Sam Dingman
@samdingman.bsky.social
Co-host of “The Show” on KJZZ 91.5 FM, Phoenix’s NPR member station. I mostly post earnest emotional reactions to Orioles games, but you can find my radio work here: https://www.kjzz.org/people/sam-dingman
Did not expect this Matt Hobgood reference to cut so deep. Now I’m thinking about Rocky Coppinger and my heart hurts
New Meoli column name drops Matt Hobgood and now I need a pint of whiskey and a pack of cigarettes and everybody to leave me alone while I stare out the window for 3 hours
November 19, 2025 at 7:14 PM
Did not expect this Matt Hobgood reference to cut so deep. Now I’m thinking about Rocky Coppinger and my heart hurts
In a surreal twist of fate, I got to interview my hero, Todd Snider, just a couple weeks before he died. In retrospect, he seemed like he knew he was approaching the end of the road. www.kjzz.org/the-show/202...
‘Hallelujah, I'm a bum’: Troubadour Todd Snider on the drifting way of life
After a bad show in Phoenix, Todd Snider wrote “Can’t Complain” and began opening almost all his shows with it. The song holds a special place for The Show’s Sam Dingman.
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November 19, 2025 at 5:53 PM
In a surreal twist of fate, I got to interview my hero, Todd Snider, just a couple weeks before he died. In retrospect, he seemed like he knew he was approaching the end of the road. www.kjzz.org/the-show/202...
This story was insanely fun to do!
About 200 people came from all over the country for the 30th annual installment of the First Pitch Arizona, a fantasy baseball symposium.
A group of die-hard fantasy baseball 'geeks' find kindred spirits at First Pitch Arizona
About 200 people came from all over the country for the 30th annual installment of the First Pitch Arizona, a fantasy baseball symposium. It's a four-day gathering of baseball geeks put on by a compan...
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November 18, 2025 at 7:53 PM
This story was insanely fun to do!
So the Orioles are getting “calls and texts” about Adley. Are they…picking up those calls, or letting them go to voicemail? I need to know on account of being deeply emotionally invested in the Adley Comeback Narrative.
November 14, 2025 at 1:42 PM
So the Orioles are getting “calls and texts” about Adley. Are they…picking up those calls, or letting them go to voicemail? I need to know on account of being deeply emotionally invested in the Adley Comeback Narrative.
“Only music is forever,” and many other pearls of wisdom were dispensed by the great Neko Case in this awesome conversation www.kjzz.org/the-show/202...
Former Tucsonan Neko Case has had a big year — releasing an album and a memoir
Neko Case, a former Tucsonan and Grammy nominee, is beloved for her eclectic songwriting style, which fans sometimes refer to as “country noir.”
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November 12, 2025 at 7:53 PM
“Only music is forever,” and many other pearls of wisdom were dispensed by the great Neko Case in this awesome conversation www.kjzz.org/the-show/202...
Grateful for the opportunity to have this beautiful talk with Matt!
The latest “I Was There” episode,“A Single Tear,” with guest @samdingman.bsky.social is available. We chat about 2131, the power of collective experience, sports as a means of emotional expression, & the merits of cheering for a losing team.
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#Birdland #Orioles
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“A Single Tear” (2131, Part 2)
Podcast Episode · I Was There · 11/09/2025 · 53m
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November 9, 2025 at 4:17 AM
Grateful for the opportunity to have this beautiful talk with Matt!
Surreal moment whilst reading @washingtonpost.com coverage of culture shifts at CBS since Bari Weiss took over: an uncensored ad for a profane trucker hat.
November 7, 2025 at 9:22 PM
Surreal moment whilst reading @washingtonpost.com coverage of culture shifts at CBS since Bari Weiss took over: an uncensored ad for a profane trucker hat.
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Hi clinical psychologist here
Don't use or let your kids use a chatbot to address to address mental health needs, just talk to a human that is a professional
"but what about.."
No. Talk to a professional.
"but what if it's just for something minor..."
No. Talk to a professional.
Don't use or let your kids use a chatbot to address to address mental health needs, just talk to a human that is a professional
"but what about.."
No. Talk to a professional.
"but what if it's just for something minor..."
No. Talk to a professional.
November 7, 2025 at 1:03 PM
Hi clinical psychologist here
Don't use or let your kids use a chatbot to address to address mental health needs, just talk to a human that is a professional
"but what about.."
No. Talk to a professional.
"but what if it's just for something minor..."
No. Talk to a professional.
Don't use or let your kids use a chatbot to address to address mental health needs, just talk to a human that is a professional
"but what about.."
No. Talk to a professional.
"but what if it's just for something minor..."
No. Talk to a professional.
“Dude you got World Series tickets?!”
“Sure did - right behind home plate.”
“Nice - you’re gonna be on TV!”
“Sure am - and I’ve got just the right jersey for the occasion.”
“Sure did - right behind home plate.”
“Nice - you’re gonna be on TV!”
“Sure am - and I’ve got just the right jersey for the occasion.”
October 25, 2025 at 12:48 AM
“Dude you got World Series tickets?!”
“Sure did - right behind home plate.”
“Nice - you’re gonna be on TV!”
“Sure am - and I’ve got just the right jersey for the occasion.”
“Sure did - right behind home plate.”
“Nice - you’re gonna be on TV!”
“Sure am - and I’ve got just the right jersey for the occasion.”
This happened to me also
October 24, 2025 at 1:53 AM
This happened to me also
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Geno got someone on the bench raptured with that grand slam
October 18, 2025 at 1:28 AM
Geno got someone on the bench raptured with that grand slam
Jose Espada for closer in 2026
September 21, 2025 at 1:36 AM
Jose Espada for closer in 2026
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56-46 since Trevor Rogers was called up for Game 2 of the double header on May 24. That's a .549 winning percentage and 89-win pace over nearly 2/3 of the season.
September 17, 2025 at 9:04 PM
56-46 since Trevor Rogers was called up for Game 2 of the double header on May 24. That's a .549 winning percentage and 89-win pace over nearly 2/3 of the season.
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Liam Hendriks has been nominated for 7 Clemente awards. Here are OFFICIAL MLB press releases from 2022, 2023, 2024, and finally 2025. Any mention of Hendriks’ allyship with the LGBTQ+ community has been erased this year and replaced with military mentions. Pretty clear messaging from MLB here!
September 15, 2025 at 9:49 PM
Liam Hendriks has been nominated for 7 Clemente awards. Here are OFFICIAL MLB press releases from 2022, 2023, 2024, and finally 2025. Any mention of Hendriks’ allyship with the LGBTQ+ community has been erased this year and replaced with military mentions. Pretty clear messaging from MLB here!
Since the CEO of that all-AI podcast company called AI skeptics “lazy luddites,” figured I’d share the “art” from some of the company’s “shows,” which looks like it was slapped together in about 2 minutes, and, in at least one case, not spell-checked.
September 11, 2025 at 8:26 PM
Since the CEO of that all-AI podcast company called AI skeptics “lazy luddites,” figured I’d share the “art” from some of the company’s “shows,” which looks like it was slapped together in about 2 minutes, and, in at least one case, not spell-checked.
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I know this isn't an original thought, but truly, what do these people understand the purpose of art or being alive to be? www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/dig...
5,000 Podcasts. 3,000 Episodes a Week. $1 Cost Per Episode — Behind an AI Start Up’s Plan
Former Wondery exec Jeanine Wright is leading a new firm, Inception Point AI, that's betting on flooding the zone with audio content: “I think that people who are still referring to all AI-generated c...
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September 9, 2025 at 9:21 PM
I know this isn't an original thought, but truly, what do these people understand the purpose of art or being alive to be? www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/dig...
A signature cocktail, even! Come on out, Phoenix!
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September 8, 2025 at 5:19 PM
A signature cocktail, even! Come on out, Phoenix!
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Gotta say man, Berman’s still got it
September 7, 2025 at 12:00 AM
Gotta say man, Berman’s still got it
Unexpectedly misty at the sight and sound of Mike Mussina in the booth
September 6, 2025 at 11:41 PM
Unexpectedly misty at the sight and sound of Mike Mussina in the booth
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I know one person who needs to hear this, but the robert duvall character in apocalypse now was meant to be seen as an absolute fucking lunatic
September 6, 2025 at 4:42 PM
I know one person who needs to hear this, but the robert duvall character in apocalypse now was meant to be seen as an absolute fucking lunatic
1. Don’t take AI therapy advice from a paper owned by a tech tycoon
2. Delete the AI apps from your phone
3. Find a human therapist - you probably know someone who has one they like!
4. Book that first appointment - it’s the hardest part, and it gets so much better so fast, I promise!
5. Pass it on
2. Delete the AI apps from your phone
3. Find a human therapist - you probably know someone who has one they like!
4. Book that first appointment - it’s the hardest part, and it gets so much better so fast, I promise!
5. Pass it on
September 6, 2025 at 5:42 PM
1. Don’t take AI therapy advice from a paper owned by a tech tycoon
2. Delete the AI apps from your phone
3. Find a human therapist - you probably know someone who has one they like!
4. Book that first appointment - it’s the hardest part, and it gets so much better so fast, I promise!
5. Pass it on
2. Delete the AI apps from your phone
3. Find a human therapist - you probably know someone who has one they like!
4. Book that first appointment - it’s the hardest part, and it gets so much better so fast, I promise!
5. Pass it on
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September 6, 2025 at 3:05 AM
SALLOOOOOOO-NARA BAYBEEE
September 6, 2025 at 3:05 AM
SALLOOOOOOO-NARA BAYBEEE
What ancient curse has befallen our pitchers I ask you
September 6, 2025 at 12:07 AM
What ancient curse has befallen our pitchers I ask you