The guys kick off the show by complaining about the San Diego Padres' approach, or at least their inconsistency in their approach to hitting, before switching to soccer and today's guest.

Jon Arnold, from the Getting CONCACAFed Substack, joins Darren and John for a match preview of the 2025 Gold Cup Final between the U.S. Men's National Team and Mexico. The game will take place in Houston on Sunday, but there are a lot of interesting characters and narratives that have been built throughout this tournament that will end up playing a role in this game and in the FIFA World Cup in 2026.

After the interview, the guys wonder if there is actual any use for social media anymore and discuss the benefits of learning more about soccer as a viewer.

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Formula 1 on-stage host and chief statistician to the TV broadcasters, Sean Kelly joins Darren Smith and John Gennaro for a conversation that mostly centers around the movie F1, starring Brad Pitt.

First, the guys address the breaking news of a contract extension for SDFC defender Chris McVey before welcoming Sean to the show.

The guys talk about how realistic the F1 movie is, how it stacks up against other Formula 1 movies, why Formula 1 is having a surge in popularity, potential changes to Formula 1 before next season and what a NASCAR road course could look like in downtown San Diego.

Later, Darren and John talk about some of the deeper narratives they took away after seeing the film before addressing the New York Knicks coaching situation and if it's tied to LeBron James.

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It's Friday! The guys are still at home, but they're got a lot going on in their lives. Darren talks through getting new tires for his car, John yells at a police officer, and Darren explains what was really going on with Jeffrey Moorad taking over the Padres.

The guys then talk about someone getting arrested for holding up a flag in support of Sudan and Gaza during the Super Bowl halftime show before welcoming artificial intelligence expert Nate B. Jones to the show to answer some of their questions about what's coming and how quickly will it get here.

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The guys reflect on a truly historic night for SDFC, with Escondido's own Milan Iloski scoring 4 goals in his first MLS start and leading San Diego to the top of the Western Conference standings. Darren and John talk about each goal, contributions from other SDFC players, and spend a little bit of time talking about how incredible it is that the team has 3 all-stars in its inaugural season.

Later, the guys talk about the Padres winning games without much of an offense, the bad reputations of baseball reporters, thoughts on the NBA Draft and whether or not 62-year old Boris Said should come out of retirement for a San Diego NASCAR race.

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Darren Smith had the opportunity to interview Anders Dreyer and Jeppe Tverskov, two of the San Diego FC players that were named to the MLS All-Star Team yesterday, to get their reaction to the news and talk about how it fits into the context of their respective careers.

00:00 - Anders Dreyer

04:36 - Jeppe Tverskov

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Darren and John go through all of the news of the day! This podcast has a ton of topics and takes to dig through, including:

• The Padres struggling to beat bad teams (00:00)
• Saying goodbye to Scott Miller (09:00)
• Why did Suarez's suspension get shortened? (16:50)
• NFLPA scandal & NFL owners collusion (20:35)
• Wave FC retiring Alex Morgan's jersey (27:00)
• Are you watching the NBA Draft? (33:00)
• Learning about the MLS All-Star Game through an SDFC lens (35:00)
• Match Preview: San Diego FC at Vancouver Whitecaps FC (52:10)
• How is America going to host the 2026 FIFA World Cup? (54:30)
• The widening gap between players and fans (61:40)

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