Episodes

  • A Pod of Their Own, Episode 249: A new jester every night

    A Pod of Their Own, Episode 249: A new jester every night
    Aug 19 2025
    Welcome back to A Pod of Their Own, an all-women led Home Run Applesauce podcast where we talk all things Mets, social justice issues in baseball, and normalize female voices in the sports podcasting space. This week, we begin by discussing a week of Mets baseball in which they found a new way to blow a lead every night. We also speculate about what the pitching staff might look like moving forward, praise Nolan McLean for a fantastic major league debut, and celebrate Pete Alonso’s record-breaking home run. Next, we talk about the Little League Classic, potential expansion and realignment in Major League Baseball, and Jen Pawol’s historic moment. Finally, we wrap things up with Walk-off Wins, where each of us talks about what’s making us happy this week, baseball-related or otherwise. You can listen or subscribe to all of our wonderful Home Run Applesauce podcasts through Apple Podcasts, where we encourage you to leave a review if you enjoy the show. It really helps! And you can find us on the Stitcher app, Spotify, or listen wherever you get podcasts. You can also support our work by subscribing to our Patreon, which will get you bonus episodes, access to our Discord server, livestream experiences, an exclusive monthly playlist, and more! You can follow A Pod of Their Own on Twitter, Instagram, and Bluesky (@apodoftheirown) and you can follow Home Run Applesauce on Twitter and Instagram (@HRApplesauce). You can also follow our co-hosts on Twitter and Bluesky: Allison McCague (@PetitePhD), Maggie Wiggin (@maggie162), and Linda Surovich (@LindaSurovich). You can also email the show at aa.apodoftheirown@gmail.com. Look for A Pod of Their Own in your feeds every week and don’t forget: there’s no crying in podcasting! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    1 hr and 23 mins
  • Home Run Applesauce Unite! A Pod of Today Your Love

    Home Run Applesauce Unite! A Pod of Today Your Love
    Aug 12 2025
    This week, three of the five co-hosts of A Pod of Their Own and Today Your Love, Tomorrow the World Series were unavailable for fun reasons, so Allison McCague and Brian Salvatore decided to combine their shows into one! The Mets are in a terrible stretch, one that may be the worst performance by the best team on paper in many, many years. Brian and Allison discuss ways the team can attempt to improve, whether David Stearns should be allowed to cook without judgment, and as always, recommend some records and contribute Walk-Off Wins. Allison’s Music Pick: Spanish Love Songs - Brave Faces Everyone Brian’s Music Pick: Radiohead - Hail to the Thief Visit our Patreon for bonus episodes and to help directly support the podcasters whose work you’ve enjoyed for years. You can follow A Pod of Their Own on Twitter, Instagram, and Bluesky (@apodoftheirown) and you can follow Home Run Applesauce on Twitter and Instagram (@HRApplesauce). You can also follow our co-hosts on Twitter and Bluesky: Allison McCague (@PetitePhD), Maggie Wiggin (@maggie162), and Linda Surovich (@LindaSurovich). Brian and Chris are on social media @ChrisMcShane (Instagram, Bluesky), and @BrianNeedsaNap (Instagram, Bluesky) You can also email the show at aa.apodoftheirown@gmail.com. Look for A Pod of Their Own in your feeds every week and don’t forget: there’s no crying in podcasting! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    1 hr and 23 mins
  • A Pod of Their Own's Mensch of the Week: August 10, 2025

    A Pod of Their Own's Mensch of the Week: August 10, 2025
    Aug 11 2025
    Welcome back to A Pod of Their Own, an all-women led Home Run Applesauce podcast where we talk all things Mets, social justice issues in baseball, and normalize female voices in the sports podcasting space. This week, we celebrate José Buttó. You can listen or subscribe to all of our wonderful ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Home Run Applesauce⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ podcasts through Apple Podcasts, where we encourage you to leave a review if you enjoy the show. It really helps! And you can find us on the Stitcher app, Spotify, or listen wherever you get podcasts. You can also support our work by ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠subscribing to our Patreon⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, which will get you bonus episodes, access to our Discord server, livestream experiences, an exclusively monthly playlist, and more! You can follow A Pod of Their Own on Twitter and Instagram (⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@apodoftheirown⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠) and you can follow Home Run Applesauce on Twitter and Instagram (⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@HRApplesauce⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠). You can also follow our co-hosts on Twitter: Allison McCague (⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@PetitePhD⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠), Maggie Wiggin (⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@maggie162⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠), and Linda Surovich (⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@LindaSurovich⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠). You can also email the show at aa.apodoftheirown@gmail.com. Look for A Pod of Their Own in your feeds every week and don’t forget: there’s no crying in podcasting! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    14 mins
  • Today Your Love, Tomorrow the World Series, Episode 208: 63-52

    Today Your Love, Tomorrow the World Series, Episode 208: 63-52
    Aug 8 2025
    Welcome to Today Your Love, Tomorrow the World Series, the new/old favorite from Chris McShane and Brian Salvatore. This week, Chris and Brian take a side in the 'offense' or 'pitching' being the bigger issue department, as well as talk about potential call-ups on both sides of the ball. Chris’s Music Pick: Heavy Blanket - Moon Is Brian’s Music Pick: Ween - Chocolate and Cheese You can listen or subscribe to all of our wonderful Home Run Applesauce podcasts through Apple Podcasts, where we encourage you to leave a review if you enjoy the show. It really helps! And you can find us on the Stitcher app, Spotify, or listen wherever you get podcasts. If you’ve got questions that you’d like us to discuss on the air, email the show at brian@homerunapplesauce.com. Visit our Patreon for bonus episodes and to help directly support the podcasters whose work you’ve enjoyed for years. Make sure to follow the podcast networks on Twitter (@HRApplesauce and @FansFirstSN), as Brian (@BrianNeedsaNap). and Chris (@ChrisMcShane). And, until next time, Let’s Go Mets. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    53 mins
  • From Complex To Queens, Episode 302: Trade deadline recap

    From Complex To Queens, Episode 302: Trade deadline recap
    Aug 6 2025
    Welcome to From Complex to Queens, Home Run Applesauce’s podcast focusing on the Mets’ minor league system. After a 3 week break and some vacation time, we’re back to break down what was a very interesting trade deadline around the league. There are definitely some teams that were smart…and some teams that were not. We can’t help but go on for a bit about some of the “crazier” deals that went down before we finally get to the Mets. As for what the Mets did, we’re generally pretty big fans. By and large, they traded a set of replaceable assets for significant upgrades. Even if they made marginal overpays in a vacuum, the team can leverage their pitching development apparatus to magic up another set of prospects to trade in the future. There’s an argument that another bat or a SP would’ve helped, but it’s difficult to speculate on conversations we don’t know much about. Visit our Patreon for bonus episodes and to help directly support the podcasters whose work you’ve enjoyed for years. Got any questions? Comments? Concerns? You can email the show at fromcomplextoqueens at gmail dot com, and follow us on Twitter: Lukas is (@lvlahos343) and Thomas is (@sadmetsszn). Until next week, #lovethemets #lovethemets! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    1 hr and 33 mins
  • A Pod of Their Own, Episode 247: Soft Shoe Crab

    A Pod of Their Own, Episode 247: Soft Shoe Crab
    Aug 5 2025
    Welcome back to A Pod of Their Own, an all-women led Home Run Applesauce podcast where we talk all things Mets, social justice issues in baseball, and normalize female voices in the sports podcasting space. This week, we begin by discussing the Mets’ trade deadline acquisitions, which definitely improve the team and fill the Mets’ needs. However, their play over the past week or so still leaves lingering concerns. We also talk about the more notable trades that happened across the league, including the improvements the NL East rival Phillies made, the Twins dismantling their team, and AJ Preller acting drunk again. Finally, we wrap things up with Walk-off Wins, where each of us talks about what’s making us happy this week, baseball-related or otherwise. You can listen or subscribe to all of our wonderful Home Run Applesauce podcasts through Apple Podcasts, where we encourage you to leave a review if you enjoy the show. It really helps! And you can find us on the Stitcher app, Spotify, or listen wherever you get podcasts. You can also support our work by subscribing to our Patreon, which will get you bonus episodes, access to our Discord server, livestream experiences, an exclusive monthly playlist, and more! You can follow A Pod of Their Own on Twitter, Instagram, and Bluesky (@apodoftheirown) and you can follow Home Run Applesauce on Twitter and Instagram (@HRApplesauce). You can also follow our co-hosts on Twitter and Bluesky: Allison McCague (@PetitePhD), Maggie Wiggin (@maggie162), and Linda Surovich (@LindaSurovich). You can also email the show at aa.apodoftheirown@gmail.com. Look for A Pod of Their Own in your feeds every week and don’t forget: there’s no crying in podcasting! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    1 hr and 6 mins
  • Today Your Love, Tomorrow the World Series, Episode 207: 62-47

    Today Your Love, Tomorrow the World Series, Episode 207: 62-47
    Aug 1 2025
    Welcome to Today Your Love, Tomorrow the World Series, the new/old favorite from Chris McShane and Brian Salvatore. This week, Brian and Chris discuss the Mets' additions and subtractions, with Chris pouring one out for Drew Gilbert. They also dicuss the streaky nature of the team, the new look bullpen, and the wildest trade deadline in history. Chris’s Music Pick: Lou Reed - Transformer Brian’s Music Pick: Black Sabbath - Paranoid You can listen or subscribe to all of our wonderful Home Run Applesauce podcasts through Apple Podcasts, where we encourage you to leave a review if you enjoy the show. It really helps! And you can find us on the Stitcher app, Spotify, or listen wherever you get podcasts. If you’ve got questions that you’d like us to discuss on the air, email the show at brian@homerunapplesauce.com. Visit our Patreon for bonus episodes and to help directly support the podcasters whose work you’ve enjoyed for years. Make sure to follow the podcast networks on Twitter (@HRApplesauce and @FansFirstSN), as Brian (@BrianNeedsaNap). and Chris (@ChrisMcShane). And, until next time, Let’s Go Mets. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    1 hr and 18 mins
  • A Pod of Their Own, Episode 246: Hug Watch SZN

    A Pod of Their Own, Episode 246: Hug Watch SZN
    Jul 29 2025
    Welcome back to A Pod of Their Own, an all-women led Home Run Applesauce podcast where we talk all things Mets, social justice issues in baseball, and normalize female voices in the sports podcasting space. This week, we begin by discussing the suddenly-hot Mets who have won 7 in a row via back to back sweeps of the Angels and Giants. They've picked up Gregory Soto and are poised to make a move at the deadline. Next, we talk about Bryce Harper telling Rob Manfred to get lost and Emmanual Clase as the latest Cleveland pitcher to get caught in a gambling scandal. Finally, we wrap things up with Walk-off Wins, where each of us talks about what’s making us happy this week, baseball-related or otherwise. You can listen or subscribe to all of our wonderful Home Run Applesauce podcasts through Apple Podcasts, where we encourage you to leave a review if you enjoy the show. It really helps! And you can find us on the Stitcher app, Spotify, or listen wherever you get podcasts. You can also support our work by subscribing to our Patreon, which will get you bonus episodes, access to our Discord server, livestream experiences, an exclusive monthly playlist, and more! You can follow A Pod of Their Own on Twitter, Instagram, and Bluesky (@apodoftheirown) and you can follow Home Run Applesauce on Twitter and Instagram (@HRApplesauce). You can also follow our co-hosts on Twitter and Bluesky: Allison McCague (@PetitePhD), Maggie Wiggin (@maggie162), and Linda Surovich (@LindaSurovich). You can also email the show at aa.apodoftheirown@gmail.com. Look for A Pod of Their Own in your feeds every week and don’t forget: there’s no crying in podcasting! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    59 mins