The Morning Fixture is live. And we're launching on the same day Arsenal lost the Carabao Cup final. Of course we are.

Episode 001 is the origin story. Zac (OKC) and Brandon (Dallas) are two guys who grew up on college football, the NFL, and the NBA - and somehow ended up completely obsessed with a football club from North London. This is how that happened.

We get into the moment it clicked, the 6am Saturday mornings, the wives who laughed at us, and the friends who still don't get it. We talk about what it means to be an American fan of this sport, this club, and this particular season — 22 years since Arsenal last won the league, nine points clear with seven matches to go, and three trophies still on the table.

It's a good time to start a podcast. We'll be up anyway.

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