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The Blight Bat
by Nathan Bishop
In a world filled with Seattle Mariners podcasts, The Blight Bat is another one. New episodes twice a month. Great guests and a mediocre try to divine meaning and purpose through the examination of baseball's most uniquely cursed franchise. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Episodes
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The Blight Bat Ep. 12: ALCS Bombs Away w/ Jordan Shusterman
It is widely understood at this point that podcasting is a blight on the land, and one that may be directly traceable to the once-slow but now seemingly-accelerating decline of western civilization. That said, with the Mariners leading the Blue Jays 2-0 in the ALCS The Blight Bat has no choice…
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The Blight Bat Ep. 11: Ball Knowers Gala 2025
What a week of podcasting it has been, and what a grand finale we have for you with today’s show. An ensemble episode welcomes Jage, who you know from recapping Jerry Dipoto’s radio shows back in 2022-2023 AKA: HELL. Also joining the show from Locked on Mariners is Ty Dane Gonzalez. Rounding out...
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Blight Bat Ep. 10: Where Mets and Mariners Leave Company (feat. David Roth)
These are unfamiliar times for Mariner fans. With the team enjoying not only its sixth-ever playoff appearance, but also its first ever playoff bye, we are unmoored and untethered from ourselves. Into this space between our souls and terra firma we gratefully find the 2025 New York Mets; not the...
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The Blight Bat Ep. 9: Danny O'Neil, Playoffs!?, and the Joy of Luck
Another day, another audio treat for you, the erstwhile Seattle Mariner Experiencer. Today’s guest, Danny O’Neil of The News Tribune, joins the show for a lively discussion on the 2025 Mariners. This is the first episode in some time to discuss what the team’s success means for two fans who have...
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The Blight Bat Ep. 8: Shimmering Through Time with Mike Duncan
The podcast is back after a short hiatus. Today author and podcaster Mike Duncan returns to the show because, well, it’s simply very very fun to talk about the Mariners at the present. Mike and Nathan talk at length about the experience of watching this team the past month. Where does 2025 rank…
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The Blight Bat Ep. 7: You Gotta Like These Guys (w/ Mike Duncan)
After a short hiatus The Blight Bat makes a triumphant return, welcoming NYT-Bestselling Author, Podcast Gawd, and Mariners fan Mike Duncan to the show. Topics Include: -Best/worst MLB stadiums -The Ichiro HOF inauguration, and the many faces of Ichiro -Felix Hernandez’s HOF candidacy -Realizing...
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The Blight Bat Ep. 6: Youth Pastor Ryan Divish
Welcome back to another Blight Bat! This episode the show is happy to host Seattle Times’ Mariners beat writer Ryan Divish. We meander around topics here; there’s discussion about the current state of the team, Cal Raleigh’s absurd season, Ryan laying the groundwork for his sabbatical, the...
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Load-Bearing Leo Rivas feat. Meg Rowley
The list of great guests continues to march ever onward, as The Blight Bat returns with another episode to soothe your ears and balm your soul. Today's episode feature Fangraphs' Editor-In-Chief, and Effectively Wild-stalwart Meg Rowley. Come for the thoughtful discussion on how being in baseball...
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The Blight Bat Ep. 4: Doom and Badlam
Beep bop boop it's good to be back. This episode of the Blight Bat welcomes back old (and we mean old) friends Scott Weber and David Skiba, both formerly of Lookout Landing and Dome and Bedlam, now both full-time dads and increasingly casual Mariner fans. This episode talks about how and why…
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The Blight Bat Ep. 3: Gross Gas Con 2025 (feat. David Roth of Defector)
Welcome back to The Blight Bat: The Light Bat Podcast! I am so happy to welcome David J. Roth of Defector Media to the show. David is one of my very favorite sportswriters, and his recent* turn as one of the internet's most thoughtful and insightful commentators on our current times has been a…
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The Blight Bat Episode 2: An Exploration of Maritime Baseball
The great Patrick Dubuque of the mighty Baseball Prospectus joins the show. We lament the various trials of children of a certain age, marvel at the Seattle Mariners being projected to have one of the American League's best teams despite having so many bad baseball players, and find ourselves...
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The Blight Bat Ep. 1: Top 10 Mariner Prospects as Beers
REPENT for a Mariners-adjacent podcast is upon thee! Nathan and Chris Crawford - of Emerald City Spectrum and My Oh Why - talk about getting your foot in the door of sports media, the genesis of Mollywhop Monday, what makes a good scout a good scout, and a bit about the meandering paths we all...
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
In a world filled with Seattle Mariners podcasts, The Blight Bat is another one. New episodes twice a month. Great guests and a mediocre try to divine meaning and purpose through the examination of baseball's most uniquely cursed franchise.
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
HOSTED BY
Nathan Bishop
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How many episodes does The Blight Bat have?
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In a world filled with Seattle Mariners podcasts, The Blight Bat is another one. New episodes twice a month. Great guests and a mediocre try to divine meaning and purpose through the examination of baseball's most uniquely cursed franchise. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more...
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The Blight Bat is created and hosted by Nathan Bishop.
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