Bernie chats with Fangraphs writer Ben Clemens. Bernie and Ben discuss trade options for the Cardinals and what moves the Milwaukee Brewers may make.

Bernie is talking NFL quarterbacks as he reacts to Mike Sando's annual quarterback tiers in The Athletic. Bernie rants about how silly it is for the Cardinals to need to include an independent study incentive in Kyler Murray's massive contract. He also looks at Drew Lock's low ranking to see if he has any chance to gain traction as a starter.

Bernie visits with The Cardinal Nation publisher Brian Walton about the Cardinals minor league players. They discuss who could be the best candidates to help the big league club down the stretch. Bernie and Brian also talk about how the player development system gets exposed when players are first asked to learn a new position upon making their major league debut.

Bernie talks about the Cardinals' lackluster performance in Toronto as the club continues to lose ground to Milwaukee in the NL Central Division.

Bernie talks about how the Cardinals need to find their starting catcher for 2023 as Andrew Knizner isn't the answer, and the team is not giving Ivan Herrera much of a look. He also looks at how The Athletic's beat writers made Juan Soto trade proposals for the teams they cover which were then evaluated by a trade simulator for their viability.

Bernie talks about how Albert Pujols' swan song has been a pleasant surprise with him doing better than expected at the plate.

New St. Louis XFL head coach and former Rams tight end Anthony Becht joins Bernie. Bernie and Anthony talk about Anthony's post-football career as a television analyst and his rise into coaching. Anthony also talks about some of his favorite memories playing in St. Louis in 2008.

Bernie talks about the challenges ahead for the Cardinals and how the players on the active roster must perform better. He talks about how the team is stuck clinging to the hope the return of injured players will make an impact and wonders what the team will do to address its shortage of quality pitching.

Bernie chats with cbssports.com baseball writer R.J. Anderson. R.J. offers up his thoughts on who the Cardinals may pursue at the upcoming trade deadline. Bernie and R.J. also touch on what the Cardinals' competition may be up to.

Bernie reacts to the record rainfall in St. Louis, Anthony Becht being named head coach of the St. Louis XFL team and the team's pending return, and the Cardinals trying to right the ship without Nolan Arenado and Paul Goldschmidt in Toronto.