The backyard of Budlong West, was the hollowed ground of FCFC's birthplace, pan dulce and Black & Gold lore. Against all odds, Budlong East — in Kamakura Japan — is slowly, surely, stilly making its own forays into the Black & Gold universe. Stars align to put Pat, Walter, and Ippei into Dweez's home in Japan's shogun capital. Slim and Josh are mis…

Have you ever dreamed of visiting Los Angeles for an Away Day? Are your friends suffering elsewhere asking you what to do when they come to town for a match? Do you live in Los Angeles and are looking for the best way to spend a 72-hour football-heavy weekend? Today is your day. Slim, Spice & Dweez are back at it with another Transpacific pod. This…

What happens when Black Army member & LAFC supporter Q sees that FCFC has a host stationed in Kamakura? He reaches out with an idea to hit up the Yokohama Derby when he's in town. This episode retraces their experience of a J League Derby on a rainy April evening in Yokohama, Japan. We get into how he got into LAFC, how he got into the J League and…

A classic FCFC shotgun/travel/soundscape pod experience, brought to you by the good city of Seoul. Dweez visits capital of Korea for the first time and takes in the K League opening weekend courtesy of good friend and frequent guest of the pod Ben Chi. They visit the incomparable World Cup Spa Land at the stadium following the match and let the sal…

Slim, Spice & Dweez beam themselves up to the digital backyard where they discuss the run up to LAFC's 6th season, Kamakura International FC, and debate Super Bowl halftime dance requirements. Essentially, it's all you've come to love from the FCFC gang albeit with a little grainy audio on the part of the Japan based member of the trio. Come one, c…

Gather around one and all, the FCFC family bids adieu to the birthplace of the pod, a slab of land steeped in Black & Gold lore, a place with more memories than we can pack into a single episode: the backyard in Exposition Park's Budlong Avenue. Recorded in December before the World Cup Final, we reflect on our varied Qatar experiences, and say goo…

In the midst of LAFC's MLS Cup playoff run—the one that resulted in the club's first MLS Cup championship in extraordinarily dramatic fashion—Josh, Slim, and Dweez welcome Debo of Expo Originals and Tailgate Churrasco fame to the backyard. We talk Brazilian football, the kinds of things that get allegedly passed around the North End, and the forthc…

Join the FCFC family on an agave tour. This is an adventure through the history of tequila from the fields of Jalisco to the Backyard. Drink and talk all things booze with us and the North End's spirit shaman, Jonathan Reimer on our second installment with the Boozologist himself. Cheers: help our Mo's Futsal Court and some other good causes by pic…

Raised in East Hollywood, multitalented musician, artist, and entrepreneur Shavarsh "Shavo" Odadjian describes his experiences growing up on North Kingsley Drive. We get into his experiences growing up Armenian-American in 80s and 90s Los Angeles, his long-distance skateboarding commutes to Venice, and, of course, his path to becoming the bassist a…

Yahoo Sportswriter Andy Deossa joins us in the backyard to give us insight on covering the LA sports scene as a Colombian American journalist. Andy mostly waxes poetic about his true love for Independiente Medellín and his unfortunate affections for Boston-area sports teams.بقلم FCFC Podcast | LAFC | It Never Rains LA

AC wanted this one bad. Over digital screens the young king from the valley walks us through a local POV of North Hollywood: restaurants, parks, kickbacks. Hosts go round table after that to detail journeys from cities on both coasts.بقلم FCFC Podcast | LAFC | It Never Rains LA

Doug of the District of Columbia joins us for a special "Supporters Across the Country" pod. We talk his independent supporter group for both the Washington Spirit and DC United ala the Rose Room Collective. Also discussed: Wazza's time in DC Juan Soto, and the advent of go-go.بقلم FCFC Podcast | LAFC | It Never Rains LA

To celebrate the launch of King Kendrick's new album (Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers), Slim, Spice, Dweez talk through their earliest Kendrick memories. Dweez flexes the fingers and the knowledge on the boards all night, so get ready for a look into Pg Lang on a music-heavy episode.بقلم FCFC Podcast | LAFC | It Never Rains LA

Battling jetlag and butter overconsumption, Spice returns from the city of love with stories of seeing Messi and eating croissants. Dweez also recounts a story where he ran alongside a tour bus for many miles because some French women waved at him.بقلم FCFC Podcast | LAFC | It Never Rains LA

Christian Lau joins us in the backyard to talk about the future of the stadium experience for LAFC and beyond.بقلم FCFC Podcast | LAFC | It Never Rains LA

@Rastagari brings the vinyl to the backyard to talk about DJing, growing up Belizean, and how he got his start with the 213 Tribe, Expo Originals, and the Black and Gold Viny Club. Also discussed: fit checks, adidas collabs, and the education sector in Los Angeles.بقلم FCFC Podcast | LAFC | It Never Rains LA

Designer, runner, cousin ,@thedirtyboy joins us in the backyard to discuss creating a race for LA, never paying for a marathon bib, and solutions for chaffing.بقلم FCFC Podcast | LAFC | It Never Rains LA

German from LAFC Bonestorm joins us in the backyard to talk about memes, his roots in Boyle Heights, and the role of politics in sports.بقلم FCFC Podcast | LAFC | It Never Rains LA

Atlanta holds a special place in our hearts as do the supporters we met there. Greggo of FTCUTD and Skye join us on virtual screens to talk through soccer in the South and how Black culture is shaping the beautiful game in both MLS and the NWSL.بقلم FCFC Podcast | LAFC | It Never Rains LA

Danny Chediak, founder of Third Rail NJ, joins us on the pod to regale us through drowning in champagne dreams in Portland after his beloved NYCFC won the MLS Cup. He also takes us through what support looks like without a stadium.بقلم FCFC Podcast | LAFC | It Never Rains LA

Long time listener, first time guest, Tetlo of the Krew, drops by the backyard and educates FCFC on the dark underworlds of professional running and LA real estate.بقلم FCFC Podcast | LAFC | It Never Rains LA

In this FCFC time capsule, our younger 2020 unvaccinated selves discuss what may lay ahead for this year and beyond. Tune in for an hour of wild, confusing, and downright irresponsible predictions on everything from the winner of Euro 2020 winner to if Frank Ocean would have no music by now.بقلم FCFC Podcast | LAFC | It Never Rains LA

Dr. Midnight (Ryan Wallerson) joins us via digital screen to take us back through his jaunt of the Europine continent while covering the Euros 2020/21 in Copenhagen. Welcome to study abroad with FCFC.بقلم FCFC Podcast | LAFC | It Never Rains LA

Dweez spent the summer away from his beloved cohosts Spice and Slim in Japan. Halfway through his trip he spent a week in Hiroshima, enjoying all the city had to offer from history to sports to culinary delights. Take a ride with Dweez and his host Ippei as they uncover what makes Hiroshima such a singular place and why you should pencil it in as a…

Mike Ramirez aka Deejaymike91 (@MichaelRamirezPhoto) brought his entourage to the backyard to discuss deejaying during the pandemic and what it’s like being the tallest photographer in the North End.بقلم FCFC Podcast | LAFC | It Never Rains LA

We are honored to have the third 3252 President + VP (KC + Su) stop by the backyard for their first official State of the Union. We spill some tea and wine to talk 3252 priorities during their term, weird church Halloweens, and we end with a PSA from our new president to PUT YOUR PHONES AWAY when in the North End. Thank You.…

On episode 101, Stadium Benny stops by the backyard to discuss what makes the great arenas across the world great. We hit him with a million questions on his own travels across the Middle East, Africa, and the bayous of New Orleans. ***Near the end of the epi, Benny lays down a challenge to the “Good People of Los Angeles”.…

Thank you for sticking with us 100 times. The boys in the back talk through some of our favorite FCFC moments and plot the next hundred ahead.بقلم FCFC Podcast | LAFC | It Never Rains LA

Julio Soriano was a friend of ours who passed on to the next great footy field in the sky about two weeks ago. Always an avid listener of FCFC, he’d send us DMs talking through specific things he heard on the pod. After months of planning to get him on as a guest, it was all a wash. And then we found his blog. A 9-part look into “Why LAFC?”, “Why L…

From room 608 at the Hyatt Regency, we talk Atlanta: Away. In this episode, you'' find grades for 3252 traveling support, as well as the many strip clubs of Atlanta. And finally, we remember our friend, Julio, who tragically passed the weekend of the match. We love you, Julio. This is the first of many dedications to you.…

FCFC family member, Alex Cervantes, stops by the loft to share new job tidings. We discuss the first tailgate back, what a full capacity life looks like, and reco some personal projects. Follow @proxywarpresents on IG ✨بقلم FCFC Podcast | LAFC | It Never Rains LA

Dweez is in Japan for an extended length of time so we brought in Benny Blanco (Dweez Cousin) to take us through his life-threatening accident that unlocked some new doors and perspective. Also, there’s a scary fentanyl encounter.بقلم FCFC Podcast | LAFC | It Never Rains LA

Presenting a very special private shopping episode at Saturdays Football with our Patreon patrons! We talk to Michael, Max, Cam, Mat, Deech, Albert, Rastagari, Ben, and Edwin about kits they bought, kits they loved. AC also predicts Erling Haaland is coming home to LAFC.بقلم FCFC Podcast | LAFC | It Never Rains LA

Uli Roman, one of the great Los Angeles storytellers, joins us in the backyard to share soju and talk through the inspirations behind the kind of content we see from LAFC.بقلم FCFC Podcast | LAFC | It Never Rains LA

Walter, Kelvin, and Monty join us in the backyard to talk first Expo Original memories. The group discuss the AAPI supporter experience and what we can do to help Stop Asian Hate.بقلم FCFC Podcast | LAFC | It Never Rains LA

The FCFC Fashion episode brings together two seismic forces in menswear today. We welcome our friends Richard Brooks (@picturesinthemail) and Jason Soho Kim to the backyard to talk kits, supporting the homeys, and the beautiful world of brands.بقلم FCFC Podcast | LAFC | It Never Rains LA

Our friends Deech and Luis drop by the backyard to talk bikes, beers, and the butt muscles required to start a cycling club in the middle of the end of the world.بقلم FCFC Podcast | LAFC | It Never Rains LA

Hernan and Brian of the wildly popular channel WeAreAustinTV drop by the backyard just hours before their club’s first kickoff. They talk about footy culture inside the football church of Texas, their hopes and dreams for season 1, and extend an invite to the traveling Black and Gold in July.بقلم FCFC Podcast | LAFC | It Never Rains LA

The leaders of Rebellion 99 join us on digital screens to talk through the opening days of Angel City FC. Lindsay, Mane, and Tory get us up to speed on their football history, their relation to LA's beautiful game, and the need to fight today’s ugliness to keep tomorrow's romance for the beautiful game alive.…

We welcome Mat Davis of @SaturdaysFootball on the pod just a couple weeks before the opening of the Saturdays Football Vintage Kit Shop and Clubhouse in Highland Park. Mat fills in some of our gaps in LA football history and talks about meeting Shakira at the Camp Nou.بقلم FCFC Podcast | LAFC | It Never Rains LA

This is a clip from our recording yesterday as we sat with the news of the hate crime mass shooting in Atlanta that left eight women dead, six of them Asian. We talk through America's history of violence against Asian folk and how we get this to stop. Please support the orgs doing the work for healing and justice: @CCEDLA, @hateisavirus, @aapiwomen…

Your favorite designer's favorite designer — we have LAFC Geoff on the pod to talk design inspiration behind our favorite visuals from the club. Geoff keys us on in some 2021 design rumors, getting DM'd by PSG, and his addiction to FUT.بقلم FCFC Podcast | LAFC | It Never Rains LA

We welcome Director and friend of the pod, Orson Oblowitz to talk about his upcoming film “The Five Rules of Success”. Orson talks about his love for the characters on Hollywood Blvd, directing English hardman Vinnie Jones, and undercover K-Town locales. You can purchase a ticket to the drive-in premiere of his film at the Arena Cinelounge below:ht…

Hana and Julie of @bulgogipod stop by to give Spice and Slim some much needed relationship advice. We talk VIA personality quizzes, self-love in the South Bay, and the green flags of quarantine dating.بقلم FCFC Podcast | LAFC | It Never Rains LA

Jerry, your host, your friend, your insider into all things podfathering, joins us over digital screens. We get into Jerry’s new role at San Diego Loyal and talk about what would happen if his son ever began supporting Carson.بقلم FCFC Podcast | LAFC | It Never Rains LA

The woman behind the lens and editing suite of your favorite LAFC content joins us on the podcast. Lauren Terry talks goalie stories, the infamous staff game at the BaseLA, and a very special “save the date”.بقلم FCFC Podcast | LAFC | It Never Rains LA

This week we clink a virtual glass with footballer, podcaster, and reporter Christine Kwon. We discuss Bob Bradley's *alleged burner account, strong family calves, and how her playstyle is equal parts Iniesta and Son Heung Min.بقلم FCFC Podcast | LAFC | It Never Rains LA

Keaton Michael Cashier, cannabis advocate, 42 Originals, owner of a home petting zoo joins us for FCFC 2021. We talk footy in the Valley, Keaton’s dartboard prowess, and the healing power of flower.بقلم FCFC Podcast | LAFC | It Never Rains LA

Join the FCFC family on a whiskey tour through the backwoods of Tennessee all the way to Scottish Highlands. Drink and talk all things booze with us and the North End's spirit shaman, Jonathan Reimer.Spirits in order of appearance:1. Tennessee backwoods moonshine (any unflavored white whiskey from blended grains)2. Yellow spot 12 year aged pure pot…

Our first Korean language episode has Josh and Slim at wit’s end trying to translate the very meaningful Korean football experiences of the one, the only Hyuntae AKA @HarryPhoto_KR. Harry goes into detail on his previous life as kit man, club photographer, and team driver for the K-League 2 team: Bucheon FC and provides insight on the footy history…