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Darren Smith & John Gennaro

Longtime San Diego sports radio host Darren Smith has linked up with blogger/podcaster/producer extraordinaire John Gennaro for a daily show that focuses on elevating the sports talk conversation, with a little bit of non-sports culture mixed in.

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00:11:51

PREVIEW: Cesar Hernandez reacts to the World Cup...

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2025/12/05

After today's 2026 FIFA World Cup draw, Darren Smith chatted with ESPN's Cesar Hernandez about the draws for the U.S. Men's National Team and the Mexico national football team.They also talked about San Diego FC's first season in MLS and what would be in the best interest of Hirving "Chucky" Lozano's future.Finally, the guys talked about this weekend's MLS Cup between Inter Miami and Vancouver Whitecaps FC, and Cesar explains why he thinks Lionel Messi will lead Miami to a win.Section 1904 is a

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00:16:19

PREVIEW: Weekend Preview: All quiet on the San Diego...

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2025/12/05

Darren Smith and John Gennaro took a few minutes away from watching the 2026 FIFA World Cup draw to do a weekend preview. They'll be back with a reaction to the World Cup draw later today.As for this morning's podcast, the guys discussed accents, their weekend plans, how much has changed in college football over the last five years, if fans should overreact to the San Diego Padres signing a relief pitcher, next year's MLB Winter Meetings (which are supposed to be in San Diego), and this week's

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00:11:10

Mikey Varas reflects on the end of San Diego FC's season

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2025/12/05

Earlier this week, Darren Smith sat down with Mikey Varas, the head coach of San Diego FC, while the team was packing their bags and heading into the offseason.Darren and Mikey talked about what there is to be learned from the loss to Vancouver Whitecaps FC in the Western Conference final of the MLS Cup Playoffs, and what Mikey said to the team after.The guys also spent time talking about the SDFC fans that stuck around after the game to cheer and support the team, and what it means for the future

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00:14:01

PREVIEW: Preparing for a chaotic World Cup

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2025/12/04

The 2026 FIFA World Cup, which will take place in Mexico, Canada and the United State of America, is set to have its draw tomorrow. The leaders of all three countries will be in attendance, as will The Village People.Darren Smith and John Gennaro talk for a few minutes about what they expect from the event before welcoming on independent journalist Karim Zidan, who runs the exceptional Sports Politika website, to talk about the World Cup draw, the dichotomy between Trump's policies and his desire to

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00:22:02

PREVIEW: Padres check-in & Abu Dhabi Grand Prix preview

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2025/12/03

Darren Smith and John Gennaro respond to some recent video of Joe Musgrove, talking about what he wants to see in the next San Diego Padres owner, and Craig Stammen, who is visiting some of his Padres players in the Dominican Republic and has thoughts on the local cuisine.The guys then welcome back to the show Sean Kelly, Formula 1 statistician and host, known as the "Virtual Statman," who provides statistics and facts for F1 television broadcasts and live events. He helps provides the lay of the

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00:17:55

PREVIEW: Waiting on everything

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2025/12/02

Darren Smith and John Gennaro talk about San Diego FC, and the situation with Hirving "Chucky" Lozano that will be hanging over the team this offseason. It seems like he's destined to play somewhere else next year, but it's certainly not guaranteed. We'll wait to find out.The guys then talk about San Diego State, who went from probably hosting the Mountain West Conference Championship game to being completely out of the game and never set to play another Mountain West game again. They also discussed

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00:46:25

The past & future of San Diego FC

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2025/12/01

The first ever season for San Diego Football Club came to an end on Saturday night, when they lost in the Western Conference final to Vancouver Whitecaps FC by a score of 3-1. It was not a particularly close game, despite its proximity to the MLS Cup itself.Darren Smith and John Gennaro talked on Monday morning for the first time since that game, did a short recap of it (and the showing from the supporters clubs after the game) before talking about some of the offseason questions that are already

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00:26:31

PREVIEW: Giving thanks + Thanksgiving wine shopping...

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2025/11/26

Darren Smith and John Gennaro check in on each other's Thanksgiving day plans and talk about the NFL's slate of games for the day before celebrating a win for San Diego State's men's basketball team over Oregon and talking about Mikey Varas and San Diego FC, who are tough MFers that understand what it means to live in San Diego.Darren then sits down with his wife to provide a full shopping guide to inexpensive wine to help you prepare for Thanksgiving dinner with the family.Section 1904 is a

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00:22:54

PREVIEW: Snap(dragon) Reaction: SDFC advances to...

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2025/11/25

After calling San Diego FC's thrilling 1-0 win over Minnesota United FC, punching SDFC's ticket to the Western Conference final of the MLS Cup Playoffs, Darren Smith and John Gennaro jumped on and recorded an instant reaction podcast episode.After getting a little bit of sleep, John woke up and ranted a bit about San Diego State losing a basketball game by 40 points to Michigan and the San Diego Padres announcing the hiring of their new bench coach and hitting coach.Section 1904 is a

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01:16:39

Weekend Recap & SDFC/Minnesota United preview

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2025/11/24

Darren Smith checks in on how John Gennaro's ribs went over the weekend before the guys explore their own excitement over tonight's playoff game between San Diego FC and Minnesota United FC at Snapdragon Stadium, and spend a minute discussing the potential scheduling conflicts ahead.They also play audio of Darren interviewing SDFC player Corey Baird, who grew up in San Diego County and has some comparisons between SDFC's playoff emotions and those he used to feel as a San Diego Chargers fan.After

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00:20:36

PREVIEW: Weekend Preview: Can SDSU make the College...

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2025/11/21

Darren Smith and John Gennaro start the podcast by discussing the anxiety around smoking a rack of ribs but quickly get into a weekend preview by ranking their top 5 sporting events of the weekend.The guys then play the audio of San Diego Padres manager Craig Stammen on Buster Olney's Baseball Tonight podcast, where he made it clear that he's close with Manny Machado before calling out Fernando Tatis Jr. Was it too much? Is this going to cause a problem already between Tatis and Stammen?The guys

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00:18:08

PREVIEW: Keith Costigan talks 2026 World Cup & 2025...

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2025/11/20

Darren Smith and John Gennaro start today's podcast by trying to make sense of ESPN's new relationship with MLB teams and what it might mean for San Diego Padres fans going forward before welcoming to the show AppleTV MLS play-by-play announcer Keith Costigan for a preview of Monday's playoff game between San Diego FC and Minnesota United FC, as well as his thoughts on Ireland's path to the 2026 World Cup.After they're done talking with Keith, the guys spend a little time discussing their plans (and

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00:26:31

PREVIEW: Remembering Randy Jones & talking MLS Cup...

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2025/11/19

Darren Smith and John Gennaro kick off the episode by remembering their former coworker, San Diego Padres legend Randy Jones, who passed away this morning. The guys spend some time telling personal stories and talking about Randy's place in Padres history.They then welcome onto the podcast Jeff Rueter from Five Asides, who joined the show back in May, to talk about USMNT's impressive win over Uruguay last night, Mikey Varas' long term future in San Diego, why he thinks the MLS calendar shift will

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00:17:38

PREVIEW: San Diego FC is a breath of fresh air

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2025/11/18

Darren Smith and John Gennaro kick off today's podcast by talking about some technical difficulties and jokingly being called out by a "rival" Padres podcast before getting into San Diego FC, who announced earlier today that they were exercising the permanent option on Luca Bombino's loan from LAFC.The guys play some audio from SDFC Sporting Director Tyler Heaps, who spoke openly and honestly about Luca Bombino's present and future with Darren Smith, which felt very different from the normal

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01:03:49

A very late Weekend Recap

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2025/11/18

Darren Smith and John Gennaro had conflicting schedules on Monday, so the usual early Monday weekend recap got moved to late afternoon. As such, the guys are a little loop as they discuss the very strange NFL season, SDSU fans getting angry after a win over Boise State, San Diego FC preparing for a huge playoff game on Monday, the Padres re-signing LHP Kyle Hart, and a bunch more.Section 1904 is a community-supported media company. If you like our content, considering subscribing at Section1904.com

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00:23:36

PREVIEW: Weekend Preview: Rain!

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2025/11/14

Darren Smith and John Gennaro preview the weekend ahead, starting with an explanation of what weep holes are and how to clean them ahead of this weekend's deluge of rain that is expected to soak San Diego county. We get a full report from the Section 1904 Weather Desk so that we know how to prepare.Then, on the two-year anniversary of Peter Seidler's passing, the guys talk about Sheel Seidler mentioning Darren on her Instagram and wonder how her grief over losing her husband must be entangled with a

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01:23:56

REACTION: Seidler family exploring sale of Padres

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2025/11/13

News broke this morning that the Seidler family is looking for investors to take ownership of the San Diego Padres, marking the end of the Peter Seidler era for the team.Darren Smith and John Gennaro jumped on YouTube and reacted live to the news, being sad about Peter Seidler's legacy, wondering how this affects A.J. Preller's potential extension with the team and his offseason moves, and even tossing around a couple of names of potential buyers. Section 1904 is a community-supported media company

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00:20:33

PREVIEW: Dennis Lin: "It's very Padres, if you think...

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2025/11/12

Dennis Lin from The Athletic joins Darren Smith and John Gennaro from the MLB GM meetings in Las Vegas to talk about the San Diego Padres hiring Craig Stammen, what we should expect in Year 1 and the challenges that the new manager faces, as well as all of the other big decisions that face the team this offseason (A.J. Preller's contract extension, free agency, the trade market, etc.)Section 1904 is a community-supported media company. If you like our content, considering subscribing at

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00:22:30

PREVIEW: "A.J.'s decision" to hire Craig Stammen as...

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2025/11/11

John's back from his trip to New Orleans and, after the guys talk a bit about what makes New Orleans so special and John talks about the World War II Museum, the guys bounce around to some of the reactions to the San Diego Padres hiring Craig Stammen as their new manager and yesterday's press conference introducing him to the assembled media.The guys play sound from Padres CEO Erik Greupner and Padres legend Trevor Hoffman, and discuss Stammen calling Nick Hundley to apologize for a strange

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00:49:16

Weekend Recap: Craig Stammen introduced & SDFC Advances

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2025/11/10

It’s Monday! That means it’s the Weekend Recap episode, which is always unlocked for everyone whether you’re a paid subscriber or just checking out Section 1904 for the first time.With John Gennaro enjoying beignets and Hurricanes on Bourbon Street, Darren Smith sucked down a few double espressos and started the podcast talking about Craig Stammen’s introductory press conference earlier in the day on Monday. What were the key takeaways, what was appreciated and what questions we left unanswered from

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