
The Big Pod Machine
The Enquirer and Cincinnati.com
4.3from 101 ratings
- 41
- Episodes
- 9
- Transcribed
- 101
- Ratings
- Bi-weekly
- Cadence
- 2023
- First episode
About The Big Pod Machine
Cincinnati Enquirer Reds reporter Gordon Wittenmyer and sports reporter Pat Brennan discuss all things Reds, MLB and trade some friendly jabs.
- Publisher
- The Enquirer and Cincinnati.com
- Category
- sports
- Language
- en
- Explicit
- No
- First episode
- 16 Aug 2023
- Latest episode
- 4 Aug 2026
Latest episodes
9 of 41 episodes have a transcript.

4 Aug 2026TRANSCRIPT
S3 Ep13: The Big Pod Machine: Trade Deadline Special Edition

17 Jul 2026TRANSCRIPT
S3 Ep12: The Big Pod Machine: Let's talk trades and deals

7 Jul 2026TRANSCRIPT
S3 Ep11: The Big Pod Machine: Looking ahead at the All-Stars game and what's next for the Reds
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S3 Ep13: The Big Pod Machine: Trade Deadline Special Edition
Published 4 Aug 2026 · Transcript excerpt
[…] Sure, you could. But they have to commit a roster spot to this guy, too. They have to decide that this guy is going to be better than their worst player on their roster or in that position area. And there just wasn't that out there. Now, I want to ask you about something. I mean, I just say I know Reds fans are ticked. But there's a lot of nuance to this. And really, like the Reds. As frustrating as this season has been, there is still a plan in place. They are still building into that starting pitching depth. They do need to take some risks and try to move this thing into a position where you're going to start getting more elite fielders because that's the other part of if you're going to be a pitching team... well, you're going to have to be a fielding team as well. […]
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- Apple Podcasts (US)
- 4.3 / 5
- 101 ratings
Podcast Authority Score: 22 / 100
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- Quality
- 8
- Social presence
- 0
- YouTube
- 0
- Engagement
- 92
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