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Emergency Podcast! (An Austin FC Podcast)

"Emergency podcast! Verde did a thing so we gotta talk about it!" The official podcast of Verde All Day, with Moisés Chiullán and Phil West talking about Austin FC and so much more.

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44:17

Episode 79: They're Doing This With Just Two DPs...

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2025/11/01

In this episode, Phil West talks to Justin Ruderman about how lucky LAFC fans are to have gotten the two most likable Tottenham Hotspur players, how Game 1 of the playoff series between Austin FC and LAFC went from their Verde-centric and LAFC-centric perspectives, what to expect in Game 2, if they think it will go to a third game, and should LAFC advance, how far they'll go and might that be an MLS Cup final against Inter Miami. They then speculate on new LAFC coaching candidates and muse on which

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40:20

Episode 78a: Baseball Fandom, Powered By Spite...

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2025/10/29

In this Emergency Tangent episode, Moisés Chiullán and Phil West talk about baseball fandom, their baseball origin stories, enduring games that go well past nine innings, enduring games inside a stadium with a dome Phil likened to a "gray grapefruit squeezer," and the time that Moisés got Stan Lee to hold a Blue Jays hat for a photo that ended up in a Toronto newspaper.

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45:24

Episode 78: Sir Minty is the Free Space on the MLS...

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2025/10/26

In this episode, Phil West is joined by special guest Lincoln Rose to play a word association game with all 16 remaining playoff teams, rate the watchability for all eight first-round best-of-three series, talk about the players they're most excited to see, and make some MLS Cup projections. There's also a tangent about playoff baseball, John Candy, and how some '80s movies just don't age well, as well as lore about Minnesota's iron skillet.

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47:43

Episode 77: A Friendship Tested By Playoff Baseball...

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2025/10/18

In this episode, Moisés Chiullán and Phil West record while keeping an eye on their opposing teams in Game 5 of the American League Championship Series (which Phil would influence after recording by employing an eighth-inning rally cap), discuss the upcoming matchup with San Jose and why Austin FC will be getting the best that San Jose can muster, touch on the 81 different possibilities that will lead to Verde getting their first-round opponent, celebrate Ilie Sánchez and Diego Rubio, and ponder the

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41:54

Episode 76: We've Found Something with Even More Dead...

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2025/10/11

In this episode, Moisés Chiullán and Phil West talk about a great game that was not a great soccer game, touch on a horrible week that was capped off by Austin FC head coach Nico Estévez saying, "It was a horrible week for us," look ahead to Sunday night's matchup against LAFC, do some playoff math and Wooden Spoon math (with Moisés making a musical reference that cracks Phil up), and finish off talking about ACL (the music festival) and Hozier hoziering.

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39:30

Episode 75: Getting Past Open Cup and Surely Locking...

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2025/10/04

In this episode, Moisés Chiullán and Phil West discuss what we should learn from Wednesday night's Open Cup final, preview Saturday night's match against St. Louis City SC, review the playoff-making scenarios for Austin FC this weekend, register a record number of Emergency Podcast bleeps while being happy about the culture being created by the club, look briefly ahead to what the first round of the playoffs might bring, and touch on the new Taylor Swift album (as podcasters are contractually

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Episode 74: Open Cup Final Means We Have to Learn...

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2025/10/01

In this episode, Phil West and 615 Soccer's Ben Wright preview Wednesday night's U.S. Open Cup final, which includes talk about his hour in Austin (at that point in his travels), how Nashville SC got to the final, how the regular season is going, the dynamic duo that Sam Surridge and Hany Mukhtar have been this season, who Nashville SC's unsung heroes have been, and how the teams' mascots match up.

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48:29

Episode 73: Zoom Turned Me Into Max Headroom Emergency

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2025/09/27

In this episode, Moisés Chiullán and Phil West share that, sometimes, Zoom does weird things, before getting into the win over the Sounders that defied Phil's 60th-minute expectations, a preview of Real Salt Lake (and their summer signings that haven't yet hit), a preview of the U.S. Open Cup and why Hany Mukhtar could loom large, some playoff place discussions, a reminder about a watch party way down south, and a celebration of the Brad Stuver contract extension.

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39:56

Episode 72: Finding Ourselves in a Finals But Still...

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2025/09/20

In this episode, Moisés Chiullán and Phil West revel in Austin FC's semifinal U.S. Open Cup win (but not as much as Nico Estévez reveled in it), share audio from Brendan Hines-Ike after the loss against Dallas (to show Verde's focus in that finals-deciding match), provide an early preview on that final against Nashville, touch on the matchup against Seattle, and then go through some legitimately fascinating playoff math, coming to a conclusion about the playoffs that may or may not excite you.

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31:38

Episode 71: Open Cup Semifinal Emergency

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2025/09/17

In this episode, Moisés Chiullán and Phil West share thoughts on the U.S. Open Cup semifinal match between Verde and Minnesota United FC just hours before it starts, including looking at what national pundits have said, the 18 players social media showed going and who might start, why the Loons' win over St. Louis wasn't as good as the 3-1 scoreline made it look, and keys to Austin FC winning,

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01:00:09

Episode 70: 43-Degree Cold Plunge Emergency

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2025/09/13

In this episode, Moisés Chiullán and Phil West talk about Moisés' workout with Jon Gallagher, Austin FC's win over Sporting Kansas City, whether the team is reversing its post-July swoon trend from past seasons, preview the matchup with FC Dallas in Frisco, and bring in a special guest to help determine which teams we'd most and least like to see Verde face in the playoffs.

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01:22:27

Episode 69a: Spinal Tap Emergency Tangent

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2025/09/10

In this first-of-its-kind episode, Moisés Chiullán and Phil West sidestep soccer for an Emergency Tangent on the 1984 mockumentary This Is Spinal Tap and the sequel debuting on Wednesday. They talk about Phil's heavy metal past and the goth band he was once part of, how they both came to know the movie, its influence on Seattle's music scene and various TV shows and movies, and the characters, lines, and songs that stood out to them. (There are several passing mentions to soccer, but they're buried

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Episode 69: Nice (For All Those International Teams...

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2025/09/06

In this episode, Moisés Chiullán and Phil West celebrate a special milestone with a nod to the stars of the upcoming Broadway production of Waiting for Godot, discuss the recent admiration of Owen Wolff via Verde All Day, break down elements of the Rodolfo Borrell press conference, discuss the upcoming match against Sporting Kansas City in which Nico Estévez will need to replace half his starting lineup thanks to international callups and injuries, and reveal a little lagniappe for you all coming

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38:53

Episode 68: That Larry David Meme Come to Life Emergency

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2025/08/30

In this episode, Moisés Chiullán and Phil West use selective sampling to say things are going decently well (15 points in their last nine matches) or concerningly off the rails (two points in their last three matches), explore the history of Austin FC post-July performances, look at the upcoming San Jose match as well as an SKC away match with five first-team players out on international duty, evaluate Mateja Đorđević's media debut, and wrap up with discussion of a Leagues Cup that has become League

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49:36

Episode 67: Moussa Djitte's Used Yeti Cooler Could Be...

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2025/08/23

In this episode, Moisés Chiullán and Phil West talk about Leagues Cup turning into League Cup, ponder Nicky Beloko's sudden departure from Austin FC, discuss the rest of the summer transfer window, debut another play about GAM, grouse about recent Copa Tejas results, ponder the possibilities of a win in Montréal on Saturday, and discuss a special Austin FC collector's item on sale.

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47:11

Episode 66: I Wrote a Play About GAM Emergency

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2025/08/09

In this episode, Moisés Chiullán and Phil West share their thoughts on Leagues Cup, unveil Phil's new short one-act play to illustrate how Austin FC turned $50,000 GAM into $225,000 GAM by laundering an international roster spot, provide some Nicky Beloko updates and share some of Diego Rubio's recent thoughts, preview the upcoming Copa Tejas matches, and explain goals added (G+).

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23:31

Episode 65: Boston Mixed With The Darkness Emergency

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2025/08/01

In our final installment from the Monday Night Live event we did at Hopsquad 11 days ago — it seems like it was farther back in the past than that — Phil West interviews Zac Graham from The North End Podcast and Paul Fletes from The Verdependent about the work they're doing to cover Austin FC, their takes on the season so far, and then their hot takes, with the winner taking on Eli Lesser for (one of the) Hot Take Challenge Cup titles. (We'll resume our regular schedule ahead of the Copa Tejas

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23:28

Episode 64: Apparently Can't Wear Jerseys For All 30...

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2025/08/01

We continue with our Monday Night Live series of panels, as Phil West interviews Hernan Gonzalez of We Are Austin TV, Scott Specht of We Are Austin TV and the Suffering From Joy podcast, and L.A.-based soccer content creator Eli Lesser. They discuss the MLS season so far, what it's like to create content for soccer fans, and of couse, some hot takes for the Western Conference Content Creator Hot Take Challenge.

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24:00

Episode 63: Tom Bogert Lets Us Know It's Pork Roll...

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2025/07/30

Our tour through last week's Monday Night Live event continues as Moisés Chiullán and Phil West interview Tom Bogert about transfer rumors involving Austin FC, a bad situation for D.C. United that's gotten worse, Soccerwise becoming part of the Kickback family, observations about (and projections for the rest of) the 2025 MLS Season, how Austin FC winning one more game will get him and David Gass to Austin, and he finishes with a roster rules hot take.

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Episode 62: Bringing Up MLS Predictions to National...

Emergency Podcast! (An Austin FC Podcast) ·

2025/07/29

Our series of Monday Night Live recordings continues with Phil West interviewing three excellent national soccer reporters: MLSSoccer.com's Charles Boehm, Backheeled's Joe Lowery, and The Athletic's John Muller (now readying the Futi app for release). They talk about what they've gotten right and wrong about the MLS season so far this year, how the World Cup might impact MLS (or not), and finish out the lively conversation by participating in a Hot Take Challenge Cup. To follow them:

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