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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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00:58:15

Episode 1,210: chat with Matthew Coller on Washington...

The Al Galdi Podcast ·

2025/12/03

Segment 1 - Show open and listener feedback Segment 2 - Washington Commanders: discussion of why offensive coordinator Kliff Kingsbury deserves more credit for the work that he's doing Segment 3 - Guest: Minnesota Vikings insider Matthew Coller of Purple Insider on Substack and of the Purple Insider with Matthew Coller podcast on the Vikings in preparation for the Washington Commanders' game at the Vikings, including whether Vikings head coach and former Redskins offensive coordinator Kevin

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00:50:05

Episode 1,209: Washington Commanders promote David...

The Al Galdi Podcast ·

2025/12/02

Segment 1 - Show open, including reaction to reports that James Madison head football coach Bob Chesney is leaving to become UCLA's head coach, and listener feedback Segment 2 - Washington Commanders: examination of the likelihood of quarterback Jayden Daniels soon being back off head coach Dan Quinn's day-after-the-game press conference off the 27-26 overtime loss to the Denver Broncos on Sunday Night Football, why the Commanders should be trying to sign quarterback Marcus Mariota to a contract

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01:20:25

Episode 1,208: Washington Commanders fall to 3-9 with...

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2025/12/01

Segment 1 - Show open and listener feedback Segment 2 - Washington Commanders: deep dive on the offense in a 27-26 overtime loss to the Denver Broncos on Sunday Night Football, including a clutch performance by quarterback Marcus Mariota and impactful returns by receivers Terry McLaurin and Treylon Burks Segment 3 - Washington Commanders: conversation about quarterbacks coach Tavita Pritchard leaving to become Stanford's head coach and breakdowns of the defense and special teams in a 27-26 overtime

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00:51:33

Episode 1,207: chat with Broncos insider Zac Stevens...

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2025/11/26

Segment 1 - Show open, thoughts on Washington Redskins legends Brian Mitchell and London Fletcher not being semifinalists for the Pro Football Hall of Fame's Class of 2026, reaction to Washington Commanders quarterback Jayden Daniels' first public comments since suffering his dislocated left elbow, discussion of the rise of former Commanders cornerback Emmanuel Forbes Jr. with the Los Angeles Rams and listener feedback Segment 2 - Guest: Denver Broncos insider Zac Stevens of TheDNVR.com on what the

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00:50:16

Episode 1,206: Jayden Daniels returning to practice...

The Al Galdi Podcast ·

2025/11/25

Segment 1 - Show open and listener feedback Segment 2 - Washington Commanders: discussion off head coach Dan Quinn's post-bye-week press conference of quarterback Jayden Daniels returning to practice and of good news regarding three other players coming off injury in receivers Terry McLaurin and Noah Brown and safety Will Harris Segment 3 - Washington Commanders: conversation off head coach Dan Quinn's post-bye-week press conference about the state of the team's season and about how important it is

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01:20:00

Episode 1,205: conversation with Nicki Jhabvala of...

The Al Galdi Podcast ·

2025/11/24

Segment 1 - Show open and listener feedback Segment 2 - Guest: Washington Commanders insider Nicki Jhabvala of The Athletic on her having anticipated the team having a disappointing 2025 season, how the vibe for the Commanders was off during training camp, whether the team needs to undergo a rebuild, her evaluation of quarterback Jayden Daniels' play in the NFL's 2025 regular season, the likelihood of head coach Dan Quinn remaining as the defensive coordinator beyond the 2025 season, which defensive

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00:51:06

Episode 1,204: conversation with Steven Ruiz of The...

The Al Galdi Podcast ·

2025/11/21

Segment 1 - Show open and listener feedback Segment 2 - Guest: Steven Ruiz, NFL analyst and quarterback ranker for The Ringer, on his redraft of the quarterbacks in the 2024 NFL Draft, Washington Commanders quarterback Jayden Daniels vs. New England Patriots quarterback Drake Maye given that the Commanders chose Daniels over Maye with the No. 2-overall pick in that draft, how the player taken with the No. 1-overall pick in that draft - Chicago Bears quarterback Caleb Williams - is doing, which

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01:07:57

Episode 1,203: All-22 analysis with Mark Bullock on...

The Al Galdi Podcast ·

2025/11/20

Segment 1 - Show open and listener feedback Segment 2 - Guest: Washington Commanders analyst Mark Bullock of MarkBullock.Substack.com with All-22-style deep dives on what was different about the defense with head coach Dan Quinn as defensive coordinator in the 16-13 overtime loss to the Miami Dolphins in Spain, what to make of the benching of safety Quan Martin, why the rushing offense in the loss to the Dolphins showed improvement, the bright spot that is the Commanders' offensive line, the

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00:50:35

Episode 1,202: chat with PFF's Dalton Wasserman on...

The Al Galdi Podcast ·

2025/11/19

Segment 1 - Show open and listener feedback Segment 2 - Guest: Pro Football Focus data analyst Dalton Wasserman, co-host of The PFF College Football Show podcast, on the Washington Commanders potentially having a top-10 pick in the 2026 NFL Draft, including the possibility of the team trading down with a quarterback-needy team and the position groups of strength in the draft Segment 3 - Washington Commanders: analysis of the team signing kicker Jake Moody off the Chicago Bears' practice

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00:50:55

Episode 1,201: Washington Commanders release Matt...

The Al Galdi Podcast ·

2025/11/18

Segment 1 - Show open, reaction to Virginia Tech hiring James Franklin as its head football coach and listener feedback Segment 2 - Washington Commanders: breakdown of the team releasing kicker Matt Gay, continuing the franchise's instability at kicker Segment 3 - Washington Commanders: analysis of the state of the team's season and of the defense in the 16-13 overtime loss to the Miami Dolphins in Spain off head coach Dan Quinn's day-after-the-game press conference Segment 4 - Washington Nationals:

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01:24:12

Episode 1,200: Washington Commanders fall to 3-8 with...

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2025/11/17

Segment 1 - Show open, launch of Operation Lose Out 2.0 and listener feedback Segment 2 - Washington Commanders: objective of Operation Lose Out 2.0, a look at the team's many "losing-time" moments in the 16-13 overtime loss to the Miami Dolphins in Spain and a breakdown of quarterback Marcus Mariota in the game Segment 3 - Washington Commanders: analysis of a variety of items from the 16-13 overtime loss to the Miami Dolphins in Spain, including a quality performance by the defense and standout

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01:01:13

Episode 1,199: preview of Washington vs. Miami in...

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2025/11/14

Segment 1 - Show open and listener feedback Segment 2 - Washington Commanders: breakdown of the team's latest injury report for the game against the Miami Dolphins in Spain, discussion of whether Commanders quarterbacks should be operating more under center and a look at the connections that Dolphins head coach Mike McDaniel and his coaching staff have to Commanders head coach Dan Quinn and/or to the overall franchise Segment 3 - Guest: Alain Poupart, who is Sports Illustrated's Miami Dolphins

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00:53:11

Episode 1,198: intel with Ben Standig on what's going...

The Al Galdi Podcast ·

2025/11/13

Segment 1 - Show open and listener feedback Segment 2 - Washington Commanders: breakdown of the team's initial injury report for the game against the Miami Dolphins in Spain and discussion of various items addressed by Dan Quinn, including what changes with him now being both head coach and defensive coordinator, what he told interior defensive lineman Daron Payne off the NFL suspending him for one game without pay for throwing a punch at Detroit Lions receiver Amon-Ra St. Brown during the 44-22

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00:50:25

Episode 1,197: intel with Ben Standig on how and why...

The Al Galdi Podcast ·

2025/11/12

Segment 1 - Show open and listener feedback Segment 2 - Guest: Washington Commanders insider Ben Standig of LastManStandig.Substack.com on how and why the Commanders' 2025 season has gone wrong, including what was behind head coach Dan Quinn demoting Joe Whitt Jr. and taking over as defensive coordinator, whether injuries truly are the biggest reason for the team's disappointing season, how we should view what general manager Adam Peters did in the 2025 offseason, the possibility that there's more

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00:43:37

Episode 1,196: Dan Quinn demotes Joe Whitt Jr. and...

The Al Galdi Podcast ·

2025/11/11

Segment 1 - Show open and listener feedback Segment 2 - Washington Commanders: analysis of head coach Dan Quinn demoting Joe Whitt Jr. and taking over as the team's defensive coordinator, reaction to cornerback Tre Amos having suffered a fractured fibula in the 44-22 loss to the Detroit Lions and discussion of the NFL suspending interior defensive lineman Daron Payne for one game without pay for throwing a punch at Lions receiver Amon-Ra St. Brown Segment 3 - Washington Commanders: thoughts on the

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01:28:21

Episode 1,195: Washington ripped by Detroit, Trump...

The Al Galdi Podcast ·

2025/11/10

Segment 1 - Show open and listener feedback Segment 2 - Washington Commanders: examination of the state of the team's season and a proper bashing of the defense off its latest hideous performance in a 44-22 loss to the Detroit Lions Segment 3 - Washington Commanders: why quarterback Jayden Daniels should not be shut down for the season, how quarterback Marcus Mariota played well in the 44-22 loss to the Detroit Lions, a telling comment from Mariota, review of Commanders special teams in the loss to

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01:18:46

Episode 1,194: preview of Washington vs. Detroit with...

The Al Galdi Podcast ·

2025/11/07

Segment 1 - Show open and listener feedback Segment 2 - Washington Commanders: breakdown of the team's latest injury report for the game against the Detroit Lions, examination of the Lions' defense and offense and discussion of comments from offensive coordinator Kliff Kingsbury and defensive coordinator Joe Whitt Jr., including Kingsbury on the Commanders' rushing offense and Whitt on him moving from being in the Commanders' coaches' booth during games to being on the Commanders' sideline during

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00:56:30

Episode 1,193: Dan Quinn opens up about struggles of...

The Al Galdi Podcast ·

2025/11/06

Segment 1 - Show open and listener feedback Segment 2 - Washington Commanders: breakdown of the team's initial injury report for the game against the Detroit Lions in terms of offensive players and discussion of the offense and of the state of the team's season off comments from head coach Dan Quinn, including how the rushing offense is doing, how the team is handling having been walloped by injury and the notion of the team - as Quinn said - trying to win now and develop for tomorrow Segment 3 -

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00:59:33

Episode 1,192: analysis with Mark Bullock on...

The Al Galdi Podcast ·

2025/11/05

Segment 1 - Show open, reaction to the Washington Commanders not making any trades on 2025 NFL Trade Deadline Day and listener feedback Segment 2 - Guest: Washington Commanders analyst Mark Bullock of MarkBullock.Substack.com with All-22-style breakdowns of why the Commanders are having such a disappointing 2025 season, what's fair and accurate to say about general manager Adam Peters, the truth about the performance of quarterback Jayden Daniels in the 2025 season, whether we should be concerned

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00:54:24

Episode 1,191: Dan Quinn admits to mistake with...

The Al Galdi Podcast ·

2025/11/04

Segment 1 - Show open and listener feedback Segment 2 - Washington Commanders: analysis of quarterback Jayden Daniels having suffered a dislocated left elbow and receiver Luke McCaffrey having suffered a broken collarbone in the 38-14 loss to the Seattle Seahawks on Sunday Night Football and reaction to head coach Dan Quinn during his day-after-the-game press conference admitting to having been wrong for having Daniels in the game when he got injured Segment 3 - Washington Commanders: discussion of

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