Talking About Birds: A St. Louis Cardinals Podcast
Nate Heininger & Ben SimorkaThe only Cardinals podcast dumber than running on Yadi. A weekly podcast mostly about the St. Louis Cardinals.
| Publishes | Weekly | Episodes | 242 | Founded | 5 years ago |
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| Number of Listeners | Categories | BaseballSports | |||
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The autopsy continues, this time sorting the 2026 Cardinals into who got lucky and who got robbed. JJ Wetherholt was the unluckiest man on the roster and is primed to break out; Kyle Leahy and Michael McGreevy had “zombie” seasons the regression ghou... more
The autopsy continues. Nate and Ben go player by player through the 2026 Cardinals, and the central mystery is brutal: the offense dropped 62% in value from the first half to the second, while — somehow — the pitching staff doubled, even after tradin... more
The season's over, so Nate and Ben grab the scalpel and perform the 2026 autopsy. They walk the final rankings — a middle-of-the-pack offense, a rotation that punched above its weight, a bullpen that gave it all back, and a top-ten defense that held ... more
The Cardinals are officially eliminated, so Nate and Ben start making peace with a season that — against every expectation — still counts as a success. They dig into the bullpen that sank it, the Michael McGreevy puzzle (no strikeouts, sub-4 ERA), Jo... more
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- Knowledgeable and Finny
Ben and Nathan balance their love of the Cardinals with an understanding that it should be fun and silly to think this much about baseball.
Apple Podcasts5LousyHusband
United States8 months ago - I enjoy watching baseball
My go-to cardinals podcast. Nate and Ben are knowledgeable and hilarious.
Apple Podcasts5LazilbeanUnited States10 months ago - Great show
The guys are knowledgeable and informative. Great chemistry, with the right mix of baseball commentary and humor.
Apple Podcasts5Lone Star YankeeUnited States2 years ago These guys know their stuff and deliver a great conversation about the birds. Many times they take the words right out of my mouth (lately the frustrations) or they answer/address the question that I had been asking myself all week. Highly recommend this entertaining and informative pod.
Audible5jbtUnited States2 years ago- Entertaining and informative
These guys know their stuff and deliver a great conversation about the birds. Many times they take the words right out of my mouth (lately the frustrations) or they answer/address the question that I had been asking myself all week. Highly recommend this entertaining and informative pod.
Audible5jbtUnited States2 years ago
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A lively two-host show focused on the St. Louis Cardinals, mixing in-depth baseball analysis with playful banter, fan-friendly segments, and occasional guests. Topics span player performance, roster moves, farm system prospects, and what it all means for the team's trajectory, with running jokes and pop culture detours that keep the conversation accessible for devoted fans. The format tends to be informal, fast-paced, and highly opinionated, often exploring development pipelines and trade scenarios while staying rooted in Cardinal Nation lore.
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2. Daniel Shoptaw
3. Chaim Bloom
4. Ben Clemens
5. Dan Szymborski
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