We'll always remember the first week of the 2026 Dodgers baseball season: a new iconic trumpet intro, 5 a.m. lines for promotional giveaways, and a triumvirate of Japanese starting pitchers... Richard breaks it down, so you don't have to.

We'll always remember the first week of the 2026 Dodgers baseball season: a new iconic trumpet intro, 5 a.m. lines for promotional giveaways, and a triumvirate of Japanese starting pitchers... Richard breaks it down, so you don't have to.

Named a "Best New Podcast" in 2024 by Audible and Vulture. "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 — in which a local correspondent (that would be Parks) walks you through present concerns." (Vulture) Noted for its storytelling, sound design, and original music. A love letter to baseball and radio by a born-and-raised Angeleno.

To support Dodger Blue Dream, please visit: http://www.patreon.com/DodgerBlueDream.

Named a "Best New Podcast" in 2024 by Audible and Vulture. "This is no simple sports-recap podcast. Instead, each episode plays a bit like a dispatch from a foreign land &mdash; in this case Dodgers fandom &mdash; in which a local correspondent (that would be Parks) walks you through present concerns." (Vulture) Noted for its storytelling, sound design, and original music. A love letter to baseball and radio by a born-and-raised Angeleno.
To support Dodger Blue Dream, please visit: http://www.patreon.com/DodgerBlueDream.

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 — in which a local correspondent (that would be Parks) walks you through present concerns." (Vulture) Noted for its storytelling, sound design, and original music. A love letter to baseball and radio by a born-and-raised Angeleno.

To support Dodger Blue Dream, please visit: http://www.patreon.com/DodgerBlueDream.

"A First Week To Remember"

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Kyle Tucker signed a record-high contract with the Dodgers this past off-season, worth $60M a season.

Tucker came to the Dodgers with Hall of Fame-caliber numbers.

But so far in 2026, he’s been mired in a season-long slump.

Things reach a low point this week, in a game where Tucker went 0-5 and dropped an easy fly ball in the outfield.

Richard looks back on Tucker’s signing, the expectations, and the way the season has played out so far for "King Tuck" in Los Angeles.

Let's Talk Kyle Tucker Turkey!

Kyle Tucker signed a record-high contract with the Dodgers this past off-season, worth $60M a season.
Tucker came to the Dodgers with Hall of Fame-caliber numbers.
But so far in 2026, he&rsquo;s been mired in a season-long slump.
Things reach a low point this week, in a game where Tucker went 0-5 and dropped an easy fly ball in the outfield.
Richard looks back on Tucker&rsquo;s signing, the expectations, and the way the season has played out so far for "King Tuck" in Los Angeles.
Let's Talk Kyle Tucker Turkey!

"Let's Talk Kyle Tucker Turkey"

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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 know the name Tommy John, but you don't know much about him. In this episode, we take a look at John's long, excellent career, and the then-experimental surgery, performed on John in 1974 by Dr. Frank Jobe, that now carries name.

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.&nbsp;
Maybe you know the name Tommy John, but you don't know much about him. In this episode, we take a look at John's long, excellent career, and the then-experimental surgery, performed on John in 1974 by Dr. Frank Jobe, that now carries name.

"RIP Tommy John"

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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.

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 &amp; reviewing the show, today!
We'll be back soon with new episodes.

REBROADCAST: "Shohei's Breath"

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