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Richie & Koke were joined in the studio by Vicky Gonzales.

Vicky has forged her own path past traditional expectations of career and life while always holding with pride her Mexican-American identity. She’s traveled all over the world and shared her stories, travel expertise, and recent ventures into event planning through Xcapé Adventures.

Intro (0:00)

Upbringings, School & Initial Gigs (3:35)

Pressure of Image Portrayal for Ladies (12:15)

Bit by Travel Bug (19:29)

Visualizations (26:30)

Career After College (30:15)

“You Are a Badass” & Pivot to Flight Attendant (37:13)

First Memorable Places (45:49)

Flight Attendant Lifestyle & Hacks (52:45)

Traveling as a Mexican Latina (1:04:59)

Xcapé Events (1:17:30)

Continue to Give Good Work (1:40:53)

Challenges (1:46:18)

Advice to Someone Trapped in Routine (2:02:04)

Selfcare (2:06:43)

Outro (2:11:45)

Otra X Favor is a podcast dedicated to creating bridges between life, culture and fútbol. True to our vision, Episode 55 inaugurates our “Fan Analysis” segment with longtime friends of the podcast, Alexis and Ramiro. Join us as they share their personal journeys into the beautiful game and contribute to the lively fútbol banter after a thrilling comeback victory of Austin FC vs Sporting KC.

Intro (0:00)

Pivot to Watching Fútbol (13:30)

Pre-March Form (22:15)

Austin FC vs Sporting KC (25:56)

27’ Gallagher ATX 1 SKC 2 (51:20)

Penalty & Half-Time ATX 1 SKC 3 (1:02:30)

Inflection Point (1:12:08)

85’ Hoesen ATX 3 SKC 3 (1:28:05)

Driussi Scores for the Comeback (1:37:45)

Captured Celebration (1:42:28)

Keep, Learn & Change? (1:54:00)

Prediction vs Minnesota (2:12:16)

Outro (2:16:18)

Richie & Koke covered topics heavily related to football.

The episode includes discussions about FC Barcelona’s Spending Crisis, Austin FC’s Home Game Pressure, Prediction vs Sporting KC, 2022 MLS All-Stars Game & Mexican Talent to Europe.

Intro (0:00)

FC Barcelona, would their empire crumble? (03:43)

Why do we follow Barcelona? (13:45)

Austin FC under pressure at home (14:47)

La Magia de Driussi (17:52)

Austin FC lack of urgency at home (24:30)

Prediction vs Sporting KC (31:13)

2022 MLS All-Stars vs Liga MX (34:40)

Mexican Talent to Europe (42:00)

Outro (58:10)

Richie & Koke were joined in the studio by Alicia and Washington Fagúndez. 

Alicia & Washington shared stories about the Fagundez Family & talked about their journey and sacrifices in foster the footballing career of our very own Diego Fagundez. 

Intro (0:00) 

Upbringings in Uruguay (3:50) 

10/11/1996 (10:54) 

Struggle as Immigrants (17:36) 

Green Card & Return to Uruguay (24:15) 

Determined to Become a Footballer (31:40) 

Ineligible to Play in HS (39:30) 

Smile Diego (43:07) 

Austin Love (50:35) 

Alicia’s Dreams (1:00:20) 

No MLS All-Stars, It’s Ok (1:04:31) 

Respecting Spaces (1:10:45) 

First Season (1:17:10) 

First Goal (1:21:30) 

Padre e Hijo son Amigos (1:26:06) 

Hinchada hay que Juntarnos (1:29:05) 

Bocha’s Trajectory as a Footballer (1:35:59) 

Diego to Austin FC (1:39:45) 

Reflections of the Day (1:47:51) 

Outro (1:55:09)

Richie & Koke covered the experience of Austin FC winning the first Copa Tejas. 

The episode also includes discussions about Austin con Uvalde (organized by MAS Cultura), Texas Heat, Cecilio Dominguez Leaving Austin & other topics related to our culture. 

Intro (0:00) 

Austin Con Uvalde at Antone’s (2:20) 

Texas Heat (6:12) Copa Tejas (11:04) 

Austin vs NY Red Bulls (27:25) 

Cecilio Domínguez Leaving (32:18) 

OXF Tik Tok (40:15) 

Blood Donation (45:00) 

Stuver ESPY Nomination (53:10) 

Outro (58:10)

Richie & Koke were joined in the studio by Jorge Iturralde from Club Deportes TV.

Jorge shared stories from when he moved to the US from Mexico, his hustling as a DJ, becoming a father & freelancing in the communications industry with various companies before creating his own media outlets.

We also covered other topics related to Fútbol, Vida & Cultura.

Intro (0:00)

MLS Growth (3:57)

Banter & Sarcasm (8:53)

Austin FC Players (13:35)

Media in Austin FC (19:15)

Austin FC Teamwork (34:40)

Owen Wolff (41:41)

Anthony Precourt (46:15)

2022 MLS All-Stars (50:12)

CDMX (57:56)

DJ & Rock en Español (1:05:00)

Club Deportes Weekly (1:27:01)

Jorge’s Daughter (1:35:40)

Bocha & Alicia Fagundez (1:47:42)

Future Projects (1:57:45)

Patience & Trust the Process (2:06:32)

Latinos Deserve More Recognition (2:17:35)

Reflection of the Day (2:22:15)

Don’t be Afraid (2:31:07)

Outro (2:38:00)

Ricardo & Koke were joined by local artist, Lesly Reynaga.

In this episode Lesly shared about her upbringings in Monterrey, pivot to singing and the process of musical creativity. We also talked about her identity as an artist embracing the honor of having dual citizenships.

Intro (00:00)

Austin FC Recap (02:21)

Perspective of Performing both Anthems (07:30)

Growing up in Monterrey (14:50)

Approached to Sing Mariachi (18:44)

Music’s Important Role in Education (20:29)

Overcoming the Language Barrier (23:26)

Pivot to Music (33:00)

Musical Influences (36:23)

Process of Writing (46:47)

Similarities Between Texas & Nuevo Leon (52:35)

Lesly’s Music (57:42)

Challenges (01:13:45)

Future Work (01:20:49)

Outro (01:26:05)

Ricardo & Koke were joined by Hernan Gonzalez & Bryan Saldana from WAATV & Top Flight Podcast. 

In this episode Hernan & Bryan shared experiences from their upbringings, the creative aspect of producing content for two platforms and interactions with fans using various routes of communication. 

We also discussed topics related to Fútbol, Life & Culture.

Intro (0:00)

Discovering Fútbol (4:38)

Montreal vs ATX (8:21)

ATX vs Frisco Prediction (26:32)

Upbringings & Backgrounds (27:54)

WAATV (54:24)

Top Flight Podcast (1:05:43)

Growing Pains (1:09:26)

Twitter Space (1:16:01)

Fan Reactions (1:17:35)

Learning in Process (1:28:24)

Something New (1:43:45)

Different Takes (1:45:15)

Future Work (1:50:34)

More Fútbol Talk (2:02:03)

2022 MLS All-Star Vote (2:28:45)

Call for Peace Among Supporters (2:34:03)

Closing Thoughts (2:36:24)

Ricardo and Koke covered the 2022 WC Groups post qualifiers & 2026 WC Host Cities. 

The episode also includes discussions of culture related to Austin FC’s engagement with the fans & hosts shared anecdotes with their fathers. 

Intro (00:00)

Wales qualified to Group B (04:16)

Australia qualified to Group D (09:58)

Costa Rica qualified to Group E (19:15)

Mexico’s WC Prediction (21:31)

2026 WC Host Cities (31:47)

Austin FC Adversities (42:43)

Austin FC Player’s Meet & Greet (53:54)

Johnny Colunga in the Heartbeat (57:13)

Lesly Reynaga and national anthems (59:31)

Anecdotes with Fathers (1:04:38)

Reflection of the Day (1:16:54)

Closing Thoughts (1:27:33)