Dodger Blue Dream
Dodger Blue Dream
Named a "Best New Podcast" in 2024 by Audible and Vulture. A documentary about the Los Angeles Dodgers "made in real time, as the season unfolds" by writer, documentarian, and lifelong Dodger fan Richard Parks III. For fans, casual fans, and non-fans alike. "This is no simple sports-recap podcast. Instead, each episode plays a bit like a dispatch from a foreign land — in this case Dodgers fandom —…Social links:
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"RIP Tommy John"
Is it the low point of the 2026 season? Richard checks in from a disappointing loss against the Brewers at Dodger Stadium this weekend, where it felt like it is. Tommy John, the long-time Dodger, and namesake of the revolutionary, career-saving elbow surgery, has died at the age of 83. Maybe you…
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REBROADCAST: "Shohei's Breath"
A rebroadcast of our episode "Shohei's Breath" from 2024. Swing gurus, a mystery, mindfulness, yoga... a very "L.A." ep from our archives. Please help us reach our goal of 200 ratings on Apple Podcasts by rating & reviewing the show, today! We'll be back soon with new episodes.
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"The Dog Days of August"
It’s the “dog days” indeed, and the Dodgers have hit the skids, riding a 6-game losing streak into the desert heat, in Arizona, where tonight, they kick off a 3-game series against the Diamondbacks. But there are always silver linings. Richard takes stock of the whole enchilada: recapping Tarik S…
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“Skubie Doo(dger)”
Two-time American League Cy Young Award Winner Tarik Skubal is a Los Angeles Dodger! In this special “Extra, extra, pod all about it!” episode, Richard delivers everything you need to know about the most important development in the 2026 baseball season so far: the Dodgers acquisition of the most…
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"White House Blues & Skubal News"
The Dodgers went to the White House, and that created a bit of a stir. Now, they're rumored to be trading for 2-time American League Cy Young Award Winner, Tarik Skubal, before Monday's trade deadline. Jupiter is in cazimi. Richard sums up the last week in Dodger baseball, as it relates to his favo…
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"Max Muncy's Moment"
Max Muncy passed Ron Cey on the all-time Los Angeles Dodgers homerun leaderboards this week, and he now has the second-most homers in L.A. history (behind Eric Karros) and fifth-most in Dodgers (Brooklyn and L.A.) history. With his All Star Game selection this year, Max is having a moment. Richard …
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"Richard's All Star Riff"
At the All Star Break, Richard checks in on the Dodgers, and re-caps this year's Mid-Summer Classic from a Dodger-fan perspective.
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"Shohei's 300th, Wrobo Robbed, and A Bad Call"
Richard digs into the top stories in Dodgerland this week: Shohei Ohtani's 300th homerun, Justin Wrobleski's All Star snub, and Alex Call's misuse of the ABS challenge system.
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"Semisesquicentennial Romp"
On the eve of the United States' Semisesquicentennial, Richard brings you this special ep. He eulogizes three recently-closed Echo Park eateries with strong associations with Dodger Stadium: The Brite Spot, Taix, and Burrito King. He breaks down the All Star Game, and the Dodgers connections theret…
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"Rushing To Grow Up"
During the Dodgers 4-3 win over the Minnesota Twins on Wednesday, Dodgers backup catcher, rookie Dalton Rushing, had what must have been one of the worst games of his life, including going 0-4, with three strikeouts, and having some significant miscommunications with his battery-mate, starting pitc…
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