DPF On Tap

We talk to author, scientist and Phillies/Eagles fan Brad Balukjian-

PhD in entomology from UC Berkeley. For ten years, Brad taught biology, environmental management, and his favorite, a class on California’s islands, at Laney and Merritt Colleges in California’s Bay Area, where he also founded the Natural History and Sustainability program. His first book, The Wax Pack, was a Los Angeles Times bestseller and NPR Best Book of the Year, and his second book, The Six Pack, came out in April 2024 and was not an LA Times bestseller (but it’s still really good, maybe even better than The Wax Pack). He has been published in Rolling Stone, National Geographic, Smithsonian CNN, the Los Angeles Times, Slate, Discover, Islands, and others. As part of his PhD research, he discovered and described 17 species of plant bugs in Tahiti, one of which he named for Harrison Ford and another for Kamala Harris. He reviews scientific papers for the academic journal Zootaxa and thinks Zima is prime for a comeback.

Brad currently lives in Concord, CA. A member of the Writers Grotto in San Francisco since 2018, he is now their head of membership. He is launching a new educational outreach project in 2025 in Tahiti/French Polynesia called the Manumanu Project, teaching fifth-graders about insects to inspire the protection of biodiversity. He is also the CEO of Islephile LLC, a biological consulting company working on the California Insect Barcoding Initiative, a multi-institution effort to provide a DNA barcode for every insect species in California.

We talk to Dylan from Card With A Story about his 1950 and prior baseball card collection! We then talk about Spring Training, Eagles, Tyler Iver and the upcoming 2025 HOF selections.

We talk about 4 for 4, Jesus Luzardo, Max Kepler, some Flyers chatter and Jason talks about his current battle with Colon Cancer.

A Special Message from DPF Santa as we walk about the Phils year, the lack of offseason moves and more

Dick Allen HOF Discussion

3 pitchers I'd like to see in red pinstripes come February

Deferred Contracts, How it works and should it be stopped -O'Dumbass

Golden At Bat/Banana Ball Bullshit

Trivia

Jawn's Minor League Update

Do we as Phils fans over-value Bohm in trade talks?

What happens first for Phils...trade or FA signing?

- Intro of Buck and Lyfe Brew
- Cy Young Announcements and thoughts
- Most Impactful December trades in Phillies history
- Juan Soto
- Front Office Announcements
- Tailgating versus Xfinity Live expansion
- Colorectal Cancer Alliance donation
- Trade value
- Minor League segment
- Trivia Question and Odumbass
- Outside the box Offseason move ideas

• Slapnuts left, so who is the new whipping boy? (Chris)

We talk with Jen of viral fame about the true story of her video and how she stool up to bullies!

We then give WS Predictions, what position the Phillies should target and who should stay or go with the current Phils team

Who comes back, who doesn't? Who gets fired? The Eulogy for the 2024 season and an early look ahead to 2025 possibilities.