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Welcome to Bryant and Me's episode description where we talk about soccer and other things: Otherrrrrrr descriptiony things.

On this episode:

• Hey hey, ho ho, Vlatko Andonovski's got to go!

• The personnel issues haunting the soon to be former US women's soccer coach

• Other highlights of the tournament

• Choosing our favorite teams to win it at (RIP Brazil and Canada)

• Baby Billy's Bible Bonkers

• Talking about Lucas Zelarayan leaving for Saudi Arabia and how it doesn't feel good at all

• Plus everyone who asks an #AskBAM question gets an animal!

• All that and a whole lot more, now

Thanks for listening. We love you. Take care of yourself. Talk to a professional if you need to. You're important and we always want you around.

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Bryant and Me is back in your favorite podcast app.

In this episode, failing Bryant Caves misses because of dental work. That's ok because special guest to the stars Grant Dorsey from The Women's Sports Matter podcast fills in!

We go through all the big World Cup matches so far, up until Monday, July 24.

Listen to our thoughts on New Zealand's big win, who we're picking as our second teams and how we both besmirch the good name of the Philippines National Team and then they win between the time we're done recording and the show comes out...

That and a lot more.

I read a haiku about a listener and compliment a whole group of other listeners. Engage with us and we'll lift you up emotionally and spiritually.

We really do care for all of you listening. Take care of yourselves.

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Ahoy! Chips, that is. We're back for another podcast of Bryant and Me: The Show that NEVER Misses a Week of New Episodes.

This episode is all #AskBAM related. We took all your beautiful questions, even Frank's, and centered our episode around them. There are some longer segments too about Jordan Henderson sacrificing morals, the madness in MLS that is Messi, licking the boot of team owners and more!

NOTE: We switched recording platforms back to Skype because everything else costs money. There's a noticeable audio quality change. Thanks for listening. Taking it back old school.

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Welcome to Bryant and Me: The Podcast Your Mother Warned You About.

We keep our streak of recording every single week going with episode 116. In it we chat:

• World Cup starts soon! We pick winners and some hot takes (England won't last long)

• Thomas brings dishonor to the podcast by loaning his support to Katie Stengel and the Gotham FCs

• We chat about Sergii Boiki, MLS ref to the stars

• Racism is bad

• Colors, pasta, pro/rel and more in #AskBAM!

It's a real party on this episode, now on Zencastr because Zoom costs too much!

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Do you love MLS soccer, MLMs, awesome dogs barking and burning down the patriarchy? Then this episode of Bryant and Me was MADE for you!

Soccer Crush joins us for the second time to chat:

• Hell is Real (TM) Derby: SkylineJenis Terrence Trent Darby

• Match predictions, how the Cincy roster has changed and yes, Aidan Morris is attractive

• Breaking down the Vanderpump Rules finale with two people who watched it and three people who are great friends who support the other two folk's passions even if they don't necessarily care

• Picking our current Soccer Crush

• CP30 is trash

• Vote NO on Issue 1 on August 8 in Ohio

And MORE!

Go visit Soccer Crush and listen to their episodes!

Instagram: @Soccer__Crush

Twitter: @Soccer_Crush

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Welcome back to Bryant and Me!

This week we had a good friend return to the show, founder of Women's Sports Matter podcast, Nebraska Cornhusker and expert in Icelandic culture: Grant Belcastro!

G joins the show to talk:

• Why WSM pod is going away (we had to pull it out of them with vigorous interrogation)

• Chicago soccer athletes, and a big night by BSG and The Hurricane, earn a point

• Big Wheel of Women's World Cup teams lands on 'Merica! Does Vlatko keep his job if the Yanks don't lift the trophy?

• Some unfortunate happenings with a player at Charlotte FC and discussing the action of the league/team

• Thomas convinces both of the co-hosts on the evening to watch Vanderpump Rules

• We answer all of the #AskBAM questions, including some great singing (G approved)

We love making the show and love you for listening. Fin

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Welcome back to Bryant and Me, or we should say Justin and Me this time around because of Bryant "Doesn't Have The Time to Podcast" Caves is quiet quitting the show.

Justin Horneker from St. Louis Magazine, Talkin' Soccer, Equalizer and probably every other outlet covering soccer joins to talk about a whole slew of topics:

• USWNT and Lindsey Horan cheating Ireland

• Previewing KC v Chicago NWSL and how good a team the two sides could field of just injured players

• LT from Red Stars Report returns with a discussion of Mal Swanson's injury, how Red Stars played on international duty, a tough exhibition against the Mexico National Team and previews this weekend's match between Chicago and KC

• The Big Wheel of Women's World Cup Teams lands on a place that Justin despises with a fiery passion, equivalent to a thousand suns. Ok, it's not that bad

• MLS, do we like the Leagues Cup?

• Is St. Louis CITY the best expansion team that also includes all capital letters in their name ever?

• Columbus Crew talk for a little bit and Bryant's visit to Ohio this weekend!

That and maybe more? Who knows, you'll have to find out huh?

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The Bryant & Me antics that you know and love (play along) are back!

Thanks to Ryan for filling in last week, but we're back to the OG lineup for episode 112. In the episode:

• Thomas chats about his Seattle trip for the Sweet Sixteen and Final Four of NCAA WBB!

• LT from Red Stars Report returns for a match recap and preview, including a level of professionalism that we aren't used to/kind of scared of

• Then, Bryant breaks down Conte's firing and how Liverpool were the reason Tottenham women lost their manager. EVERYTHING IS FINE IN NORF LUNDUN

• We talk about MLS for as little time as possible

• ASK BAM QUESTIONS! Including the triumphant return of Frank's questions. Thanks to Felix and Frank for their questions and in Robbie's case: May God have mercy on your soul

Enjoy the show and follow Red Stars Report on Twitter. Sign up for the Discord and make some friends with Red Stars fans!

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Welcome back #BAMFam, we missed talking at you.

In this episode, Ryan Legg, previous co-host, jumped in in a pinch and co-hosted beautifully. We talked about:

• Red Stars 2023 kit is a beaut!

• LT from Red Stars Report gave actual soccer analysis (starting at the 29-minute mark)

• Our thoughts on All-Star games

• Ryan provides his first 41F1 (the 411 on F1)

• We go through all of your #AskBAM questions (except maybe one? sorry Alex)

And more! What is in that more? I have no idea, I just recorded and edited the show.

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Bryant and Me get ready for the upcoming NWSL season in the best way possible: interviewing Chicago Red Stars defender and all around fan favorite Tatumn Milazzo!

Milazzo joins the pod to talk about all different things:

• How soccer became her sport

• The future of the Red Stars midfield, and upcoming leaders within the team

• The "Wednesday" video

• Managing playing on the same team as her partner Ella Stevens

• What she'd be doing if she wasn't playing soccer

And a whole lot more! Tatumn was so gracious to spend time with two schmucks and we're eternally grateful for her time.

Follow us on the socials. We're on Twitter and Instagram @BryantAndMe.

Thanks and have a great 2023 season!

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Bryant and Me are PUMPED for the new NWSL season. So much so that we made a special preview of the big matches of the season just after the schedule came out!

See which action we're looking forward to the most in this short reaction episode. The shortest episode of the show you're ever going to get!

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Hello #BAMFam!

We've got a new episode for you today. Isn't that swell!?

We talk:

• The Ups and Downs of life

• Harry Kane makes history

• Wheel of WWC teams lands on Norway! Help us pronounce accent marks...

• AskBAM features talks of popsicles, a lot of Kenan Thompson and Frank returns from the grave to actually ask us questions!

There's a lot more but we forgot. Enjoy listening, k!

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Back by we're sure some demand: Bryant and Me! 

We get going into the 2023 FIFA World Cup coverage, discussing potential naming rights and all the awfulness that comes with that plus we spin the BIG WHEEL OF TEAMS to decide which country we talk about first. Read the title to find out where it lands, and DM us for Venmo information on which team goes next. WE CAN BE BOUGHT!

Also, this stuff:

• Chicago Soccer Athletes now have a midfield

• Charlotte FC debuts the logo for an MLS Next Pro team and the logo is better than the MLS side

• Why you need to be watching the WNBA this season

• Horror movies

• The horror movie of life

• FIFA fake mottos

• Bryant's trip to Columbus

And a whole heap more!

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Welcome back #BAMFam! 

We return to record a podcast in our fourth calendar year of creating content for YOU! God we're so nice.

In this episode:

• USMNT Blackmail scandal shows how awful USMNT fans can be

• THE WOMEN'S WORLD CUP IS THIS YEAR! We talk about the tourney and share how we'll preview it for the next seven months

• Liverham and Tottenpool are not playing good soccer

• All of your #AskBAM questions!

• Picking our WORD OF THE YEAR!

• Grief, and not Charlie Brown's "good grief"

• Space Ghost Coast to Coast

And there's more where that came from, bub. This episode also has us returning to the 2-hour episode mark, which is really when we hit our stride.

We love you all. Have a great new year, or don't. We don't run your life.

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With a title like that, what else do you need to be prepared for this episode?

We talk:

• LFC men beat Spurs men BUT AT WHAT COST

• LFC women lose AGAIN

• Gianna Belcastro and Thomas Costello meet LIVE AND IN THE FLESH

• Allllll* of your #AskBAM questions

*JK we didn't like some of them so we didn't answer them.

Thanks for listening over all these years. We really do appreciate you. The first person to DM us on Twitter asking for a dollar gets that dollar Venmoed to them.

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It's episode 106, pick up sticks.

On this show:

• Tottenham and LFC men both win a couple matches

• Chicago Red Stars season ends

• Jaelene Daniels is released (sad face emoji that's really a sarcastic face emoji)

• Tottenham v LFC and LFC Columbus has some paying up to do

• A segment called TRICK OR TREAT, which is a real treat!

Thanks for listening!

*I mean, maybe not spectacular but it's ok. We had fun making it!

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At no one's request, Bryant and Me returns!

In the episode:

• Bryant's trip to BAHST'N

• NWSL and Arnim moving out of ownership?

• Crew fire Porter, Thomas shares insight from his multiple press conferences with Porter over the year

• Spurs play for lost team trainer

• LFC Columbus v Columbus Spurs bet for LFC v Spurs on Sunday

• Allllllllll your #AskBAM questions

Thanks for listening. Love u.

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Episode 104 is here to cure what ails ya.

In it:

• Nebraska women's soccer team manager and former 3x guest Gianna Belcastro is here!

• Gianna finally meets Bryant!

• WSL returns with a Tottenham wündergoal and LFC shock!

• Charlotte FC wins against all odds and Crew draws against all victories

• We jump into alllll (we might have missed one or two) #AskBAM questions!

Also, Gianna and their sister Bella really don't seem to get along.. we unpack that and a lot more in the latest Bryant and Me and Gianna makes 3!

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Thanks for listening to episode 103 of Bryant and Me: The Podcast That Doesn't Need 103 Episodes.

In this show:

• Monster Jam!

• Tatumn Milazzo, Mal Pugh and Chicago knock KC Current down a few pegs

• Queen dies and WSL schedule is all messed up

• Ugly USA kits

• Crew political fundraisers

• Apples

• Video game top 5 (6ish) of all time

That and a lot of fun! Thanks for listening! We love you!

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Bryant and Me are back, baby!

Here's what we talked about, baby!

• Previewing LFC and Tottenham in the WSL

• Reviewing CL fun and previewing LFC and Tottenham 

• CLT FC issues, Crew supporters and Caleb Porter

• Me makes an announcement

• Allllll your #AskBAM questions ANSWERED!

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Welcome back to Bryant and Me; The Podcast Your Mother Warned You About

On this very special episode, we have three guests at once! It's Abbi, Beth and Trisha, the hosts of Soccer Crush! The FC Cincinnati fans join BAM to talk:

• SPITE (which is a great motivator)

• The opposite of a Soccer Crush and why its always Harry Kane

• The science of hot dog tacos

• Creating fake professional teams, with hand protection involved

• We preview the upcoming Hell is Real derby in Cincinnati and put a little wager on the line!

That and more on the latest episode. Thanks for listening! We appreciate you and love you #BAMFam

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Welcome to the 100th episode! If you've listened since the beginning, back in August of 2019, why?

Also, thank you!

Whether you've listened to 1 or over 100 (including bonus pods), we appreciate you listening to our Lifestyle Brand. Here's what we have for ep 100:

• Let people enjoy pumpkin flavored things (this part got cut from the show due to an audio issue #ProfessionalPodcaster)

• Chicago Soccer Athletes beat Gotham (fakes surprise)

• PL kickoff and media already have the narratives for the top teams in midseason form

• Talking the Crew match, but mostly our great friend Bryant Lepic and his recognition before kickoff

Then we get into the 100th episode celebration:

• We talk through the show's evolution

• We thank everyone who's been on the show individually (Eric Neal's thank you is at the end of the entire pod and not because we forgot that episode)

• We share OUR favorite moments

• Then we read and listen to your messages to us. It also turns into an #AskBAM segment, because Frank didn't read any tweets we sent about the audio files...

It's been a really fun ride. Thanks for listening to our 100th and last episode of Bryant and Me.

That's a joke. We aren't done making shows.

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Look at that title. How exciting!

We talk about all that stuff andddd:

• Maradona's coming back to haunt a statute maker

• That didn't say Madonna, although she'll definitely haunt people

• Charlotte trip: storms, tum tums, great tailgating, sleeping in a stadium, storms and more storms

• England in the Euro final

• USWNT VS ENGLAND FOR ALL THE MARBLES! ITS COMING HOME TO AMERICA!

• Premier League preview: our relegation sides, top four, golden boot and first manager fired

What a fun time! Thanks for listening.

For our next episode, ep 100, we want you to share voice memos with us. Watch the socials to learn how! We're @BryantandMe on Twitter AND Instagram

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Hey hey it's Bryant and Me, the #LifestyleBrand you know and love, maybe?

On this show, we talk about the following things:

• Getting old

• Columbus Crew

• Bryant Caves is the third man

• Tacos v Burritos

• Chicago Red Stars lose to a dangerous Ebony Salmon

• Jorts and cargo shorts

• The USWNT win CONCACAF (the worst tournament of the summer tournaments)

AND MORE!

Thanks for listening. Almost at 100 episodes, what a nice round number!

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Bryant and Me first saw a TikTok from Em Woods about a week and a half ago. It was so great and made us laugh so we had to have her on the show. 

On the pod:

• Em's prized fake mustaches

• Kids say the darndest things: shower snacks edition

• The best way that a parent has ever been described

• Why Em makes awesome videos, who she'd like to make a TikTok with from the sports world and having videos hit a quarter million views

That plus Thomas' son calls him a potty mouth/hilarious word (HENCE THE EXPLICIT "E" ON THIS EPISODE) while Bryant is in pain just from waking up #ThisIsThirty

Thanks for listening! We really enjoyed this show and it's worth every minute of your time!

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Welcome to episode 96, pick up sticks.

In this show:

• Robbie Rogers joins to talk about the retirement of Gina Lewandowski

• How Gotham's front office is abandoning the people who've stuck with the team for years

• The ESPN FC UK's Top 50 list of Women's Footballers

• Haslam family and Crew front office ignoring women's rights

• Plus all your #AskBAM questions about women's tournaments, Risk, cheese, grunge bands and Weird Al Yankovic

Thanks for listening! Go find Women's Sports Matter podcast and listen to their new episode with Tatumn Milazzo of the Chicago NWSL soccer athletes. Also, @EmWoodsCasual on TikTok is hilarious and you should go watch all of their videos!

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We have quite a treat for the #BAMFam, welcoming the hosts of SoccerNoob to the show!

SoccerNoob covers soccer from all corners of the world from the Eastern chunk of Kentucky.

We welcome SoccerNoob and 10-year-old PersonNoob to talk about:

• Why podcasting?

• Worst match watched

• Best match watched

• Best pop tart and blow pop flavors

• And all the #AskBAM questions

We also go into detail about the Cucho Hernández Columbus Crew signing and all the DRAMAAAAA surrounding people "breaking news" on the internet and its backlash. 

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Welcome to episode 94. Hope you enjoy it, or at least tolerate it...

We discuss:

• A formal apology to a good friend

• Supporting independent music

• Chicago NWSL soccer playing their hearts out and near the top of the table

• Mal Pugh's eventual surpassing of Alex Morgan for golden boot

• BIANCA ST. GEORGES RETURNS!

• USWNT roster and if this is Megan Rapinoe's last ride

• Crew injuries, Australia National Team in the WC, Capybaras and the Columbus Eagles

• Plus all of your #AskBAM questions regarding lunchables, muppets and other equally important things.

Enjoy our show? Share it with a pal. We'd appreciate it!

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What a week, what a week, what a week, what a mighty ok week. 

Bryant and Me are back in your ear cavities with all the same well thought out and prepared banter about soccer, geopolitical climates and the most accurate rating of starburst flavors you'll ever hear.

On ep 93:

• LFC lose CL final

• Supporters blamed for ineptitude of French officials

• Does Bryant like the idea of LFC having a parade?

• Which NWSL team is all talk and no performance on the field?

• Chicago soccer athletes playing well

• A fun story about famous soccer players

• Crew win, BUT AT WHAT COST!?

• Every single one of your #AskBAM questions are answered!

Welcome to the Multiverse of Mundaneness

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On the latest episode of Bryant and Me, we ask tough questions like:

• Where do babies come from?

• Why?

• How?

And many others. We talk about the final day of the PL season, Chicago and the NWSL and the Crew's not looking too great/hard to say anything right about it.

Plus we get into all of your #AskBAM questions.

We also start the show by talking about the tragedy in Uvalde, Texas, the response of horrible people and we vent our frustrations.

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Welcome to episode 91. As Bryant and Me inches towards their 100th episode, the show hit a snag with Bryant Caves contracting COVID-19 whilst in Florida (go figure). Gianna Belcastro, who hosts the Women's Sports Matter Podcast and is definitely not permanently taking over for Bryant, filled in and fun was had by all!

We discussed:

• Equal pay for the USWNT

• NWSL and the San Diego Wave exceeding expectations, the eventual downfall of Orlando and more!

• The BAM Summer Meet Up which may or may not be at the WNBA All Star Game or the Louisville Women's Cup shrug

• We discuss how Rhyne Howard is the next superstar and everyone else in the league stinks

• Plus alllllllll those #AskBAM or I should say #AskGAM questions!

Thanks for listening. We luv u!

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With Bryant and Me seemingly off from the podcasting world forever, Gianna Belcastro stepped up.

Gianna hosts the Women's Sports Matter podcast, and was a former co-host of an episode of BAM. 

Gianna and a mystery co-host walk through the start of the NWSL regular season, the UWCL and the mystery co-host name drops people all episode. 

It might be the best episode of Bryant and Me ever, because neither Bryant nor Me are on it.

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After a month away, Bryant and Me has returned. We discuss:

• Why we were gone

• Chicago soccer athletes win 

• Summer of Saint Georges is LIVE

• Crew finally win again

• And all of your #AskBAM questions

The format is a little different than usual, with us doing #AskBAM questions as the guide for our conversations. If you like this format better let us know.

Also, make sure you check out FRRacingOnline on Twitch on Wednesday at 10:15 ET for the BRYANT AND ME 100! We're sponsoring an eRacing event!

ALSO, Thursday, we have a special episode hosted by Gianna Belcastro and a mystery guest. It's a gift to you for taking so many weeks off from listening to our show.

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Episode 89, what an episode indeed.

We discuss:

• Liverpool FC's move to the Women's Super League!!

• Crew lose on the field, but a ton of cool stuff off it 

• USWNT descend on Columbus

• Lots of #AskBAM fun, none of it that I can remember at this very second

And more! Like toxic patriotism and MONSTER JAM! Thanks for listening!

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On Episode 88, the march to our 100th episode of an unnecessary podcast continues!

In it, we discuss:

• Concerts

• Thomas and weighing the options of jinxing Liverpool's promotion to the WSL

• NWSL Challenge Cup is a no good, very bad, thing... except for the league

• Crew honor Federico Higuain and Lucas Zelarayan is good

• AskBAM segment that covers a wide range of topics (some of them not kid friendly, hence the E on this episode)

Thanks for listening, or not listening. We'll only know you didn't listen if you tell us you didn't listen.

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In episode 87, we discuss:

• March Madness brackets and dishing out trash talk AND taking it (We love you Robbieeeee)

• 3 NWSL teams have Supporters' Groups protesting decisions

• We just want to watch soccer without insanity

• Columbus Crew 

• Deshaun Watson and Crew fandom

• Allllll your #AskBAM questions answered!

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Welcome to episode 86, pick up sticks.

In the show:

• Against Me! in mini vans

• LFC closer to promotion + MONSTER TRUCKS

• Crew are good, maybe

• Zardes is not being moved, probably

• Deshaun Watson and choosing how you support

• NWSL Schedule is out, but soured by Arnim and general lateness

• We answer allllll of your #AskBAM questions!

Thanks for listening. Have a great weekend/week/month/year

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No Bryant this week but we welcome back Robbie Rogers for his millionth appearance on the show. 

Robbie talks about his experience at the SEC Basketball Tournament:

• Fighting South Carolina fans

• Fighting security guards

• Being the best friend of LSU's head coach

• Drinking and punching people

It's a whole thing but it's really fun. Take a listen!

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On this this installment of NWSL preview episodes, we're welcomed by Ruby and Gary from the Soccer Over Gotham podcast. This duo of former players love Gotham FC and talked with us about:

• Is Carli Lloyd gone a good thing?

• Kristie Mewis' impact

• The odd coaching changes in 2021

• A change in every goalkeeper

• Why you should support Gotham FC

• Funky people

And a ton more!

We also talk about the first Crew match of the season, LFC losing in the FA Cup, followed by LFC Men winning the Carabou Cup and the Spurs Men winning a match!

Thanks for listening!

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The NWSL Preview Series of pods rolls on down to Kansas City, where the BBQ flows like wine. We spoke with Justin Horneker from the Soccer Talk Lads Podcast and Equalizer Soccer about all things KC:

• Which player will have the biggest impact

• How do offseason moves set this team up for success in the short term, but maybe hurt in the long term?

• How KC owners may be the lone example of a team without off-field drama in 2021, and setting a precedent for how a team should be treated

• And a ton more in our #AskBAM segment about the most random things you can think of.

The #AskBAM segment is jokingly brought to you by the kids that tested Kix and the mom's that approved it. NOT Snap, Crackle or Pop

Next week we welcome Ruby and Gary from the Soccer over Gotham Podcast!

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Bryant and Me is back, starting a new series previewing NWSL teams going into the 2022 season. First up is Racing Louisville FC!

Bekki Morgan is a writer for Beautiful Game Network and part of the Butchertown Rundown podcast.

In this pod, Bekki talks:

• New 2022 additions

• The new Racing coach

• Louisville's issues with hiring Christy Holly

• Yuki Nagasato 

• Buying people drinks

• Popeye's hidden dessert menu

And more!

Check it out. 

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Hey, welcome to our show.

Episode 81 comes a few hours after even more allegations came out about Rory Dames and this time stretching to his time in youth soccer. There are some sensitive topics in this episode, FYI.

We talk about these Red Star items:

• How is Arnim still owning the team?

• Walking away from a team is OK

• Supporting players while not supporting the team

We also talk a little about the Crew, Liverpool and Tottenham. PLUS, we answer a whole treasure trove of #AskBAM questions from YOU!

We end on a high note, and have some fun, but the main conversation is difficult. We support folks in whatever decision they make towards the Chicago Red Stars, NWSL and US Soccer.

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NOTE: Thank you for your flexibility through the difficult audio on this episode. A microphone needs replaced and it wasn't evident until after recording. THANK YOU!

On this episode, we have the return of Tyler Phillips, from the Columbus Crew. Ty joined our show in 2021, but that was before he started his journey as an employee of the Columbus Crew.

In this episode:

• What's his role

• How he got the role, and the insane number of interviews

• How he's morphed the position

• What a match day looks like and how he represents supporters

• What he's learned about himself through the position

And a ton ton ton more! This is a fully loaded episode, with a fair share of non sensical #AskBAM questions too!

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Welcome back to Bryant and Me: Lifestyle Brand.

In this episode:

• We do NOT play soccer but want to sponsor a team at CRIS' Nation's Cup

• Bryant doesn't like Arsenal

• If Liverpool and Tottenham play, but there's no stream for it, does it happen?

• Red Stars rumored coach is... underwhelming

• Michele Kang v Steve Baldwin v NWSL Board of Governors

• AskBAM makes us feel the rhythm, feel the ride, get on up, it's podcast time

We have fun making this show and we hope you have fun eavesdropping on our conversation.

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Episode 78 is live! Just hit the play button.

We discuss:

• Tottenham's rough day against Chelsea & one half against Morecambe

• Liverpool banner from Ohio to England

• YUKI NAGASATOOOOOO IS BACK!

• Michele Kang drops a stone cold stunner on Steve Baldwin

• Crew draft picks

• Plus ALL of your questions! All of them!

This episode is also on YouTube. Isn't that swell?

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We're still here in 2022. We haven't walked away from podcasting. We're sorry.

We return to talk about the stuff below this sentence:

• Crew joins the offseason

• Bold predictions for the Red Stars and Crew

• SheBelieves Cup and the Mighty Ducks 2

• AskBam questions

• Our Words for 2022 and more!!

This episode is also on YouTube! Well, the audio is. We'll get our faces on there soon (sorry again).

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In the final 2021 episode of Bryant and Me, we bring you a marathon episode, but not one of those horrible marathons where you run and sweat and cry and pee a little. 

Here's what's on the docket:

• The One Where Bryant Cries aka LFC v Tottenham 

• Thomas is mad at Columbus Spurs

• Why sign Jaelene Daniels? WHY!?

• Red Stars are still coachless

• Plus we answer all of your questions! Questions about ethics, burgers, Ghostbusters and Cool Runnings: the Ultimate Western movie

Have a great, and safe, New Year. Take care of yourselves and focus on your mental health. We care about you and love you lots.

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Welcome to Bryant and Me, where you can find alllllll those hot hot podcasts things. In our latest episode:

• Slam Kerr update on no police action against the pitch invader

• UEFA be crazy!

• NWSL Expansion Draft picks and big names that may be avoided

• MLS Expansion for Charlotte and which Crew players are available, and how none of the names surprised us

• MLS Schedule release 

• And more! A LOT MORE!

Also, we used our potty mouths a little more than usual, hence the E for expletive.

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Episode 74  is now live on the app you're currently looking at!

In this episode:

• Sam Kerr's bodyslam on a pitch invader

• Tottenham COVID issues

• Big Chicago Red Stars trades and which ones impact the most

• Good news in the Chicago Red Stars world

• Crew re-sign players and one soon-to-be former player speaks out with some big claims

• Crew 2: Electric Boogaloo; Crew Harder is announced

• AskBAM talks about Florida casinos, Christmas movies, spite and an... odd... way to describe eating Oreos

Enjoy the pod! We appreciate you!

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Bryant and Me return from their week off with nothing new really happening, except:

• Sarah Gorden and Sam Mewis are moving teams

• Rory Dames got fired for being a bad, abusive, person

• The Red Stars lost the NWSL Championship

• Thomas had a birthday

We talk about all of those things PLUS some news with the Nordecke and a new partnership and we answer alllll of your #AskBAM questions

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This week, an NWSL champion will be crowned and wouldn't you know it, the Chicago Red Stars have a chance to take the crown home!

In this episode:

• Review the Chicago victory over Portland

• We discuss vaccinations outside of a simply sports impact focus

• A preview of the NWSL Championship and who we think will win SPOILER ALERT

• A lot of questions in #AskBAM about movies, food, Thanksgiving food, comfort food and sports fandom pettiness

Check it out! Go Red Stars! Go NWSL! Go soccer!

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On episode 71, Bryant and Me turns into Gianna and Me! Bryant was a late scratch, but our pal Gianna Belcastro, from the Women's Sports Matter Podcast jumped in to co-host!

In the pod:

• Chicago's big DUB against NJ/NY/Metropolitan Sky Gotham Blue FC SC

• Preview the Red Stars v. Thorns for Sunday

• A 2021 Crew Obituary for the season that's now over

• We answer YOUR questions like Christmas gifts, the peppermint shortage of Naperville and CATS!

Thanks for listening. Please go give Women's Sports Matter a review and 5 star rating on Apple Podcasts! THANKS!

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In episode 70:

• Bryant is moving and YOU are gonna help!

• Chicago end of season awards and how the team got them wrong

• Robbie Rogers is really biased and he predicts Sunday's CRS/Gotham match

• The Crew season is basically over

• Our favorite episodes of the Office and Boy Meets World (complete without the snarky and elitist comment "Oh the British one is better"

Enjoy this long episode!

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Episode 69 has some neat topics for your ears.

The BAM boys discuss:

• Best sports anthem

• Chicago's 2-1 victory and where it puts them in the playoff push

• Nadia Nadim's call for more trash talk in the NWSL, and dragging a player for her contribution to Nadim's injury

• Getting Crew fans down to Louisville

• Crew's 4-0 home win with friends

• in #AskBAM, we bring up all the topics you want us to talk about including Mercury in retrograde, bad halloween candy and pancakes.

Enjoy! We appreciate you!

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Bryant and Me returns in the wake of big NWSL news and a couple Red Stars BANGERS.

Here's episode 68's rundown:

• Huge update with Washington Spirit's Steve Baldwin 

• Red Stars are in the playoff hunt, and the refs aren't making it easy

• Thomas cheats on Bryant with two podcasts

• The aftershock of Meg Linehan's article outlining abuse by former coach Paul Riley

• Championship game venue change

• USMNT (sure?)

And more! Check it out! I mean, if you're already reading this you're likely already listening...

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Bryant and Me welcomed the top English speaking Armenian National Team podcast.

The goal: learn all we could about the Armenian National Team and how Lucas Zelarayan fits into it!

Aram and Armen share players to watch, how Lucas fits into their system and more. Check out this normal length episode of Bryant and Me!

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Welcome to episode 67. FYI, we do a lot of bad impersonations in this episode, and sing an entire song. Outside of that, we've got all the subpar content you're used to:

• Walking through the dominant Red Stars victory over league-leading Portland

• NWSL commentating needs to get better

• Crew beat Le Impacte De Montreal, oui.

• Answering the age old question: do we care about the Campeones cup?

• Washington Spirit are in shambles (at least off the field)

• We also answer your pressing life questions about sweatpants, favorite cereal and jimmy cracked corn

Give us a listen, give us a review, give us a little bit of your day. Or don't. 

Thanks for listening #BAMFam. We love you!

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Episode 66, pick up sticks. 

Bryant and Thomas talk:

• Don't compliment us for supporting our favorite teams

• Miguel Berry is the greatest player in Crew history

• TACTICS

• Lower.com Field media area food breakdown

• Washington Spirit are a messssss

• Man City Women are negligent 

• And a ton more

Check it out. Thanks! We're Bryant and Me: it's a podcast.

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Them BAM Boys are back at it. In our latest episode:

• Gina Lewandowski needs a red card

• NWSL Championship match that everyone is happy about

• Crew don't enjoy their time at Disney

• Finally time for #PorterOut?!

• We tackle YOUR lives! Tackle em real hard

Also, we discuss the upcoming "Best of the Guests" tournament that we're going to do. Stay tuned to the socials for that one!

We also celebrated 2 years of podding together. Thank you to everyone that's listened and supported us the past two years. The friendships we've made through the show are very near and dear to our hearts. Even yours, Eric.

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If you didn't think our show could get any more white male, then we're going to blow your mind on this episode.

Returning guest Robbie Rogers, celebrity Gotham fan and fervent tweeter during the show, talks about the coaching changes at Gotham FC. Robbie also shares how many goals Gina Lewandowski will score, and there are A LOT. Also, Robbie goes off on Red Bull supporters that are angry at Gotham players for going to an NYCFC match. Burn ointment recommended for that segment. 

Joining us for the first time is Mike Hudson aka Mike Slutson aka Mike Hudson Sucks aka Reverend Hudson Heat about his dual fandom between FC Cincy and the Columbus Crew. He walks through Friday's Crew Hell is Real victory and we talk at length about Caleb Porter and job security.

Enjoy the show. We enjoyed making it. Hope you enjoy listening.

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Welcome back to Bryant and Me, where we have no special guests or co-hosts. It's just the two of us. We can make it if we try.

In this episode:

• Trip to Charlotte & Cary, NC

• Thomas' trip to Louisville with Canary Lenoy

• NWSL destroys Europe (ish)

• Spurs & Liverpool Women and how they'll do this season

• Angel City made transactions (we recorded right before the news broke that Freya Coombe will step down as manager before the end of the season. We didn't take that section out though because there's singing (PRIORITIES))

• The Crew aren't doing great, but they'll beat Cincinnati

Thanks for listening! Our show is still not FDA approved, like the awesome COVID vaccine, but we have little to no side effects. May cause crying, rethinking life decisions and dandruff. 

*We don't think they stink. We just wanted to act like everyone on Twitter. 

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We're amazed to have US Rugby Olympian Naya Tapper join us fresh off her time at the Tokyo Olympics!

Naya talks about:

• Her history with rugby and rise through USA Rugby

• Her sales pitch on rugby sevens to new fans

• The growth of the game in the United States

• Her love of The Office, her favorite episode and character

• In the lightning round she talks about her best and worst moment from Tokyo, being able to sleep anywhere and she isn't swayed by the hot dog is a taco conversation.

Make sure you follow Naya Tapper on YouTube, Twitter and Instagram. Also, head to nayatapper.com to learn more about her and order an awesome shirt. 

Naya also cohosts the Leo's Den podcast with teammate Lo Mahar about life as a professional rugby player. Check it out where podcasts are found!

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Here at Bryant and Me, you know that we talk about soccer and other things, other podcasty things. Well in this episode, it weights heavily on the podcasty things.

Mike Kelleher, the Stuff Guy from Legacy List with Matt Paxton joins us to talk:

• Losing to cable access George to the Rescue

• His favorite moment from filming the show

• Mike asks us what we'd put on our Legacy List

• Mike's big announcement about filming in Columbus, Ohio!

• Bryant getting offered a job at Legacy List but awkwardly blowing his interview

• Wrasslin, specifically Vince and Linda McMahon become socialists

• His new records

• More and more and more

This episode is less of an interview and more of a train of thought for Mike and the BAM hosts. Come on ride the train, ride it. Choo wooooo

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Bryant and Me is proud to present our interview with Chicago Red Stars team owner, Peabody and Emmy award winning sports journalist/tv & radio personality and future SNL cast member Sarah Spain!

We discuss:

• How she got into soccer

• Abby Wambach cheating off her presentation notes

• Battling imposter syndrome

• How she became a Red Stars owner

• How a hot dog is definitely a taco

• Bobcat Goldthwait

And a ton ton more! A lot is packed into this short interview.

Thank you for listening. Feel free to give us a 5-star review. In the review you can say whatever mean things you want about our show, just make sure it's with 5 stars. 

Tell your friends about the show.

Get vaccinated.

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Episode 61 sees the #BAMFam returning after almost a month long hiatus. We talk about lots:

• A really big announcement. No joke. It's huge.

• Thomas' trip to Florida (awful)

• Thomas' trip to Chicago (only awful for the Red Stars)

• We preview the upcoming Chi v Gotham match with celebrity fan/soccer hooligan Robbie Rogers

• We talk about the Crew's recent form

And there's other stuff I'm sure. Enjoy!

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Episode 60 returns to a bygone era of Bryant and Me episodes where they were all at least an hour and a half long.

We discuss a lot:

• Cat Dads

• Crew's final match at the tiny demon fortress

• Is Austin a rival? We read YOUR thoughts from the Twitter

• NWSL Trading Cards

• Rory keeps trying to get Mal Pugh on the USWNT roster but we selfishly want her to stay at Chicago this summer

• The Eagles won their first match, but no one could see it since St. Louis didn't feel like a stream was necessary

AND MORE!

Listen, or don't. Either way. 

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In episode 59, Bryant Caves makes his triumphant return, and so does his stuff after his crappy movers messed up their move! Thanks to the #BAMFam for your support!

We talk about a lot of soccering:

• USMNT is something we may or may not care about

• The Red Stars disrupt the Courage return party

• We have no illusions that Sarah Spain will actually come on our podcast

• Columbus Eagles are gonna sell out with YOUR help!

• Thomas talks about his PAID writing gig

And more!

We sing A LOT in this episode. A LOT

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In our latest episode of Bryant and Me: the Jazz of Podcasts, Ryan Legg joins us! He's co-host of hit podcast That's Strange. It's a show where they talk about the weird, odd and strange in the universe, so he was perfect to dissect our show. 

We talk:

• His first Crew match

• How he chose Chelsea and celebrating the Champions League final

• Booing Michael Bradley

• Missing World Cup trophies

And more!

Enjoy episode 58th of Bryant and Me and episode 1 of Ryan and Me!

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In episode 57, the #BAMFam returns with all that hot Crew/Red Stars/Eagles goss that you neeeeeeed.

We discuss:

• LZ shooting free kicks like he's doing layup practice

• Stadium delay silliness

• MKOT still can't score but they didn't lose by 5 so.. progress!

• Robbie Rogers calls out his own supporters' group and we enjoyed it!

• Columbus Eagles lost their second match, but are also showing slight improvement

• We tried to give tickets away for free dollars and "Columbus soccer fans" were like "nah brah I'm good"

And more on Bryant and Me: the Jeb Bush of podcasts! 

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Oh hi there, I didn't see you come in.

We're a podcast that talks about soccer and other things, other podcasty things, and we have a fun show for you in episode 56. Robbie Rogers of Jersey Sporting News is a Scottish Soccer Hooligan and submarine operator. We talk about none of those two things because of SOCCER! We discuss:

• Crew rebrand and Nordecke/ownership statement

• Mewis and Lavelle return (hooray Jon Corleone!)

• Gotham plays Chicago

• Chicago might not be good

• Where should Carli Lloyd play?

We also chat about Bryant's not so great moving experience and other things of that nature. Maybe black and gold leggings too...

All that and MORE on the podcast your mother warned you about: BRYANT AND ME!

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Episode 55 has a different bearded sounding co-host than usual. Bryant is busy packing up so he can run away from all of his friends and life in Ohio. While he avoids real life bonds that have been cultivated over years, Thomas wanted to record. In his place, after a stringent background check and personality test, Tyler aka TK aka Drunken Crewzer joined the show!

We chat about the Crew's 3-0 slobberknocker of a loss at the hands of Monterrey. We also share some of your thoughts from the Twitter world. Yes, that means YOU!*

There's also a short interview portion where Tyler surprises Thomas with interview questions for HIM! It threw Thomas for a loop and you just have to listen to hear for yourself.

TK also gives a glimpse into the Columbus Eagles video production, brought to you by the Nordecke, for the 2021 WPSL outdoor season. We also chat about our thoughts around the Gotham FC rebrand/ritualistic burning in effigy of Sky Blue FC.

That and more on the next exciting episode of BRYANT AND ME! Now with 50% less original co-host!

*it does not mean you if you didn't reply to our Twitter post that we sent minutes before hitting the record button. Also, if you don't hear us say your name we didn't read it. That's how it works.

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Episode 54 of Bryant and Me talks about the usual soccer and other things (other Podcasty things) but tonight was a little different.

It begins with the rise and fall of the Super League. It shifts into how easily we can ignore the morals of figures in sports for the sake of the sport itself. 

We also discuss the verdicts for Derek Chauvin, and what happened in Columbus 15 minutes before the verdict was read.

It's a heavy episode, but we don't make the show so everyone likes it. Join us in our conversation online. Message us. Let's chat. 

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Hey there! In episode 53, we talk a lot but stay relatively on topic!

• Crew's 4-0 wafflestomping of Real Esteli FC

• Who plays Thursday and Sunday?

• Red Stars v Dash on-field snoozer and off-field horrible Houston security racism

• Exciting first four matches of the NWSL Challenge Cup

• Thomas' trip to Louisville to cover Racing Louisville FC

• More about Bryant's move

We talked a ton, but it was one of those things where we were just having a lot of fun and didn't notice the time. If you don't like it, I mean I guess you don't have to listen? Are you still reading this breakdown of the episode? If you are, and you don't like this podcast, just start your own. It's pretty much free. 

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Bryant and Me make their triumphant return from the rolling hills of SE Ohio to record this Chicago Red Stars packed preview with Alex Campbell of SoccerCast Chicago and Hot Time in Old Town. He covers the Red Stars and Formerly Bridgeview Fire, but thankfully he only talks about the better team in this episode.

Alex and the boyzzz discuss:

• How Sarah Woldmoe fits into the lineup

• What will their attack look like?

• Who the heck starts in the fullback roles

• Who plays when the USWNT go to Europe and Tokyo this year?

Alex knows anything you wanted to know about the Red Stars. We had a blast talking to him and can't wait for the season to start THIS FRIDAY against the Dash.

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On another bonus episode of Bryant and Me, we chat with Liverpool goalkeeper Rylee Foster!

Rylee is a Canadian National Team goalkeeper, former West Virginia Mountaineer and current goalkeeper for Liverpool Football Club.

In the episode, we talk about:

• her lifelong love of Liverpool

• not picking Liverpool as where she first wanted to play professionally

• mental health and moving to England two months before quarantine

• her website fostermylife.com

• which teammate tells the best stories and does the best pranks

And a ton more! We really enjoyed this interview, and we hope you do too. 

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Bryant and Me make their triumphant return to mediocrity after last week's pod special with Chicago Red Star defender Bianca St. Georges.

Bryant and Thomas talk:

• Boyzzzz weekend

• Challenge Cup in the NWSL and why it was a good year to have it

• Holy expensive Crew kit and the nickel and dime-ing hurting the MLS

• Local fair at the new Crew Stadium

• The two take opposing sides to the "is Austin a rival" discussion

• Columbus Eagles playing for a trophy this weekend

And more! Take a listen. We're getting closer to having a show that's under an hour. We'll get there. Some day.

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We were fortunate enough to sit down with Chicago Red Stars breakout defender, Canadian senior team member and avid learner Bianca St. Georges. Here's what we talked about:

• How she fell in love with the sport

• When she'll be back from injury

• Clarifying past comments about being "high risk, high reward" in her style of play

• Never having a coach like Rory

• Books that have helped center her

• Her motivation to do so well in school

and a lot lot more. You'll just have to listen to find out.

Chicago starts their Challenge Cup run on April 9th against Houston. The regular season begins a month later, in May. 

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Welcome to episode 50-ish!

Our new episode is packed with US National Team on and off-field discussion. Specifically, their two wins in the SheBelieves Cup and the continuing discussions about race off the field.

We also go down memory lane and discuss our favorite moments from the show, and it gets oddly emotional. Not odd in a bad way, but odd in an eye opening way.

We also discuss the recent Eagles and Crew news, and sing more in this episode than we do in others.

Enjoy our 50th* episode! Here's to another 50!

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In this action packed episode (play along) we talk a lot about Columbus soccer, the Eagles, the Crew's Champions League draw and how it was RIGGED, the MLS stopping a lockout before it starts and Casey Kreuger joining the US Women's National Team.

We also breakdown, in no order, our 5 favorite logos (minus our own teams).  That is all logos that aren't Logos by Jess designed.

Enjoy! We're almost to under an hour for an episode! We'll get there!

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What happens when marketing gets chosen over passion and skill?

What happens when rich people do all they can to get richer?

What happens when COVID protocols aren't great, and the PR response is even worse?

What happens when you actually support local sports teams, and not just the one in the biggest league in your city?

We answer all these questions AND MORE on the latest episode of Bryant and Me: the podcast your mother warned you about.

Streaming live right now, just by hitting that play button.  Go ahead and hit it, it won't hurt.  Just a little tap.  

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In our latest episode, we talk A LOT about hockey, specifically the NWHL Isobel Cup bubble season aka the NDubble. 

There was great hockey, huge comebacks and a rivalry where Thomas' team actually lost to Bryant's! GASP!

We also preview LFC v Tottenham this week, in a whole week full of BAM Derbies.

In addition, a Red Star player got called up to a national team that isn't the USA and the Crew finally have dates for their new season.

At the end of the episode, we also announce something really cool in Columbus soccer!

Also, as the title suggests, we talk about hockey so much that Bryant calls soccer hockey multiple times, on accident.

We also sprinkle in a Stump Bryant question about Full House... because why not?

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There's a lot packed in this new episode of Bryant and Me (sans Bryant due to a non-COVID illness).  

Women's sports advocate, and wearer of many figurative hats, Kelsey Trainor joined us to talk about her life in sports and her motivation in her life. Specifically, she talks about:

• Extreme sports youth

• Becoming the next Dwayne Johnson

• The huge year for women's sports in 2020

• The social justice work of the WNBA, and how they've led the way in the sports world

• How fun it is to watch high caliber athletes perform their crafts and how its the reason more people came to women's sports in 2020

and

• Ways that you can support women's leagues, if you aren't already

This interview made us better, more educated, sports fans. We hope you enjoy it!

HAPPY INAUGURATION DAY

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When America needed Bryant and Me the most, Bryant and Me gave the most to America,

In this marathon episode, Bryant and Thomas break down:

• Chicago Red Stars pre-draft trade and draft picks and how it will shake up the current roster

• We thank former Chicago Local 134 leader, and former 2x guest on the show, Maggie a farewell from her leadership duties in the 134 

• Liverpool Women lose their manager at not a good time in their campaign for promotion and Liverpool Men can't score

• Tottenham Men are parking the bus and still losing leads plus their magical night at Marine FC

• We get really angry about the FA Cup using a coin flip to decide women's FA Cup matches

• We start some HAWKEY talk about the upcoming NWHL Isobel Cup bubble. Do I like hockey!?

We know this episode is longer than most, but in all honesty we record this show for ourselves so shrug

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Yippee ki yay boys and girls!  It's the Bryant and Me Christmas Special!

In this episode, we give gifts to our favorite, and least favorite, clubs, pods and human beings! Also, we'll sing a good bit!

• A couple to the Columbus Crew (as if an MLS Cup wasn't enough!)

• Jose and Tottenham

• Tottenham Women and Alex Morgan

• Liverpool FC

• Our Columbus podcast buddies!!

So jingle all the way to your favorite podcast listening spot and give Bryant and Me a small part of your day.  Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays!

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So about Saturday night...

Columbus Crew are the champions of Major League Soccer, which makes sense because they're the greatest team the world has ever seen.

In this Massive Crew episode, we talk about:

• The match

• The Queen Anne's Revenge Zoom watch party

• One half of the show's experience AT the MLS Cup

• Suspect free hot dogs that were actually free brats

We also said in the beginning that we'd also talk about Liverpool v Spurs, but Columbus took all that over and we don't care.

Assistant Producer credit to Dan from Twitter @SolonTLG

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It's the week of the 2020 MLS Cup Final!  Seattle Sounders come to Columbus to take on the Greatest Team the World Have Ever Seen, aka the Columbus Crew.

To preview the big matchup, we have the radio voice of Columbus Crew SC: Chris Doran!  Chris is an amazing guy, and not just because of his knowledge of the beautiful game.  He's an all around good person and we discuss with him:

• How his love of soccer started

• His radio broadcasting journey

• How he preps for a match

• How Columbus shut down New England's offense

• Caleb Porter's goalkeeper decision

• A text that he received from Caleb Porter last year that let him know the team was on their way

We also share our MLS Cup prediction and Chris is so darn good at his job that at one point he was interviewing us...

Make sure you make your donations to WARM at North High Brewing's two locations.  Queen Anne's Revenge (you know them as QWAR), is accepting your donations to give back to the community through the Westerville Area Resource Ministry!!

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Bryant is flying solo tonight.  Just a brief pod to check in on the current state of the pod, The Columbus Crew, Chicago Red Stars, and the Whole Club Cup.  Then Bryant has a brief discussion checking in with his struggles with mental health and provides some tips on how you can help yourself and others as well.  

If you're having thoughts of suicide or self-harm, please contact the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 800-273-8255

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To say Bryant and Me get on some soap boxes in this episode would be an understatement.

BAM returns with a full lineup of topics:

• Bryant talks about the memorial service for John Ivanic, with the Columbus Spurs on Sunday

• The heightened view on the WSL with the announcement of Alex Morgan

• We discuss Alex Greenwood, Lucy Bronze, Tobin Heath and Christian Press joining the Manchesters

• We rip Alex Greenwood hating trolls, that never talk about women's soccer, a new one

• Thomas gets really angry at Liverpool, after a weekend full of wins

• We discuss the Chicago Red Stars match against the Washington Spirit

• We talk about two weird goals in the Columbus Crew SC match

And other shenanigans from the podcast your mother warned you about: BRYANT AND ME!

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Today is a historic day, because Bryant and Me has a huge announcement.  Make that TWO huge announcements!  We disclose both in this episode.

We also cover a TON of soccering:

• Tottenham Women return draw w/West Ham

• Aston Villa against Man City goals....

• Liverpool v Durham and Durham's late equalizer

• We break down Hell is Real Part VI! #LuisDiazStanAccount

• Then we preview the PL with our top 4 and relegation picks.  You won't BELIEVE who Thomas chose to win the league!

• We also do our first Bundesliga Blip of the season and last Bundesliga Blip of the season, because Bryant has given up on Schalke.  SAD!

Next week will be awesome as we review the Red Star's first match of the fall series!  Thanks for listening.  We love you all.

Make sure you are registered to vote, you know where to vote and you're ready for Election Day. 

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If you love soccer, this is the episode for you.  Helen and Hannah, from the Women's Soccer Show, join us!

They discuss:

• The Community Shield

• The upcoming FA Women's Super League season

• Their picks for the winners of the league

• Non-NWSL Players you should know

• Differences between the WSL and NWSL (on and off the field)

• What the move of NWSL players to the WSL means (not what you think)

• One way that the NWSL can see a big jump in improvement

• Which WSL player wears her clothes inside out..

This episode is very educational, and entertaining.  Thanks for listening!

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Well, hello there.  Thanks for dropping by.

We have an action packed show for you this week:

• Lionel Messi hot take, that ended up being mild at best

• New NWSL Fall Schedule and if either of us would go to a sporting event right now

• We break down the Crew's 1-0 loss to NYCFC & reminisce about the Nagbe goal from Thursday (SWOON)

• We talk about a new, 22-team, trophy competition in England, called the WCC.  It's going to make for an even more enjoyable, and competitive, footie season

• To close the show, Bryant and Thomas talk a jaunt down memory lane, talking about their last year of having a podcast.  Why did they decide to cut onions in such a dusty room?  Jeeze.  Poor podcast planning #ProfessionalPodcasters

Thank you for this last year.  Hope to see you again through year 2, where we promise even worse content than we've ever had before (hard to imagine, I know).

NEXT WEEK: We have Hannah and Helen from the WoSo Show to discuss the upcoming WSL season!  Stay tuned!

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Welcome to episode 36! Jordan Keeble from A Red Arrow, and formerly of The Liverpool Offside, joins us to talk Liverpool football.  This is a bitter sweet episode that is worth your time.  While the discussion is about Liverpool, it's an interview that will connect to all fans of Premier League football, because it isn't isolated to just Merseyside.

Before the interview, we breakdown the move of Rose Lavelle and Sam Mewis moving from the NWSL to Manchester City and the implications for not only the NWSL, but long-term with the US Women's National Team.

We compare ratings for MLS is Back and NWSL Challenge Cup finals, and how they both had at least 600 people watch.

We also share the news about the potential return of NWSL to our streaming devices and hearts.

In our interview with Jordan, she discusses:

• Stories about Liverpool Women's Football Club: bus trips, old mattresses and mass exoduses of scousers to rival clubs.

• Being torn between the men's club winning the PL while the women's club got relegated

• Her story of trying to interview the club during their USA Preseason tour

• The importance of supporting the club and not only the men's senior team

• Plus A LOT more!  Honestly, we talked about similar topics off the air for over 30+ minutes, so this episode just scrapes the surface.

Thank you for listening! 

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Ty Phillips from Columbus, Ohio advocacy group Columbus Speaks joins the show.  Columbus Speaks supports organizations that support marginalized people in all of Columbus.  Ty talks with us about:

• The amazing response to their shirt sale

• The moment when he felt Columbus Speaks was really making big strides

• Answers the question: How can people start helping?

• Brags on his amazing wife Emily: co-founder of Columbus Speaks

We also discuss both Austin FC and the Crew with Ty, in a nice level-headed conversation about the team's failed move to Austin by Anthony Precourt and friends.

Outside of the interview, BAM gets a little mushy, we discuss the NWSL Challenge Cup record breaking final and share about our upcoming pod special: The Curious Case of Liverpool Women's Football Club.

ALSO: We have a new logo!! Graphics by Jess, on Instagram and Twitter, made our new amazing logo!  Go pay for her design services, like we did.  It's worth your money!

WE WILL BE OFF NEXT WEEK!  Enjoy the next couple of weeks!

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In the hours after the culmination of the NWSL Challenge Cup, we discuss: -  The final match and an overseas match that this one resembled a little too well... - The breakout player of the tournament for Chicago: Savannah McCaskill - What's next for the NWSL calendar, according to the NWSL Commissioner - Discussing if we think the NWSL will lose more big name players like Sam Mewis and potentially Rose Lavelle to European clubs - The closing gap between American WoSo and European clubs - Breakdown of the final day of PL action and Two Rash Challenges getting beat down - Bryant gives the Crew an MLS is Back PEP TALK!  Think of it like Rudy in that one football movie... what's its name?! We have a lot of fun coming in the next few weeks.  We talk to Ty Phillips in next week's show.  He's with Columbus Speaks: a group supporting Black Lives Matter and protests in Columbus.   We'll also potentially have guests to talk about what's next for the NWSL, European leagues and Liverpool Women.  Stay tuned and thank you always for listening.  We truly appreciate you as human beings.  #BaseballButts

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Episode 33 has it all, if it all means Chicago Red Stars/NWSL Challenge Cup, Crew SC and Premier League coverage.

In this episode we discuss:

• The underdog NC Courage not making it past the first round of the NWSL Challenge Cup knockout round ;)

• The Red Stars Alyssa Naeher taking no prisoners

• Julie Ertz ultra swagger filled PK

• Our views on PKs deciding matches

• Columbus Crew's dominance in the MLS is Back tournament... SO FAR

• We round out the final couple of matches in the PL, and Bryant discusses how Tottenham can make the Europa league.  Thomas pleads with Bryant to not want the Europa league...

• Thomas shares about the G2K company and getting fans into PL stadiums

• Thomas feels convicted about his LFC fandom, in one specific area

AND MUCH MORE!  How much more?  MUCH MORE!  Thank you for listening.  We appreciate you.  You're doing great things in life and the sky is the limit.  We support you and love you.

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Chicago Red Stars midfielder Danny Colaprico and forward Kealia Watt join us from the NWSL Challenge Cup!

They discuss:

• Life in the bubble

• The Chicago Red Stars tournament focus

• Kealia Watt's adjustment to Chicago

• Danny Colaprico's time in the W-League and playing 7 straight seasons without a break

• And a lot of questions supporters shared across Twitter and Instagram

Thank you to Kealia and Danny for volunteering to be on the show, the Chicago Red Stars for not deleting our request for an interview and Chicago Local 134 for their support and vouching for us.   

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Welcome to episode 32!  

We jump right into the Red Stars nervy victory over Utah Royal FC with our pals from Chicago Local 134: Chicago Red Stars supporter's group supernovas!  Oh yeah, we have an enormous announcement about some special Red Star player interviews this weeeeeeeeek!  We announce the players at the end of the show.

We wax poetically about Savannah McCaskill and Casey Short's goal and continue talk about Watt flying around the pitch.

Maggie and Lauren talk about the beginnings of the Pass it On campaign that took NWSL Challenge Cup social medias by storm, including impacting the play call and getting some of that awesome charity money every time the announcers said Sam Kerr.

They also share about how the coffee truck sponsoring began and how all the other SGs in the league are playing catchup.  

We share who we want to play in the knockout round, as we recorded before the last match of the group stage.

Bryant and Me talk a little about Frederico Hiquain's DC debut, the Crew THRASHING of FC Cincy and talk about various Premier League happenings, including the North London Derby, pouring one out for Norwich City heading back to the Championship and Thomas didn't watch Liverpool this weekend because he was doing yard work....

Also, no one is shocked at Man City.

Thanks for listening!  We'll have a special interview episode in just a few days!  GET SOME!!

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In a slightly later than usual episode of Bryant and Me, we have an episode chalk full of soccering talk:

• We recap the Red Stars 0-0 draw against the Thorns and 1-0 shouldn't-have-been-a-loss against the North Carolina Courage.  We discuss how impressed we are with Kealia Watt's performances, Alyssa Naeher "I will break you" prematch photo face and Chicago Local 134 doing the lord's work by providing coffee for players at the NWSL Challenge Cup (not the magic underwear type known around Utah)

• We discuss the Prem and the Battle Royale with cheese (because of the metric system) between Lloris and birthday boy Sonny and how Jose thinks its B-E-A-utiful.  We also have a hearty laugh about imagining what Jose would say in the MLS.

• We discuss the scenario for Brian Lenoy's Norwich City FC to avoid relegation and who we'd want to go down: Wet Spam or Asston Villa.

• We give our predictions for the first starting 11 of the MLS is Back for Crew v FC Fake Chili and our guesses for the outcome of the entire tournament winner and runner-up.

• Bryant shares about his trip to SW Ohio and something that really grinds his gears.  

Thank you for listening.  We love and care about you.  Engage with us on the internets.  That's why the internets is there: to engage with others.  We are others.  We love you, did we mention that?

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We packed NWSL, EPL, Bundesliga, a little MLS and a good amount of singing into one episode.

Maggie and Lauren join us from Chicago Local 134 - one of the supporters groups for NWSL's Chicago Red Stars.  They discussed:

• Retiring from soccer at an early age, to end on top

• The match between Chicago and the Washington Spirit

• How the club will transition away from Sam Kerr

• They share their thoughts on the anthem headlines regarding not all players standing, and empathy for teammate Casey Short from her team

The interview with Maggie and Lauren starts right around the 50 minute mark!  

Bryant and Me discuss the culmination of the Premier League title race, and Thomas shares his thoughts while Bryant does the play-by-play.

We talk about the unexpected leap frog in the Bundesliga and our fond farewell to the season.

We packed A LOT into a shorter episode (shorter by our standards at least).

Enjoy!  Tell a friend!  Rate our pod!  Go Red Stars!!

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On this week's episode, we only have a few topics, but we had a lot to discuss:

• NWSL Challenge Cup!  Our excitement for the tournament, disappointment at the situation in Orlando and announcing which team will get the BRYANT AND ME BUMP!!

• The return of the Premier League!  We go through some highlights, and lowlights (Harry McGuire/Arsenal/LFC v Everton).  

• We spend a lot of time talking about how people spend a lot of time talking about Christian Pulisic

• We dissect the "White Lives Matter Burnley" situation and how the game is changing for the better

• Bundesliga is like a child to us, a child that we will NOT ignore.  So we give our quick Bundesliga update about Schalke and FC Union Berlin.  One team had a much better week than the other...

THANK YOU FOR LISTENING!  We reached over 1000 listens because of YOU!  Thank you so much!

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We wouldn't call this episode a podcast episode. It's a SUPER podcast episode.

We are joined by Eric Neal from Two Rash Challenges: a Newcastle/Liverpool/MLS/US National Team podcast based out of Columbus Ohio. The other rash challenge failed everyone when he went to COVID 19 hot bed Charleston, South Carolina, to spend time at a wifi-less hellscape...

ANYWAY

We discuss the MLS is back tournament, mainly around should it happen in Orlando, Florida. Currently, Florida has had record breaking amounts of new coronavirus cases in the past week. Is MLS in a dire enough financial state that the tournament is required? Are the players safe? Is it fair to ask Disney employees or MLS players to stay quarantined for over a month? We talk about all of those things and also our predictions for what might actually happen on the field.

Eric talks about "Asterisk FC" aka Liverpool FC for their soon-to-be title win. Thomas points out that LFC have more points (82) than LCFC had in their title run of 2016 (81) and Thomas totally won the argument.

Bryant and Eric talk about where they see Newcastle and Tottenham ending their seasons and Thomas sits back confident that he'll soon get to buy Liverpool championship gear.

Steve and Comet also talk about their favorite Bundesliga squads! It was the most successful match weekend for the BAM hosts with Schalke earning a draw and FC Union Berlin getting closer to relegation safety with a win!!!

This episode is a lot. Pace yourself. Stay hydrated. Wear a mask when you leave your house.

Black Lives Matter. Humanity is not political. We continue to stand with everyone fighting against injustice.

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Jeremy Hollon, Associate Director of Community Partnerships at CRIS joins the pod again.  This time, Jeremy discusses how CRIS has adapted their work for the COVID19 pandemic.  

Jeremy shares the work CRIS is doing to continue to support those in our community who may have just moved here with no big support group, or may not even know the language.  

We also discuss the return of the Premier League and what it means to Jeremy.

Outside of the interview, we discuss our feelings about protests and the murdering of George Floyd, and countless others.  We take the time to discuss our thoughts on player reactions on social media and the outward expressions on the pitch over the past week.

Your podcast app is not broken, this episode is under an hour.

We love you all.  Black Lives Matter.

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On our latest episode, we discuss an initiative we have with CRIS Ohio!  We have some events and even special edition merchandise that'll benefit Community Refugee and Immigrant Services.  We give a lot more details on when things will be available, a special Zoom Bundesliga watch party and much more.  Watch our social media too for more info on all the initiatives being rolled out by CRIS and us.

On this episode, we've got quite a list of topics:

• Does having no supporters in the stands impact some teams over others?

• Why were we so bad at choosing winning Bundesliga teams?

• German clubs Twitter game rivaling any other soccer league in the world

• The return of Premier League training pitch videos and how much we love and miss them

• Don Garber is NOT happy about the MLS return to soccer tournament info being leaked.  NOT AT ALL.  We discuss it.

We also play a new game that is sweeping the nation!  START BENCH TRANSFER!  It's like Have Relations/Marry/Kill but yeah, with athletes.

Thank you for listening.  Remember kids, peer pressure always works!

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This week, we have what the podcasting world calls "a doozy."  We have extremely special guest Cheyenne Foster, or you may know her better as Between Clean Sheets.  She produces awesome soccer content through vlogs, short videos and regular ole social media awesomeness.  We also bring back a little bit of a normal podcast format:

• We talk about how we chose our Bundesliga sides, and how Bryant's may or may not stick and Thomas may or may not have already purchased a jersey...

• The K League apology is discussed, which may or may not involve sex dolls (it does)

The Between Clean Sheets interview starts right before the 30 minute mark.  Feel free to skip our shenanigans and go straight to the good stuff.  Cheyenne talks about:

• Her work with Soccer City, in San Diego, with Landon Donovan

• How she became a DC United supporter

• Some of her favorite stadium experiences in MLS

• Thomas sets Bryant up for failure by adding the wrong player name in the outline during our RAPID FIRE round of questions!

We had a lot of fun with this episode and we hope you do too.  We'll be back next week for a new episode!

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Jordan Angeli is a former pro soccer player with the Boston Breakers, Washington Spirit and Western New York Flash.  She has played in a U20 FIFA World Cup.  She calls soccer broadcasts for everything from high school to professional soccer.  She is a founder of the ACL Club.  She creates headboards with wood.  She hikes mountains.  For some strange reason she agreed to do our show...

We discuss a lot with Jordan:

• Her thought process behind The Breakdown series of match analysis videos

• Her career starting in broadcasting and her goals for her broadcasting career

• The ACL Club

• Her new podcast "Because We Said So"

• And much much more

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This episode is a roller coaster.  

We interview wrestling fan, podcaster and TV star Mike Kelleher from Legacy List with Matt Paxton.  We talk his garage sale expertise, the tough events in life that got him to where he's at today and Wrestlemania (Hulkamania may or may not run wild).

Bryant and Thomas also take some time out to discuss how they're feeling during all the madness that is the quarantine.  We throw all our thoughts and feelings out on the table. 

Thank you for listening.  This episode helped us and hopefully it does the same for you.

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Bryant and Me bring you Episode 22 - BRYANT O'STUMPED!

In this exciting new episode, we cover everything about sports, if by everything you mean the following:

• The LFC and Tottenham Champions League exits

• Impact of the coronavirus on Premier League postponement and the idea of Liverpool winning the league without playing all the matches

• We grade how well 6 different sporting leagues or governing bodies handled the suspension of leagues and events

• We discuss how we've been taking all of the current events

• Thomas does his best to stump Bryant by seeing how well he knows his Irish actors

All that and more on BRYANT AND ME!

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Title courtesy of Columbus Crew UK & Ireland

Join us this Saturday, at Endeavor, for the 1230 Tottenham/ManUre match to raise money for a Nashville charity, following the recent tornado going through the city.  We'll also have buttons and stickers for everyone who comes out and says hello.

This week's episode comes days after one half of the podcast could stay awake for the Seattle match,.  We break down what we thought of the match, talked about the penalty and subsequent penalty kicks.

We shortly discuss Justin Meram coming back to Columbus (again) to play against the Crew (again).  

Thomas talks about two types of stories coming soon to Massive Report.

We discuss a little about VAR, Liverpool potentially winning the league without playing again and our thoughts on THFC and LFC making it to the next round of the Champions League.

Thank you for listening.  We love you.  We don't say that to everyone.  We mean it.

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Guten tag.  Welcome back to Bryant and Me for our 20th episode!

We have a special episode because we have Norwich City fan and great human being Brian Lenoy on to talk the FA Cup tie between Tottenham and NCFC.

Brian also shares a story about his time with a Neo nazi supporter group in Harrison, NJ and his run in with a NYCFC supporter, during the Save The Crew efforts.  You won't want to miss it.

Bryant and Thomas breakdown the great feeling of having Crew soccer back: tailgating. seeing friends, getting a win, etc.  

We call out Two Rash Challenges Podcast for general turdiness, and invite them on the show whenever they'd like to join us.

The show ends promptly from there and we don't discuss the Premier League at all, because there were no PL matches in the past two weeks.  Yep.  Not a single match......

OK OK OK we do talk about Liverpool and the end of days.

Thank you for listening.  We love you.  I mean it.

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Don't you wish all of our episodes were this short?

We talk about how we felt during the tailgate, what we were drinking and more importantly: the Crew sponsor deal and DC United crap field.

We also have an impromptu special guest who may forget that he showed up to the podcast table.  Hazzah!

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Bryant and Me brings you their last episode before Crewsmas weekend and we've got some Crew talkin to do.

We discuss the Crew messing with everyone's mind with their "significant business partnership announcement" tweet that was NOT what people expected it to be.  Even though it wasn't what people expected, it's still really freaking amazing.  We talk about the new training facility and what. it means for the club, young professional players and local youth soccer players.

Not having a sponsor on your kit when you first buy it in February is not indicative of the success of the Haslems and Edwards families.  

Then we talk on-field Crew superlatives, who we think will standout and where we see the season ending.  Spoiler alert: the sky is the limit.

A former guest and current listener also sent us a great letter and gift.  We discuss the letter, Bryant shares about his gift and Thomas talks about his gift: our pen pal's son becoming a LIVERPOOL SUPPORTER!  ALLEZ ALLEZ ALLEEEEZ!!

Bryant and Thomas play PL catchup and discuss the recent form of Tottenham, Thomas putting his toes closer and closer to the cliff of Liverpool losing all form and then walking back with arrogance.  Thomas and Bryant have an actual disagreement too.  Gets heated with Bryant and his Tottenham complaining.

We are recording our next episode, on Sunday, at the Crewsmas tailgate.  We'll see you all out there!

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Bryant and Me sits down with Massive Report writer, Ohio Dominican brand manager, Columbus Wired photographer, former Columbus Eagles announcer and pod couch aficionado Ralph Schudel!

Ralph breaks some news about the Crew kit sponsorship and an awesome soccer event: ODU Womens Soccer v. Columbus Eagles on March 28th, 630 PM, at the ODU field in Columbus, Ohio.

When Schudel wasn't breaking news, he was talking about his love of sports, all of his experience covering sports over the past two years and much more about his career in media.

In addition, Ralph talks about the upcoming Crew season.  He shares his pick for the best signing of the year (THE ANSWER WILL SURPRISE YOU) and discusses his thoughts for the upcoming season.  Does he think that the Crew are an early MLS Cup contender?  Listen and find out!

It's an all around awesome interview with one of the most involved people you'll see covering the Columbus Crew today.

You won't regret the time you put into this episode!  Thank you for listening. 

Remember to stop by the Queen Annes Revenge tailgate on Crewsmas to get your free BAM SWAG: koozie, buttons and stickers.  Watch inside your koozie for a special prize.  You can win a QAR scarf, BAM SWAG pack and a $20 gift card to the CrewSC Shop at Mapfre Stadium.

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Hello trusty BAM Army.  We enjoyed our international podcast break, and we hope you did too.

We're back with all that great soccer action.  We discuss the departure of #Crew96 staple Wil Trapp to definitely not Inter Miami because of copyright issues.  There's also been Crew chatter around a new minor league affiliate specifically aligned with the Crew.  We talk about where we think it'd work best and chat about FC Columbus (not as a minor league affiliate but as another means of supporting local soccer).

We also vent about SECRET soccer matches.  It's 2020.  There are a billion ways to stream and there are billions of cell phones in the world with video capability.  Air the matches plz.  Thank you.

We break down what we think will happen with LFC & Tottenham in the Champions League and Thomas hangs on the edge with LFC sooooo close to winning the Premier League.

The pod ends with a discussion of our favorite sports movies of all time with the recent announcement of the Mighty Ducks series and the FAILING Oscars show.  Bryant shares his mushy gushy poetry love of baseball and Thomas is a child.  

We also announce a big giveaway!  You could get yourself a Crew96 gift card, Queen Annes Revenge scarf and a BAM SWAG package.

Thank you for being a friend.  Your heart is true.  You're a pal and a confidant.  

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Bryant and Thomas take time to process the news about Kobe Bryant. They discuss a few aspects of his life and how it's impacted them. They do not talk about all that's wrong about the horrible journalism, because wanted to keep the show shorter than the Irishman. You, the listener, also get to hear an outtake in the introduction. You're so darn lucky.

Bryant shares an update regarding the pod: we're going to take some time off from speaking about politics. Self care and mental health is important and its been difficult to handle anxiety when politics plays off of emotion. The pod will replace it with more Crew coverage and pop culture fun: Legacy List star Mike Kelleher will talk about his new TV show and his love for wrestling and cats (not wrestling cats). We'll also welcome Ralph Schudel: photographer and journalist for countless outlets and teams across Columbus.

Thomas and Bryant discuss all the FA Cup draws with Tottenham and Liverpool and how Liverpool is not handling it well. They discuss Liverpool deciding that the FA Cup is no longer important for them and sending their kiddos to the tournament while the senior team parties it up on vacation. Bryant sings an amazing song about two cogs in the LFC machine.

Crew coverage ramps up as alllllllllllllll the Crew news from the past week gets discussed. ALL OF IT. New assistant coach, preseason matches, Lampson returns, Dwight leaves, new kit, Adi and THEY ARE REBRANDING THE TEAM!

The show ends with Thomas attempting to stump Bryant into another dimension with famous drinks from movies.

Thank you for listening.

RIP Kobe, Gianna and all lives lost in the weekend tragedy.

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dusts off podcast equipment Phew, where have you all been?  Just kidding!  We could give you excuses for why we haven't released an episode, but that's what the intro of this episode is for!

Bryant and Me makes its triumphant return to cover our new obsession: vinyl records, along with some of our old obsessions:

• Premier League (specifically Liverpool and Tottenham)

- Bryant is oddly calm about the Spurs run of form and we dissect instagram posts to see who is coming to White Hart Lane

- Thomas tempers his hopes on the so-far historic Liverpool season.

• Bernie v. Warren

• Bernie v. Clinton

• Pete Buttigeg v. Genuine Human Excitement

• An impeachment update where Bryant and Thomas disagree on some things

• Mourn the loss of Cory Booker's campaign

• We share some of our podcast and personal goals for 2020

Hazzah!  Podcasts are fun!  Be on the lookout for merch, our special live recording on Crewsmas and PRIZES for some good iTunes reviews of our show.

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So Liverpool win in the last few minutes, Trump is officially impeached and the strike ends so Democrats can debate.  So what does that mean for our podcast?

IT'S ALL ABOUT STAR WARS!!

Bryant and me talk about our childhood memories of the originals on Muppet Babies, prequels on one of the hosts first weekends working at a movie theater and recording illegal copies of the original trilogy.

We take some time to discuss the next trilogy and the online beef with Disney's takeover of the movies.  Is it the movies not meeting fan expectations?  Is it subconscious racism of stars that don't look like past heroes?  We discuss.

We do a Pop Culture XI of starting lineups in the Star Wars universe and end the show off with our predictions for The Rise of Skywalker!

May the force be with you.  No spoilers!  Enjoy the last Star Wars of the Skywalker saga!!

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WE'RE BACK BABY!  The triumphant return (from only two weeks away) of Bryant and Me! 

We bring a downright jolly episode about a ton of things.  A TON:

• Ghostbusters Afterlife trailer and how amazing it is.  Also, it's nothing like Stranger Things (Thomas will fight you)

• A lot of children vomiting

• Bryant loves Tottenham, Jose Mourinho and Son's super selfish goal

• LFC resigns Klopp to a long-term deal

• Both Thomas and Bryant share who they would like their favorite teams to play in the first round of the CL knockout rounds

• Impeachment and Democratic Debate updates

• Bryant basks in finally getting Thomas to see Pete Buttigeg to see what he is...

To close things out, Bryant and Me throw out a new segment called "Bryant and Me fixes..." where we fix the world's problems like only two 30-something white guys can.  This week, we fix THE HOLIDAYS!  We talk about being kind, empathetic, compassionate and realistic with your holiday season.  We gone fix it.

Thank you for listening!  See you next week!

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It's our week before Thanksgiving day special.  In this episode, we find out where Thomas records his part of the podcast, and it's totally normal and not at all weird.

Also, Bryant actually sounds happy talking about Jose Mourinho becoming the manager of the Tottenham football club of London.

We talk about the impeachment hearings and how Jim Jordan is an embarrassment to the state of Ohio, followed by a giddy Thomas talking about Cory Booker's stone cold stunner on Joe Biden.  BAHH GAWWDD!!

The show ends with Bryant answering a name association game where we find out that he hates Barack Obama.  Sad!

HAPPY THANKSGIVING!

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The guests we've invited to this show are great people with amazing things to share.  We don't want to discount what they have to say by squeezing it into a normal episode, so we've started a new format where our interviews will be shared separately from our normal weekly episode.

You can hear the passion of our first guest: Jeremy Hollon who works with Community Refugee and Immigration Services in Columbus, Ohio.  Jeremy  is a former candidate for the MLS Works volunteer of the year for Crew96, lifelong Tottenham supporter and all around good guy,.

Jeremy talks about what a "normal" week of work looks like for him, how anyone can contribute to CRIS and shares about how awesome the city of Columbus is for people coming in from outside of the US.  He may also throw an LFC dig into the conversation at some point...

We're so fortunate to have him and cannot wait for you to hear from him!

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We've got a barn burner for you this week.

Bryant and me discuss the heated big v little battle of Gomez v Sterling, Tottenham didn't lose (!!!) and the PL table makes ZERO sense.

We also share a formatting change in our shows (trust us, you'll like it), let you know that snow is cold and very white (like resident serpent Stephen Miller) and discuss a weeeee bit about the impeachment.

We give a sneak peek into an amazing interview we had with Jeremy Hollon, who works for Community Refugee & Immigration Services (CRIS) in Columbus, Ohio.  The entire interview drops MONDAY!

We finish things off with a slobberknocker of a segment where we field our own fantasy soccer teams using only characters from 90s TGIF shows...

Join us and share your own lineups on Twitter.  We're at @BryantandMe.  @ us.  @ us hard.

Thank you for listening.  Your interest gives us wings.

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Welcome to a marathon of an episode, but it's filled to the brim with STUFF. Good stuff, specifically. Thank you for celebrating 10 episodes with us!

We welcome another Bryant to the podcast, the official Back Up Bryant (BUB) to talk about Chelsea, fun buses, Darlington Nagbe to CrewSC and Christian Pulisic. (56:52)

We start off the show with some hockey game shenanigans (again) and our inaugural (??) Christmas Ales of the 2019 holiday, while simultaneously complaining about the WAR ON THANKSGIVING.

Thomas does a killer Keith Morrison impersonation. (11:43)

We go into the week that was for Tottenham & Liverpool, since we are technically a soccer podcast. We share about Son destroying a human being's ankle and a mixed bag of Spurs results and all things Liverpool armpit related. We also complain about sports replay and weigh how important it really is to get the call right. Hooray!! (12:08)

It takes a while, but we get into some non-soccer talk. A rash of politically/racially fueled signs started popping up around local college campuses. On top of all that, council people in Florida and Donald J Trump Jr are all in the news for the worst reasons. We discuss censorship and its different forms. (36:13)

We also go into some pod love for podcasts that don't take half of your day to listen to. (1:35:42).

Happy Veterans Day to all who have taken up the call to serve. RIP Capper.

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BOO! ryant and mummy has a halloween treat in store with episode 9.

The pod welcomes their first ever guest, Crew96 Queen Annes Revenge supporters group dude Jon Corleone, an Leicester City fan, talks about how he definitely was not part of a bad trip to the Canadian border and his love of soft shell crab. (48:30)

We discuss how the higher you raise people up the harder the fall. (9:20)

Bryant definitely keeps his composure as we talk about the result of Tottenham v Liverpool and our experience watching with the official Columbus LFC supporters group.  Thomas does a spot on Harry Kane impersonation. (11:41)

We highlight two attempts at halloween costumes in the past week as we discuss happenings with Deadspin and the death of freedom in media and Donald Trump (the two are not associated but they kinda are if you think about it). (28:24)

Bryant gets quizzed on bad horror movie storylines and has to tell us if the synopsis is real or real fake. (1:14:30)

Have a safe halloween everyone.  Get those pillow cases filled with CAVITY INDUCING SUGARRRRR!!!!

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Welcome to episode 8.  This episode really has it all:

• Talking about a hockey game that happened last week

• Bryant was caressed by a stranger

• Tottenham didn't lose before we recorded

• Liverpool didn't win before we recorded

• Bryant is a potty mouth

• Pierre Delecto is Mitt Romney is Pierre Delecto

• Trump said something horrible (SHOCK!)

• New Star Wars looks like a real nerds delight (we loved it)

• Bryant attempts to stump me in a rendition of Funny or Die's Trump or Gob Bluth quote challenge

• We share our feelings about Frederico "Pipa" Higuain not staying with Columbus

Listen!  Please!  We appreciate you, BAM Army!

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Yippee ki yay boys and girls!  It's time for another exciting edition of BRYANT AND ME!

Just because the Prem takes a week off, doesn't mean that we do!  In this episode, we break down the excitement (ZzZzz) that was the Democrat nominee debate, that may or may not still be going on as I type these words. 

We pick our debate winners, favorite Amy Klobuchar jokes and talk quietly enough so Tulsi Gabbard doesn't try to come moderate our podcast.  

We also pick debate losers!  

Speaking of losers, we also talk about the US mens national soccer team and their maple syrup covered loss to Canada and MLS Commish Don Garber not getting what he deserved at the Crew ground breaking.  

To close the show out, you'll hear if Bryant gets the crap stumped out of him in a game of FINISH THE MOVIE QUOTE!! (it's a working title)

Thanks for listening!  Finish it quickly before Mayor Pete ridicules you!!

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In our 6-pack episode, we go through some fun topics and some... not as fun.  We start with our thoughts on the validity of the Vardy v Rooney internet feud: are they mad at each other or is this a set up?

If it's a set up, is it to make The Sun (boooooo) look bad or to introduce a new Netflix series?

Bryant will blame the Tottenham Hotspurs on why he was on his deathbed for days, and you start to hear a hint of Bryant becoming a Wolverhampton fan.

Thomas gets real braggy about being a Liverpool supporter with how they've been playing so far.  We both laugh at Man City.

We break down the excitement that is the Crew Stadium groundbreaking and breakdown the not anywhere close to exciting WOSU Crew attendance bashing article.  We spend a lot of that time talking about the "sports lawyer" who shall not be named in fear of being arrested and made to serve a life sentence in Obetz.

After that we have a vent session about Donald J Trump deciding to use dead soldiers as a propaganda ploy for leaving Syria due to financial pressure, and general cowardice.

We finish up with some of our favorite podcasts too, in another edition of POD LOOOOVE!

We share our new Apple Podcast review and Bryant shares some thoughts on a very important anniversary in his life.

Thank you for listening!  We love you.

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Welcome back loyal listener!

This week we talk mere hours after Tottenham lost 7 - 2 to Bayern Munich in the Champions League, and Bryant is handling it as well as you'd expect him to...

We talk about realistic expectations for Tottenham, and what Bryant expects the team to do in the coming months.  We talk about Liverpool's run of form and Bryant gets a little testy during it.

We break down the Democrat 2020 best 11 soccer team formation.  You won't believe who Thomas has as goalkeeper!

Then we talk about our favorite Trump tweets over the past few days.  One of Bryant's favorites was from someone he knows but completely forgot who sent it...

Our pod finishes with a LIGHTNING ROUND of questions.  Questions for you, the listener, to get to know Bryant and Me!

OUR EPISODE IS 30 MINUTES SHORTER THAN THE LAST ONE!  HOORAY!

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So we attempted to be more organized to give you a more streamlined episode.  So naturally it is almost 20 minutes longer than last week, but there's a good reason!  We had our first annual awards show for sports, and mostly not sports, related awards.  Next year we will hire a full-time orchestra to play Bryant off when he talks about his award winners...

We don't just give away fake awards that no one will get, we also talk about the NEW CREW STADIUM!  That's exciting, huh?  We also discuss Tottenham's caribou (carabao) cup match against some League 2 team.  We'll also talk about impeachment stuff because you come to us for hard hitting journalism.

Thank you for listening!  We started an off podcast segment called "Song of the Day" where, get this, we share a song we like everyday.  Check it out on our Twitter page @BryantAndMe.  We're also on Instagram.  We'll start to incorporate that into our podcast experience too.

Please subscribe and leave your feedback.  We look forward to speaking with you all.  Godspeed.

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In this way too long episode of Bryant and Me, we ask our loyal audience to politely ask a Columbus area soccer team's investor operator to share their stance on the Iron Front logo, Thomas is shocked that Bryant hasn't seen a single episode of Saved by the Bell and we introduce a new segment called Pod Love.  In that segment we share what other pods we've been listening to lately.

Thank you for listening.  We've now available on Apple Podcasts, so please leave us a review!  Only leave a good one though.  We're weak.

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Bryant and Me returns for it's triumphant second episode!  No one thought we'd make it this far, but we're not ones to give up easily.

In our second episode, we recreate a lot more songs than we should, talk about what's going on with the Champions League, make some jokes about the Europa league (because our rivals are in it), talk about FC Cincinnati's new request for supporters to tattle on one another and we end the show on a strange tangent involving Boy Meets World...

We also play the first game in our show's history: Beat Bryant (emotionally and through trivia, not physically)!  In our first iteration, he has to play the game "Europa League Team or Eastern European Food Dish."  

Don't listen to this episode on an empty stomach! 

Thank you for listening!

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In our inaugural episode (easier to type than say), Bryant Caves and Thomas Costello talk about the weekend that was for a sad Tottenham fan, fascism and the MLS, Hell is Real derby, and crazy ole Joe Biden!

Thank you for listening!  While you're here, follow us on Twitter: @BryantAndMe.

Brought to you by nothing.  We have no sponsorship.  We do this for you.  We can't be bought until we're bought.