Grab A Drink with Cat Garcia

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.Grab a drink and join us!🥃------☕️ If you liked what you heard, please consider buying me a coffee!buymeacoffee.com/grabadrink✨ Your support helps ensure that I am able to independently produce the best version of the show possible, for you, the listener!🕊 Twitter: @TheBaseballGirl @grabadrink_pod🎶 Music provided by Hello Thematic and mixed by Cat Garcia.Support the show

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.Grab a drink and join us!🥃------☕️ If you liked what you heard, please consider buying me a coffee!buymeacoffee.com/grabadrink✨ Your support helps ensure that I am able to independently produce the best version of the show possible, for you, the listener!🕊 Twitter: @TheBaseballGirl @grabadrink_pod🎶 Music provided by Hello Thematic and mixed by Cat Garcia.Support the show

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 and join us!🥃------☕️ If you liked what you heard, please consider buying me a coffee!buymeacoffee.com/grabadrink✨ Your support helps ensure that I am able to independently produce the best version of the show possible, for you, the listener!🕊 Twitter: @TheBaseballGirl @grabadrink_pod🎶 Music provided by Hello Thematic and mixed by Cat Garcia.Support the show

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.Grab a drink and join us!🥃---BEER CHAT: 0:00 - 37:00WRIGLEY TALES: 37:00 - 1:20:00KATELYN KELLEY SOCIALS:🕊 Twitter📸 Instagram🍺 Untappd🎙IN-EPISODE MENTIONS:Chicago Beer MapThe Open Bottle // Tinley ParkCrafted 1979 // Mokena------☕️ If you liked what you heard, please consider buying me a coffee!buymeacoffee.com/grabadrink✨ Your support helps ensure that I am able to independently produce the best version of the show possible, for you, the listener!🕊 Twitter: @TheBaseballGirl @grabadrink_pod🎶 Music provided by Hello Thematic and mixed by Cat Garcia.Support the show

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 SupervisorJoe Fulkerson - Wrigley Field Rooftops Security SupervisorVal Capone - Wrigley Field/Sloan Park beer vendor and local bartenderGrab a drink and join us!🥃---☕️ If you liked what you heard, please consider buying me a coffee!buymeacoffee.com/grabadrink✨ Your support helps ensure that I am able to independently produce the best version of the show possible, for you, the listener!🕊 Twitter: @TheBaseballGirl @grabadrink_pod🎶 Music provided by Hello Thematic and mixed by Cat Garcia.Support the show

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!Grab a drink and join us!🥃---☕️ If you liked what you heard, please consider buying me a coffee!buymeacoffee.com/grabadrink✨ Your support helps ensure that I am able to independently produce the best version of the show possible, for you, the listener!🕊 Twitter: @TheBaseballGirl @grabadrink_pod🎶 Music provided by Hello Thematic and mixed by Cat Garcia.Support the show

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!?Grab a drink and join us!🥃---☕️ If you liked what you heard, please consider buying me a coffee!buymeacoffee.com/grabadrink✨ Your support helps ensure that I am able to independently produce the best version of the show possible, for you, the listener!🕊 Twitter: @TheBaseballGirl @grabadrink_pod🎶 Music provided by Hello Thematic and mixed by Cat Garcia.Support the show

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.Grab a drink and join us!🥃---☕️ If you liked what you heard, please consider buying me a coffee!buymeacoffee.com/grabadrink✨ Your support helps ensure that I am able to independently produce the best version of the show possible, for you, the listener!🕊 Twitter: @TheBaseballGirl @grabadrink_pod🎶 Music provided by Hello Thematic and mixed by Cat Garcia.----Support the show

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 a public function and it’s distinct connection to the Church Universal and Triumphant, an offshoot of the I AM Activity cult that was founded in Chicago in the late 1800s. You may remember the I AM Activity name from the Montana bunker situation that made headlines in the 80s.Allie takes us through the history of the two cults and her experience researching the Church Universal and Triumphant… one that took her to Brookfield, Illinois for an in-person church meeting and much more. Grab a drink and join us!TW: QAnon, Save The Children, cult victim stories... lots of unseemly things. Caution!---If you liked what you heard, please consider buying me a coffee!buymeacoffee.com/grabadrinkYour support helps ensure that I am able to independently produce the best version of the show possible, for you, the listener!Twitter: @TheBaseballGirl @grabadrink_podMusic provided by Hello Thematic and mixed by Cat Garcia.----LINKS TO RESOURCES AND TOPICS MENTIONED:QAA EPISODES FT. ALLIE MEZEI: I AM Cult What’s Kraken?  -- (Sidney Powell/Lin Wood lawsuits) Sovereign Citizens /Neely Blanchard (Premium)ARTICLES: CUT Prayer: Flynn Recited a Doomsday Cult Leader's Prayer at a September Church EventMore on I AM : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%22I_AM%22_ActivityMore on CUT: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Church_Universal_and_TriumphantCincinnati.com: When someone claims to be a 'sovereign citizen', what does that mean?Matthew Coleman: Surf Instructor Killed His Children and Claimed QAnon Made Him Do It, FBI SaysMore on Neely Blanchard: How a Custody Fight Plus QAnon Turned DeadlySupport the show

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 coffee buymeacoffee.com/grabadrinkYour support helps ensure that I am able to independently produce the best version of the show possible, for you, the listener!Twitter: @TheBaseballGirl @grabadrink_podMusic provided by Hello Thematic and mixed by Cat Garcia.Support the show

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 me a coffee buymeacoffee.com/grabadrinkYour support helps ensure that I am able to independently produce the best version of the show possible, for you, the listener!Twitter: @TheBaseballGirl @grabadrink_podMusic provided by Hello Thematic and mixed by Cat Garcia.Support the show

**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 connection, and more.Grab a drink and join us!'---If you liked what you heard, please consider buying me a coffee buymeacoffee.com/grabadrinkYour support helps ensure that I am able to independently produce the best version of the show possible, for you, the listener!Twitter: @TheBaseballGirl @grabadrink_podMusic provided by Hello Thematic and mixed by Cat Garcia.Support the show