• Grab A Drink with Cat Garcia — Episode 12 ft. Frank Walker of the Mistaken Identity Podcast
    May 2 2022

    Join me as I sit down with  Wrigley Field security supervisor and host of the Mistaken Identity Podcast, Frank Walker!

    Frank and I sit down for a spiked morning pick-me-up to discuss how he came up with the idea for a podcast about ballpark staff, how he was able to get guests like Kyle Schwarber and Kerry Wood on the show, our first impressions of each other at work, his nearly 30 years working at Wrigley Field, and more.

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    🎶 Music provided by Hello Thematic and mixed by Cat Garcia.

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    47 mins
  • Grab A Drink with Cat Garcia — Episode 11 — Opening Day + Cubs Preview ft. Maddie Lee
    Apr 7 2022

    Join me as I sit down with Sun-Times Cubs beat writer, Maddie Lee! Maddie previously worked at NBC Sports Chicago covering the Cubs and for a moment, the White Sox.

    Maddie and I chat about pre-Opening Day jitters, what it's been like down in Arizona over Spring Training, her time covering the OKC Thunder, her work on the House of L podcast network and of course, what the upcoming season looks like for the Cubs.

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    1 hr and 2 mins
  • Grab A Drink with Cat Garcia — Ep. 10 — White Sox Preview + The Best Beat in Baseball ft. Scott Merkin
    Mar 29 2022

    Join me as I sit down with MLB.com White Sox beat writer, Scott Merkin! Scott has been covering the White Sox for 20 years, and is one of Chicago's best baseball scribes.

    Scott and I catch up, chat about the vibe down at Spring Training, what it's like having clubhouse access again, and of course, we preview the 2022 White Sox season.

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    51 mins
  • Grab A Drink with Cat Garcia — Episode 9 —Beer Chat & Tales of Wrigley Field ft. Katelyn Kelley
    Mar 19 2022

    Join me as I sit down with Katelyn Kelley, one of my former co-workers from Wrigley Field!

    Katelyn, who also runs a beer-focused Instagram account, chats with me about Chicago and South Suburban breweries and bottle shops, how the pandemic helped shape her beer knowledge and of course... we'll spill some infield dirt on  what everyday life as a ballpark staffer was like during the Cubs championship run.

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    BEER CHAT: 0:00 - 37:00
    WRIGLEY TALES: 37:00 - 1:20:00

    KATELYN KELLEY SOCIALS:

    🕊 Twitter
    📸 Instagram
    🍺 Untappd

    🎙IN-EPISODE MENTIONS:

    Chicago Beer Map
    The Open Bottle // Tinley Park
    Crafted 1979 // Mokena
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    1 hr and 20 mins
  • Grab A Drink with Cat Garcia — Episode 8 — Your Favorite Ballpark Staffers Speak Out
    Mar 8 2022

    Join me as I sit down with three Wrigley Field ballpark staffers whose lives are being upended by the cancellation of games and not knowing when they'll be returning to work.
     
    GUESTS:
    Corey Robinson - Wrigley Field Security Services Supervisor
    Joe Fulkerson - Wrigley Field Rooftops Security Supervisor
    Val Capone - Wrigley Field/Sloan Park beer vendor and local bartender

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    45 mins
  • Grab A Drink with Cat Garcia — Episode 7 ft. Sara Aniano
    Feb 28 2022

    Join me as I sit down with conspiracy theory researcher Sara Aniano! Sara is a grad student at Monmouth University studying far-right rhetoric and conspiracy theories online.

    Sara and I chat about the latest news from the People's Convoy, the anti-vaxx trucker convoy headed for Washington D.C., what a post 2020-election may look like, what covering sports has been like over the last couple of years and more!

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    1 hr and 12 mins
  • Grab A Drink with Cat Garcia — Episode 6 ft. Brett Taylor
    Feb 22 2022

    Join me as I sit down with the one and only, Brett Taylor!  Brett is the guy behind the Bleacher Nation network, covering four and soon-to-be five of Chicago's major sports teams.

    Brett and I catch up, chat details on what's actually happening at these MLB collective bargaining sessions in Florida, how we're expecting to process the 2022 season when it arrives, and... the doughnut bandit of Petco Park!?

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    55 mins
  • Grab A Drink with Cat Garcia -- Episode 5 ft. Dan Hayes
    Feb 8 2022

    Join me as I sit down with Dan Hayes who many of you may remember from his time covering the White Sox for CSN Chicago. These days Dan covers the division rival Minnesota Twins for The Athletic.

    Dan and I chat about what we miss most about being on the road for baseball, the time Dan almost ended up covering the Brewers instead of the Twins, the one thing Dan did enjoy about covering the 2020 season, favorite beers, and of course, the MLB lockout.

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    53 mins