The Al Galdi Podcast

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Episode 249: NFL turns on Dan Snyder?, Ron Rivera speaks, Wizards make trades and much more Feb 11, 2022

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15:42 - Commanders: react to a major sign that the NFL has turned on Dan Snyder in the workplace-misconduct scandal

23:22 - 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 more

39:51 - Wizards: analysis of the Wizards' major shakeup on NBA Trade Deadline Day and of a 113-112 win over the Brooklyn Nets

01:01:38 - Capitals: examining the heroics of Ilya Samsonov and Joe Snively and more from a 5-2 win at the Montreal Canadiens

01:08:08 - Maryland Basketball: black-boxing a hideous 110-87 loss to Iowa as the Terrapins' terrible season gets even worse

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Episode 248: Dan Snyder launches investigation of himself and much more Feb 10, 2022

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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 more

35:09 - 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 scandal

01:02:22 - Commanders: thoughts on the Jonathan Allen-Adolf Hitler controversy

01:10:12 - Georgetown: analysis of an 82-74 loss at DePaul that dropped the Hoyas to 0-11 in the Big East

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Episode 247: Bradley Beal done, Deshazor Everett charged, what would Commanders have in Russell Wilson? and more Feb 09, 2022

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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 wrist

25:00 - Commanders: thoughts on Deshazor Everett being charged with involuntary manslaughter in the death of Olivia Peters

32:14 - 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 career

47:04 - Capitals: analysis of a 5-4 loss to the Columbus Blue Jackets that included the Caps' starting goaltender being pulled for a second consecutive game

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Episode 246: conversation with Joe Fann on Commanders potentially trading for Russell Wilson and much more Feb 08, 2022

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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 meaning

46:26 - 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 approaches

55:34 - College Basketball: analysis of Virginia's 69-68 win at No. 7 Duke and Virginia Tech's 74-47 blowout of Pitt

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Episode 245: breakdown of Senior Bowl quarterbacks with NFL Draft analyst Thor Nystrom and much more Feb 07, 2022

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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 worse

37:49 - 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 Commanders

58:17 - 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 office

01:12:26 - 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 Pitt

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Episode 244: new bombshell allegations against Dan Snyder and much more Feb 04, 2022

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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 Congress

43:05 - 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 1991

51:12 - 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 East

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Episode 243: Hail to the Washington Commanders! and much more Feb 03, 2022

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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 been

46:41 - 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 more

59:11 - Capitals: sorting through an eventful day for the Caps that ended with a wild 5-3 loss to the Edmonton Oilers

01:05:45 - Wizards: analysis of 106-103 win at the Philadelphia 76ers to snap a season-worst six-game losing streak

01:15:06 - Virginia Tech Basketball: examining another good offensive performance for the Hokies and more from an 81-66 win over Georgia Tech

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Episode 242: a final goodbye to Redskins and much more Feb 02, 2022

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15:42 - Commanders: in-depth and honest analysis of why the team changed its name from Redskins and how Galdi feels about the team with it now having a new permanent name

44:52 - Commanders: examining the incredible legacy of the retiring Tom Brady, his history vs. Washington and the implications of his retirement for Washington

53:50 - Capitals: react to a big 4-3 overtime win at the Pittsburgh Penguins

59:56 - Wizards: thoughts on the reeling Wiz losing their sixth consecutive game with a 112-98 loss at the Milwaukee Bucks

01:06:29 - College Basketball: breakdowns of Maryland's 65-63 loss to No. 13 Michigan State, Georgetown's 70-63 loss to Seton Hall and Virginia's 67-55 win over Boston College

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Episode 241: Washington Football Team film breakdown with Mark Bullock and much more Feb 01, 2022

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01:40 - Washington Football Team: react to Joe Theismann perhaps revealing that Washington's new team name will be Commanders and to a telling (and favorable) piece on the WFT being all in on getting a franchise quarterback

21:45 - Washington Football Team: analysis of an NFL trend captured by the two teams in Super Bowl LVI and other teams as well - the quick turnaround - and what we can take from that as Ron Rivera enters his third season as Washington head coach

41:23 - Guest: Washington Football Team analyst Mark Bullock on Taylor Heinicke, whether any free-agent quarterbacks in the 2022 offseason would be upgrades over Heinicke, Terry McLaurin, Antonio Gibson, Washington's defensive line, whether the WFT should trade Daron Payne, William Jackson III, Bobby McCain and more

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Episode 240: analysis of Conference Championship Sunday through a WFT prism and much more Jan 31, 2022

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14:44 - Washington Football Team: WFT-related takeaways from the Cincinnati Bengals' 27-24 overtime win at the Kansas City Chiefs in the AFC Championship Game and the Los Angeles Rams' 20-17 win over the San Francisco 49ers in the NFC Championship Game, including the incredible impact of Joe Burrow on the Bengals, what could have been for Washington with Burrow in the 2020 NFL Draft and with trading for Matthew Stafford in the 2021 offseason and what now with a potential Washington pursuit of Jimmy Garoppolo

38:48 - Washington Football Team: thoughts on Chris Harris reportedly being set to interview for the Indianapolis Colts' defensive-coordinator job and on Washington signing David Mayo to a contract extension - could he be the WFT's starting mike linebacker in the 2022 season?

47:37 - Capitals: examining whether Vitek Vanecek is asserting himself as the Caps' No. 1 goaltender and more off a 5-0 win at the Dallas Stars

54:37 - Wizards: react to telling comments from Spencer Dinwiddie, Wes Unseld Jr. benching multiple notable players and more from an ugly 115-95 loss at the Memphis Grizzlies

01:05:47 - College Basketball: breakdowns of Maryland's 68-55 loss to Indiana, Georgetown's 56-53 loss at Butler, Virginia's 69-65 loss at Notre Dame and Virginia Tech's 85-72 win at Florida State - and some props for VCU

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