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PODCAST

Talking About Birds: A St. Louis Cardinals Podcast

Nate Heininger & Ben Simorka

The only Cardinals podcast dumber than running on Yadi. A weekly podcast mostly about the St. Louis Cardinals.

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84:41

Opening Yay!

Talking About Birds: A St. Louis Cardinals Podcast ·

2023/03/30

BASEBALL IS BACK! WE DID IT! YOU DID IT! Happy Opening Day everyone! Is Jordan Walker the best player in baseball? Should we reset expectations on how good Walker will be? NO. How excited for Woodford are you? Will Mikolas retire a Cardinal? How long before Yepez (we say Yay-pez) gets another shot? How will the Cardinals do against such a strong opening set of teams? We breakdown the upcoming series and generally freak out about the start of the 2023 season, and much more!

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88:53

I Can't Touch My Toes

Talking About Birds: A St. Louis Cardinals Podcast ·

2023/03/23

Is the World Baseball Classic the best thing to happen to baseball, ever? Is Jake Woodford finally getting some respect? How good is Shaq at making chicken? Will the Brewers keep it close in the NL Central this year? The WBC is over, Japan is king, and the regular season is about to start!

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90:53

Team America!

Talking About Birds: A St. Louis Cardinals Podcast ·

2023/03/16

Did the Cardinals just make room for Jordan Walker? Why let Pacheco go? Will team USA advance to the next round of the WBC? How much fun are Arenado, Goldy, Waino, and the rest of the Cardinals having? Could the Cubs be good this year? The WBC is going strong, Spring Training is nearing an end, and we are getting ready for REAL BASEBALL!!!

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83:36

(whispers) jack's back, baby (whispers)

Talking About Birds: A St. Louis Cardinals Podcast ·

2023/03/09

Is Lars Nootbaar having the best offseason of all time? Will Ohtani take his pepper grinder to STL? Do we dare to dream? Besides Jordan Walker, who else has impressed this Spring? Are all of these power explosions real? We discuss these questions, continue our coverage of the NL Central, and begin our coverage of the WBC!

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92:29

Lack of Class

Talking About Birds: A St. Louis Cardinals Podcast ·

2023/03/02

Is the pitch clock creating a better experience? Is CB Bucknor a petty coward? Is Donovan a power threat? Can we find a way to relax a bit about Jordan Walker? NO. NO WE WON'T. Box scores are piling up and Spring Training is fully underway as we begin a new segment breaking down every NL Central team, and try, try, try to not overreact too much to the early results... EXTEND JORDAN WALKER!!!

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91:15

Spring My Bell

Talking About Birds: A St. Louis Cardinals Podcast ·

2023/02/23

Spring training has started and we have a full week of news! It's the podcasts 1 year anniversary! Tyler O'Neill is somehow even more buffed out of his mind, pitchers are bringing in new pitches, and we have our first Best Shape of his Life report. Could it get any better than that? Should baseball change its arbitration system? (YES). Are we super excited that Rolen chose STL as his hat for the HOF? (YES) Are we weirded out by Emo Night at Busch? (YES) Baseball!

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82:25

The Beef Boys are Back

Talking About Birds: A St. Louis Cardinals Podcast ·

2023/02/16

BASEBALL PLAYERS ARE DOING BASEBALL ACTIVITIES. The Cardinals have a sudden abundance of Beef Boys™ and we are ready to see how they do in 2023. How does everyone feel about the Mozeliak trade? Who are we excited about this Spring, and should we believe Oliver Marmol when he says it's an open competition? Will the Cardinals put a TAB logo on their jerseys? Is Bally Sports dead, and why is that a good thing? We're about to have actual box scores to talk about, and it's time to get ready for

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93:38

The Blogfather Part III (w/ Daniel Shoptaw)

Talking About Birds: A St. Louis Cardinals Podcast ·

2023/02/09

What should the Cardinals do with Paul DeJong? Can they survive without him? Why does it seem suddenly like he is a very important part of 2023? How has this podcast made it to episode #50? Should we stop doing it? How much more can we complain about Chip Caray? What is going on with Bally Sports? Daniel Shoptaw (@C70) joins this week to discuss these topics and much more as we inch towards the 2023 season!

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87:46

Rules Are Meant to Be Broken, Resulting in a Walk

Talking About Birds: A St. Louis Cardinals Podcast ·

2023/02/02

Nate & Ben discuss the fact that baseball is starting,SOON, the WBC, Willson Contreras, rooting for TEAM USA USA USA, top prospects lists, being hyped about Walker, Winn, Hence, and Graceffo, the Cardinals mediocre off-season, the new rules, Jazz, how dumb the Rockies are, and much more!

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89:20

Holy Cow! Scott Bruce Rolen.

Talking About Birds: A St. Louis Cardinals Podcast ·

2023/01/26

Nate & Ben discuss theater popcorn, Alamo Drafthouse, Scott Rolen and what hat he should wear, Chip Carey and the problems with hating your own sport, the ZIPS projections and how they project the 2023 Cardinals, The Royals, baseball movies, and much more! Talking About Birds is supported on Patreon. Join our Patreon and join our private Discord server! www.patreon.com/talkingaboutbirds.

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97:38

I've Got a Nolan Ticket!

Talking About Birds: A St. Louis Cardinals Podcast ·

2023/01/19

Nate & Ben discuss all the various Winter Warm Up interviews, the DeWitts telling everyone they won't spend more money, Mozeliak making a very pedantic point about spending more money, Arenado's decision to stay, Paul DeJong's leg kick, Matt Holliday resigning and the Joe McEwing hire, the WBC, all the exciting no-roster invitees, the bevy of international signings, Tommy Pham's continued revenge tour, and much more!

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88:52

Ace of Baseball

Talking About Birds: A St. Louis Cardinals Podcast ·

2023/01/12

Nate & Ben discuss David Lynch films/TV, Jack Flaherty, the Marlins and their depth of great pitching, Jim Bowden and the no good very bad tweet, Edwin Rios/Tyler Naquin, Aaron Goldsmith, Correa (at home with the Twins!), love to Liam Hendriks, and much more!

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90:18

Break Me Off a Piece of that Noot Noot Baar

Talking About Birds: A St. Louis Cardinals Podcast ·

2023/01/05

Nate & Ben discuss the New Years, TEQUILA!, Bollywood, Lars Nootbaars hot offseason, the pros and cons of bat speed, Drive Line, the Cardinals broadcaster situation, the City Connect jerseys, vexillology, the dumb Braves and their amazing lineup, the Cubs, Rich Hiil (dick mountain), Trevor Bauer (ugh), and much much more!

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93:37

Talking About BATTLEFIELD BASEBALL

Talking About Birds: A St. Louis Cardinals Podcast ·

2022/12/29

Nate & Ben discuss Chris Sale, Correa, Profar, La Stella, and a bunch of other stuff that won't matter as much as BATTLEFIELD BASEBALL. Check out the wiki page: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battlefield_Baseball for more info.

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92:04

All I Want for Christmas is Reliable Starting Pitching

Talking About Birds: A St. Louis Cardinals Podcast ·

2022/12/22

Nate & Ben discuss watching crazy baseball movies (join us next week as we watch Battlefield Baseball!), the Rodon deal, the current remaining starting pitching, the trade market, acquiring a relief pitcher (or two), the Cubs recent moves, bird names, and much more!

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104:50

Wilking Kong (w/ Kyle Reis)

Talking About Birds: A St. Louis Cardinals Podcast ·

2022/12/15

Nate, Ben, and Kyle discuss the Sean Murphy trade, the Willson Contreras signing, the Cardinals approach to the trade market and free agency, the rule 5 draft, hyped and unhyped prospects, large men and children, Arby's, Jim Beam advent calendars, all the recent moves across the league, and much much more!

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96:46

Big Will(son)y Contreras Style

Talking About Birds: A St. Louis Cardinals Podcast ·

2022/12/08

Nate & Ben discuss Aaron Judge, Willson Contreras, next steps, Zuniga, Rodon, who else plays catcher, Herrera, Knizner, John Mozeliak's muppety tenor, the NL Central, the biggest moves so far, and so much more!

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97:28

Winter Beatings

Talking About Birds: A St. Louis Cardinals Podcast ·

2022/12/01

Nate & Ben discuss the upcoming winter meetings, the Thanksgiving holiday, trading for Jesse Winker, the best parts of the 2022 season, the worst parts, and everything in between!

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95:04

Goldy Locks

Talking About Birds: A St. Louis Cardinals Podcast ·

2022/11/24

Nate & Ben discuss Thanksgiving, Goldy winning the MVP, Pujols winning Comeback Player, Alex Reyes :( :( :(, Stratton, Mercado, NOOTBAAR and the WBC, Maddux joining the Rangers (???), the starting rotation and Quintana, the Angel's surprisingly smart start to the offseason, ownership collusion, and much more!

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84:35

Catcher In Our Eyes

Talking About Birds: A St. Louis Cardinals Podcast ·

2022/11/17

Nate & Ben discuss adopting stray cats, Connor Thomas, Platinum Arenado, Donovan, Jordan Walker, the catcher position, adding more outfielders, and all the various moves that have happened around the league. Also, a familiar aquatic foe returns!

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