machine Never Breaks, on the legacy of retiring winger T.J. Oshie, how good head coach

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00:58:47

Episode 1,090: conversation with Ben Standig on Terry...

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2025/06/09

10:47 - Guest: Commanders insider Ben Standig of The Athletic on the reportedly stalled contract-extension talks between the Commanders and receiver Terry McLaurin, whether the Commanders' three notable absentees from OTA practices - McLaurin, left tackle Laremy Tunsil and cornerback Marshon Lattimore - will be attending the team's mandatory minicamp, an examination of where we're at with interior defensive lineman Daron Payne off a press-conference question from Standig that prompted extreme praise

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00:44:11

Episode 1,089: chat with ESPN's Mike Clay on having...

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2025/06/06

15:24 - Guest: ESPN NFL senior writer and prognosticator Mike Clay on the Commanders, including his outlook for the team in the 2025 season, why he has Jayden Daniels as the No. 1 fantasy-football quarterback in the NFL for the 2025 season, why Clay is bullish on receiver Deebo Samuel Sr. and why Clay for a second consecutive year has the Commanders as having the No. 1 off-ball-linebacker unit in the NFL 35:58 - Nationals: analysis of a 7-1 loss to the Chicago Cubs to lose two out of three games in

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00:50:38

Episode 1,088: Dan Quinn and Joe Whitt Jr. rave about...

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2025/06/05

11:46 - Commanders: in-depth discussion of the defense off comments from head coach Dan Quinn and Joe Whitt Jr. on a Commanders OTA day, including the continued absence of cornerback Marshon Lattimore from the team's offseason program, the areas in which the defense especially needs to be better according to Whitt, the planned role for defensive lineman Javon Kinlaw, why the Commanders did not re-sign edge defender Dante Fowler Jr. and high praise from Quinn and Whitt for interior defensive lineman

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00:42:05

Episode 1,087: chat with PFF's Dalton Wasserman on...

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2025/06/04

13:26 - Guest: Pro Football Focus data analyst Dalton Wasserman on the Commanders ranking as having the No. 11 roster in the NFL per a piece that he co-authored, including an assessment of what PFF labeled as the biggest weakness for the Commanders' roster - the defensive line, what to make of cornerback Marshon Lattimore as the top X factor on the Commanders' roster per PFF, why the Commanders' secondary can be a strength in the 2025 season, why Wasserman is a big fan of the Commanders taking

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00:51:31

Episode 1,086: Dan Quinn appreciates Commanders'...

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2025/06/03

15:04 - Commanders: analysis of the Commanders' offensive coaching-staff continuity and offensive "ecosystem" for quarterback Jayden Daniels off telling comments from head coach Dan Quinn 36:30 - Guest: Wizards insider Chase Hughes of Monumental Sports Network on the possibilities and philosophies for the Wizards with their No. 6-overall pick in the 2025 NBA Draft and on takeaways for the rebuilding Wizards from the Indiana Pacers and Oklahoma City Thunder making the 2025 NBA Finals Download the

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01:05:19

Episode 1,085: conversation with ESPN's Seth Walder...

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2025/06/02

14:13 - Guest: ESPN NFL analytics expert Seth Walder on the Commanders being the No. 6 team in the NFL per ESPN's Football Power Index in its first rankings for the 2025 season, including why the FPI is so high on the Commanders, how we should be thinking about the team in terms of two potential regression areas in health and third- and fourth-down efficiencies, what quarterback Jayden Daniels doing so well in terms of ESPN's Total QBR metric in the 2024 season tells us, why the Philadelphia Eagles

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00:38:46

Episode 1,084: Commanders OTA analysis with Logan...

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2025/05/30

09:47 - Guest: Commanders analyst and former Redskins tight end Logan Paulsen on his observations from the Commanders' first OTA practice of the 2025 offseason, including his reaction to quarterback Jayden Daniels having put on muscle in the 2025 offseason, what the next step for offensive coordinator Kliff Kingsbury with the offense with Daniels as QB1 is, how legitimate the fear of opposing teams in the 2025 offseason "figuring out" Daniels is, why Paulsen now is even more optimistic about

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