//podcastplus.net/feed/the-athletes-playlist~db1c6e89 When my brother and I are not nerding out over soccer tactics, we’re usually listening to music—and nerding out over that too. Our love for music has inspired many conversations with friends and strangers about their favorite songs and artists, and we’ve found these conversations often provide unique insight into who that person is, where they come from, and what motivates them on a day-to-day basis.Typical athlete interviews tend to leave those deeper understandings unexplored, forcing players into one-dimensional personas in which their on-the-field production is valued over a lifetime of experience and growth. With that in mind, we’ve created a podcast dedicated to interviewing athletes about the music that helped them become the players and people they are today. Mon, 03 Aug 2026 13:26:44 +0000 https://media.blubrry.com/theathletesplaylist/content.blubrry.com/theathletesplaylist/Steve_-_Athletes_1.mp3 When my brother and I are not nerding out over soccer tactics, we’re usually listening to music—and nerding out over that too.  Our love for music has inspired many conversations with friends and strangers about their favorite songs and artists, and we’ve found these conversations often provide unique insight into who that person is, where they come from, and what motivates them on a day-to-day basis. Typical athlete interviews tend to leave those deeper understandings unexplored, forcing players into one-dimensional personas in which their on-the-field production is valued over a lifetime of experience and growth. With that in mind, we’ve created a podcast dedicated to interviewing athletes about the music that helped them become the players and people they are today. That podcast is The Athlete’s Playlist. To kickoff our first episode, we welcomed Sounders legend Steve Zakuani to the studio. Steve took to us back to his roots in Tottenham to discuss how grime music, north London, and trav... Thu, 20 Dec 2018 21:11:00 +0000 https://media.blubrry.com/theathletesplaylist/content.blubrry.com/theathletesplaylist/Steve_-_Athletes_1.mp3