Hello and welcome to the Grab a Drink with Cat Garcia podcast! Join me as I sit down with a variety of your favorite media members, journalists, radio personalities, authors, storytellers, former colleagues — and of course, most of your favorite sportswriters -- for honest, insightful and often hilariously candid conversations over a stiff one. Some of my favorite things about the media and news industry have always been hearing the advice, stories, and anecdotes that have been swapped over ...
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Grab A Drink with Cat Garcia — Episode 12 ft. Frank Walker of the Mistaken Identity Podcast
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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 …
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Grab A Drink with Cat Garcia — Episode 11 — Opening Day + Cubs Preview ft. Maddie Lee
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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 …
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Grab A Drink with Cat Garcia — Ep. 10 — White Sox Preview + The Best Beat in Baseball ft. Scott Merkin
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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. Grab a drink …
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Grab A Drink with Cat Garcia — Episode 9 —Beer Chat & Tales of Wrigley Field ft. Katelyn Kelley
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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 ball…
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Grab A Drink with Cat Garcia — Episode 8 — Your Favorite Ballpark Staffers Speak Out
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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 vendo…
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Grab A Drink with Cat Garcia — Episode 7 ft. Sara Aniano
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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…
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Grab A Drink with Cat Garcia — Episode 6 ft. Brett Taylor
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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…
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Grab A Drink with Cat Garcia -- Episode 5 ft. Dan Hayes
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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 on…
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Grab A Drink with Cat Garcia -- Episode 4 ft. Allie Mezei
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Join me as I sit down with Allie Mezei, a Chicago-based lawyer and the de facto legal expert for the Q Anon Anonymous podcast which covers extremism, disinformation, and sometimes -- like when Allie is on — cults. Allie and I chat about the prayer that former Trump National Security Advisor Michael Flynn was noted as reciting several months ago at …
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Grab A Drink with Cat Garcia -- Episode 3 ft. Russell Dorsey
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Join me as I sit down for a great conversation with former Chicago Sun-Times beat reporter and current Bally Sports MLB Insider, Russell Dorsey! Russell and I chat about the new gig, life as a beat writer, Russell's journey to speaking Spanish, and much more. Grab a drink and join us! --- If you liked what you heard, please consider buying me a cof…
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Grab A Drink with Cat Garcia -- Episode 2 ft. Lu Medina
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Join me as I sit down for a cathartic chat with Bleacher Nation Bears writer, Lu Medina! Lu and I get honest about our feelings on last years MLB trade deadline, what the future is for the Chicago Bears and all their drama, how the NFL is year round drama, and more. Grab a drink and join us! --- If you liked what you heard, please consider buying m…
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Grab A Drink with Cat Garcia -- Episode 1 ft. Laurence Holmes
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**Note: *My* audio didn't come out that super, but it will be next time! Sorry!** Join me as I sit down for a great chat with Laurence Holmes of House of L podcast and 670AM The Score in Chicago! Laurence and I discuss why we both started podcasts, how the pandemic has affected each of us, the infamous Homewood-Flossmoor high school media connectio…
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