OG Clásico Josh and Donald Episode to see out Season 2 of everyone’s favorite prestige drama series, Nashville Soccer Club. Topics hit include, but are not limited to:

• Atmosphere for the home playoff game
• Getting led on about Dave Romney
• Eric Miller at RWB
• Praise for Daryl Dike
• Sapong-Mukhtar Counter Attacks Inc.
• A fitting send off for John Deere Caddies
• Uninspiring options from the bench
• Tragedy from the penalty spot
• The failure of zero Loba minutes in the playoffs
• Non-Hany Mukhtar MVP
• Goal of the Season
• Favorite Moment
• Most hated opponent
• Superlatives
• 2nd Annual Christmas quiz where YOU get your chance to DEFEAT THE DON (let us know how you fare)

The dawgs begin looking towards next season and close out by discussing NSC’s upcoming one-year stint in the Western Conference and the recently released 2022 schedule. Significant outgoings from the squad receive tribute, the Rodrigo Piñeiro situation gets assessed, and the new signings get speculated upon to a wild extent.

We’ll talk to ya again soon. Can’t hardly wait.

It’s the playoff pod. u already know what it is. Daniel, Josh and Donald get straight to bizness

Topics hit include:

• The appropriate time to decorate for Christmas
• The prospect of squad turnover this winter
• Is the time gap between the regular season and playoffs a positive or a negative for the team?
• Emulsion
• Issues with a rotated back 3
• Bookending the season by conceding early
• HAAAANNNNNNy
• Growth in in-stadium support from season’s start to season’s end
• How big of a missed opportunity is losing out on 2nd?
• What the undefeated run at home means
• Three Chalupas from the Red Bulls match
• What kind of impact could Loba have in the playoffs?
• Shipping (Ben Wright) Up To Boston
• Bad blood with Orlando stretching into the postseason
• Lineup and scoreline predictions for the 23rd

…and some bonus USMNT talk takes us out.

PLAYOFFS. COYBIG.

An episode of Paradise Pod for your ears to savor. Try it paired with a side of grilled vegetables, or preceded by a nice gazpacho soup.

Topics of discussion include:

• The exchange of a precious gift
• What does it mean to be a league’s most valuable player?
• Madness in Cincy
• Loba’s progress
• Potential playoff matchups
• Winning off a reviewed call
• What Hany could do in the playoffs
• Leaders

Lil Conte talk, Three Chalupas, Qs and final matchday predictions take us out. Playoffs coming babyyy COYBIG

A long one to tide you over during the international break. Jonathan Slape and Ben Wright hop in the booth for the collab that's gonna set the streets on fire. The haters said it could never happen. The dawgs recap a late collapse at home against Orlando City, and a fiesty draw in New Jersey against NYCFC. Then we get into some HEATED debate about the yanks.

Topics hit include: 

• Watching matches from the press box, and how your gameday experience affects your viewing
• Definitive Nashville pizza POWER RANKINGS
• The XI against Orlando - our strongest at this point in the season?
• PK drama
• The difference Leal makes
• The second penalty call in the Orlando match - soft?!
• Yup, set piece defending
• Strange rotation for the NYCFC match
• Rivalry brewing between Nashville and NYCFC?
• Castellanos on Joe Willis
• Growing concern over Ake Loba’s limited minutes
• Four Chalupas
• USMNT roster choices
• Expectations for this round of World Cup qualifying

A big beautiful batch of listener Qs take us out on this one. Many thanks to Slape for coming back on, and shouts out to the young savage Ben for getting in the mix. COYBIG.

Back at it. Fresh off an away match watchalong streaming experiment, Josh and Donald discuss a loss, win and draw against Toronto, Miami and Chicago respectively.

Topics hit on include:

• Poutine
• Michael Bradley
• Hello set piece defending, my old friend
• Inter Fort Wipeout
• Kicking the social media habit
• Invader Zim posterizing Matuidi
• Alistair Johnston pitching in going forward
• What Jhonder Cádiz can offer for the rest of the season
• Various midfield combinations

Three Chalupas, a lil discussion of the Gold Mine, listener Qs, and previews of this week's matches take us out of from a Sunday chock full of mf CONTENT. coybig.

OG Clásico Josh and Donald episode. The dawgs have been crisscrossing the globe but had to get back in the damn stu to discuss back to back wins against NYCFC and Club du Fut du Montreal Hon Hon Hon Sacre Bleu.

Topics hit include:

• Hany M(VP)ukhtar
• What is the proper amount of national media attention for Nashville SC?
• Lil scuffle against NYCFC
• Dan Lovitz at right wing back
• Top MLS away game destinations
• Three Chalupas

After the break we unpack a roller coaster first 3 matches of World Cup qualifying for Greggg and the USMNT, during which our beautiful city of Nashville became central to some serious controversy. We A some Qs, look ahead to NSC’s upcoming fixtures and then chuck the deuce.

When you saw one set of footprints in the sand, that’s when the pod was carrying you. COYBIG.

Instant reaction recorded LIVE from the same room Kanye West finished Donda in at the Mercedes Benz Stadium. Atlanta was a blast. Shouts out our buddy Joe for jumping in on the fun. SOUTH'S BLUE AND GOLD BABAYYYYYYY

An OG Josh and Donald episode. The Dawgs are recovering from their various maladies, and convene to discuss an exuberant 5-2 win over DC United, and deflating 1-1 draw against Orlando.

Topics:

• Tricky start against DC turns into an onslaught
• Praise for the dynamic duo of Hany Mukhtar and CJ Sapong
• Alex Muyl as off-the-bench assassin
• More set piece frailty
• Flustrating substitute selection

Three Chalupas, All-Star week festivities, News, Listener Qs, and a preview of El Ribereño take us out on this one. COYBIG.

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Worthwhile reading Josh mentioned: https://theathletic.com/2773516/2021/08/17/inter-miami-beckham-mls/

…and here’s the Gentry Estes article for reference: https://www.tennessean.com/story/sports/nashvillesc/2021/08/12/nashville-sc-soccer-stadium-grow-local-interest-soccer-don-garber/5519211001/

Nashville SC’s series of road matches ends  with 2 points taken from an available 9, and the club’s first loss in MLS against hated rivals and expansion counterparts Inter Miami. The dawgs recorded straight after the loss. Emotions were running high.

Topics hit include:

• Sapong’s steady scoring
• The Cádiz conundrum
• The Miller… moratorium? Sorry, should have quit while I was ahead on wordplay
• Castellanos’ eventful debut
• DAVE ROMNEY LONG THROW GOAL
• Varying opinions coming out of the Toronto Draw
• New England as the worst performance, but best result of the week
   

Predictions for the two upcoming home matches, USMNT and USWNT chat, Listener Qs, and a special poetry writing workshop close this one out. Please, COYBIG.

Seth, Josh and Donald recap a successful week for Nashville SC, with great results against two hated neighbors to the north in Ohio.

Topics include:

• Gary’s tactics in Columbus
• Role players stepping in and stepping up
• The Paradise Pod Parking Lot Party
• The varying takes of fans by social media platform
• Songs for players
• New favorite goal celebrations
• CJ Sapong’s all-around game
• Three Chalupas (could have been a party pack)

Gold Cup chit chat, Listener Qs, and predictions for Toronto close us out on this one. Let’s get this road dub. COYBIG.