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77 - Listen, Fat with Jeff Passan Mar 02, 2026

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For episode 77 of Staffcast, a lonely Richard is joined by ESPN's Jeff Passan to get to the bottom of all life's problems.

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Jeff Passan

⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Sean Doolittle⁠⁠

⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Trevor Hildenberger⁠⁠

⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Richard Staff⁠⁠

⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Tom Hackimer⁠⁠

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76 - You Had No Ideas of Your Own with Emma Baccellieri Jan 28, 2026

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For episode 76 of Staffcast, Sean, Tom, and Richard are joined by Sports Illustrated's Emma Baccellieri to talk about bike lanes, the marine traffic app, various ship names, rating name puns, Master and Commander, Wikipedia's best photo, the best and worst American flags, cutting off your fingers for an advantage, reddit boaters, the Nats bullpen cart, adopting a cat, and more!

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⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Trevor Hildenberger⁠

⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Richard Staff⁠

⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Tom Hackimer⁠

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75 - Are You Carrying the Flame with Batting Around Dec 29, 2025

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For episode 75 of Staffcast, Sean and Richard are at long last joined by Jane, Lauren, and Stephen of Batting Around to talk about Sean's oppo research, the horrors of Jobs, suddenly being old, running for office, going to Adin Ross' house, drinking Wife Milk, transvestigations, keeping numbers, the 2019 Nationals, Heated Rivalry, deadly trains, Havana Syndrome, and more!

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⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Trevor Hildenberger⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Richard Staff⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Tom Hackimer⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

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74 - The 19-Foot Long Cadillac with Jeffrey Paternostro and Jarrett Seidler Dec 16, 2025

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For episode 74 of Staffcast, Tom and Richard are joined by Baseball Prospectus' Jeffrey Paternostro and Jarrett Seidler to talk about Jeff Epstein, the longest production cars, Italian convertibles, nostalgia bait, Brigham Yum, ranking presidential deaths, White House poop water, fan mail, Baseball Card Guys, getting drafted, and the most talked-about Mets transaction of the offseason.

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⁠⁠Jeffrey Paternostro

⁠Jarrett Seidler⁠

⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Sean Doolittle⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Trevor Hildenberger⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Richard Staff⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Tom Hackimer⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

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73 - Meeting of the Minds with Laura Albanese, Abbey Mastracco, Tim Britton, Mike Puma, and Anthony DiComo Dec 01, 2025

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For episode 73 of Staffcast, Richard gathered Newsday's Laura Albanese, the Daily News' Abbey Mastracco, the Athletic's Tim Britton, the New York Post's Mike Puma, and MLB dot com's Anthony DiComo to answer all the questions and address all the rumors you could ever want.

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⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Sean Doolittle⁠⁠

⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Trevor Hildenberger⁠⁠

⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Richard Staff⁠⁠

⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Tom Hackimer⁠⁠

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72 - Gimmie Dat with Will Klein Nov 18, 2025

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For episode 72 of Staffcast, Sean, Tom, and Richard are joined by World Series hero Will Klein to talk about literally becoming a World Series hero, ending up on the active roster, the stress of a postseason run, Game 7s, getting his debut patch back, I Think You Should Leave, Concrete Halloween, players who like Tim Robinson, A Nude Egg, World Series perks, and more!

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⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Sean Doolittle⁠

⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Trevor Hildenberger⁠

⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Richard Staff⁠

⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Tom Hackimer⁠

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71 - Don Rickles and Mesothelioma with Jon Becker Nov 12, 2025

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For episode 71 of Staffcast, Tom and Richard are joined by FanGraphs' Jon Becker to talk about Emmanuel Clase and Luis Ortiz going to the pokey, Andy Pages accidentally ruining bets, morally corrupt teammates, Regis as Shrek again, dog hats, prison commissaries, the unusual deaths Wikipedia pages, awful voices, late-stage knuckleballers, and more!

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⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Sean Doolittle⁠

⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Trevor Hildenberger⁠

⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Richard Staff⁠

⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Tom Hackimer⁠

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70 - Fox's Most Outrageous New Comedy with Michael Baumann Oct 29, 2025

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For episode 70 of Staffcast, Tom and Richard are joined by FanGraphs' Michael Baumann to talk about the Pine Barrens, the Jersey Devil, assorted cryptids, New Jersey's most evil politicians, Love is Blind, mid-game entertainment, slop television, bad sitcoms, Joe Buck reading Fox promos, a fatherly district attorney, how many episodes of Roar, Ryan Caulfield: Year One, Harsh Realm, and Girls Club aired, and more!

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⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Sean Doolittle⁠

⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Trevor Hildenberger⁠

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69 - Everything's Either Woke or Strategy with Kevin Brown Oct 22, 2025

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For episode 69 of Staffcast, Sean and Richard are joined by the voice of the Baltimore Orioles Kevin Brown to talk about job titles, accent eradication, Long Island, booking postseason flights, getting everyone mad at you, Blink 182, calling football and hockey, signature home run calls, sharing ideas, Jim Palmer's aversion to chicken wings, Oasis, and more!

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⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Sean Doolittle⁠

⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Trevor Hildenberger⁠

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68 - How Did I Do That with Adam Ottavino Oct 15, 2025

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For episode 68 of Staffcast, Sean, Tom, Richard, and guest host Lindsey Adler celebrate the pod's second anniversary with former major leaguer Adam Ottavino and talk about defeating large animals, spending a week with the Yankees, bullpen anxiety, being the veteran, Sean's hitting career, Adam's show Baseball & Coffee, never burning out, being in awe of your past self, peaking before your elbow blows up, dumb ballplayer injuries, grounding, and more!

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