Emergency Podcast! (An Austin FC Podcast)

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...

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 T...

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...

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 o...

In this episode, recorded live at the Monday Night Live event at Hopsquad Brewing on July 21, the Swoontower Soccer co-hosts and half of the Moontower Soccer team take the stage to share their first Austin FC memories, shoot down a player acquisition rumor before it's allowed to happen, talk of their favorite non-Brad Stuver Austin FC players, and finish by kicking off the Hot Take Challenge Cup. 

In this episode, Moisés Chiullán and Phil West share some thoughts about the All-Star Game and the no-show of a certain pair of Inter Miami players, take a brief look at a D.C. United team that Austin FC should beat handily, get a bit into new signing Mateja Đorđević, and finish up with the learning experience that Austin FC II goalkeepers had getting shot on by All-Stars. 

In this episode, Phil West talks to Max Bretos about announcing the All-Star Game for Sirius XM FC, his work with Apple TV and how this season has been from his perspective, which All-Stars from both leagues excite him the most, what he thinks of Austin this season, what barbecue he's enjoyed and should try next, and where he's planning to get a cowboy hat in Austin. (Also, this is unique among Em...

In this episode, Moisés Chiullán and Phil West talk about all the pre-All-Star Game events around Austin, including a very big ball (and two people you know quite well) at the Domain, share a preview of a Max Bretos interview which will go up on this feed on Sunday, talk about the most recent two Austin FC matches (including some very spicy comments about refereeing), and touch on the current 8-8-...

In this episode, Moisés Chiullán talks to MLS/MexTour PR tour de force Gabe Gabor about the upcoming Soccer Celebration in Austin this weekend, leading into the 2025 All-Star Game — starting with Verde All Day being snubbed for the media Goalie Wars competition but also getting into the fun things you get to do. 

In this episode, Moisés Chiullán and Phil West wonder whether they're personally responsible for cursing Austin FC, get into the amazing U.S. Open Cup triumph over San Jose, discuss how many points Verde should get from their next three matches, talk about how interesting Owen Wolff has become, and dip a bit into All-Star talk (which includes annoucement of a fun Monday night event). 

In this episode, Moisés Chiullán and Phil West break down crucial information that the newest, youngest member of Austin FC's press corps uncovered, talk about the upcoming matches with LAFC (league match) and San Jose (Open Cup), provide some VerDos updates after a 4-1 win over LAFC 2 (we like that familiar scoreline), commisserate about Club World Cup and Gold Cup knockouts that pained us, muse...

In this episode, Moisés Chiullán and Phil West discuss the Club World Cup grass at Lumen Field reportedly being allowed to stay for the Austin FC-Seattle Sounders match, Phil having to replace his beloved Chaco sandals that survived him accidentally stepping on a flare during the Diego Fagundez farewell party at Hopsquad, how long Austin FC can keep their winning ways going, why Phil might be kind...

In this episode, Moisés Chiullán and Phil West talk about Moisés' Sunday morning trip to Waffle House, the Club World Cup, the Gold Cup, Clint Dempsey talking to Roger Bennett, and they get in a little Austin FC talk as well. (Summer!) 

In this episode, Moisés Chiullán and Phil West talk about a new Yeti cup that Austin FC fans of soda and possibly even cold brew might be interested in, the 2-0 win over the Rapids and its odd array of xG numbers, the upcoming matches against the Red Bulls and Sounders, a look back at fan and player political expression in 2020 and 2021 and what we might expect now that the first supporters' group...

In this episode, Moisés Chiullán and Phil West discuss Phil's accidentally car show-adjacent get away to San Antonio, where he partook of Austin FC's latest loss to San Diego. They come to bury May, not to praise it, before looking ahead to what June will bring and fantasizing about what Kervin "Tuti" Andrade could bring to the Verde offense. There's also a special guest appearance from a voice yo...

In this episode, Moisés Chiullán and Phil West start by talking about how Moisés almost ran over Phil on the way to Wednesday night's storm-adjacent match, discuss what a fourth straight draw means for Austin FC heading into Saturday's match in San Diego, ponder the beginning of All-Star Game Voting Season, share some locker room audio from Ilie Sánchez and Brad Stuver, and close by talking about...

In this episode, Moisés Chiullán and Phil West reveal where their attention was drawn in the middle of the Austin-Houston Open Cup match, ponder the remainder of the May schedule as well as all that's coming in June and July, conflate superhero lore with Austin FC analysis, provide some not-so-happy historical perspective, and briefly acknowledge Nicky Beloko's existence, but spend more time talki...

In this episode, Phil West and Moisés Chiullán take you into the Austin FC locker room where captain Ilie Sánchez surprised us with a short and poignant lesson on the 2025 season and how Austin is progressing. This is the first time we've done something like this, but it certainly may not be the last. 

In this episode, Moisés Chiullán and Phil West talk about a hypothetical security guard at Walmart for soccer reasons, explore why Austin FC is straight up not having a good time having gone 1-4-2 in their last seven league matches, talk about how Phil watched Austin getting scored on 12 times "for fun," and talk about upcoming matches before wrapping up with a concerning situation in Nashville. 

In this episode, Moisés Chiullán and Phil West (with Phil recording from a hotel in San Antonio) reflect on Austin FC's near-disaster against El Paso Locomotive FC in U.S. Open Cup play, discuss the upcoming match against FC Cincinnati, ponder lineup possibilities in future weeks given how long certain players remained on the field last Wednesday, touch on the other upcoming match against Atlanta,...

In this episode, Moisés Chiullán and Phil West eschew watching what turns out to be possibly the worst MLS match of the year to poke gentle fun at DFW's newest soccer team and its complicated crest, and then turn their attention to Saturday's 3-0 loss to Minnesota United FC, reveal some behind-the-scenes observations about the post-match press conference and locker room vibes, and offer some persp...

In this episode, Moisés Chiullán and Phil West declare T.S. Eliot wrong and contend that May is the cruelest month with its massive slate of matches, Phil goes through some game show questions and predicts the team's May record, they share initial thoughts about Robert Taylor coming to the team, fret about Minnesota United FC's talent, and finish out with some happy club news as well as a travel r...

In this episode, Moisés Chiullán and Phil West muse on Robert Taylor and '80s music (and the tenuous connection hatched in Phil's brain), actually discuss how Robert Taylor might make an impact on his new club, marvel at the Houston Dynamo's current injury list, celebrate CJ Fodrey's extension, and talk a little field tilt as Austin FC's paradoxical (but winning) season rolls on (and as the MLS Po...

In this episode, Moisés Chiullán and Phil West talk not too painfully about last weekend's 5-1 debacle and where Verde goes from here, gives some vague hints about just how good the tifo at the Galaxy match is going to be, pay tribute to a fan we lost this past week, discuss why Verde need to win their next two matches, and close with Phil workshopping a nickname for a new rivalry that amped up a...

In this episode, Moisés Chiullán and Phil West get nerdy on the completely reasonable series of events vaulting Verde to the top of the league, discuss their upcoming marquee match against Vancouver, miss Vanni Sartini, discuss Austin's playoff chances now that the team's banked 13 points in their first seven matches, celebrate Riley Thomas, and bring in a special guest with a score prediction.