Please consume my good friend's writing. You don't know how great it is until you do.

I love this episode, especially how the first two-thirds morph into the ridiculous final third, which is quintessential Musers.

For those unfamiliar. The population in a 20-mile radius around Toyota Stadium is 2.8million. Only 11 other US MLS stadiums have larger populations in its 20-mile radius. The Cotton Bowl, next door to downtown? 3.2M.

aka: How 20 Years Ago Lamar Hunt Won By Building His MLS Stadium in Frisco, not Dallas, Texas. youtu.be/1MIWmsd7bis?...

aka: How 20 Years Ago Lamar Hunt Won By Building His MLS Stadium in Frisco, not Dallas, Texas. youtu.be/1MIWmsd7bis?...

dear friends. this ad, showing ad nausem during the Olympics, is giving your hi-fi friend a facial tick. That is an American made, VPI Titan Direct. A $95,000 turntable. No one puts any TT on the floor. Nor would its owner drive a LexusRZ.

This is a great tool for building your own MLS 2026 kit ranking. I should have DQ'd a few of these for violating my "Never ReColorize your Crest" rule, but gave leniency in light of a few even bigger problems. bzzlghtyr.github.io/full-kit-ran...

Up front, let’s agree to disagree? open.substack.com/pub/peterwel...

best shirt of the FC Dallas brand era. magnificent. 🥳🥰🫡👌💪 not enough emojis to express my glee. now, stick w/ this base design, forever.

😯 well ok now. a pretty good little MLS shirt release year. my club by club review, soon. There's a clear winner & loser.😬

It’s as if @marcrebillet.bsky.social made love to all the members of GWAR and this was the fruit. youtu.be/sfDtfz7vXkY?...

Most don’t recall that KidRock started trying to pass off as a legit rapper. In '90 I was at CMJ conference at NYU featuring 3rdBass, KRS1, BrandNubian & Black Sheep. He opened the show, it was immediately clear he was unwelcome and was boo'd off, i think, before his 1st song was over.

TONIGHT - FREE HUGS.

🥺The emotions around Vonn's end today are epic. Her choice to continue. Family watching (while on tv). Teammates in a position of supporting her while also competing too. And in that moment either knowning they themselves still have to race, or needing to celebrate a Gold.

Hey y’all, if you’re a D/FW soccer fan, come on out to Peticolas for a live episode of 3rd Degree the Podcast. I’ve known Buzz for almost 30 years, since he first started 3rd Degree to cover the Dallas Burn, and it would mean the world to send him off to the PNW with a great turnout for this episode

Dan's annual mock-up of the new FCD kit IS HERE AND IT IS GLORIOUS!!!! 3rddegree.net/predicting-t...

Hey DFW⚽️Curious! Come see 3DtP & its first-ever live, in-person episode at Peticolas this Monday night (2/9 6p). It's a special evening for many reasons, including as a send-off for Buzz. 3rdDegree will continue as is, but here's your shot to wish him well, thank him for his continued work, & hugs.

From Michael Jackson to Prince, Radio Row beefs to near death field trips. Episode XXX: Super Bowl Fun Times is live. A full walk through what Super Bowl week really looks like when you have been doing it for 30 years. Link in bio.

In related news: In a bid to outdo Alamo, AMC Theaters will now require movie goers to live call in their food and drink orders during movies via a video teleconference built into the Stubs app. Orders will then be delivered to their seats via drone.

I hope all who have enjoyed the amazing work of @3rddegree.net in the last 30 years, will find their way to this event and wish well, "my Hero, your Hero, everybody's Hero." 🥲

Excited to see James in the league. Happy it's with another side.

The anniversary pressing of Mama's Gun, has done Ms Badu proud. This is a remix and remaster from the 14 individual tapes and the results are wonderful. It already was great, this just pushed it to one of the best sounding records I own. shop.udiscovermusic.com/collections/...

There's a new "top-tier, Div 1" league coming, and while the hard cores are all over it, for those unfamiliar, but curious I've parsed my overview, observations and questions into 5 parts - free2read peterwelpton.substack.com/p/usl-premier-…

It will surprise exactly none of you to find out I've thought a lot about this #USL Pro/Rel thing - peterwelpton.substack.com/p/usl-premie...

fascinating times. the key to this will be proactively and appropriately setting expectations. This pro/rel will not look like what most expect (want?) and MLS has a 30yr head start. Lots of potential, especially a launch featuring a DFW derby.

Episode 28 is live. Embarrassing moments. Junior high scars. Youth sports trauma. On air disasters. Dorm room stupidity. And yes… farting. Listen wherever you get podcasts. Link in Bio.

just one part of the complex process that is the World Cup. DFW has as many as 7 potential base camps & training locations. Argentina and Japan, both playing 2 group games in Arlington, are likely to base here. www.sportsbusinessjournal.com/Articles/202...

The idea FCD isn’t even on this list (much less #1) is bonkers. Madness. If Wes is moving to MLS, assuming he’d like to return home, Dallas has to be the destination. There is no acceptable reason otherwise. t.co/734uj708df

Good news: Ricardo Pepi scores in his fifth consecutive game. Terrible news: It looks like he sustained a serious left arm injury in the process. He had to be immediately subbed off. Will pass on more info as I get it. #usmnt

Out now, The Musers The Podcast The Sampler. Consider it a "primer" of the first 25 episodes for anyone not caught up, yet to start, or just Muser-curious. Link in bio & Happy New Year!

Plur1bus (tv): Turns out Vince Gilligan’s new series wants to be a big thinkpiece on human individuality, AI & a showcase for Rhea Seehorn. It is all of that, but the result is slow & delivers too little. For such a premise it asks a lot of patience for the long wait for S2 (B)

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Cowboys officially eliminated, which somehow frees us up to talk even more Cowboys. We break down the Chargers loss, historic stats you don’t want, the 1975 Hail Mary, and why Christmas Day football is now a negotiation with your family. Link in bio

THIS is community. Some good Samuell HS kids that have worked at or participated in our Pleasant Grove Soccer & Sports camps came out today to help at the PG Salvation Army toy distribution. PG people giving back -- making PG a better place (And Skyline HS coming out tomorrow)

Alright since everyone’s talking about Miami and how they’re managing their cap situation, here it is! Diving into how they can keep Tadeo Allende and the Dayne St. Clair signing, here’s Inter Miami’s 2026 off-season preview (sort of). For FAM:

Only Murders in the Building S5 (Hulu): I would watch Steve Martin & Martin Short read the phone book to each other. OMitB can still find fun in the one liners, but getting around to finishing it weeks after the finale tells me it's the series that should be the next death (C-)

Love, local, small town radio is just the best www.wfaa.com/article/life...

Per Bournemouth, USMNT midfielder Tyler Adams is out 2-3 months with torn MCL.

From official NFL footballs, cheap plastic helmets, late-night trips to save Christmas, to snowy mountain towns, the Sears Wish Books, pedal cars, and the moment Santa skepticism first crept in, it's time for The Musers The Podcast Christmas Episode, out now! link in bio.

South Park S27 & 28 (P+): Work with me. With all the outrage and shock they’ve created here, I genuinely wonder if what Stone and Parker have put into the universe will be viewed generations from now like Jonathan Swift’s A Modest Proposal.

I self-indulgently went on about my 30yrs of MLS & Burn experience - and you can read it here on @sportssturm.bsky.social Substack, but not behind the paywall. ‘Cause no one should have to pay for that. open.substack.com/pub/bobsturm...

Messi lifted a trophy in a league he’s barely eight years older than says everything about the last 30 years of MLS. Here is my look at what it gave us. open.substack.com/pub/bobsturm...

The Beast In Me (NFLX) No one chin quivers like Claire Danes & this moody thriller gives her ample chance. Matthew Rhys is a super creep billionaire wife-murder (or is he?) who is generally the cause of all the quivering. Not really a who-done-it, more a why & how done it (B+)

Paramount+ rolling out their Goalazo Show, but showing BOTH gender versions of the tournament has a very high-wire act feel to it. The juxtaposition between the two is not subtle.

EP#24 OUT NOW! A grounded, honest conversation about the hardest things The Musers have ever done, physically, emotionally, and professionally, and what it actually takes to get through them when quitting feels easier. Link in bio.

It's Never Over – Jeff Buckley (HBO): Not much new, but deeply moving. Unlike those of us in '94 who knew little about him & were won over, if one discovers him thru this doc, curious how it’ll color their 1st listen to what Bowie reportedly called the greatest album ever (B+)

There are a lot of valid opinions on this but, as a member of the “MLS DayOne Club” - the idea i’d one day see the sport’s biggest name/best ever level player both lift MLS Cup and also look genuinely pleased w/ himself for the achievement, warms my coal heart 🤷

12 years ago, the World Cup is what got @thekickaround.bsky.social launched. It is the show's bread-and-butter, and what we've (Andy, Lars and myself) have planned for the P1's next summer is going to be great.

@cboehm.bsky.social are your mls salary tableaus still posted somewhere?

a rather solid chat, w/ @larssivertsen.bsky.social about this week in the UCL, watching United humiliate itself and L'Pool mistakes made, forthcoming or both. plinkhq.com/i/1472205621...