The Al Galdi Podcast

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Feb 16, 2022 • 1h 4min

Episode 252: Dan Snyder and Commanders lose sponsor over scandal, Ryan Zimmerman retires and much more

23:12 - Nationals: a proper tribute to the retiring Ryan Zimmerman40:39 - Commanders: react to the latest in the workplace-misconduct scandal - new documents from the NFL to Congress and the Commanders losing a sponsor due to the scandal46:46 - Commanders: examining the undeniable trend of NFL teams hiring head coaches who have primarily offensive backgrounds and are young while the Commanders have a head coach in Ron Rivera who has a defensive background and is older - is this a problem for the Commanders?56:50 - Capitals: analysis of a 4-1 win at the Nashville Predators, including yet another milestone game for Alex OvechkinVisit https://HelloFresh.com/Galdi16 and use the promo code Galdi16Visit https://BetterHelp.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.
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Feb 15, 2022 • 59min

Episode 251: the lessons of the 2022 NFL Playoffs for the Commanders and much more

18:56 - Commanders: examining the biggest lessons from the 2022 NFL Playoffs for the Commanders, including what the postseason told us about the value of rushing offense in today's NFL44:47 - Wizards: thoughts on a 103-94 win over the Detroit Pistons51:58 - College Basketball: analysis of Georgetown falling to 0-13 in the Big East with an 88-77 loss at Creighton and of Virginia Tech's big 62-53 win over VirginiaVisit https://HelloFresh.com/Galdi16 and use the promo code Galdi16Visit https://BetterHelp.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.
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Feb 14, 2022 • 1h 52min

Episode 250: are we actually nearing the end of Dan Snyder as Commanders owner? and much more

11:09 - Commanders: react to Pro Football Talk's Mike Florio reporting that a written report from Beth Wilkinson was to have recommended that Dan Snyder sell the team and that "I’m told for the first time ever there is a sense among ownership that the time may have come for Daniel Snyder to move on”27:06 - Commanders: Commanders-related takeaways from the Super Bowl-champion Los Angeles Rams off their 23-20 win over the Cincinnati Bengals in Super Bowl LVI45:15 - Commanders: analysis of a number of items regarding potentially-available NFL quarterbacks, including the Seattle Seahawks' Russell Wilson, the Green Bay Packers' Aaron Rodgers, the Las Vegas Raiders' Derek Carr, the San Francisco 49ers' Jimmy Garoppolo and the Arizona Cardinals' Kyler Murray01:03:33 - Commanders: thoughts on John Riggins saying that he feels “completely disenfranchised” by the Redskins having become the Commanders and that he can't “understand how anybody who once played under the old franchise name, the original franchise name, could possibly wanna be a part of anything with Washington Commanders”01:16:04 - Capitals: black-boxing one of the Caps' worst losses of the season - a 4-1 loss to the lowly Ottawa Senators despite them playing for a third time in four days01:22:53 - Wizards: examining a 123-110 loss to the Sacramento Kings and comments from Tommy Sheppard on Bradley Beal's future with the Wiz and the Kristaps Porzingis trade01:37:11 - College Basketball: breakdowns of Maryland's 62-61 loss at No. 3 Purdue, Georgetown's 80-66 loss to Creighton, Virginia's 63-53 win over Georgia Tech and Virginia Tech's 71-59 win over SyracuseVisit https://HelloFresh.com/Galdi16 and use the promo code Galdi16Visit https://BetterHelp.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.
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Feb 11, 2022 • 1h 14min

Episode 249: NFL turns on Dan Snyder?, Ron Rivera speaks, Wizards make trades and much more

15:42 - Commanders: react to a major sign that the NFL has turned on Dan Snyder in the workplace-misconduct scandal23:22 - Commanders: thoughts on comments from Ron Rivera on ESPN Radio on the Jonathan Allen-Adolf Hitler controversy, the urgency for the Commanders to win in the 2022 season, the Commanders' quest for a franchise quarterback and more39:51 - Wizards: analysis of the Wizards' major shakeup on NBA Trade Deadline Day and of a 113-112 win over the Brooklyn Nets01:01:38 - Capitals: examining the heroics of Ilya Samsonov and Joe Snively and more from a 5-2 win at the Montreal Canadiens01:08:08 - Maryland Basketball: black-boxing a hideous 110-87 loss to Iowa as the Terrapins' terrible season gets even worsehttps://twitter.com/AlGaldi 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.
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Feb 10, 2022 • 1h 12min

Episode 248: Dan Snyder launches investigation of himself and much more

12:08 - Commanders: in-depth react to the announcement of a second investigation in Washington's workplace-misconduct scandal, including the contradicting statements from the Commanders and the NFL, the ugly back-and-forth between the victims in the scandal and Team Dan Snyder, comments from Roger Goodell and more35:09 - Guest: legal analyst Neal Mollen, who practiced labor and employment law for three-plus decades and is an adjunct professor at George Mason's Antonin Scalia Law School, on the legal aspects of the Commanders' workplace-misconduct scandal01:02:22 - Commanders: thoughts on the Jonathan Allen-Adolf Hitler controversy01:10:12 - Georgetown: analysis of an 82-74 loss at DePaul that dropped the Hoyas to 0-11 in the Big Easthttps://twitter.com/AlGaldi 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.
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Feb 9, 2022 • 51min

Episode 247: Bradley Beal done, Deshazor Everett charged, what would Commanders have in Russell Wilson? and more

12:34 - Wizards: react to Bradley Beal being done for the rest of the regular season due to needing surgery to repair a torn ligament in his left wrist25:00 - Commanders: thoughts on Deshazor Everett being charged with involuntary manslaughter in the death of Olivia Peters32:14 - Commanders: examining how real the potential for the Commanders trading for Seattle Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson is and where Wilson is at in his NFL career47:04 - Capitals: analysis of a 5-4 loss to the Columbus Blue Jackets that included the Caps' starting goaltender being pulled for a second consecutive gamehttps://twitter.com/AlGaldi 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.
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Feb 8, 2022 • 1h 4min

Episode 246: conversation with Joe Fann on Commanders potentially trading for Russell Wilson and much more

13:57 - Commanders: thoughts on Commanders defensive-backs coach Chris Harris off him not getting the Indianapolis Colts' defensive-coordinator job...and a reexamination of a report from March 2021 that stated that the Beth Wilkinson report was recommending that Dan Snyder "divest his ownership of the team"26:52 - Guest: Joe Fann, co-host of the Bet to Wynn podcast and a former Seattle Seahawks insider for NBC Sports Northwest, on the Commanders potentially trading for Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson, including why Wilson has issues with the Seahawks and why his Pro Bowl photo with Jonathan Allen may have had real meaning46:26 - Wizards: react to a 121-100 loss to the Miami Heat for the reeling Wizards and to Bradley Beal and his agent meeting with Wizards management as the NBA Trade Deadline approaches55:34 - College Basketball: analysis of Virginia's 69-68 win at No. 7 Duke and Virginia Tech's 74-47 blowout of Pitthttps://twitter.com/AlGaldi 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.
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Feb 7, 2022 • 1h 27min

Episode 245: breakdown of Senior Bowl quarterbacks with NFL Draft analyst Thor Nystrom and much more

20:46 - Commanders: analysis of two major reveals from documents released by Congress in Washington's workplace-misconduct scandal and how they make the NFL and Dan Snyder look even worse37:49 - Guest: NFL Draft analyst Thor Nystrom of NBC Sports Edge on the quarterbacks in the 2022 NFL Draft off the 2022 Senior Bowl, including why Malik Willis perhaps should be the No. 1 target for the Commanders58:17 - Wizards: react to a 95-80 loss to the NBA-leading Phoenix Suns that prompted a postgame sounding off by Montrezl Harrell...and react to the surprising departure of Sashi Brown from the Wiz's front office01:12:26 - College Basketball: thoughts on Maryland's 82-67 loss at No. 16 Ohio State, Georgetown's 71-52 loss to No. 15 Providence, Virginia's 71-58 win over Miami and Virginia Tech's 76-71 win at Pitthttps://twitter.com/AlGaldi 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.
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Feb 4, 2022 • 59min

Episode 244: new bombshell allegations against Dan Snyder and much more

15:53 - Commanders: in-depth reaction to and analysis of multiple new Dan Snyder-specific allegations in the workplace-misconduct scandal off a roundtable featuring former Washington employees before Congress43:05 - Commanders: rant on Jason Wright defending the franchise's Super Bowl-winning years on the Commanders' crest as being correct in being 1983, 1988 and 1992 as opposed to being 1982, 1987 and 199151:12 - Georgetown: thoughts on just how bad things are for the Hoyas off a 90-77 loss to St. John's to fall to 0-9 in the Big EastVisit https://HelloFresh.com and use the promo code Galdi16 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.
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Feb 3, 2022 • 1h 17min

Episode 243: Hail to the Washington Commanders! and much more

13:54 - Commanders: in-depth reaction to - and some scheduled fun with - the announcement of the name Commanders as the new name for the former Washington Football Team, including how the reveal and the rollout weren't what they should have been46:41 - Commanders: thoughts on comments from Ron Rivera on his absence from the announcement of the name Commanders and from the Senior Bowl, the Commanders' pursuit of a franchise quarterback and more59:11 - Capitals: sorting through an eventful day for the Caps that ended with a wild 5-3 loss to the Edmonton Oilers01:05:45 - Wizards: analysis of 106-103 win at the Philadelphia 76ers to snap a season-worst six-game losing streak01:15:06 - Virginia Tech Basketball: examining another good offensive performance for the Hokies and more from an 81-66 win over Georgia TechVisit https://HelloFresh.com and use the promo code Galdi16 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.

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