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We are gathered here today for the union of two podcasts in the middle of another damn lockdown. The Defenders of the Banc graciously join us on Digital screens to talk origin stories, recommendations, and our fondest memories of Christmas Tree Lane. We also get to pay a small tribute to the late, great Diego Maradona. Make sure to catch Part 2 of our interview on the Defenders of the Band channel...

365 days ago, there was a fever dream to publish a podcast on Thanksgiving 2020 with all our best predictions for the upcoming year. For your listening pleasure, the FCFC Time Capsule. There are some things we got wrong. Some things we really right on, but at the end of the day, this was truly dumb af. Shouts to Dweez running the 100 he said he would, and AC moving into his own spot. And a very Ha...

Spice goes solo with this shotgun pod from the Mexico v Korea watch party this past weekend. From a safe social distance, we get insight from TSG’s diverse supporter base on the 3-2 result. Interviews include: Slim, Sujin, Brenda, Julio, Ben Chi, WhoJungWho, Fernando, Ernie, Slippy, and Deech. Thank you to Biergarten for hosting.

Welcome to FCFC Book Club, a monthly discussion around an important book to the black and gold community. This week, our hosts come to terms with an Asian American Reckoning, as we discuss Cathy Park Hong’s “Minor Feelings”.

Off back-to-back LA championships, we decided to have Creepz and Jeremy, of Koreatown infamy, join us in the backyard for a night of Henny-drinking, koala-hating, and basking in the glow of a Dodgers chip. The guys run us through what Koreatown was like growing up, how Creepz got his name, and an FCFC exclusive on the next FC Dorsum collab. Raise your turkey legs to the sky, this one’s been a long...

He found the page. Our very first patron. The man responsible for the “Forever Faithful” banner holding it down in the North End, Formidable Fernando, joins us in the backyard. Fernando actually drove from his home of Palm Springs to join us in Expo Park to talk imposter syndrome, sneaking into Coachella, and how he became FCFC’s very first patron. Subscribe today: patreon.com/fcfcpod

On FCFC this week David Kim, Congressional Candidate for LA’s 34th District gets the backyard treatment. From a safe social-distance, we talk to David about righteous Korean rage, running a campaign during COVID, and the night he was moved to tears by his nomination to lead the MacArthur Park Neighborhood Council. November 3rd. Vote Local.

As we reach DEFCON levels of anxiety or apathy around election season, we have Jeff Weiss of theLand Magazine and writer Ben Grenrock to talk local FCFC issues. The two walk us through what’s at stake for the city of Los Angeles in this election both locally and nationally. Come with us to the voting booths as we work through some LA trauma. Stay Safe. Please Vote. + Support and read independent J...

In this second-annual FCFC “Family Matters”, the family talks about the taboo of hugging friends and share a STRONG recommendation around “thank u, next” as the most important pop anthem of the decade. Recorded live and direct from a socially safe distance at Dweez’s backyard in Expo Park. WE MISSIN YUNG DWEEZ 4L

This week we have Lead Managing Owner Larry Berg and his son Zach grace us for a socially-distanced podcast in the backyard. We discuss texts from Don Garber, what it’s like having your dad own a team and the USMNT’s history in the great state of NJ. Near the end, Larry makes the turn and asks us what we'd do if we ran the club for a day.

The back to school season amidst this hellscape has the boys thinking about their favorite schoolyard memories. From Internet cafes to passing notes in class, join us in reminiscing. Big shoutout to every parent, teacher and kid tryin to learn something new this 2020.

Dweez, Spice, and Slim talk self-care for everyone inside and out of our Black & Gold universe. Thank you for listening.

Dweez puts on his reporter bucket hat and provides live commentary on the eerie Closed Door Classico between LAFC + Galaxy this past Saturday. LAFC Managing Owner, Larry Berg makes a brief appearance, and Dweez interviews the LA sportswriters in attendance on the strangeness of the day's events. We gon be AlRaitt. Happy belated Kobe Day.

We look ahead to the 8/22 official drop of the LAFC adidas Samba with an FCFC oral history of how it was made. First-time guest Timothy Nickloff, Director of adidas Key City Activation joins us to give the three-stripe perspective, while members of LAFC family provide the black and gold context to the "Heart of Gold" launch.

A ZOOM reunion across timezones leaves our hosts talking about summer nights during puberty, FA cup shenanigans and a good old-fashioned NY v. LA feud. Anything but football, per usual. Love ya'll. Stay Safe.

Josh Spice goes solo. It was bound to happen. On this week's episode of The Josh Spi- I mean... FCFC, Steve Han of GOAL Korea joins us.

A belated FCFC birthday shout from some of Rich's oldest friends and loved ones. Hype for the hype man.

Recorded in the heart of quarantine, we are graced by Alfonso Bui (CD, Oakland Roots) and Kevin Jeon (Midfielder, Strikers FC)to talk Asian footy culture from both East and West Coasts. Our guests run us through a collective history that runs from the Bronx to Ktown to Sao Paulo, Brazil......Bring Hyphe to MLS.

Slim and Josh invite Jake Payne of Black Fires(a Chicago Red Stars + Fire SG)to discuss the group's "You Gotta Change" Initiative for the MLS and NWSL clubs of Chicago. There's also a great deal of teasing on a possible TSG X Black Fires merch drop. TW: @fires_black IG: @blackfirescf97

Migs & Benny, co-creators of Isang Bayan LAFC, take provide the rundown on the creation of a budding Filipino LAFC fan collective. They were also kind enough to bless us with some Filipino food recs at the end.

Mark Anthony Kaye joins the FCFC family via zoom to run us through his “Letter to America” and his role in the recent “Black Lives Mater” protest.

Online badboy @BrnSlippy joins us via ZOOM airwaves to introduce The Pubcast, a LAFC Luckys-based podcast on pub culture. A man of many loyalties, Slip takes us through his love for Chelsea, Chivas, LAFC and the horror genre.

In this special “on the road” pod, hosts Josh and Slim join Dweez (via phone) on his journey to pick up his new puppy. In a quarantine full of self-reflection, we talk a lot about meta FCFC universe self-growth and about 25 minutes on anime. To all our listeners, we miss you. We hope you’re healthy. Together we'll see this through.

The LAFC PodFamily assemble for the most ambitious crossover in quarantine history. The return of the Mob Pod includes Josef (Heart of LAFC), Julio & Rey (SOMOS LAFC), Ryan Wallerson (Season Pass), Jonathan and Christian (Shoulder to Shoulder), Filly & the Scarf (Defenders of the Banc). The hosts talk how they’re dealing with the new “upside down” of life in quarantine without LAFC. Dweez gets eve...

MIKNNA come to the backyard. You've probably seen them and heard them - so join us in getting to know them.