Dodger Blue Dream

A rebroadcast of our episode from just after the Dodgers' 2024 World Series victory over the Yankees.

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Job's finished! The 2024 Los Angeles Dodgers are World Champions.

The Dodgers beat the Yankees in a decisive game 5 on Wednesday night in the Bronx, taking the series 4-1.

The following day, Richard goes out to breakfast with his friend, chef Wes Avila, to celebrate.

And the day after that, Richard attends the first World Series victory parade in the streets of Los Angeles since 1988, on what would have been Dodger legend Fernando Valenzuela's 64th birthday.

On this episode, we invite you to bask in the afterglow of an amazing game 5 (and particularly that epic, momentum-shifting top of the 5th) and an unforgettable World Series victory for the Dodgers, with Richard and Wes.

What a season. What an ending. Thanks for listening.

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A rebroadcast of our 2024 episode.

A long-distance podcast portrait of the fabulous and famously friendly firstbaseman, Freddie Freeman. In 5 parts.

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Richard breaks down the news about Kyle Tucker, who signed a record-breaking $60M/year contract with the Dodgers last week, with fellow Dodgers podcaster, Jeff Snider.

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In the winner-take-all game 7 of the 2025 World Series, with the season on the line, Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Justin Wrobleski hit Toronto Blue Jay Andrés Giménez on the hand with a fastball. Tensions reached a fever pitch, and the benches cleared. What happened? In this exclusive, in-depth interview essay for Dodger Blue Dream, Wrobleski breaks it all down like never before.

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On today's episode we talk to two-time World Series Champion, Dodgers left-handed relief pitcher Justin Wrobleski!

"Wrobo" played a pivotal role in the 2025 World Series, pitching four scoreless innings, including the iconic Game 7 moment when Wrobleski hit Andrés Giménez with a pitch, stoking a benches-clearing melee. Like the bullpen DAWG he is, Wrobleski stood his ground. When he did, he won Richard's heart, and the hearts of Dodgers fans everywhere. 

On a team stacked with superstars, we don't hear as much from the younger, lesser known guys. But those guys are just as essential to this golden era of Dodger baseball as Shohei, Freddie, and Mookie. On this special interview episode of DBD, we are proud to present Wrobo's story of resilience, and pull back the curtain on a true bullpen DAWG.

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Happy New Year! On the first DBD episode of 2026, Richard and Wes take you on a tour of their favorite food destinations, and share some pro-tips for eating, when it comes time for Dodger baseball. And before that, Richard catches you up on the latest Dodger news: “Mariachi Joe” Kelly is hanging ‘em up, Estuery Ruiz was traded to the Marlins, and a tabloid from the East Coast has poached two Dodgers writers (Jack Harris and Dylan Hernandez) from the LA Times.

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Happy holidays! Today we're running an episode of another show Richard makes: Richard's Famous Food Podcast. Get into the Christmas spirit with "Christmas Pickles": a rhyming, sing-songy, documentary investigation into the holiday tradition of hanging pickle-shaped ornaments in Christmas trees. Happy New Year. See you in 2026.

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Richard delivers the news about the Dodgers' 2025 post-season bonus pool earnings. Plus, Richard and Wes talk Dodgers winter fashion, and nerd out specifically on the jackets in Wes' extensive collection.

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Richard and Chef Wes catch up on the off-season in this special episode, recorded while sitting in the cab of Wes’s pickup truck, in a liquor store parking lot. They discuss: the Edwin Diaz signing and its implications for the Dodgers 2026 season, hot stove news and skuttlebutt — and they get excited for the upcoming World Baseball Classic.

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Richard takes a moment to catch up with fellow Dodgers podcaster Jeff Snider, to discuss what Dodger podcasters do when it’s the baseball off-season, how Jeff defines a “break” from baseball, and the Dodgers’ re-signing of fan favorite and 2025 World Series hero, Miguel Rojas.

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