Best Alex Tobin Podcasts (2025)

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Bonus Episode: Introducing Only If You Get Caught with Patrick Redford 33:23

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We've got one more treat for you before we'll be back with more gossip next month! This is the first episode of Patrick Redford's new podcast Only If You Get Caught. Only If You Get Caught is about how we can better understand sports and culture by examining how humans cheat in ways big and small. Sacramento Kings fans have long believed that the N…

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MLS Playoffs Preview ft RBNY's Tim Parker + Revs' Alex Bono (Bonus #11) 56:05

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Support the pod and join our beautiful soccer community: https://www.patreon.com/samsarmy On the eve of the MLS playoffs, two of SamFam's finest -- Tim Parker of New York Red Bulls and Alex Bono of New England Revolution -- join to discuss everything that is worth knowing about this season's fight for MLS Cup.…

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Liverpool in Shambles. Ripip Ange - Again. Pro/Rel for NCAA Soccer? (MW#8) 58:40

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Support the pod and join our beautiful soccer community: https://www.patreon.com/samsarmy PREMIER LEAGUE: Tyler admits that Liverpool's loss to United exposed serious problems at Anfield (and potentially in his wedding plans). Forest's ill-fated Ange experiment blows up even earlier than predicted. Bournemouth and Palace high-quality slugfest. Vill…

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INTERVIEW: Strike? Lockout?? USL PA's Connor Tobin Pulls Back Curtain on Tense CBA Discussions 48:55

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Support the pod and join our beautiful soccer community: https://www.patreon.com/samsarmy Connor Tobin, head of the USL Players Association and one-time captain of Forward Madison, sits down with Tommy and Sam to discuss where things stand in the ridiculously complicated three-way negotiations in which the players, clubs and league are trying to ha…

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Flo Balogun & Haji Wright Impress. USMNT Recap. Liverpool/United Hot Take. (Int'l Break/MW#7) 46:38

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Support the pod and join our beautiful soccer community: https://www.patreon.com/samsarmy ROUND THE WORLD: What did we learn from USMNT's 1-1 draw with Ecuador and 2-1 win over Australia? Whose stock is up/down? Grade for Poch? Do we have a striker controversy brewing? HALFTIME: Mikey's incredible promo suddenly goes off the rails and Tyler has tho…

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Ep. 219 - Mountain Meadows Massacre & Mr. Ripley Believes It...Or Not 1:50:10

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Send us a text Hey campers, get away from that Mormon and over to the fire, we got some stories to tell. This week we tell you about the Mountain Meadows Massacre and how a group of paranoid Mormons ambushed and an old west caravan for all the wrong reasons. We also tell you about Robert Ripley and his interesting life of oddities and opulence duri…

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Benching Salah. Caicedo Masterclass. USMNT Preview. (MW#7/Int'l Break) 1:14:33

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Support the pod and join our beautiful soccer community: https://www.patreon.com/samsarmy PREMIER LEAGUE: What we learned from Chelsea's win over suddenly-luckless Liverpool and what Arne Slot needs to do to get the train back on the tracks. Thomas Frank is just what Doctor Tottenham needed. Never mind Christmas, Ange may not make it to Halloween. …

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Palace Are Legit! Are Sunderland Legit? Villa's Season-Saving Injury. (MW #6) 1:15:42

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Support the pod and join our beautiful soccer community: https://www.patreon.com/samsarmy PREMIER LEAGUE: Late goals for Palace (vs Liverpool) and Arsenal (vs Newcastle) reshape title race. Sam angers the Tweedles and chat with a hot take on Arsenal and Liverpool. Legit-O-Meter: Palace, Bournemouth and Sunderland. The freak injury that may have jus…

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Ep.218- Irish Hellfire Club and the Great Paperclip Trade 1:16:56

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Send us a text Hey Campers, get away from that island and over to the fire, we got some stories to tell. This week we tell you about the Hellfire Club in old Ireland and what kind of cat burnings went on at that place. We also cover the story of a man who traded a red paperclip all the way up to a house.…

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Pep Parks Bus. Amorim Survives - Barely. Ballon d'Ont Care. (MW #5) 1:03:54

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Support the pod and join our beautiful soccer community: https://www.patreon.com/samsarmy PREMIER LEAGUE: people are saying Pep tacitly admitted City don't got the juice this year with his approach to Arsenal match. Amorin receives a red-carded aided stay of execution. Unai Emery may not be so lucky. Another tough matchup (in an underwhelming weeke…

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Bonus Episode: Try Hard with Erika Casupanan 38:24

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Today, we’re bringing you an episode of Try Hard,a new podcast hosted and produced by one of our very own dowager queens of gossip, Alex Sujong Laughlin. This episode is the second episode of the season, and it features a familiar face, Erika Casupanan, the winner of the 41st season of Survivor, and a guest from the fifth season of Normal Gossip. E…

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Liverpool's Late Heroics. Villa's Epic Dry Spell. Is Chelsea Do-Or-Die for Amorim? (MW #4) 1:06:13

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Support the pod and join our beautiful soccer community: https://www.patreon.com/samsarmy PREMIER LEAGUE: Manchester Daerby postmortem, is Liverpool good or nah, Ange's first test at Forest does not go well, which club is mashing the "Panic" button hardest, what 4 managers may be gone by Christmas, Arsenal/City and Merseyside previews plus why this…

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Spurs Send Levy Packing. Ange Replaces Nuno. Manchester Daerby Prediction. (MW#3b) 51:46

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Support the pod and join our beautiful soccer community: https://www.patreon.com/samsarmy PREMIER LEAGUE: grading Daniel Levy's performance at Tottenham; Ange replaces Nuno after the latter fell out with Forest owner Marinakis and weekend preview f/t Manchester Daerby (with bonus LOCK prediction on the result) HALFTIME: World Cup 2026 pop quiz ROUN…

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Instant Reaction: USMNT 2-0 Japan = WC26 TROPHY LIFT LOADING... 47:09

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Support the pod and join our beautiful soccer community: https://www.patreon.com/samsarmy USMNT: Instant reaction to "big" win over Japan (B), thoughts on the shambolic 0-2 loss to Good Korea, and where the program goes from here (starting with what to watch for from next month's far-more-important international window with games vs Ecuador and Aus…

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Ep.217- Lipstick Art and the Milking Machine. 2:00:57

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Send us a text Hey Campers, put down that lipstick and unplug the milker and join us at the campfire, we got some stories to tell. This week we tell you about the Lipstick Killer and four men who got abducted while camping in Maine.By Alex Tobin & David Stokes

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Arteta's Anfield Admission. Amorim Out To Lunch. Poch's USMNT Philosophy. (MW3) 1:10:39

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PREMIER LEAGUE: Szoboszlai's worldie flips narrative on Arsenal's performance and forces Arteta to admit Anfield owns beachfront property in his brain; Dan Rapaport hops back on to discuss United's Grimsby Town debacle; Bournemouth out-Franks Thomas Frank and Jack Grealish is the best PL storyline going HALFTIME: What If you could pick which club n…

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Newcastle/Liverpool Instant Reaction. Frank Outduels Pep. Liverpool v Arsenal Preview. (MW2) 1:07:17

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Support the pod and join our beautiful soccer community: https://www.patreon.com/samsarmy PREMIER LEAGUE: instant reaction to Newcastle/Liverpool's game of the season candidate. Thomas Frank walks Pep's dog (again). Dan Rapoport frustrated by same old problems coming back to bite United. Burnley and Brentford bounce back. United, Villa and Brighton…

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Red Flags(?) for Arsenal/Liverpool. Respect for Forest. Sunderland So Back. (MW1) 1:00:35

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Support the pod and join our beautiful soccer community, including discord chat, tactical blogs and bonus episodes: https://www.patreon.com/samsarmy PREMIER LEAGUE: better result for Arsenal but better performance from United at Old Trafford. Is Liverpool offense good enough to compensate for their defense? Chelsea look leggy. Sunderland and Leeds …

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Bonus Episode: Rat Kings and Emotional Support Eggs with Sabrina Imbler 1:02:46

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Today's treat: an episode from our secret feed vault. If you'd like to get in on these monthly extra episodes, subscribe as a Friend or a Friend-of-a-Friend. Our guest this time is Sabrina Imbler! After catching up on Sabs' latest project—a series of interviews with federal workers fired by the Trump administration—Rachelle and Sabs partake in a ba…

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English Premier League 25/26 Season Preview + Prediction-palooza 1:08:02

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PREMIER LEAGUE: Who is finishing top 4 and in what order? Which non-Big 6 club could grab a Champions League spot? Will any newly-promoteds survive? Golden Boot and POTY winners? First manager sacked? HALFTIME: pop quiz on players with most goals +from assists in Europe's top five leagues ROUND THE WORLD: MLS hit-it-n-quit-it minute STOPPAGE TIME: …

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Ep. 216 - The Most Litigious Man in the World 1:00:05

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Send us a text Hey campers, get away from that lawsuit and over to the fire, we got some stories to tell. This week we tell you about Jonathan Lee Riches, the man Guinness Book of World Records holder of the most litigious man who sued Martha Stewart, Brittney Spears, George Bush, Hitler, The Garden of Eden, and the Guinness Book of World Records. …

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Sesko's Dilemma. Leagues Cup Pros/Cons. Turner and Son to MLS. (Summer #11) 47:24

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ROUND THE WORLD: honest assessment of the new version of Leagues Cup; thoughts on Heung-Min Son to LAFC and Matt Turner to NE Revs HALFTIME: What If you played on Inter Miami, how many goals would you score simply being fed by Leo Messi? TRANSFER TALK: Tottenham may have taken the lead over Newcastle in battle for league's worst summer plus which B…

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Bad Business: Spurs vs Newcastle. 25/26 Handicap Champs. FCC Holding Müller Hostage. 53:39

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PREMIER LEAGUE: are Tottenham or Newcastle having a worse summer; the one position Manchester United need to upgrade most; Xhaka to Sunderland; updated transfer grade for Arsenal (post-Gyokeres) and way-too-early predictions for 2025/26 PL Handicap Champs HALFTIME: Tyler Terens-related Weekly What If ROUND THE WORLD: thoughts on preseason North Lon…

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Ep. 215 - Red Lobster Executions & Ashton Kutcher Crimes 1:25:41

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Send us a text Hey campers, get away from that AC unit repair man and over to the fire, we got some stories to tell. This week we tell you about Thomas Hickman, the mysteriously murdered Red Lobster Director who may have a strange connection to an episode to the hit show CSI?! We also tell you about the Boy Next Door Killer and how a string of murd…

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EPL Transfer Winners & Losers. USMNT's Reyna/Turner Make-Or-Break Moves. (Summer #9) 1:21:02

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PREMIER LEAGUE: *preliminary* winners and losers of the 2025 summer transfer window plus best and worst individual deals thus far, and whether Liverpool is bowing to pressure to become a big spender (like City or Chelsea) HALFTIME: What If you were a player on a Big 6 club, where would you want to go on summer tour? ROUND THE WORLD: which USMNT tra…

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Cole Palmer vs Donald Trump, Lamine Yamal's 18th Bday Bash & WC26 in doubt for Gio Reyna? 1:00:03

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CLUB WORLD CUP: what Chelsea's shocking win in the CWC final says about their title chances, making sense of PSG's ridiculous reaction to losing and the trophy lift heard round the world featuring Cole Palmer vs Donald Trump HALFTIME: What If you could choose where Gio Reyna goes when he leaves Dortmund this summer... where's he landing (and impact…

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Bonus Episode: A Beautiful Gossip Ouroboros 56:30

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Surprise! In today's bonus episode, Alex Sujong Laughlin and Patrick Redford join Rachelle for some delectable morsels of gossip and not one but TWO big announcements! Try Hard premieres July 28th! Subscribe here or wherever you get your podcasts. Look out for Only If You Get Caught this fall! Get your tickets for the Normal Gossip Live tour here! …

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USMNT 1-2 Mexico. Luna & Tillman Criticism - Fair? Who Is Going to WC26? (f/t RBNY's Tim Parker) 54:47

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USMNT: Takeaways from the 1-2 "home" loss to Mexico in the Gold Cup final, and thoughts on the team and Poch's performance at the tournament more generally. Who is pushing for starting roles at WC26? Who helped their case to make the roster? Who did not? And where the team goes from here (starting with September friendlies). STOPPAGE TIME: Ivan Ton…

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USMNT 2-1 Guatemala - Luna & Tillman may start at World Cup 2026 34:13

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Rapid reaction to the USMNT's (unnecessarily?) hard fought 2-1 win over Guatemala in front of a hostile crowd in... St Louis?!?!?! Diego Luna and Malik Tillman continue to make a case for punching their tickets to World Cup 2026, and not just to round out the roster. Also, chatter about Pochettino having no choice in how to handle the Pulisic situa…

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USMNT vs Costa Rica Gold Cup QF Reaction (+Guatemala SF Preview) 39:04

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USMNT: Rapid reaction to nervy win on penalties over Costa Rica in the Gold Cup quarterfinal. Some individual shoutouts, thoughts on Max Arfsten's highly "eventful" performance and a preview of what to expect from Guatemala. STOPPAGE TIME: Ivan Toney's Best Bets and GOAWsBy Samuel Army

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Sam's Archives: San Diego FC's Milan Iloski on Cooking, Pranks, Fashion & Scoring Goals (from 2023) 29:15

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INTERVIEW: San Diego FC's 4-goal hero Milan Iloski chatted with teammate/roommate Tommy McGunner and Sam in 2023 about his path to Orange County, his cooking "skills", some truly impressive pranks and big plans for the future in Denmark (now MLS)By Samuel Army

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Ep. 214 - Cannibal Russian Soldiers & a Werewolf President 1:56:38

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Send us a text Hey campers, get away from that secret society and over to the fire, we got some stories to tell. This week we tell you about Dennis Gorin, the murderous cannibal criminal who got upgraded to soldier in the Russian military because why not?! We also tell you about the Bush family and their secret ties to secret societies that turned …

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USMNT vs CRC Preview. Bad Boy Jesse Marsch. CWC Fanbase Power Rankings. 1:10:46

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USMNT: what we have learned about this team and individual players so far this tournament plus what to expect from Costa Rica and (unbiased) predictions GOLD CUP: the pluses and minuses of Jesse Marsch proactively painting himself as the bad boy of CONCACAF as well as whether Saudi Arabia give Mexico problems in other quarterfinal ROUND THE WORLD: …

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USMNT: Takeaways (If Any) From 5-0 vs T&T + Saudi Arabia Preview 49:15

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USMNT: takeaways from comfortable win over Trinidad & Tobago plus a look ahead to Thursday's tougher game against Saudi Arabia, including starting XI and predictions (plus some broader thoughts on the first round of games and what to watch for in the Gold Cup) HALFTIME: What If... Jesse Marsch had been hired as USMNT coach and Compliment Corner for…

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Ep. 213 - The Hollywood Vampire & A Washington Barron 1:22:49

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Send us a text Hey campers, get away from that tall ass son and over to the fire, we got some stories to tell. This week we tell you about a terrifying tunnel collapse and the vampire it stirred awake in the town of Richmond Virginia. We also tell you about the odd German book that may have predicted the strange rise and fall of the Trump Family.…

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Good, Bad & Ugly from USMNT Losses to Türkiye & Switzerland 42:20

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Highlights and WAY more lowlights from Saturday's 1-2 loss to Türkiye and Tuesday's 0-4 shellacking by Switzerland. We scour the wreckage of another catastrophic international window for silver linings. How much of this is on Pochettino? Who from this USMNT roster is in the mix for World Cup 2026? Is Sam capable of criticizing Pulisic? Are we about…

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Honeydew Farms with Shea Couleé 56:56

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It is the season 8 FINALE and we've got the iconic Shea Couleé here with us for a tale of love and ambition amongst polyamorous bee farmers. Watch Shea in IRONHEART on June 24th and follow her on Instagram here. Get your tickets for the Normal Gossip Live tour here! Subscribe to our newsletter for writing from Rachelle, Se'era, Jae, Alex, and Kelse…

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Heartbreak Glitch Loop with Brandy Jensen 1:09:53

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Our editor Brandy Jensen joins us for a good old fashioned neighborly feud. Read Brandy's essay, which she wrote for the Yale Review, called the Polycrisis here. Get your tickets for the Normal Gossip Live tour here! Subscribe to our newsletter for writing from Rachelle, Se'era, Jae, Alex, and Kelsey, plus blog recommendations and secrets! You can …

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Villa's Painful Summer. Spurs European Champions. Pulisic's USMNT Absence. 1:00:10

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PREMIER LEAGUE: Top 5 battle ends appropriately with a damp fart as Newcastle backs into UCL while Aston Villa backs out (albeit somewhat controversially) and Nottingham Forest can't get it done. Long summer ahead for some teams, notably Villa. Also, flowers are festooned on deserving FPL winners... and one loser. HALFTIME: What If you could choose…

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Demented Little Tango with Vinson Cunningham 45:58

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Vinson Cunningham accompanies us to a fancy private school where the parents tend to get a little too involved in the yearly fundraiser. Follow Vinson on Instagram here. Get your tickets for the Normal Gossip Live tour here! Subscribe to our newsletter for writing from Rachelle, Se'era, Jae, Alex, and Kelsey, plus blog recommendations and secrets! …

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Arminia Bielefeld's Maël Corboz & Isaiah Young on Magical German Cup Run (Bonus Ep. #8) 36:45

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Maël Corboz and Isaiah Young -- two Americans from Jersey -- discuss Arminia Bielefeld's insane run beating three Bundesliga teams - including Bayer Leverkusen in the semis - to reach the DFB Pokal Cup final, plus how two kids from New Jersey ended up on the same German 3rd division club (albeit one with 2nd or even 1st tier history and fan support…

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A United Nations of Red Flags with Sam Sanders 49:47

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Sam Sanders returns for some gossip about a case of "accidental" love-bombing in a hostel. Follow Sam on Instagram here and check out The Sam Sanders Show for more hot takes on entertainment and culture. We recommend you start here. Get your tickets for the Normal Gossip Live tour here! Subscribe to our newsletter for writing from Rachelle, Se'era,…

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Palace's Beautiful Win. Spurs vs United Europa Preview. MLS Hot Takes. (MW #38) 1:12:57

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PREMIER LEAGUE: Palace beating City (and fans' reaction) is everything great about soccer. Teams mostly hold serve in MW #37 setting up an interesting battle for Champions League spots on Decision Day - especially if Bournemouth can pull a midweek upset vs City. HALFTIME: What If you could own any one relic in history -- anything at all -- from you…

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Ep. 212 - Fresno Nightcrawlers & a Cajun Bigfoot 1:18:23

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Send us a text Hey campers, get away from that barking dawg and over to the fire, we got some stories to tell. This week we tell you about the newest cryptid on the block, The Fresno Nightcrawlers aka the ghostly pair of pants gliding through the California wilderness. We also tell you about the Honey Island Swamp Monster aka Cajun Bigfoot and all …

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Devilish Horde of Pestilence with Nadira Goffe 1:00:50

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Nadira Goffe comes with us to a shared rental house simmering with tension over roaches, cats, and a very special stew. Follow Nadira on Instagram here. Get your tickets for the Normal Gossip Live tour here! Subscribe to our newsletter for writing from Rachelle, Se'era, Jae, Alex, and Kelsey, plus blog recommendations and secrets! You can support N…

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Marinakis Crashout. Should Spurs Feel Shame? David Beckham is Human. (MW #37) 1:04:12

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PREMIER LEAGUE: in defense of Forest owner Evangelos Marinakis, explaining City's inexplicable Southampton setback, Tommy questions the importance of the top 5 battle and LOLing at the Zero F's Given Brigade (Tottenham and United) HALFTIME: Pop Quiz on the latest Sportico report listing the top 50 "biggest" clubs in the world ROUND THE WORLD: MLS h…

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LARP Camp with Rebecca Jennings 48:51

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Rebecca Jennings accompanies us to LARP Camp for a tale of dice, ghosts, and forbidden love. Pre-order Rebecca's book Be The Bombshell: What Love Island Teaches Us About Dating here and follow her on Instagram here. Get your tickets for the Normal Gossip Live tour here! Subscribe to our newsletter for writing from Rachelle, Se'era, Jae, Alex, and K…

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Arsenal Back in Top 5 Battle? Chelsea Perseverance. Lamine Yamal. (MW #36) 1:02:38

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PREMIER LEAGUE: Arsenal's recent slide risks transforming five-team race for three top 5 slots into six-team race for four slots. The emasculating Guard of Honor tradition may have saved Chelsea's season. Aston Villa's tightrope walk (without a safety net) deserves more attention. HALFTIME: What If you attempted 10 penalties on Gianluigi Donnarumma…

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Ep. 211 - The Hitchhike Killer & A Pope Prophecy 1:33:35

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Send us a text Hey campers, get away from that “is this the road” and over to the fire, we got some stories to tell. This week we tell you about Cook, the Hitchhike Killer who went on a 22 day terror spree across the lonely highways of the southwestern desert. We also tell you about the prophecy of the Popes and how a premonition from the 11th cent…

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The Most Ominous Bird with Alanna Bennett 42:47

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Alanna Bennett joins us to explore what happens to you—physically and metaphysically—when you get into a fight with a magician. Subscribe to our newsletter for writing from Rachelle, Se'era, Jae, Alex, and Kelsey, plus blog recommendations and secrets! You can support Normal Gossip directly by buying merch or becoming a Friend or a Friend-of-Friend…