Nos Audietis

Fresh off a 2020 campaign that saw Jasmyne make a successful return from ACL surgery, the OL Reign speedster joins The Athlete’s Playlist podcast to share her thoughts on the music that influenced her life and career.

After starring at the University of Maryland, Jasmyne entered the Women’s Professional Soccer League draft in 2012 only to see the league go bust before the season started. Refusing to give up on her professional aspirations, she made a brief stop in Denmark before eventually battling her way onto the Washington Spirit’s roster when the National Women’s Soccer League launched in 2013. She’s since become a mainstay of NWSL while also playing in the Australian W-league in the offseason. 

Off the pitch, she founded Jas It Up in 2016, an eco-conscious apparel company created to help people embrace their individuality and live a healthy and active lifestyle.

From childhood memories of TLC’s empowering anthem “Unpretty” to driving to pro tryouts while bumping Jay-Z’s “Empire State of Mind,” Jasmyne discusses the music that shaped her journey.

Timestamps:

Start - 15:00: Learning to play big as a small player // Importance of developing technical skills // Life lessons learned from TLC's "Unpretty"

15:00 - 25:00: Repurposing Wiz Khalifa's "Black and Yellow" for Maryland Terrapins // Building a winning culture at Maryland // Disappointment of WPS folding after getting drafted

25:00 - 37:00: Channeling Jay Z's "Empire State of Mind" for NWSL tryouts // Rebuilding confidence at Brondby FC // Competing against teammates in Australia's W League

37:00 - End: Inspiration found in Beyonce's "Brown Skin Girl" // Scoring a community healing goal in wake of tragedy in Orlando // Founding Jas It Up

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Jeremiah is joined by Mark, Susie, and Tim to talk about the Sounders upcoming playoff match against FC Dallas.

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Well, we made it. A regular-season like none before and hopefully one we’ll never repeat is in the books. All things considered, I think this has to be considered pretty successful. The Sounders finished with their best-ever goal-difference, their best points per game since 2014 and put three players on Best XI. They’ll go into the playoffs among the favorites to go to a fourth MLS Cup final in five years. Yet it’s also been a very strange year that hasn’t felt as fulfilling as all this would suggest for obvious reasons.

Jeremiah and Aaron discuss the season as a whole, look forward to the LAFC playoff match and try to figure out an appropriate new nickname for Lumen Field.

This week's music: Perry Como - "Seattle", "RVIVR - "Ocean Song", Woody Guthrie - "Roll On Columbia", "Your Journey Begins" - OurMusicBox (Jay Man) (CC BY 4.0)

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The long-anticipated memoir of OL Reign forward Megan Rapinoe is out today and Jeffrey Lageson from Prost Amerika joins us on this episode to discuss about the book, our respective takeaways combined with our collectively unique angle of countless chats with as part of our coverage of the club. It's book club, Coffee & Valkyries style.

HOSTS

Susie Rantz (@SusieRants)

Jacob Cristobal (@jacobcristobal)

Jeffrey Lageson (@shotgunprose)

CREDITS

Album artwork: Amy Camber

Music: “Sunglasses” by Loyalty Freak Music

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Jeremiah is joined by Tim and Casey to discuss the end of the season and the upcoming playoffs.

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DeAngelo Hamilton — who many will recall from his WSU days when he went by the last name “Casto” and established himself as an elite shotblocker — joins the podcast from Bangkok, Thailand to share some of his favorite tunes.

After losing his mother at the age of seven, DeAngelo moved from St. Louis to Washington State and was adopted by a family living in a rural area south of Spokane. Despite being a latecomer to competitive basketball, he went on to lead Ferris High School to back-to-back state championships and star at WSU, where he made the PAC-10 all-defensive team. But it wasn’t until his career took him to Japan, exposing him to meditation and a new world view, that he found the “Zen and peace” he’d always been looking for.

From Bob Marley’s message of perseverance to Miley’s Cyrus’s irresistible bangers and independent spirit, DeAngelo discusses the music that’s influenced his life and career.

Timestamps:

Start - 19:30: Moving from St. Louis to foster care home in Freeman, WA // Finding new music and basketball family at Ferris High School // Traveling the country and playing nation's best in AAU

19:30 - 36:00: Joining elite freshman class with Klay Thompson at WSU // Working through distractions and police targeting // Searching for love with Beyoncé's "Halo"

36:00 - 52:00: Bad timing and disappointment with NBA // Personal discovery and spiritual enlightenment in Japan // Finding self-love with Demi Lovato's "Warrior"

52:00 - End: Bob Marley as soundtrack for "redemption season" // The relatability of Miley Cyrus's free spirit and winding journey // Giving back to Vietnam // Beginning journey as coach and mentor

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The Sounders are finally wrapping up this wild season, heading into the final game of the regular season sitting third in the Western Conference with a decent shot at still grabbing the No. 1 spot if they win and results fall their way. But it’s been a bumpy ride getting here, at least recently.

They’re now 1-2-3 in their last six, which includes a brutal stretch of five games in 18 days. The most recent of those was a 1-1 tie with the LA Galaxy. The Sounders finally rotated their lineup in that one, making five changes from the previous game and looked OK out of the gate. When most of their starters came on in the second half, they looked a ton better but still managed to give up a goal against the run of play before finding a very late equalizer.

This week's music: Perry Como - "Seattle", "RVIVR - "Ocean Song", Woody Guthrie - "Roll On Columbia", "Your Journey Begins" - OurMusicBox (Jay Man) (CC BY 4.0)

Thanks to James Woollard, Sounders Public Address Announcer, for doing our sponsor reads. You can follow him on Twitter at @BritVoxUS - if you’re looking for a British Voice to advertise your business or non-profit, please reach out to him.