Welcome back to the Dogtrack, Greyhounds! In this episode Marisa, Christian, and Brett have a conversation about Season 3, Episode 1: Smells Like Mean Spirit. The first episode of season three is a bit of a subdued number that sets the table for the show's brilliant and emotional third act. We chat about our expectations going into season three, wh…

Welcome back to the Dogtrack, Greyhounds! Just a quick update to let y'all know that we'll be back with our conversation about Season 3, Episode 1 next Tuesday, June 20th! To stay updated, follow us on Twitter and Instagram (@tedlassopd) and subscribe to our feed wherever you listen to dope podcasts!…

Welcome to the Crown & Anchor, Greyhounds! In this episode Marisa, Christian, and Brett have a conversation with KG, who is known for his portrayal of beloved pub crew member Paul on Ted Lasso. Kevin ‘KG’ Garry is here, there, and everywhere when it comes to creative projects. He's got his own YouTube channel, he’s the co-host of the boxing-focused…

Welcome to the Crown & Anchor, Greyhounds! In this episode Christian and Brett have a conversation with sports journalist Alex McDaniel about their shared trust in the show's creators to end the series well. Alex is the Managing Editor at USA Today’s For The Win - a social news hub that focuses on sports and entertainment. Of course, Alex is also a…

Welcome to the Crown & Anchor, Greyhounds! In this episode Christian and Brett have a conversation about Ted Lasso, hockey, sports media, and karaoke with Julie Stewart-Binks. Julie is a Canadian journalist who has predominantly covered soccer and hockey for Fubo Sports, ESPN, CBS and Fox Sports. She’s what one might call ubiquitous in the sports r…

The boys want to talk about the new Evil Dead movie. Is that ok? It's just 25 minutes, promise. It definitely wasn't a bloated 48 minutes with too many off topic rants. Definitely not that. Tell us what you thought about Evil Dead Rise by sending us an e-mail at hdpod666@gmail.com. You can also follow us on Instagram and Untappd. Original music by …

Welcome to the Crown & Anchor, Greyhounds! In this episode Christian and Brett have a conversation about Ted Lasso and the midwest's unique conversational style with author and comedy writer Taylor Kay Philips. Taylor currently writes for Last Week Tonight with John Oliver on HBO, and her work has also appeared in publications like the The New York…

After another long intended/unintended hiatus (they just keep happening), the boys come back to watch one of Eric's favourite movies, Annihilation! Callan has a surprise secret guest host and Eric goes all in on fun facts. Non-spoiler discussion for : The Nighthouse, Before I Wake, M3GAN, There's Something Wrong with the Children, Violent Night, Th…

Welcome back to the Crown & Anchor, Greyhounds! In this episode Christian has a conversation with Portland Thorns defender Meghan Klingenberg! Christian chats with Meghan about her early Ted Lasso Superstan status, what she loves about the show, and what it’s like playing with such an incredibly talented group of players in Portland. For those of y…

Welcome to the Crown & Anchor, Greyhounds! In this episode Marisa, Christian, and Brett have a conversation with Cinco Paul, the co-creator, executive producer, songwriter, and showrunner of Schmigadoon. In addition to Schmigadoon, Cinco Paul is also known for his work as a screenwriter for beloved films like Horton Hears a Who, The Lorax, The Secr…

Welcome to the Crown & Anchor, Greyhounds! In this episode Christian and Brett remember Grant Wahl's legacy in a conversation with his brother, Eric Wahl. The fourth episode of Ted Lasso's third season is dedicated to sports journalist Grant Wahl, who died suddenly and unexpectedly while covering the 2022 Men's World Cup in Qatar, and his tragic pa…

Welcome to the Crown & Anchor, Greyhounds! In this episode Christian and Brett have a conversation with sports activist and Ted Lasso fan Lou Englefield! Currently, Lou serves as the Director of Pride Sports UK, the Campaign Director of Football v Homophobia, the Co-Chair of Pride House International, and a board member of the Fare Network. We conn…

Welcome to the Crown & Anchor, Greyhounds! In this episode Marisa, Christian, and Brett have a conversation with the man behind the myth behind the Zava – Maximilian Osinski! We chatted with Max about how he came to be involved with Ted Lasso and asked him questions about Zava's persona, his wardrobe, and how Max was able to embody such a mysteriou…

Welcome to the Crown & Anchor, Greyhounds! In this episode Christian and Brett have a conversation about Ted Lasso with legendary former Major League Soccer and USMNT star Jimmy Conrad! Jimmy is a former professional soccer player, who played 26 games with the US Men’s National Team and 12 seasons in Major League Soccer, where he was named to the M…

After a long intended/unintended (who knows at this point) hiatus, the boys come back to watch Callan's favourite movie, Killer Klowns from Outer Space! Callan has a tiny and Eric gets a little silly. Non-spoiler discussion for The Pale Blue Eye, Don't Fuck in the Woods 2, Sorry About the Demon, Let the Wrong One In, Sick, Infinity Pool, In Search …

Welcome to the Crown & Anchor, Greyhounds! In this episode Christian and Brett have a conversation about Ted Lasso and college basketball with author and journalist Eric Garcia! Eric Garcia is a Washington, D.C.-based journalist focused on politics and policy and is currently the senior Washington correspondent for The Independent. (Yes, that Indep…

Welcome back to the Crown & Anchor, Greyhounds! In this episode Marisa and Brett have a conversation about Ted Lasso and musical theatre with Marylee Fairbanks. Marylee Fairbanks is a producer and performer who is known for her work in the first touring production of the musical Ragtime and the show I Love You, You're Perfect, Now Change – which is…

Welcome back to the Crown & Anchor, Greyhounds! In our spoiler-free "Season 3 Preview-in-air-quotes" Marisa, Christian, and Brett have a conversation about some of the key information for fans to bear in mind as we head into Season 3 of Ted Lasso! Marisa has all but run out of patience. Brett is an emotional wreck. Christian is... aroused??? All th…

Welcome back to the Crown & Anchor, Greyhounds! In this episode Christian and Brett have a conversation with Diana Butler Bass. Diana Butler Bass is an independent scholar with a specialty in American ecclesiastical history who writes on American religion and culture. She is the author of eleven books, many of which have won research or writing awa…

Welcome back to the Dogtrack, Greyhounds! In this episode Marisa, Christian, and Brett have a conversation about Season 2, Episode 12: Inverting the Pyramid of Success. The final episode of season two crams in so many story lines, there's no way we could possibly devote enough enough attention to them all in one episode. But we chat for a long time…

Coming in on the last car of the hype train, the boys bring their good friend Harry to talk about what everyone has already talked about : Skinamarink! Callan expresses his disappointment, Eric is sick... again, and Harry can't get past the phone. Non-spoiler discussion for Smile, Bones and All, The Menu, Scare Package II: Rad Chad's Revenge, Chris…

It's that time of year again where the boys feel obligated to tell everyone about their best and worst movies of the year and this time they made themselves a Q&A to give their hot takes and not so unpopular opinions on current movies and the future of horror. Callan honors just so many mentions and Eric gives Callan some baking tips. Spoilers ever…

The boys get into the meta with this year's Deadstream! Non-Spoiler discussion for Wednesday, Guillermo del Toro's Cabinet of Curiosities, Underwater, All Quiet on the Western Front, Cosmic Dawn, The Midnight Club, Pearl, Dashcam, Grimcutty, Terror Train, Blood Relatives, Meatball Machine, Noroi: The Curse, Sequence Break, Wounded Fawn, Gretel & Ha…

Welcome back to the Crown & Anchor, Greyhounds! In this episode Christian and Brett have a conversation with John U. Bacon, who is a journalist and author of books on sports and business as well as a sports commentator on TV and radio. We chatted with John about his book "Let Them Lead: Unexpected Lessons in Leadership from America's Worst High Sch…

Welcome back to the Dogtrack, Greyhounds! In this episode Marisa, Christian, and Brett have a conversation about Season 2, Episode 11: Midnight Train to Royston The penultimate episode of season two is fraught with tenuous relationship statuses: Roy and Keeley, Sam and Rebecca, Sharon and Ted, Keeley and... Nate??? So we have a long conversation ab…

They're back babyyyyyyyy. After a long impromptu hiatus/catching up on horror movies the gang is back with a new review for 2014's Goodnight Mommy with some 2022 Goodnight Mommy thrown in for funsies. Callan watched everything and Eric watched a normal amount. Non-spoiler discussion for Speak No Evil, Hocus Pocus 2, Halloween Ends, She Will, Crimes…

Welcome back to the Crown & Anchor, Greyhounds! In this episode Marisa, Christian, and Brett preview the rapidly-approaching FIFA Men's World Cup! We offer a brief explainer on the tournament - how it works and how nations qualify - before chatting a bit about the human rights disaster that this competition is already shaping up to be for host coun…

Welcome back to the Dogtrack, Greyhounds! In this episode Marisa, Christian, and Brett have a conversation about Season 2, Episode 10: No Weddings and a Funeral. This episode is one of our absolute favorites of the entire series! As we navigate both the hilarity and the heaviness of this episode, we discuss the weirdness of funerals, the end of Sam…

Welcome back to the Crown & Anchor, Greyhounds! In this episode Christian and Brett have a conversation with Billy Brimblecom, Jr., who is the Executive Director of the Steps of Faith Foundation — an organization that provides prosthetic limbs for amputees who can’t otherwise afford them. We chatted with Billy about his experience as an amputee, th…

The boys throw out some quick thoughts about that new Hellraiser movie. They felt obliged to complete the suffering. Tell us what you thought about Hellraiser by sending us an e-mail at hdpod666@gmail.com. You can also follow us on Twitter and Instagram @hdpod666. Original music by Callan Time stamps Spoilers - 8:25…

After promising for months, the final Hellraiser series episode discussing movies 7 through 10 are here and let me tell you, it was rough for these boys. Enjoy! Tell us what you thought about Hellraiser 7-10 by sending us an e-mail at hdpod666@gmail.com. You can also follow us on Twitter and Instagram @hdpod666. Original music by Callan…

And they're back! The boys get nitty and gritty and hurt each others feelys (jk) on the episode that almost breaks them. It's M. Night's piece de resistance or Horror D'oeuvres, if you will, The Visit! Callan gets heated and Eric gets heated. Non-Spoiler discussion for Silent Hill, You Won't Be Alone, The Night Shifter, Glorious, Who Invited Them, …

Welcome back to the Crown & Anchor, Greyhounds! In this episode Christian and Brett have a conversation with soccer icon Briana Scurry. Briana is best-known for her accomplishments as the starting goalkeeper for the United States Women's National Team, where she helped the squad win a World Cup and two Olympic gold medals. Briana is currently an as…

WE'RE BACK ON THE DOGTRACK, GREYHOUNDS! In this episode Marisa, Christian, and Brett have a conversation about Season 2, Episode 9: Beard After Hours. As we make our way through this absurd episode of Ted Lasso, we talk about the major differences in tone, style, and aesthetic between this offering and every other installment of this incredible sho…

It's finally here! One of the guys' thickest 'sode has dropped in the form of StageFright. Yes, I am spelling that correctly. Callan has some opinions on fighting an alien and Eric sets a trap. Non-Spoiler discussion for We're All Going to the World's Fair, Postal, The Cleanse, The Incantation, Allegoria, What Josiah Saw, Teardrop, The Lobster, Fir…

Welcome back to the Crown & Anchor, Greyhounds! This week are excited to present a recent podcast episode from our friends over at Twenty Thousand Hertz – which just so happens to cover the topic of sound design in Ted Lasso! We'll be back next week with our conversation about Season 2, Episode 9 "Beard After Hours." But we couldn't be more thrille…

The boys are back with some more high art by the Foo Fighters which shockingly doesn't include original music. It's Studio 666! Callan backtracks and Eric was promised glitter. Non-Spoiler discussion for Random Acts of Violence, Ready or Not, The Cursed, Morbius, Ghostbusters: Afterlife, Bearry, Resident Evil Season 1, This Is GWAR, On the 3rd Day,…

Welcome back to the Crown & Anchor, Greyhounds! This episode is a re-release of our conversation with award-winning chef and barbecue historian Adrian Miller, aka the Soul Food Scholar. Christian takes just a moment to revel in his correct prediction that Miller's most recent book, Black Smoke, would win a James Beard Book Award. Christian also Bre…

Things get a little crazy as the boys try their best to sound like art experts. It does not go well. What did you expect? Callan blueballs Eric and Eric writes some cryptic notes. Non-Spoiler discussion for Revealer, The Long Night, Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness, The Jack in the Box, The Barge People, Stranger Things Season 4 Part 2. …

Time for the monthly (it's supposed to be) deep dive into Hellraiser Bloodline, Inferno, and Hellseeker. Beers Man Crush - Sea Change Brewing Double Night Gallery - Eighty-Eight Brewing Disclaimer: We are not sponsored by these beers. Tell us what you thought about Hellraiser 4-6 by sending us an e-mail at hdpod666@gmail.com. You can also follow us…

It's finally here! The only head injury you kind of want, Brain Damage! Callan whips out his Bullwinkle impression and Eric finds the correct allegory. Non-Spoiler discussion for X, Stranger Things Season 4 Part 1, Virus:32, Offseason, A Banquet, The Twin, The Wolf of Snow Hollow, Mad God, Studio 666, and Alligator. Beers Total Saturation - Cabin B…

Welcome back to the Crown & Anchor, Greyhounds! In this episode Christian and Brett have a conversation with journalist Jon Holmes. Jon is the founder of Sports Media LGBT+, an organization that advocates for inclusion in media and journalism specifically, and sports in general. Jon is an experienced journalist and writer, and for many years led Sk…

The boys find french brotherhood in the french movie Brotherhood of the Wolf! Things get weird, as they usually do... Callan gets called out and Eric wastes everyones time Non-Spoiler discussion for Chucky Season 1, American Gods Season 3, Moonknight, Resident Alien Season 2, Stan Against Evil Season 1, Darkness Falls, Moonfall, Animas, Girls with …

Welcome back to the Dogtrack, Greyhounds! In this episode Marisa, Christian, and Brett have part two of a two-part conversation about part Season 2, Episode 8: Man City. If you haven't already listened to part one of this series, go back and get caught up before continuing. In this episode, Christian gives us a ton of background on the soccer in th…

Welcome back to the Crown & Anchor, Greyhounds! In this episode Marisa and Christian have a conversation with former England National Team player and current Sporting Director of Angel City FC, Eniola Aluko! Ted Lasso fans may also recognize Eniola from her brief cameo appearance on the show in Season 2, Episode 5: "Rainbow." Eniola appears as a pl…

Welcome back to the Dogtrack, Greyhounds! In this episode Marisa, Christian, and Brett have part one of a two-part conversation about part Season 2, Episode 8: Man City. Yes, you read that right – so much happened in this episode that we thought it would be best to split up our conversation into two parts so that we could be sure to cover everythin…

Things get a little screwy and weird for the boys while talking about The Endless. Oh, pro tip, watch Resolution to get the full picture. Callan blows Eric's mind and Eric never recovers. Non-spoiler discussion for: The Sadness, The Terror Season 1, I Trapped the Devil, Books of Blood, Don't Listen, Shortcut, Anthropophagus, Last Night in Soho, and…

Welcome back to the Crown & Anchor, Greyhounds! In this episode Brett visits with Charlie Harding, host of Switched On Pop, as they discuss the incredible Ted Lasso Soundtrack. Since Charlie has spent a lot of time thinking about pop music, we thought he’d be the perfect guest to help us figure out why the Ted Lasso soundtrack works with the on-scr…

Welcome back to the Crown & Anchor, Greyhounds! In this episode Christian and Brett have a conversation with Rebecca Lowe from NBC Sports! Okay, so we're not ACTUALLY live, but y'all know we can never resist a good callback! In this episode Christian and Brett have a conversation with Rebecca Lowe from NBC Sports. She helms the studio broadcast for…

Time for something new this week with a deep dive into the Hellraiser series! May god help these poor boys... Tell us what you thought about Hellraiser 1-3 by sending us an e-mail at hdpod666@gmail.com. You can also follow us on Twitter and Instagram @hdpod666. Original music by CallanBy Callan, Eric