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 | 239 | Founded | 5 years ago |
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| Number of Listeners | Categories | BaseballSports | |||
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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
Albert Pujols and Yadier Molina went into the Cardinals Hall of Fame together, and Nate and Ben get appropriately misty about a pairing we'll probably never see again. Then they celebrate the young core carrying September — Thomas Saggese's breakout,... more
Umpire Doug Eddings picked the wrong night to make it about himself. Nate and Ben break down his meltdown against a rookie, Oli Marmol's now-legendary response, and what it all says about accountability and robot umps. Then, with the Cardinals down t... more
The curse rolls on: the podcast is haunted, the Cardinals keep losing players, and JJ Wetherholt is the latest to hit the IL. Nate and Ben map out the team's slim 2.5% path to October, make the full-throated case that JJ is getting robbed in the Rook... 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 States7 months ago - I enjoy watching baseball
My go-to cardinals podcast. Nate and Ben are knowledgeable and hilarious.
Apple Podcasts5LazilbeanUnited States9 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 Statesa year 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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Apple Podcasts | #233 | United States/Sports/Baseball |
Apple Podcasts | #142 |  United Kingdom/Sports/Baseball |
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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. Chaim Bloom
3. Daniel Shoptaw
4. Ben Clemens
5. Dan Szymborski
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