Cardinals Insider

Cardinals Insider grants comprehensive access to the 11-time world champions. Guests include current players, alumni, broadcasters, and club officials. Episodes release on the final weekday of each month during the baseball season.

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6/23/21 | Hall of Fame Sr. Curator, Tom Shieber
Cards Team Historian Brian Finch talks with St. Louis native Tom Shieber about his role in Cooperstown at the Baseball Hall of Fame. Shieber was critical in reuniting the two halves of David Freese’s jersey from game six of the 2011 World Series for the Cardinals Museum’s special exhibit on the ’11 world champions.
40 min
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5/31/21 | Keith Hernandez on Live At Shannon’s
This episode digs into the Cardinals Radio Network archives to unearth a conversation between Keith Hernandez, Mike Shannon, and Mike Claiborne. The three discuss Hernandez’s baseball career and how he has watched the game evolve from the broadcast booth in recent years.
19 min
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4/30/21 | Xavier Scruggs
Xavier Scruggs hosts The Bigs, a new MLB podcast featuring player-to-player conversations. He joins our show to talk about his new podcasting venture and tell stories from his time in the Cardinals organization. It’s a discussion about the human side of baseball, and making your dreams come true.
34 min
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4/1/21 | A Very Cold Opening Day
Team reporter Emily Stephens joins the show to discuss the top storylines from Opening Day in Cincinnati.
9 min
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2/2/21 | A Few Minutes with Arenado
Nolan Arenado discusses his excitement for joining the Cardinals and shares a message for the fans.
7 min
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1-22-20 | What 2020 taught the Cards
GM Michael Girsch sits down with Dan McLaughlin to discuss what 2020 was like and how those challenges will shape the club’s approach to 2021 in St. Louis and the minor leagues.
19 min
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1/6/21 | Changes to Winter Warm-Up
Cardinals Care Executive Director Michael Hall joins the show to discuss how his staff is transitioning Winter Warm-Up to a virtual format. He also discusses Adam Wainwright’s Roberto Clemente Award win, and the process of continuing to serve kids throughout Cardinals Nation during the pandemic.   Visit cardinals.com/wwu for more info, including reservations for Winter Warm-Up virtual experiences.
22 min
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11/11/20 | The Man and The Navy
In 1945 Stan Musial was drafted into the US Navy. He took great pride in his service the rest of his life, holding it as one of his proudest accomplishments. Brian Finch from the Cardinals Museum joins the show to discuss Stan’s time away from baseball during World War II.
36 min
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10/9/20 | Ozzie and Gibby Revisited
Bob Gibson and Ozzie Smith discuss Gibby’s career and more during a lengthy interview from Opening Day 2017.
31 min
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9/4/20 | Waino’s Complete Game
Adam Wainwright discusses an emotional complete game on his 39th birthday.
14 min
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8/25/20 | Reliving ‘46
When the 2020 baseball season was postponed one fan couldn’t imagine a morning without reading a box score. So, he took it upon himself to make sure every day had a baseball game this summer, even if it required reaching into the past.
30 min
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8/14/20 | Driving to Chicago
The Cardinals are eyeing a return to the field this weekend. John Mozeliak provides an update on rosters, travel arrangements and test results before the team heads north.
12 min
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8/7/20 | Mo on Additional Positives & Postponed...
John Mozeliak provides an update on the postponed weekend series with the Chicago Cubs, and what comes next for the Cardinals in light of three more positive coronavirus tests.
6 min
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8/7/20 | Thoughts on the Quarantine
Mike Shildt talks about the six-day quarantine inside Milwaukee’s Pfister Hotel.
7 min
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7/28/20 | Streaming with Danny Mac
Dan McLaughlin discusses the emotions and mechanics of bringing Cardinals baseball back to fans during the club’s summer camp. His cardinals.com broadcasts earlier this month were the first since spring training was cancelled on March 12th.
12 min
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7/14/20 | Intersquads
Cardinals players discuss the ins and outs of facing teammates during an intersquad game. Plus, Cardinals Care donates $1.1 million dollars towards Stars Park renovation.
21 min
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6/26/20 | New Signees
21st and 54th overall picks Jordan Walker and Masyn Winn talk with the media after signing their first pro contracts.
16 min
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6/9/20 | Draft Primer
Assistant GM and Scouting Director Randy Flores, and President of Baseball Operations John Mozeliak, discuss the 2020 MLB Draft.
8 min
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5/28/20 | Herr and Tudor Town Hall
Tommy Herr and John Tudor join Bill White as the 2020 Cardinals Hall of Fame class. On this episode, Herr and Tudor engage in a long interview with Dan McLaughlin to discuss their careers in St. Louis and what it means to become part of the red jacket club.
61 min
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5/13/20 | All-Time Roster
How would an all-time Cardinals roster look? Brian Finch from the Cardinals Museum joins host Brett McMillan to unveil and discuss how they would construct the best team possible using players past and present.
46 min
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5/6/20 | Freese Town Hall
David Freese joins Dan McLaughlin for an in-depth conversation about Freese's 2011 heroics, life outside of baseball and the current state of the game.
55 min
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4/29/20 | Libby and Gorman
Nolan Gorman and Matthew Liberatore have been best friends for most of their lives. Now they’re pro-ball teammates thanks to a January trade which brought Libby over from Tampa. On this episode, they detail their relationship on and off the field.
9 min
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4/22/20: Cardinals Insider | '96 Clincher and C...
The Cardinals won the NL Central in 1996, their first trip to the postseason since '87. This episode reaches into the Cardinals radio archives where Joe Buck is on the call. Plus, Mike Shannon has the postgame celebration.
55 min
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4/14/20: Cardinals Insider | Jackie Robinson an...
Jackie Robinson joined Jack Buck on KMOX radio on October 31, 1962. Their discussion ranged from Stan Musial, Robinson's 1947 season, Branch Rickey and more.
30 min
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4/3/20: Cardinals Insider | Yadi, Polo, and Bengie
Yadier Molina sits with Bengie Molina and Polo Ascencio for a wide ranging discussion. Topics include Yadi mentoring younger players, the offseason documentary on the Molina family and more.
12 min