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Soccer Touchdown Soccer Touchdown
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Soccer Touchdown is a Portland based podcast that takes a community and fan oriented approach to enjoying all things soccer, including local clubs like Timbers & Thorns, but also clubs from around the world and the supporter culture that drives them on. If you are interested in featuring on Soccer Touchdown, please listen to the pod, and contact us at soccertouchdown@gmail.com and/or @soccertouchdown on twitter, insta, or facebook. You can also give us a call anytime, and leave us a voicemail at 503-660-FANZ (3269)with questions, comments, or topics you'd like us to discuss.
Your hosts, Zippy, JP, and Cortney can most often be found engaged in cinematography, emergency medicine, and chainsaw sales respectively.
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Episode 103: Sleeveless in Portland
This one’s action packed folks. JP, Zippy, and Cortney discuss Hot Dog Banana Time, and we explore K-League with Ryan Walters of K-League United. We talk with former Timber Ryan Johnson about his career including his time in K-League 2 with Seoul E-Land. We chat with Marc Alifanz, actual lawyer who specializes in employment law and host of a podcast called Hostile Work Environment, to discuss the USWNT lawsuit case against the US Soccer Federation. Wen feature a brief interview with Israeli Premier League fan and Timbers Army member, Jonathan Gilat. But wait, there’s more!
0:00 Special Intro
1:30 Hot Dog Banana Time
7:00 K-League
15:30 JP interviews Ryan Walters of K-League United, an English language expert on K-League 1 & 2 calling in from Korea
40:00 Ryan Johnson Interview
1:05:00 Marc Alifanz of Hostile Work Environment Podcast joins us to discuss the USWNT lawsuit vs US Soccer Federation. He’s a bona fide lawyer who has expertise NOT in bird law, but in employment law.
1:30:00 Conversation with Jonathan Gilat, an Israeli Premier League fan and a member of the Timbers Army calls in to set the record straight. For more information about the historic club Hapoel Tel Aviv, check out this video from DW Kick off! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VZlJDYl-9rc
1:42:00 MP Tweets again
1:46:30 Now what are you listening to?
Zippy: Hard Times by Guster
JP: Breathless by Matthew Halsall
Cortney: Atlantic City by The Band -
Episode 102 -What's Hapoel-ing George Fochive?
JP give you the Covid update, we introduce the new segments Hot Dog Banana Time & What Are You Listening To? As well as sit down with former Timber George Fochive and chat about the famous chant he broke out after winning MLS cup, how much hummus he's eating playing in Israeli Premier League, and why he made the jump to Europe after the Timbers.
We also field a handful of emails and voicemails.
Show Notes:
Intro Jam: Robert Goulet - Sad Songs
2:00 - The JP Covid Update
18:00 - Hot Dog Banana Time
24:00 - George Fochive Interview
1:00 - Mild Disappointment or Massive Relief: Emails / Voicemails
1:15 - UCOA
1:18 - What Are You Listening To....
Cortney: Charlie Parker - Confirmation
Zip: TENTS - Water Flowing Underneath
JP / Outro Jam: Cucurrucucu - Paloma Hable Con Ella -
Episode 101: Tame Chabala - One More Pod
The gang are joined by Zippy's favorite Timber of all time, Mike Chabala! They chat Timbers 2006 vs 2011, Chewy's Sphere fit workouts, hair care tips (and the time he cornrowed his hair), and the brutal red card worthy elbow Danny Cruz threw in 2011.
Show notes.....
Intro Jam:
Wild Moccasins - Missing You (the Most)
2:00 - After killing the pod, why are we recording another episode?
4:00 - Interview with Chewy
1:00 - Our Timbers Rushmore
1:04 - Voicemail form Drew
1:09 - UCOA (DC)
1:12 - DC United Rushmore
1:13:30 - VM from Jared
1:15:30 - Quaffy Talk (Soccer Touchdown Edition)
1:17:30 - The Legend of Grandpa Courser & the origin of JP’s love of Football
1:21:00 - MORE Quaffy Talk (Soccer Touchdown Edition)
Outro Jam:
Caviar - Tangerine Speedo -
Episode 100: Zarek Quarantine & The Last Episode...
Intro: Sunshine Lollipops and Rainbows by Lesley Gore
1:30 - Episode 100 agenda!
4:00 JP COVID update
8:30 - Belarusian Soccer
15:00 - Zarek, our 4th cohost, hops on
20:00 - Chemistry, it all starts in the showers
31:35 - An actual soccer question, Zarek talks coaches
40:00 - Cortney imagines herself hosting a chainsaw podcast
43:43 - Zarek on Brian Fernandez
49:30 - Hockey Talky
1:00:00 - What if? Playing in empty stadiums…
1:14:09: Who are JP, Zippy, and Cortney’s Timbers cult heroes?
1:20:08: If Jeff…
1:22:00 - GOJ’s top 5 Soccer Touchdown memories
1:24:00 - United Cats of Ameowica, Wyoming! The 50th snd final installment!
1:28:50 - Email from Cody Jones!
Outro: Crepescule with Nellie by Thelonious Monk -
Episode 99: From a Distance with Kendall & Jeremy
Cortney, JP & Zippy chat with Portland Native and former Thorn Kendall Johnson about the concussion journey, her own podcast, Arrow Living, and what she has planned for the future.
After that the crew is joined by Jeremy Ebobisse as he catches us up on what he's doing to keep both his mind and body fit during the quarantine.
Show Notes:
Intro Jam: Bette Midler - From A Distance
2:00 - Chainsaw Talk
5:00 - Who will be the first of Soccer Touchdown crew to get Covid19
6:00 - Interview with Kendall Johnson; https://arrowliving.com/
44:00 - Interview with Jeremy Ebobisse
1:24:00 - Zippy is now playing FIFA, do not friend request him
1:26:30 - Timbers vs. the Revs, CPU vs. CPU & James reaction
1:28:00 - Zippy ended up on a billboard
1:30:00 - Bidet talk
1:32:00 - W League Grand Final
1:34:30 - JP wants VR helmets sent to all season ticket holders
1:37:30 - PSA from Diego Valeri
1:38:30 - PSA from Mike
1:41:00 - Stadium Talk with Randy
1:43:00 - Pod, Pod, Pod, Pod, Pod
1:47:30 - United Cats of Ameowica (double header!)
1:52:00 - On a stick
1:54:00 - VM from Officer Other Zippy
1:56:30 - Tease for EP100
Outro Jam: The Menzingers - America (You're Freaking Me Out) -
Episode 98: A Riveting Story—Three Years In The Making
Zippy & JP sit down with filmmaker Lindsay Trapnell and chat with her about her forthcoming documentary Riveted, which follows the Portland Thorns supports group, the Rose City Riveters.
To support the film go to https://rivetedfilm.com/
You can also email Lindsay- rivetedfilm@gmail.com
As well the boys discuss the panic vs denial taking place after the Timbers home opener.
Show Notes:
Intro Jam: Peaches - Boys Wanna Be Her
00:00 Lindsay Trapnell talks about her forthcoming Documentary Riveted
rivetedfilm.com or rivetedfilm@gmail.com
40:00 - Timbers season opener chatter
46:00 - Platitudes with Gio
52:30 - Thoughts on seeing the new guys in a league match
55:30 - Are we in panic or denial?
1:00 - Will Gio do anything different for the next match?
1:02 - Thorns / NWSL / Rose Pose Reminder
1:05 - United Cats of Ameowica
Outro Jam: Komeda - Boogie Woogie Rock N Roll
Customer Reviews
Love it!
Surprisingly pleasant listen. Intro gives me a stubby all the time. These lads are great!
Soccer Snack platter extraordinaire.
Best green room spread of any podcast by far. So much so that it completely compensates for the substandard quality chairs.
Super Soccer Sounds!
Excellent chats about all thing futbol & beyond! Really enjoy the energy of Zippy and JP and whoever they have join in. Thanks bros! -George
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