Dodger Blue Dream

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Dodger Blue Dream episodes

July 10 "Shohei's 300th, Wrobo Robbed, and A Bad Call"
Richard digs into the top stories in Dodgerland this week: Shohei Ohtani's 300th homerun, Justin Wrobleski's All Star snub, and Alex Call's misuse of the ABS challenge system.
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32 min
July 03 "Semisesquicentennial Romp"
On the eve of the United States' Semisesquicentennial, Richard brings you this special ep. He eulogizes three recently-closed Echo Park eateries with strong associations with Dodger Stadium: The Brite Spot, Taix, and Burrito King. He breaks down the All Star Game, and the Dodgers connections thereto. And he proffers an interpretation of Dave Roberts' successful managerial methods, with Doc logging his 1000th victory as manager of the Dodgers. (The quickest ever to get there.)
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31 min
June 26 "Rushing To Grow Up"
During the Dodgers 4-3 win over the Minnesota Twins on Wednesday, Dodgers backup catcher, rookie Dalton Rushing, had what must have been one of the worst games of his life, including going 0-4, with three strikeouts, and having some significant miscommunications with his battery-mate, starting pitcher (and global superstar) Shohei Ohtani, who is vying to win a Cy Young Award this year. The game has become the talk of the baseball world. Richard breaks it down for you.
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38 min
June 12 “Karma’s Double Rainbow”
With a monsoon rolling through the ballpark in Pittsburgh, a group of rowdy Pirate fans in the right field stands removed their shirts, and taunted Shohei Ohtani, as he stepped into the batters box for his fourth at-bat of the day. And then, the baseball gods intervened on behalf of the Dodgers, who went on to score 10 runs in their biggest single inning of offense in almost a decade. Then, as the rain cleared, a double rainbow filled the sky, framing the bright yellow Roberto Clemente Bridge and the downtown skyline. Also: Freddie Freeman's 2,500th hit! And: LGBTQ+ night at Dodger Stadium.
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32 min
June 05 "Shohei's Last Trophy"
Richard is joined by fellow Dodgers podcaster Jeff Snider, to discuss the possibility of a Cy Young Award for Shohei Ohtani in 2026.
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43 min
May 29 "Down By The L.A. River, We Made A Podcast"
Join Richard and Chef Wes on the banks of the L.A. River, to talk about the Dodgers.
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37 min
May 22 "Co-Raw-Doggin' in the Park with Chef Wes"
Richard and Chef Wes meet up in Griffith Park to co-raw-dog an ep about this week's Dodgers vs. Padres series, that rivalry, fandom in general, and much more, in this mega-chill ep. Richard also reports on the fires on Santa Rosa Island, off the coast. This one is chill and different, folks. Be well.
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54 min
May 15 "Tacos & Talkin' Dem Bums Blues"
The Dodgers have been slumping. But with the help of key players like Shohei Ohtani (and the co-hosts of DBD, of course) that could be changing... in the midst of a historic Dodgers losing streak, Richard and Chef Wes cruise the streets of L.A. in Wes' 1979 C10 pickup truck, "The Mamalona," and stop in for tacos at Birrieria Nochistlan in Boyle Heights, to eat their feelings -- and to discuss Dem Bums' team-wide slump, which is hopefully ending, after a 4-game losing streak skid, losing to the rival Giants, no less.
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33 min
May 08 "Weekly Re-Cap"
Follow Richard as he follows the Dodgers across the last week of road games against the Cardinals, in St. Louis, and the Trashstros, in Houston.
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27 min
May 01 "Dalton Crushing"
He calls opposing players names... He slides hard into second base... which is disallowed in today's game. He gets drilled in the ribs by fastballs... and when he does, he hardly blinks.

Is Dalton Rushing the most hated man in baseball?

Dalton Rushing, the Dodgers backup catcher, is off to a historically great start to the 2026 season, offensively speaking. At the same time, he's attracting even more attention than that merits, going "viral" on baseball social media viral for some allegedly untoward comments and epithets hurled at opposing players.

Richard dives in, breaks it down, gets into the backstory, and all that good stuff.
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35 min

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Named a "Best New Podcast" in 2024 by Audible and Vulture. "This is no simple sports-recap podcast. Instead, each episode plays a bit like a dispatch from a foreign land — in this case Dodgers fandom — in which a local correspondent (that would be Parks) walks you through present concerns." (Vulture) Noted for its storytelling, sound design, and original music. A love letter to baseball and radio by a born-and-raised Angeleno.