

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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Jan 5, 2022 • 1h 1min
Episode 222: Washington Football Team will announce new name on 2.2.22 and much more
11:45 - Washington Football Team: thoughts on various roster moves by Washington and on a letter from Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Jalen Hurts to the WFT about the railing-collapse incident at FedEx Field18:21 - Washington Football Team: in-depth react to Washington announcing that it will announce its new name on Feb. 2, 202240:12 - Guest: Scott Abraham, sports anchor for ABC 7 News, on the Washington Football Team, including where the team is at with Ron Rivera, what the approach at quarterback in the 2022 offseason will be, whether both Scott Turner and Jack Del Rio will be back for the 2022 season and more58:21 - College Basketball: analysis of Virginia's 75-65 win at Clemson and Virginia Tech's 68-63 loss to N.C. Statehttps://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.

Jan 4, 2022 • 1h 6min
Episode 221: Ron Rivera says it's time for WFT to "start to take that big step forward" and much more
12:31 - Washington Football Team: react to Ron Rivera saying, "This offseason’s gonna be very important, very vital to what I think is part of the plan. It’s time I think that we see this team start to take that big step forward”29:05 - Washington Football Team: react to Ron Rivera pretty clearly calling out Chase Young to attend OTAs in the 2022 offseason39:39 - Washington Football Team: react to Ron Rivera addressing Washington's season finale at the New York Giants, including whether the WFT should play to win and who will be the team's starting quarterback47:39 - Washington Football Team: react to Jamin Davis playing so much less than David Mayo played in Washington's 20-16 loss to the Philadelphia Eagles in Week 17, including comments from Ron Rivera54:09 - Wizards: analysis of a 124-121 win over the Charlotte Hornets01:03:02 - Maryland Basketball: thoughts on an 80-75 loss at Iowahttps://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.

Jan 3, 2022 • 1h 37min
Episode 220: WFT falls to 6-10 and is eliminated from playoff contention with 20-16 loss to Eagles and much more
15:18 - Washington Football Team: The Front Five - Galdi's five biggest takeaways from Washington's 20-16 loss to the Philadelphia Eagles, including commentary on the WFT again missing the playoffs; Taylor Heinicke; the WFT's defense; and bright spots in John Bates, Jaret Patterson and Joey Slye57:42 - Washington Football Team: more off Washington's 20-16 loss to the Philadelphia Eagles, including what we should want from the WFT's season finale at the New York Giants, a look at Terry McLaurin being targeted more, react to the WFT releasing Antonio Gandy-Golden, a salute to Tress Way and more01:17:30 - Capitals: examining a 3-1 win at the Detroit Red Wings and a 4-3 overtime loss to the New Jersey Devils, including Alex Ovechkin becoming the NHL's all-time leader in career regular-season power-play goals01:25:02 - Wizards: analysis of a wild 120-119 loss to the Chicago Bulls01:33:13 - College Basketball: thoughts on Virginia's 74-69 win at Syracuse, George Mason's 76-67 loss at No. 6 Kansas and morehttps://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 31, 2021 • 1h 14min
Episode 219: Washington Football Team-Philadelphia Eagles preview and much more
11:09 - Washington Football Team: react to Washington placing Samuel Cosmi and Tress Way on the Reserve/COVID-19 List and to the latest on the WFT's offense for the Week 17 game against the Philadelphia Eagles, including comments from Scott Turner on Kyle Allen potentially playing over Taylor Heinicke, Terry McLaurin's recent lack of production and the rise of John Bates29:21 - Washington Football Team: examining the latest on Washington's defense for the Week 17 game against the Philadelphia Eagles, including comments from Jack Del Rio and Daron Payne's father on Payne's fight with Jonathan Allen37:59 - Guest: Sean Green, co-host of The Sports Gambling Podcast and the Diehard Eagles podcast, on the Washington Football Team's opponent in Week 17, the Philadelphia Eagles50:09 - Washington Football Team: Galdi's Rhyming Keys for a WFT win over the Philadelphia Eagles in Week 17...and Galdi's prediction for the game01:01:33 - Wizards: analysis of a 110-93 win over the Cleveland Cavaliers that included the return of Bradley Beal01:09:10 - Maryland Basketball: thoughts on an 81-67 win over Brownhttps://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 30, 2021 • 59min
Episode 218: what should be next for WFT with Taylor Heinicke and Kyle Allen? and much more
14:15 - Washington Football Team: react to the shooting death of Montez Sweat's brother, including how it continues a horrendous run of off-the-field news for Washington in its 2021 season21:52 - Washington Football Team: an assessment of Washington's (slim) playoff hopes and what's truly best for the team...and a discussion about Taylor Heinicke and Kyle Allen off Ron Rivera speaking further about potentially playing Allen over Heinicke34:26 - Washington Football Team: examining some notable injury and COVID-19 situations for Washington and its opponent in Week 17, the Philadelphia Eagles...and a rant on the criticism of the NFL's recent changes to its COVID-19 policy43:49 - Maryland Football vs. Virginia Tech Football: thoughts on the Terrapins' 54-10 win over the Hokies in the Pinstripe Bowl51:20 - Capitals: analysis of a wild 5-3 win over the Nashville Predators in the Caps' first game in 10 dayshttps://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 29, 2021 • 1h 4min
Episode 217: state of WFT under Ron Rivera with Washington Post's Barry Svruluga and much more
20:47 - Washington Football Team: two items regarding Taylor Heinicke, including a surprising and notable truth32:07 - Guest: Barry Svruluga, columnist for The Washington Post, on how much better off the Washington Football Team is two years into the Ron Rivera Era49:48 - Wizards: analysis of a 119-112 loss at the Miami Heat for which the Wiz had eight players in the NBA’s Health and Safety Protocols55:07 - Maryland Basketball: thoughts on a 76-55 win over Lehigh59:03 - Maryland Football vs. Virginia Tech Football: a GaldiLocks pick for the Pinstripe Bowlhttps://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 28, 2021 • 1h 3min
Episode 216: was WFT's loss at Cowboys just a bad night or indicative of a bad direction? and much more
13:45 - Washington Football Team: thoughts off comments from Ron Rivera on whether Washington's 56-14 loss at the Dallas Cowboys in Week 16 was just a bad night or a sign of larger problems...and a Deshazor Everett update35:11 - Washington Football Team: more on the Jonathan Allen-Daron Payne sideline scuffle in the loss at the Dallas Cowboys in Week 16, including comments from Ron Rivera and exploring whether Payne should be traded this offseason48:19 - Washington Football Team: analysis of Washington's quarterback situation the rest of the regular season and this offseason off comments from Ron Riverahttps://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 27, 2021 • 1h 30min
Episode 215: Washington Football Team falls to 6-9 with humiliating 56-14 loss at Dallas Cowboys and more
08:42 - Washington Football Team: The Front Five - Galdi's five biggest takeaways from Washington's 56-14 loss at the Dallas Cowboys, including commentary on Ron Rivera, Dan Snyder and Jason Wright and breakdowns of Taylor Heinicke and the WFT's defense53:30 - Washington Football Team: thoughts on the Jonathan Allen-Daron Payne scuffle in Washington's 56-14 loss at the Dallas Cowboys and an examination of the many comings and goings for the WFT's defense in recent days01:09:51 - Washington Football Team: react to the Deshazor Everett tragedy01:19:24 - Washington Football Team: other observations from Washington's 56-14 loss at the Dallas Cowboys, including three positives in Antonio Gibson, John Bates and Dyami Brown01:25:53 - Wizards: analysis of a 117-96 loss to the Philadelphia 76ershttps://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 24, 2021 • 1h 7min
Episode 214: Washington Football Team-Dallas Cowboys preview and more
12:28 - Washington Football Team: examining the latest on Washington's COVID-19 outbreak and player availability for the team's game at the Dallas Cowboys in Week 16, including Taylor Heinicke being activated off the Reserve/COVID-19 List, a dicey situation for the WFT at linebacker and more32:13 - Guest: Cowboys insider David Helman of DallasCowboys.com on the Washington Football Team's opponent in Week 1647:52 - Washington Football Team: Galdi's Christmas-themed Rhyming Keys for a WFT win at the Dallas Cowboys in Week 16...and Galdi's prediction for the game58:35 - Wizards: analysis of a 124-117 win at the New York Knicks in which the Wiz improved to 4-0 without Bradley Beal this 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 23, 2021 • 55min
Episode 213: is Washington Football Team better off winning out or losing out? and much more
12:59 - Washington Football Team: an examination of what is in the best long-term interests of Washington the rest of the 2021 regular season27:08 - Washington Football Team: thoughts on good news and bad news in Washington's COVID-19 outbreak, perhaps telling comments from Ron Rivera on why the WFT's defense was bad in the 27-17 loss at the Philadelphia Eagles in Week 15 and more42:18 - Washington Football Team: react to Jonathan Allen and Brandon Scherff being named Pro Bowl starters and to those Washington players who were named Pro Bowl alternates50:36 - College Basketball: analysis of Virginia Tech's 76-65 loss at No. 2 Duke and Virginia's 67-50 loss to Clemsonhttps://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.


