For episode 29 of Staffcast, Tom and Richard spend the final day of the year with Newsday's Laura Albanese to talk about Tommy Hunter's bull semen, covering fights, being in the presence of Alex Rodriguez, Eric Adams using Girl Scouts as a shield, the Wilpon Mets, that time Regis dressed up as Shrek, and more!

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Intro: Pinball Wizard - The Who

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For a very special episode 28 of Staffcast Sean, Trevor, Tom, and Richard are joined by tech writer and podcaster Ed Zitron to talk about America's greatest cultural victory: baseball, spending 2024 becoming a baseball freak, what players talk about to pass the time, the worst people ruining the joy of the computer, AI slop, emailing Rockies owner Dick Monfort, and more!

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Intro: Unfuck the World - Prophets of Rage

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For episode 27 of Staffcast, Tom and Richard are joined by Jolly Olive to talk about picking a channel name, preserving and passing down the stories of Guys via YouTube, Freddy Sanchez's gifts, getting arrested for murder in Altoona, people watching his livestream reactions, some dude named Juan Soto, and more!

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Intro: Ocean Man - Ween

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For episode 26 of Staffcast, Tom and Richard are joined by The Athletic's Fabian Ardaya to talk about when Italians attack, going from the Angels to the Dodgers, his favorite players to cover, fabricated uxoricide, Bob, breaking news, working on what remains of X, The Everything App, and more!

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Intro: dodger blue - Kendrick Lamar

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For episode 25 of Staffcast, Sean and Richard are joined by former major league reliever and current MLBPA special assistant Andrew Miller to talk about his new job with the union, being the model for current playoff pitching usage, going back to college, MLB's freakiest stadiums, pitching in Game 7 of the World Series, getting an RBI against Greg Maddux, being on the mound during the NESN boob honk, and more!

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Intro: Even The Losers - Tom Petty

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For episode 24 of Staffcast, Tom and Richard are joined by Defector's David Roth to talk about Remembering Some Guy Fieri, the simple joys of Donruss cards, Frye Guys, betting slop, Mike Francesa, RFK Jr., and more!

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Intro: You Must Be Stopped - Chavez

Outro: Shooting Stars - Bag Raiders

For episode 23 of Staffcast, Sean, Tom, and Richard mark the belated first anniversary of the show with Blowback's Noah Kulwin and talk about the Sphere New Deal, the beautiful Mets, criminal memorabilia, Richard Nixon's most evil deeds, marine layers, the new season of Blowback, and more!

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Intro: Holiday in Cambodia - Dead Kennedys

Outro: Shooting Stars - Bag Raiders

For episode 22 of Staffcast, Tom, Richard, and guest host Chelsea Janes are joined by the Athletic's Sam Blum to talk about the horrors of the 2024 White Sox, the post-Shohei Angels, being on the Major League injured list, getting booed as a writer, the joys of covering awful teams, and more!

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Intro: Calling All Angels - Train

Outro: Shooting Stars - Bag Raiders

For episode 21 of Staffcast, Tom and Richard are joined by guest host Emma Baccellieri and Devin Mesoraco to talk about life in Punxsutawney, retiring from baseball, moving to coaching, catching Jacob deGrom, the catcher-umpire relationship, being the only Twitter account Joey Votto follows, and more!

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Intro: Fishin' in the Dark - Nitty Gritty Dirt Band

Outro: Shooting Stars - Bag Raiders

For episode 20 of Staffcast, Trevor, Tom, and Richard are joined by the Washington Post's Chelsea Janes to talk about baseball's self aware weirdos, the loss of Billy Bean, making up rules, presidential first pitches, beating mascots with bats and steel chairs, Mets fans deserving nothing, and more!

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Intro: Chelsea Dagger - The Fratellis

Outro: Shooting Stars - Bag Raiders