NOTE: Apologies for the first 90 seconds as our audio cut out and the intro music didn't upload correctly. But if you use your IMAGINATION you can IMAGINE the intro music?! How's THAT for professional?!

The first official episode of the new season begins with welcoming back four friends of the show, Hannes, David, Doug, and a bunch of midwestern insects, as they all give us their quick thoughts on the upcoming season!

Part Three takes a quick look back at the dumbest trophy in the world, the SuperCup, as the guys use the emotions from Inside Out 2 to channel their inner rage at losing the dumbest trophy in the world.

Ahem.

Part Four is a look at OFC VfB Americana's survey regarding the upcoming season and the guys chat who's going to be the player of the season, the newbie of the season, and the "that guy is still on the roster?" player of the season.

Part Five wraps up the episode with a look at the opening match of the Bundesliga season, where VfB heads to southern neighbors Freiburg to exact some much needed winning!

All that and some cicades! Enjoy ... if you dare!

In our welcome back episode, we throw out some random questions and provide some even more random answers! Our questions hopefully provide a bit of a look back and look forward to what is sure to be a fun, exciting, and Champions League level season!

Questions we cover, in completely random order, include:

1) VfB at the Euros

2) VfB at the Olympics

3) the new kits

4) who's gonna/should be our new captain

5) Serhou at BVB

6) Demi

7) Vogt

8) Mislintat

9) Stiller

10) Omer Beyaz

11) Anton's exit

12) Wehrle getting married

13) Filling the Guirassy shaped hole in our score sheet

14) Any mascot as cool as Fritzle?

15) BuLi resources online

It's a bonus episode and we chat the news of the day, namely, our former captain, one Waldemar Anton.

Matt, Ted, and Travis attempt break the news down analytically and emotionally before trying to ponder what is the "Sebastian" factor in all of this and what, if anything, do players wearing the brustring owe those that support them?

Along the way we open and close with a pretty cool tune that has some pretty significant messages for all of us - including you Waldi! - regarding ... bridges.

Apologies for some of the technical issues as we're working through - or against - our new pod platform. Yeesh.

It's our first ever summer episode and we apologize about so much ... our pre-season predictions, our new format, our ... well ... everything... BUT we do give our thoughts on how bad our preseason picks were waaaaaay back in August and what we think about the present matches here in June!

There's not time stamp because we don't know how to do one!

In one of our longest episodes to date, Matt, Ted, and Travis ramble on about one of single greatest seasons in memory!

The guys chat about the Frauen's success, Jeffrey Gaston joining the brustring, and hand out award after award after award. And then some more awards. And then a few more. It's their longest episode ever ... but can you blame them after what an amazing season this has been?!

Episode Intro - 0:00-2:37

Part One - Shout Outs - 2:47-15:27

Part Two - Memories & Awards - 15:37-1:53:45

Episode Bonus & Exit - 1:53:55 to End

Due to some uploading issues we've had we are re-uploading episode 123 back up into the interweb as two parts. If you were able to listen to this episode already, there's nothing new here but we're attempting to upload this in two parts to get it back on good 'ol Spotify! Anyway ... Part Two of this episode includes our usual Part Three News & Q's while there's no Part Four since there's no upcoming VfB match. Can we possibly make this more confusing?!

Due to some uploading issues we've had we are re-uploading episode 123 back up into the interweb as two parts. If you were able to listen to this episode already, there's nothing new here but we're attempting to upload this in two parts to get it back on good 'ol Spotify! Anyway ... Part One includes Shout Outs while Part Two breaks down the VfBBMG match!

It's another victory pod and another three points, so the trio of Matt, Ted, and Travis break down yet another glorious match result.

And ignore their own mom's in doing so!

Part One's Shout Outs are given to the Frauen, VfB II, Sasa's brother, and old friends Carlos and the now retired Simon.

Part Two's look at the match against Augsburg starts off giving some love - again! - to the travelling supporters and then dives into the play of several individuals, from Leo to Enzo to Serhou to Alex.

Part Three's News & Q's provide some happy birthdays, pondering Fabian's potential promotion, and our Bracket of Significance that is forcing us to make some agonizing VfB choices.

Part Four is yet another optimistic look at an upcoming match, this time the final home match of the season against a Gladbach team that quite literally has nothing to play for.

Just like these guys quite literally have nothing better to do on Mother's Day than chat VfB! So join them as they ignore their actual families to celebrate a record breaking season!

Episode Introduction - 0:00-2:17

Part One - Shout Outs - 2:27-13:16

Part Two - FCA:VfB - 13:26-38:49

Part Three - News & Q's - 38:59-1:09:09

Part Four - VfB:BMG - 1:09:19-1:18:05

Episode Exit - 1:18:06-1:18:47

Photo courtesy of VfB.de