In the Cockpit

We're back for the start of the 2022 AUDL season and we are proud to welcome Xavier Charles onto the show! After Kiyoi gives a recap of an amazing opportunity the Aviators had during the offseason, we learn all about X's introduction into ultimate, his career as a stuntman/actor/model, a crazy skydiving incident, and the exciting future the team has with him filling a new role. Plus a quick look at our home opener this Saturday against Salt Lake City! Listen, share, subscribe, and follow along with us all season!

We return back to form as we welcome #37 Nate Kirchhofer this week. We talk about his extensive sports and travel background, and we get some great insight into all the work he has done for the ultimate community and trying to make the world a better, more livable place. We also take a quick look back at our loss to San Diego over the weekend, and preview our last game of the season coming up this Saturday against San Jose. 

On this episode, we go behind enemy lines and welcome in #11 Steven "Blade" Milardovich of the San Diego Growlers! He is a growing San Diego legend and recounts his ultimate history in the Southern California landscape, in addition to helping us preview this weekend's matchup between LA and San Diego.

This is the most epic and unbelievable episode to date. Matt Miller brings story after story that you must take the time to hear. Whether it's team handball, random Georgians, Zach Theodore's mustache, or anonymous regurgitators, he had it all. Plus we recapped our undefeated trip up north, and previewed our rematch with Seattle this Sunday. 

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Calvin Brown joins us for this episode and we get the low-down on how ultimate has played a major role in his life for as long as he can remember. He shared possibly the most scandalous story we've had on the show, and we recap our 21-20 loss to Austin last weekend plus preview our Northwest road trip coming up. Listen, subscribe, and share!

This week we welcome #27 Collin Gall onto the podcast. We hear some entertaining stories about teammates and Las Vegas, his experience as a member of the storied Santa Barbara community, and a preview of this Saturday's game against the Austin Sol. Thanks for listening!

After a week off for the show, we welcome Mitchell Steiner as our next guest! One of the original Aviators from the inaugural season, Blitz has been a mainstay on the team from its inception, and even had some experience on the East Coast in the first couple years of the AUDL's existence. We hear a little about that, and recap our loss to the Dallas Roughnecks in Week 4. 

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This week's guest is USC alumni, first-time Aviator, and Seattle transplant Sam Cook! We stir up some Los Angeles college rivalry and hear about Sam's upbringing in the ultimate hotbed that is Seattle, and get some insight into what being a professional athlete looks like for a teenager. We also recap last weekend's Texas Two-Step that did not lack for controversy, which we discuss in great detail.

Kiyoi and Baumer welcome Aviators Head Coach Jeff Landesman to the show this week. Jeff has played and been around ultimate for decades and was willing to share his wisdom with us on top of some great stories from over the years. We also learned a lot about a fantastic organization he started called Ultimate Peace, and he got to brag about his family a little bit. We closed the show with a recap of the Aviators' victory over the San Diego Growlers in Week 2 action from the AUDL.

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