Sol'd Out! Unofficial Podcast of the Austin Sol

After throwing props to Mama Walker for her grape de-stemming game, we bring Sol All-Star #23 Kyle Henke (fresh off his 21st birthday) into the fold for a discussion about iPhone "read receipts" and why he uses them; how to set up a Roth IRA; and what family dinners are like at the Henke household. Also, Nice D inexplicably, foolishly, unnecessarily picks a fight with #14 Jerrod Wolfe.

This week, Dr. Flatty and Nice D! team up WITHOUT Mr. Whammo (away on travel with the Austin Torch) and without a guest. After recovering from a fairly aimless first 3 minutes, we try out new segments such as “Whatcha Think Nash Mock Is Doin’ Right Now?” However, the main thrust of the episode is a Narrated Slideshow of some of this year’s best Sol game photos. We know what you’re thinking: “Hey idiots, this is a podcast, WE CAN’T SEE THE PHOTOS YOU’RE TALKING ABOUT.” To which we say “HARRY, I TOOK CARE OF IT…” So here’s the deal. While you’re listening to the episode, go to our Sol’d Out Facebook page and follow along with the photo album we uploaded.

Our guest this week tore his ACL in the first game of the season, and this week he joins us just days after surgery. #20 Chase Cunningham! All drugged up and ready to slur his way through topics such as: the identity of the @LordWalchclaw twitter handle (we're getting closer by the day), the Sol team group chat (adorably titled "Swole2k19"), and his Sol mate, Keivaun Waugh. Plus, we play another round of "How Old Is Bobby Lewis?". And finally, since Chase has got some time to kill while he recovers, we dip into some arts and crafts in a little segment we call "Paintin' on Painkillers" where we all draw portraits of #24 Rory Orloff. For some reason.

We have former Sol coach and Player Michael “Tank” Natenberg on the podcast this week, and though some unfortunate microphone problems plague much of his track, we decided to do our best with it and release it anyway. Apologies for the weird audio, but it’s most likely the result of some cosmic retribution for recording a podcast without our dear co-host Dr. Flatball (although he does show up for the last 15 minutes). ANYWAY…Tank Topics include: awkward conversations with Mason Wuensch, Kiran Thomas’ morning basketball routine, Jerrod Wolfe’s love of “Jack Reacher” novels, body-language mind games, what it was like shifting from the Ultimate Frisbee Grind to the Dad Grind, and his latest passion: cooking beans for hours on end.

#33 Ryan Purcell and Sol founding owner Patrick Christmas join us in episode 5 for a conversation about (among other things) which Sol player would have the most success wrangling a wild runaway moose from the field of play. Other topics include Patrick’s flip flops (he hates it when you call them “flip-flops”) and Ryan’s reputation as the "most accessorized" Sol player. Plus, we advise our guests on how to run their business more better, and ask them the questions you submitted on twitter!

Corey Mika joins us this week and shares his Rudy-esque story. Dude has only been playing Ultimate for 3 years and this is his second year playing professionally. Topics include his approach to fouling Dalton Smith from the Dallas Roughnecks, his deep appreciation for "Bobby Lewis's big flick", his critique of Walch's stall-count, and much more. Plus, Dr. Flatball shares his pip of whiskey, Mr. Whammo overhears some serious Jake Reinhardt heckling last week in the Sol stands, and Nice D's temper gets the best of him when he lashes out uncontrollably at the recent Sol'd Out haters on Reddit.

It took us 4 years to have #7 Jason Holleran onto the podcast, and he gives us a whole bunch of shit for it. Also in this episode, we talk Pocket Crombie’s (Matt Bierschenk’s) Paris Proposal, Jerrod Wolfe’s farmer’s tan, Walch’s new and TOTALLY RIGHTEOUS "husky voice", and some actual frisbee stuff like Stephen Darrow’s coaching style. And we build a Sol “Mr. Potato Head”, which is a superplayer comprised of different body parts from different Sol players.

Dr. Flatball, Nice D, and Mr. Whammo are BACK AT IT here in season 4! In episode 1 we take you through the entire Sol roster and make fun of the players' photos. Also, we hand out the following new nicknames: "Pocketcrombie", "Turkey Bacon", "Pete Starkel", and more! Plus, we come up with the best Sol merch idea of all time, hand down. Also, somebody give us $150-$200. Lookin' at you, Matt Henke.

If you can get past some quick episodes of “Your Name’s David?” and “Doin’ The Math”, you’ll be rewarded with the masterful storytelling of two delightful Irish lads who joined the Sol this season: Sam “Smurph” Murphy and Ferdia Rogers. 22 years old, living above a bar on sixth street, they are Ice Cream men by day and professional ultimate players by weekend. In this episode: Smurph perfectly impersonates obnoxious American accents, Ferdia gets mad at Loskorn for not accepting a sock-wrestling challenge, Flatty tests the lads’ knowledge of American pop culture (come for Ferdia's Nascar talk and stay for Smurph’s Bill Clinton history lesson!), Wham-o asks their opinion of Jonathan Nethercutt, and Nice D repeatedly tries to bring the conversation back to Walch, whom he ends up comparing--and not for the first time--to Jesus Christ. Also: A new segment called “Facts about Max,” a harmonized "Matt Henke Chant,” and Nice D’s impression of Dougal, announcer for the Sol Livestreams.

In this Sol’d Out: Ethan Pollack stoops to our level and joins us for a conversation on topics ranging from the Russian ballet to Leonardo DaVinci. Plus, Dr. Flatball plays bagpipes with his throat!