Jacoby Podcast/IF-36.219

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Origins

Jacoby Podcast has lived their life alone on a comet from the Delta Cancrids cluster, and they were alone for a very long time. At some point in their existence they picked up on sounds traveling through space, specifically on broadcasts being sent out from earth. They were intrigued and spent days upon days tracking down these signals, falling in love with the world they represented. In particular they took great interest in: the idea of gender (choosing to present themselves as non-binary), the idea of religion (deciding to explore Judaism), and the world of splorts, going out of their way to dig up signals from game commentaries of the Discipline Era.

Enamored with the immaterial plane, Podcast was distraught when they heard about the plight of the Baltimore Crabs after their ascension and was determined to be of assistance. While it is unclear if they were able to render any assistance to the Baltimore Crabs, or if they were simply pulled along for the ride, when the Crabs returned to play, Podcast was eager to join The Crabs roster, and took the chance when offered a position to pitch in season 12, giving a much needed break to Bevan Underbuck.

Life in Baltimore

Podcast was eager to experience life in Baltimore and frequently took the time between games to explore, experience and be a part of the day-to-day life of anyone they had encountered. This had made Podcast a fast friend to Parker Parra, who similarly found the way most people lived to be fascinating. As Para had more experience dealing with the Immaterial Plane, the two of them were better off together than Podcast alone who, for example, reportedly thought that "Podcast" was a common last name. That being said, Para and Podcast had been banned from several museums, aquariums, and shopping centers for being a "public disturbance".

Cast from the Pod

In honour of what first attracted them to earth, Podcast started their own podcast. Unfortunately, they never stopped creating podcasts, and most of them are objectively terrible. For example;

Title	Episodes	Rating	Description
Fishing for Praise	16		A podcast featuring Podcast and teammate Squid Galvanic where they review the exhibits at the Baltimore aquarium.
The the Jacoby Podcast Podcast	4		A show based off of recordings that Podcast recorded back in space where they performed mock interviews to nobody. Now that they're on earth they play back the recordings and banter with their past self in a mix of improvisational comedy and poignant lessons about growing up.
Haute Pursuit	11		Podcast and Luis Acevedo do deep dives into contemporary art crimes across multiple mediums, often rumoured to have been committed by Val Hitherto.
███████	N/A		An unreleased crime podcast Podcast recorded with Forrest Best. While allegedly this show was nothing more than the sounds of sirens, scuttling, and a supposed Break and Enter, no one has ever managed to listen to an episode, as Best stole the only copy of the recording of the pilot before it aired and threw it into the Chesapeake bay. Rumour has it that it is still out there somewhere
No Claws for Alarm! The Truth behind Carcinization	3		An exploratory podcast where Podcast speaks to citizens of Baltimore about the effects of carcinization. However be warned because after several listens the podcast itself will begin to carcinize, and its final form is just scuttling noises. It is still comprehensible to everyone in Blatimore however.
The Brock Tumbler	10		A podcast featuring Podcast and fellow pitcher Brock Forbes. While not a popular show due to what Forbes describes as his "voice for telegram", the show does retain one loyal listener who claims that the podcast "hits a lot better in 5D"
Love Tap	36		An advice show featuring Adalberto Tosser. Which is an anecdote mill focused on navigating relationships in the punk/metal/mosh scene. Though it often includes large segments of Tosser sharing "wild zany stories" that include countless flings, heists, hops, and dives in from his life.
Bottom of the bucket	6		A longform journalism podcast about infrastructure stalling in municipal Crabitat construction
Hot To Trot	17		A show with Tot Fox where she and Podcast discuss the best forest trails in the area.
Meanwhile Back at the Ranch	25		Featuring teammate Silvaire Roadhouse where they discuss the latest gossip in the ILB.
Straight from the Horse’s Mouth	317		A commonly updated series featuring Logan Horseman and Podcast discussing basically any topic of Logan’s interest.
What we do in the Shadows	10		A series of interviews with Bevan Underbuck and Enid Marlow regarding the mysteries of the Shadows of Baltimore.
Gone Fishin’	2		A short-lived series where Podcast interviews Nagomi Mcdaniel, who unfortunately makes a poor subject. The entire second episode consists of the sounds of a small fishing boat containing Podcast and Mcdaniel getting progressively further away from the recording equipment.
Silent Whispers	120		A series of recordings where Podcast claims to interview his teammate Harrell, however any attempts to listen to the episodes seem to be an entirely one-sided conversation.
Foam Batter’s Box	11		Podcast and York Silk review various boffer weapons. These episodes are well known for devolving into Jacoby and York doing “field testing” and dramatic “death” scenes on air.
Days of Our Blives	489		Cantus Hojo explains the complex plot and relationships of the soap opera, Days of Our Blives.

Podcast's most popular production by far however is the livestreamed recording they stream while they pitch in games. While some describe the casts as "down to earth" and "a real insight to blaseball," others have commented that they "wish Jacoby would stop letting bases get stolen while they're making advertising plugs for their sponsors."

Finding a Rock

When joining the Crabs, Podcast was quick to see co-captain Brock Forbes as a mentor, both in play and outside the diamond. The two of them had similar pitching styles and Forbes was quick to explain the finer points of his plays when Podcast asked. The two fell into a comfortable routine of communication and practice, with Forbes being understanding of Podcast’s competitive nature and tendency to lay face down in the outfield when things weren’t going their way.

In season 16 after a tumultuous election Forbes was now playing for the Boston Flowers and Podcast playing for the Ohio Worms. Despite attempts from Forbes, Podcast was not receptive to attempts to reach out with cries of being abandoned in Ohio despite reminders from other Worms that this was a regular outcome of the election, and not a personal slight against Podcast themself. On Season 16 day 47 Podcast was forced into a reunion between when the Flowers played in The Wormhole, and the rotation lining up to leave Podcast and Forbes on the mound. The game went into extra innings, with Podcast letting up two home runs in the top of the 14th to end the game.

They refused to speak to Forbes afterwards.

After a reverb of the Flower’s rotation, Forbes was given another opportunity to pitch against his student on day 75. The game once again went into extra innings, with the Worms being shamed with 2 runs in the bottom of the 10th. This time when Podcast attempted to snub their mentor, Forbes simply applied their considerable experience in martial combat to immobilize Podcast while he talked about his feelings. It is not clear what was said in The Garden but in the weeks since the two have been seen hesitantly meeting up when not in games to practice together.

When speaking of their relationship, Podcast was quoted as saying “Brock is great and all, but next time we play he won’t make it to extra innings.”