Shirtless Plantain Show
Storytelling Podcasts
The Shirtless Plantain Show unites football, banter, seriousness and brings a fresh voice to the football world. Coming from immigrant backgrounds mixed with western culture, we are a football collective that does not play by the rules and colors outside the lines. Tune in to hear genuine stories and unique perspectives. We have conversations with amazing guests, using football as our canvas to paint stories from a unique lens.
Location:
United States
Genres:
Storytelling Podcasts
Description:
The Shirtless Plantain Show unites football, banter, seriousness and brings a fresh voice to the football world. Coming from immigrant backgrounds mixed with western culture, we are a football collective that does not play by the rules and colors outside the lines. Tune in to hear genuine stories and unique perspectives. We have conversations with amazing guests, using football as our canvas to paint stories from a unique lens.
Twitter:
@theplantainshow
Language:
English
Episodes
SPS Soccer Edition - The Power of Style - Episode 422
5/1/2024
Mitch, Emily, and Matheus talk about the best NWSL and MLS games of the week, transfers, the USMNT right back situation, and Messi marketing. Tap in!
Duration:00:59:57
SPS Weekend Review - Fire in a Bottle - Episode 421
4/29/2024
This weekend saw a few league title coronations and one big league bottling. Tosin, Coach & Deen covered those bits and tons more, including what it means to be Black in the age of podcasting, in this week's SPS Weekend Review. Tap in!
Duration:01:14:09
SPS Arsenal Edition - Business As Usual - Episode 420
4/28/2024
Coach is joined by Gabby and Mitch to discuss another easy win at the toilet bowl up the road from the Wengerdome. On a day where debates such as Maddison vs Odegaard and Saka vs Kulusevski still existed for people of a certain persuasion, the men in red made sure to leave no stone unturned and no goalkeeper untickled. Tap In!
Duration:00:57:11
SPS Man Utd Edition – Erik ten Hague – Episode 419
4/28/2024
It’s over for Erik ten Hag… right? Man Utd drew against the 19th place team and the football wasn’t pretty. Tosin, Tomi and Dharma discussed the match, the future and the abuse Marcus Rashford has endured. Chin up, it’s almost over, Utd fans. Tap in!
Duration:00:38:38
SPS Man Utd Edition - Encanto - Episode 418
4/25/2024
Back to back wins for Man Utd... sort of? Erik ten Hag's side managed to beat the worst team in the league, Sheffield United, but made a meal of it. Bruno Fernandes did his thing and Man Utd’s 250th academy graduate debuted (an 87 year streak)! Tosin is joined by Dharma (@MindOfDharma) as they try to make sense of the red side of Manchester. Tap in!
Duration:00:31:48
SPS Arsenal Edition - Ha! - Episode 417
4/24/2024
Hahahahahahahahahahahahahaha @chelseafc! Arsenal put on a 5-star performance against the 1.5 billion pound bottlejobs and it felt sensational. Join Gabby, Coach and Deen for a not at all excessive amount of gloating and rejoicing. F*** Chelsea. Tap in!
Duration:01:04:00
SPS Soccer Edition - Trade Season - Episode 416
4/24/2024
Join Mitch, Matheus and Emily for another trip around the happenings in American soccer during trade season in the MLS and NWSL, highlighted by Maria Sanchez's trade from Houston to San Diego and the current mess at Seattle Sounders FC. Tap in!
Duration:00:56:32
SPS Weekend Review - Decanso Y Relajacion - Episode 415
4/22/2024
Hope you got some rest and relaxation amidst all the action around Europe last weekend. Tosin, Coach & Deen cover El Cojon... Classico, the FA Cup games, and all the league action your ears can handle. Tap in!
Duration:01:16:51
SPS Man Utd Edition - New Lows - Episode 414
4/22/2024
It happened again. Man Utd had one of their lowest lows, collapsing after being up 3-0 against Coventry. They qualified for the FA Cup final but struggled massively. Join Tosin and Tomi for thoughts on the game, the state of the club and praise for the women's team. Tap in!
Duration:00:25:39
SPS Arsenal Edition - Resilience - Episode 413
4/21/2024
Back. On. Top! Arsenal returned to winning ways with a 2-0 victory away to Wolves at Molineaux. So that probably means that the title race is still on. We right here! Join Gabby, Coach & Deen for thoughts on the game, but stay for thoughts on Martinelli's future and rants on Arsenal's past. Tap in!
Duration:01:03:30
SPS Champions League Edition - The Quarters - Episode 412
4/18/2024
Join 3 of the best humans alive named Coach (live from Munich), Tosin and Deen as they talk about 8 of the best teams in Europe battling for a place in the semifinals of the Champions League. The more things change (Dortmund & Ousmane Dembele’s face), the more they remain the same (Real Madrid & Ousmane Dembele’s face). Tap in!
Duration:00:42:06
SPS Soccer Edition - MVP? - Episode 411
4/17/2024
The Soccer Edition’s back and the gang takes a quick She Believes Cup detour before delving into the NWSL & whether Temwa Chawinga is the most likely MVP winner this season, before wrapping up the happenings in MLS. Tap in!
Duration:01:00:02
SPS Weekend Review - History - Episode 410
4/15/2024
The lads fought through technical difficulties to give Bayer Leverkusen, Xabi Alonso & Granit Xhaka their flowers as Neverkusen finally became Meisterkusen. And per usual, we covered the rest of what mattered across Europe last weekend. Tap in!
Duration:00:46:19
SPS Arsenal Edition - Deflated - Episode 409
4/14/2024
Oof. Maybe Aston Villa with Unai Emery at home before a Champions League semi against Bayern Munich is the TRUE definition of a 'trap game'. Whatever this game was, it wasn't good for the Arsenal, as the lads failed to take advantage of one title race contender's slip by slipping to a 0-2 defeat at The Emirates. Join Gabby & Deen for a not at all cathartic ramble about an extremely damaging result. Tap in!
Duration:00:56:08
SPS Man Utd Edition - Cherry Juice - Episode 408
4/14/2024
Tosin and Tomi are back and so are Man Utd’s hijinks. They discussed the 2-2 draw, the FA CUP semifinal and what went wrong (again). Erik ten Hag might not have much longer to go? There’s also praise for Andoni Iraola, Dom Solanke and Justin Kluivert finishing like his father.
Duration:00:29:35
SPS Soccer Edition - DP or Not? - Episode 407
4/11/2024
Mitch and Matheus round up another weekend of MLS but not before spending time on USWNT’s latest exploits in the She Believes Cup. Tap In!
Duration:01:08:36
SPS Weekend Review - The Sopranos - Episode 406
4/8/2024
It’s the SPS Weekend Review with Tosin back in the driver’s seat! Join the OG team for our true return, new beginnings (shoutout Bleav), a trip all over Europe on a derby filled weekend, and hearty helpings of Congolese gabagool. Tap in!
Duration:01:07:04
SPS Man Utd Edition - Decision Making- Episode 405
4/8/2024
Tosin is joined by Tomi (@CallmeTamilore) to talk about Man Utd’s 2-2 draw with Liverpool. Some players disappointed, some shined, but the Erik ten Hag experience continued. We discussed the future again with a focus on roles and positions that should be addressed in the summer. Chin up, Man Utd fans. The season is almost over.
Duration:00:33:35
SPS Arsenal Edition - Kai Havok - Episode 404
4/7/2024
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Duration:01:13:57
SPS Manchester United Edition - Leaky - Episode 403
4/5/2024
Tosin & Tomi are back with their thoughts on yet another frustrating loss for Man Utd away to Chelsea. They also seek some outside perspective on the myriad issues the club is facing from one of SPS’s resident Arsenal trolls: Deen. As leaky as that midfield is, the lads suggest that ‘optimism’ should be Man Utd fan’s choice for the rest of a forgettable season. Tap in!
Duration:00:49:39