Best Philadelphia Inquirers Podcasts (2025)

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Dante Nori and a Zack Wheeler update 33:22

5d ago33:22

33:22

A first-round pick by the Phillies in 2024, Dante Nori is ranked as the No. 6 prospect in their system by MLB.com. He also happens to be an avid collector of his own baseball cards. The single-A outfielder joins The Inquirer’s Scott Lauber to talk about his development over his first full minor league season, his NBA coach father, the pursuit of hi…

1
The Jewelry Vault at Maguire Hall 46:12

7d ago46:12

46:12

Explore the rich and sparkling history of jewelry in Philadelphia—from colonial silversmiths to contemporary designers. This episode dives into the stories behind standout pieces in Woodmere’s collection, uncovering the cultural, artistic, and personal significance of adornment through the ages. Take a dazzling dive with us as we trace the evolutio…

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Matt Strahm 54:51

12d ago54:51

54:51

Since 2022, Matt Strahm has been one of baseball’s most reliable relievers — and a key anchor in the Phillies’ bullpen. Off the field, he’s a passionate baseball card collector. Strahm joins The Inquirer’s Scott Lauber to discuss the bullpen’s outlook with new closer Jhoan Duran, helping Bryce Harper build his own card collection, and more.…

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Gary Matthews on his friendship with Ryne Sandberg 40:38

19d ago40:38

40:38

The baseball world is mourning the loss of Hall of Fame second baseman Ryne Sandberg. Former Phillies outfielder Gary Matthews became close with Sandberg while playing alongside him on one of the most beloved teams in Cubs history in 1984. Matthews joins The Inquirer’s Scott Lauber to share stories and memories of a baseball icon.…

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Mike Lieberthal and breaking down the trade deadline 37:49

26d ago37:49

37:49

Mike Lieberthal spent 13 seasons with the Phillies and holds the franchise record for most games caught. Lieberthal joins The Inquirer's Scott Lauber on the Phillies' alumni weekend to discuss the induction of his former teammate, Jimmy Rollins, and former GM Ed Wade into the team's Wall of Fame. Plus, a full recap of the Phillies at the trade dead…

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David Robertson 39:01

1M ago39:01

39:01

At 40 years old and entering his 17th MLB season, David Robertson is chasing another World Series ring. He sat down with The Inquirer’s Scott Lauber to talk about why he’s still on the mound — and how he hopes to help the Phillies make another title run.

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Ian Urbina - The Outlaw Ocean Podcast 55:55

1M ago55:55

55:55

No this is not a repeat of our previous interview with Ian Urbina (@ian_urbina) from three years ago. Ian comes back on the pod to discuss the second season of The Outlaw Ocean Podcast, the audio arm of his independent non-profit news organization The Outlaw Ocean Project. We also talk about work-life balance and his old job working at the Blue Man…

1
John Middleton 51:18

1M ago51:18

51:18

Phillies owner John Middleton was 9 years old when Dick Allen burst onto the scene in 1964 as National League Rookie of the Year. With Allen set to be inducted into the Hall of Fame on July 27, Middleton joins The Inquirer's Scott Lauber to discuss the late Phillies slugger's life and career.

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Ed Wade 45:31

2M ago45:31

45:31

Ed Wade built major-league rosters for 12 seasons, including eight years with the Phillies. With baseball's trade deadline coming up on July 31, Wade joins The Inquirer's Scott Lauber to discuss what the weeks leading up to the deadline are like for a general manager, his upcoming induction into the Phillies' Wall of Fame, and more.…

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Otto Kemp 33:59

2M ago33:59

33:59

It has been a life-changing month for Otto Kemp, who made his major league debut, collected his first hit and home run, and settled into a role with the Phillies. This week, he sits down with The Inquirer's Scott Lauber to discuss his rise from playing for a Division II college program, going undrafted, and preparing for a career in finance if base…

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Orion Kerkering 35:16

2M ago35:16

35:16

Orion Kerkering has had the look of a future closer since he made his major league debut late in the 2023 season, and last week, he picked up his first two career saves. He sits down with The Inquirer's Scott Lauber to discuss the adrenaline rush of pitching the ninth inning, being coached by the late Roy Halladay, why former teammate Jeff Hoffman …

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Billy Wagner 52:36

2M ago52:36

52:36

Billy Wagner was among the most dominant closers in baseball history, and next month, he will be inducted to the Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, N.Y. He sits down with The Inquirer's Scott Lauber to discuss his two dominant seasons with the Phillies, playing at the peak of the Phillies-Mets rivalry, coaching a Virginia high school to four state champi…

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Don and Preston Mattingly 31:34

3M ago31:34

31:34

Don Mattingly was a defining figure in baseball during his 14-year career with the Yankees. Now, his son Preston Mattingly is making his mark in his first season as the Phillies general manager, following three years leading the team’s minor league system. For a special Father’s Day weekend episode of Phillies Extra, the Mattinglys sit down with Th…

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Tom McCarthy 51:13

3M ago51:13

51:13

Roy Halladay threw the second perfect game in Phillies history — and only the 20th ever in Major League Baseball — on May 29, 2010, in Miami. Tom McCarthy had the call on television, and even now, he considers it the No. 1 moment in his 18 years in the Phillies' broadcast booth. To mark the 15th anniversary of that unforgettable game, McCarthy sits…

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Bryce Harper 46:28

3M ago46:28

46:28

You’ve heard of Tom Brady’s “TB12 Method” — now Phillies superstar Bryce Harper is sharing his personal playbook. In an exclusive interview with The Inquirer’s Scott Lauber on the latest episode of Phillies Extra, Harper opens up about his all-natural approach to nutrition, why clean eating is crucial to his success, and how it’s helped him stay sh…

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Hear the Latest Buzz on Woodmere's Frances M. Maguire Hall Project 28:02

6M ago28:02

28:02

Get ready for an exciting sneak peek into Woodmere’s upcoming masterpiece! Join Bill Valerio, Woodmere’s Director and CEO, along with Stephanie Marudas from Kouvenda Media, as they take you on an exclusive tour of the Frances M. Maguire Hall for Art & Education. This incredible new space is on the verge of coming to life, and you won’t want to miss…

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Emily Glazer - Wall Street Journal - Power & Influence 1:34:47

10M ago1:34:47

1:34:47

Elon Musk incited the troll hordes upon Emily Glazer. Not only did she live to tell the tale, she went on to write bombshell stories on Musk's drug use. Talk about not pulling your punches. Glazer, who reports on power and influence at the Wall Street Journal, talks about her roller coaster career and how she manages to produce so many big stories.…

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Daniel Alvarenga - El Salvador - Humo podcast 1:41:31

1y ago1:41:31

1:41:31

Humo: Murder and Silence in El Salvador connects a gruesome story of mass murder in El Salvador to a larger shift in the country's society with the election of Nayib Bukele. Daniel Alvarenga (@pipianspice), host of the English-language version of the podcast, brings years of experience reporting on El Salvador as well as his experience as a Salvedo…

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Jen Wieczner - Features - New York Magazine 1:34:41

1y ago1:34:41

1:34:41

“If someone were going to make this story into a movie, I want to hear about the scenes that would be in it.” Notable scenes of Jen Wieczner's career include commuting from Boston to New York while juggling a juice bar job and a journalism internship, scrambling for interviews in Japan, and attending the Goldman Sachs CEO's late night DJ set. Now a…

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Sean Collins Walsh - Philadelphia Inquirer - Politics 1:41:11

1+ y ago1:41:11

1:41:11

"To tab. Verb. To rewrite a news article in a tabloid-style." We learn a new word in this episode of the podcast from Sean Collins Walsh, a City Hall reporter at the Philadelphia Inquirer. Sean looks back on his first job at the tabloid Philadelphia Daily News and a career that has landed him reporting back in his hometown of Philly. Countries feat…

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Alden Wicker - Author of To Dye For 1:56:49

1+ y ago1:56:49

1:56:49

A promising journalism career briefly takes a dark turn down the path of Instagram influencing. Alden Wicker, a freelance journalist and author, managed to come out the other side. Her career as a sustainable fashion journalist - as the editor of EcoCult and freelancer for numerous big name publications - culminated with her book To Dye For. We als…

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Henry Bermudez in Philadelphia 31:12

1+ y ago31:12

31:12

In this episode, Woodmere’s Director and CEO Bill Valerio talks with Philadelphia-based, Venezuela-born artist Henry Bermudez and curator Gaby Heit about the exhibition Henry Bermudez in Philadelphia. The conversation takes a deep dive into Bermudez’s rebuilding of his life and career since arriving in the “City of Brotherly Love” 20 years ago.…

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David Luhnow - UK & Mexico - Wall Street Journal 1:42:12

2y ago1:42:12

1:42:12

Born in Mexico to American parents, David Luhnow (@davidluhnow) returned to report on the country for decades. Luhnow talks about the tectonic shifts in Mexico and yet, how through all this time, the country's institutions continue to fail. The mental toll of years reporting on Mexico's drug war contributed to his leaving to become the current Unit…

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Andrew Downie - Latin America & Sports 1:26:18

2y ago1:26:18

1:26:18

Leaving school at age 16 for a technical apprenticeship, Andrew Downie (@adowniebrazil) would stumble into his first journalism job while traveling in Mexico. Within five years he'd be working for The New York Times in Haiti. After decades of covering Latin America, Andrew now lives in Spain where he is working on a biography of soccer legend Pelé.…

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Liana Baker - Mergers & Acquisitions - Bloomberg 1:27:25

2y ago1:27:25

1:27:25

Business is a lot like sports. It's competitive and stock prices keep the score. Also keeping score is one of the world's highest powered business journalists: Liana Baker (@LianaBaker), managing editor for the Bloomberg deals team in the United States. She talks about how dabbling in sports, foreign reporting and environment eventually led her dow…

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Gloria Dickie - Reuters / Author of Eight Bears - London 1:28:46

2y ago1:28:46

1:28:46

Can you name the world's eight bear species? Gloria Dickie (@GloriaDickie), a London-based Climate & Environment Correspondent for Reuters, has documented them all in her book Eight Bears. Gloria tells the improbable story of how she conceived and reported the book while working as a freelancer and living on the road as she traveled the world in se…

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Treaty of Renewed Friendship, Land Recognition, and Stewardship 31:33

2y ago31:33

31:33

In this episode, Bill Valerio has a conversation with Adam Waterbear DePaul, Storykeeper of the Lenápe Nation of Pennsylvania, and Shelly DePaul, Clan Mother and Language Director of the Lenápe Nation of Pennsylvania about land recognition, stewardship, and forging community relationships to heal the past, give direction for today, and brighten the…

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Lina Sinjab - Syria/Lebanon - BBC 1:14:18

2+ y ago1:14:18

1:14:18

There are no happy endings in Syria after more than a decade of war. Lina Sinjab (@BBCLinaSinjab), a BBC correspondent based in Beirut, talks about covering the civil war from the start and the terrible toll it has taken on her and her home country. As a multi-format journalist, she regularly produces radio and video documentaries as well as writte…

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Kendra Pierre-Louis - Climate Change 1:40:09

2+ y ago1:40:09

1:40:09

Climate change reporting often means documenting some of the worst events that ever happen to people. But Kendra Pierre-Louis (@kendrawrites), whether reporting for the podcast How to Save the Planet, or posting pictures of bear sex, manages to make it not totally depressing. Kendra, an independent climate reporter, talks about gradually finding he…

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Voice for the Arts: Stephan Salisbury Talks with William Valerio About His Career at The Inquirer 37:39

2+ y ago37:39

37:39

Woodmere Art Museum’s Director and CEO Bill Valerio talks with Stephan Salisbury about his career at The Philadelphia Inquirer on the occasion of his retirement. They discuss some of the major events he covered over the years and the future of arts and culture journalism in the city of Philadelphia.By Woodmere

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Valerie Hopkins - Russia/Ukraine/Balkans - NYT 1:29:06

2+ y ago1:29:06

1:29:06

The day the war broke out in Ukraine, Valerie Hopkins (@VALERIEinNYT) was in Kiev unsure of what was about to happen. Only a few months into working for The New York Times, she was at the center of the biggest story in the world. She now reports on the war as one of a dwindling number foreign correspondents in Russia, interviewing Russians who see …

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Woodmere's Past, Present, and Bright Future 36:31

2+ y ago36:31

36:31

Woodmere has a vibrant past on display in a 19th-century mansion and hosting a robust historical Founders' Collection; in this episode, Woodmere’s CEO & Director Bill Valerio explores the history and future of the museum and its upcoming curatorial directions.By Woodmere

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Will Brown - Daily Telegraph - Nairobi 1:02:29

2+ y ago1:02:29

1:02:29

A chance meeting with some French journalists in a New Delhi park led Will Brown (@_Will_Brown) to quit his job as a teacher to become a reporter. After freelancing doesn't work out, he finds himself back in London working at The Economist, eventually being dispatched as a stringer to Senegal. He also talks about covering the outbreak of the Tigray…

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Marco Hernandez - Graphics - New York Times 1:23:12

3y ago1:23:12

1:23:12

The Society of News Design's best designer in the world, Marco Hernandez (@TmarcoH) tells us how he grew up in Costa Rican coffee country and has been recruited to a series of jobs that took him around the world. Ever humble, he also talks about how he likes to draw insects to relax and maintains a website dedicated to his failed projects. Countrie…

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Drew Hinshaw - Wall Street Journal - Europe/West Africa 1:27:38

3y ago1:27:38

1:27:38

The kidnapped Chibok girls were the identifiable victims of Nigeria's war with Boko Haram islamist insurgents. Drew Hinshaw (@drewhinshaw) talks about reporting around Europe and Africa for the Wall Street Journal while co-writing an award-winning book about the Chibok girls on nights and weekends. We also find out what happens when you wear the wr…

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Thomas Peter - Reuters - China (& Ukraine) 1:44:24

3y ago1:44:24

1:44:24

Russia invaded Ukraine and the next day Thomas Peter was crossing the border from Poland to cover the war. Tom, a Reuters photographer, thought he understood Russia after spending his 20s living in the country. But little could prepare him for the indiscriminate brutality he saw there. He’ll also talk about his childhood in Soviet East Germany, cov…

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Neil Munshi - West Africa - Bloomberg 1:35:51

3y ago1:35:51

1:35:51

Turns out Russian mercenaries stand ready to troll journalists and produce big-budget action movies in war-torn African countries. Neil Munshi, West Africa Editor now for Bloomberg, went to the Central African Republic to report on that mercenary group, while writing an award-winning series of stories seeking to explain the conflicts raging in most…

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Bonus Jon Lee Anderson on Latin America and The New Yorker 23:44

3y ago23:44

23:44

In this additional bonus content, Jon Lee Anderson talks about what has gone wrong with democracy in Latin America and discusses what it's like to work for the hallowed magazine The New Yorker. Jon Lee's story about Chilean President - https://bit.ly/3ukSKE5 Follow us on Twitter @foreignpod or on Facebook at facebook.com/foreignpod Music: LoveChanc…

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Jon Lee Anderson - The New Yorker 1:33:12

3y ago1:33:12

1:33:12

Have Hugo Chavez and Barack Obama read your book? Jon Lee Anderson of The New Yorker can say that they have. Jon Lee tells us about his early years chronicling rebel groups and insurgents from Latin America to Asia, culminating in writing a book about the quintessential guerrilla Che Guavara. Working for The New Yorker, he has gotten to know many w…

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Episode 88: NBA Finals ratings, start times and NFL dominance 32:05

3y ago32:05

32:05

A solo podcast. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.sportstvratings.comBy Robert Seidman

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Ian Urbina - The Outlaw Ocean Project 57:42

3y ago57:42

57:42

The open ocean is about as foreign as it gets. No country can claim it. And as a result, a whole lot of bad stuff happens there. Ian Urbina (@ian_urbina) talks about his series of stories for The New York Times about lawlessness at sea, that later became a book and now a non-profit journalism initiative called The Outlaw Ocean Project. Urbina will …

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Hearing the Brush: The Painting and Poetry of Warren and Jane Rohrer 43:59

3+ y ago43:59

43:59

In the spirit of Warren & Jane Rohrer’s collaborative artistic practice, Woodmere’s CEO & Director Bill Valerio sits down with two artist couples: Syd Carpenter & Steve Donegan, and Mariel Capanna & Tyler Goldman. Together, they discuss the characteristics that shape and support their relationships and their artmaking before turning to Warren & Jan…

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Julie McCarthy - Southeast Asia - NPR 1:03:50

3+ y ago1:03:50

1:03:50

History matters to Julie McCarthy (@JulieMcCarthyJM). She’s gone around the world with National Public Radio to Tokyo, London, Rio de Janeiro, Jerusalem, Islamabad, New Delhi and Manila, trying to understand each place through its history. Her reporting brings to life events like the Hiroshima bombing and the partition of India, explaining how they…

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Episode 87: Ryan Glasspiegel, New York Post 49:35

3+ y ago49:35

49:35

Richard Deitsch unintentionally inspired me to test something out with podcasting production workflow, so after nearly 3 years a podcast. Helping with the test was former regular Ryan Glasspiegel, now a sports/entertainment writer for the New York Post. Topics covered include NBA ratings and USA Network as a big sports channel. And we had an in-dep…

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Lucinda Elliott - Financial Times - Uruguay 1:18:34

3+ y ago1:18:34

1:18:34

Little Uruguay, we don’t hear from many correspondents based there. Lucinda Elliott (@lucinda_elliott) - who covers South America's Southern Cone of Argentina, Chile, Paraguay and Uruguay for the Financial Times - tells us how she ended up there in the middle of the pandemic. That’s just one way Lucinda has come full circle, having also been laid o…

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Guga Chacra - Globo News - USA 1:20:31

3+ y ago1:20:31

1:20:31

The foreign country in this episode is the United States. Guga Chacra, a Brazilian journalist based in New York City, is one of the most recognizable faces of Brazilian TV news. With his signature shaggy hair and a legion of Twitter followers, he is known for his work with Globo TV, the 24 hour news channel Globo News, his column for newspaper O Gl…

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Don't Feed the Art: Woodmere's Animal Menagerie 29:28

3+ y ago29:28

29:28

In this episode, Woodmere's CEO & Director Bill Valerio takes us on a behind-the-scenes tour of our newest exhibition, "Don't Feed the Art: Woodmere's Animal Menagerie." You'll hear from four museum staff members as they dive into the creation of an art exhibition. What does a curator do? How can a museum inspire visitors to engage with artwork? Ho…

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Evan Hill - Middle East - New York Times 1:39:43

3+ y ago1:39:43

1:39:43

Reporting the Arab Spring is the story of a lifetime. Evan Hill (@evanhill) tells us how a blog got him hired by Al Jazeera in the Middle East where he was sent to cover the Arab Spring, witnessing the Egyptian Revolution first hand from Tahrir Square. He discusses almost quitting journalism, only to later join the Pulitzer Prize-winning New York T…

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Stephen Gibbs - Venezuela - The Times/Economist/CGTN 1:23:10

3+ y ago1:23:10

1:23:10

What drew so much media attention to Venezuela only a few years ago and why has it fizzled out? Stephen Gibbs (@STHGIbbs), a freelancer based in Caracas, tells us about covering the unrest and his encounters with Hugo Chavez and Maduro. As a former longtime BBC correspondent, Gibbs also talks about covering Cuba - including Castro revealing his rel…

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James Griffiths - China - The Globe and Mail 1:20:39

3+ y ago1:20:39

1:20:39

Writing a book isn’t easy, but James Griffiths (@jgriffiths) of Canadian newspaper The Globe and Mail sure makes it look that way. Griffiths talks about getting his start in journalism in Shanghai and Hong Kong just as the Chinese government was ratcheting up censorship of the internet. That became the subject of his first book, which he wrote whil…

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