¡Vamos Verde!
July 17, 2024
House Party: New Austin FC signee Mikkel Desler + La Murga De Austin
Mikkel Desler joins Austin FC after three seasons with top-tier French squad Toulouse FC. Plus we wade into the beer showers with La Murga’s Rigo Rodriguez, “Shupe” Shupeman, and Jimbo Walters. Find out what it really takes to orchestrate the party in the south end.
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July 16, 2024
La Vida de Obrian: Jáder Obrian & Michelle Sánchez
In this bonus episode, you can hear our full conversation with Jáder Obrian in spanish and host Juan Garcia chats with freelance journalist Michelle Sánchez about the deciding match of this years Copa Tejas.
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July 4, 2024
The Secret Life of Ethan Finlay
Austin FC winger Ethan Finlay talks about managing familial relationships as a young athlete, what his back up plan was before he went pro, and his work with the MLS Players Association.
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June 20, 2024
Life of Obrian: Jáder Obrian, Michelle Sánchez and Austin Rise FC’s Katie Reed
Austin FC winger Jader Obrián tells us about dodging championships, how he found out he was coming to Austin and how he got to MLS in the first place. We also talk to Michelle Sánchez about her desire to cover soccer before Austin FC came to town and Katie Reed from Austin Rise FC about […]
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June 6, 2024
The Wolff of McKalla Place: Josh Wolff and JaRon Marshall
We speak with Austin FC Head Coach Josh Wolff about his rapid rise through Major League Soccer, representing the United States on the world soccer stage, and that time he took his shirt off in D.C. We also speak to JaRon Marshall about choosing to move to Austin, jamming with Adrian Quesada, and touring the […]
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May 23, 2024
Gallagher’s Travels: Jon Gallagher
We talk to Austin FC fullback Jon Gallagher about scoring the first goal ever scored at Q2 stadium, his unorthodox path to MLS, and signing with Austin FC after a stint in the Scottish Premier League.
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May 9, 2024
The Lisfranc Redemption: Brendan Hines-Ike and Alex Vallejo
We talk to Austin FC defender Brendan Hines-Ike about his long winding road to Austin, learning Swedish, and coming back from two consecutive career-threatening injuries. We also talk to Alex Vallejo about who’s in his phone and how he’s nurturing the next generation of Austin artists.
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April 25, 2024
Being Žan Kolmanič: Žan Kolmanič + Lesly Reynaga
We talk to Žan Kolmanič about his fame among famous Slovenians, his return from the season-ending knee injury he suffered last year, and his path on to Austin FC’s first roster in 2021. We also talk to Lesly Reynaga about her musical family and how she found mariachi music after leaving Mexico.
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About
¡Vamos Verde! is a podcast about the intersection of Austin FC and the community that surrounds it.
Jimmy Maas
Jimmy became the assistant news director after years of hosting and reporting on business, sports, and odd stuff around Austin.
He grew up in Austin where he studied at its finest institutions. He moved to New York where he worked for some of its biggest media conglomerates.
Since joining the KUT News team, he has won awards and received several years of “meets and sometimes exceeds expectations” in employee reviews.
Juan Garcia
Juan Garcia is a producer at KUT. He joined KUT in 2021 as an evening and weekend host. He has a bachelor’s degree in electronic media and mass communication from Texas State University, where he worked as news director and station manager at KTSW 89.9 in San Marcos.
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