

The Al Galdi Podcast
Blue Wire
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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Dec 22, 2021 • 57min
Episode 212: Washington Football Team falls to 6-8 with 27-17 loss at Philadelphia Eagles
08:58 - Washington Football Team: The Front Five - Galdi's five biggest takeaways from Washington's 27-17 loss at the Philadelphia Eagles, including analysis of the WFT's playoff chances, Garrett Gilbert, the WFT's defense, the WFT's running game and Terry McLaurin40:02 - Washington Football Team: more off Washington's 27-17 loss at the Philadelphia Eagles, including a look at some positives for the WFT's defense, thoughts on the apparent end of J.D. McKissic's season and react to Dan Snyder copying Jerry Jones in providing the WFT with its own benches for road games the rest of the seasonhttps://www.tickpick.com/galdi Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Dec 21, 2021 • 47min
Episode 211: Washington Football Team-Philadelphia Eagles preview
11:36 - Washington Football Team: analysis of the latest on Washington's COVID-19 outbreak and player availability for the team's postponed game at the Philadelphia Eagles in Week 15, including the WFT's quarterback and offensive-line situations25:39 - Guest: Philadelphia Eagles insider Chris Franklin of NJ.com on the Washington Football Team's opponent in Week 1537:53 - Washington Football Team: Galdi's Rhyming Keys for a WFT win at the Philadelphia Eagles in Week 15...and Galdi's prediction for the gamehttps://www.tickpick.com/galdi Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Dec 20, 2021 • 1h 4min
Episode 210: will WFT have to start Garret Gilbert at QB in postponed game at Eagles? and much more
10:16 - Washington Football Team: a rant on why the complaining from Eagles players and fans regarding the postponement of Washington's game at Philadelphia in Week 15 is just wrong...and an examination of the major change to the NFL's COVID-19 testing that has been initiated in part by the WFT's COVID-19 outbreak31:51 - Washington Football Team: in-depth look at the latest on Washington's COVID-19 outbreak and player availability for the team's postponed game at the Philadelphia Eagles in Week 15, including whether the WFT might have to start Garret Gilbert at quarterback42:06 - Capitals: analysis of a 5-2 win at the Winnipeg Jets and a 3-2 loss to the Los Angeles Kings49:49 - Wizards: proper praise for a big 109-103 win at the Utah Jazz58:36 - College Basketball: thoughts on Georgetown's 80-73 loss to TCU, Virginia's 82-49 blowout of Fairleigh Dickinson and Virginia Tech's 86-49 rout of St. Bonaventurehttps://www.tickpick.com/galdi Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Dec 16, 2021 • 1h 7min
Episode 209: Washington Football Team's COVID-19 outbreak gets even worse and much more
15:12 - Washington Football Team: analysis of Washington's COVID-19 outbreak getting even worse with the WFT putting eight more players on the Reserve/COVID-19 List35:00 - Washington Football Team: thoughts on Taylor Heinicke and thoughts - and some scheduled fun with comments from Ron Rivera - on Washington's backup-quarterback situation off the WFT placing Kyle Allen on the Reserve/COVID-19 List46:53 - Capitals: sorting through a wild 5-4 overtime loss at the Chicago Blackhawks that included the season debut of Nicklas Backstrom and a record-tying power-play by Alex Ovechkin in another great game for the Great 855:40 - Wizards: react to the Wiz's rut getting even worse with a fourth-quarter collapse in a 119-105 loss at the Sacramento Kings01:03:43 - Georgetown Basketball: examining how the Hoyas' depth stood out in an 85-73 win over Howardhttps://www.tickpick.com/galdi Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Dec 15, 2021 • 1h 21min
Episode 208: Dan Snyder looks even worse, WFT breakdown with Kedric Golston and much more
11:49 - Washington Football Team: thoughts on Washington's COVID-19 outbreak getting even worse with the WFT placing Kendall Fuller and Tim Settle on the Reserve/COVID-19 List...and analysis of Logan Thomas' season-ending knee injury in fact being a torn ACL25:41 - Washington Football Team: in-depth react to a lengthy piece by The Washington Post on Dan Snyder allegedly having worked to disrupt the Beth Wilkinson investigation, including absurd details on Dan's feud with Bruce Allen45:26 - Guest: former Washington defensive lineman Kedric Golston on the Washington Football Team's playoff chances, the WFT's improved defense, what has gone wrong for Chase Young and Montez Sweat in the 2021 season, Taylor Heinicke and more01:00:32 - Guest: sports-business expert Marty Conway on the Washington Football Team's fanbase problem, including the continued takeovers of FedEx Field by opposing teams' fans, and on the MLB lockouthttps://www.tickpick.com/galdi Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Dec 14, 2021 • 1h 9min
Episode 207: Washington Football Team has COVID-19 outbreak and much more
12:53 - Washington Football Team: react to Washington's COVID-19 situation getting even worse with the placing of Jonathan Allen and three others on the Reserve/COVID-19 List, including the extreme nature of the WFT's many absences and injuries, the absence of Ryan Vermillion and the issue of the team being "tired" off comments from Ron Rivera37:16 - Washington Football Team: analysis of Washington's offensive struggles in the 27-20 loss to the Dallas Cowboys in Week 14 off comments from Ron Rivera54:18 - Wizards: examining what's wrong with the Wiz off a 113-107 loss at the Denver Nuggets01:03:15 - Virginia Football: thoughts on Tony Elliott's introductory press conference as Cavaliers head coachhttps://www.tickpick.com/galdi Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Dec 13, 2021 • 1h 57min
Episode 206: WFT falls to 6-7 with 27-20 loss to Cowboys and much more
13:50 - Washington Football Team: The Front Five - Galdi's five biggest takeaways from Washington's 27-20 loss to the Dallas Cowboys, including in-depth breakdowns of what went wrong for Taylor Heinicke and the WFT's offense, how the WFT's defense had a good game and more56:36 - Washington Football Team: more from Washington's 27-20 loss to the Dallas Cowboys, including breakdowns of WFT's playoff position, how Kyle Allen did in his season debut and the reigniting of the Washington-Dallas rivalry01:13:37 - Maryland Basketball: thoughts on a big 70-68 win over No. 20 Florida...and a rant on a growing narrative regarding Terrapins fans and Mark Turgeon01:27:25 - Navy Football: a proper salute to the Midshipmen for their 17-13 win over Army01:32:39 - Virginia Football: react to the Cavaliers hiring Tony Elliott as their head coach01:36:16 - Capitals: analysis of a 4-2 loss to the Pittsburgh Penguins and a 3-2 shootout win at the Buffalo Sabres01:44:40 - Wizards: sorting through the Wiz's latest problems off a 123-98 loss to the Utah Jazz01:52:46 - Georgetown Basketball: examining a big 79-75 win over Syracusehttps://www.tickpick.com/galdi Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Dec 10, 2021 • 1h 19min
Episode 205: Washington Football Team-Dallas Cowboys preview and more
14:10 - Washington Football Team: analysis of Washington's offense heading into the Week 14 game against the Dallas Cowboys, including the latest on injuries and an examination of Taylor Heinicke being clutch off comments from Scott Turner27:58 - Washington Football Team: analysis of Washington's defense heading into the Week 14 game against the Dallas Cowboys, including the latest on injuries and insight on the improvement of the WFT defense from Jack Del Rio44:07 - Guest: the legendary radio voice of the Dallas Cowboys, Brad Sham, on the Washington Football Team's Week 14 opponent01:01:06 - Washington Football Team: Galdi's Rhyming Keys for a WFT win over the Dallas Cowboys in Week 14...and Galdi's prediction for the game01:13:44 - Navy Football: a GaldiLock for America's Game - Navy vs. Armyhttps://www.tickpick.com/galdi Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Dec 9, 2021 • 1h 8min
Episode 204: WFT loses Logan Thomas and Montez Sweat but still has Taylor Heinicke and much more
16:04 - Washington Football Team: thoughts on Washington placing Logan Thomas on the Reserve/Injured List, including what now for the WFT at tight end25:31 - Washington Football Team: react to Washington placing Montez Sweat on the Reserve/COVID-19 List37:50 - Washington Football Team: examining other injury news for Washington's big game against the Dallas Cowboys in Week 14, including Jamin Davis being in concussion protocol and Antonio Gibson getting healthier44:34 - Washington Football Team: taking stock of the opportunity that is Washington's regular-season-ending stretch of five consecutive NFC East games...and a discussion of Taylor Heinicke entering the big game against the Dallas Cowboys in Week 14, including proper commemoration of the one-year anniversary of the WFT signing Heinicke to the practice squad59:01 - Wizards: analysis of a wild 119-116 overtime win at the lowly Detroit Pistons01:04:38 - Georgetown Basketball: a look at a record-setting performance from Kaiden Rice and more from a 100-71 win over UMBChttps://www.tickpick.com/galdi Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Dec 8, 2021 • 1h 20min
Episode 203: conversations with Doc Walker on WFT and Gary Williams on Mark Turgeon and much more
13:17 - Washington Football Team: thoughts on Ryan Fitzpatrick reportedly undergoing right-hip surgery, including whether Washington's 2021 season would be appreciably different had he stayed healthy26:58 - Guest: Former Washington tight end Rick "Doc" Walker, host of The Doc Walker Podcast, on the Washington Football Team - the meaning of Dallas Week, the improvement of Washington's defense, the play of Taylor Heinicke, the impressive success of the WFT's offensive line and much more53:31 - Washington Football Team: examining the state of Washington at linebacker off it placing Khaleke Hudson on the Reserve/Injured List...and proper praise for Deshazor Everett and Danny Johnson01:00:58 - Guest: Maryland all-time-great head coach Gary Williams, co-host of The DC Coaches Basketball Podcast, on Mark Turgeon's stunning resignation as Terrapins head coach, what now for the Terps and whether Gary would want to be Terps head coach again01:18:22 - Virginia Basketball: analysis of a stunning 52-49 loss at James Madisonhttps://www.tickpick.com/galdi Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.


