In this episode, Moisés Chiullán and Phil West discuss Phil's trip to ABGB to see drag bingo segue a little clunkily into the U.S.-Türkiye match, reactions to the 2026 World Cup group stages, regrets that Facundo Torres and Osman Bukari aren't playing in it (with some schadenfreude sent Uruguay's way), predictions for the rest of the tournament, and a lively discussion of their favorite jerseys of the tournament (with complete convergence on the No. 1 choice and some distinct divides elsewhere).

In this episode, Moisés Chiullán and Phil West discuss what's transpired in the World Cup to date, sharing their love for a few specific underdogs, marveling at the performances of the host nations, decrying what FIFA and advertisers have done to hydration breaks, diving into the origin story of the Curaçao national anthem, and contemplating whether another France-Argentina final is inevitable. They also delve into a bit of Austin FC news, including the rumor that Dani Pereira was headed to CF Montréal before the deal fell through, and the annoucement that Verde will be playing three friendlies ahead of the July 22 restart against Seattle.

In this episode, Moisés Chiullán and Phil West celebrate Jayden Nelson's selection to Canada's World Cup squad (finally), before getting into Tuesday's introductory press conference with Jim Curtin. They discuss the "non-negotiables" Curtin wants the team to operate with, sort through the role that interim head coach Davy Arnaud will have prior to Curtin arriving in December, and speculate on the sporting director hiring process, before wrapping up with a brief tour of World Cup viewing locations in Austin.

In this episode, Moisés Chiullán and Phil West discuss Arsenal's trials in the Champions League final and Los Verdes' triumph at the Icarus Cup, before getting into how Phil will be editing this episode en route from Austin to New York City, Phil's depressing but edifying series on the 31 goals Austin FC has let in so far in 2026, the second chance that Jayden Nelson may have representing Canada at the 2026 World Cup, Moisés' and Phil's picks to win the World Cup, some discourse on the U.S.'s chances in the tournmament, the best World Cup song maybe ever (and it's from Scotland), and a description of the new third kit that we believe Austin FC will be releasing in August.

In this episode, Moisés Chiullán and Phil West discuss how Austin FC players were informed about the Rodolfo Borrell and Nico Estévez dismissals (which was just fine), go through the 3,000-word article they wrote on new coaching and sporting director candidates, briefly tease (and we mean tease) the third kit launch, cover Saturday's match against St. Louis City SC (and the attendant watch party), and discuss Myrto Uzuni's crowning-himself goal celebration — is it a nod to his young son or France's famous 19th-century French emperor?

In this episode, Moisés Chiullán and Phil West get right to it and talk about Austin FC parting ways with head coach Nico Estévez and sporting director Rodolfo Borrell, how Saturday night's press conference question about this feeling like an inflection point turned out to be prescient, what it was like to interact with them, what they think went wrong, some concerning numbers at this stage of the season, and what they hope for the future, including a prediction of a sporting director and coach pairing that would make them both very happy.

On Tuesday, we talked to Matt Doyle (of Soccerwise and Tactics Free Zone and formerly of MLSSoccer.com) to get his thoughts on Austin FC at that (not this) point in the season, as well as discussing this year's surprises so far and his World Cup coverage plans. Note that this interview — which we are sharing here on Sunday morning — happened before Verde's back-to-back losses; context is important.

In this episode, Moisés Chiullán and Phil West discuss an unusual summer job that Fox is offering in connection with the World Cup, get into Verde's painful 5-0 loss to San Diego FC and what we learned from it, discuss the upcoming match against Sporting Kansas City, and applaud Brad Stuver's online campaign to lobby for All-Star votes using advanced metrics.

In this episode, Moisés Chiullán and Phil West discuss Damian Las and Dani Pereira's time inspiring Catholic students (and inspiring one with a really cynical take on Austin FC), go into Verde's recent wins and the likelihood of keeping that up through the World Cup break, muse on Jayden Nelson's recurring injuries (and Canada World Cup squad chances), visit the upcoming match against Minnesota (and James' rumored unspellable condition), and then close out with an update on their moms.

In this episode, Moisés Chiullán and Phil West compare cool childhood school spelling bee triumphs, revel in Austin FC's win over Houston (and theorize about Austin FC players actually listening to this show), muse on the Przemysław Płacheta signing rumors and what that might mean for Verde's post-World Cup roster build, discuss the upcoming match against St. Louis City SC, and what's possible before the World Cup break. They also implore listeners to Save the Caps and consider What Rita Taught Me.