Bryant and Me

This week, an NWSL champion will be crowned and wouldn't you know it, the Chicago Red Stars have a chance to take the crown home! In this episode: - Review the Chicago victory over Portland - We discuss vaccinations outside of a simply sports impact focus - A preview of the NWSL Championship and who we think will win *SPOILER ALERT* - A lot of questions in #AskBAM about movies, food, Thanksgiving...

On episode 71, Bryant and Me turns into Gianna and Me! Bryant was a late scratch, but our pal Gianna Belcastro, from the Women's Sports Matter Podcast jumped in to co-host! In the pod: - Chicago's big DUB against NJ/NY/Metropolitan Sky Gotham Blue FC SC - Preview the Red Stars v. Thorns for Sunday - A 2021 Crew Obituary for the season that's now over - We answer YOUR questions like Christmas gifts...

In episode 70: - Bryant is moving and YOU are gonna help! - Chicago end of season awards and how the team got them wrong - Robbie Rogers is really biased and he predicts Sunday's CRS/Gotham match - The Crew season is basically over - Our favorite episodes of the Office and Boy Meets World (complete without the snarky and elitist comment "Oh the British one is better" Enjoy this long episode!

Episode 69 has some neat topics for your ears. The BAM boys discuss: - Best sports anthem - Chicago's 2-1 victory and where it puts them in the playoff push - Nadia Nadim's call for more trash talk in the NWSL, and dragging a player for her contribution to Nadim's injury - Getting Crew fans down to Louisville - Crew's 4-0 home win with friends - in #AskBAM, we bring up all the topics you want us t...

Bryant and Me returns in the wake of big NWSL news and a couple Red Stars BANGERS. Here's episode 68's rundown: - Huge update with Washington Spirit's Steve Baldwin  - Red Stars are in the playoff hunt, and the refs aren't making it easy - Thomas cheats on Bryant with two podcasts - The aftershock of Meg Linehan's article outlining abuse by former coach Paul Riley - Championship game venue ch...

Bryant and Me welcomed the top English speaking Armenian National Team podcast. The goal: learn all we could about the Armenian National Team and how Lucas Zelarayan fits into it! Aram and Armen share players to watch, how Lucas fits into their system and more. Check out this normal length episode of Bryant and Me!

Welcome to episode 67. FYI, we do a lot of bad impersonations in this episode, and sing an entire song. Outside of that, we've got all the subpar content you're used to: - Walking through the dominant Red Stars victory over league-leading Portland - NWSL commentating needs to get better - Crew beat Le Impacte De Montreal, oui. - Answering the age old question: do we care about the Campeones cup? -...

Episode 66, pick up sticks.  Bryant and Thomas talk: - Don't compliment us for supporting our favorite teams - Miguel Berry is the greatest player in Crew history - TACTICS - Lower.com Field media area food breakdown - Washington Spirit are a messssss - Man City Women are negligent  - And a ton more Check it out. Thanks! We're Bryant and Me: it's a podcast.

Them BAM Boys are back at it. In our latest episode: - Gina Lewandowski needs a red card - NWSL Championship match that everyone is happy about - Crew don't enjoy their time at Disney - Finally time for #PorterOut?! - We tackle YOUR lives! Tackle em real hard Also, we discuss the upcoming "Best of the Guests" tournament that we're going to do. Stay tuned to the socials for that one! We also celebr...

If you didn't think our show could get any more white male, then we're going to blow your mind on this episode. Returning guest Robbie Rogers, celebrity Gotham fan and fervent tweeter during the show, talks about the coaching changes at Gotham FC. Robbie also shares how many goals Gina Lewandowski will score, and there are A LOT. Also, Robbie goes off on Red Bull supporters that are angry at Gotha...

Welcome back to Bryant and Me, where we have no special guests or co-hosts. It's just the two of us. We can make it if we try. In this episode: - Trip to Charlotte & Cary, NC - Thomas' trip to Louisville with Canary Lenoy - NWSL destroys Europe (ish) - Spurs & Liverpool Women and how they'll do this season - Angel City made transactions (we recorded right before the news broke that Freya C...

We're amazed to have US Rugby Olympian Naya Tapper join us fresh off her time at the Tokyo Olympics! Naya talks about: - Her history with rugby and rise through USA Rugby - Her sales pitch on rugby sevens to new fans - The growth of the game in the United States - Her love of The Office, her favorite episode and character - In the lightning round she talks about her best and worst moment from Toky...

Here at Bryant and Me, you know that we talk about soccer and other things, other podcasty things. Well in this episode, it weights heavily on the podcasty things. Mike Kelleher, the Stuff Guy from Legacy List with Matt Paxton joins us to talk: - Losing to cable access George to the Rescue - His favorite moment from filming the show - Mike asks us what we'd put on our Legacy List - Mike's big anno...

Bryant and Me is proud to present our interview with Chicago Red Stars team owner, Peabody and Emmy award winning sports journalist/tv & radio personality and future SNL cast member Sarah Spain! We discuss: - How she got into soccer - Abby Wambach cheating off her presentation notes - Battling imposter syndrome - How she became a Red Stars owner - How a hot dog is definitely a taco - Bobcat Go...

Episode 61 sees the #BAMFam returning after almost a month long hiatus. We talk about lots: - A really big announcement. No joke. It's huge. - Thomas' trip to Florida (awful) - Thomas' trip to Chicago (only awful for the Red Stars) - We preview the upcoming Chi v Gotham match with celebrity fan/soccer hooligan Robbie Rogers - We talk about the Crew's recent form And there's other stuff I'm sure. E...

Episode 60 returns to a bygone era of Bryant and Me episodes where they were all at least an hour and a half long. We discuss a lot: - Cat Dads - Crew's final match at the tiny demon fortress - Is Austin a rival? We read YOUR thoughts from the Twitter - NWSL Trading Cards - Rory keeps trying to get Mal Pugh on the USWNT roster but we selfishly want her to stay at Chicago this summer - The Eagles w...

In episode 59, Bryant Caves makes his triumphant return, and so does his stuff after his crappy movers messed up their move! Thanks to the #BAMFam for your support! We talk about a lot of soccering: - USMNT is something we may or may not care about - The Red Stars disrupt the Courage return party - We have no illusions that Sarah Spain will actually come on our podcast - Columbus Eagles are gonna...

In our latest episode of Bryant and Me: the Jazz of Podcasts, Ryan Legg joins us! He's co-host of hit podcast That's Strange. It's a show where they talk about the weird, odd and strange in the universe, so he was perfect to dissect our show.  We talk: - His first Crew match - How he chose Chelsea and celebrating the Champions League final - Booing Michael Bradley - Missing World Cup trophies...

In episode 57, the #BAMFam returns with all that hot Crew/Red Stars/Eagles goss that you neeeeeeed. We discuss: - LZ shooting free kicks like he's doing layup practice - Stadium delay silliness - MKOT still can't score but they didn't lose by 5 so.. progress! - Robbie Rogers calls out his own supporters' group and we enjoyed it! - Columbus Eagles lost their second match, but are also showing sligh...

Oh hi there, I didn't see you come in. We're a podcast that talks about soccer and other things, other podcasty things, and we have a fun show for you in episode 56. Robbie Rogers of Jersey Sporting News is a Scottish Soccer Hooligan and submarine operator. We talk about none of those two things because of SOCCER! We discuss: - Crew rebrand and Nordecke/ownership statement - Mewis and Lavelle retu...

Episode 55 has a different bearded sounding co-host than usual. Bryant is busy packing up so he can run away from all of his friends and life in Ohio. While he avoids real life bonds that have been cultivated over years, Thomas wanted to record. In his place, after a stringent background check and personality test, Tyler aka TK aka Drunken Crewzer joined the show! We chat about the Crew's 3-0 slob...

Episode 54 of Bryant and Me talks about the usual soccer and other things (other Podcasty things) but tonight was a little different. It begins with the rise and fall of the Super League. It shifts into how easily we can ignore the morals of figures in sports for the sake of the sport itself.  We also discuss the verdicts for Derek Chauvin, and what happened in Columbus 15 minutes before the...

Hey there! In episode 53, we talk a lot but stay relatively on topic! - Crew's 4-0 wafflestomping of Real Esteli FC - Who plays Thursday and Sunday? - Red Stars v Dash on-field snoozer and off-field horrible Houston security racism - Exciting first four matches of the NWSL Challenge Cup - Thomas' trip to Louisville to cover Racing Louisville FC - More about Bryant's move We talked a ton, but it wa...

Bryant and Me make their triumphant return from the rolling hills of SE Ohio to record this Chicago Red Stars packed preview with Alex Campbell of SoccerCast Chicago and Hot Time in Old Town. He covers the Red Stars and Formerly Bridgeview Fire, but thankfully he only talks about the better team in this episode. Alex and the boyzzz discuss: - How Sarah Woldmoe fits into the lineup - What will thei...

On another bonus episode of Bryant and Me, we chat with Liverpool goalkeeper Rylee Foster! Rylee is a Canadian National Team goalkeeper, former West Virginia Mountaineer and current goalkeeper for Liverpool Football Club. In the episode, we talk about: - her lifelong love of Liverpool - not picking Liverpool as where she first wanted to play professionally - mental health and moving to England two...