Talking About Birds: A St. Louis Cardinals Podcast

By Nate Heininger and Ben Simorka

What's Talking About Birds: A St. Louis Cardinals Podcast about?

Talking About Birds is a podcast mostly about the St. Louis Cardinals. Released every Monday, hosts Nate Heininger and Ben Simorka recap the series, discuss upcoming games, Matt Holiday's inability to smile, and Yadier Molina's disappointing neck tattoos.

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Talking About Birds: A St. Louis Cardinals Podcast episodes:

07.18.2017
Trade Deadline/All Star Break! (w/ Daniel Shoptaw)
Nate, Ben, and special guest Daniel Shoptaw (@C70) discuss the pitiful state of the NL Central, the Cardinals as buyers and sellers, C3P0, CarMar, bad hair takes, and much much more!
05.03.2017
Week 4: Blue Jays, Reds
Nate and Ben discuss a soggy, soggy week of baseball.
04.24.2017
Week 3: Pirates, @Brewers
Nate and Ben make up for a missed episode with an extra special, extra long episode! They discuss LUIS ROBERT (plz plz plz), Holliday (miss u), the series SWEEP against the Pirates, low-key racism, the bullpen, the rotation, Ben's everlasting...
04.11.2017
Week 1: Cubs, Reds
Nate and Ben discuss the offseason extensions, Trevor Rosenthal, Matt Adams, the series against the Cubs, an obnoxious person (no, not Joe Maddon), and the series against the Reds.
04.06.2017
United Cardinal Bloggers Roundtable + Season Premiere!
*There are a few weird audio glitches throughout the episode. It's not your headphones. Sorry!* Nate and Ben answer questions from this years UCB Roundtable (About a month late) and get SUPER HYPED about the start of the season.
02.22.2017
Pitchers and catchers report!
Nate and Ben discuss Alex Reyes =( =( =(, the bullpen, Dexter Fowler and people with bad opinions (hint: it's not Dexter Fowler), the situation at third base, and Skinny Matt Adams. *Please excuse a few minor audio issues in...
12.14.2016
Hot Stove!
Nate and Ben discuss the surprising cancellation of the 2016 World Series and surprisingly active Cardinal offseason.
10.12.2016
End of season.
Nate and Ben and try to keep a positive attitude while discussing the end of the season. It's only sorta successful.
09.13.2016
@Pirates, Brewers
Nate and Ben mostly ramble for like an hour and a half about the bullpen, Oh, Alex Reyes, Aledmys!, Carpenter!, Wong!, the series against the Pirates, Loufest, and the series against the Brewers.
08.30.2016
Mets, Athletics
Nate and Ben discuss disappointment, chores, bad jokes, bad baseball games, our love of Alex Reyes and Luke Weaver, CarMar the magician, the series against the Mets, almost catching home runs, and the series against the Athletics.
08.23.2016
@Astros, @Phillies
Nate and Ben discuss GYORKO, Seth Maness, Matt Holliday, the series against the Houston Astros, ALEX REYES, the wild card, and the series against the Phillies.
08.16.2016
Reds, @Cubs
Nate and Ben discuss Matt Holliday :( :( :( :( :(, Alex Reyes!!!, Luke Weaver!!!, and also the series against the Reds, super special cup holders, and the series against the Cubs.
08.09.2016
@Reds, Braves
Nate and Ben mostly rant for about an hour and a half.
08.02.2016
Trade Deadline!
After another brief hiatus, Nate and Ben return to discuss the last month of Cardinal baseball, Diaz, Carpenter, the acquisition of Zach Duke, the rest of the trade deadline, and the Cardinals shot at the playoffs.
06.28.2016
@Cubs, @Mariners
Nate and Ben discuss Trevor Rosenthal, the Curious Case of Brandon Moss, Jose Reyes, the SWEEP OF THE CUBS, and the series against the mariners.
06.21.2016
Astros, Rangers
Nate, Ben, and special guest Daniel Shoptaw (@C70) discuss the draft, signing Delvin Perez(!!!), stupid sexy Stephen Piscotty, dumdum Colby Rasmus, the series agains the Astros, the bullpen, and the series against the Rangers.
06.14.2016
@Reds, @Pirates
Nate and Ben discuss the draft, the Reds, schadenfreude, the SWEEP of the Pirates, and doing drugs in high school.
05.31.2016
Cubs, @Nationals
Nate and Ben discuss Tejada, DIAAAZZZZ, Piscotty, the series against the Cubs, the series against the Nationals, and being a GM.
05.24.2016
Rockies, DBacks
Nate and Ben discuss the rotation, MIKE LEAKE, Rosenthal?, Pond Scum, the bullpen, for the love of Oh, the series against the Rockies, and sweaty series against the Diamondbacks.
05.17.2016
April, May
Coming back from a hiatus of over a month, Nate and Ben discuss the Cardinals' performance (or lack thereof) during April and May so far, the pitching staff, the offense, BRAWLZ, and much much more.
04.05.2016
Baseball! It's happening!
Baseball is back and so is Talking About Birds! Nate and Ben discuss spring training, the Cardinal roster, the Pirates, the Cubs, and some predictions for the year.
02.01.2016
Hot Stove pt 2 (w/ Daniel Shoptaw)
Nate, Ben, and special guest host Daniel Shoptaw (@C70) discuss Chris Correa, the baseball prospectus Top 10 Cardinal prospect list, the disappointing Cardinal offseason, and most of the major transactions around the league.
01.14.2016
Hot Stove pt 1
Talking About Birds is back! After a long break, Nate and Ben discuss the end of 2015, how terrible they are at making predictions, Gyorko, Leake, Heyward =( =( =(, and the rest of the Cardinal off season.
10.12.2015
Week 26: CLINCH CLINCH CLINCH
***There are multiple sound issues on this episode. Sorry for the delay!*** Nate and Ben discuss the win and division clinching series against the Pirates and thoughts on the playoff roster.
09.28.2015
Week 25: Reds, Brewers
Nate and Ben mostly talk about the upcoming playoffs, Carlos Martinez, life or death situations, the series against the Reds, and the series against the Brewers.
09.21.2015
Week 24: @Brewers, @Cubs
Nate and Ben discuss CLINCHING A PLAYOFF BERTH!!! and also SIGNING HEYWARD, and also SWEEPING THE BREWERS, and also yadi might be hurt and the series against the cubs or something.
09.16.2015
Week 23: Cubs, Reds
Nate and Ben discuss Vegas, the MATTS, other DL and roster moves, and a mostly shitty week of Cardinal baseball.
09.09.2015
Week 22: Nationals, Pirates
Nate and Ben discuss the 40 man roster, Las Vegas, 24 packs of Gatorade, playoff rotations, the series against the increasingly depressing Nationals, and a forgettable series against the Pirates.
08.31.2015
Week 21: @DBacks, @Giants
Nate and Ben talk about an awesome week of baseball, Trevor Rosenthal, Piscotty, the outfield, the sweep of the DBacks and the series win against the Giants!
08.25.2015
Week 20.
08.17.2015
Week 19: Pirates, Marlins
Nate and Ben discuss all the injured Cardinals, SIGNING JASON HEYWARD, fat jerks, the Pirates, and the Marlins.
08.10.2015
Week 18: @Reds, @Brewers
Nate and Ben discuss Cardinal prospects, great ideas, Netflix, the series against the Reds, and the series against the Brewers.
08.04.2015
Week 17: Trade Deadline, Reds, Rockies
Nate and Ben discuss the insanity that was the trade deadline, Brandon Moss, Kaminsky, Jonathan Broxton, the Reds, and the Rockies.
07.27.2015
Week 16: @White Sox, Royals, Braves
Nate and Ben talk about the several transactions the Cardinals made this week, the impending trade deadline, Steve, Al Hrabosky, and the unfortunate fact that Kozma still gets starts.
07.20.2015
Week 15: Home Run Derby, All Star Game, Mets
Nate, Ben, and special guest co-host Joe Boria discuss the Home Run Derby, Nate winning the Home Run Derby bet, the All Star Game and what could make it better, the series against the Mets, and the upcoming trade deadline.
07.13.2015
Week 14: @Cubs, @Pirates
Nate and Ben discuss the good and the bad of a frustrating week of baseball, JHONNY, Matheny, and the Home Run Derby.
07.06.2015
Week 13: White Sox, Padres
Nate and Ben discuss Chris Correa, Jaime Garcia, TOMMY PHAM, the Cardinal offense, TOMMY PHAM, funny nicknames, DADS, the series against the White Sox and the series against the Padres.
06.30.2015
Week 12: Marlins, Cubs
Nate and Ben discuss Jaime, Holliday, Lynn, Shaggy, the Marlins, Giancarlo, the home run derby, rain delays, Ruben Amaro, and SWEEP SWEEP SWEEP.
06.23.2015
Week 11: Twins/@Twins, @Phillies
Nate and Ben discuss HACKS, the Astros, the Bench, blood cars, the series against the Twins, Ultron, the series against the Phillies, ball hawks, and Jason Heyward!
06.15.2015
Week 10: @Rockies, Royals
Nate and Ben talk about injuries, the outfield, the draft, the series against the Rockies, and the SWEEP? of the Royals.
06.08.2015
Week 9: Brewers, @Dodgers
Nate and Ben discuss Tommy Pham, Marco Gonzales, JAIME!, Heyward, the series against the Brewers, whether the Brewers should sell (hint, the brewers should sell), the series against the Dodgers, and also there is like a train or something n...
06.01.2015
Week 8: Diamondbacks, Dodgers
Nate and Ben talk talk about the series against the Diamondbacks, Carlos Martinez, jHonny, the Dodgers, Matt Adams :(, and RIP OT.
05.27.2015
Week 7: @Mets, @Royals
Nate(using a shitty microphone) and Ben discuss the series against the Mets, the series against the Royals, pitchers getting lucky, pitchers getting unlucky, Ruman Amaro DumDum, and foreign substances.
05.18.2015
Week 6: @Indians, Tigers
Nate and Ben talk about striking out, striking out, kinda winning series, Bourjos!, bodies, bodies, and John Kruk.
05.11.2015
Week 5: Cubs, @Pirates
Nate and Ben discuss IKEA, being sick, the injuries, WONG, HEYWARD, Matt Carpenter? and the pitching staff. '
05.04.2015
Week 4: Phillies, Pirates
Nate and Ben discuss an awesome week of baseball, walk off wins, bodies, sunglasses, bodies, Jordan Walden, LINEUPCHANGE?.
04.28.2015
Week 3: @Nationals, @Brewers
Nate and Ben discuss Adam Wainwright :( :( :( :( :( :( :( and also the fact that the baseball was actually pretty good this week.
04.20.2015
Week 2: Brewers, Reds
Nate and Ben discuss an awesome week of baseball, Joey Votto's legs, bodies, the magical and mysterious Randal Grichuk, and the pitching staff.
04.15.2015
Week 1: @Cubs, @Reds
Nate and Ben discuss Coachella, Pizza?, CarMar!, Waino?, Matty BoBo!, the Cubs, the Reds, the terrible Brewers, and mostly just that baseball is happening.
04.06.2015
Predictions! Baseball has started! Woo!
Nate and Ben make their predictions for the divisions and award winners because they want to do what everyone else is doing, Ben professes his undying love for the Dodgers, Nate questions the Padres, and they both ask Jason Heyward...

What's Talking About Birds: A St. Louis Cardinals Podcast about?

Download our free app to listen on your phone

Talking About Birds: A St. Louis Cardinals Podcast episodes:

Trade Deadline/All Star Break! (w/ Daniel Shoptaw)

Week 4: Blue Jays, Reds

Week 3: Pirates, @Brewers

Week 1: Cubs, Reds

United Cardinal Bloggers Roundtable + Season Premiere!

Pitchers and catchers report!

Hot Stove!

End of season.

@Pirates, Brewers

Mets, Athletics

@Astros, @Phillies

Reds, @Cubs

@Reds, Braves

Trade Deadline!

@Cubs, @Mariners

Astros, Rangers

@Reds, @Pirates

Cubs, @Nationals

Rockies, DBacks

April, May

Baseball! It's happening!

Hot Stove pt 2 (w/ Daniel Shoptaw)

Hot Stove pt 1

Week 26: CLINCH CLINCH CLINCH

Week 25: Reds, Brewers

Week 24: @Brewers, @Cubs

Week 23: Cubs, Reds

Week 22: Nationals, Pirates

Week 21: @DBacks, @Giants

Week 20.

Week 19: Pirates, Marlins

Week 18: @Reds, @Brewers

Week 17: Trade Deadline, Reds, Rockies

Week 16: @White Sox, Royals, Braves

Week 15: Home Run Derby, All Star Game, Mets

Week 14: @Cubs, @Pirates

Week 13: White Sox, Padres

Week 12: Marlins, Cubs

Week 11: Twins/@Twins, @Phillies

Week 10: @Rockies, Royals

Week 9: Brewers, @Dodgers

Week 8: Diamondbacks, Dodgers

Week 7: @Mets, @Royals

Week 6: @Indians, Tigers

Week 5: Cubs, @Pirates

Week 4: Phillies, Pirates

Week 3: @Nationals, @Brewers

Week 2: Brewers, Reds

Week 1: @Cubs, @Reds

Predictions! Baseball has started! Woo!