It's Always Soccer in Philadelphia

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It's Always Soccer in Philadelphia episodes

March 17 Episode #186 - "Oh No! We Suck Again!" w/ Jose Nunez (3/16/26)
Kevin and Jose project the bat signal for an emergency show as the Union start 0-4 and find themselves last place in Major League Soccer.

rundown:

-Ernst Tanner suspension and reaction
-what to do with the lineup
-developing a new identity in the post-Kai Wagner world
-should Cavan Sullivan start?
-Milan Iloski at forward or wide midfield
-redundancy at the striker position
-right-footed left backs
-Iran's position in the World Cup
1 hr 7 min
November 26, 2025 Episode #185 - "Philadelphia Union 2025 Postmortem" w/ Jose Nunez
Delivering the postmortem on the 2025 Philadelphia Union, who exited the playoffs with a 1-0 home loss to NYC FC.
0:25 - NYC recap
13:10 - the season is a success
19:20 - Supporters Shield asterisks and re-litigation
31:20 - Ernst Tanner allegations
48:16 - if Ernst goes, does Jay Sugarman go?
54:47 - who stays and who goes, player edition
1:10:00 - the ceiling for German moneyball
1:22:30 - "winter" schedule switch

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1 hr 38 min
June 04, 2025 Episode #184 - "To Move or Not to Move the Goalposts, that is the Question" w/ Jose Nunez (6/3/25)
In another one-off episode, Kevin is joined by Jose Nunez to go over the following topics:

-Dallas draw, Miami draw, and generic run of form
-how to break down a low block, countering the counter
-do the expectations change halfway through the season?
-Indiana Vassilev and Chris Donovan
-Tai Baribo and squad rotation
-media coverage, or lack thereof

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1 hr 3 min
May 15, 2025 Episode #183 - "Let's Worry About the Ceiling When We Get There" (5/15/2025)
In a special, one-off IASIP episode, Kevin and Joe Tansey talk about the surging Union, the ceiling for a blue collar Red Bull team, and the high-level play of Tai Baribo.

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46 min
November 05, 2024 Episode #182 - "Don't Call it a Comeback" (11-4-24)
On a special one-off IASIP episode, Kevin is joined by Jose Nunez for a 2024 season recap.

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1 hr 9 min
November 30, 2023 Episode #181- "@UnionCoroner" (11-30-23)
Delivering the 2023 Philadelphia Union season postmortem, with Matt De George of The Delco Times.

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54 min
August 31, 2023 Episode #180 - "Prometheus" (8-30-23)
Toronto FC postgame show

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44 min
August 16, 2023 Episode #179 "Somewhat Pragmatic Miami Bitch Session" (8-15-23)
The Union got torched by Miami. We invited listeners on to talk about it.

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45 min
August 14, 2023 Episode #178 - "Messi Mania" (8-13-23)
Rejoined by IASIP founder Dave Zeitlin for a Lionel Messi preview show:

- ticket sales
- ratio of Union fans to Messi fans
- playing at Subaru Park vs. Lincoln Financial Field
- clarification on "gatekeeping"
- tactics against Miami
- your questions, comments, and concerns

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51 min
August 01, 2023 Episode #177 - "Sir Schmoke a Lot" (8-1-23)
Episode #177 with Kerith Gabriel from the Inquirer

- Leagues Cup
- USOC parallels
- Wrexham friendly and fandom entry points
- players and the media
- Andres Perea loan
- Tai Baribo
- Curtin and Tanner extensions
- Union thought exercise

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54 min

About It's Always Soccer in Philadelphia

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IASIP was launched in 2016 by longtime Philadelphia Union beat writers Kevin Kinkead and Dave Zeitlin. Kevin left the beat in 2017 to cover the 76ers while Dave took a job with the Penn Alumni…