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The Section 1904 Podcast
by Darren Smith
In pursuit of smart conversations since 2004. The Section 1904 Podcast is a 20-year radio career, distilled for small batch consumption. Quality over quantity. Made in San Diego. dsmithshow.substack.com
Episodes
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Do or Die
The Padres limped home from Milwaukee in an 0-2 hole following back-to-back gut wrenching losses. Sounds bad. Might be bad. But is there room for optimism? MLB.com’s AJ Cassavell joined the showy to unpack two agonizing losses to the Brewers, from the bizarre “backyard rules” ending in Game 1 to...
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“The Biggest Cauldron in MLB”
(This is the audio-only podcast version of Tuesday’s MartyTimeTV / Section 1904 joint venture. You can find and subscribe to this podcast on Apple and Spotify and right here on Substack by clicking the button below. To watch this episode on YouTube, click here) October is (almost) here, and the...
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“One Of The Smartest PXP Guys In MLB”
(This is the audio-only podcast version of Wedneday’s MartyTimeTV / Section 1904 joint venture. You can find and subscribe to this podcast on Apple and Spotify and right here on Substack by clicking the button below. To watch this episode on YouTube, click here) Padres fans have spoken and the...
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The Final Week
(This is the audio-only podcast version of Monday’s MartyTimeTV / Section 1904 joint venture. You can find and subscribe to this podcast on Apple and Spotify and right here on Substack by clicking the button below. To watch this episode on YouTube, click here) The Padres enter the final week of…
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Seven Straight
(This is the audio-only podcast version of Monday’s MartyTimeTV / Section 1904 joint venture. You can find and subscribe to this podcast on Apple and Spotify and right here on Substack by clicking the button below. To watch this episode on YouTube, click here) The Padres are rolling. A sweep of…
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Feeling The Heat
(This is the audio-only podcast version of Thursday’s MartyTimeTV / Section 1904 joint venture. You can find and subscribe to this podcast on Apple and Spotify and right here on Substack by clicking the button below. To watch this episode on YouTube, click here) San Diego weather has officially...
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Nick of Time?
(This is the audio-only podcast version of Tuesday’s MartyTimeTV / Section 1904 joint venture. You can find and subscribe to this podcast on Apple and Spotify and right here on Substack by clicking the button below. To watch this episode on YouTube, click here) It’s Tuesday and that means we are...
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Salas Gets The Call
(This is the audio-only podcast version of Tuesday’s MartyTimeTV / Section 1904 joint venture. You can find and subscribe to this podcast on Apple and Spotify and right here on Substack by clicking the button below. To watch this episode on YouTube, click here) The Padres have called up…
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Swept in St. Petersburg
(This is the audio-only podcast version of Monday’s MartyTimeTV / Section 1904 joint venture. You can find and subscribe to this podcast on Apple and Spotify and right here on Substack by clicking the button below. To watch this episode on YouTube, click here) The Padres’ miserable weekend in St....
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Feliciano On Deck
(This is the audio-only podcast version of Friday’s MartyTimeTV / Section 1904 joint venture. You can find and subscribe to this podcast on Apple and Spotify and right here on Substack by clicking the button below. To watch this episode on YouTube, click here) After dropping two games to the…
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Mikey Varas Pregame
This is Wednesday’s “Coach’s Conversation” with SDFC Head Coach Mikey Varas. Mikey talked about the “bravery” it took to play against LAFC and for San Diego FC in general, including a Brené Brown reference that I did not understand in the moment. We also talked about the unprecedented squad depth...
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Return of the Liberal Circle Jerk
(This is the audio-only podcast version of Friday’s MartyTimeTV / Section 1904 joint venture. You can find and subscribe to this podcast on Apple and Spotify and right here on Substack by clicking the button below. To watch this episode on YouTube, click here Back when we had a radio show, Scott...
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Weekend Recap
(This is the audio-only podcast version of Friday’s MartyTimeTV / Section 1904 joint venture. You can find and subscribe to this podcast on Apple and Spotify and right here on Substack by clicking the button below. To watch this episode on YouTube, click here.. The Padres keep rolling, taking two...
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Sky High Vibes
(This is the audio-only podcast version of Friday’s MartyTimeTV / Section 1904 joint venture. You can find and subscribe to this podcast on Apple and Spotify and right here on Substack by clicking the button below. To watch this episode on YouTube, click here. The Padres keep winning. This team...
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Merrill Magic
(This is the audio-only podcast version of Tuesday’s MartyTimeTV / Section 1904 joint venture. You can find and subscribe to this podcast on Apple and Spotify and right here on Substack by clicking the button below. To watch this episode on YouTube, click here. It’s time for Tuesday’s With AJ…
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Weekend Recap
(This is the audio-only podcast version of Monday’s MartyTimeTV / Section 1904 joint venture. You can find and subscribe to this podcast on Apple and Spotify and right here on Substack by clicking the button below. To watch this episode on YouTube, click (here) It’s Monday. Many interesting…
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"They'd Rather Play Against Him"
(This is the audio-only podcast version of Friday’s MartyTimeTV / Section 1904 joint venture. You can find and subscribe to this podcast on Apple and Spotify and right here on Substack by clicking the button below. To watch this episode on YouTube, click (here) The Padres returned home to face…
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RIP, Billy Ray Smith
(This is the audio-only podcast version of Thursday’s MartyTimeTV / Section 1904 joint venture. You can find and subscribe to this podcast on Apple and Spotify and right here on Substack by clicking the button below. To watch this episode on YouTube, click (here) On this podcast, we remember…
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Buy Hold Sell?
(This is the audio-only podcast version of Tuesday’s MartyTimeTV / Section 1904 joint venture. You can find and subscribe to this podcast on Apple and Spotify and right here on Substack by clicking the button below. To watch this episode on YouTube, click (here) Will the Padres pummell the…
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Bienvenido, Elias Achouri
Before the match against FC Dallas on Saturday, SDFC introduced their latest signing and the third Designated Player in Club history, Elias Achouri. Achouri isn’t a well known name but was a very good player on an FC Copenhagen team that won the Danish Superliga & Danish Cup and played for…
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Mikey Varas Pregame
It was different looking game against the Colorado Rapids with a disappointing ending and an all-too-familiar feeling. The Rapids did what Dallas, Portland, LAFC and Cincinnati have done to the Azul y Chrome - take points in stoppage time. A whopping EIGHT points dropped by goals conceded after…
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Mikey Varas Pregame
We’re back! The second half of the MLS season begins on Wednesday for San Diego Football Club and it is a MUST WIN GAME. Ok, maybe a bit much but it feels significant. Why? Let’s look at the Western Conference Standings It’s a six pointer. Win and you’ve cleared yourself from the Rapids but a…
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"This Should Be A Podcast"
I’ve had countless conversations with my buddy, Nate Abaurrea, through the years. Whether these conversations are enjoyed in Tijuana with tequila or via text, someone will likely suggest at the end of them that it “should have been a podcast”. So that’s what we did on Monday. Nate and I reflected...
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Spain vs Argentina
There have already been 102 matches played at the 2026 World Cup. Only two remain. On this episode, ESPN’s Eric Gomez and I spent almost all of our time talking about one of them - and it wasn’t the third-place game. A quick aside: I think the Bronze Medal Match often gets an unfair rap. For many...
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Salas or Miller?
(This is the audio-only podcast version of Thurdays’s MartyTimeTV / Section 1904 joint venture. You can find and subscribe to this podcast on Apple and Spotify and right here on Substack by clicking the button below. To watch this episode on YouTube, click here) The Padres are hovering around…
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Fading Friars
(This is the audio-only version of Tuedays’s MartyTimeTV / Section 1904 joint venture. You can find and subscribe to this podcast on Apple and Spotify and right here on Substack by clicking the button below. To watch this episode on YouTube, click here) Minutes after Lionel Messi’s latest…
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Host Nations Advance
(This is the audio-only version of Thursday’s MartyTimeTV / Section 1904 joint venture. You can find and subscribe to this podcast on Apple and Spotify and right here on Substack by clicking the button below. To watch this episode on YouTube, click here) World Cups are better when the host nation...
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40 Years On The Mic
(This is the audio-only version of Tuedays’s MartyTimeTV / Section 1904 joint venture. You can find and subscribe to this podcast on Apple and Spotify and right here on Substack by clicking the button below. To watch this episode, click here) The Padres have dropped four straight and are…
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"This is the Tatis I Want"
(This is the audio-only version of Thursday’s MartyTimeTV / Section 1904 joint venture. You can find and subscribe to this podcast on Apple and Spotify and right here on Substack by clicking the button below. To watch this episode, click here) Thursday was an off day for the Padres but there was...
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"Y Si Si" & "Why Not Us?"
There have been some unprecedented moments of national pride for fans of the U.S. and Mexican national teams over the past two weeks. The co-hosts of the 2026 FIFA World Cup are delivering exactly what their supporters hoped for: results. On Wednesday’s podcast, ESPN’s Eric Gomez and former USMNT…
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King Delivers
(This is the audio-only version of Tuesday’s MartyTimeTV / Section 1904 joint venture. You can find and subscribe to this podcast on Apple and Spotify and right here on Substack by clicking the button below. To watch this episode, click here) The Padres returned home from their 4-5 road trip to...
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We're on to the Knockouts
Both the United States and Mexico are 2-0 and have already advanced to the knockout stage of the 2026 World Cup. Mexico has clinched Group A and will play its first knockout match in Mexico City. The USMNT, as of this recording, still doesn’t know what it will need to do against Türkiye - or if…
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The Dog That Caught The Car
(This is the audio-only version of Monday’s MartyTimeTV / Section 1904 joint venture. You can find and subscribe to this podcast on Apple and Spotify and right here on Substack by clicking the button below. To watch this episode, click here) “The Knicks are NBA Champions.” That’s a sentence I’ve...
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World Cup Preview: USMNT
(You can find and subscribe to this podcast on Apple and Spotify and right here on Substack by clicking the button below. To watch this episode on YouTube, click here) We are now hours away from the start of the World Cup. The ironically-named “United Bid” will oversee an unprecedented 48 team...
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"WCCBBV Whatever It Is..."
(This is the audio-only version of Monday’s MartyTimeTV / Section 1904 joint venture. You can find and subscribe to this podcast on Apple and Spotify and right here on Substack by clicking the button below. To watch this episode, click here) The Padres dropped two-of-three to the New York Mets…
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Castellanos Out
(This is the audio-only version of Wednesday’s MartyTimeTV / Section 1904 joint venture. You can find and subscribe to this podcast on Apple and Spotify and right here on Substack by clicking the button below. To watch this episode, click here) The Padres have lost six of their past seven games…
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Scanalysis
(This is the audio-only version of Monday’s MartyTimeTV / Section 1904 joint venture. You can find and subscribe to this podcast on Apple and Spotify and right here on Substack by clicking the button below. To watch this episode, click here) Good news! Fernando Tatis Jr hit his first HR of the...
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The USMNT Roster
(This is the audio-only version of Thursday’s MartyTimeTV / Section 1904 joint venture. You can find and subscribe to this podcast on Apple and Spotify and right here on Substack by clicking the button below. To watch this episode, click here) Thursday is an off day for the San Diego Padres…
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Well, actually...
(This is the audio-only version of Tuesday’s MartyTimeTV / Section 1904 joint venture. You can find and subscribe to this podcast on Apple and Spotify and right here on Substack by clicking the button below. To watch this episode, click here) Thanks for being here! Subscribe for free to support…
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World Cup '26: Three Weeks Out
Looking for a World Cup themed podcast, just three weeks from the opening match between Mexico and South Africa? We got you. Today, our friend Eric Gomez stopped by the show to talk about some top storylines as we inch closer to “United 2026”. Before diving into National Teams and their unique...
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Padres Beat LA
(This is the audio-only version of Tuesday’s MartyTimeTV / Section 1904 joint venture. You can find and subscribe to this podcast on Apple and Spotify and right here on Substack by clicking the button below. To watch this episode, click here) Michael King was brilliant. Mason Miller got the job...
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San Diego vs FCC Preview
San Diego FC snapped its 10-match winless streak on Wednesday night against Austin FC and bossed the match from start to finish. We saw one of the most dominating performances of the season, in which every player in the starting XI contributed to the win and to the team’s first clean sheet since...
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"That's Rude"
(This is the audio-only version of Monday’s MartyTimeTV / Section 1904 joint venture. You can find and subscribe to this podcast on Apple and Spotify and right here on Substack by clicking the button below. To watch this episode, click here) The Padres were off on Monday but we were talking about...
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Bartolo Colon Day
(This is the audio-only version of Tuesday’s MartyTimeTV / Section 1904 joint venture. You can find and subscribe to this podcast on Apple and Spotify and right here on Substack by clicking the button below. To watch this episode, click here) Do you rememebr where you were when this happened? It...
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The Champions...
Been a dramatic day for the Champions League on two different continents. (Yes, it’s called Champions Cup in Concacaf but these are details we can push aside) Eric Gomez from ESPN joined me immediately after the final whistle in Munich and we touched on the UEFA matchup between Arsenal and Paris...
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Paralysis of Analysis
(This is the audio-only version of Tuesday’s MartyTimeTV / Section 1904 joint venture. You can find and subscribe to this podcast on Apple and Spotify and right here on Substack by clicking the button below. To watch this episode, click here.) Pretty impressive to scroll through Padres Twitter /...
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LAFC Preview w/ Mikey Varas
Had the chance to go 1-on-1 with SDFC Head Coach Mikey Varas about the team taking a “step in the right direction” against Portland, how he evaluates Duran Ferree’s decision away from goal and how the club will attempt to fill Jeppe Tverskov’s rather large boots. We also talked about SDFC’s need…
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Foul Ball!
Baseball is a very confusing sport. Fernando Tatis Jr has a .295 slugging percentage, which is bad, but he’s hitting the ball harder than anyone in the sport, which is good. Are we supposed to think he’s off to a bad start or an unlucky one? There are also confusing rules. On Monday night, a…
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SDFC vs PTFC VI
San Diego FC lost. Again. A player was shown red. Again. New opponent and different player but all-too familiar themes for SDFC fans. Four straight losses and seven red cards in 13 matches. What is happening? This is all uncharted territory for San Diego Football Club. The current winless &…
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Mikey Varas Pregame
This is the “Coach’s Conversation with Head Coach Mikey Varas”, recorded ahead of Wednesday’s match against Houston Dynamo. These previews are heard on the SDFC Kickoff Show on San Diego Sports 760 and the IHeartRadio App. Our pregame coverage starts 30 minutes before kickoff for most matches. We...
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In pursuit of smart conversations since 2004. The Section 1904 Podcast is a 20-year radio career, distilled for small batch consumption. Quality over quantity. Made in San Diego. dsmithshow.substack.com
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The Section 1904 Podcast is created and hosted by Darren Smith.
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